 If you liked
Kobato.
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 ...then you might like
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée The Animation
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A young girl and a guy in the 18-20 range live/work together while facing off against threats of their workplace being shut down. In Kobato's case, Kobato and Fujimoto are neighbors and work together at a children's nursery whose owner has debt issues. In Ikoku Meiro no Croisee's case, Yune is Claude's live-in maid at a signboard shop in the Galerie du Roy where a lot of small, privately owned shops are gradually (or severely) losing business to new, larger businesses in the area.
Both start as slice of life shows where a lively naive girl arrives to help someone. She ends up meeting an older guy that is harsh on her at first, but then slowly becomes softer, because she starts changing him. Also, later, the plot introduces some Drama & Forbidden love themes. Both are great stories, with lovely art, soundtrack, and give you a nice feeling.