SavaraTV series

Kodocha

6.91996NR1 seasonJapanese

Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized hellion who's organized the boys in their grade-school class into a mass of unending noise and violence. With the help of Rei, her manager, chauffeur and "pimp," Sana is determined to win back control of the classroom from her new arch-enemy. But as her crusade continues, Sana moves further into Akito's life, and finds that he might not be entirely bad...or entirely safe.

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AnimationComedyDrama
Starring

Shizue Oda, Ryou Naitou, Tatsuya Nakazaki

Created by

Miho Obana

Season 1

Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized hellion who's organized the boys in their grade-school class into a mass of unending noise and violence. With the help of Rei, her manager, chauffeur and "pimp," Sana is determined to win back control of the classroom from her new arch-enemy. But as her crusade continues, Sana moves further into Akito's life, and finds that he might not be entirely bad...or entirely safe.

1.I'm an Elementary School Student with a Pimp

Sana Kurata, the sixth grader with a "pimp," struggles to deal with her class full of troublemakers.

25 minApr 5, 1996

2.The Whole Classroom Is a Monkey Mountain

Sana continues to confront Akito, and the girls in the class join her.

25 minApr 12, 1996

3.Operation Eyeball, Toothball!

Sana learns about Akito's weakness.

25 minApr 26, 1996

4.Lone Wolf, Awooo!

Akito has stopped acting up due to Sana's blackmail, but now another boy vies for the "boss monkey" title.

25 minMay 3, 1996

5.Naughty Hayama, Where Are You Going?

While Sana get Akito open up, Sana gets a glimpse of a family very different from her own.

25 minMay 3, 1996

6.Chicken-and-Egg Dum-Dum, Too Yucky to Eat

Sana gets the Hayama family to watch her new TV drama.

25 minMay 10, 1996

7.Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love Rivalry

Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.

25 minMay 17, 1996

8.A Juice-Drenched First Kiss

Sana takes a field trip to help her forget why Rei has been acting so weird.

25 minMay 24, 1996

9.Pinch, Pinch, Sana's Love

Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.

25 minMay 31, 1996

10.Tweet-Tweet, Love Flies Away

Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.

25 minJun 7, 1996

11.Father, You Are His Father

Sana goes back to focusing more on her work, taking on several commercials with her Child's Toy co-star, Zenjiro.

25 minJun 14, 1996

12.This Time, Sana Is the Lonely Wolf

Rei signs Sana up for too many commercials, and causes her to forget a promise she made to her friends.

25 minJun 21, 1996

13.My Name Is Going to Change

Tsuyoshi misses school one day, and Akito and Sana get together to help their friend.

25 minJun 28, 1996

14.The Summer of My Promise (1)

Everyone is excited about a class camping trip. While Sana looks cheerful as usual, Akito notices that she is worried about something.

25 minJul 5, 1996

15.The Summer of My Promise (2)

Akito does his best to comfort a distraught Sana, who's still fearing the potential aftermath of Misako's book getting published.

25 minJul 12, 1996

16.Heart-Pounding Twice Over

Sana performs in a play and invites her classmates, teachers, and Naozumi.

25 minJul 19, 1996

17.Ah, What a Surprise! Mama's Book

Misako's book "My Daughter and I" has been released.

25 minJul 26, 1996

18.A Hungry Pair Plays Hide-and-Seek

Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.

25 minAug 2, 1996

19.The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, Too

Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.

25 minAug 9, 1996

20.Feeling Good with a Sana-chan Quiz!

A recap episode set up as quiz show hosted by series mascot, Babbit, and "Child's Toy" host, Zenjiro, recapping from the start of the story to the end of the love-triangle arc.

25 minAug 16, 1996

21.Could Be a Small-Size Hayama

Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.

25 minAug 23, 1996

22.Heart of Karate and Announcement of Retirement

Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons.

25 minAug 30, 1996

23.Clear, with Occasional Gone Missing

Sana helps find Mariko, who sneaks into the set of "Child's Toy" to find Sana.

25 minSep 6, 1996

24.Math Life Drives Me Batty

Principal Narunaru goes on a business trip, and Ms. Andoh takes this opportunity to threaten Class 3 of failing them and preventing them from advancing to junior high school.

25 minSep 13, 1996

25.A Band-Aid for the Heart?

Due to the pond-incident earlier in the school year, where Mami was nearly drowned by Akito and his old goons, Mami is now traumatized and scared of Akito.

25 minSep 20, 1996

26.Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Morning Is Coming

Sana's gift to Aono, the little baby chick, has now become a full-grown rooster.

25 minSep 27, 1996

27.Give Me Sympathy and Lend Me Money

Misako's ex-husband, Ryousuke Kashima asks Sana for a favor, Akito and Tsuyoshi become worried about her and decide to follow them around.

25 minOct 4, 1996

28.Love-Love, Father Hayama's Song

Sana and Tsuyoshi visit Akito's mother's grave with the Hayama family, which is also Akito's birthday.

25 minOct 11, 1996

29.She's Here! Mother's Mother

Misako's mother Shizuka visits Misako and Sana in Tokyo.

25 minOct 18, 1996

30.My Boyfriend Has to Grin and Bear It

Asako stars in a romantic drama with popular performer Takuya Kimochi, and rumors begin.

25 minOct 25, 1996

31.The Snake Stomps in with His Shoes Still On

A tabloid photographer named Kurosaki is determined to get a scoop on Sana.

25 minNov 1, 1996

32.Dad, You've Been Arrested

Tsuyoshi's father is thrown in jail, and Tsuyoshi and his sister are picked on by their classmates.

25 minNov 8, 1996

33.Love Tastes Like Curry

The boys and girls of Class 3 battle it out over after-school cleaning chores and is escalated further once Ms. Mitsuya and Mr. Tanaka argue about their upcoming wedding and their life after marriage.

25 minNov 15, 1996

34.A Singing Heart Goes 3, 2, 1

It's Zenjiro's birthday so Sana plans to hold a birthday party for him.

25 minNov 22, 1996

35.There Is a Reason for These Presents

Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.

25 minNov 29, 1996

36.Take Me to Kusatsu

Winter vacation brings a trip to the Kurata Hot Springs Inn in Kusatsu.

25 minDec 6, 1996

37.Kiss! Fight! Karate and Trumpet

Akito stresses about trying to buy a gift for Sana, and Sana stresses about a job.

25 minDec 13, 1996

38.A Heart-Pounding Kiss at Christmas

Sana hosts her and Akito's middle birthday/Christmas party.

25 minDec 20, 1996

39.100 Haya-Moths and the Scales of Fury

Moth versions of Akito, known as Haya-moths, turn everyone into moth versions of themselves.

25 minJan 3, 1997

40.Suddenly, One Day, I'm a Homeless Girl

The Kurata household copes with a major setback.

25 minJan 10, 1997

41.He Got Me Blacklisted

Sana can not find work. But it seems to be bigger than everyone expects.

25 minJan 17, 1997

42.The Delirious Nick-of-Time Deadline

Onda had asked Sana to write a book. Sana then puts off the book until there's only about a week left.

25 minJan 24, 1997

43.My Boyfriend Is Like a Father to Me

Reporters believe Sana and Takeshi to be father and daughter, but Sana says that it's not true and then declares that they are lovers.

25 minJan 31, 1997

44.Gomi-kun, Gomi-kun, Where Are You Going?

Gomi does some shoplifting, and then he runs away. But, runs into Akito leaving the stolen loot.

25 minFeb 7, 1997

45.Mixed Feelings About Valentines

Takeshi misses work, leading everyone to believe he drops out.

25 minFeb 14, 1997

46.Am I Wrong for Running Away?

Sana's book hit the store shelves, but Mami wasn't mentioned anywhere in the book.

25 minFeb 21, 1997

47.Under the Same Roof with You

The apartment that Sana stayed in gets torn down, and for another week, the Kurata family is homeless.

25 minFeb 28, 1997

48.Father, You Are My Father

Misako learns something about Takeshi.

25 minMar 7, 1997

49.This Is Our Last Scene Together

Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.

25 minMar 14, 1997

50.Spring Comes In an Avalanche of Tears

Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home.

25 minMar 21, 1997

51.Up to Today, and as of Tomorrow

A clipshow episode where Zenjiro recruits several of Sana's friends to discuss the relationship between Sana and Akito.

25 minApr 4, 1997

52.The Best Friend I Met in the Restroom

It's the first day of middle school, and Sana meets a new girl, Fuka, in the bathroom. They discover they have much in common.

25 minApr 4, 1997

53.My Life Plan Went Kaput All Because of a Kiss

Fuka tells Sana why she slapped Akito, and about how Akito ruined her life by stealing her first kiss in kindergarten.

25 minApr 11, 1997

54.Sana Wasn't Ready for Love

Sana tells Tsuyoshi that she doesn't believe in love anymore because of what happened with Rei.

25 minApr 18, 1997

55.The Actress Is Holing Up in the Mountains

Sana leaves to film a movie in a secluded mountain area.

25 minApr 25, 1997

56.I'm Seriously, Seriously, for Real, Serious

Sana and the crew arrive at the movie set location in the mountains.

25 minMay 2, 1997

57.A Fakey Boyfriend Lured in by Sushi

Fuka asks Akito to be her boyfriend, and bribes him with sushi, so she won't lose face to her old friends.

25 minMay 9, 1997

58.Lovey Dovey Times in the Mountains

Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.

25 minMay 16, 1997

59.Getting Over Injuries and Storms

Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.

25 minMay 23, 1997

60.Somtimes You Realize You're in Love Once You've Been Rejected

Upon finding out that Akito is going out with her best friend, Fuka, she comes to realize her true feelings towards him.

25 minMay 30, 1997

61.I'm Not Going to Cry Just Because My Heart's Broken

Sana's mom visits her on the set and tries to cheer her up.

25 minJun 6, 1997

62.This Summer Literally Burned Up

Sana faces a dangerous situation while filming a movie scene inside the burning mansion.

25 minJun 13, 1997

63.You Can't Believe the Rumors

Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.

25 minJun 20, 1997

64.The Truth Has to Be Somewhere

Naozumi reveals the true nature of his rationship with Sana on live television broadcast, and also exposes her feelings toward Akito.

25 minJun 27, 1997

65.And Now, Those Two Face a Long Goodbye

After mutual confessions, Sana and Akito argue, but they are interrupted by a nurse.

25 minJul 4, 1997

66.Run Away, Run Away, Across the Sea

Sana and Naozumi leave for New York to star in a Broadway musical together.

25 minJul 11, 1997

67.New York Is Filled with Suspense

Strange incidents keep happening to Sana and Naozumi upon their arrival in New York.

25 minJul 18, 1997

68.The World Is Filled with Mysteries

Rei goes to Hollywood to find Mr. Hamilton, while Sana and Naozumi begin rehearsals.

25 minJun 25, 1997

69.You Also Have Emerald Eyes

Sana and Naozumi discover the truth about the mysterious ghost they've been seeing.

25 minAug 1, 1997

70.Lunchtime Seems Dangerous

Sana, Rei and Naozumi spend their first night at the hotel and Naozumi encounters the strange man from before.

25 minAug 8, 1997

71.The Mother Was a Complete Surprise

Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.

25 minAug 15, 1997

72.You Found Out Too Much About My Secret

Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.

25 minAug 22, 1997

73.The Stupid American Parent and Child

Secil deals with feeling unwanted and unloved due to her injury.

25 minAug 29, 1997

74.The Mother Is Gleefully Plotting Away

Yuko has decided to use Naozumi as a tool to get fame.

25 minSep 5, 1997

75.Where in Manhattan Is My Daughter?

Secil runs away after overhearing a conversation between Yuko and Naozumi.

25 minSep 12, 1997

76.Should I Go Home? Maybe I Should

Naozumi and Sana weigh their options after Naozumi learns of his mother's true intentions.

25 minSep 19, 1997

77.Papa, This Is Your Fault!

Naozumi and Sana reconsider their decision to return to Japan and instead meet with the Hamilton family.

25 minSep 26, 1997

78.First and Final Fight Between Parent and Child

As Yuko's luck runs out, she and Naozumi fight over her treatment of him.

25 minOct 3, 1997

79.There Are Fathers Who Just Can't Be Fathers

Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.

25 minOct 10, 1997

80.Sing One More Time, 3, 2, 1

Sana and Naozumi defy a new law prohibiting singing and music.

25 minOct 17, 1997

81.Hello, Goodbye, My Love

Sana and Naozumi recall to their time in New York on their return to Japan.

25 minOct 24, 1997

82.We've Been Getting Along Great Ever Since

Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.

25 minOct 31, 1997

83.Only the Best Couples

Sana's friends welcome her back and pay her a visit where she announces that she and Naozumi are officially a couple.

25 minNov 7, 1997

84.The New Manager Is a PYT

Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.

25 minNov 14, 1997

85.There Were Lines That Just Couldn't Be Said

Sana objects to script dialogue that requires her to call another character a "devil."

25 minNov 21, 1997

86.Everything Is Clearer Now That I Can't See

Fuka's temporary blindness allows her to see Sana and Akito's feelings toward each other.

25 minNov 28, 1997

87.Fighting, Separation, How Will It End?

Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.

25 minDec 5, 1997

88.So This Kind of Day Has Come

Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.

25 minDec 12, 1997

89.Hallelujah on Christmas Eve? My Heart

Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.

25 minDec 19, 1997

90.Mecha Hayama Mama Is Mama Hayama / The Magical Curse Is Uri Uri Urinal

In this fantasy episode, Hayama's father builds a mother robot.

25 minDec 30, 1997

91.The New Year Came and So Did a Fan

Sana's fan club is disappointed by her lack of acting work.

25 minJan 9, 1998

92.The Easiest but Not Math Video

Sana doesn't understand the subject she's trying to teach for her new job.

25 minJan 16, 1998

93.They're Appearing with the Same Name

Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.

25 minJan 23, 1998

94.If You Rock and Roll for a Child's Toy Spring

Sana and Zenjiro are reunited in the new series "Kodocha."

25 minJan 30, 1998

95.Maybe Things Can Go Back to Normal

Takaishi and Fuka are now both single. Can Sana and Zenjiro play Cupid and help these two get together?

25 minFeb 6, 1998

96.Waiting but Rushing Adults in Love

Asako is getting ready to leave for London but Rei is not ready to give up his career for her. Is this the end of their relationship?

25 minFeb 13, 1998

97.The Happiness Project: Now Lend Me Money

Misako's ex-husband is back again to ask for money. But this time, he is serious. At least, he thinks he is...

25 minFeb 27, 1998

98.Big Sis Seems to Be in Love

It's Akito's sister who falls in love with the "perfect" guy. But it seems that the guy is a massive playboy, and is dating many other girls.

25 minFeb 27, 1998

99.The Karate Club Is Great, Come Check It Out

Sana wants to form a karate club for Akito's sake.

25 minMar 6, 1998

100.The Blackboard Erasers Disappeared

The new karate club member, Nakao, cannot find any meaning in his existence and chooses to rot away in the north wing with the blackboard erasers.

25 minMar 13, 1998

101.All Three of Them Disappeared

Other kids started talking bad about Akito and Sana and Jinbou Elementary School's 6th grade Class 3.

25 minMar 20, 1998

102.Kodocha Continues Always and Forever!

Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.

25 minMar 27, 1998

Kodocha

AnimationComedyDrama

Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized hellion who's organized the boys in their grade-school class into a mass of unending noise and violence. With the help of Rei, her manager, chauffeur and "pimp," Sana is determined to win back control of the classroom from her new arch-enemy. But as her crusade continues, Sana moves further into Akito's life, and finds that he might not be entirely bad...or entirely safe.

Information

Released
Apr 5, 1996
Episode length
25m
Seasons
1
Episodes
102
Status
Ended

Language & origin

Original audio
Japanese
Country
JP
Rating
NR
Created by
Miho Obana

Networks

Network
TV Tokyo

People in this story

SShizue OdaSana Kurata (voice)
Ryou NaitouRei Sagami (voice)
TTatsuya NakazakiAkito Hayama (voice)
Hana KinoMisako Kurata (voice)
Harumi IkomaFuka Matsui (voice)

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