“Kobato heals hearts to fill a magic bottle and earn her deepest wish.”
Kobato.
こばと。
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Synopsis
Kobato heals hearts to fill a magic bottle and earn her deepest wish.
The friendly and sincere Kobato Hanato has a wish to go to a particular place no matter what. To fulfill this desire, she is tasked with helping people in their times of distress. For each mended broken heart, a small candy-like fragment is produced and fills a special bottle. Once the bottle is full, her wish will be granted. As Kobato carries out her mission alongside her stuffed toy companion, Ioryogi, she encounters various people troubled by their different situations. From a child struggling with his parents, a high school girl troubled about romance, and everything in between, Kobato's naturally sweet smile and outgoing personality are ready to brighten their day!
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 70 sampled reviews
What 70 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.89 · split reception
6.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.0
↑ 2.26
Running avg · Nov 2009 → May 2025
- 10 “This was one of the best love stories to me. The characters were amazing as well as the story!! Overall this was one of the best anime shows I have watched!”
- 10 “This is definitely one of the best animes I've ever seen. I would recommend it to someone that enjoys becoming a little emotional from animes, personally the ones that make me cry I would say are...”
- 10 “I love this anime! T^T I cry at the end..First it was like "Whaaaa~?!" then i was like "NOOO~~!" and then went to "Wut?!" And so...The last reaction was like "...Waaaah~~~" It was mood swing-very...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2009 – Mar 2010 Fall 2009
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4262 catalog
Produced by
- NHK Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- NHK-BS2 Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- flying DOG Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor