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Kotaro en solo

Original title: Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi
  • TV Mini Series
  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 27m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
5.3K
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POPULARITY
3,736
854
Kotaro en solo (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
    • Michael Sinterniklaas
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    5.3K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,736
    854
    • Stars
      • Rie Kugimiya
      • Cherami Leigh
      • Michael Sinterniklaas
    • 76User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

    Episodes10

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    TopTop-rated1 season2022

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    Kotaro Lives Alone (German Subtitled)
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    Kotaro Lives Alone (German Subtitled)
    Kotaro Lives Alone (German Subtitled)
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    Rie Kugimiya
    Rie Kugimiya
    • Kotaro Sato
    • 2022
    Cherami Leigh
    Cherami Leigh
    • Kotaro Sato
    • 2022
    Michael Sinterniklaas
    Michael Sinterniklaas
    • Shin Karino
    • 2022
    Kayleigh McKee
    Kayleigh McKee
    • Isamu Tamaru
    • 2022
    Toshiki Masuda
    • Shin Karino
    • 2022
    Stephanie Sheh
    Stephanie Sheh
    • Mizuki Akitomo…
    • 2022
    Jun'ichi Suwabe
    Jun'ichi Suwabe
    • Isamu Tamaru
    • 2022
    Saori Hayami
    Saori Hayami
    • Mizuki Akitomo
    • 2022
    Jennifer Losi
    Jennifer Losi
    • Tohko
    • 2022
    Griffin Robert Faulkner
    Griffin Robert Faulkner
    • Takuya
    • 2022
    Yuka Morishima
    • Touko Futaba
    • 2022
    Minami Shinoda
    • Takuya
    • 2022
    Brent Mukai
    Brent Mukai
    • Ippei Fukuno…
    • 2022
    Yumiri Hanamori
    • Ayano Kobayashi
    • 2022
    Anjali Kunapaneni
    Anjali Kunapaneni
    • Cashier
    • 2022
    Heather Gonzalez
    Heather Gonzalez
    • Ayano Kobayashi
    • 2022
    Chiharu Sawashiro
    • Ippei Fukuno
    • 2022
    Kyle McCarley
    Kyle McCarley
    • Kotaro's Father…
    • 2022
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    User reviews76

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    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.
    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.
    9gm-61466

    Such important topics!

    I saw this anime without any expectations. I did not think this anime would highlight so many themes of mental illness due to trauma. Important lessons not only from Kotaro but from everyone that later on contributed on his life. Never reviewed anything here before but I just can not stress enough how beautiful this was. I appreciated this anime.
    10jeo-gaurav

    Get Fine, soft & nice smelling tissues!!!

    It's a slow poison, gets in your heart so slowly and comes out as wet and tears through eyes.

    It's so amazing to see how a so simple storytelling can have this much of impact. No big budget animations nor over the top details drawing per frame, just pure emotional journey.
    9movieturtle2013

    Kotaro

    I mean it's a four-five year-old living alone, but damn it if it's not the most heartfelt, heartbreaking, sweet and sad thing.

    This anime was not on my radar at all. I assumed it was some sort of absurd comedy since it's a small child living alone but that's not it.

    Kotaro is the perfect balance of a mature, responsible adult but also a naive child which makes his character so sad. He is such a wonderful soul whose past was filled with tragedy. He affects all the lives around him. We get to see life through his eyes and as an audience understand the tragedy but he at times seems oblivious or sees it through a different lens. It is because of his perspective we get to see a different approach to something that would normally be considered soul-crushingly sad. Kotaro manages to make the best of things. He sees the best in people and means well. He thrives in the friendships he makes. The other characters also reflect off him perfectly. All of them take care of him and they all grow into a family.

    The anime is sweet and definitely worth watching. It doesn't make light of certain issues but never focuses depressingly on them. In a way Kotaro simply keeps moving forward and makes friends along the way.

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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.
    • Connections
      Remake of Kotaro Lives Alone (2021)

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2022 (France)
    • 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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      • 27m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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