Overview
FormatTV
StudioStudio Gallop
AniList Score78%
StatusFINISHED
Characters
Akito Hayamamain
Sana Kuratamain
Tsuyoshi Ookimain
Rei Sagamimain
Misako Kuratamain
Babbitsupporting
Naozumi Kamurasupporting
Fuuka Matsuisupporting
Aya Sugitasupporting
Zenjirousupporting
Naru Narusupporting
Mariko Sakaisupporting
Mako Sonodasupporting
Ayumisupporting
Mikasupporting
Yuisupporting
Takeshi Gojousupporting
Natsumi Hayamasupporting
Shinichi Gomisupporting
Hisae Kumagaisupporting
Staff
Miho ObanaOriginal Creator
Akitarou DaichiDirector
Ryousuke TakahashiSeries Composition
Miharu HiramiSeries Composition
Hajime WatanabeCharacter Design
Katsuhiro HashiArt Director
Kyouko NakayamaArt Director
Masato YokoiColor Design
Hiromi FujitaColor Design
Masahiro MatsumuraEditing
Shigeyuki YamamoriEditing
Chiaki YamadaSound Director
Naoko AsariSound Director
Daisuke JinboSound Effects
Masakazu YokoyamaSound Effects
Teruyoshi SudouSound Effects
Akihiko OkaseSound Effects
Toshiki AritaSound Effects
Jun AbeMusic
Seiji MutouMusic
Other Details
Native Titleこどものおもちゃ
Aired Year1996 (SPRING)
Source MaterialMANGA
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Kodocha
1996TVFINISHED78% Score
Synopsis
EP 1
I'm an Elementary School Student with an Agent
Sana Kurata is a sixth grader at Jimbo School, and the star of a variety show. Her class is a mess because of a troublemaker named Akito Hayama. When she tries to defend her teacher, he ignores her, and Sana gets really mad. Out of frustration, Sana complains about Akito on her TV show.
EP 2
The Whole Classroom is a Monkey Mountain
Sana continues to confront Akito, and the girls in the class join her. Akito's reaction surprises and angers Sana even more. He hurts one of her friends and she slaps him. They confront each other privately and exchange threats.
EP 3
Operation Eyeball, Toothball
Sana learns about Akito's weakness, a fear of heights, and tries to exploit it, but fails to think it through. She challenges Akito to a contest, and ends up losing herself. However, Rei gives her an even better idea: to take an embarrassing picture of Akito as blackmail.
EP 4
Lone Wolf, Awooo!
Akito has stopped acting up because of the picture, and another boy vies for the "boss monkey" title. They start to brawl, but Sana threatens to release the picture of Akito if he fights back because Sana insists violence is not the answer. In the end, she changes her mind, just a little bit, and allows one punch from Akito, who knocks out the other boy.
EP 5
Where are You Going, Mr. Dark and Gloomy?
Sana gets a glimpse of a family very different from her own, Akito's family. She learns that Akito's mom died giving birth to him and his sister blames him for her death.
EP 6
Crazy Stew Family Crisis
Sana is determined to make an impression with her next job on a TV drama, which is about a family with problems similar to Akito's. She even drags Akito's father home to watch it, only to fail to get the whole family to watch it together when Akito disappears.
EP 7
Asako Kurumi...Rival in Love!
Whenever Sana meets her drama co-star Asako, her manager Rei always disappears. Then, Asako asks Sana to do a "chat" with her, and Sana agrees. Rei tries to get out of driving her by pretending to have a stomach ache, but is found out.
EP 8
A Fruit Juice Soaked First Kiss
Sana learns why Rei has been acting so weird. So, she thinks that the field trip will help her forget. Up on the top floors Akito starts feeling sick.
EP 9
Double Double Sana's Love Trouble
Sana copes with her surprising first kiss; Asako visits Rei, and Misako summons Akito.
EP 10
Love Flew Out the Window Like a Chicken!
Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister. She decides to give Aono a pleasant surprise, to Akito's objections. She finds out Rei is not truly in love with her
EP 11
Mr. Hayama, You're a Real Dad
Sana becomes a little more grown-up about Asako and Rei. The Hayama family has a family emergency. Sana gives Akito a Burutcha buzzer.
EP 12
This Time, Sana is the Lone Wolf
After working too hard because her manager, Rei signed her up for many commercials, Sana forgets a promise she made with her friends. Her friends get very mad, and create an outcast of her.
EP 13
My Name's Going to Change
Tsuyoshi misses school one day, and Akito and Sana get together to help their friend. Tsuoyishi's parents have divorce, and Tsuyoshi's mother needed help moving. Akito does something to bug Sana, when they got close again.
EP 14
The Promised Summer, Part One
Everyone is excited about a class camping trip. While Sana looks cheerful as usual, Akito notices that she is worried. Sana is worried about the promise she made with her mother, which if fulfilled, might ruin the happy life they had.
EP 15
The Promised Summer, Part Two
Sana returns from the class trip, and learns that her next job will be a commercial with popular actor, Naozumi Kamura.
EP 16
Two Pounding Hearts
Sana performs in a play and invites her classmates, teachers, and Naozumi. Akito makes a big decision about his life.
EP 17
Mother's Book of Surprises
Misako's essay, "My Daughter and I" is released. The book reveals that Sana was found abandoned. Both Akito and Naozumi vie to help Sana through the pressures of intense media attention.
EP 18
Two Hungry People Playing Hide and Seek
After hearing about Sana's childhood, Akito rushes over there. He barges in and grabs her, heading towards his house. Where, Sana stays the night.
EP 19
Daughter Cries, Mother Cries
Sana meets her biological mother and her half-sister. Sana has fun with her little sister at the amusement park, but when her biological mother asks her to come live with her.
EP 20
Filler
Sana's Super Happy Quiz Show
This episode is setup as Quiz Show, recapping the from the start of story to now. During the Quiz Show, Babbit is having fun at Sana's expense.
EP 21
Look Out! It's a Pint-Sized Akito!
Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi. She meets a small boy, who seems to be like Akito, and she goes through a chain of events to defeat him.
EP 22
Karate Heart, Quiting Blues
Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons. Sana considers dropping out of show business.
EP 23
Sunny, with Occasional Disappearing
Sana helps find Mariko.
EP 24
Math Mess
Principal Narunaru goes on a business trip, and Ms. Ando takes this opportunity to threaten Class 3 of not advancing to junior high school!