“Middle-schooler Arata rescues bird-like Kujima, who ends up freeloading at his home through winter.”
Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble?
クジマ歌えば家ほろろ
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Middle-schooler Arata rescues bird-like Kujima, who ends up freeloading at his home through winter.
In the autumn of his first year of middle school, Arata Kouda meets Kujima, a strange creature that sort-of looks like a bird. Since Kujima is hungry, Arata brings it home with him... But because of his older brother who failed his entrance exams, Kujima gets carried away by the situation and ends up freeloading at the Kouda residence. He says it's just until he makes it through winter, and the warmth of spring comes, but... (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2026 – Jun 2026 Spring 2026
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-26541 catalog
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