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

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Must Watch! 6 Recommended 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 a life with the dual role of a father and mother is not an easy task. It requires extra effort and energy to balance all aspects.

A single parent is a remarkable individual. Taking on the role of both parents, the single fathers in the anime below are able to touch the hearts of the audience and bring them to tears with their heartwarming 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 manga artist named Kakushi Goto (Hiroshi Kamiya). However, Kakushi is actually a manga artist who specializes in vulgar genres.

He swears 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 true identity.

Every day, Kakushi disguises himself as a civil servant and even trains for possible emergencies.

2. AMAAMA TO INAZUMA (SWEETNESS AND LIGHTING)

Year: 2016
Rating: 7.3/10 IMDb


Belonging to the slice of life genre, this anime series tells the story of Kouhei Inuzuka who has to raise his daughter after his wife's death. With his meager income as a teacher, Kouhei tries his best to raise his daughter, Tsumugi.

Every day, Kouhei buys fast food for Tsumugi. But when he sees his daughter enjoying homemade meals so much, he is determined to learn how to cook himself.

Eventually, he starts cooking with Kotori, the daughter of the famous chef Megumi Iida. Kotori and Kouhei benefit each other. The girl gets a substitute for her busy parents, while Kouhei can learn 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 just found out 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.

Moved by compassion, Daikichi decides to adopt Rin and bring 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, based on the fantasy genre, is adapted from Chirolu's light novel and tells the story of Dale, a young adventurer aspiring to become a great Demon Slayer.

One day, he finds a little girl who he adopts as his own daughter. The girl, named Latina, is hungry and almost dying in the forest. Dale brings her to his home and they live together.

To conceal Latina's identity as a demon girl, Dale hides her horns with a ribbon that he uses as a hair accessory. Now, Dale tries to help the demon girl adjust to human 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


Carrying the fantasy genre, this anime series tells the story of a human child adopted by a spirit. It is told that the world is ruled by cruel demon monsters while humans are on the brink of extinction due to limited food resources.

A Golem, a forest spirit, then finds an abandoned human child. The child named Somali is then raised by the Golem. To disguise his identity as a human child, the Golem creates horns on his head to make people believe that he 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 taken care of by his sister, Yuri, after becoming an orphan.

One day, Yuri entrusted her three little daughters to Yuta because she and her husband were going abroad. Unfortunately, the plane carrying his sister and her husband crashed and they were declared dead.

Yuta eventually has to become the guardian and parent of his three nieces so that they don't have to live in an orphanage. Slowly, Yuta becomes a father figure to his three nieces. There are many life lessons that can be taken from this anime, especially about the strong family bond 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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