Waiting but Rushing Adults in Love

1I'm an Elementary School Student with a Pimp

25 minApr 5, 1996

Sana Kurata, the sixth grader with a "pimp," struggles to deal with her class full of troublemakers.

2The Whole Classroom Is a Monkey Mountain

25 minApr 12, 1996

Sana continues to confront Akito, and the girls in the class join her.

3Operation Eyeball, Toothball!

25 minApr 26, 1996

Sana learns about Akito's weakness.

4Lone Wolf, Awooo!

25 minMay 3, 1996

Akito has stopped acting up due to Sana's blackmail, but now another boy vies for the "boss monkey" title.

5Naughty Hayama, Where Are You Going?

25 minMay 3, 1996

While Sana get Akito open up, Sana gets a glimpse of a family very different from her own.

6Chicken-and-Egg Dum-Dum, Too Yucky to Eat

25 minMay 10, 1996

Sana gets the Hayama family to watch her new TV drama.

7Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love Rivalry

25 minMay 17, 1996

Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.

8A Juice-Drenched First Kiss

25 minMay 24, 1996

Sana takes a field trip to help her forget why Rei has been acting so weird.

9Pinch, Pinch, Sana's Love

25 minMay 31, 1996

Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.

10Tweet-Tweet, Love Flies Away

25 minJun 7, 1996

Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.

11Father, You Are His Father

25 minJun 14, 1996

Sana goes back to focusing more on her work, taking on several commercials with her Child's Toy co-star, Zenjiro.

12This Time, Sana Is the Lonely Wolf

25 minJun 21, 1996

Rei signs Sana up for too many commercials, and causes her to forget a promise she made to her friends.

13My Name Is Going to Change

25 minJun 28, 1996

Tsuyoshi misses school one day, and Akito and Sana get together to help their friend.

14The Summer of My Promise (1)

25 minJul 5, 1996

Everyone is excited about a class camping trip. While Sana looks cheerful as usual, Akito notices that she is worried about something.

15The Summer of My Promise (2)

25 minJul 12, 1996

Akito does his best to comfort a distraught Sana, who's still fearing the potential aftermath of Misako's book getting published.

16Heart-Pounding Twice Over

25 minJul 19, 1996

Sana performs in a play and invites her classmates, teachers, and Naozumi.

17Ah, What a Surprise! Mama's Book

25 minJul 26, 1996

Misako's book "My Daughter and I" has been released.

18A Hungry Pair Plays Hide-and-Seek

25 minAug 2, 1996

Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.

19The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, Too

25 minAug 9, 1996

Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.

20Feeling Good with a Sana-chan Quiz!

25 minAug 16, 1996

A recap episode set up as quiz show hosted by series mascot, Babbit, and "Child's Toy" host, Zenjiro, recapping from the start of the story to the end of the love-triangle arc.

21Could Be a Small-Size Hayama

25 minAug 23, 1996

Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.

22Heart of Karate and Announcement of Retirement

25 minAug 30, 1996

Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons.

23Clear, with Occasional Gone Missing

25 minSep 6, 1996

Sana helps find Mariko, who sneaks into the set of "Child's Toy" to find Sana.

24Math Life Drives Me Batty

25 minSep 13, 1996

Principal Narunaru goes on a business trip, and Ms. Andoh takes this opportunity to threaten Class 3 of failing them and preventing them from advancing to junior high school.

25A Band-Aid for the Heart?

25 minSep 20, 1996

Due to the pond-incident earlier in the school year, where Mami was nearly drowned by Akito and his old goons, Mami is now traumatized and scared of Akito.

26Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Morning Is Coming

25 minSep 27, 1996

Sana's gift to Aono, the little baby chick, has now become a full-grown rooster.

27Give Me Sympathy and Lend Me Money

25 minOct 4, 1996

Misako's ex-husband, Ryousuke Kashima asks Sana for a favor, Akito and Tsuyoshi become worried about her and decide to follow them around.

28Love-Love, Father Hayama's Song

25 minOct 11, 1996

Sana and Tsuyoshi visit Akito's mother's grave with the Hayama family, which is also Akito's birthday.

29She's Here! Mother's Mother

25 minOct 18, 1996

Misako's mother Shizuka visits Misako and Sana in Tokyo.

30My Boyfriend Has to Grin and Bear It

25 minOct 25, 1996

Asako stars in a romantic drama with popular performer Takuya Kimochi, and rumors begin.

31The Snake Stomps in with His Shoes Still On

25 minNov 1, 1996

A tabloid photographer named Kurosaki is determined to get a scoop on Sana.

32Dad, You've Been Arrested

25 minNov 8, 1996

Tsuyoshi's father is thrown in jail, and Tsuyoshi and his sister are picked on by their classmates.

33Love Tastes Like Curry

25 minNov 15, 1996

The boys and girls of Class 3 battle it out over after-school cleaning chores and is escalated further once Ms. Mitsuya and Mr. Tanaka argue about their upcoming wedding and their life after marriage.

34A Singing Heart Goes 3, 2, 1

25 minNov 22, 1996

It's Zenjiro's birthday so Sana plans to hold a birthday party for him.

35There Is a Reason for These Presents

25 minNov 29, 1996

Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.

36Take Me to Kusatsu

25 minDec 6, 1996

Winter vacation brings a trip to the Kurata Hot Springs Inn in Kusatsu.

37Kiss! Fight! Karate and Trumpet

25 minDec 13, 1996

Akito stresses about trying to buy a gift for Sana, and Sana stresses about a job.

38A Heart-Pounding Kiss at Christmas

25 minDec 20, 1996

Sana hosts her and Akito's middle birthday/Christmas party.

39100 Haya-Moths and the Scales of Fury

25 minJan 3, 1997

Moth versions of Akito, known as Haya-moths, turn everyone into moth versions of themselves.

40Suddenly, One Day, I'm a Homeless Girl

25 minJan 10, 1997

The Kurata household copes with a major setback.

41He Got Me Blacklisted

25 minJan 17, 1997

Sana can not find work. But it seems to be bigger than everyone expects.

42The Delirious Nick-of-Time Deadline

25 minJan 24, 1997

Onda had asked Sana to write a book. Sana then puts off the book until there's only about a week left.

43My Boyfriend Is Like a Father to Me

25 minJan 31, 1997

Reporters believe Sana and Takeshi to be father and daughter, but Sana says that it's not true and then declares that they are lovers.

44Gomi-kun, Gomi-kun, Where Are You Going?

25 minFeb 7, 1997

Gomi does some shoplifting, and then he runs away. But, runs into Akito leaving the stolen loot.

45Mixed Feelings About Valentines

25 minFeb 14, 1997

Takeshi misses work, leading everyone to believe he drops out.

46Am I Wrong for Running Away?

25 minFeb 21, 1997

Sana's book hit the store shelves, but Mami wasn't mentioned anywhere in the book.

47Under the Same Roof with You

25 minFeb 28, 1997

The apartment that Sana stayed in gets torn down, and for another week, the Kurata family is homeless.

48Father, You Are My Father

25 minMar 7, 1997

Misako learns something about Takeshi.

49This Is Our Last Scene Together

25 minMar 14, 1997

Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.

50Spring Comes In an Avalanche of Tears

25 minMar 21, 1997

Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home.

51Up to Today, and as of Tomorrow

25 minApr 4, 1997

A clipshow episode where Zenjiro recruits several of Sana's friends to discuss the relationship between Sana and Akito.

52The Best Friend I Met in the Restroom

25 minApr 4, 1997

It's the first day of middle school, and Sana meets a new girl, Fuka, in the bathroom. They discover they have much in common.

53My Life Plan Went Kaput All Because of a Kiss

25 minApr 11, 1997

Fuka tells Sana why she slapped Akito, and about how Akito ruined her life by stealing her first kiss in kindergarten.

54Sana Wasn't Ready for Love

25 minApr 18, 1997

Sana tells Tsuyoshi that she doesn't believe in love anymore because of what happened with Rei.

55The Actress Is Holing Up in the Mountains

25 minApr 25, 1997

Sana leaves to film a movie in a secluded mountain area.

56I'm Seriously, Seriously, for Real, Serious

25 minMay 2, 1997

Sana and the crew arrive at the movie set location in the mountains.

57A Fakey Boyfriend Lured in by Sushi

25 minMay 9, 1997

Fuka asks Akito to be her boyfriend, and bribes him with sushi, so she won't lose face to her old friends.

58Lovey Dovey Times in the Mountains

25 minMay 16, 1997

Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.

59Getting Over Injuries and Storms

25 minMay 23, 1997

Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.

60Somtimes You Realize You're in Love Once You've Been Rejected

25 minMay 30, 1997

Upon finding out that Akito is going out with her best friend, Fuka, she comes to realize her true feelings towards him.

61I'm Not Going to Cry Just Because My Heart's Broken

25 minJun 6, 1997

Sana's mom visits her on the set and tries to cheer her up.

62This Summer Literally Burned Up

25 minJun 13, 1997

Sana faces a dangerous situation while filming a movie scene inside the burning mansion.

63You Can't Believe the Rumors

25 minJun 20, 1997

Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.

64The Truth Has to Be Somewhere

25 minJun 27, 1997

Naozumi reveals the true nature of his rationship with Sana on live television broadcast, and also exposes her feelings toward Akito.

65And Now, Those Two Face a Long Goodbye

25 minJul 4, 1997

After mutual confessions, Sana and Akito argue, but they are interrupted by a nurse.

66Run Away, Run Away, Across the Sea

25 minJul 11, 1997

Sana and Naozumi leave for New York to star in a Broadway musical together.

67New York Is Filled with Suspense

25 minJul 18, 1997

Strange incidents keep happening to Sana and Naozumi upon their arrival in New York.

68The World Is Filled with Mysteries

25 minJun 25, 1997

Rei goes to Hollywood to find Mr. Hamilton, while Sana and Naozumi begin rehearsals.

69You Also Have Emerald Eyes

25 minAug 1, 1997

Sana and Naozumi discover the truth about the mysterious ghost they've been seeing.

70Lunchtime Seems Dangerous

25 minAug 8, 1997

Sana, Rei and Naozumi spend their first night at the hotel and Naozumi encounters the strange man from before.

71The Mother Was a Complete Surprise

25 minAug 15, 1997

Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.

72You Found Out Too Much About My Secret

25 minAug 22, 1997

Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.

73The Stupid American Parent and Child

25 minAug 29, 1997

Secil deals with feeling unwanted and unloved due to her injury.

74The Mother Is Gleefully Plotting Away

25 minSep 5, 1997

Yuko has decided to use Naozumi as a tool to get fame.

75Where in Manhattan Is My Daughter?

25 minSep 12, 1997

Secil runs away after overhearing a conversation between Yuko and Naozumi.

76Should I Go Home? Maybe I Should

25 minSep 19, 1997

Naozumi and Sana weigh their options after Naozumi learns of his mother's true intentions.

77Papa, This Is Your Fault!

25 minSep 26, 1997

Naozumi and Sana reconsider their decision to return to Japan and instead meet with the Hamilton family.

78First and Final Fight Between Parent and Child

25 minOct 3, 1997

As Yuko's luck runs out, she and Naozumi fight over her treatment of him.

79There Are Fathers Who Just Can't Be Fathers

25 minOct 10, 1997

Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.

80Sing One More Time, 3, 2, 1

25 minOct 17, 1997

Sana and Naozumi defy a new law prohibiting singing and music.

81Hello, Goodbye, My Love

25 minOct 24, 1997

Sana and Naozumi recall to their time in New York on their return to Japan.

82We've Been Getting Along Great Ever Since

25 minOct 31, 1997

Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.

83Only the Best Couples

25 minNov 7, 1997

Sana's friends welcome her back and pay her a visit where she announces that she and Naozumi are officially a couple.

84The New Manager Is a PYT

25 minNov 14, 1997

Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.

85There Were Lines That Just Couldn't Be Said

25 minNov 21, 1997

Sana objects to script dialogue that requires her to call another character a "devil."

86Everything Is Clearer Now That I Can't See

25 minNov 28, 1997

Fuka's temporary blindness allows her to see Sana and Akito's feelings toward each other.

87Fighting, Separation, How Will It End?

25 minDec 5, 1997

Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.

88So This Kind of Day Has Come

25 minDec 12, 1997

Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.

89Hallelujah on Christmas Eve? My Heart

25 minDec 19, 1997

Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.

90Mecha Hayama Mama Is Mama Hayama / The Magical Curse Is Uri Uri Urinal

25 minDec 30, 1997

In this fantasy episode, Hayama's father builds a mother robot.

91The New Year Came and So Did a Fan

25 minJan 9, 1998

Sana's fan club is disappointed by her lack of acting work.

92The Easiest but Not Math Video

25 minJan 16, 1998

Sana doesn't understand the subject she's trying to teach for her new job.

93They're Appearing with the Same Name

25 minJan 23, 1998

Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.

94If You Rock and Roll for a Child's Toy Spring

25 minJan 30, 1998

Sana and Zenjiro are reunited in the new series "Kodocha."

95Maybe Things Can Go Back to Normal

25 minFeb 6, 1998

Takaishi and Fuka are now both single. Can Sana and Zenjiro play Cupid and help these two get together?

96Waiting but Rushing Adults in Love

25 minFeb 13, 1998Now viewing

Asako is getting ready to leave for London but Rei is not ready to give up his career for her. Is this the end of their relationship?

97The Happiness Project: Now Lend Me Money

25 minFeb 27, 1998

Misako's ex-husband is back again to ask for money. But this time, he is serious. At least, he thinks he is...

98Big Sis Seems to Be in Love

25 minFeb 27, 1998

It's Akito's sister who falls in love with the "perfect" guy. But it seems that the guy is a massive playboy, and is dating many other girls.

99The Karate Club Is Great, Come Check It Out

25 minMar 6, 1998

Sana wants to form a karate club for Akito's sake.

100The Blackboard Erasers Disappeared

25 minMar 13, 1998

The new karate club member, Nakao, cannot find any meaning in his existence and chooses to rot away in the north wing with the blackboard erasers.

101All Three of Them Disappeared

25 minMar 20, 1998

Other kids started talking bad about Akito and Sana and Jinbou Elementary School's 6th grade Class 3.

102Kodocha Continues Always and Forever!

25 minMar 27, 1998

Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.