Kotaro Lives Alone
Kotaro Lives Alone | |
コタローは1人暮らし (Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi) | |
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Genre | Comedy[1][2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Mami Tsumura |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint | Big Superior Comics |
Magazine | Big Comic Superior |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 13, 2015 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Television drama | |
Directed by |
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Written by | Rin Etō |
Music by | Daisuke Shinoda |
Studio | Asbirds |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original run | April 24, 2021 – June 26, 2021 |
Episodes | 10 |
Original net animation | |
Directed by | Tomoe Makino |
Written by | Hiroshi Satо̄ |
Music by | Yūya Mori |
Studio | Liden Films |
Licensed by | Netflix |
Released | March 10, 2022 |
Runtime | 26–27 minutes |
Episodes | 10 |
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. A ten-episode Netflix original net animation (ONA) anime series adaptation by Liden Films premiered worldwide in March 2022.
Characters[]
- Kotaro Satо̄ (さとう コタロー, Satо̄ Kotarо̄)
- Portrayed by: Eito Kawahara[3]
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[2] (Japanese); Cherami Leigh[4] (English)
- Shin Karino (狩野 進, Karino Shin)
- Portrayed by: You Yokoyama[3]
- Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda[2] (Japanese); Michael Sinterniklaas[4] (English)
- Isamu Tamaru (田丸 勇, Tamaru Isamu)
- Portrayed by: Katsuhisa Namase[5]
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[6] (Japanese); Kayleigh McKee[4] (English)
- Mizuki Akitomo (秋友 美月, Akitomo Mizuki)
- Portrayed by: Maika Yamamoto[5]
- Voiced by: Saori Hayami[6] (Japanese); Stephanie Sheh[4] (English)
- Ayano Kobayashi (小林 綾乃, Kobayashi Ayano)
- Portrayed by: Kanako Momota[5]
- Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[7] (Japanese); Heather Gonzalez[4] (English)
- Aota (青田)
- Voiced by: Soma Saito[7]
- Ryōta (亮太)
- Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[7]
- Tōko Futaba (二葉 透子, Futaba Tōko)
- Portrayed by: Natsuki Deguchi[8]
- Voiced by: Yūka Morishima[7]
- Takuya (タクヤ)
- Voiced by: Minami Shinoda[7]
- Tonosaman (とのさまん)
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[7]
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.[9] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on December 28, 2015.[10] As of September 30, 2021, eight volumes have been released.[11]
Volume list[]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | December 28, 2015[10] | 978-4-09-187355-2 |
2 | September 30, 2016[12] | 978-4-09-187788-8 |
3 | August 30, 2017[13] | 978-4-09-189625-4 |
4 | May 30, 2018[14] | 978-4-09-189882-1 |
5 | January 30, 2019[15] | 978-4-09-860211-7 |
6 | October 30, 2019[16] | 978-4-09-860411-1 |
7 | September 30, 2020[17] | 978-4-09-860717-4 |
8 | September 30, 2021[11] | 978-4-09-861152-2 |
Drama[]
A ten-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Asahi from April 24 to June 26, 2021.[18][19]
Anime[]
In September 2021, an original net animation (ONA) anime adaptation was announced. The series is animated by Liden Films and directed by Tomoe Makino, with story composition by Hiroshi Satо̄, character designs by Tomomi Kimura, and music composed by Yūya Mori.[2][7] It premiered worldwide on Netflix on March 10, 2022.[20]
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.[21]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e Mateo, Alex (September 23, 2021). "Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi Comedy Manga Gets Anime on Netflix Next Spring". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b 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). Natasha, Inc. February 18, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e @NYAVPost (March 10, 2022). "Directed by @JenLosi & @CheramiLeigh Starring @CheramiLeigh as Kotaro @MSinter as Karino @stephaniesheh as Mizuki @GhaspeyVO as Isamu @hezzy_starrVO as Kobayashi & @brentmukai as Fukuno" (Tweet). Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c 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). Natasha, Inc. March 23, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 26, 2021). "Kotaro Lives Alone Anime Casts Junichi Suwabe, Saori Hayami". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g アニメ「コタローは1人暮らし」本予告が到着、追加キャストに花守ゆみりや斉藤壮馬. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ 横山裕主演ドラマ『コタローは1人暮らし』関ジャニ∞主題歌が初解禁 追加キャストも発表. Oricon (in Japanese). April 15, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b コタローは1人暮らし1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ a b コタローは1人暮らし 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ コタローは1人暮らし2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ コタローは1人暮らし3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ コタローは1人暮らし4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ コタローは1人暮らし5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ コタローは1人暮らし6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ コタローは1人暮らし 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 9, 2022). "Kotaro Lives Alone Anime Debuts on Netflix on March 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 25, 2018). "Kawaii Hito, La La La Win 2018 Electronic Manga Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links[]
- Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi official manga website at Big Comic Bros (in Japanese)
- Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi official drama website at TV Asahi (in Japanese)
- Kotaro Lives Alone official anime website (in Japanese)
- Kotaro Lives Alone on Netflix
- Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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- 2015 manga
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- 2021 Japanese television series debuts
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- 2022 anime ONAs
- Anime series based on manga
- Comedy anime and manga
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- Manga adapted into television series
- Netflix original anime
- Seinen manga
- Shogakukan manga
- TV Asahi television dramas