Kodomo no Omocha (TV) (Kodocha)

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Synonyms: Child's Toy

Japanese: こどものおもちゃ

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Type: TV

Episodes: 102

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 5, 1996 to Mar 27, 1998

Premiered: Spring 1996

Broadcast: Fridays at 18:00 (JST)

Producers: TV Tokyo, Nihon Ad Systems, Pony Canyon

Licensors: Funimation, Discotek Media

Studios: Gallop

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Themes: Love Polygon, Showbiz

Demographic: Shoujo

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.07¹ (scored by 27,540 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #532²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #2609

Members: 69,242

Favorites: 1,378

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Synopsis

Sixth grader Sana Kurata has a perfect life. Her mother is a (fairly) successful author, she has a young man employed to keep her happy and safe, and best of all, she is the star of the children's television show Kodomo no Omocha. There's just one thing bothering her, and that's Akito Hayama.

Akito is a classmate of Sana's, and ever since he's started acting out in class, the rest of the boys have followed his example. Every day, the girls and the teacher wage a battle to keep the class under control and to get some actual learning done. That rotten Akito… Sana won't stand for this!

The hyperactive Sana decides to dig deeper and find out what makes Akito tick, so class can go back to normal and the teacher can stop spending every day crying instead of teaching. But the more she learns about him, the more she realizes that there might be more to Akito than meets the eye.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kurata, Sana

Main

Oda, Shizue
Japanese

Hayama, Akito

Main

Nakazaki, Tatsuya
Japanese

Kurata, Misako

Main

Kino, Hana
Japanese

Ohki, Tsuyoshi

Main

Misawa, Mayumi
Japanese

Sagami, Rei

Main

Naitou, Ryou
Japanese

Kamura, Naozumi

Supporting

Minami, Omi
Japanese

Babbit

Supporting

Hikita, Tomoko
Japanese

Gojo, Takeshi

Supporting

Takahashi, Hiroshi
Japanese

Brad

Supporting

Nakazaki, Tatsuya
Japanese

Ishida

Supporting

Okamura, Akemi
Japanese

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Cook, Justin

Producer

Kobayashi, Noriko

Producer

Watson, Barry

Producer

Daichi, Akitarou

Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard

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Opening Theme

	1: "19 Ji no nyusu (19時のニュース)" by Tokio (eps 1-44)
	2: "Ultra Relax (ウルトラ・リラックス)" by Tomoe Shinohara (eps 45-102)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Panic" by Still Small Voice (eps 1-39)
	2: "DAIJO-BU" by Tomoko Hikita (eps 40-74)
	3: "Pinch ~Love Me Deeper~" by Rina Chinen (eps 75-102)

Reviews

Aug 15, 2009

laurlai

Recommended

This may be the first and last review I ever write.

Kodocha was the very first anime series I watched from start to finish. Yes, this show was definitely worth finishing. Overall, this anime is a 10, even though outward appearances don't suggest so. Never judge a show solely on its art.

My friend referred me to Kodocha, saying I'll definitely like it, but at the time I wasn't interested in anime, so I wasn't sure.

I was curious enough to watch it. Admittedly, I was really not impressed with the beginning of the show (Beginning as in, the first five minutes. I guess I saw the ... pastel colors, so I was a little put off). Quite frankly, I don't know why I didn't drop the show within those five minutes, but I'm glad I didn't.

After the first episode, I was hooked. I don't know about other watchers, but I was up until the darkest hours of the night watching one episode after another. Each episode ends with a little cliffhanger (sometimes you're blindsided by a shocking event at the end of an episode), and it's enough to make you want more.

The story was interesting enough to create an addict out of me. There are a lot of interesting plot points. I suppose there is no singular plot, but there are little "plotlets" that somehow connect in a weird way. In other words, when one problem is resolved, another one forms. It may seem like another cutesy shojo anime, but there are a lot of serious moments as well.

The Art...fair, at best. My standards are high when it comes to artwork (think Satoshi Kon or Makoto Shinkai). The pastel was off-putting for me because the characters and backgrounds seemed washed out. Yes, I am well-aware that this anime was made in 1996, so the art is definitely impressive for its time.

I liked the sound. I really did. Especially the english dub, because Sana's voice was spot-on. Many people say that Akito's voice sounded too old in the dub, but I thought it suited the character just fine. His was my favorite voice in the dub. I also enjoyed the zany music (especially the "Kodocha Mambo" and all of Sana's raps) and the appropriate (not cheesy) music was played during the sad and/or touching moments.

The characters are cute and lovable or wacky, yet endearing. Each character is very different, and I think you can find something to love or hate (good character development means that nobody's perfect) about each of them. Sana is amazing. She runs by the high of life (and the occasional energy drink) and she has the bubbly personality that everyone likes. But Akito is by far my favorite character. He's he strong, silent type that seems rough on the outside, but you can tell he has a good heart. If he were real, I would definitely pursue him.

I enjoyed the entire show from start to finish. The funny moments made me laugh out loud, some of the sad moments made me cry (and I don't cry easily), and the overall crack-craziness of the show was enough to make my entire week.

This was the show that led me into the world of otaku. Good or bad, I'm not sure. I've watched a lot more anime since then, but no other series or movie can quite compare with Kodocha. Some have come very close, but they barely missed the mark that Kodocha set. This show will always be number one in my book.

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Feb 2, 2017

TakaCode

Recommended

After my re-watch of Toradora which anime that I strongly recommend I decided to look for some more romance anime on the net. while I was browsing the net looking for romance anime to watch my friend recommend me another great romance comedy called Kodocha and he told how great it was. Then I decided to go to Amazon.co.uk and decided to blind buy the series but I couldn't because it was out of print in the US and the whole series would cost me £100+ pounds. One month later something hilarious happened. Despite this show being out of print for a long time, some ...

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Jun 10, 2015

literaturenerd

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (65/102 eps)

Everyone has heard that you "can't judge a book by its cover", but some anime really surprise you by COMPLETELY changing partway through in terms of tone and style. Kodomo no Omocha is definitely one of the more misleading anime I've ever seen in that regard.

This anime starts by introducing us to a vapid, moronic child TV star named Sana that zooms around the screen on a permanent sugar high, much like an anime version of The Great Cornholio from Beavis and Butthead. I'm going to come right out and say it, Sana starts out as one of the most annoying characters in the history ...

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