The best episodes of Kodocha

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  1. 01

    S01E17 · July 26, 1996 · 25m

    Ah, What a Surprise! Mama's Book9.0

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

  2. 02

    S01E03 · April 26, 1996 · 25m

    Operation Eyeball, Toothball!8.0

    Sana learns about Akito's weakness.

  3. 03

    S01E09 · May 31, 1996 · 25m

    Pinch, Pinch, Sana's Love8.0

    Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.

  4. 04

    S01E15 · July 12, 1996 · 25m

    The Summer of My Promise (2)8.0

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

  5. 05

    S01E18 · August 2, 1996 · 25m

    A Hungry Pair Plays Hide-and-Seek8.0

    Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.

  6. 06

    S01E19 · August 9, 1996 · 25m

    The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, Too8.0

    Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.

  7. 07

    S01E01 · April 5, 1996 · 25m

    I'm an Elementary School Student with a Pimp7.0

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

  8. 08

    S01E02 · April 12, 1996 · 25m

    The Whole Classroom Is a Monkey Mountain7.0

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

  9. 09

    S01E05 · May 3, 1996 · 25m

    Naughty Hayama, Where Are You Going?7.0

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

  10. 10

    S01E06 · May 10, 1996 · 25m

    Chicken-and-Egg Dum-Dum, Too Yucky to Eat7.0

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

  11. 11

    S01E07 · May 17, 1996 · 25m

    Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love Rivalry7.0

    Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.

  12. 12

    S01E10 · June 7, 1996 · 25m

    Tweet-Tweet, Love Flies Away7.0

    Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.

  13. 13

    S01E11 · June 14, 1996 · 25m

    Father, You Are His Father7.0

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

  14. 14

    S01E14 · July 5, 1996 · 25m

    The Summer of My Promise (1)7.0

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

  15. 15

    S01E16 · July 19, 1996 · 25m

    Heart-Pounding Twice Over7.0

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

  16. 16

    S01E04 · May 3, 1996 · 25m

    Lone Wolf, Awooo!6.0

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

  17. 17

    S01E12 · June 21, 1996 · 25m

    This Time, Sana Is the Lonely Wolf6.0

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

  18. 18

    S01E13 · June 28, 1996 · 25m

    My Name Is Going to Change6.0

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

  19. 19

    S01E23 · September 6, 1996 · 25m

    Clear, with Occasional Gone Missing6.0

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

  20. 20

    S01E26 · September 27, 1996 · 25m

    Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Morning Is Coming6.0

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

  21. 21

    S01E28 · October 11, 1996 · 25m

    Love-Love, Father Hayama's Song6.0

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

  22. 22

    S01E29 · October 18, 1996 · 25m

    She's Here! Mother's Mother6.0

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

  23. 23

    S01E21 · August 23, 1996 · 25m

    Could Be a Small-Size Hayama5.0

    Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.

  24. 24

    S01E22 · August 30, 1996 · 25m

    Heart of Karate and Announcement of Retirement5.0

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

  25. 25

    S01E24 · September 13, 1996 · 25m

    Math Life Drives Me Batty4.0

    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.

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