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Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi

Comedy, Anime · 2022

Last aired: S1 E10, Episode 10 · 2022-03-10

The "apartment comedy with laughs and tears" centers on a 4-year-old boy named Kotarō Satо̄, who moves next door to Shin Karino, an unsuccessful manga artist. Kotarō has no parents and lives alone. Not only does he seem to earn a living, he actually seems more put together than his own strange neighbors.

Cast

Season 1

E1 Episode 1 2022-03-10 · 27 min 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.
E2 Episode 2 2022-03-10 · 28 min 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.
E3 Episode 3 2022-03-10 · 28 min 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.
E4 Episode 4 2022-03-10 · 27 min 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.
E5 Episode 5 2022-03-10 · 27 min For some reason, Kotaro is very particular about his tissues. He wants expensive, soft ones because they're "sweet." Later, Karino figures out why.
E6 Episode 6 2022-03-10 · 27 min 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.
E7 Episode 7 2022-03-10 · 27 min A girl named Kana starts coming over to Kotaro's house to play everyday after kindergarten, but she never seems to have fun.
E8 Episode 8 2022-03-10 · 27 min 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.
E9 Episode 9 2022-03-10 · 28 min Whenever Kotaro goes to see the neighborhood dentist, Dr. Ohba always takes the time to talk to him and ask him lots of questions.
E10 Episode 10 2022-03-10 · 28 min One day, a woman Kotaro doesn't recognize comes to pick him up from kindergarten. She says she's Karino's ex-girlfriend.

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