Kotaro Lives Alone

Kotaro Lives Alone (Japanese: コタローは1人暮らし, Hepburn: Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior since March 2015. A ten-episode television drama was broadcast on TV Asahi in 2021.

Kotaro Lives Alone
Cover of the first manga volume
コタローは1人暮らし
(Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi)
GenreComedy[1][2]
Manga
Written byMami Tsumura
Published byShogakukan
ImprintBig Superior Comics
MagazineBig Comic Superior
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 13, 2015 – present
Volumes8
Television drama
Directed by
  • Kana Matsumoto
  • Naomi Kinoshita
Written byRin Etō
Music byDaisuke Shinoda
StudioAsbirds
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run April 24, 2021 – June 26, 2021
Episodes10
Original net animation
Directed byTomoe Makino
Written byHiroshi Satо̄
Music byGin
StudioLiden Films
Licensed byNetflix
Released Q2 2022 – scheduled

A Netflix original net animation (ONA) anime series adaptation by Liden Films is scheduled for a worldwide release in Q2 2022.

Characters
Kotaro Satо̄ (さとう コタロー, Satо̄ Kotarо̄)
Portrayed by: Eito Kawahara[3]
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[2]
Shin Karino (狩野 進, Karino Shin)
Portrayed by: You Yokoyama[3]
Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda[2]
Isamu Tamaru (田丸 勇, Tamaru Isamu)
Portrayed by: Katsuhisa Namase[4]
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[5]
Mizuki Akitomo (秋友 美月, Akitomo Mizuki)
Portrayed by: Maika Yamamoto[4]
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[5]

Media

Manga

Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi, written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura, started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior on March 13, 2015.[6] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on December 28, 2015.[7] As of September 30, 2021, eight volumes have been released.[8]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 28, 2015[7]978-4-09-187355-2
2 September 30, 2016[9]978-4-09-187788-8
3 August 30, 2017[10]978-4-09-189625-4
4 May 30, 2018[11]978-4-09-189882-1
5 January 30, 2019[12]978-4-09-860211-7
6 October 30, 2019[13]978-4-09-860411-1
7 September 30, 2020[14]978-4-09-860717-4
8 September 30, 2021[8]978-4-09-861152-2

Drama

A ten-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Asahi from April 24 to June 26, 2021.[15][16]

Anime

In September 2021, it was announced that an original net animation (ONA) anime adaptation will premiere worldwide on Netflix in Q2 2022.[lower-alpha 1] The series is animated by Liden Films and directed by Tomoe Makino, with story composition by Hiroshi Satо̄ and character designs by Tomomi Kimura.[2]

Reception

As of September 2021, the manga had over 1.4 million copies in circulation.[2] In 2018, Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi won the Electronic Manga Award in the Boys' Category.[17]

Notes
  1. The original announcement was worded as "Spring 2022".

References
  1. 訳あり4歳児がアパートで1人暮らし？津村マミ「コタローは1人暮らし」1巻. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 28, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. Mateo, Alex (September 23, 2021). "Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi Comedy Manga Gets Anime on Netflix Next Spring". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  3. 横山裕「コタローは1人暮らし」で連ドラ初主演、7歳子役に「ついて行く！ 」. Natalie (in Japanese). February 18, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. 横山裕主演「コタローは1人暮らし」に山本舞香、西畑大吾、百田夏菜子、生瀬勝久. Natalie (in Japanese). March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  5. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 26, 2021). "Kotaro Lives Alone Anime Casts Junichi Suwabe, Saori Hayami". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  6. スペリオールで4歳児のアパートコメディ開幕、次号では新井英樹が新連載. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 13, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. コタローは１人暮らし１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  8. コタローは１人暮らし　８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  9. コタローは１人暮らし２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. コタローは１人暮らし３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  11. コタローは１人暮らし４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  12. コタローは１人暮らし５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  13. コタローは１人暮らし６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  14. コタローは１人暮らし　７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  15. 注目ドラマ紹介：「コタローは1人暮らし」　横山裕連ドラ初主演作　“ワケあり5歳児”との心温まる交流描く. Mantan Web (in Japanese). April 24, 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  16. コタローは1人暮らし：最終話　“狩野”横山裕、マンガ家としての正念場へ　コタローの父の影も…. Mantan Web (in Japanese). June 26, 2021. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  17. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 25, 2018). "Kawaii Hito, La La La Win 2018 Electronic Manga Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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