Kotaro Lives Alone
Kotaro Lives Alone Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
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About
"A tiny samurai-talking kid, a found family, real ache"
A four-year-old boy moves into a rundown apartment complex entirely by himself, speaking in stiff, old-fashioned samurai dialect and refusing help. His eccentric neighbors, a struggling novelist, a scarred ex-con, a lonely woman, slowly get pulled into his orbit, and the show becomes as much about them as about him. It's gentle, funny, and quietly devastating in turns, with a slow-burn mystery underneath about why Kotaro is truly alone. Short episodes, warm pacing, and a real emotional gut-punch waiting beneath the whimsy.
the way a whimsical premise slowly reveals genuine heartbreak about childhood neglect.
you want pure comedy without an undercurrent of sadness about abuse.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.7 | 265 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 7.9 | 231 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 8.6 | 233 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 8.1 | 200 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | 8.1 | 190 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Episode #1.6 | 8.3 | 186 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Episode #1.7 | 8.4 | 190 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Episode #1.8 | 8.1 | 183 | — | |
| ▶ | 9 | Episode #1.9 | 8.6 | 190 | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | Episode #1.10 | 8.9 | 241 | — |