"Kodomo no Omocha"
The rumor that I love you is true. Yes it is.
Whether you're awake or asleep…
You can't avoid it,
…so don't worry about it.
If I sneak into your heart by ridding you of that other love…
…is that a sin?
At sunset, when the children go home,
today's incident is burning love!
You can be sure of it!
7 O'Clock News!
Please, our relationship…
Ah, don't condemn me for a true kiss…
This town without fire…
Let's ignite it with our love!
Ah, don't live carelessly!
That's asking for too much!
I'm Kurata Sana, age 11.
I'm a sixth grader, who's also active as an entertainer.
Sagami Rei-kun. He's both my chauffeur and my manager,
as well as my boyfriend and pimp!
My Aoki Laureate novelist Mama. The chipmunk on her head is Maro-chan.
You're in the way.
How come?
And this is Hayama Akito, the former monkey boss who has become a lonely wolf.
(Hen = "strange") Hayama Akito's strange family. They really are strange!
This is your fault, Akito! Everything is your fault!
You're the one who killed Mother, after all!
You're the devil!
You're a devil child!
Hayama…
I'll do my best in this drama!
So you do your best, too! See ya!
"Chicken-and-Egg Dum-Dum, Too Yucky to Eat"
♪ Hana, my flower, Hana, in dreams, my eyes see you in dreams ♪
Huh? I've got a funny feeling about what's going to happen…
Tsu-yo-shi-kun!
Hold up! Komawari Typhoon 100-Spin Stop!!
Why are you running away?
You could always show up normally…
Who am I, Jason?
"Pretty close…"
What I wanted to talk to you about was Hayama…
Yesterday, when I went over to his house, it was awfully strange…
Something or other about Hayama's mother dying because of her giving birth to him…
You must know something about it, Tsuyoshi-kun, right?
Akito-kun's mother had always had a weak constitution,
and because she overexerted herself having Akito-kun, she died…
Akito-kun really believed himself to be the devil up until about the second grade…
He said he burst out through his mom's stomach, like in "Alien…"
I told him that wasn't the case, but…
Remember, how earlier, how Akito-kun did those overly nasty things to Mami-chan?
Hayama, the devil! The devil's boy!
I think it was because she called him the devil…
So, Sana-chan, you should understand that… Akito-kun isn't…
Strange…
They're strange, all right! That family!
—Being called "devil," "devil" at home over and over for all this time, —Sana-chan… S-Sana-chan…
—it's no wonder why Hayama would be so perverse, is it!? —Hold on… Sana-chan…
—What a stupid father and daughter they are! —Sana-chan…
Tsuyoshi-kun…!
I'm going to do my best in this drama!
♪ Now that I've made up my mind, I'm going down the drama path! ♪
♪ Off I go, pressing forward, Kurata Sana! ♪
Huh?
"Don't "huh?" us…"
I'm off, Mama!
Ah, Sana-chan, come back soon!
Today, you start shooting that drama, right?
That's right, Onda-san…
Go at it the best that you can…
Huh? Mama, you're more serious than usual…
Yes, she is! Her manuscript is three days late, after all…
Mama, you stick to it, as well!
—Onda! Onda! —Sensei!
Good little kids, have a shot of Spopotamin!
With your hand on your waist, and your pinky extended, drink it all at once!
All right, I feel great!
For strong little kids and good little kids, it's Supopotamin!
Would good little kids normally drink that?
Want some, Rei-kun?
I'm okay…
Sana-chan, you're all worked up, huh?
Sure! I'm all aflutter!
Is that because of Hayama-kun?
I don't think so… It's unforgivable, what that family has done…
Unforgivable… It's so terribly unforgivable,
I just can't take not doing anything…
♪ Unforgivable, and I can't take it! ♪
♪ I swore it to the setting sun, ♪
♪ My trembling heart answered me, ♪
—♪ Sana would do her best in the drama-♪ —You can't let a scene go on seriously
—♪ I'm gonna do something about Hayama's home… ♪ —for more than a second, can you?
"Enter Kurumi Asako, the actress…"
Good morning! I'm Kurata Sana!
Ah, Sana-chan, you're so cute!
I'm sorry I couldn't be here for the meeting…
That's okay, don't let it bother you…
Nice to meet you…
Pleased to make your acquaintance…
Hello, my student, Sana-chan!
Ah! Zenjiro-sensei! Good morning!
Good luck, Sana-chan! It's so nice that you got such a good role…
Zenjiro-sensei, thank you! You came all the way here just to support me, right?
What are you tawlking about?
—It toins out that I'll be appearing in this drawma, too… —I'm so, so, so, so,
—I'm playing the policeman… I even have a line… —super-happy!
—"Welcome…" Yow-ow-ow, what are you doing? —Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
—Are you listening to me Sana-chan? —I'll do my best! Zenjiro-sensei,
—"Welcome…" It's right here in the script… —be sure to watch the broadcast!
—Hello? Hello? Hello? —Say, Rei-kun, I wonder if the lead, Kurumi Asako-san, is here yet…
—Sana-chan? —I'm looking awfully forward to meeting her!
Are you going to say hello? You really should, okay? I'm so excited!
After all, I love Kurumi-san! Her acting is so natural…
You know? So when I heard that my sister was going to be played by Kurumi-san,
I was so happy!
Shua! When I found out I was going to play the policeman, and appear togeth-uh
—with you, Sana-chan… —Ah, I'm about to meet her!
—Now, listen, Sana-chan, listen… —I'm so thrilled and excited!
—Huh? Rei-kun? Where did you go? —"Welcome…" "Welcome…"
I wonder if he went to the bathroom… He could have at least said something…
That's strange…
Sana-chan?
Sana-chan, right?
It's Kurumi Asako-san! Kurumi, in person! Whoo, how pretty!
U-um… K-Kurata Sana… It's nice to… to have the occasion to meet you…
—I watch you all the time on "Zenjiro-san's Child's Toy…" —Really? Yahoo!
I also love your mother's novels…
It's nice to meet you…
Yes, that goes for me, too!
Wow, what an openhearted person! That's terrific!
Kurumi-san, do you have a moment?
Yes…
—I'll see you later, Sana-chan… —What should I be doing?
—Let's make this drama a good one… —Zenjiro-san, you only have the one line, so if you please,
—Right! I'll do my best! —just go someplace and drink some tea or something…
Sana-chan, good morning!
Ah, Suji-san! Good morning!
Shall we get your face made up?
Come to the makeup room…
Let's see, where's Rei-kun? Still in the bathroom? Oh well…
What is he doing?
Sana-chan is absent today…
Well, I heard they're shooting her drama…
It's boring without Sana-chan around…
Say, what kind of drama is it?
She didn't say what kind of drama it was,
but Sana-chan was adamant about showing it to everyone in Akito-kun's family…
That girl is a complete busybody…
Akito-kun!
How come that's the only way you can think of her!?
Sana-chan is working as hard as she can! I'm…
I'm getting angry!
I really can't think of her as being anything else… I can't help it, can I?
I myself hate the way I am…
"Scene 11, this is a take!"
Sissy, do you have a minute?
What is it?
—You know what? —Lunch money?
Are you going to an amusement park with your friends?
Some new clothes? A bag? What do you want?
How much do you want!?
Sissy… That's not it… I just…
Here, take it! As much as you want!
Why is this!? All the other kids my age are all off at college or someplace,
enjoying themselves!
Sissy…
Mika, did you know that the reason Mom's health got ruined
and she had to go to the hospital…
…was because she overexerted herself giving birth to you?
And ever since then, I've done nothing but work hard, taking care of you…
And all I ever wanted was to just be happy, too!
I've had enough!
You demon child! If only you had never been born…!
I'm sorry… I…
Mika!
Mika…
A birthday… present… For me?
Cut! Okay!
Sana-chan, good! That was very nice crying, and everything!
We train ourselves to cry in Gekidan Komawari-
Care to use some of my tissue?
Zenjiro-san, you're on!
I'll be right there…
Sana-chan, that's enough… You'll make your eyes puffy…
Uh-huh…
H-huh…?
Huh? Have you overdone it? Here's a towel…
Right…
You demon child! I wish you had never been born!
It hurts to be told that, even when we're acting…
And he was raised being told that kind of thing for real…
"Hmm?"
What are you doing, Rei-kun?
Are you on a shooting break?
Well then, let's hurry! There's a magazine reporter waiting for us…
For some reason, Rei-kun has been acting suspiciously for the last little while…
You're probably wondering what's going on, right?
Well, that will be covered at length in the next episode…
Hi! Kurata Sana, age 11… I'm with Gekidan Komawari-
My favorite food is freshly-made corn flake paste…
My favorite expression is "Boo on being slapdash…"
Uh, yeah, so Sana-chan, this will be your first appearance in a drama…
I'd like to hear about the relish you're undertaking this with…
My relish? My relish, right? Not rubbish? Yes, relish!
There's someone I want to be able to show this to!
They're just like those who are in the drama!
Their family is the same! There's a sister and a younger brother, though,
while I play a younger sister, but even with that difference, it's still okay!
Hayama's father!
Hold it!
Good afternoon…
Hmm? Aren't you Akito's…
His classmate, Kurata Sana…
Ah… You're the nice girl
who has been getting along so well with Akito at school then, huh?
You don't know a thing, do you? You dimwitted, stupid father…
D-dimwitted…?
Like daughter, like father!
Because you act the way you do, he suffers so much stress, it's terrible!
He was the boss monkey toward Mitsuya-sensei,
and then he became the lonely wolf!
I'm butting in because even though concern doesn't grow on trees, apples do!
If I was in a family where I was raised, being called "devil, devil,"
I'd probably turn into a real devil myself!
Devil…?
Are you still playing dumb!?
Whoops, I'm still in the middle of that interview… In any case…
Next week, on Friday night at 8 o'clock, please watch the drama on channel 108…
All three of you should watch it together!
If you don't, I'll come and wring your necks for salad dressing… All right? Bye!
Sorry, Rei-kun!
President, who in the world was that little fireball of a girl?
All right!
The interview went okay, and I made my declaration of war!
Now, I'm going to do my best with the afternoon filming, Rei-kun…!
Huh? He's gone again? Hey, Rei-kun!
Did you get caught behind here? Of course you didn't…
For some reason, Rei-kun is beyond my comprehension today…
Which means… yes, yes, yes, times like this call for Mama's trusty…
…personality assessment notebook!
Let's see… Favorite food, toast with nothing on it…,
Favorite color, mmm… I'm sure it was sea cucumber-color…
So how about it? Oh, here it comes, here it comes…
What's this? "You are the type that acts as though you've abandoned your past,
but in reality, you're still hung up about it…"
What's this, now?
Sana-chan…
Kurumi-san!
What are you doing here?
Ah, actually…
Listen, Sana-chan, did your manager not come with you today?
Huh? No, he's here, but for some reason,
he's been disappearing all of a sudden… He's acting very strange today…
Uh, did you need something with Rei-kun?
There isn't anything I need, exactly…
If you like, I can call him on my Burutcha…
Kurumi-san!
And Sana-chan, too, could you please report to makeup?
Right!
"And, while that was going on…"
Listen, would you choose a day for parent-teacher conference already?
My teacher asked me about it again today…
Where's Akito?
Well, he's probably gone to bed by now, hasn't he?
If I was in a family where I was raised, being called "devil, devil,"
I'd probably turn into a real devil myself!
Natsumi…
Never mind…
I'll do my best in this drama! So you do your best, too!
"Shooting on the drama continues…"
So, they finished up all the shooting today?
Right, right… I cried… I laughed… I got angry…
and used up all of the techniques I learned at Komawari-
Ah, except that playing gateball didn't come up…
So? You're going to show this to Hayama and his family, right?
Mm-hmm! This drama is just like what's going on at Hayama's house…
Like two peas in a pod!
The drama's happy end will be contagious,
and Hayama's family will unwittingly have a happy end, too!
I do hope it will be contagious for Hayama's whole family…
It'll be contagious! Absolutely!
Once all three watch it together, it's a sure thing!
♪ Come quickly, day of broadcast! ♪
♪ Everyone will be happy, happy-py! ♪
♪ All three in the family, watch it together, ♪
♪ Take my word, there's no mistake… ♪
♪ Once you see it, you'll be happy-py! ♪
♪ Even outside of the drama, happy-py! ♪
♪ Oh! It's a rose-colored world! ♪
♪ The family will get along! ♪
—♪ Just watch the drama! ♪ —This week's Sana-chan
♪ You better not miss it! ♪
"It's here! The day of the broadcast…"
Fight time has arrived! Hayama Family, this is the last time I'm going to ask you!
Brace yourselves!
Hey, who was that! That was dirty!
Huh? Sana-chan?
Good afternoon… Rather, good evening, I suppose…
What's this, all of a sudden?
I just came to remind you about my drama…
Drama? What drama?
You haven't heard?
Is Hayama… I mean, Akito-kun here?
Uh, he just barely left to go eat dinner…
Then, what about Mr… Hayama?
My father? He's at work today, and I don't think he will be back until late…
And after I told him that much that you should watch it together!
Sana-chan…
At this rate I'm going to lose to the Hayama family without a fight…
The garbage can…?
Father? What's going on? You're early, huh?
Uh-huh…
Mr… Hayama?
Sana-chan…
It's Dad! It's Dad! It's Dad! Here, this way…
Now I've gotten the dum-dum father-and-daughter together…
Dum-dum?
Yep… You guys are dum-dums… What are you two doing,
sending a grade-schooler out to eat dinner by himself? Eh!?
It's because your household is the way it is
that he has become so frantically twisted,
and in order to relieve his stress, he has to vent it at school!
He torments the teachers, and bullies others, and stuff…
You call others devil this, and devil that,
but what about yourselves? You dummy father-and-daughter…
I dub thee "Chicken-and-egg dum-dums!"
What good does naming them do you?
Oh, no! Where is Hayama!? I'll go look!
Hey, Hayama!
Um, please watch the drama, okay?
Hayama! Come on, where are you!?
What are you running away for? It's me! It's me!
That's why I'm running away…
This is your supper? Is it enough?
Give it back…
That's right… Hayama!
Don't just sit around here eating your food, go watch my drama!
If you don't hurry, it's going to start!
Come on, let's get you home and in front if the TV-What time is it…?
It's already 8 o'clock! Why aren't you watching my drama!?
After everything I said! Why!? Why!? Why!? Why!?
Don't you like being together with them?
Watching together with the others at home?
I dunno… I've never watched anything together with them…
Say, Hayama…
Do you miss not having your mother around?
I dunno… I never experienced having her around…
I see… Uh-huh, I guess not, huh?
Listen, why don't I pretend like I'm your mother?
I'll play your mother…
What do you mean? Cut it out…
Now, now, just watch…
I'm your mother… your mother… your mother… your mother… your mother…
A-chan…
My, my, shooting juice out your nose… what a funny little boy you are, A-chan…
Dinner is ready… Go and wash your hands…
How am I supposed to go along with this?
Do what I tell you to do, A-chan…
Otherwise, there's that picture of you stripped…
"The mother game keeps going on"
A-chan…
Now, you're going to lay your head in Mama's lap… Hey, come on!
Later…
"Stripped!"
Do as your mother tells you!
All right, do whatever you want.
♪ Lie still, my little boy, ♪
♪ Sleepy boy, time to lie down, ♪
♪ Lie still, my sleepy boy… ♪
Mama,
why did you have me?
Mika…
Mama loves you, Mika… I've loved you since before you were born… That's why…
…I worked so hard to give birth to you… It made me happy to have you, Mika…
Father…
I've… I've… been awful to Akito, quite truthfully…
I always get so upset, and I can't help myself…
So I take it out on Akito, and call him a devil…
Natsumi… you're not the one at fault…
A-chan, about your Mama…
I love you, A-chan, and that's why I tried so hard to have you…
And so, for Mama's sake…
keep at it, and go on living, okay, A-chan?
Hayama…?
Waugh! You're warm!
Whoa, did you catch a cold!? No wonder you've been playing along so easily!
I haven't caught anything! Leave me alone! I didn't catch any cold!
Ah, you see?
I'm in complete control of myself…
No you're not! You try to do too much by yourself, and not depend on others…
You should turn to others, too…
Hayama…?
Hayama, it's going to be all right…
I'm going to take you home…
Stop… Let me go…
Mr… Hayama?
What's the matter?
Um, he seems to have a fever… I think it might be between 60 and 75 degrees…
I'm fine…
Your eyes… they aren't the eyes of a grade-schooler, are they, Akito?
I'm sorry…
Sana-chan…
Your drama… was good…
Thanks… Bye now…
His father's back was so big,
it made Hayama look small, which was kind of funny.
All righty!
The truth is, I know… but why now, after all this time…!?
The truth is, I know…
but why now, after all this time…!?
Asako…
"Back against the wall."
That's what you say about times like these.
In dire straits,
I've been waiting for an answer.
My confessions are worked out long in advance,
to always go along with the scenario.
My heart may be settled, but my mind is in a…
…panic!!
When my friends invite me by, suddenly,
he's there.
And our usual classroom…
…quick-changes into a merry-go-round…
…for two.
Although I've said nothing but wisecracks…
…up to now, just for today,
I'm going to be honest and sincere,
so BOY, take a look my way!
When my friends invite me by, suddenly,
he's there,
And our usual classroom…
…quick-changes into a merry-go-round…
…for two.