Ryouta wa Otouto wo Koroshita

Following the sudden death of their mother, junior high school student Ryota is thrust into the role of sole caregiver for his toddler brother, Chika. Left entirely alone to manage both their household and a young child’s constant needs, Ryota quickly finds himself drowning under the weight of responsibilities no adolescent should bear. With no time left for his own life or well-being, he begins to neglect himself completely, sacrificing his youth in a desperate attempt to keep their fragile world intact. As exhaustion takes its toll, Ryota’s devotion slowly curdles into deep resentment toward the younger sibling who anchors him to this relentless cycle. What begins as quiet frustration soon darkens into disturbing, murderous thoughts directed at Chika. The crushing, unending pressures of raising a child begin to systematically erode Ryota’s sanity, pushing him closer to an unthinkable act with each passing day. Yet beneath the surface of this harrowing psychological unraveling lies a haunting question: is Ryota truly the source of this tragedy, or do the real horrors lie elsewhere?