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Must Watch! 6 Recommendations for Anime About the Struggles of Single Fathers, Guaranteed to Make You Cry!

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Must Watch! 6 Recommendations for Anime About the Struggles of Single Fathers, Guaranteed to Make You Cry! IMDb

Kapanlagi.com - Written by Angelia Leony Van Augista

The public's perception of a single parent can vary. Living life with the dual role of both father and mother is not an easy task. It requires effort and extra energy to maintain balance in all aspects.

A single parent is an incredibly remarkable figure. Taking on the roles of both parents, the single father in the anime below can make you laugh and cry with their touching stories.

Check out the list below, KLovers!

1. KAKUSHIGOTO

Year: 2020
Rating: 7.4/10 IMDb


Adapted from the manga series by Koji Kumeta with the same title, KAKUSHIGOTO tells the story of a single father who works as a mangaka named Kakushi Goto (Hiroshi Kamiya). However, Kakushi is actually a manga artist of vulgar genre.

He vows to keep this truth a secret from his daughter named Hime Goto (Rie Takahashi). Kakushi is worried that Hime will be disappointed and hate him if she finds out the truth. He becomes very protective of his child and does everything he can to hide his identity.

Every day, Kakushi is willing to disguise himself as a civil servant and even practices for emergencies that might occur.

2. AMAAMA TO INAZUMA (SWEETNESS AND LIGHTING)

Year: 2016
Rating: 7.3/10 IMDb


Carrying the slice of life genre, this anime series tells the story of Kouhei Inuzuka who has to raise his daughter after his wife passes away. With his small income as a teacher, Kouhei struggles to raise his daughter, Tsumugi.

Every day, Kouhei buys fast food for Tsumugi. But when he sees his daughter enjoying home-cooked meals so much, he decides to learn to cook himself.

Eventually, he diligently learns to cook from Kotori, the daughter of famous chef Megumi Iida. Kotori and Kouhei benefit each other. The girl gets a substitute for her busy parents, while Kouhei can gain cooking skills.

3. USAGI DROP (BUNNY DROP)

Year: 2011-2012
Rating: 8.3/10 IMDb


USAGI DROP tells the story of Daikichi Kawachi, a 30-year-old man who discovers that his late grandfather left behind an illegitimate child. The child, named Rin, is 6 years old. She cannot read and is treated poorly by her family.

Driven by compassion, Daikichi adopts Rin and brings her to live with him. Daikichi raises Rin and teaches her many things. He enrolls Rin in school, learns parenting, and other useful things for his adopted child.

4. UCHI NO KO TAME NARABA, ORE WA MOSHIKASHITARA MAOU MO TAOSERU KAMO SHIRENAI (IF IT'S FOR MY DAUGHTER, I'D EVEN DEFEAT A DEMON LORD)

Year: 2019
Rating: 7.0/10 IMDb


This anime, which carries the fantasy genre, is adapted from a light novel by Chirolu that tells the story of Dale, a young adventurer who aspires to become a great Demon Slayer.

One day he finds a little girl whom he then adopts as his own daughter. The girl named Latina is starving and nearly dead in the forest. Dale takes her home and they live together.

To keep Latina's identity as a demon girl a secret, Dale hides her horns with a ribbon that he uses as a hair accessory. Now, Dale is trying to help the demon girl get used to human ways of life and make friends with other children.

5. SOMALI TO MORI NO KAMISAMA (SOMALI AND THE FOREST SPIRIT)

Year: 2020
Rating: 7.5/10 IMDb


This anime series, which falls under the fantasy genre, tells the story of a human child who is adopted by a spirit. It is narrated that the world is dominated by cruel demon monsters while humans are on the brink of extinction due to limited food sources.

A Golem, a forest spirit, then finds an abandoned human child. The child, named Somali, is raised by him. To disguise her identity as a human child, the Golem creates horns on her head to convince others that she is a demon child.

6. PAPA NO IUKOTO WO KIKINASAI (LISTEN TO ME, GIRLS, I'M YOUR FATHER)

Year: 2012
Rating: 7.0/10 IMDb


This series tells the story of Yuta Segawa, a college student. Since childhood, he has been raised by his sister, Yuri, after becoming an orphan.

One day, Yuri entrusts her three young daughters to Yuta because she and her husband will be going abroad. Unfortunately, the plane that Yuri and her husband were on crashes, and they are declared dead.

Yuta ultimately has to become the guardian and third parent to his nieces so they do not end up in an orphanage. Gradually, Yuta becomes a father figure to his three nieces. There are many life lessons to be learned from this anime, especially about the strong family bonds in facing various problems that arise.

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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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