Rie Kugimiya
Kotaro Sato (voice)
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Kotaro Lives Alone.
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.
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Season 1.
01Episode 1
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.
02Episode 2
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.
03Episode 3
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.
04Episode 4
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.
05Episode 5
For some reason, Kotaro is very particular about his tissues. He wants expensive, soft ones because they're "sweet." Later, Karino figures out why.
06Episode 6
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.
07Episode 7
A girl named Kana starts coming over to Kotaro's house to play everyday after kindergarten, but she never seems to have fun.
08Episode 8
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.
09Episode 9
Whenever Kotaro goes to see the neighborhood dentist, Dr. Ohba always takes the time to talk to him and ask him lots of questions.
10Episode 10
One day, a woman Kotaro doesn't recognize comes to pick him up from kindergarten. She says she's Karino's ex-girlfriend.
Cast.
Toshiki Masuda
Shin Karino (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Isamu Tamaru (voice)
Saori Hayami
Mizuki Akitomo (voice)
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