Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi


Kotaro Lives Alone

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Kotaro Lives By Himself
Japanese: コタローは1人暮らし
English: Kotaro Lives Alone
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Type: ONA
Episodes: 10
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 10, 2022
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: LIDENFILMS
Source: Manga
Genres: ComedyComedy, Slice of LifeSlice of Life
Theme: ChildcareChildcare
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 27 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.221 (scored by 7401074,010 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #3152
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1587
Members: 129,854
Favorites: 1,785

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Synopsis

One day, manga author Shin Karino is greeted by four-year-old Kotarou Satou, his new next-door neighbor, who gifts him a box of tissues. In Karino's eyes, Kotarou is an odd kid: he speaks in an extremely formal manner, and he lives alone in his apartment—no parents or relatives in sight. But Kotarou neither seems to mind, nor wants to rely on people.

Feeling sympathetic toward Kotarou's circumstances, Karino decides to follow Kotarou to a bathhouse in case something might happen to him and there he comes to understand the little boy is not so different from him. Little by little, Karino—along with the other residents of the apartment complex—grows fond of Kotarou and his antics. At the same time, Kotarou himself might have found something akin to a family in his unique neighbors.

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Makino, Tomoe
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kotringo
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Opening Theme

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1: "Hoshi no Runway (星のランウェイ)" by KOCHO (eps 1,3-9)
2: "Tonosaman no Uta (とのさまんのうた)" by en (eps 2)
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Ending Theme

"Chiisana Te no Hira (小さな手のひら)" by Kotoringo




Mar 15, 2022
Wow, I am surprised to see what a high rating this show has.
Like yes... it started off well to the point that I was willing to ignore the fact that a 4 year old lives alone. Like yes... it's anime and we don't need to take it seriously.

HOWEVER, there's a difference between writing a fantasy anime and then an anime that is supposed to portray reality lol. If your setting is taken place in the real world, then it looks highly stupid that a 4 year old is living alone without any interference from any adult. They even called the child services on ...
Mar 10, 2022
I've been waiting for this to drop ever since it was announced during the Netflix Festival Japan last November. I stopped what I was doing at the last minute before the show was released on Netflix. I binged all 10 episodes. And here's my review

Story.
In this anime, we are shown the stories surrounding Kotaro and how he goes about his independent life. Along the ride, we get to know his circumstances and have an idea why he is living alone. This alone intrigued me and made me interested. We also meet Karino and the rest of the neighbors.

Art
To be honest, I was a bit ...
Mar 10, 2022
This is my first review on MAL. After watching this I got a feeling that I have to adapt someone so we both can have a good life. Truly enjoyed it to my fullest

If you are having a dull / bad day or if you are feeling lonely just take a peak at this master piece and you won't regret it.

Perfect character development and color balance will sooth your mind . This will give you a feeling on how kids react and what they expect of you even though they are not requesting it from you.

Eagerly waiting for season 2. Hats off for ...

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