Kotaro Lives Alone (2022)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 2022-03-10
• Genres: Animation, Drama, Comedy
• Seasons: 1, 10 episodes
• Episode length: 27m
• Network: Netflix
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 139 votes

Top cast

• Rie Kugimiya as Kotaro Sato (voice)
• Toshiki Masuda as Shin Karino (voice)
• Junichi Suwabe as Isamu Tamaru (voice)
• Saori Hayami as Mizuki Akitomo (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Kotaro Lives Alone

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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