"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, a 6th grader and TV personality.
Sagami Rei-kun. He's my chauffeur and manager,
and used to be my boyfriend.
Hayama Akito. I don't know whether he's my natural enemy or good friend,
but recently, when I'm with him, I feel relaxed.
Mama, the Aoki Prize-winning writer.
Mama… I'm worried about how Mama feels…
Hayama!
That was fun! Like a jet coaster in the dark!
Glad you liked it…
Why is this? When I'm with Hayama, I feel relieved.
When did that start happening to me?
Are you…
…not wearing brassieres yet?
You letch!
Can't you tell when I'm trying to be thoughtful,
by relieving some of the tension?
Don't you lie to me! You're just a letch!
Good grief, I'm coming in! Get me something cool to drink, right away!
Maybe I should serve her some noodle sauce.
Say, can I turn on the TV?
…even though I've already turned it on…
…in an interview a short while ago,
—Kurata-san did not have any statements concerning the content of her essay… —Oh, they're at it now!
We also have a report that a boy riding on a bicycle
took away a girl that appeared to be Sana-chan…
Unfortunately, that cannot be confirmed…
—Well, I wonder what that could be about… —Thank goodness…
—What, indeed… —It looks like you didn't
—Here… —appear on TV, Hayama…
—Well, let's move on to Tokyo's own Obana Miho, —Thank you…
—The press was at school, too… —and her "My Trivial Secrets" corner…
—My trivial secret is… —They were, huh? I'm glad I stayed home…
Hey, don't turn me off!
Why don't you hide here for a while?
Huh? But…
My dad and everyone will be completely okay with it…
He's right. It is a little suffocating at home…
That's the first time Mama and Rei-kun ever got into a fight.
I hate that.
Huh…? Suddenly, I feel sleepy…
Wait! Don't fall asleep here!
Goodbye…
"Goodbye"? Hey, come on…!
"Sana grew up to be an incredibly cheerful and spirited girl."
"I don't know how much of the truth I told to Sana…"
I came in first in the race! Yay!
"…about me not being her real mother, and that there was another mother--
her real one-- out there somewhere.
However, when I thought about
—how this little girl was worrying inside her little head, —Dinnertime.
and crying in secret, even I was moved to tears.
Sana was always the one who truly understood me."
"When Gekidan Komawari had their first theatrical production,
and my daughter was chosen to play the lead,
"Yahoo Sana" most of the other children congratulated her,
"Yahoo Sana" but one of them said it was only because of her mother's influence.
My daughter came and told me this with great delight.
—Apparently, she was completely unaware that it was said out of spite, —You have influence!
—and took it to be praise toward me." —That's because you're such an amazing person, Mama!
I love you, Mama! I love you!
"Young Sana's smiling face always brought me happiness."
Sana-chan really does love her mother, huh?
Hello, is this the Kurata-san residence? This is Hayama…
Yes, I appreciate it…
Sorry to keep you waiting…
Yes… Yes… I see… I thought so…
She has fallen fast asleep, so this appears to be terribly hard on her…
If it is all right with you,
we were thinking of letting her stay here for two or three days…
Is that so? That might allow my daughter to feel better…
The press corps still has not left, and all…
I'm sorry to put you to all this trouble, but yes, if you'd be so kind…
She went to the Hayama's house, all right… Having her stay there
for two or three days would be better, under the circumstances…
Yeah… Um, I'm sorry about what I said earlier…
It's all right…
Still, please do not forget how much Sana-chan loves you…
Apparently, she's only worried about how her mom is feeling…
It's as though she doesn't care that she was abandoned,
or that everyone knows about it now…
I don't even know how I should act around Sana-chan…
It would be best to just act like you always do…
Huh? It's night…
Hey, you sure slept well, Sana-chan…
No, that was way unnatural, Dad!
We blew it…
I'm so sorry I fell asleep!
Oh, no! What do I do!?
It's okay… I've contacted your house and everything…
Oh, I'm hearing Father Hayama from that direction…
Stay over, Sana-chan! I won't let Akito do anything bad to you…
Oh, Hayama's sister, when did you get here?
Okay then, I guess I'll take you up on it…
"Bathing time" Bath! Bath! Babbit, ba-bang, bang, yay!
Really, I still have the figure of a little girl…
What are you talking about?
I don't even wear a brassiere yet…
That's the Burutcha on top of her head…
That's okay, that's okay…
Ah, I'm getting dizzy…
"Three stars down there…"
Sana-chan, those moles of yours are unusual, huh?
That's right… They're like the three stars in the Orion constellation…
Mm-hmm… Akito has a mole right here…
Oh, are you still in here?
Akito! How could you do that!?
You perve!
No doubt!
Peeping, huh?
"Hayama, are you really…?"
I hear that in Sweden,
"Hayama, are you really…?" there's a city called Scheveningen ("sukebe ningen," lecherous person)…
Wow, this is your mother? How pretty!
Isn't she?
Nice going, Father Hayama…
Sana-chan, you sound like an older man…
There aren't very many photos of Hayama… are there…?
Still, there are a few… Look!
How cute!
Is it… that funny?
What are you looking at?
That's Hayama! That's Hayama!
You're right!
What?
This picture of you, Akito!
Natsumi! Why, you…! Don't do that!
You be quiet… And call me Sister…
I saw it!
Hayama, you really do have a mole right here, huh?
It's a little unusual, isn't it?
I have them, too… I was born with three huge birthmarks, all in a row…
Right, like the three stars in the Orion constellation…
But I'm not telling you where they are…
Nope, nope… We're not telling you, Akito…
—Right! —Right!
Mine are more unusual than yours…
But we're not telling you where they are…
—Right! —Right!
—Your ass? —Bingo! —Bingo!
How did you know that!?
Huh? I was right?
Oh, no! Don't tell anyone! Only Mama knows, after all!
I wish we hadn't said anything…
There, there…
Don't worry… That topic will never come up anywhere…
It sure is loud in here… What are you talking about?
Get this… She's got three moles on her…
Don't go telling him right off!
Sana-chan has three moles on her…
I said don't tell anyone!
It's time for good little boys and girls to go to bed…
I can't sleep…
Yo…
Hayama…
I couldn't sleep…
Me neither…
You're not at all sleepy, Hayama?
Nah…
I wonder why… I did have that nap, after all…
Yeah…
I sure am hungry… Want to eat something?
Mm-hmm…
We don't have anything decent at home… What do you want to eat?
Let's see…
I'd like…
—Ramen! —Ramen!
It's got to be ramen…
Yeah, huh?
Yeah, yeah!
Ramen noodles… zzz… tanmen noodles… chashao noodles…
Oh, we don't know what you're saying! If you're too sleepy, don't even show up!
It's rare that these two can agree on anything, huh?
"Let's eat ramen"
When are you going to wake up?
"Let's eat ramen" My name is Babbit…
Nothing…
It's no use! Once I feel hungry, there's no going back!
Ramen, ramen, ramen, ramen!
What do we do?
We'll have to go buy some…
Right now? If I go outside, the press corps will…
What if we disguise you?
Hmm, a disguise, eh? Mm-hmm…
We could do that, huh? Disguise, disguise, hmm-hmm-hmm…
Ra-let's get some-men!
Disguise! Indian!
Stop that… It stands out too much…
You look more like an Arab than an Indian…
I'm an Indian! I've even got the incense…
—Oh, since you're an Indian, I thought you had to be carrying curry… —Dress normally…
I know! If it's a disguise we need, Hayama, get me a fake beard…
I don't have anything like that…
Let's go…
Act naturally…
We've got lots of fake beards and wigs at my house…
On top of that, Hayama's clothes fit me perfectly…
I really do have the body of a child…
It's all right… You make a fine boy…
—Brassiere… —Whoa, just leave it at that…
Let's go buy some ramen!
Come on, quit stalling…
You jerk!
This week's Akito-kun…
Cut that out, or I'll kick you…
I shouldn't have done this…
"Zenjiro in a pinch!" In my country, it's the middle of the day right now…
—There they are, there they are, —Some bento dinners
—there they are, there they are… —have arrived over there…
I can't take it…
I get carried away and babble a bunch of stuff that I shouldn't have,
and befo-uh you know it, I'm digging my own grave…
Hey, I hear that Zenjiro's new girlfriend is 2m 50cm tall…
—According to the information that we have, —What!?
her neck is quite long, and she's over 3 meters tall…
—So, what about her weighing 4-5 tons? —What's was that?
Boss, there is something on the roof!
—Oh, it's moving! —What's going on?
—A giraffe? That's a giraffe! —Just a minute!
That's Zenjiro's new girlfriend!
—Go! Ambush interview! —Oh, no!
She's falling!
"Person's weight"
It's just a person's weight dummy…
I thought it was a giraffe…
Hey, I guess we didn't know what we were seeing!
You idiots! How can you look at this and say it looks like a giraffe!?
Ah! It's Zenjiro-san!
I couldn't help myself from rushing in here!
Zenjiro-san! Can we have a comment!?
Do you mind if I take this person's weight dummy with me?
Zenjiro-chan, get away from them…
Oh, I'm Zenjiro's manager, Higashiyamato Sanekichi…
Okay, ka-ching!
I can't stand it! This has to be bothering the othuh residents!
"Zenjiro's Room"
Zenjiro-san, please come out!
"Zenjiro's Room" One statement, please! Please, Zenjiro-san!
I am Yaginame-e-e-eh, from the Planet of Goats…
I bid you good evening, people of Earth…
Uh, where is Zenjiro-san?
Zenjiro-san is not here… He has gone on a joiney…
Where to?
—Faw, faw away, to my planet… —Be back soon!
Okay then, everyone, good evening…
—Good evening… —Good evening… —Good evening…
I am going on a joiney too, on this elevatuh…
Ah, Zenjiro-chan, did it go all right?
Oh, Sane-yan…
—Ah, it's Zenjiro-san! —Ah, it's Zenjiro-san! —Ah, it's Zenjiro-san!
—Uh-oh! They found me out! —That's entertainment reporters for you…
Sane-yan, you take it from here…
Gotcha, gotcha, leave them to me…
—Zenjiro-san! —Zenjiro-san! —Zenjiro-san!
"Meanwhile, Sana-chan was…" Lasso, lasso, hey!
"Meanwhile, Sana-chan was…" What are you doing?
I'll take this…
Good choice, boss… I'll take that one, too…
This is the one, right? I'll put it right here in the basket…
Whoops…
Don't go taking another one just because you dropped it…
I'm putting natto in mine…
In that case, I'm putting corn flakes in mine…
Ah, aloe yogurt! This stuff has been getting pretty trendy lately…
Vinegared squid…
I found it!
Ah, sorry…
—Zenjiro-san! —Sana-chan!
Watermelon…
What are you doing, dressed up like that?
What about you, Zenjiro-san? What happened?
When you get to be an adult, you have to go through a lawt of stuff…
Nevuh mind me, though, Sana-chan, you must be having it rough, right?
Well, I don't know if you'd call it rough…
In life a lot can happen, to you…
It shua can…
We both have our troubles, but they say that rumuhs only last for 75 days…
A little time will solve everything…
Anyhow, I'm going to Awstralia for a little while…
Sana-chan, you hang in there…
Yeah…
Let's hurry and get our shopping done…
"Sana and Hayama's ramen" Are you awake?
"Sana and Hayama's ramen" Didn't get enough sleep…
Done!
Done…
I humbly partake!
I humbly partake…
You guys can't even see the noodles, can you?
That was delicious!
Seriously?
That was good…
"Still can't sleep"
Be sure to brush your teeth before bed…
—See you… —Hayama…
Can I go over there?
You said that if I asked you not to do anything,
you wouldn't do anything, right?
You don't trust me, huh?
Of course not…
Say, Hayama,
did you notice anything when you read the table of contents?
What?
In the titles for each chapter…
Just read the first characters…
Ha-ha-o-ya-na-no-ri-de… ("Mother, come for--")
"Mother, come forward"!
That was the reason for this book… To find my real mother…
There's a huge chance that we won't find her, and she could even be dead…
Even if she is alive, she might not be in Japan…
And even if she is, she might not read this book…
And even if she reads it, she might not come forward…
From what Mama says, there's only about a five percent chance of us finding her…
Mama overcame that same figure when she was younger, though…
"I only had a five percent chance of having a child.
Once the doctor told me, I was despondent over that number."
Mama worked all this time over that five percent.
Do you want to meet your real mother?
Mama wants to meet her…
I also… have a few questions and things I want to ask her…
But, what if Mama planned someday… to return me to… my real mother…?
What would I do… if she was planning to turn me over…?
I've been worrying about that… all this time…
If you don't want that, then you can just tell them you don't want to, can't you?
But if that's how Mama feels, I couldn't say it!
Then I'll tell her for you!
Hayama…
Thanks…
Hayama… I'm so glad…
Coverage of Kurata Misako-san's essay had been growing ever more aggressive,
but as a result of a press conference called by Kamura Naozumi,
it appears to be cooling off for the moment…
The press conference was held after the taping of his drama,
when Kamura-kun suddenly and independently called reporters together…
The agency he is affiliated with has refused all interviews…
And so, we now bring you the press conference
—held by Kamura Naozumi-kun a little past 9 o'clock last night… —Kamura…?
Up to now, I have kept everything about my profile hidden,
but now, I would like to speak a little concerning it…
Soon after I was born, I was abandoned in front of a nursing home,
named Kamura Academy…
Kamura Academy…
that's the home that takes in children that don't have any relatives…
It appears that I am half-westerner, but I really do not know…
What? Him, too? Hey…
Does this home have any connection
with the place that took Sana-chan in for a month?
I won't say anything about Sana-chan…
I will say anything about myself, so please, stop barging in on Sana-chan…
I ask you to please leave Sana-chan alone…
So, Naozumi-kun, you stayed with Kamura Academy the whole time? —Naozumi-kun…
Yes… That is where I grew up…
Now, my dream is to take a more active role in the world,
and give something back to the academy…
I haven't really thought of myself as being unfortunate…
I'm sure there are people who are less fortunate than I,
who do have both their parents…
Naozumi! See here!
This is where his manager stepped in to stop him,
and the press conference came to an end…
Reactions by Kamura-kun's fans have been mixed…
Actually, I wish he hadn't said anything, even if it is true…
He seemed like a prince from another country…
So what? It doesn't make any difference…
He's just trying to protect Sana-chan, isn't he?
Once in a while,
we bring you news about a newborn who has been left abandoned somewhere,
but for us to report the news
—that two of them have grown up to be such fine, famous people is unusual… —Why did he have to say that…?
—It's not usually something you'd go public with, huh? —I've dragged Naozumi-kun into this, now.
Somehow, I'm not quite following the whole situation,
but you don't have to worry about this… He did what he did all on his own…
Ah! I overslept! Akito, are you awake!?
—Yeah! —Dad!
—Well, I'm going to school… —Dad!
You take it easy… How often do you get the chance, after all?
Naozumi!
How could you do such a thing on your own!? I can't believe you!
"Manager's head"
Hey, are you listening to me!? Hey! Huh? You aren't listening to me, huh!?
Hayama is the one who got Sana-chan out of that media siege.
—Sana-chan is probably still over at Hayama's house now. —Naozumi! What's wrong with you?
That can't be helped. Right now, he is closer to Sana-chan than I am.
But I will protect Sana-chan in my own way.
I wish you would break that habit of playing your trumpet
whenever you get wound up!
I'm trying to pass you off as a bishonen, and that just looks weird!
—Yes, Kurata residence… —I guess we owe it to Naozumi-kun…
—Yes… Yes… Yes, but… Yes… —The press has been reduced quite a bit…
What is it, Shimura-san? Who is it?
Well, she won't tell me her name,
but she says she would like to speak with the madam…
Her voice sounds like a young woman…
♪ Everyone is at school, studying! ♪
♪ I'm staying home at the Hayama house! ♪
♪ The weather is nice, and I'm lounging around someone else's house! ♪
♪ For lunch, I'm having a nori bento lunch with Hayama's sister! ♪
You've reached the Hayamas… We're not home… Please leave a message…
This is Sagami… Thank you for looking after Sana-chan…
Please contact me as soon as possible…
Rei-kun!
It really was surprising, you know?
Not just Sana-chan, but now Naozumi-kun, too…
But I'm sure that Naozumi-kun did it for Sana-chan…
Akito-kun, something happened with Sana-chan, huh?
Tsuyoshi, I'm going home early, so tell the teacher for me…
Akito-kun!
Kurata!
What's wrong?
They said they found my mother…
Somehow, it's all too soon…
I don't want to meet her yet…
I can't! I can't do it! Not yet!
What good will running away do?
"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…
My summer… It started with a promise…
The dazzling, brilliant sky, and the white clouds that kindly protected me,
are now both about to pass me by…
My summer… has come to an end…
Next time on Kodomo no Omocha, Episode 19…, the fated series reaches its conclusion…
"The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, Too"
This has been the white bat, Babbi… waahh!