"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 Aoki award-winning novelist Mama, and her chipmunk, Maro-chan.
My chauffeur, manager, and ex-pimp, Rei-kun.
The mysterious white bat straight man, Babbit.
Just drifting along!
Hayama Akito, my natural enemy and good friend, I suppose.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Gojo. It's a pleasure.
Kurata Sana. The pleasure is mine.
Were you surprised?
"Right arm"
Yes, I was.
"The Delirious Nick-of-Time Deadline"
Good morning!
How is everyone!? Listen, listen! I got one! I got one!
Ba-bing, ba-bing, for the first time in a long time,
I got a job!
—Really!? That's terrific, Sana-chan! —Really!? That's terrific, Sana-chan! —Really!? That's terrific, Sana-chan!
Did you hear that, Akito-kun? That's great.
Yeah.
Get this. You know how the way all of my work was suddenly cancelled…
…was the doing of Drea-Pro, shot for Dreaming Pro, right?
Well, little by little, this one producer came forward and reconsidered.
So, what kind of work is this new job?
Ha ha! It's a drama!
I play the girl who loses her memory after witnessing a murder,
whose life is then sought after by a criminal she's never seen's…
…ordinary neighbor girl, who lives in the house behind her!
Which is to say, it's just a bit part.
What's the name of this show?
When is it on?
Allow me to announce it! The program's name is "Late-Night Chaos Theater"!
Never heard of it.
It's on every Wednesday, at 3 o'clock in the morning!
I'm usually asleep then.
Also, my dad will be played by Gojo Takeshi-san!
Sorry, Sana-chan, but we're not at all familiar with any of it.
"Late-Night Chaos Theater" Babbit had never heard about it, either.
And so, for today's Language Arts, we'll be writing compositions.
Oh, class has started.
Compositions? What a drag…
I love writing compositions.
Composition?
Composition… composition… composition…
Um, Kurata-san, is something the matter?
Composition…
Essay!!
Essay?
You mean, the one Onda-san asked you for?
Right. I forgot!
I was so preoccupied from all the confusion
about not having any work, and all…
Let's see, when was that deadline? The essay deadline…
Next Monday!?
Which means, exactly one week from today?
So, how much do you have done already?
Let's see… "I…
comma.
That's it?
That's it.
S-Sana-chan, how much do you still have to do?
The thing is…
I have this much more to do.
Wow, it's all of 9.57 cm!
Say, what are you going to do, Sana-chan?
It's hard enough to write a two-page composition for Language Arts.
It would be impossible to write 9.57 cm worth in one week,
no matter what you did, wouldn't it?
Impossible or not, I have to write it.
Even if the sun were to rise in the west,
or a great demon king ghost were to descend from the skies,
I have to do it. I've got to do it.
You know, you could have your deadline extended, couldn't you?
Right! Sana-chan, your mama is always running away
and getting hers extended, isn't she?
That's right! I could do that!
If I do all I can and it's not enough, I can appeal to Onda-san!
Sensei, are you okay with this?
Ordinarily, I wouldn't be.
Huh? You've decided not to publish Kurata Sana's book?
Yeah, well, you see, Drea-Pro's President Yumezono-sama here…
You see, I asked the editor in chief here if he wouldn't publish my book…
Hey! You're not shooting me!
…if he wouldn't publish my book. The title is…
"Guts! The Entertainment World of Tenamonya and Sucharaka."
It dishes out tons of dirt on the entertainment world. This book will sell!
I wrote it with the intention of taking it to a different publishing house,
but if you will kill Kurata Sana's book, then I will turn it over to you.
Editor-in-Chief!
I read his manuscript earlier, and it is terribly interesting.
Editor-in-Chief, we're the ones who requested Kurata Sana to write for us.
We can't just suddenly…
B-but, this will truly sell. Really, I mean like mad.
Right, President Yumezono?
Right, Editor-in-Chief.
T-this can't be…
"Sana-chan, not knowing anything about this…"
It's working! It's working! It's working!
Fight!
Aah, Sana-chan has had all of those drinks just since this evening.
But I guess it's okay.
It looks like Sana-chan is finally getting down to business.
Sagami-kun, you have no idea.
There are 77 terrifying traps that await a writer before a deadline,
in the baffling and frightening Mystery Zone!
S-Sensei, what are these 77 mysteries?
Just watch.
"The secrets of the terrifying traps will now be revealed…"
"And so, to me, those three days of outdoor school were…"
S-Sana-chan, what in the world is the matter!?
Is there a kanji you don't know how to write!?
It's dirty!
Look! Look! The tip of my mechanical pencil!
Where?
Look! Here! Here!
—Where? —Look closer! It's there! See? See?
W-where?
Look closer!
Here, here!
See? It's dirty, right?
I can't stand it! This dirt is really bothering me!
There!
Now that it's clean, the work can go forward.
Sana-chan, you'll be okay now, right?
I'm okay, I'm okay!
Sana-chan, now what is it!?
The mandarin orange box is dirty!
The mandarin orange box?
—Aah! So is my pad! And my pen case is dirty, too! —This is number 5 of the 77 traps:
—And now that I look at it, so is my sitting cushion! —the "bothered by strange things" trap.
—Wah, the tatami mats and the walls are dirty, too! —Sana-chan!
—Aah, time to clean! Time to clean! —Sana-chan! Get hold of yourself!
—Time to clean! —Hurry and get out of the trap!
Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! I have to write! I have to write! I have to write!
"30 minutes pass"
"To me, those three days of outdoor school are radiant memories."
Oh, I'm moving now!
"Even after I become an aunt, or a grandma,
I will never forget them."
Good! Good!
"Especially… especially…" Especially?
Especially… what was it?
That's right! I have the essay I wrote then!
If I can just arrange that one, I can whip right through writing this!
Ah, this takes me back! This is the album from when I was in 2nd grade!
There's a picture of Hayama in here!
—This is number 27 of the 77 traps: —I guess he used to be this small too, huh?
—the "this sure takes me back" trap. —That's so funny!
Sana-chan…
Please, Sana-chan! Realize the trap you're in!
Oh, no! Oh, no! I have to write! I have to write! I have to write!
"1hour passes" Okay, an hour has gone by.
I'm hungry.
S-Sana-chan, I thought this might happen, so I made you some egg porridge.
I want to eat ramen.
That specially-made ramen I ate when I was over at Hayama's place.
—Um, Sana-chan, look, look… —If I don't eat that, I don't think I'll be able to write my manuscript.
I'm going to run to the convenience store!
Sana-chan!
—Number 63: the "I have to eat that, no matter what" trap. —S-Sana-chan! Ow! Hot! Sana-chan!
Sana-chan, after you eat, make sure you get back to writing.
I know.
"2 hours pass" Bedtime.
All right! Let's get cracking!
Well, I'm brushing my teeth and going to bed.
Sorry, but I have to start work early tomorrow, too.
Would they typically go to bed and not stay up with me?
I am a girl all alone…
For some reason, I'm writing quickly and with ease!
I really am writing like crazy!
That's it! The reason I couldn't concentrate up to now
was because Mama and Rei-kun were watching me!
♪ I'm writing quickly, life is easy! ♪
♪ I'll clear my deadline, terrific, terrific! ♪
♪ I'm writing, I'm writing, minus plus! ♪
♪ Like a two-humped camel, trudging along easily, ♪
♪ before I know it! ♪
Woo-hoo! 5.25 cm written!
Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!
Morning edition.
Keep up the good work.
What!?
Don't tell me, by any chance, could it be, please, no!
"Completely blank"
Sana-chan has gone faceless from shock.
Double-shock faceless!
Still just seven lines…
S-Sana-chan!
Number 77: the "that was just a dream!" trap.
Sana-chan…
I can't help falling asleep. I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it!
Sana-chan, you don't have to dance around.
I have to ask Onda-san to extend my deadline.
I don't think he'll let you.
Yeah, yeah!
Terrible news! Terrible news! Sana-chan!
Sana-chan, terrible news!
What do you want?
Huh? Onda-san, what's wrong?
Oh, Sana-chan!
Huh!? The president of Drea-Pro!?
He's not satisfied with just the entertainment industry,
he's into publishing now!?
What a dirty bastard.
I wish I could help, but it's time for Ayana-chan's milk. I must be leaving now.
So, after haggling with the editor in chief…
If you're that insistent about Kurata Sana's book,
I'll make my decision after I see the completed manuscript.
The deadline is Monday morning, right? I'll wait until then.
So Sana-chan, you have to meet the deadline, no matter what!
Please, Sana-chan!
That was the last thing I wanted to hear, sir.
We're raking it in just by being alive.
It would be impossible for a normal human to go to school
and finish writing it by Monday.
I'm not going to be beaten by that mean old fink's dirty tricks!
That's it, Sana-chan! That's the spirit!
Hang in there, Sana-chan!
All righty! Let's do this!
"However… it's very hard when you actually try to" That's pretty wishful thinking.
Hey! As of this week, Sana-chan, who you've awl been waiting for, is back!
Thank you.
Sana-chan, you're gone for just a little while,
—and you look wasted away! —I am wasting away.
After all, these days, I've got school, the TV station, and my manuscript.
♪ Every day, every day, with mechanical pencil in hand, ♪
♪ my neck is stiff, and my eyes are groggy, ♪
♪ I am worn out from work… ♪
She's sleeping with her eyes open. Hey, hey!
Sana-chan! Hello, are you awake, Sana-chan? Hey, Sana-chan!
This week's Sana-chan.
You don't say, you don't say.
The strain of each day has already worn her out.
Still, President,
how about a little obstructive handiwork, just in case?
We can't do anything so sneaky. I'm a man of fair play, after all.
You've pulled all sorts of dirty tricks up to now!
There's no reason why the strain on her won't continue
without us having to obstruct her.
Pardon me, what is your favorite color?
Iridescent.
What karaoke song do you like to sing?
"Sneaky Man."
Ho ho ho, you are a sneaky, nasty man beyond any help!
Yes, yes.
Punishing hammer!
W-was that a ghost? Was that a ghost?
Sometimes irrational things happen in this anime…
Ka-ching!
Sana-chan, hang in there. We're behind you!
Besides, I'm looking forward to reading your essay, Sana-chan.
So am I.
Thank you, thank you.
Looks like Sana-chan is toughing it out.
Yeah.
Aya-chan, thank you. All right, back to writing!
Whoa, that's cold!
All right, now I'm awake!
Kurata…
Huh? This is unusual, Gomi-kun… you talking to me.
Why do you always try so hard like this?
Doesn't it wear you out?
Oh, it does wear me out.
Especially nowadays, my neck is stiff, and I have finger calluses.
Why? What's the matter, Gomi-kun?
The way you do that…
…it's not that great or anything.
Gomi-kun… Hey, hold on, now, Gomi-kun!
What's with him?
"Now shooting" Okay, this is a take!
"Now shooting"
Oomph… oomph…
Cut!
Okay, 20 minute break!
I've gotta write, I've gotta write…
"At that moment, I just lost my 'temperance'…"
Working hard, huh?
Hey. You're always writing something whenever we get a break, huh?
It's an essay.
Why are you working so hard on it?
Oh, if I were going to explain it in 50 words or less…
There are some mean characters out there in the world,
and there's no way I want to let myself be beaten by their dirty tricks!
And that's why I'm working so hard.
Ah. Doesn't it tire you out?
I do get tired, but still, it's a lot of fun to write.
That's marvelous. You are indeed Kurata Misako-san's daughter.
Actually, we're…
I know. I've read "My Daughter and I."
Still, there's more to parents and children than blood relations.
You grew up watching your mother writing her manuscripts,
so that's why you're writing too, Sana-chan.
Writing is the bond between you and your mother, Sana-chan.
Or whatever.
Here.
Well, keep working at it.
Thank you, Gojo-san.
Surprised you?
That's in pretty poor taste.
Sensei, can't you negotiate with the editor in chief
to get him to extend the deadline a few days?
I could, if I told him I wouldn't write for his company anymore, or something.
Well?
But then, if we did that,
we would be stooping to the same level as Drea-Pro's president.
I always want her to conduct herself fair and square.
Besides, once in a while, I like to watch other people suffer to meet a deadline!
"One day left"
Akito-kun?
You came too, Akito-kun!
She said her deadline was tomorrow morning, right?
Akito-kun?
It's exasperating, not being able to do anything for her.
I think it's working…
You know, kids shouldn't rely on that stuff so much.
Fight!
Sana-chan… Sana-chan… Aah! Of all the times to have to go to Aomori…
…for a general meeting of the Eastern Japan Free Managers Society!
I… I…
Your dismal attitude is getting in the way here.
B-but…
Sana-chan, just a little bit more now!
Mm-hmm, I'll go drop it off at your office the first thing in the morning.
Sorry I can't come here to pick it up for you.
If only I didn't have
this general meeting of the Eastern Japan Free Managers Society in Aomori,
I could deliver it in her place!
Hurry up and go to work!
But! But! But!
Sana-chan, hang in there!
Sensei, I have to be going.
Onda-kun, relax. As this girl's mother, I will watch over her closely.
"Mother watching over me" Mother, what are you doing?
"Mother watching over me" I'm watching over you.
"Mother exhaustively watching over me" Mother…
"Mother exhaustively watching over me" I'm watching over you.
"Mother exhaustively watching over me" Stop it.
"To tell you the truth… the thing that I…
ba-bing… made up my mind… to do at the time…"
S-so sleepy… Maybe I should go to sleep right now…
It would feel so good… I wouldn't have to think of anything…
just me and my warm futon…
It's okay… if I don't finish my manuscript…
if I don't finish my book…
if that mean old Drea-Pro company president beats me…
it's okay…
What is it!? What is it!? What is it!?
Hayama? Are you waking me up?
Hayama, thank you.
Thanks to you, I can keep working hard. I can keep writing.
I wonder if he really does have a crush on me…
This is no time to be thinking about that! Work! Work!
Thank you, Hayama. I'll keep working.
Morning has arrived. Are you done?
9.57 cm!
It's finished!
Well done.
All right! I'll be back soon!!
My daughter, be careful.
I'm barely going to make it!
Sana-chan, please make it in time.
Onda-san!
Sana-chan!
I'm finally finished!
Whoops! Whoops! I went too far!
Stop, Mr. Onda.
I'm finished! I'm finished, Onda-san!
Sana-chan, you did it!
And just barely in time.
Yay!
She made it in time, huh? Sassy little girl!
Ah, I'm so sleepy, I won't last until I get home…
A bench, huh?
The bench is calling me…
I'll just get a teensy little bit of rest before I go…
Ah, I'm so sleepy…
Want to come over to my place?
Hmm? Sana-chan?
What, a friend of yours?
That girl is the one on "Child's Toy."
You can go home!
What!? I accompanied you the whole night, because you said you were lonely.
What do you mean by suddenly telling me to go…
Bye now.
Hold on! Hold on, I said! I'm never fooling around with you again!
You dumbass! You good-for-nothing!
Kurata Sana with a middle-aged actor, huh? I can make use of this.
It's so warm…
It's all DAIJO-BU DAIJO-BU
When you sing this song, your worries will go
Bye Bye Bye
Cuz your heart will be carefree,
and your body will be healthy,
so resolve when to give up
Bye Bye Bye Bye
(Sing-ken-ken ken-ken)
(Tidak apa apa, Nday kambay kambay)
It's always the same old nonsense,
U-MAI U-MAI U-MAI U-MAI U-MAI
(Mm? Could be you're fairly dumb…)
and then later comes the whimpering,
KU-RAI KU-RAI KU-RAI KU-RAI KU-RAI
(Ah… it's fine, it's fine, it's fine)
It's all crazy over there,
it's all "waah!"over here,
and the whole earth is spinning the wrong way.
So at this point now, yeah at this point now,
you can laugh it away, excuse me, I must be going.
DAIJO-BU DAIJO-BU
When you sing this song, your worries will go
Bye Bye Bye
Cuz you tried your MECHA-KUCHA best,
to PECHA-KUCHA out a "Hi,"
so just keep going on like this,
Wai Wai Wai Wai
DAIJO-BU DAIJO-BU
Once your lips touch, you can't change your mind.
Cuz your heart will be carefree,
and your body will be healthy,
so resolve when to give up
Bye Bye Bye Bye
(Sing-ken-ken ken-ken, Tidak apa-apa)
(Gwaenchansseumnida, kwenchanayo)
(Mou man tai!)
Hoy! In Sana-chan's next adventures…
Whoa, I fell dead asleep! And when I woke up, whoa!
Why is Gojo-san in my bed!?
Huh? That's not it? Then what happened? And while we're trying to slip away,
Gojo-san and I become the object of gossip,
and it's such a pain that I just declare that he's my boyfriend!
Oh, now I've done it.
Next time on Kodomo no Omocha, Episode 43,
where the curtain finally rises on new developments:
My Boyfriend is Like a Father To Me
Once again, you're acting without thinking, Sana-chan.