S01E01 5 Apr 96

25m

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.

S01E02 12 Apr 96

25m

The Whole Classroom Is a Monkey Mountain

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

S01E03 26 Apr 96

25m

Operation Eyeball, Toothball!

Sana learns about Akito's weakness.

S01E04 3 Mei 96

25m

Lone Wolf, Awooo!

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

S01E05 3 Mei 96

25m

Naughty Hayama, Where Are You Going?

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

S01E06 10 Mei 96

25m

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

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

S01E07 17 Mei 96

25m

Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love Rivalry

Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.

S01E08 24 Mei 96

25m

A Juice-Drenched First Kiss

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

S01E09 31 Mei 96

25m

Pinch, Pinch, Sana's Love

Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.

S01E10 7 Jun 96

25m

Tweet-Tweet, Love Flies Away

Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.

S01E11 14 Jun 96

25m

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.

S01E12 21 Jun 96

25m

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.

S01E13 28 Jun 96

25m

My Name Is Going to Change

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

S01E14 5 Jul 96

25m

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.

S01E15 12 Jul 96

25m

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.

S01E16 19 Jul 96

25m

Heart-Pounding Twice Over

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

S01E17 26 Jul 96

25m

Ah, What a Surprise! Mama's Book

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

S01E18 2 Agu 96

25m

A Hungry Pair Plays Hide-and-Seek

Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.

S01E19 9 Agu 96

25m

The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, Too

Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.

S01E20 16 Agu 96

25m

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.

S01E21 23 Agu 96

25m

Could Be a Small-Size Hayama

Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.

S01E22 30 Agu 96

25m

Heart of Karate and Announcement of Retirement

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

S01E23 6 Sep 96

25m

Clear, with Occasional Gone Missing

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

S01E24 13 Sep 96

25m

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.

S01E25 20 Sep 96

25m

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.

S01E26 27 Sep 96

25m

Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Morning Is Coming

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

S01E27 4 Okt 96

25m

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.

S01E28 11 Okt 96

25m

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.

S01E29 18 Okt 96

25m

She's Here! Mother's Mother

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

S01E30 25 Okt 96

25m

My Boyfriend Has to Grin and Bear It

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

S01E31 1 Nov 96

25m

The Snake Stomps in with His Shoes Still On

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

S01E32 8 Nov 96

25m

Dad, You've Been Arrested

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

S01E33 15 Nov 96

25m

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.

S01E34 22 Nov 96

25m

A Singing Heart Goes 3, 2, 1

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

S01E35 29 Nov 96

25m

There Is a Reason for These Presents

Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.

S01E36 6 Des 96

25m

Take Me to Kusatsu

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

S01E37 13 Des 96

25m

Kiss! Fight! Karate and Trumpet

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

S01E38 20 Des 96

25m

A Heart-Pounding Kiss at Christmas

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

S01E39 3 Jan 97

25m

100 Haya-Moths and the Scales of Fury

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

S01E40 10 Jan 97

25m

Suddenly, One Day, I'm a Homeless Girl

The Kurata household copes with a major setback.

S01E41 17 Jan 97

25m

He Got Me Blacklisted

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

S01E42 24 Jan 97

25m

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.

S01E43 31 Jan 97

25m

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.

S01E44 7 Feb 97

25m

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.

S01E45 14 Feb 97

25m

Mixed Feelings About Valentines

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

S01E46 21 Feb 97

25m

Am I Wrong for Running Away?

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

S01E47 28 Feb 97

25m

Under the Same Roof with You

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

S01E48 7 Mar 97

25m

Father, You Are My Father

Misako learns something about Takeshi.

S01E49 14 Mar 97

25m

This Is Our Last Scene Together

Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.

S01E50 21 Mar 97

25m

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.

S01E51 4 Apr 97

25m

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.

S01E52 4 Apr 97

25m

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.

S01E53 11 Apr 97

25m

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.

S01E54 18 Apr 97

25m

Sana Wasn't Ready for Love

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

S01E55 25 Apr 97

25m

The Actress Is Holing Up in the Mountains

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

S01E56 2 Mei 97

25m

I'm Seriously, Seriously, for Real, Serious

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

S01E57 9 Mei 97

25m

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.

S01E58 16 Mei 97

25m

Lovey Dovey Times in the Mountains

Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.

S01E59 23 Mei 97

25m

Getting Over Injuries and Storms

Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.

S01E60 30 Mei 97

25m

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.

S01E61 6 Jun 97

25m

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.

S01E62 13 Jun 97

25m

This Summer Literally Burned Up

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

S01E63 20 Jun 97

25m

You Can't Believe the Rumors

Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.

S01E64 27 Jun 97

25m

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.

S01E65 4 Jul 97

25m

And Now, Those Two Face a Long Goodbye

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

S01E66 11 Jul 97

25m

Run Away, Run Away, Across the Sea

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

S01E67 18 Jul 97

25m

New York Is Filled with Suspense

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

S01E68 25 Jun 97

25m

The World Is Filled with Mysteries

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

S01E69 1 Agu 97

25m

You Also Have Emerald Eyes

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

S01E70 8 Agu 97

25m

Lunchtime Seems Dangerous

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

S01E71 15 Agu 97

25m

The Mother Was a Complete Surprise

Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.

S01E72 22 Agu 97

25m

You Found Out Too Much About My Secret

Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.

S01E73 29 Agu 97

25m

The Stupid American Parent and Child

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

S01E74 5 Sep 97

25m

The Mother Is Gleefully Plotting Away

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

S01E75 12 Sep 97

25m

Where in Manhattan Is My Daughter?

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

S01E76 19 Sep 97

25m

Should I Go Home? Maybe I Should

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

S01E77 26 Sep 97

25m

Papa, This Is Your Fault!

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

S01E78 3 Okt 97

25m

First and Final Fight Between Parent and Child

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

S01E79 10 Okt 97

25m

There Are Fathers Who Just Can't Be Fathers

Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.

S01E80 17 Okt 97

25m

Sing One More Time, 3, 2, 1

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

S01E81 24 Okt 97

25m

Hello, Goodbye, My Love

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

S01E82 31 Okt 97

25m

We've Been Getting Along Great Ever Since

Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.

S01E83 7 Nov 97

25m

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.

S01E84 14 Nov 97

25m

The New Manager Is a PYT

Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.

S01E85 21 Nov 97

25m

There Were Lines That Just Couldn't Be Said

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

S01E86 28 Nov 97

25m

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.

S01E87 5 Des 97

25m

Fighting, Separation, How Will It End?

Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.

S01E88 12 Des 97

25m

So This Kind of Day Has Come

Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.

S01E89 19 Des 97

25m

Hallelujah on Christmas Eve? My Heart

Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.

S01E90 30 Des 97

25m

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

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

S01E91 9 Jan 98

25m

The New Year Came and So Did a Fan

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

S01E92 16 Jan 98

25m

The Easiest but Not Math Video

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

S01E93 23 Jan 98

25m

They're Appearing with the Same Name

Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.

S01E94 30 Jan 98

25m

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

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

S01E95 6 Feb 98

25m

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?

S01E96 13 Feb 98

25m

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?

S01E97 27 Feb 98

25m

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...

S01E98 27 Feb 98

25m

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.

S01E99 6 Mar 98

25m

The Karate Club Is Great, Come Check It Out

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

S01E100 13 Mar 98

25m

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.

S01E101 20 Mar 98

25m

All Three of Them Disappeared

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

S01E102 27 Mar 98

25m

Kodocha Continues Always and Forever!

Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.