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Kotaro Lives Alone

Kotaro Lives Alone
★ 7.8/10•2022•27m•TV-14•Animation•Drama•Comedy
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A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with the broke manga artist who lives next door.

Tomoe Makino · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime27m
LanguageJA
First Air DateMar 10, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E127m

Episode 1

A strange four-year-old boy named Kotaro moves into Shimizu Apartment all on his own. He doesn't seem to have any parents or family around.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 2 - Episode 2E228m

Episode 2

Karino figures out why Kotaro talks the way he does: he's copying Tonosaman, his favorite cartoon character from a show that's about to end.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 3 - Episode 3E328m

Episode 3

When he sees someone handing out free balloons, Kotaro tries to collect as many as he can. But there's a reason he wants so many balloons.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 4 - Episode 4E427m

Episode 4

Kotaro's friend Kakeru has a maid who takes care of everything for him, so Kotaro decides to show Kakeru how to do things for himself.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 5 - Episode 5E527m

Episode 5

For some reason, Kotaro is very particular about his tissues. He wants expensive, soft ones because they're "sweet." Later, Karino figures out why.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 6 - Episode 6E627m

Episode 6

A man named Aota moves into the building for a month. When he asks Kotaro to be his friend, Karino gets suspicious — and a little jealous.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 7 - Episode 7E727m

Episode 7

A girl named Kana starts coming over to Kotaro's house to play everyday after kindergarten, but she never seems to have fun.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 8 - Episode 8E827m

Episode 8

Karino brings Kotaro and all his friends to the movies. Kotaro wants to see the new Tonosaman film, but the other kids want to watch something else.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 9 - Episode 9E928m

Episode 9

Whenever Kotaro goes to see the neighborhood dentist, Dr. Ohba always takes the time to talk to him and ask him lots of questions.

Mar 10, 2022

Episode 10 - Episode 10E1028m

Episode 10

One day, a woman Kotaro doesn't recognize comes to pick him up from kindergarten. She says she's Karino's ex-girlfriend.

Mar 10, 2022

Actors

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Kotaro Sato (voice)

Toshiki Masuda

Toshiki Masuda

Shin Karino (voice)

Junichi Suwabe

Junichi Suwabe

Isamu Tamaru (voice)

Saori Hayami

Saori Hayami

Mizuki Akitomo (voice)

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