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Kotaro Lives Alone

Original title: Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 27m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
5.1K
YOUR RATING
Kotaro Lives Alone (2022)
Due to some circumstances, four-year-old Kotaro Sato comes to live by himself in Shimizu Apartments.
He makes his daily shopping trips alone with a toy sword strapped to his side.
Both grown-up and childish at the same time, Kotaro starts to affect the people around him with his wise ways. This is the story of a four-year-old boy who is determined to live strong until the day he can live with his parents.
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AnimeSeinenSlice of LifeAnimationComedyDrama

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.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.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.

  • Stars
    • Rie Kugimiya
    • Cherami Leigh
    • Kayleigh McKee
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    5.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Rie Kugimiya
      • Cherami Leigh
      • Kayleigh McKee
    • 75User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

    Episodes10

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    Rie Kugimiya
    Rie Kugimiya
    • Kotaro Sato
    • 2022
    Cherami Leigh
    Cherami Leigh
    • Kotaro Sato
    • 2022
    Kayleigh McKee
    Kayleigh McKee
    • Isamu Tamaru
    • 2022
    Jennifer Losi
    Jennifer Losi
    • Tohko
    • 2022
    Heather Gonzalez
    Heather Gonzalez
    • Ayano Kobayashi
    • 2022
    Anjali Kunapaneni
    Anjali Kunapaneni
    • 2022
    Ethan Monaghan
    Ethan Monaghan
    • George…
    • 2022
    Cade Tropeano
    Cade Tropeano
    • Friend…
    • 2022
    Saori Hayami
    Saori Hayami
    • Mizuki Akitomo
    • 2022
    Kellen Goff
    Kellen Goff
    • Newspaper Delivery Man
    • 2022
    Daman Mills
    Daman Mills
    • Tamamori
    • 2022
    Jun'ichi Suwabe
    Jun'ichi Suwabe
    • Isamu Tamaru
    • 2022
    Brittany Cox
    Brittany Cox
    • Sawaguchi
    • 2022
    Kimberly Woods
    Kimberly Woods
    • Akane Nitta
    • 2022
    Toshiki Masuda
    • Shin Karino
    • 2022
    Vivienne Rutherford
    Vivienne Rutherford
    • Kana
    • 2022
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    User reviews75

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    9Snootz

    Unique story

    No giant robots, kaiju, epic battles or spaceships here. This is an anime about a young child prodigy who manages to live on his own after his parents disappear. As the episodes pass he makes new friends, changes lives, and encourages all those who meet him.

    While the main character is somewhat difficult to believe (might have been easier to swallow if he was a 10 year old instead of a 4 year old), he is well-developed enough throughout the series to become endearing.

    A delightful and heart-warming change from over-used anime themes. In place of action-adventure this has story and character development. Each episode is its own plot, developing a theme and leaving the viewer with a moral lesson or special insight to life. Very well done.
    8trapp_33

    great show

    The anime is very good, it has very pleasant characters and the creative things about characters that they are not perfect every character has its own problems and issues and it has fine way to present new characters, the dramatic moments are so sad and emotional, but the comedy moments are also funny and hilarious, this show has shown me a great balance between the drama and comedy and that is one of the wonderful and marvelous strengths at the show. Its deserves and worth watching.
    10neji-san

    No cheap comedy

    I saw the Trailer and my reaction was meh. The animations looked cheap and it felt like a light comedy with cheap jokes.

    So I gave it a shot, I was in the mood for light comedy. The Story is about a 4 year old that lives alone and befriend his neighbours, he acts like a grown up, so far sounds nothing special.

    But here comes what surprised me. It's a Drama series, heart warming, serious topics, a boy that is just a boy that had to grow up fast and how he influences all around him.

    This series really hit a nerve on me, i was blown away, how the Story was told, i watched every episode with a big fat smile on my face, so many sad and serious topics, seen from different angles that made me almost cry.

    Kotaro is such a sweet charackter and would never have thought that i would like this kind of series.

    The german dub is perfect, only 10 episodes and I liked it even though my most waited series is The Boys season 3.
    10plainlyally

    Kotaro is the best boy T.T

    Pressing play on this anime was one of the best decisions I've made..I was pleasantly surprised ..it would touch your soul very closely..it might trigger some tears but It will also warm your heart and make you cherish the little things in life you take for granted.. It portrays the kindness of strangers and the oneness of humanity so beautifully.. The show has dark overtones..but it won't leave you with a sense of hopelessness and I think that's what makes it so endearing<3 I want to give Kotaro the biggest hug Y. Y.
    9T-xoo

    Heartwarming

    Some kids do really mature faster than others. It is true that it's heartbreaking to see a kid cannot be a kid. But thanks to his neighbors, Kotaro can live a life close to it. Especially thanks to Karino.

    This short anime will bring you joy, make you rethink about what matters in life. The drawing and animation can look cheap. However, the music and story aren't. An anime worth watching.

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      Based on a comedy manga series written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from March 2015 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in ten tankobon volumes.
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      Remake of Kotaro Lives Alone (2021)

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Netflix
      • Official Website (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
      • Spanish
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Kotaro vive solo
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Liden Films
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      27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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