Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi tells the heartwarming every day life of
Kotarou, a mysterious kid living completely alone in an apartment
complex. His past is shrouded in mystery. How he can afford to live
alone? How is it even possible for him to pull this off, since he's only
four years old? Little by little we get to know more about Kotarou and
his rather unusual circumstances.
Most of the stories is not about Kotarou's past however, but his daily
life and the relationship he develops with his neighbors, in particular
with struggling manga artist Karino, Mizuki, a hostess at a pub and
Tamaru, a rather eccentric
individual that really like kids. This is one of those stories
where the adults are trying to take care of this child but little by
little realize it's Kotarou who are fixing their lives in one way or the
other, and it's a delight to watch it happening.
The chapters tell stories that are usually self-contained and they're
usually funny or emotive. There are many chapters out there showing
Kotarou struggling with the fact he's an orphan. I think the hardest
thing to get used here is the art. It's... unique. In fact there's a chapter where Karino is getting flak over his rather unique art and I'm pretty sure that's based on the author's personal experience. Once you get used to
it though, this is a really nice read. I feel this manga is like Yotsuba's crazy ugly cousin.
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