Kotowaza House (1987)

Kotowaza House - Series Information

• Original Title: ことわざハウス
• First Air Year: 1987
• Last Air Year: 1994
• Type: TV Series
• Genres: Animation
• Episode Runtime: Average runtime per episode (5 minutes)
• Number of Seasons: 1
• Number of Episodes: 773
• Status: Ended
• Original Language: Japanese
• Spoken Languages: Japanese
• Networks: Fuji TV
• Alternative Titles: ことわざハウス 健康編 (JP)
• Production Companies: Eiken
• Production Countries: Japan

Kotowaza House - Plot

A public service proverb-of-the-week anime. Peter the salary man lives a very unhealthy lifestyle, starving then bingeing until he feels seek, or slobbing around the house until badgered into taking up exercise, during which he invariably pulls a muscle.

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Kotowaza House - Cast & Crew

Main Cast

• Hiroshi Takemura
• Ai Satou
• Sho Saito

Kotowaza House - FAQs

What is Kotowaza House about?

Kotowaza House is a Japanese public service anime built around a proverb of the week. Each short episode follows Peter, an everyman salaryman with hilariously unhealthy habits — skipping meals, binge-eating, avoiding exercise, and inevitably pulling a muscle — whose comic misadventures bring each proverb to life.

Why does Kotowaza House have 773 episodes?

Because each episode runs only about five minutes, Kotowaza House was able to air an enormous number of installments across its seven-year run from 1987 to 1994. The short format made it ideal for a public service slot on Fuji TV, delivering a fresh proverb lesson every week without demanding a large time commitment from viewers.

Who voices the main characters in Kotowaza House?

Hiroshi Takemura voices Peter (ペータ), the bumbling salaryman at the heart of the show, as well as the doctor and the boss. Ai Satou plays Saeko and the nurse, while Sho Saito brings the grandmother character to life. Together they form the small recurring cast that carries each proverb-driven episode.

What network aired Kotowaza House?

Kotowaza House aired on Fuji TV in Japan. Produced by Eiken — the studio long associated with long-running Japanese TV animation — the series ran from 1987 to 1994, making it one of the more quietly enduring short-form anime of its era on Japanese broadcast television.

Is Kotowaza House suitable for children?

Kotowaza House is a gentle, family-friendly anime with a clear educational purpose. Its humor is mild and physical — Peter overeats, avoids exercise, and pulls muscles — making it accessible to younger viewers while still landing its health-focused proverb lessons. No US content rating has been officially assigned to the series.

What kind of proverbs does Kotowaza House feature?

The series focuses on health-related Japanese proverbs, using Peter's chaotic lifestyle as a comedic vehicle to illustrate each one. Whether he's gorging himself after skipping meals or reluctantly taking up exercise only to injure himself, every episode wraps its lesson in slapstick situations that make the proverb memorable and relatable.

Who produced Kotowaza House?

Kotowaza House was produced by Eiken, a Japanese animation studio with a long history of producing TV anime and public service content. Eiken is perhaps best known internationally for long-running series like Sazae-san. Kotowaza House represents the studio's work in short-form educational animation for broadcast television.

Are there similar anime series to Kotowaza House?

Fans of short-form or educational Japanese animation may enjoy Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (1979) or Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems (2017) for their distinctive animated storytelling. For broader anime variety, Kodocha (1996) and Toward the Terra (2007) offer engaging character-driven narratives in longer episode formats.

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