"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.
My beloved Mama, an Aoki-award winning novelist.
The chipmunk on her head is Maro-chan.
My former boyfriend, Sagami Rei-kun.
Right now, he's racing to be a great manager.
The mysterious white bat straight man.
I'm Babbit! Huh? My voice sounds funny? It's just your imagination!
Hayama Akito, my natural enemy, and good friend.
Kamura Naozumi-kun. He's a Bishonen TV personality,
who hails from Kamura Academy, just like I did.
"Could Be a Small-Size Hayama"
The issue with Mama has been settled,
and I'm finally back to my normal life.
"Set your sights! Inter-Show Hidden Talent Competition Victory! ¥1,000,000 prize!" And then, one day…
"Set your sights! Inter-Show Hidden Talent Competition Victory! ¥1,000,000 prize!"
Sana-chan, telephone for you.
Oinkie?
Yes, it's from Naozumi-kun.
Oinkie-oinkie? Oink? Oinkie-oink-oinkie? Oink-oink-oinkie!
Sana-chan, I'm surprised you can converse like that.
I finally got a call from Naozumi-kun.
Hey, Rei-kun, unless you translate for us, the story won't move forward.
Me!?
"Huh? Kamura Academy? Right now?"
"Sure, I'll come! Okay, see you out in front of the TV station's front door."
But what about the taping!?
Listen, Uchiyamada, puhformance is awl about spirit.
Above awl, you've got to let go of yourself, and fight with spirit.
Got that?
"Zenjiro-san!"
What is it, Sana-chan? Something the mattuh?
"Zenjiro-san, do you have any loves?"
Well, shua, more than I can hold onto, awl ovuh!
"That's because you're a nice person,
who wouldn't turn down a cute girl asking you for a favor, right?"
Aw, you're too much!
"That's my Zenjiro-san! You can always count on him!"
Aw, you've really got me now!
Okay then, that takes care of it!
—Whut just happened? —Whut just happened?
She skipped out of work, that's whut.
Let's go.
Okay then, I'm off.
I'm not really too sure about this…
Strike while the iron is hot!
They say that your lucky day is the best day for a date!
I'm not too sure about this…
It's too late to be jealous now.
"Rei-kun stays home worrying" Rei-kun stays home worrying.
"Rei-kun stays home worrying" Is it okay for her to be skipping work?
I've always wanted to go see Kamura Academy,
so I wound up letting Naozumi-kun take me.
You good boys and girls, don't stick your head out the window.
Oh, sorry, I can't help but make a big deal out of this.
That's okay. It must be a long time since you've gotten away, huh?
That's right, sir. I am a very busy person.
I'd like to thank him for what he did earlier, but how do I bring it up?
I won't say anything about Sana-chan.
I ask you to please leave Sana-chan alone.
"Thanks for doing that for my sake," would sound weird somehow.
Aw, this is kind of awkward. I'm not used to this sort of thing.
I'd sound like I was stuck-up. How embarrassing…
Something wrong, Sana-chan?
No. Umm…
I heard you've met your birth mother.
Yeah, that's right. I was surprised at how easily she came forward,
once the book came out.
That just shows you how much she's been watching you,
Sana-chan… the things you've been doing,
and your mother's books, and all.
That must be it. Naozumi-kun, don't you ever feel like looking for your parents?
Nope. As far as parents and family goes,
I've got plenty of them at Kamura Academy, after all.
I don't have time to miss them.
I guess not.
Oh, yeah. Some of those family are really looking forward to you coming, Sana-chan.
Oh!? In that case, Sana-chan, with her great sense of service,
can't very well show up empty-handed!
What is it, Sana-chan?
Ta-da! This brand-new item! It's essential for girls who value communication.
I'll set the rhythm to a nori-nori Kodocha pattern…
As long as I have this, I'm going to double the number of friends I have!
What is that thing, Sana-chan?
The composing machine, Nopia.
Composing machine?
Sorry about this. It's going to be a little bit bumpy.
There's no "little bit" about it! Where in the world are you driving!?
I'm having him select the most scenic route to take.
I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Never mind the scenery, I'm trying to double the number of friends I have!
Do-fa-la-so-do-do-do-do!
Well, we're almost there, Sana-chan!
Do-la-fa-la fa-la-so-la mi-do-re-mi-do!
Hey, is Sana-chan really coming with him?
Is Sana-chan coming, too?
Yes. It's almost time for them to arrive.
Everyone, Sana-chan is coming! Hurry, hurry!
Ko-chan, hurry, hurry! Come on up!
Aw, shut up.
Ah, they're here, they're here!
I'm getting so excited! I wonder if I can get her to shake my hand!
Now, now, calm down, everyone.
Okay, I'll come pick you up later.
Okay, thanks!
Naozumi-kun, do you commute like that every day?
This path… this feeling…
I shouldn't remember this place at all,
and yet somehow, it's all terribly familiar.
For some reason, I'm so excited…
Something wrong, Sana-chan?
Uh… er… Those people from Wideshow came here over that thing earlier, right?
I was just thinking how that must have put everyone out here.
I'm the one who brought up Kamura Academy.
It's okay, it's okay, you don't have to worry.
Is that right? Maybe I'm the only one who is all wound up.
—It's okay, it's okay, —It's okay, it's okay, —It's okay, it's okay,
—you don't have to worry! —you don't have to worry! —you don't have to worry!
—Wow! It's really her! —Wow! It's really her! —Wow! It's really her!
Everyone, calm down, calm down! Calm down!
My goodness, welcome!
Thank you for coming all this way to see us.
This is the director, Kamura-sensei. She is everyone's mother.
N-nice to meet you.
Or rather, I don't remember it at all, but when I was little,
I understand that you took care of me for a month.
That's right. You've become a fine older sister.
Nah, I wouldn't go that far!
—I've gotten so I can do this… —I've gotten so I can do this… —I've gotten so I can do this…
—and this… and this! —and this… and this! —and this… and this!
—Director, do we look like her? —Director, do we look like her? —Director, do we look like her?
—Do we look like her? —Do we look like her? —Do we look like her?
My, my, just like her!
I'm Mika!
I'm Yui!
I'm Namuro Amie… I'm Ayumi.
—We are the Sannas! —We are the Sannas! —We are the Sannas!
They all want to be like you, Sana-chan.
Sannas…?
—Sana-chan, shake our hands! —Sana-chan, shake our hands! —Sana-chan, shake our hands!
—Shake our hands! —Shake our hands! —Shake our hands!
Okay, all of you get a handshake, as my present to you! Line up, line up!
Everyone line up nice, so there's no fighting.
Hey! No sooner do I say that, when who is that over there starting a fight!?
Hey! You there!
What kind of defiant little kid is this!?
In one instant, he calls to mind a certain former boss monkey.
But on closer look, he's really a cute little kid, isn't he?
Here, do you want to shake my hand, too?
What's with this kid!?
Not so cute after all…
I'm sorry for all the hullabaloo so soon after you got here.
The little children watch TV, you see,
and think of you as their older sister, Sana-chan.
Still, I was surprised at the Sannas. It almost sounds like a monster.
For what it's worth, I play as Kamurra.
You don't resemble him one bit.
Hey, Atsushi, don't barge in!
—Big Brother Nao, we need to get —Big Brother Nao, we need to get —Big Brother Nao, we need to get
—Sana-chan's reception party ready! —Sana-chan's reception party ready! —Sana-chan's reception party ready!
Not you, too!
Reception?
Sorry for all the hullabaloo, but when I told them that Sana-chan would be coming,
everyone got all excited, and said they were going to throw a reception for you.
Wow, I don't know what to say. This is kind of embarrassing.
Okay, I'll come help out.
This is Naozumi-kun when he was little?
Nao-chan will be upset at me for telling you this,
but when he was little, he was so spoiled.
Yeah? Naozumi-kun, huh?
—Waah! I want a papa and mama, too! —Sensei, Nao-chan is crying again!
Nao-chan, that girl is going to laugh at you if all you do is cry.
This is Sana-chan's ambush report! So, where are we today?
Ta-da! This is the first public showing of Zenjiro-san's Tokyo girlfriend's house!
All joking aside,
—Sana-chan, your jokes are hawsh! —That girl was here together with you, Nao-chan.
—Ta-da! This is the first public showing! —That girl was here together with you, Nao-chan.
—What foist public showing!? —Huh? You're kidding.
—Zenjiro-san's Osaka girlfriend's house! —Look, here you are in the same picture.
—How lawng are you going to kid around, Sana-chan? —That's Sana-chan and Nao-chan.
—Then, your girlfriend must be in Nagoya! —She doesn't have a papa or mama, either.
—It's not Tokyo, or Osaka, or Nagoya! —And yet, look at how cheerful she is.
—Zenjiro-san, you're so naïve. —Sensei, I want to do
—Sana-chan, you really are hawsh! Your questions are so leading! —the same kind of work as Sana-chan.
My, my, I'm not sure you can, Nao-chan. Crybabies aren't able to do it.
I won't cry anymore. I won't cry.
It was right at that time that Nao-chan was scouted by a child talent agency,
I took the plunge and let him give it a try. I tell him it's okay now,
but he still gives me some of his wages.
Isn't that nice of him?
So you see, Nao-chan became such a fine older brother thanks to you, Sana-chan.
I was just goofing around!
Wow, amazing, amazing! They're going all-out.
We're having a fancy barbecue, too!
Oh, meat!? Yay! I love it! I love it! Meat, meat, meat, meat!
It's even delicious raw! Meat, meat, meat, meat!
Sorry for all the hullabaloo. Sana-chan, especially for you, it's all-you-can-eat!
Help yourself to as much of whatever you like.
There's… no meat, huh?
"Welcome home, Sana-chan" —Welcome home… —Welcome home… —Welcome home…
"Welcome home, Sana-chan" —Sana-chan! —Sana-chan! —Sana-chan!
Welcobe hobe?
Everyone knows that you came from here, Sana-chan,
and everyone thinks of this as their home, and all…
I ged id.
I guess dat's drue. Id's like a hobe to be, doo.
Mm-hmm.
Well, that makes us like brother and sister, huh Naozumi-kun?
No… I wouldn't say that…
Come to mention it, Naozumi-kun, I hear you acted like a spoiled kid.
Sensei told you, huh!?
—Sana-chan, sing! —Sana-chan, sing! —Sana-chan, sing!
Me?
Well, this is all so sudden…
You composed something for this occasion, didn't you?
The rhythm is a nori-nori Kodocha pattern.
♪ Oh! I've come, come, come here, come to the sea. ♪
♪ I've crossed the mountains and crossed the valleys to be here. ♪
♪ But the barbecue didn't have any meat! Oh, well. ♪
♪ Sana-chan is touched at this reception. ♪
♪ And so, as Sana-chan's present, ♪
♪ this is Sana-chan's first composition! ♪
If you step on your Nopia, it will break,
so don't try this at home, you good boys and girls!
♪ —Hello, Margarita, dongara-tan-tan. ? —My, such a hullabaloo!
? --Oh, my sweet home is right here! ♪ —Is that the only thing you can say?
♪ I don't remember it, but there's no place like home! ♪
Oh, my god! What is this! What is this!? Why!? What an incredible reception!
Who is causing this mischief!?
Ko-chan! Ko-chan, you're the one who's doing this, aren't you!?
Hey, it's you again! Playing with fire makes you wet the bed!
—Yeah! Yeah! —Yeah! Yeah! —Yeah! Yeah!
—You shouldn't point fireworks at people! —You shouldn't point fireworks at people! —You shouldn't point fireworks at people!
Ko-chan! You mustn't hit girls!
Don't go strutting around, just because you're on TV.
S-strutting around…?
You're annoying.
A-annoying…?
That stare… that defiant attitude…
This kid is the spitting image of Hayama!
What kind of nonsense are you babbling, you hag?
What!?
My, "hag" is not a word you would use on a young 6th-grader,
like myself, you silly.
You forever continue to be annoying, you hag.
Easy, easy, easy… He's got me lowering myself to his level.
If I let myself be beaten by this little boy,
then the great star Kurata Sana-chan will completely lose face.
Now, what do you mean by "annoying"?
Your big sister here doesn't understand what you mean.
If you don't know, then look it up for yourself, Auntie.
Whoa, it's a dictionary! Is he trying to make a fool of me!?
Easy, easy, easy… at this rate, I'm going to lose any chance of recovery.
Unless I show him that I'm a mature woman,
this little boy's going to take ever greater advantage of me.
Okay, let's have a look.
"Annoying"…"annoying"…"annoying"… "Annoying" is an adjective.
Here, you can also write it as "May fly." I knew that.
Zenjiro-san told me.
So, is that it? Fly? Are you saying that I am a fly?
That's right.
You're calling me a fly, huh? You just called me a fly, huh?
Well, I will admit that I am a little more full of zip than other people…
—Okay, everyone, the cake is done! —Okay, everyone, the cake is done!
—Sana-chan, you go first! —Sana-chan, you go first! —Sana-chan, you go first!
Huh? Cake!? Yay! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it! Cake! Cake! Cake!
It's even delicious raw! Cake! Cake! Cake!
Thank you, thank you.
Dummy! Let the fly eat it!
Hey, Koji!
My, my, I'm sorry for all the hullabaloo. Sensei wanted some, too.
Sorry, Sana-chan. He's kind at heart, but not very well-behaved.
He isn't really a bad boy.
That tears it.
What was that, Sana-chan?
That completely tears it!
He's Mini-Hayama!
He is absolutely Mini-Hayama!
I'm going to make him say "Uncle!"
"I heard the neighbors put up a fence around their house."
"That's fancy ('fence-y')."
"Oh, Uncle…"
That's stupid.
Hey! You shouldn't be reading the books! Buy them first, then you can read them.
Akito-kun, what are you reading?
Nothing.
That car…!
Did you get the Polaroid camera? And don't forget to buy film!
I bought it, I bought it.
Are you sure you didn't forget to put in the bungee jump set
and the super-strong vacuum cleaner!?
Yeah, I packed them, I packed them!
Okay, come quick! Hurry, come quick! Come right away!
Okay, okay, okay, okay!
We sure would like to go for a drive.
Sorry, I don't have time to entertain you right now.
Rei-kun! Who are you talking to!?
Hurry! Hurry! Are you driving!?
—Say, are you driving!? —I'm driving!
Drives sure are fun.
Rei-kun! What are you dawdling around for!?
You can't be poking along right now!
For the first time in my life, I'm driving all-out!
Hey, hey, obey the traffic laws!
Get here in three seconds! Got that!? You have to!
Three seconds, did you say!?
Three!
Two!
One!
We made it…!
We made it, all right.
"Battle with Ko-chan!" Sure is handy, being an anime.
Okay, Ko-chan! I challenge you to a bungee jump contest!
Whoever's voice is the loudest loses this contest!
Whoever said I was going to do this?
You're afraid of high places, huh? Just as I suspected!
That's right! I've found out your weakness!
You want me to cry uncle?
Of course I do! Your type needs to be made to say "Uncle,"
or you'll never behave yourself.
"I heard the neighbors put up a fence around their house."
"That's fancy."
"Oh, Uncle…"
There, I said it.
You're every bit like Hayama.
Who is Hayama?
The one who looks like this! See? See?
You've got the exact same ill-humored mouth as him!
Sana-chan, you don't have to get so worked up over a little boy…
Rei-kun, you keep quiet.
—Okay. —Now, now, Sana-chan,
we don't have any trees that are just right for bungee jumping around here.
There's that one there!
How tall is that?
Was that tree there a minute ago?
What's more,
it has a beacon light to let aircraft know how tall it is!
—Sana-chan, good luck! —Sana-chan, good luck! —Sana-chan, good luck!
My, Sana-chan, what a hullabaloo.
Director, is that the only thing you can say?
Hasn't she forgotten about something?
Earlier, she forgot that we even existed.
Okay, here I go!
Wow, how high, how high!
"Kamura Academy" This feels so good!
She may be fine with heights, but she has trouble with falling.
What is she, an idiot?
Yeah. She's an idiot.
Sure enough, I am an idiot!
This week's Sana-chan. Can you see her?
How about that?
What are you, an idiot?
Hey! Hold it!
She's an idiot, all right.
Miserable Mini-Hayama! I'll just move on to my next technique at below cost!
Sana-chan, enough.
No way! If all of us here are family, then he's like a younger brother to me!
Sana-chan, him being your brother is fine and all,
but I don't think of you as being my sister, Sana-chan.
—After all, I consider you… —Uh-oh, he's gone off into his own little world.
—Are you going to make me say the rest? —Then again, that's a good thing, huh Akito-kun?
—There is a gentle breeze between us. —It looks like Sana-chan is more concerned about that other boy
—It's sparkling, see? —than she is Naozumi-kun, huh?
Whatever.
Come! Feel the breeze!
This sparkling breeze!
—Big Brother Nao is falling apart! —Big Brother Nao is falling apart! —Big Brother Nao is falling apart!
—Kamurra won't be left behind! —Kamurra won't be left behind! —Kamurra won't be left behind!
—He's falling apart, too! —He's falling apart, too! —Life sure is lots of fun, isn't it?
Hey, hold up!
When are you going to get off my back, Auntie!?
Let me go, Auntie!
I can see right through your weakness!
I can tell that you're the type who is proud,
and doesn't want people to see you in an embarrassing way.
Power up!
Don't you look cool now, exposed little boy?
I took it! I took it!
That thing which is unspeakable by young maidens has come out!
Look here, look here, if you want me to return this to you,
you'll have to behave yourself!
Look here, look here!
W-what…?
If you want to see it, take a look.
I guess boys around this age don't have any sense of shame, huh?
Nope, don't have it.
Geez, if you've got something to say, then spell it out.
Let's split our butts already.
You just saw it, right? My butt is already split.
Come to mention it, that was exactly like what Hayama said.
Who is Hayama?
Like I said before,
he's the one who looks like that!
See? See? You've got the exact same ill-humored mouth as him!
Hayama, when did you get here?
You're just now noticing? Same old airhead as ever.
Who are you?
Oh, here it comes, here it comes! The original Hayama lays the smack down!
Go! Go! Go! Talk smack to him!
But I won't have any violence. This is supposed to be an anime
that good little boys and girls can look up to, after all.
Really?
What did I just tell you!?
Ee-yow! What are you doing!?
Kid…
What!?
If you've got something to say, say it.
What's this now? You really do have something to say, don't you?
If you store up things that you want to say inside you, you'll get constipated.
We're like family here, right?
Darn it!
Hey! Didn't you hear what I said!?
Hey…
Hey! Are you playing with fire again!?
Oh, my god! What is this! What is this!? Why!? Another fireworks attack!?
Oh, so that's it!
Here I was, wondering where Sana-chan went,
and it turns out she's playing around something royal.
I'll put these things out! I'll put these things out! I'll put these things out!
Don't put them out!
—Just come with me. —What? What?
Hayama, you badgering, ecchi-ing, sketching, letch!
Look.
Over there.
"Sana-chan…"
"Wel--"
"Sana-chan, wel--?"
"--come."
Is that right? I don't know what to say!
So that's it.
He wanted to greet Sana-chan in a different way from everyone else.
What do you know, he's even more mannerly than Akito-kun.
Shut up.
It's been quite a hullabaloo,
but let's try having the reception again at the beach!
I'm Mika!
—I'm Yui! —I'm Suehiro Ruriko… I'm Ayumi.
—We are the Sannas! —We are the Sannas! —We are the Sannas!
♪ It was a spiteful performance, ♪
♪ "Sana-chan, welcome!" it said? ♪
♪ —It's making me, making me, making me cry. ♪ —Sure it wasn't "Sana-chan is irritating"?
♪ Hey, you, hey, you, what was that? ♪
♪ —You don't behave yourself, either. ♪ —Stop.
♪ Good grief, it's hard to tell if Akito-kun and Sana-chan… ?
?…get along well, or get along poorly. ♪
♪ —Big Brother Nao is falling apart. ♪ ♪ —Big Brother Nao is falling apart. ♪ ♪ —Big Brother Nao is falling apart. ♪
♪ —Jan-jan-jan-jan, falling apart. ♪ ♪ —Jan-jan-jan-jan, falling apart. ♪ ♪ —Jan-jan-jan-jan, falling apart. ♪
♪ —Big Brother Nao is falling apart. ♪ ♪ —Big Brother Nao is falling apart. ♪ ♪ —Big Brother Nao is falling apart. ♪
♪ —Falling apart, falling apart. ♪ ♪ —Falling apart, falling apart. ♪ —Kamurra won't be left behind!
—Thanks for coming along today, Hayama. You got to meet all of my family. —Let go.
—I'm glad I skipped work for this. —Let go, I said.
Maybe I should just quit my job.
"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…
Retirement! Retirement! I'm declaring retirement!
No matter what happens, I'm retiring!
I want to retire, and that's that. I'm going to play a little bit now!
Sana is going to become a normal girl again,
from anyone's viewpoint.
Next time on Kodomo no Omocha, Episode 22 of the Love and Respect for Maidens and Men Saga:
Heart of Karate and Announcement of Retirement
You can retire, but becoming a normal girl might be asking too much.