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Animated drama

Kobato. (2009): Cast

Kobato. (2009) movie poster

Kobato. is a 2009 animated drama directed by Masahiro Hosoda and Tomonari Tanaka, starring Kana Hanazawa as Kobato Hanato (voice), Shin-ichiro Miki and Hiroshi Kamiya. It runs 9 hours 36 minutes.

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Kobato. (2009) movie poster
Runtime
9h 36m (576 min)
Genres
Comedy , Drama , Animation
Original language
Japanese
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Kobato. About?

The premise of Kobato. without spoilers.

She is a mysterious girl sent to Earth on a mission to reach a specific place. To achieve this, she must locate a magical bottle and collect the wounded hearts of people she heals. Accompanied by her enigmatic “teacher,” a living stuffed animal, she travels, mending broken hearts while forbidden from falling in love with anyone she saves.

Kobato. Themes & Keywords

· 15 tags
  • magic
  • low fantasy
  • episodic
  • female protagonist
  • based on manga
  • heterosexual
  • mysterious girl
  • seinen anime animation
  • college
  • anime animation
  • seinen
  • period in title
+3 more
  • hand drawn animation
  • crossover
  • punctuation in title
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Cast & crew

Kobato. Cast & Characters

Kana Hanazawa leads the cast as Kobato Hanato (voice), with Shin-ichiro Miki as Kazuto Okiura (voice) and Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Dōmoto (voice). Directed by Masahiro Hosoda and Tomonari Tanaka; 10 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Kobato.

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From the directors

More from Masahiro Hosoda and Tomonari Tanaka

One more film directed by Masahiro Hosoda and Tomonari Tanaka: Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.

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FAQ

Kobato. FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director

Runtime, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Kobato., each answered in a sentence.

How long is Kobato.?

Kobato. runs 9 hours 36 minutes (576 minutes).

Who directed Kobato.?

Kobato. was directed by Masahiro Hosoda and Tomonari Tanaka.

More films by Masahiro Hosoda

Who is in the cast of Kobato.?

Kobato. stars Kana Hanazawa as Kobato Hanato (voice), Shin-ichiro Miki as Kazuto Okiura (voice) and Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Dōmoto (voice), among 10 credited actors.

Does Kobato. have a post-credit scene?

No. Kobato. has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Kobato. in?

The original language of Kobato. is Japanese.

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