"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 a famous Aoki-award winning novelist.
My manager, chauffeur, and former boyfriend, Sagami Rei-kun.
The mysterious white bat straight man.
I'm Babbit.
Hayama Akito, my natural enemy and good friend.
Father Hayama. Father, the background is too dark.
Sana-chan, come visit us again soon.
"Love-Love, Father Hayama's Song"
Ah, autumn!
Autumn…
I love autumn! After all…
Delicious roasted sweet potatoes!
…it's the season that the roasted sweet-potato truck comes around!
Sana-chan…
"Come to think of it, Hayama's name is…"
Aki! Hayama, your name is Aki-to! ("Autumn")
If you're named after autumn, then by any chance…
Hayama! You were born during autumn, weren't you?
Yeah.
How sharply deduced of me!
Shut up.
So, when is it?
Your birthday. I've been meaning to ask for a while now.
October 12th.
Oh, no! That's tomorrow! Let's have a party! A b-b-big blowout!
Sana-chan…!
It's okay, Tsuyoshi-kun, you're invited!
It's not that…
I go visit the cemetery on my birthday every year.
Oh, crap!
I forgot. His birthday also equals the anniversary of his mother's death.
H-have you, by any chance… and I'm not saying you wouldn't have…
ever had a birthday party, Hayama?
Nope.
Never? None at all? Not even once?
No. Every year, I visit the cemetery.
H-how depressing.
My birthday means the scent of incense.
It's no wonder you're so warped and everything.
Let's have a party, Hayama!
I said I'm going to visit the cemetery.
I don't mean that! There's something popular
going around with the girls these days. "Middle birthdays."
Middle birthdays?
What are those, Sana-chan?
You see, you have a party and exchange presents on the day
right in the middle of your two birthdays.
Let's see, mine is on March 7th, so…
1, 2, 3, 4… um… uh…
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… carry the 2…
no, that doesn't have anything to do with it…
1, 2, 3, 4, 5… this isn't crane-and-turtle math, right? S-six…?
"One moment please" Yeah, she's kind of weak at math, so this will take a little time.
Oh?
It's Christmas Eve!
Party on Christmas Eve! A birthday party and gift exchange!
It's settled! It's settled!
Don't go deciding that for all of us.
"Abominable Snowman Hayama" ♪Ba-bing, thwack, Ave Maria!♪
"Abominable Snowman Hayama" ♪Middle party on Christmas Eve!♪
"Abominable Snowman Hayama" ♪Jingle joyous Christmas Eve,♪
"Abominable Snowman Hayama" ♪Jingle, Christ-sama's birthday!♪
"Abominable Snowman Hayama" I think Christ-sama's birthday is on the 25th.
Never mind that…
Never mind!?
Would you two go with me?
Go with you?
To the cemetery.
What for?
I think my mom would like to see something unusual once in a while.
Hey, what am I, some strange animal!? An X-File!?
Can't you just split your butt
and say you want to introduce your friends to her, you…!?
Now, now, Sana-chan,
Rawr! Rowr!
"A cemetery visit with the Hayama Family"
Oh, this is an unusual sight for Kodocha.
Oh, the rustic train station, the sweet air…
Thank goodness the weather is nice.
Yeah.
This father and son still don't talk to each other much.
Sana-chan and Tsuyoshi-kun, thanks for coming with us.
Not at all.
We came because Hayama invited us to come,
but are you sure we're not in the way?
I'm all excitable, and a little bit of a chatterbox, and all…
A little bit?
Are you saying I'm not!?
Now, now, Sana-chan.
I'm always having to do this.
Koharu… my wife, liked things lively,
so I'm sure she'll be thrilled to have Sana-chan here.
Oh? That's the kind of person she was, huh?
Y-yes… yes she was. Akito,
your mother…
your mother, see…
your mother…
that is to say…
…s-she liked things lively.
Y-you just barely told us that, Father Hayama…!
So what is it you're trying to say, Father Hayama?
Well, I'm going to go give my respects to the head priest,
so you all go on ahead.
—Okay. —Okay. —Okay.
Wow, a very, very, beautiful lady!
Hayama, who was that?
I don't know.
But she nodded when she saw you, Akito-kun.
I still don't know her.
For some reason, it seems like I've seen her somewhere before,
but then again, maybe not…
Which is it?
Doesn't matter which one. Let's get going.
But it's bothering me!
Now, now, Sana-chan… Ah, I'm saying it again!
"Hayama says 'Eh!?'"
Eh?
Say, didn't those flowers come from Beautiful earlier?
They must be.
Maybe she's one of Mom's friends. Dad might know her.
It's not "Battobi," it's "Babbit"!
A mysterious Beautiful?
That's right! She didn't remind me of those moai statues on Easter Island,
she reminded me a little more of the Statue of Liberty in New York…
that type of woman.
Moai?
He can't tell anything from that.
She looked a little younger than you, Dad.
She was pale, her hair was long, and she seemed pretty elegant.
That's right, I could do that, huh?
Yeah.
Huh? Eh? Hey, Father Hayama, hello…?
Sana-chan, thanks for coming along today.
You said that a long while ago.
Your tempo is a bit slow today, isn't it?
Mother Hayama, it's nice to meet you.
My name is Kurata Sana. Your little boy is a bit of a scamp,
but he's still a pretty good guy, so don't you worry.
"Cemetery visit complete"
Okay, the serene visit to the cemetery is over, and that evening…
…and as a result,
I wound up missing out on hearing about Beautiful.
What!?
That attitude of Father Hayama's sure is suspicious!
I've got it! I'll bet Beautiful is really Father Hayama's secret lover!
Father Hayama is in love-love!
Father Hayama's in love-love!
Sana-chan, Sana-chan, you mustn't believe that!
Sensei is currently writing a romance novel,
so she has been bringing love-love into everything she sees!
Life is a dazzling trip down the lost path of love…
See?
You're right. Ah, you startled me!
Imagine, Father Hayama having a girlfriend!
Still, it wouldn't be surprising if there was such a woman,
and he was talking about remarrying.
She's right.
As I recall, it has been over ten years since Hayama-kun's mother passed away.
Then, right now, Father Hayama really is…
Love-love Father Hayama!?
♪ Aah, living in this world, ♪
♪ rose in hand, floating along on the water… ♪
"Love-love Father Hayama!?"
How was my pop acting?
Mm-hmm. Did he do anything strange afterward?
Not really.
But he was definitely acting strange at the cemetery, huh?
Yeah, yeah, like he had an alligator stuck in his back teeth,
and was about to say something, but then stopped.
You can't get an alligator stuck in your back teeth.
Ah, it got stuck!
Babbit, you're a disgrace to the whole family!
You know, perchance, conceivably, it's possible that…
Hayama let's out a slight 'eh!'
Girlfriend?
That pretty lady was your father's girlfriend!?
That's the right reaction to have, Hayama!
Is that right?
That couldn't be.
Yeah, you're right. I don't think it's that, either.
But the world can turn the tables on you. Even Rei-kun had a girlfriend.
Yeah, you're right. That sometimes happens, too, huh?
Doesn't it though?
Hey there, stick with your own ideas!
Hayama, it's the truth, I tell you.
No, it's not.
—It absolutely is. —…that was so funny when that happened!
—It's absolutely not. —…that was so funny when that happened!
It sure was.
Hey, watch out!
D-did you see that? You saw that, right?
I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! Those two are lovers!
T-then again, maybe they're friends from work, or something.
Naïve!
Father Hayama's attitude when we visited the cemetery was suspicious…
too suspicious… an eruption of suspicion!
He didn't even make this face!
They went into that shop!
How can we not investigate this, Washington-kun?
Watson-kun!
My investigative blood is boiling!
Hayama-kun, where are you going?
I'm going home.
What about our investigative mission!?
Do it yourself.
I will do it myself, and I'll be fine!
Let's go, Vaseline-kun!
It's Watson-kun! Why don't you read the novel!?
Forgive me for calling on you like this, Shiori-san.
Not at all. Natsumi-chan and Akito-kun sure have grown up, huh?
The reason for my heartfelt request has to do with Akito.
There they are!
What do we do?
Come on, let's go!
Hold on there, you guys!
This is no place for children to be playing!
This is a place to drink tea!
Then I'll have a cappuccino.
Um, a strawberry parfait.
D-don't we look awfully strange right now?
Whenever a person earnestly dives into doing something,
they are more beautiful than anything.
I don't know…
Ha, ha, ha, that is funny.
Positively. That producer kills me.
Huh!?
It's you, awl right, Sana-chan!
Sana-chan?
This is bad!
Sana-chan!
Is something the matter?
Oh, no, I thought I heard the name of a girl that I know.
Ah, this dust. I'm wearing contacts, and all…
See here, Sana-chan, what did you do that for awl of a sudden!?
That was terrible, Zenjiro-san!
Do you realize what you've just done?
Huh?
What did I do?
How awful…
How awful!
A-awful…?
Awful? Really? I'm awful, huh?
Now that I think about it, I had no idea I was so…
What about Father!?
It's not like that, Sana-chan! She's having trouble with her contacts…
Bingo!!
Father Hayama! You're already thinking of marriage!?
Peeping, huh?
That was totally love-love!
I saw it too. It's true.
Hayama, what are you going to do?
I'm not doing anything.
Oh, you're planning to play it cool through till the end, huh?
Watch, we're going to reenact the love-love scene!
Look, look, they were lovers, just like this!
Are you sure about that?
I'm home.
Oh, Sister Hayama.
—Listen, something terrible is happening! —I saw it! At that coffee shop
—I don't know what your father is thinking, —that has terrible strawberry parfait!
—but suddenly he's in love-love. —Your father, who's not so young anymore,
—Isn't that a shock? —was embarrassing himself with this very pretty woman!
Huh!? Dad has a girlfriend!?
Unfortunately, in my estimation, there can be no mistake about it.
She is the same Beautiful from the visit to the cemetery.
I remember now.
—Huh? What? —Huh? What? —Huh? What?
"The identity of Beautiful…!"
Let's see… Look, look, here she is!
Here.
She's in this picture with Mom.
Oh, it's Beautiful! Is that one of Mother Hayama's old photo albums?
Ah, she's in this one, too.
She was one of Mom's friends. That explains why I remember seeing her.
Oh, so she's just one of her friends, then.
Naïve!
This is more dangerous than anything, sir.
He bumps into his late wife's friend, and suddenly remarries!
It happens quite frequently in dramas.
Oh, no.
I don't like this.
I always thought that the children in those dramas
who opposed their parent getting remarried were being narrow-minded,
but when I'm put in the same position, I don't like it.
I don't know exactly why, but I just don't like it!
Hayama, what about you?
I don't know.
I don't have any memory of my mom, after all.
I don't know from a new mom, or my real mom.
S-still, even if you don't have any memories of her,
you've heard your father reminisce about her, right?
No.
Really?
Back when I was little, he used to talk a lot about Mom,
but he hardly ever does so now.
Why not?
He probably doesn't want to be reminded. She died giving birth to me, and all.
Ah, this is not good!
—W-what's going on here, Father Hayama!? —She caught me!
You finally got over being a chicken-and-egg dum-dum,
and now you won't even tell one story to your son about his mother!
You only think about your own love-love!
Sana-chan, we still aren't certain about that.
She's right. If this were one of those dramas, then in this situation,
he would first say "there's somebody that I'd like you to meet," or something.
I'm home.
There you are, Father Hayama!
Sana-chan, Tsuyoshi-kun, you're over, huh?
Oh, yes.
By the way, Natsumi and Akito,
as it happens, there's somebody that I'd like you to meet.
Her name is Daiichi Shiori-san, and she was your mom's best friend.
She is a very kind, nice person, so I'm sure you two will like her.
I know this is sudden, but she'll be coming over tonight.
E-excuse us for just a minute!
No! No! Sana-chan, what do we do!?
This is another sudden troubling development!
What should we… should we… should we… Sri Lanka!?
What are you going to do, Akito-kun? This is bad!
Not really.
This is unfair, Dad! You've been keeping it secret up to now,
and now you're suddenly having her come over today!
Unfair? Oh, Mama mentioned that word once.
Remember, Sana, sometimes in life, it is wise for people to fight unfairly.
If you think you're in the right, you can use all sorts of dirty tricks.
When is this anime going to become suitable for good little children?
If they're not going to play fair,
then we can launch our own dirty campaign, right?
Dirty campaign?
We'll call it "Operation 'I'm Shocked, and I've Completely Had It With You!'"
Okay, Baby's Rock!
W-what sort of plan is it?
We're going to make Shiori-san hate Father Hayama.
Enough that she won't want to see him for the rest of his life.
Oh, there's no way anyone can stop her now.
Incoming!
There it is!
"Burutcha secret code transmission" Rei-kun! Rei-kun! There's something I want you to bring me
"Burutcha secret code transmission" without letting Mama know!
"Kurata Sana's Burutcha Code At-a-Glance" Understood! Don't move from that spot, Sana-chan!
Yes?
Huh? An emergency neighborhood association meeting?
At the Asagane Ward Center? That far away?
Yes, beginning at 7 o'clock. We really need you to be there.
All right then, goodbye now.
"V"!
Sana-chan, are you sure we should be telling lies like that?
Not to worry! Just call it my "Mission, Mark II."
Are you sure you'll be fine by yourselves?
We're fine, we're fine. Shiori-san is a nice person, right?
Dad, you just relax and go to the association meeting.
You're sure? Okay then…
Be back soon!
All right, he's gone!
All righty, begin the operation!
"She's here…"
Good evening.
Good evening!
So, your father had to go out, did he?
Yes, something suddenly came up. Be my guest.
Such an odd interior…
It's decorated to Father Hayama's tastes!
'Io there!
Here, here, please, have a seat.
Yes, Father Hayama buys the most unique and trivial things by mail order.
What's more, he wears this on his head around the house!
And that's not all, ma'am.
Once he took a picture of his department head making out,
and ran riot around his company!
On top of that, no sooner does he goes bungee jumping…
…than he becomes a dancer who wears a mask, because he can't show his face,
and after all else, he suddenly snaps…
I'm mad!
…he turns his desk upside-down and goes wild inside the classroom!
I'm surprised at how well Sana-chan can make up such a silly story.
This is what you guys normally do, you know!
As you can see, Father Hayama is a very eccentric man, Shiori-san.
Ah, this car and person's weight dummy are also Father's. Isn't that weird?
You should think twice about getting too close to Father Hayama!
Sakurai-san, aren't you going
to the neighborhood association's emergency meeting?
What do you mean?
Hayama-san is a stranger man than you'd think from looking at him, huh?
You understand, don't you? I'm so glad.
Now then, I've heard all these stories about Hayama-san,
so now, why don't I tell some stories of my own?
Wow, you're persistent.
Okay then, here comes the final weapon against Father Hayama!
Final weapon?
Once you see this last peculiarity about him,
you'll reconsider and be absolutely fed up with him!
Okay, Father Hayama, the Nori-nori machine!
He's a shocking father, our Father Hayama!
He's a shocking father, our Father Hayama.
—♪ He's a shocking father,♪ —♪ He's a shocking father,♪
—♪ our Father Hayama!♪ —♪ our Father Hayama!♪
—♪ Anywhere he goes, ♪ —♪ Anywhere he goes, ♪
—♪ father is a strange old man! ♪ —♪ father is a strange old man! ♪
—♪ He stops in mid-sentence, ♪ —♪ He stops in mid-sentence, ♪
—♪ and talks to the TV! ♪ —♪ and talks to the TV! ♪
♪ But I'm still a pretty swell pop. ♪
♪ I'm not a good speaker, ♪
♪ since I'm just a little shy. ♪
♪ But I'm still a dandy Father Hayama. ♪
♪ My playful little mustache is my most charming point. ♪
♪ Oh my, why is Daddy singing… ♪
♪…by himself? ♪
Goodness, Father Hayama, you're home early…
We're still over…
Dad!
Natsumi, what is all this?
It's just… it's just, Dad, it's too soon for marriage!
Marriage?
Well, of course it is.
You're still in your third year of middle school. Marriage would be…
Not me! I mean your marriage, Dad!
I was 24 when I married your mother. By no means do I think that was too soon.
No, Father Hayama, your marriage to Shiori-san!
Ah, Sana-chan, you're over, are you?
That is why you invited Shiori-san over here today, right?
Then, judging from your reaction,
Father Hayama, don't tell me, could it be, possibly…?
You guys have it all wrong.
Akito-kun, your father said he wanted me to personally tell you
some stories about your mother.
Shiori-san, as you know, up until just recently,
I had been a failure as a father.
I put Akito through a lot of misery.
Akito doesn't have any memories of his mom.
As his father, I think I should tell him all about his mom,
but I'm just not that good at speaking.
That's why, if I could, I'd like to have you tell him, Shiori-san.
I'm sorry, Akito.
I did all this without knowing that!?
I'm so embarrassed! I'm beyond embarrassed!
—How could I have done such a thing!? —I'm embarrassed myself.
—How embarrassing! —And here I'm in the 3rd grade of middle school…
Well, I guess I'm embarrassed, too.
"Let's reflect on this" You really are idiots.
This week's Sana-chan.
I already said I was embarrassed, you know.
Your mother and I were good friends ever since high school.
Your mother was a cheerful person, whose expressions were always changing.
But the things she said were sometimes a little strange.
Hey, Shiori, isn't winter great?
You think so?
After all,
we get to eat lots of mochi rice cakes at New Year's!
And then, when spring came around…
Hey, isn't spring great?
Uh-huh.
After all, we get to eat sakuramochi and kashiwamochi rice cakes!
And then, when summer came around…
Ah, isn't summer great?
Oh, yeah?
After all, we get to eat snow-cones and watermelon!
And then, when autumn came, she said "Isn't autumn great?"
When I asked her if it was because she could eat tsukimidango dumplings
and roast sweet-potatoes,
she was honestly surprised. "Shiori, how did you know? How? How?" she asked me.
Was she just a glutton?
Not at all.
Say, Shiori, I always get excited when a new season comes along.
Even if I'm depressed, or something is bothering me,
whenever a new season comes, I always feel like "let's give it a go!"
or "just hang in there!"
That's why I love them. Fall, spring, summer, autumn… I love them all!
Which is why, Natsumi-chan and Akito-kun, your mom gave you the names that she did.
The names of the seasons in which you were born.
I remember the summer you were in her tummy, Akito-kun.
This baby is going to be born in October, so I'm going to name him Akito,
which will be written "Autumn person"--"Aki-to."
What will you do if it's a girl?
He's a boy. I can tell. For some reason, I can tell.
The same was true for Natsumi.
My adorable little…
…Natsumi…
…Akito…
After that, you mother…
That's enough.
Hey, Akito…
Really?
Thanks. As for the rest of it…
Hey, Hayama! Don't go out into the yard without shoes on!
There are sandals out there.
Hayama-san…
Yes?
Akito-kun said he wants to hear the rest out of his father's mouth,
in his father's words.
I see…
Looks like everything turned out all right, huh?
It was worth all the effort we put into it.
Remember what it was that you did!
Hayama, that was your birthday present, huh?
The name "Akito," from a very fine mother.
Y-yeah…
Getting self-conscious?
Shut up.
All righty, shall we sing?
What for?
He's a shocking father, our Father Hayama!
—Anywhere he goes, father is a strange old man! —Cut it out.
—He's a very eccentric dad! —Stop it.
—But he's still a fine dad! —Let go.
Yeah, a very fine dad!
A fine dad, just like his son!
Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!
"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…
Mama is seriously nervous! My mother's mother is Mama's Mama.
My grandma is even more amazing than Mama.
She has come to arrange a marriage for Mama!
She brought a whole host of the kind of candidates that Mama doesn't like!
Next time on Kodomo no Omocha, Episode 29, the Disruptive Grandma from the Hot Spring Resort saga,
She's Here! Mother's Mother
Sana-chan, you're always such a sorry fool.