Kobato.
Kobato.
TV ShowEnded

Kobato.

9.4 / 10
2009
1 season
24 episodes
AnimationDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Kobato is a girl who came to earth to fulfill her wish, which is to go to a certain place. To fulfill that wish, she has to find a bottle and fill it with scarred hearts. Together with her "teacher," which is a stuffed animal, she search for the scarred hearts. However she may not fall in love with any person whom she cures the heart of.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Wishful Girl

    1.Wishful Girl

    06-10-200924m

    Kobato Hanato has a wish. In order to collect all the wounded hearts, she must embark on a mission and succeed and so begins her story.

  • The Konpeito's Shine

    2.The Konpeito's Shine

    13-10-200924m

    Kobato barely manages to pass her initial test to get her bottle. Now she must fill it to the brim with wounded hearts in order to have her wish granted. Not wasting a moment, she...

  • The Rain's Gift

    3.The Rain's Gift

    20-10-200924m

    Kobato and Ioryogi stay inside an unused sewer pipe in the park to avoid getting wet. Ms. Sayaka, the head of Yomogi Kindergarten, decides to take Kobato to an apartment her friend...

  • When the Green Leaves Flourish

    4.When the Green Leaves Flourish

    27-10-200924m

    Kobato is off on her usual search for people with broken hearts so that she can collect "kompeitos" in her bottle. Ioryogi’s anxiety mounts as Kobato bungles again and again.Kobato...

  • Promise of the Fireflies

    5.Promise of the Fireflies

    10-11-200924m

    Kobato reads a book to the children at Yomogi Kindergarten, but she cannot read well, which Fujimoto quickly and meanly points out. Kobato practices at the park where she meets the...

  • Small Hide-and-Seek

    6.Small Hide-and-Seek

    17-11-200924m

    It’s early summer, and Kobato is going on a picnic with all of the children at Yomogi Kindergarten. While playing in the park, Marina goes missing. Kobato and Fujimoto do everythin...

  • Kind Person

    7.Kind Person

    24-11-200924m

    Fujimoto has headed off to university without his essay, and Ms. Sayaka asks Kobato to deliver it. Excited about being able to show the ever-so-mean Fujimoto up, Kobato sets off to...

  • A Kitten's Lullaby

    8.A Kitten's Lullaby

    01-12-200924m

    In town, Kobato hears the helpless cry of a kitten coming from a box. Against the advice of both Ioryogi and Fujimoto, who tell her not to get involved if she can’t take care of it...

  • Memories of Summer

    9.Memories of Summer

    08-12-200924m

    It’s summer vacation for Yomogi Kindergarten. While Kobato is washing Ioryogi, the summer festival leaflet gets blown away by the wind. A high school girl picks it up. As she retur...

  • The Day of the Organ Boy

    10.The Day of the Organ Boy

    15-12-200924m

    It’s a beautiful day, and Kobato decides to make herself useful. She goes to the kindergarten to air out the futons. On the way, she is clumsy as usual and nearly bumps into Fujimo...

  • Detective Hanato Kobato

    11.Detective Hanato Kobato

    22-12-200924m

    Done helping at Yomogi Kindergarten, Kobato finds a classifieds magazine on Fujimoto’s desk. Wishing to help the kindergarten, she decides to find a job too. Chitose introduces her...

  • Silver Eyes

    12.Silver Eyes

    05-01-201024m

    Marina ties a cute ribbon around Ioryogi, who is sitting in Kobato’s bag as always. Kobato doesn’t notice how upset Ioryogi is about this. Meanwhile, Ginsei shows up at the Bear’s...

  • The Angel and the Protected Person

    13.The Angel and the Protected Person

    12-01-201024m

    While taking a walk with Ioryogi, enjoying the fragrance of autumn, Kobato finds a huge ginkgo tree. She takes the children to see the tree after Toshihiko has a fight over buildin...

  • What Twilight Sought After

    14.What Twilight Sought After

    19-01-201024m

    It’s sweet potato-digging day at Yomogi Kindergarten. Kobato excitedly gets ready for her first ever experience, but Ioryogi is quick to comment on her inappropriate behavior. At t...

  • Secret Prayer

    15.Secret Prayer

    26-01-201024m

    Kobato receives some beautiful origami from her landlady, Chisato. Not knowing what to do with the paper, Kobato cuts it up to decorate the kindergarten. Ioryogi scolds her and tel...

  • Mysterious Lifeform (1)

    16.Mysterious Lifeform (1)

    02-02-201024m

    Returning to her apartment after helping at Yomogi Kindergarten, Kobato hears from Chitose, Chiho and Chise about a bazaar being held at the elementary school. Thinking a bazaar mi...

  • Mysterious Lifeform (2)

    17.Mysterious Lifeform (2)

    09-02-201024m

    On the day of the bazaar, Ioryogi heads out to Genko’s to find something that would surely sell. When he gets there, the Bear’s Baumkuchen Shop is overflowing with customers! Zuish...

  • The Warmth of a Wintry Wind

    18.The Warmth of a Wintry Wind

    16-02-201024m

    It’s winter, and Kobato is thrilled at the sight of Christmas trees. But at the kindergarten, that debt collector who had been by to hassle them before, is by the gate. Unable to d...

  • Silent Night

    19.Silent Night

    23-02-201024m

    Preparations for the Christmas party are underway. Fujimoto, who always dresses as Santa Claus, is ironing his suit. His attitude bothers Kobato because every time their eyes meet,...

  • Someone Who Travels

    20.Someone Who Travels

    02-03-201024m

    One February evening when the air is still cold, Kobato tells Ioryogi about all the magazines she saw with pictures of chocolates on them. Ioryogi explains Valentine’s Day, and Kob...

  • The Footsteps of Spring

    21.The Footsteps of Spring

    09-03-201024m

    Kobato is helping out at the kindergarten as usual, when Kazuto Okiura, the man who promises to shut the place down, shows up saying he’s willing to talk. Kobato and Fujimoto are w...

  • The Day of Goodbyes

    22.The Day of Goodbyes

    16-03-201024m

    Kobato and Sayaka are tidying up at the kindergarten. Having taken on even more jobs, Fujimoto hasn’t had time to show up at the kindergarten anymore. Meanwhile, Ioryogi heads over...

  • Kobato's Wish

    23.Kobato's Wish

    23-03-201024m

    Worried about Fujimoto who injured himself at work, Kobato visits his apartment every morning. He appears to be dubious, but still Kobato is determined to help him out. Ignoring Io...

  • The Coming Day of Tomorrow

    24.The Coming Day of Tomorrow

    23-03-201024m

    Early morning, awakened by chirping birds, Fujimoto lies in bed and gazes up at the ceiling. He heads off to university but cannot concentrate on his studies. His notebook is open...

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