Cried/10
I hadn't ventured into a new anime in a while, but was pleasantly surprised. I was aware of the tone going in, and it did delivery in smiles and tears.
While not overly dark in it's depiction of it's themes, the themes are indeed very dark, only softened by the presentation (the point of view of a small child). That said, some scenes of child abuse can get vivid.
All the main characters have a point of endearment, and their interactions were incredibly enjoyable to watch. Even when I usually don't like child characters, Kotaro was a bittersweet encounter, and all his quirks were charming in their own way.
I really wanna see more of it