Kodomo no Jikan

Plot Summary

This is the story Rin Kokonoe who has an intense crush on her teacher, Daisuke Aoki. However there’s a catch, Aoki is a 23-year-old elementary school teacher while Rin is his 9-year-old 3rd-grade student. Things are not going to be easy for Aoki as he is having the risk of losing his job while Rin would go to great lengths to make him fall in love with her.

About The Show

This is a list of episodes of the Japanese anime Kodomo no Jikan. A thirty-minute, uncensored, single-episode original video animation was released on September 12, 2007, available both on the same anime’s official website and in a limited edition version bundled with the fourth volume of the manga. The televised broadcast contained twelve episodes and aired between October 12, 2007, and December 27, 2007, on the KBS Kyoto Japanese television network. However, some of its content suffered censorship from animated panels, with some obscuring parts of the screen and using sound effects to bleep out dialogue in some instances, and others fully suppressing both audio and video. The first such collection was released on December 21, 2008.

A second season consisting of four episodes, titled Kodomo no Jakan: Ni Gakki, was released exclusively on DVD between January 21, 2009, and July 24, 2009. Four pieces of theme music are used for the anime television series, one opening theme, and three ending themes. The opening theme, used for all but episode twelve, which did not have an opening theme, is Rettsu the first ending theme, used for all but two episodes, is Hanamaru Sensation by little Non; the second ending theme, used only for episode six, is Yasashii by Chata, the final ending theme, used only in episode twelve, is Otome Chikku Shoshinsha desu by the same three who sing the OVA’s opening theme. The OVA’s ending theme is Aijo Education by little Non. The second season OVA’s opening theme is Guilty Future by Eri Kitamura. Except for episode three, whose ending theme is Yoridori Princess by Eri Kitamura, Kei Shindo, and Mai Kadowaki. Oshima-same Dakko is used as the opening theme while 1,2,3 Day is used as the ending theme.

Season summary

Episode 1: A Friendly Step
This engaged Rin and Kuro, so they harassed that teacher to the point of causing the teacher to have a nervous breakdown during class and quit. Neither the other teachers nor her parents believed her, so Mimi’s only choice was to quit school. During the course of the day, he learns about the reasons behind Mimi USA’s extended absence from school.

Episode 2: A Smiling Reward
Aoki starts off by assigning an essay about dreams, but the class responds with pessimistic views towards today’s issues. At night, Aoki goes to a bar and rambles to his colleagues about how hard it is being a teacher. The next day, it becomes apparent that Aoki students scores have begun to drop. Since Rin scored low on her test, Aoki asks her to come to a private lesson.

Episode 3: Rapid Upbringing
Later, Mimi goes shopping for a bra, but does not know anything about them, and ends up buying a bra that didn’t fit her. Two boys at school make fun of her, so Rin and Kuro help Mimi purchase a bra by taking her measurements at Kuro’s private clothing department.

Episode 4: My Mother
Aoki begins to treat Rin with a lot of care, however, when he hands out the home visit cancellations, he slips up about Rin’s mother, which causes Rin to become depressed for being treated like a fool. After Aoki visits Rin’s house and talks with Reiji, he mends his relationship with Rin by telling her that she is important to him.

Episode 5: A Summer Vacation Friend
Rin remembers what Aoki says and goes to the school where she finds Aoki talking with Hoin. Summer break is quickly approaching, and Rin becomes saddened by the fact that she won’t be able to see Aoki. Aoki tells her that he still be at school to monitor the pool. Aoki spots Rin and chases her to the pool where Rin pushes him in. Rin spends her summer with Kuro and Mimi, but at one point is alone due to Kuro and Mimi’s family related absences.

Episode 6: Memories
Reiji’s father was an alcoholic and got angry over minor things; one night his got in a car crash and died. Afterwards, Reiji moved in with his cousin Aki, Rin’s mother, who had lung cancer but did not tell anyone until it was too late.

Episode 7: Outdoor School
The episode ends off when she as the class was about to leave, Kyoko went to wake them up, finding the three of them, Rin, Juro and Mimi, fell asleep with Aoki under a tree. Aoki pants were soiled, actually due to Rin’s saliva, but the three of them made it look as though he ejaculated on his pants.

Episode 8: Hold Me Tight
Later on, Rin tries to crossdress as a boy to try to get skin contact with Aoki. She mentions Rin and tells Aoki that some children will feel lonely. As such, Aoki apologizes to Rin and tells Rin to punish him whatever she desires. Rin, in turn, slaps him but later on hugs him, crying and tells him that she does not want him to ignore her. The episode ends when Aoki discovers that Rin was Cross-dressing as a male in order to try to get close to him. This was because males and females should avoid skin contact as emphasized by a fellow teaching staff. Aoki tries to ignore Rin when she harasses him for attention.

Episode 9: Jealousy drill
Aoki decides to be more strict with the students after a fellow teacher commented on his relaxed manner of teaching on the students. It is revealed that Rin was apparently jealous that Aoki went with Kyouko to a family restaurant.

Episode 10: Kindly To People
After a serious, heartfelt attempt to confess her love for Aoki is completely misinterpreted by him, Rin’s darker side manifests itself, and she resorts to blackmail and emotional manipulation to try to get him to either return her feelings or at least acknowledge his own for her.

Episode 11:
Shirai discourager Aoki from making a volatile situation even worse by reminding him of his responsibility as a teacher to take care of his students without demonstrating favoritism, while Rin is reluctantly cowed into abandoning her attempts to explain the situation to Reiji after perceiving the unmitigated anger belying his seemingly calm demeanor. Upon being rescued, Reiji hysterical beyond reason due to recurring nightmares about his traumatic childhood and his perceived failure to keep his promise to Aki to protect her daughter from harm snaps and strikes Aoki in rage before dragging Rin back home.

Episode 12: A Child’s Time
The next day, Aoki notices that Rin has decided not to come to school. Meanwhile, Kuro and Mimi are receiving text messages from Rin, which Aoki also notices.

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