One of anime I was looking forward to considering the person who made it and the art style. I'm also generally okay with this slice-of-life parental anime. I very much enjoyed Gakuen Babysitters, a show about a high schooler taking care of his little baby brother. The appeal is that these shows tend to have very cute and sentimental scenes. The problem with a lot of them can run into however is not striking a balance between cuteness, story, comedy, etc.
Kakushigoto for the most part finds a good balance between heart-wrenching moments and cute fun moments. Kakushigoto, the title, is used a lot as a pun and as way to explore themes of secrets and drawing and work. And the secrets are more than what is in the inital premise. You end up finding about them as the anime progresses and don't neccesarily get bombarded by them all at once.
The main draw is enjoying the moments between father and daughter and the humor in him trying to hide his secret. I think sometimes the anime can slow a bit but as it is a slice of life, I think it can be mostly forgiven for some of those instances. It makes up for it by being very emotionally impactful. It's been a long time since I've even gotten close to crying because of an anime but this one managed to do it a few times throughout the show. I was going to give a 7 because of the pacing but just the fact it managed to rile up some emotions and unique feelings I think should mean something and might mean something to someone watching the show.
So I'd recommend watching and just be wary that although it can slow it's ultimately worth it as a unique experience. Also the OST is A+.
