Sana Kurata is an 11-year-old superstar, garnering fame and fortune, along with an arch enemy.
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Apr 5, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sixth grader and TV star Sana faces chaos at school caused by troublemaker Akito Hayama.
Apr 12, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana confronts Akito with classmates, but his violence and threats escalate their bitter clash.
Apr 19, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana exploits Akito's fear of heights but misjudges him, leading to a challenge she ultimately loses.
Apr 26, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
With Akito subdued by a photo, a rival challenges him, but Sana intervenes, rejecting violence.
May 3, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana sees Akito's home life and learns his sister blames him for their mother's death.
May 10, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana takes a drama role mirroring Akito's troubled family, determined to make a strong impression.
May 17, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Whenever Sana meets her drama co-star Asako, her manager Rei always disappears.
May 24, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana discovers why Rei's been acting strange and hopes a field trip will help her move on.
May 31, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana copes with her surprising first kiss.
Jun 7, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana meets Tsuyoshi's sister, Aono, and realizes Rei isn't truly in love with her.
Jun 14, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana matures over Asako and Rei as the Hayamas face an emergency, and she gives Akito a prank buzzer.
Jun 21, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Overworked by Rei's bookings, Sana forgets a promise she made to her friends.
Jun 28, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Tsuyoshi skips school. Sana and Akito help as his parents divorce and his mother prepares to move.
Jul 5, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Excitement builds for a camping trip, but Akito notices Sana hiding her worries behind a smile.
Jul 12, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana returns from the trip and lands a commercial with popular actor Naozumi Kamura.
Jul 19, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana's play draws a crowd; Naozumi's gift sparks Akito's jealousy and a life-changing decision.
Jul 26, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Misako's essay reveals Sana was abandoned, and Akito and Naozumi support her amid media scrutiny.
Aug 2, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
After hearing about Sana's childhood, Akito rushes over.
Aug 9, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana meets her biological mother and her half-sister.
Aug 16, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
A quiz show recap covers the story so far as Babbit enjoys teasing Sana at her expense.
Aug 23, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana visits Kamura Academy with Naozumi.
Aug 30, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Akito begins studying karate, but isn't happy with his first lessons.
Sep 6, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana helps find Mariko.
Sep 13, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
With the principal away, Sana panics over math, and Akito becomes "Hard-Boiled Hayama" again.
Sep 20, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Mami fears Akito after a past incident, and Sana tries to repair their relationship.
Sep 27, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana's gift to Aono, a little baby chick, has grown into Piyoko.
Oct 4, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Misako's ex-husband Ryosuke asks Sana a favor, leaving Akito and Tsuyoshi worried about her.
Oct 11, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana and Tsuyoshi visit Akito's mother's grave with the Hayama family, which is also Akito's Birthday.
Oct 18, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Misako's mother Shizuka visits Misako and Sana in Tokyo.
Oct 25, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Asako stars in a drama with Takuya, sparking rumors that upset Rei over a love scene.
Nov 1, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
A tabloid photographer named Kurosaki is determined to get a scoop on Sana.
Nov 8, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Tsuyoshi's father is jailed, and as he's released, Tsuyoshi resolves to go see him despite everything.
Nov 15, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
The boys and girls of Class 3 battle it out over after-school cleaning chores.
Nov 22, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
It's Zenjiro's birthday so Sana plans to hold a birthday party for him.
Nov 29, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Tsuyoshi receives an anonymous gift.
Dec 6, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Winter vacation brings a trip to the Kurata Hot Springs Inn in Kusatsu.
Dec 13, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Akito stresses about trying to buy a gift for Sana, and Sana stresses about a job.
Dec 20, 1996 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana is throwing a Christmas party.
Jan 3, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
Haya-moth turns everyone into moths, and a remix of the first couple of episodes in prehistoric times.
Jan 10, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
After a setback, the Kuratas cope. Sana and Misako stay upbeat; Rei faces tougher hurdles as Sana's manager.
Jan 17, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana cannot find work, but it seems to be bigger than everyone expects.
Jan 24, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
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 • 24m•U/A 16+
Reporters think Sana and Takeshi are father and daughter but she denies it and declares they are lovers.
Feb 7, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
Gomi does some shoplifting and then runs away, bumping into Akito.
Feb 15, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
Takeshi misses work, leading everyone to believe he drops out. Sana searches for him.
Feb 21, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
Sana's book hits the store shelves, but Mami wasn't mentioned anywhere in the book.
Feb 28, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
The apartment that Sana stayed in gets torn down, and for another week, the Kurata family is homeless.
Mar 7, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
Misako learns something about Takeshi. Later Sana and Takeshi go to shoot a scene in their drama.
Mar 14, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
Takeshi finds out that Sana is actually his daughter. He leaves the hospital to go shoot the drama with Sana.
Mar 21, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
Depressed by the death of Takeshi, Sana leaves for the mountains and Akito convinces her to come home.
Mar 28, 1997 • 24m•U/A 16+
A flashback episode where several of Sana's friends gather to discuss the relationship of Sana and Akito.