Kodocha — 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.
Episodes
E01 I'm an Elementary School Student with a Pimp
★ 7.0Apr 5, 1996 · 25m
Sana Kurata, the sixth grader with a "pimp," struggles to deal with her class full of troublemakers.
E02 The Whole Classroom Is a Monkey Mountain
★ 7.0Apr 12, 1996 · 25m
Sana continues to confront Akito, and the girls in the class join her.
E03 Operation Eyeball, Toothball!
★ 8.0Apr 26, 1996 · 25m
Sana learns about Akito's weakness.
E04 Lone Wolf, Awooo!
★ 6.0May 3, 1996 · 25m
Akito has stopped acting up due to Sana's blackmail, but now another boy vies for the "boss monkey" title.
E05 Naughty Hayama, Where Are You Going?
★ 7.0May 3, 1996 · 25m
While Sana get Akito open up, Sana gets a glimpse of a family very different from her own.
E06 Chicken-and-Egg Dum-Dum, Too Yucky to Eat
★ 7.0May 10, 1996 · 25m
Sana gets the Hayama family to watch her new TV drama.
E07 Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love Rivalry
★ 7.0May 17, 1996 · 25m
Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.
E08 A Juice-Drenched First Kiss
May 24, 1996 · 25m
Sana takes a field trip to help her forget why Rei has been acting so weird.
E09 Pinch, Pinch, Sana's Love
★ 8.0May 31, 1996 · 25m
Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.
E10 Tweet-Tweet, Love Flies Away
★ 7.0Jun 7, 1996 · 25m
Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.
E11 Father, You Are His Father
★ 7.0Jun 14, 1996 · 25m
Sana goes back to focusing more on her work, taking on several commercials with her Child's Toy co-star, Zenjiro.
E12 This Time, Sana Is the Lonely Wolf
★ 6.0Jun 21, 1996 · 25m
Rei signs Sana up for too many commercials, and causes her to forget a promise she made to her friends.
E13 My Name Is Going to Change
★ 6.0Jun 28, 1996 · 25m
Tsuyoshi misses school one day, and Akito and Sana get together to help their friend.
E14 The Summer of My Promise (1)
★ 7.0Jul 5, 1996 · 25m
Everyone is excited about a class camping trip. While Sana looks cheerful as usual, Akito notices that she is worried about something.
E15 The Summer of My Promise (2)
★ 8.0Jul 12, 1996 · 25m
Akito does his best to comfort a distraught Sana, who's still fearing the potential aftermath of Misako's book getting published.
E16 Heart-Pounding Twice Over
★ 7.0Jul 19, 1996 · 25m
Sana performs in a play and invites her classmates, teachers, and Naozumi.
E17 Ah, What a Surprise! Mama's Book
★ 9.0Jul 26, 1996 · 25m
Misako's book "My Daughter and I" has been released.
E18 A Hungry Pair Plays Hide-and-Seek
★ 8.0Aug 2, 1996 · 25m
Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.
E19 The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, Too
★ 8.0Aug 9, 1996 · 25m
Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.
E20 Feeling Good with a Sana-chan Quiz!
★ 3.0Aug 16, 1996 · 25m
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.
E21 Could Be a Small-Size Hayama
★ 5.0Aug 23, 1996 · 25m
Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.
E22 Heart of Karate and Announcement of Retirement
★ 5.0Aug 30, 1996 · 25m
Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons.
E23 Clear, with Occasional Gone Missing
★ 6.0Sep 6, 1996 · 25m
Sana helps find Mariko, who sneaks into the set of "Child's Toy" to find Sana.
E24 Math Life Drives Me Batty
★ 4.0Sep 13, 1996 · 25m
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.
E25 A Band-Aid for the Heart?
Sep 20, 1996 · 25m
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.
E26 Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Morning Is Coming
★ 6.0Sep 27, 1996 · 25m
Sana's gift to Aono, the little baby chick, has now become a full-grown rooster.
E27 Give Me Sympathy and Lend Me Money
★ 4.0Oct 4, 1996 · 25m
Misako's ex-husband, Ryousuke Kashima asks Sana for a favor, Akito and Tsuyoshi become worried about her and decide to follow them around.
E28 Love-Love, Father Hayama's Song
★ 6.0Oct 11, 1996 · 25m
Sana and Tsuyoshi visit Akito's mother's grave with the Hayama family, which is also Akito's birthday.
E29 She's Here! Mother's Mother
★ 6.0Oct 18, 1996 · 25m
Misako's mother Shizuka visits Misako and Sana in Tokyo.
E30 My Boyfriend Has to Grin and Bear It
Oct 25, 1996 · 25m
Asako stars in a romantic drama with popular performer Takuya Kimochi, and rumors begin.
E31 The Snake Stomps in with His Shoes Still On
Nov 1, 1996 · 25m
A tabloid photographer named Kurosaki is determined to get a scoop on Sana.
E32 Dad, You've Been Arrested
Nov 8, 1996 · 25m
Tsuyoshi's father is thrown in jail, and Tsuyoshi and his sister are picked on by their classmates.
E33 Love Tastes Like Curry
Nov 15, 1996 · 25m
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.
E34 A Singing Heart Goes 3, 2, 1
Nov 22, 1996 · 25m
It's Zenjiro's birthday so Sana plans to hold a birthday party for him.
E35 There Is a Reason for These Presents
Nov 29, 1996 · 25m
Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.
E36 Take Me to Kusatsu
Dec 6, 1996 · 25m
Winter vacation brings a trip to the Kurata Hot Springs Inn in Kusatsu.
E37 Kiss! Fight! Karate and Trumpet
Dec 13, 1996 · 25m
Akito stresses about trying to buy a gift for Sana, and Sana stresses about a job.
E38 A Heart-Pounding Kiss at Christmas
Dec 20, 1996 · 25m
Sana hosts her and Akito's middle birthday/Christmas party.
E39 100 Haya-Moths and the Scales of Fury
Jan 3, 1997 · 25m
Moth versions of Akito, known as Haya-moths, turn everyone into moth versions of themselves.
E40 Suddenly, One Day, I'm a Homeless Girl
Jan 10, 1997 · 25m
The Kurata household copes with a major setback.
E41 He Got Me Blacklisted
Jan 17, 1997 · 25m
Sana can not find work. But it seems to be bigger than everyone expects.
E42 The Delirious Nick-of-Time Deadline
Jan 24, 1997 · 25m
Onda had asked Sana to write a book. Sana then puts off the book until there's only about a week left.
E43 My Boyfriend Is Like a Father to Me
Jan 31, 1997 · 25m
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.
E44 Gomi-kun, Gomi-kun, Where Are You Going?
Feb 7, 1997 · 25m
Gomi does some shoplifting, and then he runs away. But, runs into Akito leaving the stolen loot.
E45 Mixed Feelings About Valentines
Feb 14, 1997 · 25m
Takeshi misses work, leading everyone to believe he drops out.
E46 Am I Wrong for Running Away?
Feb 21, 1997 · 25m
Sana's book hit the store shelves, but Mami wasn't mentioned anywhere in the book.
E47 Under the Same Roof with You
Feb 28, 1997 · 25m
The apartment that Sana stayed in gets torn down, and for another week, the Kurata family is homeless.
E48 Father, You Are My Father
Mar 7, 1997 · 25m
Misako learns something about Takeshi.
E49 This Is Our Last Scene Together
Mar 14, 1997 · 25m
Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.
E50 Spring Comes In an Avalanche of Tears
Mar 21, 1997 · 25m
Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home.
E51 Up to Today, and as of Tomorrow
Apr 4, 1997 · 25m
A clipshow episode where Zenjiro recruits several of Sana's friends to discuss the relationship between Sana and Akito.
E52 The Best Friend I Met in the Restroom
Apr 4, 1997 · 25m
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.
E53 My Life Plan Went Kaput All Because of a Kiss
Apr 11, 1997 · 25m
Fuka tells Sana why she slapped Akito, and about how Akito ruined her life by stealing her first kiss in kindergarten.
E54 Sana Wasn't Ready for Love
Apr 18, 1997 · 25m
Sana tells Tsuyoshi that she doesn't believe in love anymore because of what happened with Rei.
E55 The Actress Is Holing Up in the Mountains
Apr 25, 1997 · 25m
Sana leaves to film a movie in a secluded mountain area.
E56 I'm Seriously, Seriously, for Real, Serious
May 2, 1997 · 25m
Sana and the crew arrive at the movie set location in the mountains.
E57 A Fakey Boyfriend Lured in by Sushi
May 9, 1997 · 25m
Fuka asks Akito to be her boyfriend, and bribes him with sushi, so she won't lose face to her old friends.
E58 Lovey Dovey Times in the Mountains
May 16, 1997 · 25m
Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.
E59 Getting Over Injuries and Storms
May 23, 1997 · 25m
Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.
E60 Somtimes You Realize You're in Love Once You've Been Rejected
May 30, 1997 · 25m
Upon finding out that Akito is going out with her best friend, Fuka, she comes to realize her true feelings towards him.
E61 I'm Not Going to Cry Just Because My Heart's Broken
Jun 6, 1997 · 25m
Sana's mom visits her on the set and tries to cheer her up.
E62 This Summer Literally Burned Up
Jun 13, 1997 · 25m
Sana faces a dangerous situation while filming a movie scene inside the burning mansion.
E63 You Can't Believe the Rumors
Jun 20, 1997 · 25m
Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.
E64 The Truth Has to Be Somewhere
Jun 27, 1997 · 25m
Naozumi reveals the true nature of his rationship with Sana on live television broadcast, and also exposes her feelings toward Akito.
E65 And Now, Those Two Face a Long Goodbye
Jul 4, 1997 · 25m
After mutual confessions, Sana and Akito argue, but they are interrupted by a nurse.
E66 Run Away, Run Away, Across the Sea
Jul 11, 1997 · 25m
Sana and Naozumi leave for New York to star in a Broadway musical together.
E67 New York Is Filled with Suspense
Jul 18, 1997 · 25m
Strange incidents keep happening to Sana and Naozumi upon their arrival in New York.
E68 The World Is Filled with Mysteries
Jun 25, 1997 · 25m
Rei goes to Hollywood to find Mr. Hamilton, while Sana and Naozumi begin rehearsals.
E69 You Also Have Emerald Eyes
Aug 1, 1997 · 25m
Sana and Naozumi discover the truth about the mysterious ghost they've been seeing.
E70 Lunchtime Seems Dangerous
Aug 8, 1997 · 25m
Sana, Rei and Naozumi spend their first night at the hotel and Naozumi encounters the strange man from before.
E71 The Mother Was a Complete Surprise
Aug 15, 1997 · 25m
Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.
E72 You Found Out Too Much About My Secret
Aug 22, 1997 · 25m
Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.
E73 The Stupid American Parent and Child
Aug 29, 1997 · 25m
Secil deals with feeling unwanted and unloved due to her injury.
E74 The Mother Is Gleefully Plotting Away
Sep 5, 1997 · 25m
Yuko has decided to use Naozumi as a tool to get fame.
E75 Where in Manhattan Is My Daughter?
Sep 12, 1997 · 25m
Secil runs away after overhearing a conversation between Yuko and Naozumi.
E76 Should I Go Home? Maybe I Should
Sep 19, 1997 · 25m
Naozumi and Sana weigh their options after Naozumi learns of his mother's true intentions.
E77 Papa, This Is Your Fault!
Sep 26, 1997 · 25m
Naozumi and Sana reconsider their decision to return to Japan and instead meet with the Hamilton family.
E78 First and Final Fight Between Parent and Child
Oct 3, 1997 · 25m
As Yuko's luck runs out, she and Naozumi fight over her treatment of him.
E79 There Are Fathers Who Just Can't Be Fathers
Oct 10, 1997 · 25m
Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.
E80 Sing One More Time, 3, 2, 1
Oct 17, 1997 · 25m
Sana and Naozumi defy a new law prohibiting singing and music.
E81 Hello, Goodbye, My Love
Oct 24, 1997 · 25m
Sana and Naozumi recall to their time in New York on their return to Japan.
E82 We've Been Getting Along Great Ever Since
Oct 31, 1997 · 25m
Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.
E83 Only the Best Couples
Nov 7, 1997 · 25m
Sana's friends welcome her back and pay her a visit where she announces that she and Naozumi are officially a couple.
E84 The New Manager Is a PYT
Nov 14, 1997 · 25m
Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.
E85 There Were Lines That Just Couldn't Be Said
Nov 21, 1997 · 25m
Sana objects to script dialogue that requires her to call another character a "devil."
E86 Everything Is Clearer Now That I Can't See
Nov 28, 1997 · 25m
Fuka's temporary blindness allows her to see Sana and Akito's feelings toward each other.
E87 Fighting, Separation, How Will It End?
Dec 5, 1997 · 25m
Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.
E88 So This Kind of Day Has Come
Dec 12, 1997 · 25m
Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.
E89 Hallelujah on Christmas Eve? My Heart
Dec 19, 1997 · 25m
Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.
E90 Mecha Hayama Mama Is Mama Hayama / The Magical Curse Is Uri Uri Urinal
Dec 30, 1997 · 25m
In this fantasy episode, Hayama's father builds a mother robot.
E91 The New Year Came and So Did a Fan
Jan 9, 1998 · 25m
Sana's fan club is disappointed by her lack of acting work.
E92 The Easiest but Not Math Video
Jan 16, 1998 · 25m
Sana doesn't understand the subject she's trying to teach for her new job.
E93 They're Appearing with the Same Name
Jan 23, 1998 · 25m
Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.
E94 If You Rock and Roll for a Child's Toy Spring
Jan 30, 1998 · 25m
Sana and Zenjiro are reunited in the new series "Kodocha."
E95 Maybe Things Can Go Back to Normal
Feb 6, 1998 · 25m
Takaishi and Fuka are now both single. Can Sana and Zenjiro play Cupid and help these two get together?
E96 Waiting but Rushing Adults in Love
Feb 13, 1998 · 25m
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?
E97 The Happiness Project: Now Lend Me Money
Feb 27, 1998 · 25m
Misako's ex-husband is back again to ask for money. But this time, he is serious. At least, he thinks he is...
E98 Big Sis Seems to Be in Love
Feb 27, 1998 · 25m
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.
E99 The Karate Club Is Great, Come Check It Out
Mar 6, 1998 · 25m
Sana wants to form a karate club for Akito's sake.
E100 The Blackboard Erasers Disappeared
Mar 13, 1998 · 25m
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.
E101 All Three of Them Disappeared
Mar 20, 1998 · 25m
Other kids started talking bad about Akito and Sana and Jinbou Elementary School's 6th grade Class 3.
E102 Kodocha Continues Always and Forever!
Mar 27, 1998 · 25m
Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.