At the beginning of the episodes there's a little scene, often loose from the arc of the episode, that is animated differently, like we're accessing the past in a snippet of quotidian nostalgia, as if those are the moments we -- maybe mysteriously -- will forever remember: a certain look on your kid's face, or her best friend pulling a teeth in the supermarket. And the whole anime is very mysterious: why does Daikichi takes the kid in? Where does this comes from? I don't think is particularly clear, but at the end this question kind of does get answered: life is about having pleasure in others, and how this pleasure can be as intense as the one we have only for ourselves. Our plans don't really matter, life also just kind of happens to us. And we can choose to be open to it.
Loose thoughts:
- My chest got so FULL during this, I felt like hugging and kissing my children. My cat ended up suffering this fate.
- There's an enormous generosity to the characters here. Even those who would often get judged by their actions are kindly forgiven, as the anime is very clear that their lives are also difficult in their own way, from the glimpses we get into it.
- Rin's character should be persecuted as the most blatant propaganda for children ever! I think Kouki's character is there solely to discourage people, "think twice, you may get a Kouki instead of a Rin..."
- Where's the rest of this fucking anime, I need news on these characters as they get older! Does Rin turns into a mangaka? Do Daikichi and Yukari get together? Do Rin and Kouki end up a couple?? So much to know!!
