Kotoura-san

The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura / 琴浦さん / Kotoura-san

Genres: Comedy, Romance, School, Super Power
Themes: School, Super Power
Studios: AIC Classic
Producers: AIC, CBC Television, flying DOG, KlockWorx
Licensors: NIS America, Inc.
Rating: 7.15 / 10
Rank: #3714
Popularity: #732
Users Listed: 357,828
Users Scored: 184,411
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/07/2024
Aired: January 11, 2013 – March 29, 2013 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: 4 Koma Manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12

Synopsis:

Haruka Kotoura carries a heavy burden: the ability to hear the thoughts of everyone around her. This gift has isolated her since childhood, fostering a guarded demeanor shaped by years of being perceived as an outsider. After a transfer to a new school, Haruka encounters Yoshihisa Manabe, who doesn't recoil from her unusual ability but instead expresses genuine fascination and offers unwavering companionship. Their connection forms the foundation for Haruka’s tentative steps towards social acceptance. The series explores themes of isolation, empathy, and the complexities of human connection as Haruka navigates forming relationships and learning to trust in a world that has long treated her with suspicion. It presents a quiet character study focused on personal growth within the context of extraordinary circumstances.

Trailer:

Streaming Platforms:

Crunchyroll

Episodes:

Episode 1: Kotoura-san and Manabe-kun (Aired: 01/11/2013)
Episode 2: The First... (Aired: 01/18/2013)
Episode 3: So Happy, So Fun (Aired: 01/25/2013)
Episode 4: Changing World (Aired: 02/01/2013)
Episode 5: School Paradise? (Aired: 02/08/2013)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Kotoura, Haruka (Main) - Voice Actors: Kanemoto, Hisako, Jeong, Mi Sook
Manabe, Yoshihisa (Main) - Voice Actors: Fukushima, Jun, Choi, Won Hyeong
Mifune, Yuriko (Main) - Voice Actors: Hanazawa, Kana, Kim, Seo Yeong
Moritani, Hiyori (Main) - Voice Actors: Han, Chae Eon, Kubo, Yurika
Muroto, Daichi (Main) - Voice Actors: Shimono, Hiro, Jeon, Gwang ju
Aya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimizu, Mana
Hajime (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchiyama, Yumi
Homeroom teacher (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayashi, Yuuki
Ishiyama, Gantetsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugou, Takayuki
Kaoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oonishi, Saori
Kotoura, Zenzou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Jang, Gwang
Kotoura, Kumiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko
Mai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akasaki, Chinatsu
Moritani, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchiyama, Yumi
Moritani, Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamamoto, Itaru
Muroto, Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Mikako
Noriko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Harumi
Onozaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ookawa, Tooru, Seong, Wan Gyeong
Oshou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakano, Yutaka
Tooru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimizu, Hidemitsu
Tsukino, Aki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Akeno
Tsuyama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiga, Madoka
Yuu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taneda, Risa

Staff:

Fukuda, Jun (Producer)
Ougi, Jiyuu (Producer)
WEST GROUND (Producer)
Yoshida, Hiroshi (Producer)
Oota, Masahiko (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Aketagawa, Jin (Sound Director)
Arai, Shougo (Episode Director)
Fukumoto, Kiyoshi (Episode Director)
Morita, Geisei (Episode Director)
Nishouji, Yoshihito (Episode Director)
Tamada, Hiroshi (Episode Director)
Yabana, Kaoru (Episode Director)
Aoshima, Takashi (Script, Series Composition)
Hayashi, Hiroki (Storyboard)
Ozawa, Kazuhiro (Storyboard)
Shimura, Hiroaki (Storyboard)
Tamagawa, Makoto (Storyboard)
Tamura, Masafumi (Storyboard)
Chisuga, Haruka (Theme Song Performance)
Fukushima, Jun (Theme Song Performance)
Kanemoto, Hisako (Theme Song Performance)
Kawashima, Ai (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
Kubo, Yurika (Theme Song Performance)
Nakajima, Megumi (Theme Song Performance, Inserted Song Performance)
Nishi, Naoki (Theme Song Lyrics)
Shimono, Hiro (Theme Song Performance)
Abe, Ayumi (Key Animation)
Akao, Ryoutarou (Animation Director)
Araki, Yutaka (Key Animation)
Enokids (Original Creator)
Fujibe, Ikuma (Key Animation)
Fukagawa, Kasumi (Key Animation)
Fukuchi, Yuuki (Key Animation)
Gouda, Hiroaki (Key Animation)
Hachimori, Yuuka (In-Between Animation)
Hamasaki, Tooru (2nd Key Animation)
Hashiguchi, Hayato (Animation Director)
Hayase, Makiko (Key Animation)
Hibi, Chieko (Color Setting)
Hineno, Yuuko (Key Animation)
Hino, Takafumi (Key Animation)
Hirabayashi, Takashi (Key Animation)
Hisamatsu, Saki (Key Animation)
Ichihashi, Yuuichi (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
Iida, Mitsuhiro (Key Animation)
Ikai, Kazuyuki (Key Animation)
Ikeda, Hiroaki (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Ikeda, Ayumu (In-Between Animation)
Ikeya, Yoshiaki (Key Animation)
Inada, Toshiko (Key Animation)
... and 76 more staff

News:

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Q2 2015 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 5/30] (03/31/2015)
TV Anime Kotoura-san Attracts Tourists to the Town of Kotoura (02/10/2013)
Winter 2013 Simulcast List (12/21/2012)
TV Anime of Four-panel Manga 'Kotoura-san' Announced (08/27/2012)

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Kotoura-san (manga - Adaptation)
Kotoura-san: Haruka no Heya (anime - Side Story)