"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 an entertainer.
My Aoki Laureate novelist Mama. The chipmunk on her head is Maro-chan.
Hayama Akito. The reason for his grouchiness is…
…these Chicken-and-egg dum-dums. How did that turn out?
This is your fault, Akito! Everything is your fault!
You're the one who killed Mother, after all!
You're the devil!
You demon child! If only you had never been born…!
It hurts to be told that, even when we're acting, Hayama.
And you've been through that for 11 whole years…
You call others devil this, and devil that,
but what about yourselves? You dummy father-and-daughter…
Mama,
why did you have me?
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… been awful to Akito, quite truthfully…
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?
Mr… Hayama?
I'm sorry…
Sana-chan…
Your drama… was good…
His father's back was so big,
it made Hayama look small, which was kind of funny.
Oh, by the way, this fine man with the sunglasses is my manager,
as well as my pimp and boyfriend, Rei-kun!
And this is my favorite actress, Kurumi Asako-san.
And this episode seems to be one that develops her some more!
"Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love Rivalry"
I'm home!
Oh, I'm so tired!
Judging by your tone, I'm guessing things went pretty well with the Hayama family…
But of chorus!
I probably wouldn't say it went that well,
but at least for now, things should be a little better for him…
Really?
Huh?
Huh? Where's Rei-kun?
He said he had a slight headache or something,
and that he was retiring early…
Geez, I have to sleep alone tonight!?
And here, I especially wanted to hear Rei-kun…
Nice going, Sana-chan…
…tell me how well I've done…
Did I…?
Are you awake?
Mm-hmm…
Your fever has fallen quite a bit, too…
I'm sorry…
Sana-chan… wasn't it?
She called us "Chicken-and-egg dum-dums…"
C-chicken-and-egg dum-dums?
Chicken-and-egg dum-dums…
She said we were chicken-and-egg dum-dums…
"Chicken-and-egg dum-dums"
Watching her drama last night made me think about some things…
I videotaped it, so later, you should watch it too…
Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot!
Here, Akito! Hot! Hot! I made… Hot! Hot! …some porridge for you…
Hot! Hot!
Porridge, for me?
That's right… Hot! It's the first time I've ever made any…
Hot! So I can't make any guarantees about the flavor… Hot! Hot!
Yeah, I know…
What do you mean by that!?
Oh no, I'm going to be late for school!
Ah, and Father…
You'd better get some sleep, too…
You didn't get much sleep at all last night, did you? Bye!
You didn't sleep?
Don't worry about it…
Now then, Dad's going to go off to work…
You stay home and lie down…
Uh-huh…
One other thing, Akito… Dad's going to come home as early as possible…
From now on, you'll eat dinner at home…
I told your sister to make something every night…
By the way, I hear tonight, we're having chicken-and-egg over rice…
Do you mind?
Not particularly…
Dad doesn't particularly mind, either… Bye…
It feels like we just had quite a conversation…
That was probably… a first…
And then! And then! His dad picked him up!
Hayama almost looked like he was a child!
Of course, he is a child…
But anyway, It was like… it was like… it was like…
you know what I mean? Yeah? You know what I mean?
I know… It was worth drinking your Supopotamin and working so hard, Sana-chan…
Mm-hmm… A family has to get along with itself, huh?
They really are parents and their children, after all…
Here, your usual…
It's your allowance…
I'm feeling so good right now, I'm going to be especially generous!
Thank you so much…
In exchange, you're not getting away tonight…
After all, Rei-kun, last night, you went to bed ahead of me!
I had a headache…
That's right… Do you have a fever? Could it be a cold?
S-Sana-chan…!
I can't see in front of me!
Hmm, you don't seem to have a fever…
W-watch out! Watch out! Watch out, I say!
No fever! No fever! No fever, I say! You've got to fight to get over that cold!
Are you listening, Hayama!?
"Did you hear that, Hayama?"
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…
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?
For whiter teeth to die for, Hamigakin X!
Even better when your whole family uses it!
No! Mother, don't die!
For whiter teeth to die for…
Don't die!
For whiter teeth…
Oh, no! We're late! We're late! We're late!
Today, before you tape "Child's Toy,"
you've got a toothpaste commercial to shoot!
What!?
That was mean! Rei-kun, don't stop so suddenly!
He's gone…!
Why?
Rei-kun! Rei-kun! Rei-kun!
Are you okay, Sana-chan?
Ah, Asako-san!
G-good morning!
What are you up to?
Eh, um, here! Here! The tips of these bristles are so firm!
And what's more, there's this laminated tube, you see?
That's not what she was asking…
Oh, right, Sana-chan, I suppose that interview is out, isn't it?
Huh? Interview?
You haven't heard? I have an assignment to do an interview for a magazine,
and I'd like very much to do it with you, Sana-chan…
With me!?
I had the editorial staff contact you
about whether or not you had to work this Saturday…
That's strange… I wonder why Rei-kun turned that down… My Saturday is free…
So, will you do it?
I want to do this with you, Sana-chan, no matter what!
I-I'll do it! By all means, let me do it!
Ah, but are you sure it's okay to do it with a child like me?
If you'll be kind enough to entertain a grown-up like me…
Sure!
You're going to be interviewed by Kurumi Asako!?
That's right! Asako-san picked me out!
Incredible!
She sure is nice! There's an air about her…
Ah, Hayama!
Hey there, it's been three days… You're over your cold… That's great…
Oh, right… Here, here…
You don't have to panic, I meant to give it to you…
I get the feeling that things will be okay now without it…
—You're sure? —Mm-hmm!
Now, you no longer have anything on me…
—Hayama-san… —He's being overpowered!
Don't go around hitting things, just because you're upset, A-chan…
Well, I guess devils don't turn into angels overnight…
Hayama-san, what's this picture?
I-I'm sorry!
We didn't see anything! Not a thing!
Still, little by little…
"Basking in the sun at noon recess!"
Akito-kun, I heard you talked with your father…
More or less…
Sana-chan, are you leaving early?
I forgot that I had work! Farewell, my friends!
Friends, huh?
Do you like her?
Mm-hmm, I like Sana-chan…
You're sure that's okay, what with him?
Rei-kun! Rei-kun! Rei-kun!
He's Sana-chan's manager…
She says he's her pimp…
H-he can't be… He can't be, that's… that just isn't…!
No!!
Do you know what it means to be a pimp?
What is a pimp?
At any rate,
it means, "watch yourself…"
This week's Sana-chan…
Sensei, you're the guest today on "Laugh Away," right?
Uh-huh…
I'm thinking of going on with this headpiece…
I think it's fine, whichever one you go with…
Well, I'll be taking you down to Studio Marta, then…
That's okay…
Tomorrow is the day Sana-chan has that interview… Take her there…
No, Sensei, your engagement is more important…
By any chance, do you not want to go to this interview!? That's it, isn't it!?
N-no, that's not…
Then you must want to meet Tamorin!
But you can't…
Even if I were to allow it…
Rei-kun!
Let's go to bed early! Tomorrow, we have that interview with Asako-san!
You see?
Very well…
Rei-kun… I love you…
Bad news! Bad news! Rei-kun is…! Rei-kun is…! Rei-kun is…!
Rei-kun is sick!
What do I do!? What do I do!? Rei-kun! Rei-kun!
My stomach…!
It hurts! It hurts!
Oh, what should I do!? Rei-kun! What should I do!?
What's the matter, Sana?
Rei-kun says his stomach hurts! And that's making Rei-kun hurt, too!
—And when Rei-kun's stomach hurts, Rei-kun hurts! —When that happens,
—His stomach is hurting him! —you write the character for "person" three times…
…and swallow it!
There, that calmed you down, right?
I'm sorry, Sana-chan, I can't drive the car like this…
Could you go to your interview today by yourself?
That's fine, fine! Don't even worry about it!
Um, Sensei, you and Sana-chan had better hurry along…
Now's not the time for that! Ambulance! Ambulance!
It won't do any good, Sana…
W-what do you mean?
I mean that even if the doctors see him, they can't make him better…
Y-you mean, in other words, he's been possessed by an evil spirit!?
Crazy mixed-up one-shot fight Supopotamin!
Evil spirit possessing Rei-kun, come out at once!
Not what I meant…
If not that, then what?
Don't tell me Rei-kun… is suffering from some incurable illness!
Under the weight of a waterfall,
I'll pray for Rei-kun to have a complete recovery!!
And it's not that…
Then what is it?
Mama! Is it really that much fun for you to tease your daughter!?
You're the one who's let her head explode, aren't you?
You're the one who's letting her head explode, Mama!
How can you talk to your mother like that!?
How can you talk to your daughter that way!?
S-stop that, please, both of you…
B-but Rei-kun, your illness…
W-well, actually…
You played sick!?
I'm sorry…
See, Mom was saying he was playing sick from the start…
You never said it, though!
So, never mind that, Rei-kun, why would you play sick?
Well, you see…
Is it this late already!?
We're going to be late for my interview with Asako-san! Rei-kun, start the car!
Come back soon…
Sensei, it's your editor, Onda… I've been staying overnight here
for the past three days, waiting for your manuscript…
I need to be taking it back to the office soon,
or it won't be in time for printing…
You have it done, Sensei?
Sensei, you're such a good person…
"Sorry" I haven't done a thing…
"Sorry" That stupid jerk…
Ah, Sana-chan, good morning!
Asako-san!
Over here, over here…
I'm sorry I'm so late…
That's okay… I'm glad you're here…
Huh? Where is your manager?
He said he was going to wait in the car, so he's in the underground parking lot…
Is that right? How grand of you to come by yourself…
It's really nothing much…
Okay, Sana-chan, sit over here… Let's start with some small talk…
Okay…
Yes, yes, your mother's novels are amazing…
I'm a fan of her's too… She's amazing herself… There's her…
Her head, right?
Yes…
She usually does her head up that way…
Sometimes, if she does her hair regularly, I wonder who she is…
Sana-chan, you say some fairly grown-up things for a child, don't you?
Where did you learn how to do that?
Let's see… From what my mom says,
I'm just second-counting what she says in her novels and stuff…
Recounting?
Yeah, that, that…
And what do you call a bargain sale?
Discounting!
It really is enjoyable speaking with you, Sana-chan…
Is that so?
U-um… Sana-chan, about your manager…
Ah, you mean Rei-kun?
Mm-hmm… He has something of a mysterious air about him,
and he is the subject of rumors around the industry…
They say he's living together with his girlfriend…
How true are those stories?
It's all true, actually…
But…
You know what? He used to be a hermit… But that's just between you and me…
"That's just between you and me…"
Oh, no! Editor-san, are you putting that in the magazine!?
A hermit? Could you be more specific?
The fact is, you see, I found him and picked him up in Shinjuku…
I'm the sort who picks up stray dogs, after all…
Anyhow, I made him my boyfriend!
He had a beard, and looked pretty haggard,
but I thought that if he worked at it properly, he would look good…
Feminine intuition…!
…I guess you'd call it…
J-just a moment… I'm starting to get confused…
How exactly did you mean, hermit?
Well, he was what you'd call a "Homeless-san…"
He said that he had been dumped by some awful woman,
and had had a terrible string of misfortunes…
All of his bad luck started as a result of that woman, I hear…
There sure are some nasty women out there, huh?
Whoopsie, I might have said too much there…
Excuse me, please keep that part off the record!
Not a chance!
Do something about it!
It's already recorded!
But… but…!
"Work is finished!!" Job well done!
Oh, you were so adorable, Sana-chan!
Once the manuscript is ready, we'll send you a copy…
Right… Thank you very much…
Maybe I said a little too much… Oh well…
Huh?
Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh…?
Rei-kun… Where could you have gone off to?
Rei…
Rei, it's you, isn't it!?
Wait, Rei!
Asako-chan, where are you going!?
Come to think of it, Rei-kun didn't seem to want to come to today's interview…
He made up a fake illness and everything…
I wonder why… Because of Asako-san?
That's silly…
This is no time for that!
Rei, where did you go?
What's this? The post box is dancing!
Rei!
Hey, what's going on?
Wait! Rei!
No answer, huh?
But then Rei-kun knew what time I would be with Asako-san,
and went off someplace…
Now that I think about it, that is a little weird, maybe…
The whole time we were doing the drama, too…
And then, Asako-san was asking…
Huh? Where is your manager?
Sana-chan, about your manager…
It's a little unnatural for Asako-san to have just chosen me
to interview in the first place, isn't it?
Knowing her, she could have gotten someone a lot bigger than me…
Huh?
Hu-uh?
Huh!?
It couldn't be…
It couldn't be…!
She's after Rei-kun!?
♪ It's the height of absurdity, absurdity! ♪
♪ Even Kintaro, with his axe on his shoulder, ♪
♪ was watchful around fires, in case of emergency! ♪
♪ Emergencies come unexpectedly! ♪
♪ Times of emergency are coming! ♪
♪ Hey! Don't panic in an emergency, ♪
♪ calm yourself down, and make a smiling face… ♪
♪ How about a nice cup of tea♪ ?
♪ Have some snacks, and we'll enjoy a nice talk… ♪
♪ Look right, look forward, look left, ♪
♪ If no cars are coming, we can cross! ♪
There's no time for this!
Rei-kun!
It's been a long time… You've been avoiding me, haven't you? All this time…
I didn't see you once the whole time we were shooting, after all…
Um, could you be mistaking me for someone else?
You can't play dumb with me!
What's going on!? Take off those sunglasses!
Show me your face!
Rei-kun, where are you?
No… no… Rei-kun is…
…my boyfriend!
Rei… I've been looking for you, all this time…
How can you say that, after you dumped me?
It is you, Rei!
Uh, whoops…
I didn't dump you!
You have the wrong person, I said!
Hold on, now!
Show me your face!
Take off those sunglasses!
Rei…
What are you doing to my Rei-kun!?
"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.