Kodocha

Sixth-grader Sana Kurata seems to have everything going for her: a (reasonably) successful novelist for a mother, a young man hired to keep her safe and content, and a starring role on the children’s TV program *Kodomo no Omocha*. Yet school life has one constant headache—Akito Hayama.

Akito’s disruptive behavior sparks a wave of copycat chaos among the boys, turning the classroom into a daily standoff where the girls and their teacher struggle just to keep order long enough to learn. Refusing to let the situation slide, Sana throws herself into figuring out what drives Akito, hoping to restore peace and spare their teacher another day of tears. The more she investigates, though, the clearer it becomes that Akito’s story is more complicated than his reputation suggests.