"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.
Mama, the novelist, and Maro-chan, the chipmunk.
My former boyfriend, Rei-kun. Now, he's a fine manager!
I'm Babbit. My favorite food is green tea rice.
Hayama Akito, my natural enemy and good friend.
"Moto-dana = ex-husband" This man is Mama's ex-husband, Kashima Ryosuke-san.
Same old crazy hairstyle you've got there.
And you've come here to say that same old line you always do.
—"Lend me money!" —"Lend me money!"
And you're going to give me the same answer as always.
—"I don't have any money to lend you!" —"I don't have any money to lend you!"
You know that, and yet you still stroll on back here.
I bet you've gotten into debt again with your gambling, haven't you?
You've got a bad habit of doing that.
You'll really never get over it, until the day you die!
What good is getting over it after you're dead?
Cut it out. I know well enough that you're not the kind of woman
who could do something like…
He never learns, does he?
He'll probably go home after taking five or six shots in the mouth.
Aah! She shot me 50 or 60 times!
So, lend me some money?
Would you learn your lesson!?
Did I get him?
Huh? This is Rei-kun.
Why, you…! Where did you go!?
Hey, Rei-kun, shake it off! Hey, hey!
Ah, that gave me a start.
Uncle, you never learn, do you?
Well, I really am…
…-hard up for money. —Where did he go!?
What are you, a magician?
Oh, yeah, I wanted to give this to you.
What is it?
Something quite popular these days… Gapyon, the lucky bunny.
Sana-chan, I'm sure you'll be thrilled by it.
Do you like it?
Yes, I'm overjoyed!
Terrific.
No, it's not terrific, you empty-talking good-for-nothing!
Get out of here!
Goodbye! Thanks for the ugly bunny!
I'll be back!
"Give Me Sympathy and Lend Me Money"
Look! Isn't he cute!?
Sana-chan, that's Gapyon, the lucky bunny,
which was ranked third on "This Week's Lamest Best Ten" on TV.
Isn't he cute?
No, I was just…
Isn't he cute?
Will you be content if I say so, Sana-chan?
What a super-lame doll.
Lame? What's so lame about it? How is it lame? Go ahead and tell me, Hayama!
His ears are lame.
Is that all?
His eyes are lame.
Ho, ho, what else?
His name is lame.
I know, you don't have to say it! Even so, even so, even so,
Mama's ex-husband gave it to me! What can I do!?
Ex-husband? Ah, I read about it in that book.
Sana-chan, your mama was married once before, huh?
He means this book.
Yes, yes, that's right. Her ex-husband. And the thing of it is…
Guys, Sana-chan is composing something!
Click…
♪ No money, never learns, won't ever give up. ♪
♪ I'm out of negatives, but still, he's a nice guy. ♪
♪ Lame, lame, lame, weak, weak… ♪
…is how lame my Uncle who gave this to me is.
Guys, it looks like she's done with her song.
You could always get rid of that doll, right?
That would be "looking a gift squid in the codpiece!"
This is a squid in a codpiece.
Knock me ovuh if you can!
Here goes! Roll! Roll!
"Child's Toy Specialty Bowling Tournament"
Okay, cut!
It may be woik, but this is hawsh.
Are you okay, Zenjiro-sensei?
Man, I'm really beat.
Okay, you didn't get a strike, so we're going to do it over.
Whu--!?
I can't take it! I'd rathuh be plunged into the abyss!
Zenjiro-sensei! Hang in there!
"The Abyss" It's okay, I'm sure that someday, an easier, better-paying,
juicier job will come along, so for now, show your guts and fight!
Thanks, Sana-chan. You're the only one that unduhstands me, Sana-chan.
—There's shua to be a better job coming alawng… —Sana-chan, you have a visitor!
—There's shua to be a better job coming alawng… —Okay!
…definitely coming alawng…
Have pity on me!
"Who is the visitor?" I wonder who it is. Who could it be?
Lend me some money?
Uncle, you're pushing too hard.
If you don't like me pushing you, will you lend me some money?
Mama forbad me to give you any, so I'm not going to.
I'm in the middle of work, so bye.
J-just a minute! The truth of it is…
You still need something from me?
Actually, Sana-chan, I need to talk with you.
With me?
So this is the TV studio's cafeteria…
Say, isn't that Namuro Amie over there!?
A-and that's Akaja Hamma! Amazing! This is too much!
Excuse me, ex-husband, but you're embarrassing me,
so could you please not stare at everyone?
Aren't you the most embarrassing one here?
So, what did you want to talk to me about?
Far be it for me to tell you now that I'm hard up for money…
Very far be it for you to tell me now.
I've borrowed a lot of money from a rather unsavory place…
Oh, what kind of unsavory place?
It's this secret international organization, you see.
Secret international organization?
"Oh! This is a serious development!!"
I guess you could call it male romanticism.
Your uncle always chased after big dreams.
However, it takes money to dream in the real world.
Big dreams, you say?
Mm-hmm. Up until earlier,
I traveled throughout all of Japan's mountains
looking for the buried treasure of the Tokugawas!
And before that, I traveled to the lakes of the world,
searching for lake-bound dinosaurs!
And before that, I probed into space, looking for UFOs!
These sorts of things money… male romanticism, and all.
You're just a hardcore good-for-nothing.
Sana-chan!
Please help your uncle!
If I don't have the money by the day after tomorrow,
the people from the organization will put your uncle
into a sumaki and dump me into Tokyo Bay.
Sumaki?
What's that?
W-well, a sumaki is…
Here is your norimaki sushi. Thank you for waiting.
Ah, you mean these, do you?
We didn't order those!
You see, a sumaki is…
Here are your datemaki omelet rolls. Thank you for waiting.
Oh, these, huh?
We didn't order those, I tell you!
So you see, a sumaki is…
Here is your hachimaki headband. Thank you for waiting.
You are such a pest!
This is what a sumaki is.
You see that man over at the counter?
He's a hit man from the secret organization,
here to keep an eye on your uncle.
He's holding a pistol in the hand he has inside his breast pocket.
If I try to run away, or go to the police,
he's going to eliminate me on the spot.
I-it can't be…!
Sana-chan, you're the only one I can turn to!
Please lend your uncle a hand, to save him!
Don't tell me you want to make money with my body… to use my body to…
…make prints with, and then sell them with my autograph, or something?
T-that's not what I was thinking.
You can just think of it as work.
If you will just come along with me for one day…
You mean we can make up your debt in one day, Uncle?
It will at least keep my head attached for now.
Still, that much will be enough.
I'd like you to keep this a secret from Misako and your manager, too.
Keeping it secret is part of the promise I made with the organization.
Please, Sana-chan! You're the only one I can turn to!
Are you telling me you gave me this lame doll…
…just so that I would do some job which I don't even know anything about?
You want to use me, and keep it a secret from Mama and Rei-kun?
No, that wasn't my intent.
That really wasn't your intent, huh?
Back then… when you gave me this doll,
the smile on your face looked very affectionate, Uncle.
Sana-chan…
There's no way that somebody who was trying to trick me,
or hurt me, would have such a caring look on their face.
All right, I'll work for you.
Sana-chan…
So what kind of work is it? Something I can do?
You can! Sure you can! If you can do it, you can do it!
And once you've done it, it'll be done!
All right! I'll do what I can for you, ex-husband!
Hooray!
Lately "Child's Toy" has been too hawd,
and I just can't take it!!
Isn't there easiuh,
bettuh paying!!
…woik out there, I wonduh…
Oh, Zenjiro-sensei! Did you crawl your way up out of that abyss by yourself?
Z-Zenjiro-san?
It's really him! It's really Zenjiro-san!
What do you think you're doing!?
Of course I'm the real thing!
—This is the real Zenjiro-san, right? —What othuh TV poisonality would have teeth sticking out like this,
—Sure he is. I work with him —and be wearing this ridiculous costume!?
—on "Child's Toy," after all. —Shua, maybe I'm not getting any decent woik now, but you watch!
—I wonder if I can ask Zenjiro-san —Soon I'll rise up
—to come work together with us. —and be one of Japan's foist-rate comedians!
—I don't know, why don't you ask him? —Then I'll build a high-falutin' house, and have a lawts of pretty goils,
—Um, I'd like to ask you —and they'll awl be stacked,
—to do some work for me. —and not too bright, and… Huh? Woik!?
Yes, together with Sana-chan.
Sana-chan, what kind of woik is this?
I don't know.
It's tasty woik, right? If so, count me in.
I don't know how tasty it is.
There you go, pretending you don't know again.
It's tasty woik, right? It's tasty woik, isn't it? I'm shua it must be!
All right, let's do it.
R-really?
I'm not too picky about my woik.
I should have known, Zenjiro-san!
Let's do it! Let's see this through!
I got some tasty woik!
"You're sure about this, Zenjiro!?" I don't know, I don't know…
Okay, the day after tomorrow, then.
Leave it to us!
—I'm not sure about this. —I knew it! It's tasty woik aftuh all. It's gotta be tasty woik.
—Sana-chan!! —I knew it! It's tasty woik aftuh all. It's gotta be tasty woik.
—Rei-kun! —I knew it!
—You had a visitor? —It's tasty woik aftuh all.
—That was terrible, you know… leaving the studio without telling me! —It's gotta be tasty woik.
—So, who was this visitor? —Awl right, I got some. I did it, I did it.
—Well, you see… —This is gonna be good woik for shua.
—Him! Sensei's ex-husband! —This isn't gonna be any dawdgy woik, no.
—Rei: "Did he come here to borrow money from you?" —This is great,
—Uh, mm-hmm. He came to borrow money. —I finally found some tasty woik. This is gonna be easiuh on me.
—Rei: "You bastard!" —This is gonna let me get lawts of pretty goils.
—It's all right, I turned him down. —It's gonna be fun.
—I turned him down flat. —What could be bettuh than that?
—Rei: "T-that's good…" —Things are stawting to look up.
I'm sorry, Rei-kun. I'm not sure what it is, but I've taken on other work.
After all, I just couldn't leave him there.
He reminded me somehow of the way you looked when you were homeless, Rei-kun.
Sorry, Rei-kun.
'bout what?
Nothing, never mind!
Huh? You're going to work for him?
Your mama's ex-husband, Sana-chan?
The guy who gave you that lame doll?
He's the lucky bunny who brings happiness, Gapyon, I tell you!
That guy is dangerous, don't you think?
What do you mean, he's dangerous?
Think about it.
He was thrilled when he gave that doll as a present to a 6th-grade girl.
He's sure to be a perverted, pedophiliac special old fart.
H-how are you able to make that assertion, huh!?
Who are you to be saying something like that?
Kissing me against my will…
And touching my breasts… although you didn't squeeze…
You're the super-perveted, pedophiliac, special, indecent,
shameless grade-schooler, aren't you!?
S-Sana-chan and Akito-kun, you've been doing that…?
That's amazing. I'm surprised.
—I've never even held Aya-chan's hand. —I didn't want him to do those things! —It's not all that surprising, is it?
—I get excited just when our eyes meet, —I didn't want him to do those things! —It's not all that surprising, is it?
—but you two have been doing —But Hayama is such a stupid jerk… —When you find your opening, you…
—all kinds of things. —But Hayama is such a stupid jerk… —When you find your opening, you…
Ah, shut up! This isn't getting us anywhere, you know!
—That's true. —That's true. —That's true.
Still, are you sure that job is really okay?
No problem, no problem.
Zenjiro-sensei will be with me, so no big deal, a park in the walk.
That's "walk in the park."
You really are worried, aren't you?
You're worried, which is why you're telling us this.
Even if you can trust her ex-husband,
he might still get rolled up inside a sumaki by the secret organization,
together with you.
I place my hands on my hips and offer a hearty ha-ha-ha-ha!
Don't go underestimating Kurata Sana!
If it comes to that, I'll hit them with my surefire Komawari kick!
Anyway, I have an early start tomorrow, so bye-bye!
It's worrisome all right, huh?
Boo on being slapdash!
"Gekidan Komawari" Hi! Gekidan Komawari, which Sana attends,
"Gekidan Komawari" is looking for new members for this term!
Whether you're serious,
or whether you're a gagster,
if you want to improve your sensibilities, now's your chance!
Let's together, Gekidan Komawari!
Don't put on fake commercials!
Glas-sun, glas-sun, sunglasses.
Um, if you want Sana-chan, she's gone out.
Where?
Wherever it is, Zenjiro-san came by early this morning to pick her up in his car.
Sana-chan, let's get going!
Right!
So anyway, I'm going for a drive with Zenjiro-sensei.
We're not going to be doing anything I should feel guilty over, so don't worry!
—Go! —Go!
And you just let her go without saying anything?
She's lying to you. She's not the sort of foolhardy girl who would go on a drive
with a buck-toothed comedian on her day off!
Zenjiro-sensei, we can't say a peep about today's work to Rei-kun and Mama.
I know. I haven't said a peep to my managuh eithuh.
Hey, thanks for coming.
S-sure…
Let me first introduce you to the boss… I mean, company president.
Uh, what kind of work is this?
It's tasty, right?
Tasty, tasty, and it'll be easy, well-oining woik, right?
Hold on, I can't see! Hey, what's going on here!? Hey!
Hey! I can't see!
"What's going to happen to them!?" How heart-pounding!
"President's Office"
Welcome, Kurata Sana.
I understand that you are personally going to pay back the money
that I lent to Ryosuke-kun.
It doesn't appear that she has heard, Boss.
Hey, hey, what do you think you're doing to this Kyoto, taxi grade-school kid!?
Did you mean to say "cute" and "sexy"?
Despite how it looks, I am a businessman.
How about I put you to work at your first task here right away?
Y-you can't! You promised me!
What is it you'd have a 6th grader do!? I'll sue you! I'll curse you!
I'll even get your grandchildren back for this!
I was just kidding about that…
This is the secret organization's headquarters?
Any way you look at it, this appears to be a church.
All right, let's go rescue Sana-chan!
How?
Those guys are carrying pistols, right?
And if they catch us, they'll wrap us up in sumaki.
Akito-kun, go get us some bazookas or something.
Don't have any.
What do we do?
Fight, you guys!
Congratulations, I say, congratulations!
Yo, yo, groom, I'm so jealous, you dog!
Where did you latch onto a beauty of a bride like this?
And you, the bride, say something here!
How'd you marry upwards like this, you femme fatale?
You're so fortunate to find such happiness!
Okay then, what do you say we start cutting into the wedding cake?
Hello, I am the wedding cake! Cut me if you can!
—Okay then, you two, congratulations! —Okay then, you two, congratulations!
Sana-chan…
That's my idol.
Boss…
You never said anything about making her do all of this, too.
Do you think you have any right to say such a thing?
Of course, my true objective…
…is tonight's showtime.
I can't keep up with this.
We've done 27 events in a row.
There are 30 more events before this evening for you.
—I can't take this! —I can't take this!
You seem fine.
Sana-chan, can I have a minute?
—I can't take this! —Yes?
"A short rest"
Break time.
You know, I've been wanting to have a long talk with you, Sana-chan.
A… talk… with… me…?
I don't mean long like that.
I read the book that Misako wrote.
I didn't know that Misako felt so troubled about not being able to have children.
All else aside, Mama is still a woman, after all.
It may sound strange coming from me,
but I really am glad that you became Misako's child, Sana-chan.
Thanks.
Uncle…
Sana-chan, what are you doing!? Our next reception is stawting!
Okay, see you later! I've got to go now!
Sana-chan…
Her working so hard is a great help to us.
The ship can set sail at any time.
Boss…
What ship?
They're planning to sell Kurata off overseas!
Sana-chan is going to be sold off!?
Hey, this is cheap!
Very well, are you finally ready to really help us out?
You've already been working us hard all day up to now!
How is this tasty woik!?
W-would you cut it out with the flashing, awlready?
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here tonight.
Tonight, we offer something that you don't get to see every day
in the business we are involved in.
By special request, we have prepared some magnificent entertainment for you!
Ready, Tsuyoshi?
Mm-hmm.
Once Kurata comes out, we jump out and start running around acting wild.
While we're doing that, we get Sana-chan.
I wonder if I really should have done this.
No matter how well Sana-chan can handle it, this is…
It's showtime!!
"Kurata Sana (and Zenjiro, too) in a Dojo-sukui Folk Performance Show" It's showtime!!
"Kurata Sana (and Zenjiro, too) in a Dojo-sukui Folk Performance Show"
Loaches!
—♪If you're going to scoop up loaches,♪ —♪If you're going to scoop up loaches,♪
—♪go scoop where the loaches live!♪ —♪go scoop where the loaches live!♪
—♪Isn't that obvious!?♪ —♪Isn't that obvious!?♪
—♪You can scoop up loaches,♪ —♪You can scoop up loaches,♪
—♪but you can't♪ —♪but you can't♪ —We're going to save them from that?
—♪save the world from a crisis!♪ —♪save the world from a crisis!♪ —I-I'm sure they want to be saved.
—♪Isn't that obvious!?♪ —♪Isn't that obvious!?♪
What are you guys up to?
Hayama Chop!!
Tsuyoshi Chomp!!
Hey! That hurts, you bastards!
Kurata! Now!
Run away, Sana-chan!
Stop! My showtime! The one I worked so hard for!
What's going on here!?
How noisy, so late at night!
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
You guys were going to sell Sana-chan off. Akito-kun said so.
Ee-yow, Akito-kun!
This is your fault for being so ambiguous, sir.
Yeah, I'm so ashamed!
No, this plan was my idea.
Our wedding hall had fallen on hard times,
so I thought that if Sana-chan would come be our host,
maybe we'd get more customers. And so I insisted that Ryosuke ask you.
Ryosuke-kun is not such a bad person. I guarantee it.
President, you don't look like such a bad person yourself.
Y-you think so?
Oh? He has a dimple!
So then, sir, that part about you being in debt was also a fib.
No, sure enough, I am in debt to the president here.
Still, it was Ryosuke-san's friend's debt to begin with, wasn't it?
His friend's business failed, and Ryosuke-san was the guarantor, that's all.
But with today's events, we have an agreement to write that debt off.
I'm grateful for that.
Well, that should clear up any doubts you had.
But you said it was a secret organization, so I was sure that…
He wasn't lying about that part. Right, Secretary?
Right, Boss.
Right, Hit-man?
Right!
What!? Then, you guys really are a secret organization!?
I should have told you sooner.
I am the president, Bosuda Bosuo. ("Boss-da Boss-o")
Hishoyama Piko. (hisho = "secretary")
Koroshiya Shin'ichi. (koroshiya = "hit man")
—When you need to be secretive, —When you need to be secretive, —When you need to be secretive,
—we will lend to you in secret. —we will lend to you in secret. —we will lend to you in secret.
—The Yen Shop, Secret Organization. —The Yen Shop, Secret Organization. —The Yen Shop, Secret Organization.
"Please use responsibly…"
It's your company's name!?
You played us for fools!
You're hanging your heads at a crooked angle!
"At that moment, Zenjiro-sensei was…"
Zen-chan!
Yum! Yum! This is absolutely delicious!
Nevuh mind that they're leftovuhs from a reception, this stuff is rich!
I'm happy just to be eating anything this good! This really is tasty woik!
How is this tasty!?
This week's Sana-chan! "Loach, loach, I-I-loach, loach!"
Mama, I'm sorry I lied to you and went out.
But he wasn't a bad person.
Well, he did tell a lot of fibs, and tricked me, and all, but still,
he did say thanks to me.
I'm sure that he thinks of me as his own, actual child. I'm sure of it.
"Ah— I'm sleepy…" Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. I know, so go to bed already.
You're wrong! You don't understand, Mama!
He still really thinks a lot of you, Mama…
Sorry.
The doll that Uncle gave me…
On the doll… on the doll…!
"This is a piggy bank.
Once it has some money saved up in it, please return it to me. --Ryosuke"
You put it in here. Right here.
What is this!?
Now you understand the man's true nature, right?
Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, I understand!
It makes me mad just being reminded about him!
Is anything saved up?
Huh? Oh, well. That's okay, I'll just return it…
You haven't learned your lesson yet, and came back again!?
Like a good-for-nothing moth to the flame!
Fire!
Mother and daughter both!?
Lend me some money?
Your tenacity is commendable!
"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…
♪ Aah, living in this world, ♪
♪ rose in hand… ♪
What is this, Father Hayama!?
You don't even talk to your own child about his mother very often,
and only worry about your own love-love! What are you planning!?
Next time on Kodomo no Omocha, Episode 28, the "Who is that Beauty at the Gravesite Visit?" saga,
Love-Love, Father Hayama's Song
Father! Phone call from the neighborhood association!