Kodocha

Apr 05, 1996

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

Apr 12, 1996

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

Apr 26, 1996

Sana learns about Akito's weakness.

May 03, 1996

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

May 03, 1996

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

May 10, 1996

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

May 17, 1996

Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.

May 24, 1996

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

May 31, 1996

Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.

Jun 07, 1996

Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.

Jun 14, 1996

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

Jun 21, 1996

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

Jun 28, 1996

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

Jul 05, 1996

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

Jul 12, 1996

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

Jul 19, 1996

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

Jul 26, 1996

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

Aug 02, 1996

Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.

Aug 09, 1996

Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.

Aug 16, 1996

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.

Aug 23, 1996

Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.

Aug 30, 1996

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

Sep 06, 1996

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

Sep 13, 1996

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.

Sep 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 scared of Akito.

Sep 27, 1996

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

Oct 04, 1996

Misako's ex-husband, Ryousuke Kashima asks Sana for a favor, Akito and Tsuyoshi become worried about her and decide to follow them around.

Oct 11, 1996

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

Oct 18, 1996

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

Oct 25, 1996

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

Nov 01, 1996

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

Nov 08, 1996

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

Nov 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 about their upcoming wedding and their life after marriage.

Nov 22, 1996

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

Nov 29, 1996

Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.

Dec 06, 1996

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

Dec 13, 1996

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

Dec 20, 1996

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

Jan 03, 1997

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

Jan 10, 1997

The Kurata household copes with a major setback.

Jan 17, 1997

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

Jan 24, 1997

Onda had asked Sana to write a book. Sana then puts off the book until there's only about a week left.

Jan 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.

Feb 07, 1997

Gomi does some shoplifting, and then he runs away. But, runs into Akito leaving the stolen loot.

Feb 14, 1997

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

Feb 21, 1997

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

Feb 28, 1997

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

Mar 07, 1997

Misako learns something about Takeshi.

Mar 14, 1997

Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.

Mar 21, 1997

Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home.

Apr 04, 1997

A clipshow episode where Zenjiro recruits several of Sana's friends to discuss the relationship between Sana and Akito.

Apr 04, 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.

Apr 11, 1997

Fuka tells Sana why she slapped Akito, and about how Akito ruined her life by stealing her first kiss in kindergarten.

Apr 18, 1997

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

Apr 25, 1997

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

May 02, 1997

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

May 09, 1997

Fuka asks Akito to be her boyfriend, and bribes him with sushi, so she won't lose face to her old friends.

May 16, 1997

Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.

May 23, 1997

Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.

May 30, 1997

Upon finding out that Akito is going out with her best friend, Fuka, she comes to realize her true feelings towards him.

Jun 06, 1997

Sana's mom visits her on the set and tries to cheer her up.

Jun 13, 1997

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

Jun 20, 1997

Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.

Jun 27, 1997

Naozumi reveals the true nature of his rationship with Sana on live television broadcast, and also exposes her feelings toward Akito.

Jul 04, 1997

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

Jul 11, 1997

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

Jul 18, 1997

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

Jun 25, 1997

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

Aug 01, 1997

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

Aug 08, 1997

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

Aug 15, 1997

Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.

Aug 22, 1997

Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.

Aug 29, 1997

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

Sep 05, 1997

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

Sep 12, 1997

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

Sep 19, 1997

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

Sep 26, 1997

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

Oct 03, 1997

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

Oct 10, 1997

Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.

Oct 17, 1997

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

Oct 24, 1997

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

Oct 31, 1997

Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.

Nov 07, 1997

Sana's friends welcome her back and pay her a visit where she announces that she and Naozumi are officially a couple.

Nov 14, 1997

Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.

Nov 21, 1997

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

Nov 28, 1997

Fuka's temporary blindness allows her to see Sana and Akito's feelings toward each other.

Dec 05, 1997

Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.

Dec 12, 1997

Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.

Dec 19, 1997

Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.

Dec 30, 1997

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

Jan 09, 1998

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

Jan 16, 1998

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

Jan 23, 1998

Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.

Jan 30, 1998

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

Feb 06, 1998

Takaishi and Fuka are now both single. Can Sana and Zenjiro play Cupid and help these two get together?

Feb 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?

Feb 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...

Feb 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.

Mar 06, 1998

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

Mar 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 erasers.

Mar 20, 1998

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

Mar 27, 1998

Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.