Kodocha

Name: Kodocha
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1996-04-05
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Shizue Oda, Ryou Naitou, Tatsuya Nakazaki, Hana Kino, Harumi Ikoma

ENDED1 Season102 Episodes★ 6.9

Kodocha is an animated comedy series on TV Tokyo that ran from 1996 to 1998, ending after 1 season and 102 episodes.

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NetworkTV Tokyo

First AiredApr 5, 1996

Last AiredMar 27, 1998

GenreAnimation, Comedy, Drama

Runtime25 min

Created ByMiho Obana

Original Titleこどものおもちゃ

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionTV Tokyo, Gallop, Pony Canyon

Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized hellion who's organized the boys in their grade-school class into a mass of unending noise and violence. With the help of Rei, her manager, chauffeur and "pimp," Sana is determined to win back control of the classroom from her new arch-enemy. But as her crusade continues, Sana moves further into Akito's life, and finds that he might not be entirely bad...or entirely safe.

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Cast

Shizue Oda

Sana Kurata (voice)

Ryou Naitou

Rei Sagami (voice)

Tatsuya Nakazaki

Akito Hayama (voice)

Hana Kino

Misako Kurata (voice)

Harumi Ikoma

Fuka Matsui (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 102 episodes

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E1I'm an Elementary School Student with a Pimp

Apr 5, 199625m

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

E2The Whole Classroom Is a Monkey Mountain

Apr 12, 199625m

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

E3Operation Eyeball, Toothball!

Apr 26, 199625m

Sana learns about Akito's weakness.

E4Lone Wolf, Awooo!

May 3, 199625m

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

E5Naughty Hayama, Where Are You Going?

May 3, 199625m

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

E6Chicken-and-Egg Dum-Dum, Too Yucky to Eat

May 10, 199625m

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

E7Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love Rivalry

May 17, 199625m

Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.

E8A Juice-Drenched First Kiss

May 24, 199625m

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

E9Pinch, Pinch, Sana's Love

May 31, 199625m

Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.

E10Tweet-Tweet, Love Flies Away

Jun 7, 199625m

Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.

E11Father, You Are His Father

Jun 14, 199625m

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

E12This Time, Sana Is the Lonely Wolf

Jun 21, 199625m

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

E13My Name Is Going to Change

Jun 28, 199625m

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

E14The Summer of My Promise (1)

Jul 5, 199625m

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

E15The Summer of My Promise (2)

Jul 12, 199625m

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

E16Heart-Pounding Twice Over

Jul 19, 199625m

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

E17Ah, What a Surprise! Mama's Book

Jul 26, 199625m

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

E18A Hungry Pair Plays Hide-and-Seek

Aug 2, 199625m

Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.

E19The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, Too

Aug 9, 199625m

Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.

E20Feeling Good with a Sana-chan Quiz!

Aug 16, 199625m

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.

E21Could Be a Small-Size Hayama

Aug 23, 199625m

Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.

E22Heart of Karate and Announcement of Retirement

Aug 30, 199625m

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

E23Clear, with Occasional Gone Missing

Sep 6, 199625m

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

E24Math Life Drives Me Batty

Sep 13, 199625m

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.

E25A Band-Aid for the Heart?

Sep 20, 199625m

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.

E26Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Morning Is Coming

Sep 27, 199625m

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

E27Give Me Sympathy and Lend Me Money

Oct 4, 199625m

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

E28Love-Love, Father Hayama's Song

Oct 11, 199625m

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

E29She's Here! Mother's Mother

Oct 18, 199625m

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

E30My Boyfriend Has to Grin and Bear It

Oct 25, 199625m

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

E31The Snake Stomps in with His Shoes Still On

Nov 1, 199625m

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

E32Dad, You've Been Arrested

Nov 8, 199625m

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

E33Love Tastes Like Curry

Nov 15, 199625m

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.

E34A Singing Heart Goes 3, 2, 1

Nov 22, 199625m

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

E35There Is a Reason for These Presents

Nov 29, 199625m

Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.

E36Take Me to Kusatsu

Dec 6, 199625m

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

E37Kiss! Fight! Karate and Trumpet

Dec 13, 199625m

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

E38A Heart-Pounding Kiss at Christmas

Dec 20, 199625m

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

E39100 Haya-Moths and the Scales of Fury

Jan 3, 199725m

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

E40Suddenly, One Day, I'm a Homeless Girl

Jan 10, 199725m

The Kurata household copes with a major setback.

E41He Got Me Blacklisted

Jan 17, 199725m

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

E42The Delirious Nick-of-Time Deadline

Jan 24, 199725m

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

E43My Boyfriend Is Like a Father to Me

Jan 31, 199725m

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.

E44Gomi-kun, Gomi-kun, Where Are You Going?

Feb 7, 199725m

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

E45Mixed Feelings About Valentines

Feb 14, 199725m

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

E46Am I Wrong for Running Away?

Feb 21, 199725m

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

E47Under the Same Roof with You

Feb 28, 199725m

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

E48Father, You Are My Father

Mar 7, 199725m

Misako learns something about Takeshi.

E49This Is Our Last Scene Together

Mar 14, 199725m

Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.

E50Spring Comes In an Avalanche of Tears

Mar 21, 199725m

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

E51Up to Today, and as of Tomorrow

Apr 4, 199725m

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

E52The Best Friend I Met in the Restroom

Apr 4, 199725m

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.

E53My Life Plan Went Kaput All Because of a Kiss

Apr 11, 199725m

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

E54Sana Wasn't Ready for Love

Apr 18, 199725m

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

E55The Actress Is Holing Up in the Mountains

Apr 25, 199725m

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

E56I'm Seriously, Seriously, for Real, Serious

May 2, 199725m

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

E57A Fakey Boyfriend Lured in by Sushi

May 9, 199725m

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

E58Lovey Dovey Times in the Mountains

May 16, 199725m

Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.

E59Getting Over Injuries and Storms

May 23, 199725m

Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.

E60Somtimes You Realize You're in Love Once You've Been Rejected

May 30, 199725m

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

E61I'm Not Going to Cry Just Because My Heart's Broken

Jun 6, 199725m

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

E62This Summer Literally Burned Up

Jun 13, 199725m

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

E63You Can't Believe the Rumors

Jun 20, 199725m

Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.

E64The Truth Has to Be Somewhere

Jun 27, 199725m

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

E65And Now, Those Two Face a Long Goodbye

Jul 4, 199725m

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

E66Run Away, Run Away, Across the Sea

Jul 11, 199725m

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

E67New York Is Filled with Suspense

Jul 18, 199725m

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

E68The World Is Filled with Mysteries

Jun 25, 199725m

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

E69You Also Have Emerald Eyes

Aug 1, 199725m

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

E70Lunchtime Seems Dangerous

Aug 8, 199725m

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

E71The Mother Was a Complete Surprise

Aug 15, 199725m

Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.

E72You Found Out Too Much About My Secret

Aug 22, 199725m

Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.

E73The Stupid American Parent and Child

Aug 29, 199725m

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

E74The Mother Is Gleefully Plotting Away

Sep 5, 199725m

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

E75Where in Manhattan Is My Daughter?

Sep 12, 199725m

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

E76Should I Go Home? Maybe I Should

Sep 19, 199725m

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

E77Papa, This Is Your Fault!

Sep 26, 199725m

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

E78First and Final Fight Between Parent and Child

Oct 3, 199725m

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

E79There Are Fathers Who Just Can't Be Fathers

Oct 10, 199725m

Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.

E80Sing One More Time, 3, 2, 1

Oct 17, 199725m

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

E81Hello, Goodbye, My Love

Oct 24, 199725m

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

E82We've Been Getting Along Great Ever Since

Oct 31, 199725m

Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.

E83Only the Best Couples

Nov 7, 199725m

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

E84The New Manager Is a PYT

Nov 14, 199725m

Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.

E85There Were Lines That Just Couldn't Be Said

Nov 21, 199725m

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

E86Everything Is Clearer Now That I Can't See

Nov 28, 199725m

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

E87Fighting, Separation, How Will It End?

Dec 5, 199725m

Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.

E88So This Kind of Day Has Come

Dec 12, 199725m

Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.

E89Hallelujah on Christmas Eve? My Heart

Dec 19, 199725m

Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.

E90Mecha Hayama Mama Is Mama Hayama / The Magical Curse Is Uri Uri Urinal

Dec 30, 199725m

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

E91The New Year Came and So Did a Fan

Jan 9, 199825m

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

E92The Easiest but Not Math Video

Jan 16, 199825m

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

E93They're Appearing with the Same Name

Jan 23, 199825m

Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.

E94If You Rock and Roll for a Child's Toy Spring

Jan 30, 199825m

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

E95Maybe Things Can Go Back to Normal

Feb 6, 199825m

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

E96Waiting but Rushing Adults in Love

Feb 13, 199825m

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?

E97The Happiness Project: Now Lend Me Money

Feb 27, 199825m

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

E98Big Sis Seems to Be in Love

Feb 27, 199825m

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.

E99The Karate Club Is Great, Come Check It Out

Mar 6, 199825m

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

E100The Blackboard Erasers Disappeared

Mar 13, 199825m

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.

E101All Three of Them Disappeared

Mar 20, 199825m

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

E102Kodocha Continues Always and Forever!

Mar 27, 199825m

Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.

About Kodocha

Kodocha is an animation, comedy, drama series on TV Tokyo. The show first aired on Apr 5, 1996 and currently has 1 season and 102 episodes. Kodocha has ended. It has a rating of 6.9/10 based on 30 votes. The cast includes Shizue Oda, Ryou Naitou, Tatsuya Nakazaki, Hana Kino, Harumi Ikoma. Created by Miho Obana.