Anime Profile: Kodocha
Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
|---|---|---|---|
Title |
Kodocha | Kodomo no Omocha ("Child's Toy") |
 |
· · · |
Child's Toy | ||
Released |
101 episodes(licensed for DVD release) |
101 TV episodes, 1 OVA | |
Dates |
August 2, 2005 | 1996–1997 | |
Company |
Funimation | TV Tokyo/Studio Gallop/Pony Canyon | |
Creator |
Miho Obana | ||
Director |
Akira Suzuki, Akitaro Daichi, Hiroaki Sakurai | ||
Genre |
Comedy, Romance | Comedy, Romance | |
Characters |
Akito Hayama | Akito Hayama | |
· · · |
-- more listed below -- | -- more listed below -- |
Last I checked, this anime was available on DVD at Amazon.com.
Anime Characters: Kodocha
English Name |
Japanese Name |
 |
English Name |
Japanese Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akito Hayama | Akito Hayama | Naozumi Kamura | Naozumi Kamura | |
| Sana Kurata | Sana Kurata | Naru Naru | Naru Naru | |
| Aya Sugita | Aya Sugita | Natsumi Hayama | Natsumi Hayama | |
| Babbit | Babbit | Pippi | Pippi | |
| Fuka Matsui | --?-- | Rei Sagami | Rei Sagami | |
| Hisae Kumagai | Hisae Kumagai | Shinichi Gomi | Shinichi Gomi | |
| Mariko Sakai | Mariko Sakai | Sumire Ando | Sumire Ando | |
| Mayu Tobita | Mayu Tobita | Tsuyoshi Ohki | Tsuyoshi Ohki | |
| Misako Kurata | Misako Kurata | Yukihiro Yasuda | Yukihiro Yasuda | |
| Miss Mitsuya | Miss Mitsuya | Zenjiro | Zenjiro |
Anime Description: Kodocha
Kodomo no Omocha (or Kodocha for short) is a sugar high captured in animation, for the most part. Sana Kurata, the main character, is an 11 year old actress who may not be the brightest bulb in the box, but she genuinely cares about everyone around her and wants the world to be happy. The anime revolves around her world, from her demon-boy classmate Akito Hayama and her love-hate relationship with him to her acting career and the places it takes her (to America once, of all places!).
The anime has a very lighthearted, energetic feel to it, but it does manage to touch on deep issues such as child abandonment, abuse and neglect issues, and even suicidal thoughts. Sana handles such issues in her own way, though, and the majority of the time Kodocha will cause you to laugh rather than to cry.
Express yourself! Post questions and comments in the Absolute Anime Forums, or contact me about any corrections.
Anime Description: Kodocha
Kodocha tells the story of cheerful and hyperactive Sana Kurata, who is a famous child star of the hit Comedy show "Child's Toy" and her mother is also a famous award-winning writer. It seems like Sana doesn't have a care in the world. At least until he meets a boy named Akito Hayama.
Akito has organized his own group of bullies that are wreaking havoc at Sana's school. However, the ever positive Sana is determined to solve this problem. But eventually Sana discovers that Akito might not be that bad of a person. That and the fact that there might be more to Akito and his life than meets the eye....
Express yourself! Post questions and comments in the Absolute Anime Forums, or contact me about any corrections.
