Fun Fate fact: Tamaru is voiced by the same seiyuu as Archer from Fate Stay Night, and if you know you know and thinking about it, this segment where he says "How could a father not adore his own son" kicks your heart in the dick from 2 different angles.
Something something temaru trying to be a good dad by sticking to the rules vs kotaros dad trying to get kotaro and scaring him despite losing custody and the restraining order
In the last decade, cases of extreme child neglect and abuse have quadrupled in reports across Japan. Most of it is due to social pressures that breaks parents who never wanted to have children in the first place. This anime (and the manga it's based on) seems clearly to be an answer to that – putting a spotlight on all the facets and issues that lead to horrific cases of gross child neglect. What this show also does is communicates an important message intended for current parents:
"If you've neglected your child in similar ways seen here, then you have committed an atrocity on your child that can never be taken back… But there is still a chance to do better. Whatever you've done in the past, there's a chance your child might still have a love for you in their heart. Stop now from continuing down the path of neglect – for the sake of the child that still loves you, become a parent worthy of that love."
Personally? I don't believe abusers deserve ANYTHING, let alone love or some sort of "second chance" from the abused. But my personal feelings don't matter compared to the wellbeing of a child. This show is brilliant. It doesn't just say "How dare you" to neglectful parents, it says "How dare you! Now make it right while you still can."
It made me angry to understand that the mom had been lying to Temaru that his son didn’t want to see him, but I also don’t know the full situation. Although Temaru is a Yakuza, he also is proven to be a good father, so maybe the lies were unnecessary, especially if later on it will only end up blowing up.
I can see the mom looking for a reason to not have her son visit Temaru as a way to protect her son (although as we’ve seen personally Temaru is a good guy deep down, we would likely be just as willing to judge him for his background if we didn’t know him as Kotaro and the other neighbors do), but lying about what someone else is feeling is not right.
To lie about how a child feels when it’s really the adults own feelings that’s driving them is like using the child as a shield and it’s the adult who avoid scrutiny. I can also see the child would feel like they’re unheard and frustrated, as we have seen in this episode. It’s also just like in the episode before when a mom lied about her daughter wanting to hang out with Kotaro because she felt bad for him, and she used her daughter as a way to avoid the troubles at home, but never really considered her own daughter’s feelings or Kotaro’s in the matter.
Spoiler Alert: Which is why in the next few episodes, I was happy to see the ending card that Temaru and his son were finally able to hang out, so it made me think or hope that the mom realized what she was doing was wrong and decided to let them bond. But yeah, moral of the story, never lie or ignore the thoughts and feelings of kids. Kids don’t always know better but it’s important for them to be heard, and not put them in a position of being a shield for others motives.
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Temaru…gruff exterior, marshmallow interior.
Congrats on reach 1K YT milestones 🎉
Hope in season 2 kotaro possibly makes up with his dad
I feel sorry for both his feelings and his privates
Isn't this guy from another anime? How to be a house husband I think.
I love how Temaru was the first to recognize that Kotaro was emulating Tonosaman so as to be like him mainly because of his own son.
Fun Fate fact: Tamaru is voiced by the same seiyuu as Archer from Fate Stay Night, and if you know you know and thinking about it, this segment where he says "How could a father not adore his own son" kicks your heart in the dick from 2 different angles.
The irony is Temaru's son will try to ressemble his father as much as possible to get his attention.
Tamaru dono, lion on the outside, hello Kitty on the inside.
Something something temaru trying to be a good dad by sticking to the rules vs kotaros dad trying to get kotaro and scaring him despite losing custody and the restraining order
Damn near every episode of this show had multiple moments that broke my heart.
In the last decade, cases of extreme child neglect and abuse have quadrupled in reports across Japan. Most of it is due to social pressures that breaks parents who never wanted to have children in the first place. This anime (and the manga it's based on) seems clearly to be an answer to that – putting a spotlight on all the facets and issues that lead to horrific cases of gross child neglect. What this show also does is communicates an important message intended for current parents:
"If you've neglected your child in similar ways seen here, then you have committed an atrocity on your child that can never be taken back… But there is still a chance to do better. Whatever you've done in the past, there's a chance your child might still have a love for you in their heart. Stop now from continuing down the path of neglect – for the sake of the child that still loves you, become a parent worthy of that love."
Personally? I don't believe abusers deserve ANYTHING, let alone love or some sort of "second chance" from the abused. But my personal feelings don't matter compared to the wellbeing of a child. This show is brilliant. It doesn't just say "How dare you" to neglectful parents, it says "How dare you! Now make it right while you still can."
I believed Kotaro's father loved him too, Kotaro has great memories of his father.
我不介意出身，但我在乎經濟能力
The moment tamaru cried, I choked and on the verge of crying.
He reminded me a lot of goro majima for some reason
Bro how could I cry 7 times to this but it is sad tho
Wow Temaru is a Golem driven by a mushy thing… Poor guy
This anime better be winning awards
maybe temaru grew up with an unloving dad too☹️
Junichi Suwabe really pulled this one off.
I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING
It made me angry to understand that the mom had been lying to Temaru that his son didn’t want to see him, but I also don’t know the full situation. Although Temaru is a Yakuza, he also is proven to be a good father, so maybe the lies were unnecessary, especially if later on it will only end up blowing up.
I can see the mom looking for a reason to not have her son visit Temaru as a way to protect her son (although as we’ve seen personally Temaru is a good guy deep down, we would likely be just as willing to judge him for his background if we didn’t know him as Kotaro and the other neighbors do), but lying about what someone else is feeling is not right.
To lie about how a child feels when it’s really the adults own feelings that’s driving them is like using the child as a shield and it’s the adult who avoid scrutiny. I can also see the child would feel like they’re unheard and frustrated, as we have seen in this episode. It’s also just like in the episode before when a mom lied about her daughter wanting to hang out with Kotaro because she felt bad for him, and she used her daughter as a way to avoid the troubles at home, but never really considered her own daughter’s feelings or Kotaro’s in the matter.
Spoiler Alert: Which is why in the next few episodes, I was happy to see the ending card that Temaru and his son were finally able to hang out, so it made me think or hope that the mom realized what she was doing was wrong and decided to let them bond. But yeah, moral of the story, never lie or ignore the thoughts and feelings of kids. Kids don’t always know better but it’s important for them to be heard, and not put them in a position of being a shield for others motives.
Man this show hits in the feels
this and like bobobo-bo bo-bobo, angel densetsu and idk mob psycho 100
This moment between Kotaro and Temaru was awesome.
Temaru looks like present mic