Original title
こどものおもちゃ
Released
4/5/1996
Origin country
JP
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Production companies
TV Tokyo, Pony Canyon, Gallop, NAS
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
102
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.
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.
Sana Kurata, the sixth grader with a "pimp," struggles to deal with her class full of troublemakers.
Sana continues to confront Akito, and the girls in the class join her.
Sana learns about Akito's weakness.
Akito has stopped acting up due to Sana's blackmail, but now another boy vies for the "boss monkey" title.
While Sana get Akito open up, Sana gets a glimpse of a family very different from her own.
Sana gets the Hayama family to watch her new TV drama.
Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.
Sana takes a field trip to help her forget why Rei has been acting so weird.
Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.
Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.
Sana goes back to focusing more on her work, taking on several commercials with her Child's Toy co-star, Zenjiro.
Rei signs Sana up for too many commercials, and causes her to forget a promise she made to her friends.
Tsuyoshi misses school one day, and Akito and Sana get together to help their friend.
Everyone is excited about a class camping trip. While Sana looks cheerful as usual, Akito notices that she is worried about something.
Akito does his best to comfort a distraught Sana, who's still fearing the potential aftermath of Misako's book getting published.
Sana performs in a play and invites her classmates, teachers, and Naozumi.
Misako's book "My Daughter and I" has been released.
Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.
Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.
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.
Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.
Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons.
Sana helps find Mariko, who sneaks into the set of "Child's Toy" to find Sana.
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.
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.
Sana's gift to Aono, the little baby chick, has now become a full-grown rooster.
Misako's ex-husband, Ryousuke Kashima asks Sana for a favor, Akito and Tsuyoshi become worried about her and decide to follow them around.
Sana and Tsuyoshi visit Akito's mother's grave with the Hayama family, which is also Akito's birthday.
Misako's mother Shizuka visits Misako and Sana in Tokyo.
Asako stars in a romantic drama with popular performer Takuya Kimochi, and rumors begin.
A tabloid photographer named Kurosaki is determined to get a scoop on Sana.
Tsuyoshi's father is thrown in jail, and Tsuyoshi and his sister are picked on by their classmates.
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.
It's Zenjiro's birthday so Sana plans to hold a birthday party for him.
Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.
Winter vacation brings a trip to the Kurata Hot Springs Inn in Kusatsu.
Akito stresses about trying to buy a gift for Sana, and Sana stresses about a job.
Sana hosts her and Akito's middle birthday/Christmas party.
Moth versions of Akito, known as Haya-moths, turn everyone into moth versions of themselves.
The Kurata household copes with a major setback.
Sana can not find work. But it seems to be bigger than everyone expects.
Onda had asked Sana to write a book. Sana then puts off the book until there's only about a week left.
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.
Gomi does some shoplifting, and then he runs away. But, runs into Akito leaving the stolen loot.
Takeshi misses work, leading everyone to believe he drops out.
Sana's book hit the store shelves, but Mami wasn't mentioned anywhere in the book.
The apartment that Sana stayed in gets torn down, and for another week, the Kurata family is homeless.
Misako learns something about Takeshi.
Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.
Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home.
A clipshow episode where Zenjiro recruits several of Sana's friends to discuss the relationship between Sana and Akito.
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.
Fuka tells Sana why she slapped Akito, and about how Akito ruined her life by stealing her first kiss in kindergarten.
Sana tells Tsuyoshi that she doesn't believe in love anymore because of what happened with Rei.
Sana leaves to film a movie in a secluded mountain area.
Sana and the crew arrive at the movie set location in the mountains.
Fuka asks Akito to be her boyfriend, and bribes him with sushi, so she won't lose face to her old friends.
Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.
Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.
Upon finding out that Akito is going out with her best friend, Fuka, she comes to realize her true feelings towards him.
Sana's mom visits her on the set and tries to cheer her up.
Sana faces a dangerous situation while filming a movie scene inside the burning mansion.
Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.
Naozumi reveals the true nature of his rationship with Sana on live television broadcast, and also exposes her feelings toward Akito.
After mutual confessions, Sana and Akito argue, but they are interrupted by a nurse.
Sana and Naozumi leave for New York to star in a Broadway musical together.
Strange incidents keep happening to Sana and Naozumi upon their arrival in New York.
Rei goes to Hollywood to find Mr. Hamilton, while Sana and Naozumi begin rehearsals.
Sana and Naozumi discover the truth about the mysterious ghost they've been seeing.
Sana, Rei and Naozumi spend their first night at the hotel and Naozumi encounters the strange man from before.
Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.
Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.
Secil deals with feeling unwanted and unloved due to her injury.
Yuko has decided to use Naozumi as a tool to get fame.
Secil runs away after overhearing a conversation between Yuko and Naozumi.
Naozumi and Sana weigh their options after Naozumi learns of his mother's true intentions.
Naozumi and Sana reconsider their decision to return to Japan and instead meet with the Hamilton family.
As Yuko's luck runs out, she and Naozumi fight over her treatment of him.
Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.
Sana and Naozumi defy a new law prohibiting singing and music.
Sana and Naozumi recall to their time in New York on their return to Japan.
Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.
Sana's friends welcome her back and pay her a visit where she announces that she and Naozumi are officially a couple.
Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.
Sana objects to script dialogue that requires her to call another character a "devil."
Fuka's temporary blindness allows her to see Sana and Akito's feelings toward each other.
Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.
Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.
Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.
In this fantasy episode, Hayama's father builds a mother robot.
Sana's fan club is disappointed by her lack of acting work.
Sana doesn't understand the subject she's trying to teach for her new job.
Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.
Sana and Zenjiro are reunited in the new series "Kodocha."
Takaishi and Fuka are now both single. Can Sana and Zenjiro play Cupid and help these two get together?
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?
Misako's ex-husband is back again to ask for money. But this time, he is serious. At least, he thinks he is...
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.
Sana wants to form a karate club for Akito's sake.
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.
Other kids started talking bad about Akito and Sana and Jinbou Elementary School's 6th grade Class 3.
Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.
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