

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.

Apr 5, 1996 - 25m
Sana Kurata, the sixth grader with a "pimp," struggles to deal with her class full of troublemakers.

Apr 12, 1996 - 25m
Sana continues to confront Akito, and the girls in the class join her.

Apr 26, 1996 - 25m
Sana learns about Akito's weakness.

May 3, 1996 - 25m
Akito has stopped acting up due to Sana's blackmail, but now another boy vies for the "boss monkey" title.

May 3, 1996 - 25m
While Sana get Akito open up, Sana gets a glimpse of a family very different from her own.

May 10, 1996 - 25m
Sana gets the Hayama family to watch her new TV drama.

May 17, 1996 - 25m
Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.

May 24, 1996 - 25m
Sana takes a field trip to help her forget why Rei has been acting so weird.

May 31, 1996 - 25m
Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.

Jun 7, 1996 - 25m
Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.

Jun 14, 1996 - 25m
Sana goes back to focusing more on her work, taking on several commercials with her Child's Toy co-star, Zenjiro.

Jun 21, 1996 - 25m
Rei signs Sana up for too many commercials, and causes her to forget a promise she made to her friends.

Jun 28, 1996 - 25m
Tsuyoshi misses school one day, and Akito and Sana get together to help their friend.

Jul 5, 1996 - 25m
Everyone is excited about a class camping trip. While Sana looks cheerful as usual, Akito notices that she is worried about something.

Jul 12, 1996 - 25m
Akito does his best to comfort a distraught Sana, who's still fearing the potential aftermath of Misako's book getting published.

Jul 19, 1996 - 25m
Sana performs in a play and invites her classmates, teachers, and Naozumi.

Jul 26, 1996 - 25m
Misako's book "My Daughter and I" has been released.

Aug 2, 1996 - 25m
Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.

Aug 9, 1996 - 25m
Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.

Aug 16, 1996 - 25m
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.

Aug 23, 1996 - 25m
Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.

Aug 30, 1996 - 25m
Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons.

Sep 6, 1996 - 25m
Sana helps find Mariko, who sneaks into the set of "Child's Toy" to find Sana.

Sep 13, 1996 - 25m
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.

Sep 20, 1996 - 25m
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.

Sep 27, 1996 - 25m
Sana's gift to Aono, the little baby chick, has now become a full-grown rooster.

Oct 4, 1996 - 25m
Misako's ex-husband, Ryousuke Kashima asks Sana for a favor, Akito and Tsuyoshi become worried about her and decide to follow them around.

Oct 11, 1996 - 25m
Sana and Tsuyoshi visit Akito's mother's grave with the Hayama family, which is also Akito's birthday.

Oct 18, 1996 - 25m
Misako's mother Shizuka visits Misako and Sana in Tokyo.

Oct 25, 1996 - 25m
Asako stars in a romantic drama with popular performer Takuya Kimochi, and rumors begin.

Nov 1, 1996 - 25m
A tabloid photographer named Kurosaki is determined to get a scoop on Sana.

Nov 8, 1996 - 25m
Tsuyoshi's father is thrown in jail, and Tsuyoshi and his sister are picked on by their classmates.

Nov 15, 1996 - 25m
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.

Nov 22, 1996 - 25m
It's Zenjiro's birthday so Sana plans to hold a birthday party for him.

Nov 29, 1996 - 25m
Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.

Dec 6, 1996 - 25m
Winter vacation brings a trip to the Kurata Hot Springs Inn in Kusatsu.

Dec 13, 1996 - 25m
Akito stresses about trying to buy a gift for Sana, and Sana stresses about a job.

Dec 20, 1996 - 25m
Sana hosts her and Akito's middle birthday/Christmas party.

Jan 3, 1997 - 25m
Moth versions of Akito, known as Haya-moths, turn everyone into moth versions of themselves.

Jan 10, 1997 - 25m
The Kurata household copes with a major setback.

Jan 17, 1997 - 25m
Sana can not find work. But it seems to be bigger than everyone expects.

Jan 24, 1997 - 25m
Onda had asked Sana to write a book. Sana then puts off the book until there's only about a week left.

Jan 31, 1997 - 25m
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.

Feb 7, 1997 - 25m
Gomi does some shoplifting, and then he runs away. But, runs into Akito leaving the stolen loot.

Feb 14, 1997 - 25m
Takeshi misses work, leading everyone to believe he drops out.

Feb 21, 1997 - 25m
Sana's book hit the store shelves, but Mami wasn't mentioned anywhere in the book.

Feb 28, 1997 - 25m
The apartment that Sana stayed in gets torn down, and for another week, the Kurata family is homeless.

Mar 7, 1997 - 25m
Misako learns something about Takeshi.

Mar 14, 1997 - 25m
Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.

Mar 21, 1997 - 25m
Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home.

Apr 4, 1997 - 25m
A clipshow episode where Zenjiro recruits several of Sana's friends to discuss the relationship between Sana and Akito.

Apr 4, 1997 - 25m
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.

Apr 11, 1997 - 25m
Fuka tells Sana why she slapped Akito, and about how Akito ruined her life by stealing her first kiss in kindergarten.

Apr 18, 1997 - 25m
Sana tells Tsuyoshi that she doesn't believe in love anymore because of what happened with Rei.

Apr 25, 1997 - 25m
Sana leaves to film a movie in a secluded mountain area.

May 2, 1997 - 25m
Sana and the crew arrive at the movie set location in the mountains.

May 9, 1997 - 25m
Fuka asks Akito to be her boyfriend, and bribes him with sushi, so she won't lose face to her old friends.

May 16, 1997 - 25m
Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.

May 23, 1997 - 25m
Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.

May 30, 1997 - 25m
Upon finding out that Akito is going out with her best friend, Fuka, she comes to realize her true feelings towards him.

Jun 6, 1997 - 25m
Sana's mom visits her on the set and tries to cheer her up.

Jun 13, 1997 - 25m
Sana faces a dangerous situation while filming a movie scene inside the burning mansion.

Jun 20, 1997 - 25m
Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.

Jun 27, 1997 - 25m
Naozumi reveals the true nature of his rationship with Sana on live television broadcast, and also exposes her feelings toward Akito.

Jul 4, 1997 - 25m
After mutual confessions, Sana and Akito argue, but they are interrupted by a nurse.

Jul 11, 1997 - 25m
Sana and Naozumi leave for New York to star in a Broadway musical together.

Jul 18, 1997 - 25m
Strange incidents keep happening to Sana and Naozumi upon their arrival in New York.

Jun 25, 1997 - 25m
Rei goes to Hollywood to find Mr. Hamilton, while Sana and Naozumi begin rehearsals.

Aug 1, 1997 - 25m
Sana and Naozumi discover the truth about the mysterious ghost they've been seeing.

Aug 8, 1997 - 25m
Sana, Rei and Naozumi spend their first night at the hotel and Naozumi encounters the strange man from before.

Aug 15, 1997 - 25m
Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.

Aug 22, 1997 - 25m
Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.

Aug 29, 1997 - 25m
Secil deals with feeling unwanted and unloved due to her injury.

Sep 5, 1997 - 25m
Yuko has decided to use Naozumi as a tool to get fame.

Sep 12, 1997 - 25m
Secil runs away after overhearing a conversation between Yuko and Naozumi.

Sep 19, 1997 - 25m
Naozumi and Sana weigh their options after Naozumi learns of his mother's true intentions.

Sep 26, 1997 - 25m
Naozumi and Sana reconsider their decision to return to Japan and instead meet with the Hamilton family.

Oct 3, 1997 - 25m
As Yuko's luck runs out, she and Naozumi fight over her treatment of him.

Oct 10, 1997 - 25m
Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.

Oct 17, 1997 - 25m
Sana and Naozumi defy a new law prohibiting singing and music.

Oct 24, 1997 - 25m
Sana and Naozumi recall to their time in New York on their return to Japan.

Oct 31, 1997 - 25m
Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.

Nov 7, 1997 - 25m
Sana's friends welcome her back and pay her a visit where she announces that she and Naozumi are officially a couple.

Nov 14, 1997 - 25m
Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.

Nov 21, 1997 - 25m
Sana objects to script dialogue that requires her to call another character a "devil."

Nov 28, 1997 - 25m
Fuka's temporary blindness allows her to see Sana and Akito's feelings toward each other.

Dec 5, 1997 - 25m
Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.

Dec 12, 1997 - 25m
Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.

Dec 19, 1997 - 25m
Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.

Dec 30, 1997 - 25m
In this fantasy episode, Hayama's father builds a mother robot.

Jan 9, 1998 - 25m
Sana's fan club is disappointed by her lack of acting work.

Jan 16, 1998 - 25m
Sana doesn't understand the subject she's trying to teach for her new job.

Jan 23, 1998 - 25m
Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.

Jan 30, 1998 - 25m
Sana and Zenjiro are reunited in the new series "Kodocha."

Feb 6, 1998 - 25m
Takaishi and Fuka are now both single. Can Sana and Zenjiro play Cupid and help these two get together?

Feb 13, 1998 - 25m
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?

Feb 27, 1998 - 25m
Misako's ex-husband is back again to ask for money. But this time, he is serious. At least, he thinks he is...

Feb 27, 1998 - 25m
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.

Mar 6, 1998 - 25m
Sana wants to form a karate club for Akito's sake.

Mar 13, 1998 - 25m
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.

Mar 20, 1998 - 25m
Other kids started talking bad about Akito and Sana and Jinbou Elementary School's 6th grade Class 3.

Mar 27, 1998 - 25m
Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.