Kotoura-san

Kotoura-san
Cover of the first manga volume
琴浦さん
Genre	Romantic comedy, Drama, Supernatural
Manga
Written by	Enokizu
Published by	Micro Magazine
Imprint	Micro Magazine Comics
Magazine	Manga Goccha Megami Magazine
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 14, 2010 – April 22, 2015[1]
Volumes	7
Anime television series
Directed by	Masahiko Ohta
Produced by	Jun Fukuda Hiroshi Yoshida Jiyū Ōgi Kimihito Sekido Masami Abe
Written by	Takashi Aoshima
Music by	Yasuhiro Misawa
Studio	AIC Classic
Licensed by	NA: NIS America
Original network	CBC
English network	SEA: Animax Asia
Original run	January 11, 2013 – March 29, 2013
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

Kotoura-san (琴浦さん) is a four-panel manga series by Enokizu. It appeared as a serial in the web magazine Manga Goccha, and the manga magazine Megami from October 14, 2010 to April 22, 2015. Micro Magazine owns the web magazine, and is also the publisher of the series which spanned seven bound volumes released from 2012 to 2015. Kotoura-san is about a first year high school girl named Haruka Kotoura who has the ability to read minds. Growing up she has a horrible life but things turn around when she makes friends who accept her ability. One guy in particular named Yoshihisa Manabe also eventually takes a romantic interest in her.

An anime television adaptation was made from the manga by AIC Classic that aired from January 11 to March 29, 2013.^[2][3] Twelve episodes aired in all and included the addition of five bonus shorts called Haruka's Room (春香の部屋, Haruka no Heya). Outside of Japan only the anime adaptation was brought over and released in North America. The series was licensed under the name The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura by NIS America, they released a Blu-ray subtitled collection on August 4, 2015. The English subtitled release received mixed to mostly positive reviews from critics.