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 *, 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 con ...

, Japanese graphic designer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese jujutsuka 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

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*, 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 ...

'' *Kotarou Kashima (鹿島虎太郎), a character from the manga and anime '' School Babysitters'', younger brother of Ryuichi Kashima *, a character in the manga series ''

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

'' *, 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 ...

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

Sword of the Stranger A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip ...

'' *, the protagonist of the tokusatsu series '' Kamen Rider Black'' *, the titular character of the manga and anime series ''

Kotaro Lives Alone is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from March 2015 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in ten volumes. A ten-episode televisio ...

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

Gintama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in '' Jump Giga'' from December 2018 ...

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