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.
Cast: Rie Kugimiya, Toshiki Masuda, Junichi Suwabe
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Season 1
10 episodes
1. Episode 1A 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.TV-14CC27minMar 10, 2022
2. Episode 2Karino 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.TV-14CC28minMar 10, 2022
3. Episode 3When 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.TV-14CC28minMar 10, 2022
4. Episode 4Kotaro'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.TV-14CC27minMar 10, 2022
5. Episode 5For some reason, Kotaro is very particular about his tissues. He wants expensive, soft ones because they're "sweet." Later, Karino figures out why.TV-14CC27minMar 10, 2022
6. Episode 6A 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.TV-14CC27minMar 10, 2022
7. Episode 7A girl named Kana starts coming over to Kotaro's house to play everyday after kindergarten, but she never seems to have fun.TV-14CC27minMar 10, 2022
8. Episode 8Karino 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.TV-14CC27minMar 10, 2022
9. Episode 9Whenever Kotaro goes to see the neighborhood dentist, Dr. Ohba always takes the time to talk to him and ask him lots of questions.TV-14CC28minMar 10, 2022
10. Episode 10One day, a woman Kotaro doesn't recognize comes to pick him up from kindergarten. She says she's Karino's ex-girlfriend.TV-14CC28minMar 10, 2022
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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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- LIDENFILMS
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Audio languages
Japanese
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