Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 10 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Hate Hate, Love

Sorata, as director, struggles with the anime project while Rita helps him with drawing, and Ryuunosuke bluntly criticizes Rita's fake smile. The Student Council demands a presentation for the festival, and the graphics need another artist. Asked for help, Rita refuses and confesses that she quit painting because of Mashiro: her classmates in England gave up after failing to match Mashiro's talent, and she even introduced Mashiro to manga hoping to hurt her.

After Ryuunosuke's harsh words, Rita runs off into the rain, and Sorata, Mashiro and Nanami find her in a park. Mashiro apologizes that she alone had been having fun drawing beside Rita, and Rita answers that it was fun for her too and agrees to help. The presentation succeeds, the project is approved, and a party welcomes Rita to Sakurasou.

• Project struggles and Rita's help

  Rita helps Sorata with drawing while the team works on the storyboard, graphics and program, but two problems arise: the Student Council's presentation demand and the unfinished graphics.

• Rita's confession

  Rita refuses to help, confessing that she quit painting because of Mashiro, and recounts how her classmates quit and how she introduced Mashiro to manga to hurt her.

• Chase and reconciliation

  Ryuunosuke's blunt criticism drives Rita into the rain, and Sorata, Mashiro and Nanami find her in the park, where Mashiro's honest feelings move Rita to agree to help.

• Presentation and party

  With two artists the graphics are finished, the presentation is approved, and a party welcomes Rita to the community while she postpones her view on Mashiro's return to art.

Recent Timeline

• Yuuko's visit (Episode 7)

  Sorata's younger sister Yuuko visits Sakurasou, misreads his relationships with the residents, and goes on a shrine outing with him, Nanami and Mashiro. She leaves for Fukuoka declaring she will enter Suiko next year, and Misaki finally gets her driving license.

• Sorata's rejected presentation (Episode 8)

  Sorata passes the first round of the game design competition but is rejected at his presentation after failing to answer judge Kazuki Fujisawa's question, while Mashiro's serialization meeting succeeds the same day. A pool-party chase and fireworks with the residents help him see that it hurt because he was serious.

• Rita's arrival and the hotel exhibition (Episode 9)

  Rita comes from England to take Mashiro back and stays at Sakurasou after Mashiro refuses. Sorata texts Mashiro that he is on neither side, the residents plan a festival project with him as director, and at a hotel exhibition Rita shows him a painting by Mashiro that convinces him she belongs in the art world.

• Rita's confession (Episode 10)

  With the Student Council demanding a presentation and the graphics short of hands, the team asks Rita for help. She refuses and confesses that she quit painting because of Mashiro: her classmates at the atelier in England gave up one by one, and she introduced Mashiro to manga hoping to hurt her.

• Reconciliation in the rain and the approved project (Episode 10)

  Ryuunosuke's blunt words send Rita running into the rain, and Sorata, Mashiro and Nanami find her in a park. Mashiro apologizes that she alone had fun drawing beside Rita, and Rita, saying it was fun for her too, agrees to help. The graphics are finished, Sorata's presentation wins approval, and at the welcome party Rita postpones the question of Mashiro's return to art until after the festival.

Character Graph

Chihiro Sengoku (Chihiro-sensei)

Dorm adviser · Suimei University of the Arts High School art teacher

Sakurasou's dorm adviser and a Suiko art teacher, lazy and still single. As Mashiro's cousin, she is the one who left Mashiro's care to Sorata.

• Family link

  Mashiro's cousin, who asked Sorata to pick her up and look after her.

• Mashiro Shiina (Family, Neutral)

  Her cousin, whose care she has left to Sorata.

• Sorata Kanda (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Student she keeps handing chores, from fixing the nameplate to picking up Mashiro.

Daichi Miyahara

Suiko student

Sorata's classmate and friend, who once warned him that picking up cats would keep him out of the regular dorm. He likes Nanami, and his attempt to defend her and Sorata from class gossip only sparked a new rumor about himself and Sorata.

• Warning

  Told Sorata that if he kept picking up cats he would never get back into the regular dorm.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend he tries to defend from class rumors.

• Nanami Aoyama (Other, Affinity)

  Classmate he has feelings for.

Rita Ainsworth (Rita)

Mashiro's friend from England

Mashiro's childhood friend and roommate from her art atelier in England, a blond girl who came to Japan to take Mashiro back. She confesses that she quit painting because of Mashiro, but after Mashiro's honest apology she agrees to help with Nyaboron, putting off the question of Mashiro's return until after the festival.

• The atelier

  She studied at the same atelier as Mashiro, where classmates overwhelmed by Mashiro's talent quit one by one; she introduced Mashiro to manga hoping to hurt her.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  They drew side by side for ten years; after confessing her envy and admiration, she draws Nyaboron with her.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Taught him to draw from references; he found her in the park and comforted her.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Mixed)

  Hurt by his blunt words, she later apologizes and shows interest in him.

Saori Himemiya

Suiko student

Student council president Tatebayashi's girlfriend, who will provide the music for Sakurasou's festival project.

• Souichirou Tatebayashi (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend, the student council president.

Jin Mitaka

Sakurasou resident

A popular third-year in room 103 who writes scripts; he loves Misaki but keeps his distance, unable to bear the gap between them. He works on Nyaboron's storyboard and clashes with student council president Tatebayashi over the demand for a presentation.

• Osaka plan

  Plans to attend university in Osaka instead of Suimei, which would leave Misaki behind.

• Scriptwriter

  Writes the script for Sakurasou's festival anime.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Mixed)

  He loves her but cannot bear the gap between them, and plans to leave for Osaka.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Neutral)

  Junior who directs the project he writes the script for.

• Souichirou Tatebayashi (Other, Hostility)

  Argues with the student council president over the demand for a presentation.

Mashiro Shiina

Sakurasou resident · Suiko transfer student

A world-famous painter from England who transferred to Suiko dreaming of becoming a manga artist; she can barely take care of herself, so Sorata looks after her. Hearing Rita's past, she apologizes that she alone had fun drawing beside Rita, and her sincerity moves Rita to help with Nyaboron.

• Needs constant care

  Needs someone to handle her clothes, laundry, room cleaning and waking up.

• Painter's talent

  Her painting at a hotel exhibition convinces Sorata that she belongs in the art world.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Family, Neutral)

  Her cousin, who arranged for her to live at Sakurasou.

• Sorata Kanda (Guardian, Friend, Affinity)

  She draws for the Nyaboron project he directs.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  They chase Rita into the rain together.

• Rita Ainsworth (Friend, Affinity)

  After hearing Rita's confession she apologizes, and they draw Nyaboron side by side.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Colleague, Affinity)

  Draws the festival project's graphics with her.

Misaki Kamiigusa

Sakurasou resident

An eccentric animator in room 201, a third-year about to graduate who wants to be Jin's girlfriend. She draws the graphics and frames for the Nyaboron anime as the deadline closes in.

• Feelings for Jin

  Confided to Sorata that she wants to be Jin's girlfriend and asked for his help, not knowing that Jin plans to leave for Osaka.

• Creator of Nyaboron

  Nyaboron, the star of the festival anime, is a character she has imagined since kindergarten.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)

  She wants to be his girlfriend, but he plans to leave for Osaka.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Junior who directs the project she draws for.

• Mashiro Shiina (Colleague, Affinity)

  Draws the festival project's graphics with her.

Nanami Aoyama

Sakurasou resident · Suiko student

Sorata's classmate who moved into Sakurasou while chasing her dream of becoming a voice actress; she works hard and rarely relies on anyone. When Ryuunosuke's harsh words drive Rita out into the rain, she chases after her with Mashiro and Sorata.

• Hidden feelings

  Has feelings for Sorata that he does not notice.

• Nyaboron's voice

  Provides the voice for the festival anime Nyaboron.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Works on Nyaboron under his direction.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Chases Rita into the rain with Mashiro.

Ryuunosuke Akasaka

Sakurasou resident

A genius programmer in room 102 who rarely leaves his room and talks to others through his self-made AI mail program, Maid. His blunt criticism of Rita's fake smile and of her forgetting what she really wants drives her into the rain; when she later apologizes and shows interest in him, the gynophobic Ryuunosuke flees to his room.

• Communication method

  Usually talks to others through Maid, the AI program he built himself.

• Gynophobia

  Is afraid of women and flees when Rita gets close.

• Maid (Other, Neutral)

  His self-made AI, which answers for him.

• Sorata Kanda (Colleague, Neutral)

  Directs the Nyaboron project he writes the program for.

• Rita Ainsworth (Other, Mixed)

  His blunt words hurt her; she later apologizes and takes an interest in him.

Sorata Kanda

Sakurasou resident

An ordinary Suiko student who was moved to Sakurasou's room 101 for picking up stray cats, and the one in charge of looking after Mashiro. As director of the festival anime Nyaboron he struggles to keep production on schedule. He comforts Rita in the park after she runs off into the rain, then wins the Student Council's approval with his presentation.

• Mashiro duty

  At Chihiro's request he wakes Mashiro, picks out her clothes and does her laundry.

• Festival director

  Directs Sakurasou's cultural festival project, the audience-participation anime Nyaboron.

• Mashiro Shiina (Guardian, Friend, Affinity)

  He wants her to stay, yet after seeing her painting he also feels she belongs in the art world.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Dorm adviser who keeps handing him chores, such as fixing the nameplate and picking up Mashiro.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Voices Nyaboron and joins him in chasing Rita into the rain.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Neutral)

  Works on Nyaboron's storyboard with him.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Draws the graphics and frames for the Nyaboron he directs.

• Rita Ainsworth (Friend, Affinity)

  Rita taught him to draw from references; when she ran off into the rain, he found her in the park and comforted her.

• Daichi Miyahara (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend whose attempt to defend him from class rumors started a new rumor about the two of them.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Colleague, Neutral)

  Writes the Nyaboron program; his blunt words drove Rita out into the rain.

Souichirou Tatebayashi

Student council president

Suiko's student council president, who requires Sakurasou to present its plan for approval before performing at the festival; his girlfriend is Saori Himemiya.

• Saori Himemiya (Other, Affinity)

  His girlfriend, who provides music for the project.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Hostility)

  Argues with Jin over the demand for a presentation.

Maid

AI

An AI mail program Ryuunosuke built himself, which replies to people on his behalf. Since Ryuunosuke rarely leaves his room, the residents usually reach him through it.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Neutral)

  Its creator, on whose behalf it answers.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Answers Sorata in Ryuunosuke's place.

World Memo

• Suimei University of the Arts High School

  An arts high school attached to Suimei University of the Arts, called Suiko for short. Students can transfer in mid-year, and all the Sakurasou residents attend it.

• Sakurasou

  One of Suiko's dorms, where students who caused trouble in the regular dorm end up. Sorata was moved here for picking up stray cats, and once moved, returning to the regular dorm is not easy. Art teacher Chihiro Sengoku serves as its dorm adviser.

• Sakurasou meetings and Mashiro duty

  Matters at Sakurasou are settled at Sakurasou meetings of all the residents, and it was at one that Sorata was put on Mashiro duty: because Mashiro can barely manage daily life, he wakes her, picks out her clothes and does her laundry. Nanami took the duty over for a while, but returned it to Sorata after her audition.

• Each resident's dream

  The residents each pursue a craft: Sorata wants to become a game creator, Nanami a voice actress, Misaki makes anime, Jin writes scripts, Mashiro draws manga despite being a famous painter, and Ryuunosuke is a genius programmer.

• Nyaboron, the festival project

  For the cultural festival, the last before Misaki and Jin graduate, the residents are making Nyaboron, an audience-participation anime starring a character Misaki has imagined since kindergarten. Mashiro and Misaki handle the graphics, Jin the script, Nanami the voice and Ryuunosuke the program, with Sorata as director, and Rita has joined to help with the drawing.

• Student Council approval

  To perform at the cultural festival, a group must present its plan to the Student Council and win approval. The council is led by president Souichirou Tatebayashi.

• The atelier in England

  Mashiro and Rita studied painting side by side at the same atelier in England for ten years. Classmates overwhelmed by Mashiro's talent quit one after another.

Clue Board

• Jin's Osaka plan and Misaki (Episode 6)

  Sorata learned that Jin plans to go to university in Osaka instead of Suimei, but Jin asked him to keep it from Misaki, saying he would tell her himself. Misaki, who wants to be Jin's girlfriend, still does not know, and whether the two will part is unsettled.

• Nanami's feelings (Episode 6)

  Nanami is embarrassed by class rumors pairing her with Sorata, and Miyahara, who likes her, tries to defend them. Her own feelings for Sorata are still unspoken.

• Mashiro's question about love (Episode 8)

  On the day a note reading 'Teach me love' arrives, Mashiro asks Sorata what love is, and he guesses she sent the note. She says she needs to feel love to draw a love story, and her question has no answer yet.

• Mashiro's return to England (Episode 9)

  Rita still believes Mashiro should return to the art world, but she has put the question off until the festival is over. Whether Mashiro will go back to England remains open.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–10

Sorata Kanda looks after Mashiro Shiina, a genius painter from England, at the problem-student dorm Sakurasou, and stays there after seeing her devotion to her manga. Over the summer Nanami fails her audition, Jin secretly plans to leave for university in Osaka without telling Misaki, and Sorata's game is rejected while Mashiro's serialization moves forward.

In autumn Mashiro's friend Rita comes from England to take her back and stays at Sakurasou, and the residents start an anime project, Nyaboron, for Misaki and Jin's last cultural festival with Sorata as director. When the project stalls, Rita confesses that she quit painting because of Mashiro, but Mashiro's honest apology moves her to help. The presentation wins the Student Council's approval, and Rita puts off the question of Mashiro's return to art until after the festival.

Music Releases

• Kimi ga Yume wo Tsuretekita (OP)
• Days of Dash (ED)