Kotaro, Kōtarō or Koutarou (written: , , , , , , , , , , or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese scientist and inventor *, Japanese photography critic and writer *, Japanese painter *, Japanese writer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese composer and music arranger *, Japanese general *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese actor *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese chemical engineer *, Japanese economist and academic *, Japanese poet and sculptor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese jurist and politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese video game director and scenario writer *

Kotaro Umeji Kotaro Umeji is a Japanese graphic designer. He has shaped the image of U-1 and other characters from the video game Gitaroo Man for the PlayStation 2 video game console and Gitaroo Man Lives! for the PlayStation Portable video game console, an ...

, Japanese graphic designer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese jujutsuka Fictional characters: *, a character in the manga series ''

Haikyu!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbo ...

'' *, a character in the anime series ''

Zombie Land Saga is an anime television series produced by MAPPA, Avex Pictures and Cygames. The series aired in Japan between October and December 2018. A second season titled ''Zombie Land Saga Revenge'' aired between April and June 2021. An anime f ...

'' *, a character in the 2007 anime samurai film ''

Sword of the Stranger is a 2007 Japanese animated '' jidaigeki''-'' chanbara'' adventure film produced by Bones and released by Shochiku. It depicts Kotaro, a young orphan hunted by Ming swordsmen, who receives unexpected protection from Nanashi, a troubled ronin. ...

'' *, the protagonist of the tokusatsu series ''

Kamen Rider Black is a tokusatsu superhero-drama television series. It is the eighth installment in the '' Kamen Rider '' series and a co-production between Ishimori Productions and Toei. The series aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcas ...

'' *, the titular character of the manga and anime series ''

Kotaro Lives Alone is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' since March 2015. A ten-episode television drama was broadcast on TV Asahi in 2021. ...

'' Kotarō or Kotarou (written: or ) is a separate given name, though it may be romanized the same way. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ninja *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer Fictional characters: *, protagonist of the manga series ''

Pita-Ten is a Japanese manga by Koge-Donbo. It was serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' between the October 1999 and August 2003 issues and was later collected into eight tankōbon volumes. The eight volumes were localized f ...

'' *Kotarou Kashima (鹿島虎太郎), a character from the manga and anime ''

School Babysitters is a Japanese manga series by Hari Tokeino. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa'' since 2009, and has been collected in twenty-three ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by ...

'', younger brother of Ryuichi Kashima

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