"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 in Gekidan Komawari, and active as an entertainer.
My favorite food is crushed corn flakes!
Best served freshly made, and it's good for your digestion.
My favorite expression is "Boo on being slapdash."
Kurata Misako, my Mama.
She's a famous novelist, who has even won an Aoki Laureate Prize!
Mischievous Mama… scary Mama… kind Mama… flustered Mama…
they're all nice!
Sagami Rei-kun. He's both my chauffeur and my manager,
as well as my former boyfriend… and former pimp?
Originally, he was homeless, but I brought him home with me!
After that, he was my boyfriend for a long time…
A lot has happened. A lot can happen, huh, as you go on living?
Now he's working his way to becoming a fantastic manager.
Now then, about this mysterious white bat…
Yay! My name is Babbit! I'm the white bat who always butting in.
Don't make light of me! One, two…
He doesn't have anything to do with the story, so we can leave him out.
Ah, you're making light of me.
Hayama Akito.
He started out as my natural enemy, the boss monkey of 6th Grade 3rd Class.
Then Sana-chan fought him head-on, and scored a great victory!
But then, whoops! Behind him was a really boneheaded father-daughter team!
Geez, it's unforgivable for people to be so dumb!
But Sana-chan's strategies won out against them, too!
Now the Hayama household enjoys a hospitable mood.
However…! You can't let your guard down around Hayama Akito!
What are you doing!?
Okay, okay, okay, with all that being said,
before we get to today's story, start the VTR from last time!
Sana, how about we fulfill your promise?
I'd like to start writing that essay about you and me…
When will it be published?
Around the time summer vacation is over, probably…
♪ Thoroughly refreshing outdoor school! ♪
♪ Are you ready!♪ Are you ready!? ?
You're worried about something, huh?
How come Hayama is the only one who noticed?
Mama… Mama… might just hate me!
"The Summer of My Promise - Part II"
H-hey…
I'm not sure I understand it all,
but there aren't any mothers who hate their own children, are there?
At least, that's what I think, from the way you played my pretend mom…
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?
Don't you have any faith in your own mom?
It's not that…
Then don't worry about it…
Besides, there's no way your mom could hate you…
Could a child whose mother hates them grow up to be as decent as you are?
You… think so…?
Yeah… And if your enjoyable life together gets destroyed, then so what?
After it gets destroyed, you can always patch it up again…
Hayama…
"Ice"
You know, nothing beats shaved ice during the summer!
Onda-san, if you eat it too fast, you'll upset your stomach…
This is nothing! I'm super-okay!
By the way, Onda-san, about Sensei's current book…
Y-yes…?
What is it about?
Oh, I don't have any idea…
All I know is that the title will be "My Daughter and I-"
—"My Daughter and I"? —Oh dear, what's the matter, Onda-san?
—Which means that Sana-chan —S-Shimura-san, do you have
—would have to be the main topic… —any stomach medicine…?
Oh, good heavens!
The content of my essay?
Yes… As Sana-chan's manager, I'd like to know…
W-well it's…
I-it's…?
"Pbbbt!" I'm not telling!
"Pbbbt!" Sensei…
However, there is one thing I can tell you…
What is that?
Once this book goes on sale, there is sure to be a terrible commotion…
A terrible commotion…?
Sagami-kun, when that happens, look after my girl for me…
Look after Sana-chan?
Of course I will! Even now, supposing there's an earthquake
while we're at work, I've got…
Hardtack!
"Fabian" Pet bottle!
First aid set!
Flashlight!
T-the batteries are dead!
I… I can't look after Sana-chan like this!
Sensei, if there's going to be a terrible commotion
when this book comes out, then what exactly--?
I'm working… Disturb me, and I'll bop you on the forehead! I'm working…
—Disturb me, and I'll bop you on the forehead! —Sana-chan…
Snap to, would you?
Did I mention my dad got out of the hospital the day before yesterday?
Uh, mm-hmm…
So, our family is turning into this happy circle…
Yeah, a happy circle? How so?
It started while we were talking about you…
About me? What about? What about?
Well… I can't tell you…
Why not?
I can't say… not to her…
The Hayama family's happy circle…
My sweetheart has an ice cream heart!
If you love ice cream, I love you!
Sana-chan is a good girl, huh? A little strange, though…
It would be fun if a girl like her became Akito's wife, wouldn't it? Or not…
Won't ever happen…
Why not?
Her husband will have to marry into her family…
Marry into her family…?
Well then, I guess you'd have to become her husband, Akito…
Why would you say that?
Natsumi, you'll go off and marry somebody someday, right?
Sure, someday…
What do you know? Dad is going to be lonely, won't he?
What are you laughing at?
We can't have that! Maybe I should take a husband in, too!
You don't, by any chance, want to laugh, too, do you?
Ah, what are you remembering that's making you laugh!?
It's nothing…
Nothing? You said it was a story about me, didn't you?
Tell me! Come on, come on, come on!
Anyhow, everyone thinks that our home has gotten a little bit more enjoyable,
thanks to you…
All I did was give everyone a little nudge…
It's amazing that you don't think to yourself,
"I've done this great thing" the way you do…
If it was me, and I had done something even a little bit nice for someone,
I'd hold it over their head for the rest of their life… You're incredible…
I may not look it… but I am awfully grateful to you…
Hayama…
So, um, I'm just saying…
Hayama is putting everything he has into telling me this…
I, uh…
I know this can't be easy for him…
I was thinking… if you get depressed or anything… I'd like to help… so…
so… if you feel like crying, come find me…
W-what a performance! What a performance, Hayama!
"If you feel like crying, come find me…"
Oh, I can't stand it!
Thanks…
That makes me awfully happy, Hayama…
Kurata…
Ah! You smiled! You just smiled, Hayama! You grinned!
I've only ever seen you snort, or snicker,
but you just grinned!
Hey, smile one more time! It's so nice and cute!
C-cute?
Oh! You're embarrassed!
Now you're embarrassed! This is the first time I've ever seen that!
I saw it! I saw it! I saw it! Hayama is embarrassed!
Embarrassed! Embarrassed! Embarrassed! Hayama is embarrassed!
Embarrassed little boy! Bashful little boy!
Y-you're sure enjoying yourself…
Hey, Hayama, smile one more time!
How am I supposed to smile when there's nothing funny?
But you just barely smiled, didn't you?
Come on, make a happy face, A-chan!
W-what's the deal with you!? You were crying just a moment ago!
Oh, you got away! You got away this time! Hold up!
Come on, smile one more time!
You're a pest!
All right, now I'm getting into this!
♪ Hold it, hold it, Hayama! Smile one more time! ♪
—♪Break out your horns!♪ —Break out your horns!
—♪Break out your spear!♪ —Break out your spear!
♪ Break out a smiling face, Hayama-kun! ♪
♪ Hayama, smile! Let's see it! ♪
—♪And while we're at it, let's dance!♪ —Cut it out! Cut it out!
♪ One-two, one-two! ♪
♪ Won't you dance♪ Won't you have some fun? ?
♪ Won't you smile for me♪ One more time, one more time! ?
—♪Whoa, don't run away, cute Hayama!♪ —What a pest!
—♪Come on! Come on! Dance! Step, step!♪ —No! Cut it out!
♪ How rare, how rare, seeing Hayama smile! ♪
♪ Don't be bashful, Hayama! Look at me, Hayama! ♪
—♪Come on! Come on! Dance!♪ —Geez, what a pest!
—♪One-two, one-two!♪ —Cut it out!
♪ Look over here for me! Smile for me! ♪
♪ Smile! Smile! Ha ha ha, ha! ♪
—♪What fun!♪ —I guess I was wrong after all about her cheerfulness being an act…
How do you like this!?
Smile, I say! Come on! Come on! Laugh, I tell you!
What is the matter with you!?
—(I was so happy to see Hayama smile for the first time,) —Smile, Hayama! Come on! Come on!
—(I didn't even notice the swarm of fireflies) —Shut up!
—(I didn't even notice the swarm of fireflies) —Ha ha ha! Wait up! Wait up!
—(that I had wanted to see so badly, and just ran around the whole time.) —Smile, I say!
I caught you, Hayama!
Look down…
Wow! Looks like we managed to climb up, huh?
We sure are amazing, aren't we?
Would you guys give it a rest, already?
Uh-oh, it looks like the campfire is over… When did that happen?
Well, let's go back to Firefly Inn… Everyone is probably worried…
Yeah…
W-what?
—Run-ta-ta, run-ta-ta! —Cut it out…
Come on, Hayama, sing along… Run-ta-ta, run-ta-ta!
Run.
All right, you!
Geez, where did you two go off to!?
Uh-oh, looks like there was a big fuss…
Sana-chan, we were worried about you!
Akito-kun!
I thought you might have been in an accident!
Thank goodness you're safe!
And as a result, an essay on remorse…
What are you laughing at, in our situation?
My face is just laughing on its own…
You're a weirdo…
"If you feel like crying, come find me."
I was so happy for the words that Hayama offered me,
and felt that I really did have a place to go when I felt like crying.
I feel like the gloominess in my heart has cleared up.
Say, Sana-chan…
You've been getting on with Hayama-kun pretty well lately, huh?
Sound suspicious to me!
Mm-hmm! We are getting along…
We were trying to tease you!
Right, Hayama!? We're getting along, right!?
Oh, he's playing Tanuki!
That's called playing possum…
How cute! How cute! I know…!
This week's Tanuki!
I'm all right. I can go home to Mama with a smile on my face.
I'm back!
Welcome home! Did you have fun?
Mm-hmm! Maro-chan, I'm back!
Thanks!
So, tell me all about it in your room…
Okay!
Mama, is your manuscript done?
Yeah, right on time…
Is that so? Nice work…
Welcome home…
I'm back…
Sana-chan, welcome home…
Rei-kun, long time no see!
Good. Sana-chan doesn't seem any different than her usual self.
The essay will be published around the end of summer.
I'm going to forget about it for a while.
I'm going to take it easy.
And so, finally, it's summer vacation!!
Summer vacation!
But even so, I'm insanely busy!
I'm taking swimming lessons at school!
—(Then there's rehearsals for the play we're putting on at Komawari.) —Tom!
—(By the way, I'm playing the heroine this year!) —Ah, Tom is dead!
—(By the way, I'm playing the heroine this year!) —Tom! Tom! Tom! Tom!
—(I'm all fired up about rehearsing.) —Tom! Tom! Tom! Tom!
—Sana-chan! Let go! —Tom! Tom! Tom! Tom!
Don't die, Tom!
—(I sing…) —Be strong, Tom!
Get up, Tom! Tom! Tom Lincoln!
I dance…
Gateball! Not this time, though…
And then, in August…
The commercials I shot last month all started appearing on TV,
bang-bang-bang-bang!
—Bocari is a hit! Bocari Sweet! —Huh? It's Sana-chan again…
Wow, you sure are on a lot, huh?
Come on over again sometime, okay?
Don't talk to the TV.
We'll be waiting here for you…
Are you okay there, pops?
Wash! Wash! One, two, four! Ah! Too much came off!
Just kidding! New Kid's Foam, now on sale!
Accident insurance, just in case!
Wishing you a 1000-year-crane, 10,000-year-turtle life!
Sana-chan is so cute…
Mm-hmm, but you know what?
She's not just cute…, being on TV this much, Sana-chan is amazing…
Sana-chan…
We saw them! We saw them!
The commercials!
It's incredible! We might not see you at school every day,
but we can still see you on TV!
Ha ha!
Being on that much, you're going to get tired of seeing me, huh?
What are you talking about?
Speaking of commercials, Rei-kun booked another job,
and I'll be shooting it real soon…
Oh? What is it this time?
"Heal-Band…" It's a kind of bandage…
—I'll be acting with a boy who's the same age as us… —Come on, come on, this way, this way…
—A boy? —I can't see, I can't see…
You're kidding! Who, who!? Tell us, who!
Did you hear that, Akito-kun? Did you hear?
Sana-chan says she is going to shoot another commercial…
This time, she's co-starring with another boy…
So what about it?
I wonder what kind of kid he is… She said it was a boy,
so that definitely means he's not a girl, huh?
And if he's not a girl, that means he's a boy, right?
Of course it does…
Kamura Naozumi-kun!?
Awesome!
What, is Kamura-kun that popular?
Good grief! Sana-chan, you don't know him?
He's a gorgeous kid! Almost like a girl!
Oh, my… Is he a nancy boy?
No, he's not… He's a bishonen-
He does modeling and other stuff, too!
Right! And he has appeared in dramas, as well…
Like that one thing he was in…
—Say, could you get me his autograph? —They say he's a bishonen- I wonder what type…
I wonder if he's like the ones in girls' manga,
where roses appear in the background,
and he's got eyes with pools in them that sparkle…
Oh, Hayama, yoo-hoo!
Disinfect yourself too long in there, and your hiney will melt away!
She said your hiney will melt away…
It would be awful if your hiney melted away, huh? You wouldn't be able to fart,
and when you sat down on a chair, you wouldn't know how you should sit…
Melt, would you?
If that happened, I wonder if your legs would come out abruptly,
right under your belly button…
Bishonen?
This week's Sana-chan!
Ow…
What are you, stupid? I'll bet that hurt…
Really, couldn't you think a moment before you act?
You're always doing things you don't think out, so you're always…
Listen, Akito-kun, nothing beats the Bon odori dance during the summer, huh?
As a matter of fact, you know the Bon odori dance next week?
Me and Aya-chan are going to it together!
Good grief, you're the first one I've talked to about this, Akito-kun…
A-Aya-chan will probably wear a yukata, huh?
Whew, what am I going to do? I wonder what I should wear…
Aren't you happy-go-lucky?
Huh? That was kind of bitter… Did something bad happen, Akito-kun?
Not really…
Oh yeah! Akito-kun, did you know that Sana-chan's Mama is publishing an essay?
H-how do you know about that!?
H-how? My mom saw an ad in a magazine and told me…
It's out in the magazines?
Mm-hmm, it said the title would be "My Daughter and I-"
It's going to be about Sana-chan, huh?
I can't wait…
Mama is writing an essay on me…
I promised her she could a long time ago, so there's nothing I can do about it…
The enjoyable life that Mama and I share now…
…could all be completely destroyed!
"The new novel by Kurata Misako "My Daughter and I" Now taking preorders" Hey, it says they're taking preorders for Kurata Asako's essay…
If it's "My Daughter and I," she must be writing about Sana-chan, right?
Sounds interesting! I think I'll reserve a copy!
Whatever!
It's all right. I've made up my mind to take things easy, after all.
Still, if I ever start feeling like I want to cry…
I'll be relying on you, Hayama!
What's the matter, Akito?
N-nothing…
W-what was that? I just felt a twinge for a second there…
I haven't come down with some nasty disease, right?
It's Sana-chan, I tell ya!
The commercial shoot in question
"Kurata Sana-sama"
Sana-chan! Are you ready?
Yes!
Twirl! Twirl! Twirl!
Ta-da! Well? How do you like my commercial costume?
Oho! Ballerina! Ballerina!
Does it look good on me?
Mm-hmm, it does, it does…
Lucky you, Sana-chan!
Uchiyamada-kun and Zenjiro-san! Are you shooting a commercial?
Yeah, that we are, but we…
…look like this…
What's woise, we get clobb-uh ed by a shot of insecticide, and…
—"Waugh! We've had it! —"Waugh! We've had it!
—Roaches whimper, then pop off!" —Roaches whimper, then pop off!"
That's how we hafta portray these poor roaches that get extoiminated-
Poor things…
We're both shooting commoicials, but what a difference!
Well, what can you do? Sana-chan, you're cute…
So shua, you get to wear a cute outfit, while we get to be roaches…
Mm-hmm! Zenjiro-san, you tell it like it is!
Wait up!
If you think that all I am is cute, you're going to get hurt…
Behold! As learned in Gekidan Komawari, the marvelous… un… deux… troi…!
—They're pretty particular about the way you twirl, —Incredible, Sana-chan…
as you'd expect of Komawari!
By the way, is that boy Kamura-kun here yet?
They said he'd be a little late…
—Sorry we're late… —Oh, I'm starting to get dizzy…
—Ah, you must be Kamura-kun's manager… —I can't stop by myself
—The roads were all congested… I'm really sorry about this… —when I get like this!
—Not at all, that's all right… —Rei-kun, stop me!
—Sorry to keep you waiting… I'm Kamura Naozumi… —Stop me!
Whoa! He really is an attractive boy!
Nice to meet you…
Nice to meet you… I'm Kurata… It's a pleasure…
The pleasure is mine…
Wow! He's even prettier than me when I'm in makeup!
Sana-chan, you've hurt her foot at a ballet recital,
and couldn't dance all that well… Then, as you're feeling down,
Naozumi-kun brings you a bouquet of flowers and a box of Heal-Band… Got it?
Yes…
Director, about this part…
You idiot! Not like that!
Wow! Very good! Naozumi-kun, you look outstanding…
—I did a bang-up job on you! —Come to think of it, I have seen that kid…
—I am a genius at this, after all! —He's the boy who was in that one recent drama,
—I am a genius at this, after all! —and has appeared in several other things, I'm sure of it…
—Start! —and has appeared in several other things, I'm sure of it…
Heal-Band…
Cut! Okay!
Oh, both of them are so adorable!
Boy, those two really are good at this…
Just one take, and we're okay?
Really?
Okay, job well done!
Nice work!
Thanks for working so hard, everyone…
I hope it's okay to be finishing so soon… I kind of feel let down…
Ah, Sana-chan!
They said you can keep this… Here…
Huh? You're giving these to me? Thanks!
Wow, how pretty!
Sana-chan…
I know your secret…
What? What do you mean?
Who are you!?
"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.
Hoy! In Sana-chan's next adventures…
Kamura Naozumi, who are you, really?
Oh, well, it's summer vacation, it's summer vacation!
But I can't be playing around! I am a performer, after all!
Gekidan Komawari is putting on a play, and my heart is pounding!
And after my heart stops pounding over this,
it will pound over something even bigger!
Next time on Kodomo no Omocha, Episode 16…, fate wraps itself around Sana…
Heart-Pounding Twice Over
Okay, break a leg!