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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

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Season 1

9.0/101 votes
Ah, What a Surprise! Mama's Book
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/26/1996
Misako's book "My Daughter and I" has been released.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/101 votes
Operation Eyeball, Toothball!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/1996
Sana learns about Akito's weakness.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/101 votes
Pinch, Pinch, Sana's Love
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/1996
Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/101 votes
The Summer of My Promise (2)
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/1996
Akito does his best to comfort a distraught Sana, who's still fearing the potential aftermath of Misako's book getting published.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/101 votes
A Hungry Pair Plays Hide-and-Seek
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/2/1996
Sana stays the night with the Hayama family.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
8.0/101 votes
The Daughter Cries, and the Mother Cries, Too
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/9/1996
Sana meets her biological mother and half-sister.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
I'm an Elementary School Student with a Pimp
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/1996
Sana Kurata, the sixth grader with a "pimp," struggles to deal with her class full of troublemakers.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
The Whole Classroom Is a Monkey Mountain
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/1996
Sana continues to confront Akito, and the girls in the class join her.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
Naughty Hayama, Where Are You Going?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/1996
While Sana get Akito open up, Sana gets a glimpse of a family very different from her own.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
Chicken-and-Egg Dum-Dum, Too Yucky to Eat
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/1996
Sana gets the Hayama family to watch her new TV drama.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
Kurumi and the Wound-Up Love Rivalry
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/1996
Sana learns of Asako and Rei's past together.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
Tweet-Tweet, Love Flies Away
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/1996
Sana meets Aono, Tsuyoshi's younger sister.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
Father, You Are His Father
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/1996
Sana goes back to focusing more on her work, taking on several commercials with her Child's Toy co-star, Zenjiro.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
The Summer of My Promise (1)
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/1996
Everyone is excited about a class camping trip. While Sana looks cheerful as usual, Akito notices that she is worried about something.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
7.0/101 votes
Heart-Pounding Twice Over
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/1996
Sana performs in a play and invites her classmates, teachers, and Naozumi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.0/101 votes
Lone Wolf, Awooo!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/3/1996
Akito has stopped acting up due to Sana's blackmail, but now another boy vies for the "boss monkey" title.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.0/101 votes
This Time, Sana Is the Lonely Wolf
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/1996
Rei signs Sana up for too many commercials, and causes her to forget a promise she made to her friends.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
6.0/101 votes
My Name Is Going to Change
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/1996
Tsuyoshi misses school one day, and Akito and Sana get together to help their friend.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
5.0/101 votes
Could Be a Small-Size Hayama
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/23/1996
Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
5.0/101 votes
Heart of Karate and Announcement of Retirement
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/30/1996
Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
3.0/101 votes
Feeling Good with a Sana-chan Quiz!
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/16/1996
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/101 votes
A Juice-Drenched First Kiss
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/1996
Sana takes a field trip to help her forget why Rei has been acting so weird.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Clear, with Occasional Gone Missing
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/6/1996
Sana helps find Mariko, who sneaks into the set of "Child's Toy" to find Sana.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Math Life Drives Me Batty
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/13/1996
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
A Band-Aid for the Heart?
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/20/1996
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Cock-a-Doodle-Doo, Morning Is Coming
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/27/1996
Sana's gift to Aono, the little baby chick, has now become a full-grown rooster.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Give Me Sympathy and Lend Me Money
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 10/4/1996
Misako's ex-husband, Ryousuke Kashima asks Sana for a favor, Akito and Tsuyoshi become worried about her and decide to follow them around.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Love-Love, Father Hayama's Song
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 10/11/1996
Sana and Tsuyoshi visit Akito's mother's grave with the Hayama family, which is also Akito's birthday.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
She's Here! Mother's Mother
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 10/18/1996
Misako's mother Shizuka visits Misako and Sana in Tokyo.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
My Boyfriend Has to Grin and Bear It
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 10/25/1996
Asako stars in a romantic drama with popular performer Takuya Kimochi, and rumors begin.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Snake Stomps in with His Shoes Still On
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 11/1/1996
A tabloid photographer named Kurosaki is determined to get a scoop on Sana.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Dad, You've Been Arrested
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 11/8/1996
Tsuyoshi's father is thrown in jail, and Tsuyoshi and his sister are picked on by their classmates.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Love Tastes Like Curry
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 11/15/1996
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
A Singing Heart Goes 3, 2, 1
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 11/22/1996
It's Zenjiro's birthday so Sana plans to hold a birthday party for him.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
There Is a Reason for These Presents
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 11/29/1996
Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Take Me to Kusatsu
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 12/6/1996
Winter vacation brings a trip to the Kurata Hot Springs Inn in Kusatsu.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Kiss! Fight! Karate and Trumpet
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 12/13/1996
Akito stresses about trying to buy a gift for Sana, and Sana stresses about a job.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
A Heart-Pounding Kiss at Christmas
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 12/20/1996
Sana hosts her and Akito's middle birthday/Christmas party.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
100 Haya-Moths and the Scales of Fury
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 1/3/1997
Moth versions of Akito, known as Haya-moths, turn everyone into moth versions of themselves.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Suddenly, One Day, I'm a Homeless Girl
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 1/10/1997
The Kurata household copes with a major setback.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
He Got Me Blacklisted
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 1/17/1997
Sana can not find work. But it seems to be bigger than everyone expects.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Delirious Nick-of-Time Deadline
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 1/24/1997
Onda had asked Sana to write a book. Sana then puts off the book until there's only about a week left.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
My Boyfriend Is Like a Father to Me
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 1/31/1997
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Gomi-kun, Gomi-kun, Where Are You Going?
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 2/7/1997
Gomi does some shoplifting, and then he runs away. But, runs into Akito leaving the stolen loot.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Mixed Feelings About Valentines
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 2/14/1997
Takeshi misses work, leading everyone to believe he drops out.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Am I Wrong for Running Away?
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 2/21/1997
Sana's book hit the store shelves, but Mami wasn't mentioned anywhere in the book.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Under the Same Roof with You
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 2/28/1997
The apartment that Sana stayed in gets torn down, and for another week, the Kurata family is homeless.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Father, You Are My Father
Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 3/7/1997
Misako learns something about Takeshi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
This Is Our Last Scene Together
Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 3/14/1997
Takeshi find outs that Sana is actually his daughter.
Director: Hiroshi Kotaki
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Spring Comes In an Avalanche of Tears
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 3/21/1997
Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Up to Today, and as of Tomorrow
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 4/4/1997
A clipshow episode where Zenjiro recruits several of Sana's friends to discuss the relationship between Sana and Akito.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Best Friend I Met in the Restroom
Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 4/4/1997
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
My Life Plan Went Kaput All Because of a Kiss
Season 1 Episode 53 - Aired 4/11/1997
Fuka tells Sana why she slapped Akito, and about how Akito ruined her life by stealing her first kiss in kindergarten.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Sana Wasn't Ready for Love
Season 1 Episode 54 - Aired 4/18/1997
Sana tells Tsuyoshi that she doesn't believe in love anymore because of what happened with Rei.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Actress Is Holing Up in the Mountains
Season 1 Episode 55 - Aired 4/25/1997
Sana leaves to film a movie in a secluded mountain area.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
I'm Seriously, Seriously, for Real, Serious
Season 1 Episode 56 - Aired 5/2/1997
Sana and the crew arrive at the movie set location in the mountains.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
A Fakey Boyfriend Lured in by Sushi
Season 1 Episode 57 - Aired 5/9/1997
Fuka asks Akito to be her boyfriend, and bribes him with sushi, so she won't lose face to her old friends.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Lovey Dovey Times in the Mountains
Season 1 Episode 58 - Aired 5/16/1997
Naozumi confesses his feelings to Sana.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Getting Over Injuries and Storms
Season 1 Episode 59 - Aired 5/23/1997
Sana gets attacked by Naozumi's fans.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Somtimes You Realize You're in Love Once You've Been Rejected
Season 1 Episode 60 - Aired 5/30/1997
Upon finding out that Akito is going out with her best friend, Fuka, she comes to realize her true feelings towards him.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
I'm Not Going to Cry Just Because My Heart's Broken
Season 1 Episode 61 - Aired 6/6/1997
Sana's mom visits her on the set and tries to cheer her up.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
This Summer Literally Burned Up
Season 1 Episode 62 - Aired 6/13/1997
Sana faces a dangerous situation while filming a movie scene inside the burning mansion.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
You Can't Believe the Rumors
Season 1 Episode 63 - Aired 6/20/1997
Sana deals with tabloid rumors of her and Nauzomi dating.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Truth Has to Be Somewhere
Season 1 Episode 64 - Aired 6/27/1997
Naozumi reveals the true nature of his rationship with Sana on live television broadcast, and also exposes her feelings toward Akito.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
And Now, Those Two Face a Long Goodbye
Season 1 Episode 65 - Aired 7/4/1997
After mutual confessions, Sana and Akito argue, but they are interrupted by a nurse.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Run Away, Run Away, Across the Sea
Season 1 Episode 66 - Aired 7/11/1997
Sana and Naozumi leave for New York to star in a Broadway musical together.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
New York Is Filled with Suspense
Season 1 Episode 67 - Aired 7/18/1997
Strange incidents keep happening to Sana and Naozumi upon their arrival in New York.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The World Is Filled with Mysteries
Season 1 Episode 68 - Aired 6/25/1997
Rei goes to Hollywood to find Mr. Hamilton, while Sana and Naozumi begin rehearsals.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
You Also Have Emerald Eyes
Season 1 Episode 69 - Aired 8/1/1997
Sana and Naozumi discover the truth about the mysterious ghost they've been seeing.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Lunchtime Seems Dangerous
Season 1 Episode 70 - Aired 8/8/1997
Sana, Rei and Naozumi spend their first night at the hotel and Naozumi encounters the strange man from before.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Mother Was a Complete Surprise
Season 1 Episode 71 - Aired 8/15/1997
Brad reveals why he is terrorizing Sana and Naozumi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
You Found Out Too Much About My Secret
Season 1 Episode 72 - Aired 8/22/1997
Brad tells Naozumi the background of his relationship with Secil.
Director: Hiroshi Kotaki
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Stupid American Parent and Child
Season 1 Episode 73 - Aired 8/29/1997
Secil deals with feeling unwanted and unloved due to her injury.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Mother Is Gleefully Plotting Away
Season 1 Episode 74 - Aired 9/5/1997
Yuko has decided to use Naozumi as a tool to get fame.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Where in Manhattan Is My Daughter?
Season 1 Episode 75 - Aired 9/12/1997
Secil runs away after overhearing a conversation between Yuko and Naozumi.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Should I Go Home? Maybe I Should
Season 1 Episode 76 - Aired 9/19/1997
Naozumi and Sana weigh their options after Naozumi learns of his mother's true intentions.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Papa, This Is Your Fault!
Season 1 Episode 77 - Aired 9/26/1997
Naozumi and Sana reconsider their decision to return to Japan and instead meet with the Hamilton family.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
First and Final Fight Between Parent and Child
Season 1 Episode 78 - Aired 10/3/1997
As Yuko's luck runs out, she and Naozumi fight over her treatment of him.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
There Are Fathers Who Just Can't Be Fathers
Season 1 Episode 79 - Aired 10/10/1997
Gary and Naozumi attempt to adapt to their newfound relationship.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Sing One More Time, 3, 2, 1
Season 1 Episode 80 - Aired 10/17/1997
Sana and Naozumi defy a new law prohibiting singing and music.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Hello, Goodbye, My Love
Season 1 Episode 81 - Aired 10/24/1997
Sana and Naozumi recall to their time in New York on their return to Japan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
We've Been Getting Along Great Ever Since
Season 1 Episode 82 - Aired 10/31/1997
Naozumi and Sana re-adjust to life in Japan.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Only the Best Couples
Season 1 Episode 83 - Aired 11/7/1997
Sana's friends welcome her back and pay her a visit where she announces that she and Naozumi are officially a couple.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The New Manager Is a PYT
Season 1 Episode 84 - Aired 11/14/1997
Naozumi is suspicious of his new manager, Riho.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
There Were Lines That Just Couldn't Be Said
Season 1 Episode 85 - Aired 11/21/1997
Sana objects to script dialogue that requires her to call another character a "devil."
Director: Hiroshi Kotaki
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Everything Is Clearer Now That I Can't See
Season 1 Episode 86 - Aired 11/28/1997
Fuka's temporary blindness allows her to see Sana and Akito's feelings toward each other.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Fighting, Separation, How Will It End?
Season 1 Episode 87 - Aired 12/5/1997
Fuka and Akito assess their relationship.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
So This Kind of Day Has Come
Season 1 Episode 88 - Aired 12/12/1997
Sand decides to quit acting and return to school.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Hallelujah on Christmas Eve? My Heart
Season 1 Episode 89 - Aired 12/19/1997
Sana reflects on her feelings toward Akito and Naozumi.
Director: Hiroshi Kotaki
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Mecha Hayama Mama Is Mama Hayama / The Magical Curse Is Uri Uri Urinal
Season 1 Episode 90 - Aired 12/30/1997
In this fantasy episode, Hayama's father builds a mother robot.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The New Year Came and So Did a Fan
Season 1 Episode 91 - Aired 1/9/1998
Sana's fan club is disappointed by her lack of acting work.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Easiest but Not Math Video
Season 1 Episode 92 - Aired 1/16/1998
Sana doesn't understand the subject she's trying to teach for her new job.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
They're Appearing with the Same Name
Season 1 Episode 93 - Aired 1/23/1998
Sana gets a strange letter from someone using her name.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
If You Rock and Roll for a Child's Toy Spring
Season 1 Episode 94 - Aired 1/30/1998
Sana and Zenjiro are reunited in the new series "Kodocha."
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Maybe Things Can Go Back to Normal
Season 1 Episode 95 - Aired 2/6/1998
Takaishi and Fuka are now both single. Can Sana and Zenjiro play Cupid and help these two get together?
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Waiting but Rushing Adults in Love
Season 1 Episode 96 - Aired 2/13/1998
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?
Director: Hiroshi Kotaki
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Happiness Project: Now Lend Me Money
Season 1 Episode 97 - Aired 2/27/1998
Misako's ex-husband is back again to ask for money. But this time, he is serious. At least, he thinks he is...
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Big Sis Seems to Be in Love
Season 1 Episode 98 - Aired 2/27/1998
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Karate Club Is Great, Come Check It Out
Season 1 Episode 99 - Aired 3/6/1998
Sana wants to form a karate club for Akito's sake.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
The Blackboard Erasers Disappeared
Season 1 Episode 100 - Aired 3/13/1998
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.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
All Three of Them Disappeared
Season 1 Episode 101 - Aired 3/20/1998
Other kids started talking bad about Akito and Sana and Jinbou Elementary School's 6th grade Class 3.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votes
Kodocha Continues Always and Forever!
Season 1 Episode 102 - Aired 3/27/1998
Sengoku's evil plot to expel Akito is revealed.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown