KodoTsura aka Kodomo datta Tsurai yo (Japanese: こどもだってつらいよ), is a Japanese web series created by Kate Arrow, that debuted in 2019. It is about two boys living in Japan in the early 1990s who like to play RPG games or collect stickers that come in chocolate snacks.
Tropes include:
- Alliterative Name: Kousuke Kinoshita, Nokishita's real name.
- Bring My Brown Pants: In "Find the UFO", Nokishita wets himself when he thinks he saw an alien and a UFO.
- Character Catchphrase: Nokishita's "Shot you!"
- Childish Tooth Gap: Nokishita has one.
- Christmas Episode: The episode "Christmas morning".
- Clothing Switch: In "Gyoten-man Sticker", A shopkeeper tells Watabe and Nokishita that they can only have one sticker per person. So, Watabe and Nokishita switch their clothes and mess up their hair to disguise themselves.
- Crush Blush: Watabe often blushes whenever he sees Rei.
- Luminescent Blush: Watabe often does this when he’s embarrassed or when he sees his crush, Rei Hayami.
- Potty Emergency: This happens to Nokishita in some episodes.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Watabe is the blue to Nokishita's red.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Nokishita looks a lot like his father.
- Vocal Dissonance: Watabe, Nokishita, Rei, Kyoko, Mamoru, and Taro all sound like teenagers/young adults.
