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Kotaro Lives Alone
Synopsis
The story
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.
ComedyDramaSlice of Life
Episode guide
10 episodes
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500 credited
Shin Karino
Main
Kotarou Satou
Main
Isamu Tamaru
Supporting
Mizuki Akitomo
Supporting
Ayano Kobayashi
Supporting
Ryouta
Supporting
Aota
Supporting
Tonosaman
Supporting
Fukuno
Supporting
Akane Nitta
Supporting
Tasuku
Supporting
Kei
Supporting
Tamamori
Supporting
Sawaguchi
Supporting
Kana
Supporting
Yuuta
Supporting
Sumire Takei
Supporting
Touko Futaba
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Yuuya MoriMusic
Tomoyuki AokiArt DesignYukihiro SaitouArt DirectorYukie InoseArt DesignAkiko MutouSound Effects
Daniela Rosalba MolinaScript (German)Ryou TanakaSound DirectorMaria JanyScript (German)
Manuela EifrigScript (German)Manuela EifrigADR Director (German)
Yuu SatouSeries Composition
Hiroaki MatsuuraPlanning
Takuya NishimichiProp DesignMai HasegawaEditing
Nils RiekeADR Director (German)
Nobumasa SawabePlanning
Tomoe MakinoDirectorTomomi KimuraCharacter Design
Tetsurou SatomiProducer
Erick BougleuxADR Director (Brazilian Portuguese)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
Found FamilyTheme-Other93%
Family LifeTheme-Slice of Life90%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast84%
EpisodicTechnical81%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama76%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast74%
OrphanCast-Traits70%
SeinenDemographic67%
SchoolSetting-Scene53%
Cute Boys Doing Cute ThingsTheme-Slice of Life50%
IyashikeiTheme-Slice of Life50%
Estranged FamilyCast-Main Cast50%
DelinquentsCast-Traits26%
Community pulse
66.8K members
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Watch status
Current3,980
Planning15,934
Completed43,613
Dropped1,561
Paused1,756
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
"Let them be LITTLE cause they're only that way for a while"
@R2R136/141 helpful
It is such a wonderful story, if you want something that is more along hurt comfort I think this will suit your needs.
@Jealousyk36/41 helpful
The Hidden Gem of Hidden Gem that you must watch! (Mild/Heavy Spoilers)
@AfterRain73/80 helpful
Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child
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