"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 is an Aoki-award winning novelist.
My chauffeur, manager, and former boyfriend Rei-kun.
The mysterious white bat straight man.
I'm Babbit!
My natural enemy and good friend, Hayama Akito.
And this is Jinbo Elementary School's disciplinarian, Andoh-sensei.
I'm Andoh!
"Math Life Drives Me Batty"
—Good morning. —Good morning. —Good morning.
Kurata Sana…
What!? What!?
Has Sana-chan suddenly found herself in a pinch!?
Akito-kun,
we can't have any fighting. Wait here, and let's see what happens.
Who are you, Mito Komon?
It's really Sana-chan!
Sign this?
Sure.
Ah, thank goodness!
If you had said you couldn't sign anything for some scary middle-school girls,
I don't know what I would do!
Me too, me too!
Nah, my fans are important to me.
Speaking of which, Sana-chan, what are you going to do about middle school?
Naturally, you're coming up through our middle school, right?
That's right… I hadn't realized it, but I'm going to be in middle school soon.
"That's still a long way off…" Sana-chan, it's still only September.
Yeah, that's right! Middle school!
Hmph. Aren't you happy-go-lucky?
Listen, Hayama, young man!
Why are you laughing at everyone else's positive attitude towards life!?
That's right, it's no use trying to talk to him.
"A song is a message of the heart" If talking to him won't work, I'll sing!
What happened to you two?
—Okay, let's go, Hayama! We're going to think positive, —Huh, me too?
—peel some skin, and find forte and foible! —What's going on here!?
Let's come-come over the rainbow!
♪ Let's go, let's go, to fun, fun, middle school! ♪
♪ Those cute uniforms are a little embarrassing. ♪
Sana-chan…
What are you talking about, Scarecrow?
S-Sca--?
There's a bright, enjoyable middle-school life waiting ahead for us.
That's six months away.
Yes. The road you must go down is endlessly long.
What is this, a folk song?
It won't be many more nights until New Year's!
After that, middle school is nearly upon us!
Let's go junior high school!
Children, good morning…
Sensei, what's the matter?
She's absolutely blue!
"Mitsuya-sensei's worries"
Children, please don't be shocked when you hear this…
The truth is…
"Everyone could flunk" —Huh!? Flunk!? —Huh!? Flunk!?
Sensei, how come!?
What do you mean, we might not make it to middle school?
Madam, what on earth are you talking about?
Our class is significantly behind on the lesson plan, right?
You should basically be able to go right into middle school
with this school's escalator system, but…
But…?
Our class test average is 15 points below the others.
We're starting to gain ground on the lesson plan schedule,
but at the pace we're going, it wouldn't be right
to let all of you pass right on into middle school.
Everyone should be tested to check their aptitude,
in order to see what can be expected of your efforts, according to Andoh-sensei.
A test!?
That's right!
A te…-st!
A-Andoh-sensei, when did you get here?
I've been hiding under the podium for a while.
Here's a visualization.
Listen up, everyone!
I always knew that 3rd Class was a troublesome, awful class,
chock-full of serious problems!
Andoh-sensei, you don't have to put it so harshly.
Mitsuya-sensei! In cases like this, it is the way of the educator to deal harshly!
I'm sorry!
The test is in three days! Understood!?
"The test is in 3 days"
W-what does the principal have to say about this?
Yeah! How is it that our principal is going to stand for this!?
Be quiet!
The principal was good enough to gladly give his approval to this.
The test is in three days. Those who do not get passing grades
will not be allowed to enter Jinbo Middle School.
Is that understood!?
And so, Sana-chan and the others were made to take an aptitude test
on language, math, science, and social studies.
Wow, the principal gave his approval for this?
That man is pretty strict, huh?
For whatever I said, I really don't have the principal's permission to do this.
You know, sometimes it's necessary to tell a lie.
Are you okay with this, Principal!?
"The principal is traveling on business!"
I couldn't help it. This lie is only out of consideration for the students.
Hold on, Aunt… Big Sister…
I'm sure those children resent me, and despise me.
However… however… if I must, I will play the ogre!
"Even ogres can be moved to tears" However… however… if I must, I will play the ogre!
But in my heart… in my heart, I am an angel!
You've still got an ogre's face.
Your makeup fell off.
As a result,
starting today, we will be staying after school.
Aah, this is lame. After-school class?
Whose fault is it that we're behind in our lesson plan?
You boys have done nothing but get in the way of our lessons.
Children, listen.
Back then, I was quick to burst into tears,
and you really couldn't count on me, when I was supposed to be the teacher.
Which is why I want to be the one to make sure
that all of you get into middle school!
I'll help, too!
Tanaka-sensei! But…
Sensei… Tanaka-sensei…!
You're sure about this, Tanaka-sensei?
Of course.
Thank you so much.
Mitsuya-sensei…
Tanaka-sensei…
Mitsuya-sensei…
Tanaka-sensei…
Mitsuya-sensei…
Tanaka-sensei…
Mitsuya-sensei…
Tanaka-sensei…
Mitsuya-sensei…
"You're sure everything is all right?"
Okay then, let's start with math.
Everyone, please look at the printout I just handed out.
Everything we have studied up to now has been compiled on here.
If you don't know the formulas, or how to solve anything, ask away.
Sensei!
Yes, Sugita-san?
Sana-chan has gone rigid.
I-I don't know any of this.
S-Sana-chan…
My head is spinning. I think I'm going to throw up.
W-which part don't you understand?
I-I don't even know which parts I don't understand.
Well, do you understand this?
I-it's not so much this, as all of it.
You don't understand?
Yeah.
S-Sana-chan…!
You see, my experience with being poor at math goes way back,
and it would take a long time to tell you about it.
"Sana's Math Life" I will explain it in song.
♪ Remembering back to when I was in first grade, ♪
♪ I skipped school to do commercials. ♪
♪ Whoopsie-daisy, I stumbled, ♪
♪ and in second grade, I fell flat. ♪
♪ In third grade, I took a tumble. ♪
♪ In fourth grade, I made a big splash. ♪
♪ Knowing this was bad, and trying to climb back out, ♪
♪ I struggled and I struggled, but even so, ♪
♪ fifth grade math came falling down on me, ♪
♪ and once again, I was back in the crapper. ♪
♪ Glub-glub, I'm now in sixth grade, ♪
♪ wanting to go to a country with no math. ♪
That's all. This has been the substandard,
New Year's wreath, cuckoo tale of Sana's math life.
T-thank you. Sana-chan…
Yes?
This is difficult for me to tell you…
What is it?
Chances are, you really could be at risk for going to middle school.
"Zenjiro's 'Child's Toy'"
What!? You're gonna be held back!?
That's right. I'm pretty sure of my language and stuff,
but I don't get math at all.
Sana can't do math, and could be in elementary school the rest of her life.
Aw, that is trouble.
Hey, Sana-chan, that means you'll be a regular on "Child's Toy"
the rest of your life.
The rest of my life!?
"Zenjiro's Child's Toy, Part 70"
Good evening, awl you good boys and goils.
"Sana-chan's 88th Birthday Celebration"
On tonight's "Child's Toy" we will be commemuhrating Sana-chan's 88 years.
"Sana-chan's 88th Birthday Celebration" Congratulations, Sana-chan.
Yoo-hoo…!
No!! No! No! I want to be in middle school!
—No! No! No! No! No! —I wonduh how old I'll be then…
All right then, at this point, this week's Sana-chan.
This is my fault.
—As your manager, Sana-chan, if I had kept a closer eye on your math, —Sensei! Your manuscript, please!
—It's not exactly your fault, Rei-kun. —Sensei! Your manuscript!
Oh! I know!
If we need to, why don't I take your test in your place?
See? Perfect!
There's nothing to worry about, you two.
Sensei!
Middle school is part of mandatory education.
Even if they don't
—let you into Jinbo Middle School, you can always go to a public school. —The only proper manuscript
—Public school? —you've given me lately is "The Adventures of Thunderboy"!
—That's right! —you've given me lately is "The Adventures of Thunderboy"!
—Public schools have some good things about them. —Please! Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow!
Most importantly, Sana, you don't have any reason to be famous anymore.
There's no need to be in a private school,
which takes it easier on someone in show business.
—That's right! I can just go to public school! —My feet are burning up!
Good for you, Sana-chan!
That would mean being separated from Aya-chan, Mami-chan,
Hisae-chan, Tsuyoshi-kun, and Hayama, wouldn't it!?
I have to study!
"Sana-chan sings" But, before that, you need a little boost!
What's so bad about math!? (What's so bad about math!?)
♪ I sort of understand addition and subtraction. ♪
♪ My multiplication and division is hopeless. ♪
♪ —Decimals and fractions, fraction multiplication, ♪ —What's so bad about math?
♪ —fraction division, formulas and theorems! ♪ —What's so bad about math? Yay!
♪ —Base times height divided by two, when dividing fractions, flip them over, ♪ —What's so bad about math?
♪ —Base times height divided by two, when dividing fractions, flip them over, ♪ —What's so bad about math? Whoo!
♪ —and multiply them! ♪ —What's so bad about math?
♪ Distance divided by time, time times speed! ♪ —What's so bad about math? Whoo!
♪ Pi is 3.14! ♪ —What's so bad about math? What's so bad about math?
♪ What's so bad about math!♪ ? —What's so bad about math?
All right, here goes!
Hey…!
Sana-chan, excuse me… hey…!
No time for that! Study! Study! Study!
Sana-chan, amazing!
Did you study at home, too?
Yeah, well, I got hypnotized by the math, and fell asleep, so now I'm panicking.
Guys, stand by me, okay? Okay? Okay?
It's okay, Sana-chan.
We're all going to middle school together.
Let's hang together!
Mm-hmm! Thanks! That's real friendship!
Friendship! Isn't that a nice word, Akito-kun?
Say, Akito-kun, let's both help Sana-chan, too!
Doing what?
Why, helping her study, of course!
Starting with the small things, and then building up…
Won't do any good.
It's hopeless.
She can't do anything about her math, no matter what we try.
Akito-kun, what did you just say?
I mean,
even if she stays after and crams, or whatever,
at this point, it won't do any good.
Akito-kun…
Hang on, Hayama-kun! What are you trying to do!? Sana-chan is all motivated here!
—Yeah! Yeah! —Yeah! Yeah! —Yeah! Yeah!
Whoo! For the first time in ages, it's Hard-Boiled Hayama-san!
Hayama-san, this is more like it!
Should we run wild, like we did before?
Hold on, what are you talking about!?
You try anything, and this time, we're not going to take it sitting down!
You guys got a lot of nerve!
What did you say!?
What about it!?
Everyone, calm down! A child who quarrels is a bad child!
Huh?
Hayama…
Sana-chan, don't you pay attention to what Hayama said!
—Yeah! Yeah! —Yeah! Yeah! —Yeah! Yeah!
Hayama…
"Hayama, son, where are you going!?"
What did you call me out here to talk about?
Nothing much.
If you need my advice, we can talk about anything.
"Yaren 'sodan'…" Just kidding around.
I-is that…!?
A photograph.
W-what!? But you gave all the photos back, didn't you!?
There's still one more.
There was one still left in my desk.
Y-you can't… hey, you can't…! What are you planning to do with that!?
Unless you want it to get out,
you'll do as I say.
Smushed that mosquito!
Akito-kun! Akito-kun!
Where could Akito-kun have gone?
Why would he say something like that all of a sudden?
Why, Hayama!?
Mitsuya-sensei said you didn't have any more reason to act out.
This is lame.
It's lame that all of us have to stay for after-school class.
What good will it do for us to cram for a day or two, at most?
You can't do what you can't do.
Hayama…
Cut this nonsensical crap out.
Akito-kun is at it again!
"Over the mountains, far to travel,
—people say, happiness dwells. —I don't want to believe that Akito-kun is making threats against the teachers,
—"Alas, and I went, in the crowd of the others, —like he has done before.
—and returned with a tear-stained face." —What do I say to Sana-chan?
"Over the mountains…"
Hayama,
why would you say such a thing?
Hayama, you believed in me, and yet you said that…
She can't do anything about her math.
Can't do anything! Can't do anything! Can't do anything! Can't do anything!
Why did you have to go that far!?
"And so, after school…"
Look, if you do it this way, it gets picked up, see?
Oh, impressive, Aya-chan.
You're going to make a good wife for someone.
Don't say that.
I probably should ask Akito-kun about this, before I tell Sana-chan…
But Akito-kun never listens to what I say.
Still, I have to say something. But then what do I do?
Ah, the heart of a young boy wavers intensely!
Aah, Aya-chan, what should I do!?
Huh?
Tsuyoshi-kun, what's wrong?
Screaming out someone's name like that… it's so embarrassing!
Sana-chan,
I'm going to say it! I'm…
…going to say it!
Just a minute! Tsuyoshi-kun, we're in the Mach realm, here!
Eh!? Hayama has another make-out picture!?
Shh! Don't say that too loud!
Oh, sorry.
But I saw him.
"Nurse's Office"
Shh! No one can hear!
Sorry. But how could Hayama-kun do something so extreme again?
It's the truth.
Put a stop to the after-school classes and the test.
But why would he be doing this now?
Why are you doing this now, Hayama!?
Sana-chan, you're going ultra-high speed!
Hayama!!
What do you want, Kurata?
You should be cleaning the classroom.
You told me you didn't have any more make-out pictures, but you lied to me!
S-Sana-chan…
—And here I gave you back that naked photo of you! —What is she talking about?
—You're shameless! —Make-out?
You…
…still have your indoor uwabaki shoes on.
Make sure you wipe the bottoms of your shoes when you go back inside.
I can't take it anymore!
What Hayama said is true, though.
I thought you weren't any good at defense.
Your attack was just too obvious.
Why, you…! Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
—Hold it! Hold it! —W-what's going on?
Hand over the make-out picture! Hand it over! Hand it over!!
Once everyone sees that photo… especially once Andoh-sensei sees it…
We're finished.
There was my name, just now. Could someone be calling me?
However, if we can't somehow persuade Andoh-sensei…
The photo…
Right, he'll show it to everyone, like he threatened to.
Threatening photo?
This smells like a conspiracy!
"[Conspiracy]… an evil plan plotted in secret--" A conspiracy is an evil plan
"[Conspiracy]… an evil plan plotted in secret--" that is plotted out in secret.
A-ha!
Photos? Blackmail? What exactly is going on!?
Oh, it's just…
Just what!?
Come on! Tell me!
Well, it's just…
Hand over the teachers' make-out picture!
That's our Sana-chan, and her loud voice training she got from Gekidan Komawari.
Make-out? I know I heard "make-out picture"!
Make-out picture!
Hand it over! Hand it over! The teachers making out!
Hold it!
They've been running around for over ten minutes now.
Amazing.
But what is Kurata saying about making out?
I know I heard it! "Make-out picture"!
Making out… teachers, making out! How disgraceful! How vulgar!
This is beyond serious!
I know! Now's just the right time for Burutcha!
Tackle!
Hayama, why did you go back to being a bad person!?
You said you didn't have any more pictures!
You lying, rice-pounding, desert on the moon!
Shut up! I never told any lies!
You dummy, dummy, dummy! I'm a dummy-dummy for believing in you, too!
Let go of me, would you!?
Make-out!
Let me see that picture!
Come on!
I knew it…!
Come on! Come on!
I don't even have it!
What is this, Tanaka-sensei?
A-actually, I need to talk to you.
What is it? I was just about to confirm something very important.
I guess I don't have much choice. So, what is it?
It doesn't matter what it is,
as long as I can change the subject from the make-out picture…
R-right! It's about the aptitude test!
What about it?
W-well…
Someone who has been left behind for years won't be able to do anything
in just three days. Testing them won't do any…
That's right! I just remembered!
In short, as educators, our duty should be to make the subjects understandable,
not to check the students with tests!
You could say that… you could say that…!
That is indeed a correct opinion. But I cannot back off at this point.
—Please! —Please!
Andoh-sensei!
We want to go to middle school together with Sana-chan!
If you have to test us, at least make it a little later!
We will all help take care of Sana-chan's math!
Oh, you guys…!
You've got some snot coming out.
—Sensei! —Sensei!
—Andoh-sensei! —Andoh-sensei!
—Sensei! —Sensei! —Sensei!
I-I've become like the despised teacher in a young adult drama…
I… I…
Sensei, we love you! Sensei!
Yes, this is ideal education! This is youth!
I became a teacher in the hopes of living that scene.
This is bad. This is bad.
Isn't there some… isn't there some way out of this?
I've got a secret plan!
"Complete reversal" I've got a secret plan!
S-she's on fire…
Sensei, you see, has actually just been waiting
to hear those words of friendship from all of you.
And so, I intentionally took the role of the hated villain upon me.
It really was hard on me.
Everyone, value your friendships. I will call off the test.
Yay!
Thank you, Andoh-sensei!
Wow, I'm saved!
Thank goodness!
—Thank you, Sensei! —All right, it turned out the way you wanted.
Hand over the photo.
Hayama! Don't tell me you…!
Don't tell me you used the make-out picture for my sake!
Not really.
Oh, isn't that kind of you! Still, I'm very happy you did!
But now, cut it out. No more blackmailing with make-out pictures.
Make-out?
Oh no!
I know I heard that! "Make-out pictures"!
No…!
It's nothing!
Yeah! Yeah!
"Making out takes three years, persimmons eight!"
If you want to see it that bad, I'll give it to you.
I do indeed have the make-out picture right here.
—Hayama! —Akito-kun!
It wasn't me. It was the wind. The wind.
This is…!
Oh, my! What should I do? This is so embarrassing…
Limbo dance!?
Look how pretty it came out!
—Hayama! —Akito-kun!
You tricked us!
You guys made all that fuss on your own.
That's right! Limbo!
It's starting to come back to me… the excitement of that summer…
the exhilaration of that summer…!
Right now, what children who are unsure of their futures need
are memories of those fun days!
You can use that fun to nurture your aspirations to become middle-schoolers!
—L-limbo… —L-limbo… —L-limbo…
—Let's limbo! —Let's limbo! —Let's limbo!
—Limbo! —Limbo!
Let's limbo goes on!
The students are cheering me on! This is without question…
…ideal education!
Andoh-sensei is going for a new record!
Let's limbo!
Do your math, too!
Here I was worried about things, and came back in the middle of my business trip,
but my school is peaceful, peaceful. It all turned out fine-fine!
Now I can be with everyone next year, too!
"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…
They used to say "water spilled returns not to the basin" a long time ago,
meaning that you can't put the water back in the basin once it has spilled out.
Huh? They still say it now?
It means that once something is done, it can't be undone.
Hayama and Mami-chan… are you two really water that has spilled now?
Isn't there any way to get the water back in the basin?
Next time on Kodomo no Omocha, Episode 25, the Sharp Pain in the Chest Saga,
A Band-Aid For the Heart?
Just so you know, Babbit is not a rabbit!