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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.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Ah, What a Surprise! Mama's BookMisako's book "My Daughter and I" has been released. - 02
Operation Eyeball, Toothball!Sana learns about Akito's weakness. - 03
Pinch, Pinch, Sana's LoveSana copes with her surprising first kiss.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
I'm an Elementary School Student with a PimpApril 5, 1996Sana Kurata, the sixth grader with a "pimp," struggles to deal with her class full of troublemakers. - S01E02
The Whole Classroom Is a Monkey MountainApril 12, 1996Sana continues to confront Akito, and the girls in the class join her. - S01E03
Operation Eyeball, Toothball!April 26, 1996Sana learns about Akito's weakness. - S01E04
Lone Wolf, Awooo!May 3, 1996Akito has stopped acting up due to Sana's blackmail, but now another boy vies for the "boss monkey" title. - S01E05
Naughty Hayama, Where Are You Going?May 3, 1996While Sana get Akito open up, Sana gets a glimpse of a family very different from her own. - S01E06
Chicken-and-Egg Dum-Dum, Too Yucky to EatMay 10, 1996Sana gets the Hayama family to watch her new TV drama. - S01E07
Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love RivalryMay 17, 1996Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together. - S01E08
A Juice-Drenched First KissMay 24, 1996—Sana takes a field trip to help her forget why Rei has been acting so weird. - S01E09
Pinch, Pinch, Sana's LoveMay 31, 1996Sana copes with her surprising first kiss. - S01E10
Tweet-Tweet, Love Flies AwayJune 7, 1996Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister. - S01E11
Father, You Are His FatherJune 14, 1996Sana goes back to focusing more on her work, taking on several commercials with her Child's Toy co-star, Zenjiro. - S01E12
This Time, Sana Is the Lonely WolfJune 21, 1996Rei signs Sana up for too many commercials, and causes her to forget a promise she made to her friends. - S01E13
My Name Is Going to ChangeJune 28, 1996Tsuyoshi misses school one day, and Akito and Sana get together to help their friend. - S01E14
The Summer of My Promise (1)July 5, 1996Everyone is excited about a class camping trip. While Sana looks cheerful as usual, Akito notices that she is worried about something. - S01E15
The Summer of My Promise (2)July 12, 1996Akito does his best to comfort a distraught Sana, who's still fearing the potential aftermath of Misako's book getting published. - S01E16
Heart-Pounding Twice OverJuly 19, 1996Sana performs in a play and invites her classmates, teachers, and Naozumi. - S01E17
Season's bestAh, What a Surprise! Mama's BookJuly 26, 1996Misako's book "My Daughter and I" has been released. - S01E18
A Hungry Pair Plays Hide-and-SeekAugust 2, 1996Sana stays the night with the Hayama family. - S01E19
The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, TooAugust 9, 1996Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister. - S01E20
Feeling Good with a Sana-chan Quiz!August 16, 1996A 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 - S01E21
Could Be a Small-Size HayamaAugust 23, 1996Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi. - S01E22
Heart of Karate and Announcement of RetirementAugust 30, 1996Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons. - S01E23
Clear, with Occasional Gone MissingSeptember 6, 1996Sana helps find Mariko, who sneaks into the set of "Child's Toy" to find Sana. - S01E24
Math Life Drives Me BattySeptember 13, 1996Principal Narunaru goes on a business trip, and Ms. Andoh takes this opportunity to threaten Class 3 of failing them and preventing them fro - S01E25
A Band-Aid for the Heart?September 20, 1996—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 s - S01E26
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Morning Is ComingSeptember 27, 1996Sana's gift to Aono, the little baby chick, has now become a full-grown rooster. - S01E27
Give Me Sympathy and Lend Me MoneyOctober 4, 1996Misako's ex-husband, Ryousuke Kashima asks Sana for a favor, Akito and Tsuyoshi become worried about her and decide to follow them around. - S01E28
Love-Love, Father Hayama's SongOctober 11, 1996Sana and Tsuyoshi visit Akito's mother's grave with the Hayama family, which is also Akito's birthday. - S01E29
She's Here! Mother's MotherOctober 18, 1996Misako's mother Shizuka visits Misako and Sana in Tokyo. - S01E30
My Boyfriend Has to Grin and Bear ItOctober 25, 1996—Asako stars in a romantic drama with popular performer Takuya Kimochi, and rumors begin. - S01E31
The Snake Stomps in with His Shoes Still OnNovember 1, 1996—A tabloid photographer named Kurosaki is determined to get a scoop on Sana. - S01E32
Dad, You've Been ArrestedNovember 8, 1996—Tsuyoshi's father is thrown in jail, and Tsuyoshi and his sister are picked on by their classmates. - S01E33
Love Tastes Like CurryNovember 15, 1996—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 - S01E34
A Singing Heart Goes 3, 2, 1November 22, 1996—It's Zenjiro's birthday so Sana plans to hold a birthday party for him. - S01E35
There Is a Reason for These PresentsNovember 29, 1996—Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift. - S01E36
Take Me to KusatsuDecember 6, 1996—Winter vacation brings a trip to the Kurata Hot Springs Inn in Kusatsu. - S01E37
Kiss! Fight! Karate and TrumpetDecember 13, 1996—Akito stresses about trying to buy a gift for Sana, and Sana stresses about a job. - S01E38
A Heart-Pounding Kiss at ChristmasDecember 20, 1996—Sana hosts her and Akito's middle birthday/Christmas party. - S01E39
100 Haya-Moths and the Scales of FuryJanuary 3, 1997—Moth versions of Akito, known as Haya-moths, turn everyone into moth versions of themselves. - S01E40
Suddenly, One Day, I'm a Homeless GirlJanuary 10, 1997—The Kurata household copes with a major setback. - S01E41
He Got Me BlacklistedJanuary 17, 1997—Sana can not find work. But it seems to be bigger than everyone expects. - S01E42
The Delirious Nick-of-Time DeadlineJanuary 24, 1997—Onda had asked Sana to write a book. Sana then puts off the book until there's only about a week left. - S01E43
My Boyfriend Is Like a Father to MeJanuary 31, 1997—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. - S01E44
Gomi-kun, Gomi-kun, Where Are You Going?February 7, 1997—Gomi does some shoplifting, and then he runs away. But, runs into Akito leaving the stolen loot. - S01E45
Mixed Feelings About ValentinesFebruary 14, 1997—Takeshi misses work, leading everyone to believe he drops out. - S01E46
Am I Wrong for Running Away?February 21, 1997—Sana's book hit the store shelves, but Mami wasn't mentioned anywhere in the book. - S01E47
Under the Same Roof with YouFebruary 28, 1997—The apartment that Sana stayed in gets torn down, and for another week, the Kurata family is homeless. - S01E48
Father, You Are My FatherMarch 7, 1997—Misako learns something about Takeshi. - S01E49
This Is Our Last Scene TogetherMarch 14, 1997—Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter. - S01E50
Spring Comes In an Avalanche of TearsMarch 21, 1997—Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home. - S01E51
Up to Today, and as of TomorrowApril 4, 1997—A clipshow episode where Zenjiro recruits several of Sana's friends to discuss the relationship between Sana and Akito. - S01E52
The Best Friend I Met in the RestroomApril 4, 1997—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. - S01E53
My Life Plan Went Kaput All Because of a KissApril 11, 1997—Fuka tells Sana why she slapped Akito, and about how Akito ruined her life by stealing her first kiss in kindergarten. - S01E54
Sana Wasn't Ready for LoveApril 18, 1997—Sana tells Tsuyoshi that she doesn't believe in love anymore because of what happened with Rei. - S01E55
The Actress Is Holing Up in the MountainsApril 25, 1997—Sana leaves to film a movie in a secluded mountain area. - S01E56
I'm Seriously, Seriously, for Real, SeriousMay 2, 1997—Sana and the crew arrive at the movie set location in the mountains. - S01E57
A Fakey Boyfriend Lured in by SushiMay 9, 1997—Fuka asks Akito to be her boyfriend, and bribes him with sushi, so she won't lose face to her old friends. - S01E58
Lovey Dovey Times in the MountainsMay 16, 1997—Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana. - S01E59
Getting Over Injuries and StormsMay 23, 1997—Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans. - S01E60
Somtimes You Realize You're in Love Once You've Been RejectedMay 30, 1997—Upon finding out that Akito is going out with her best friend, Fuka, she comes to realize her true feelings towards him. - S01E61
I'm Not Going to Cry Just Because My Heart's BrokenJune 6, 1997—Sana's mom visits her on the set and tries to cheer her up. - S01E62
This Summer Literally Burned UpJune 13, 1997—Sana faces a dangerous situation while filming a movie scene inside the burning mansion. - S01E63
You Can't Believe the RumorsJune 20, 1997—Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating. - S01E64
The Truth Has to Be SomewhereJune 27, 1997—Naozumi reveals the true nature of his rationship with Sana on live television broadcast, and also exposes her feelings toward Akito. - S01E65
And Now, Those Two Face a Long GoodbyeJuly 4, 1997—After mutual confessions, Sana and Akito argue, but they are interrupted by a nurse. - S01E66
Run Away, Run Away, Across the SeaJuly 11, 1997—Sana and Naozumi leave for New York to star in a Broadway musical together. - S01E67
New York Is Filled with SuspenseJuly 18, 1997—Strange incidents keep happening to Sana and Naozumi upon their arrival in New York. - S01E68
The World Is Filled with MysteriesJune 25, 1997—Rei goes to Hollywood to find Mr. Hamilton, while Sana and Naozumi begin rehearsals. - S01E69
You Also Have Emerald EyesAugust 1, 1997—Sana and Naozumi discover the truth about the mysterious ghost they've been seeing. - S01E70
Lunchtime Seems DangerousAugust 8, 1997—Sana, Rei and Naozumi spend their first night at the hotel and Naozumi encounters the strange man from before. - S01E71
The Mother Was a Complete SurpriseAugust 15, 1997—Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi. - S01E72
You Found Out Too Much About My SecretAugust 22, 1997—Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil. - S01E73
The Stupid American Parent and ChildAugust 29, 1997—Secil deals with feeling unwanted and unloved due to her injury. - S01E74
The Mother Is Gleefully Plotting AwaySeptember 5, 1997—Yuko has decided to use Naozumi as a tool to get fame. - S01E75
Where in Manhattan Is My Daughter?September 12, 1997—Secil runs away after overhearing a conversation between Yuko and Naozumi. - S01E76
Should I Go Home? Maybe I ShouldSeptember 19, 1997—Naozumi and Sana weigh their options after Naozumi learns of his mother's true intentions. - S01E77
Papa, This Is Your Fault!September 26, 1997—Naozumi and Sana reconsider their decision to return to Japan and instead meet with the Hamilton family. - S01E78
First and Final Fight Between Parent and ChildOctober 3, 1997—As Yuko's luck runs out, she and Naozumi fight over her treatment of him. - S01E79
There Are Fathers Who Just Can't Be FathersOctober 10, 1997—Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship. - S01E80
Sing One More Time, 3, 2, 1October 17, 1997—Sana and Naozumi defy a new law prohibiting singing and music. - S01E81
Hello, Goodbye, My LoveOctober 24, 1997—Sana and Naozumi recall to their time in New York on their return to Japan. - S01E82
We've Been Getting Along Great Ever SinceOctober 31, 1997—Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan. - S01E83
Only the Best CouplesNovember 7, 1997—Sana's friends welcome her back and pay her a visit where she announces that she and Naozumi are officially a couple. - S01E84
The New Manager Is a PYTNovember 14, 1997—Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho. - S01E85
There Were Lines That Just Couldn't Be SaidNovember 21, 1997—Sana objects to script dialogue that requires her to call another character a "devil." - S01E86
Everything Is Clearer Now That I Can't SeeNovember 28, 1997—Fuka's temporary blindness allows her to see Sana and Akito's feelings toward each other. - S01E87
Fighting, Separation, How Will It End?December 5, 1997—Fuka and Akito assess their relationship. - S01E88
So This Kind of Day Has ComeDecember 12, 1997—Sand decides to quit acting and return to school. - S01E89
Hallelujah on Christmas Eve? My HeartDecember 19, 1997—Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi. - S01E90
Mecha Hayama Mama Is Mama Hayama / The Magical Curse Is Uri Uri UrinalDecember 30, 1997—In this fantasy episode, Hayama's father builds a mother robot. - S01E91
The New Year Came and So Did a FanJanuary 9, 1998—Sana's fan club is disappointed by her lack of acting work. - S01E92
The Easiest but Not Math VideoJanuary 16, 1998—Sana doesn't understand the subject she's trying to teach for her new job. - S01E93
They're Appearing with the Same NameJanuary 23, 1998—Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name. - S01E94
If You Rock and Roll for a Child's Toy SpringJanuary 30, 1998—Sana and Zenjiro are reunited in the new series "Kodocha." - S01E95
Maybe Things Can Go Back to NormalFebruary 6, 1998—Takaishi and Fuka are now both single. Can Sana and Zenjiro play Cupid and help these two get together? - S01E96
Waiting but Rushing Adults in LoveFebruary 13, 1998—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? - S01E97
The Happiness Project: Now Lend Me MoneyFebruary 27, 1998—Misako's ex-husband is back again to ask for money. But this time, he is serious. At least, he thinks he is... - S01E98
Big Sis Seems to Be in LoveFebruary 27, 1998—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 - S01E99
The Karate Club Is Great, Come Check It OutMarch 6, 1998—Sana wants to form a karate club for Akito's sake. - S01E100
The Blackboard Erasers DisappearedMarch 13, 1998—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 er - S01E101
All Three of Them DisappearedMarch 20, 1998—Other kids started talking bad about Akito and Sana and Jinbou Elementary School's 6th grade Class 3. - S01E102
Kodocha Continues Always and Forever!March 27, 1998—Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.
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