Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 12 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

The Power of Love in the Culture Festival

The Nyaboron show nearly fails when the audience hesitates to shout, but Mashiro, Misaki and Rita shout first and the show becomes a great success. Afterwards Jin gives Misaki a necklace, telling her Fuuka is in the past. When Mashiro and Rita leave for the airport, Nanami pushes the hesitant Sorata to stop Mashiro, and the group races after them. At the airport Sorata hugs Mashiro and begs her to stay, only to learn she came to see Rita off. Rita explains that the place Mashiro belongs is Sakurasou and leaves for England alone, while Mashiro wonders whether the strange feeling inside her is love.

• Stage show rescued by shouting

  At the climax the audience hesitates to shout their love and the show nearly fails, and Sorata blames himself. Then Mashiro, Misaki and Rita shout their own wishes, the whole audience follows, and the show becomes a great success.

• Departure chase to the airport

  After the show Jin tells Misaki that Fuuka is in the past and gives her a necklace. When Mashiro and Rita disappear, Nanami pushes the hesitant Sorata to go after Mashiro; while searching, Nanami turns down Miyahara's sudden confession, and the group heads to the airport.

• Airport farewell

  Sorata hugs Mashiro and begs her not to leave, but she says she only came to see Rita off. Rita explains that she meant Mashiro belongs at Sakurasou, kisses Ryuunosuke's cheek as a 'punishment', and returns to England alone.

Recent Timeline

• Rita's confession and the approved project (Episode 10)

  Asked to help with Nyaboron, Rita confesses she quit painting because of Mashiro, then runs into the rain after Ryuunosuke's harsh words. Moved by Mashiro's honest apology in the park, she agrees to help, the project is approved, and she puts off the question of Mashiro's return to art until after the festival.

• The call about England and the climax revision (Episode 11)

  During the festival Sorata overhears Rita setting Mashiro's flight to England for the last day, and Misaki learns Jin will attend Osaka University of the Arts but resolves to keep pursuing him. Sorata revises Nyaboron's climax so the audience shouts their own feelings, and Mashiro asks him to stay by her until she falls asleep.

• Nyaboron show saved by shouting (Episode 12)

  At the climax the audience hesitates to shout and the show nearly fails, and Sorata blames himself. Mashiro shouts her thanks to Sorata, Misaki tells Jin to look at her instead of Fuuka, and Rita demands Ryuunosuke's e-mail address; the audience follows and the show becomes a great success.

• Nanami's push (Episode 12)

  After the show Jin gives Misaki a necklace, saying Fuuka is in the past, and Mashiro and Rita are seen leaving for the airport. Nanami pushes the hesitant Sorata to go after Mashiro, telling him his shout of thanks was not what he really wanted, and while searching she turns down Miyahara's confession.

• Farewell at the airport (Episode 12)

  At the airport Sorata hugs Mashiro and begs her not to leave, but she came only to see Rita off. Rita explains that the place Mashiro belongs is Sakurasou, kisses Ryuunosuke's cheek as a 'punishment' and leaves for England alone, while Mashiro stays at Sakurasou.

Character Graph

Kazuki Fujisawa

Game competition judge · Former Sakurasou resident

A judge at the game design competition who asked Sorata a question he could not answer just before his presentation, leading to his rejection. He watches the Nyaboron show beside his old friend Chihiro; he himself once lived at Sakurasou.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Rejected his game, then gives the lecture that inspires Nyaboron's climax.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Friend, Affinity)

  Old friend from his Sakurasou days, whom he sits beside at the show.

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. After shouting her thanks to Sorata at the show, she goes to the airport only to see Rita off and stays at Sakurasou. Since Sorata hugged her there, she wonders whether the strange new feeling inside her is love.

• 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 shouts her thanks to him at the show, and after he hugs her at the airport she wonders whether this feeling is love.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Nanami searches the school for her after she disappears with Rita.

• Rita Ainsworth (Friend, Affinity)

  She goes to the airport to see Rita off.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Her plain 'yes' gave Misaki the courage to keep pursuing Jin.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Affinity)

  Helped Jin pick out the necklace he gives Misaki.

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. After the show she pushes the hesitant Sorata to go after Mashiro, and while searching she turns down Miyahara's confession, saying she cannot decide at such a moment.

• 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)

  Knowing how he feels about Mashiro, she pushes him to go after her.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Searches the school for Mashiro after she disappears with Rita.

• Daichi Miyahara (Friend, Neutral)

  Classmate whose sudden confession she turns down.

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. At the airport he gives Rita an e-mail address that is actually Sorata's, and she kisses his cheek as a 'punishment' before leaving.

• 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)

  He gives Rita Sorata's e-mail address as if it were his own.

• Rita Ainsworth (Other, Mixed)

  She shouts for his e-mail address at the show and kisses his cheek goodbye.

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. After the Nyaboron show succeeds, he hesitates when Mashiro leaves for the airport with Rita, until Nanami pushes him to go. At the airport he hugs Mashiro and begs her not to leave, only to learn she came to see Rita off.

• 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 runs to the airport and begs her not to leave; she was only seeing Rita off and stays at Sakurasou.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

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

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  She pushes him to go after Mashiro, telling him his shout of thanks was not what he truly wanted.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Neutral)

  Senior who pulled off the Nyaboron show with him.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Leads the team's huddle before the show he directs.

• Rita Ainsworth (Friend, Affinity)

  She helped finish Nyaboron after he comforted her, and at the airport she explains that Mashiro belongs at Sakurasou.

• Daichi Miyahara (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who confesses to Nanami during the search for Mashiro.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Colleague, Neutral)

  Gave Rita Sorata's e-mail address, passing it off as his own.

• Kazuki Fujisawa (Other, Neutral)

  Watches the Nyaboron show beside Chihiro.

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. On the day of the show, Jin turns the waiting crowd's attention onto him.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Hostility)

  Jin diverts the waiting crowd onto him before the show.

Fuuka Kamiigusa

Misaki's older sister

Misaki's older sister and Jin's ex-girlfriend, who visited the Suiko festival. After the show, Jin makes clear to Misaki that his relationship with Fuuka is over.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)

  Ex-boyfriend who turned down her request to start over.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Family, Mixed)

  Younger sister, who is jealous of her because of Jin.

Misaki Kamiigusa

Sakurasou resident

An eccentric animator in room 201, a third-year about to graduate who wants to be Jin's girlfriend. At the show she shouts for Jin to stop looking at Fuuka and look at her, and afterwards Jin tells her Fuuka is in the past and gives her a necklace.

• Feelings for Jin

  Receives a necklace from Jin, who tells her Fuuka is in the past.

• Creator of Nyaboron

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

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Affinity)

  He tells her Fuuka is in the past and gives her a necklace.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Junior who directs the project she draws for.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Mashiro's plain 'yes' gives her the courage to keep pursuing Jin.

• Fuuka Kamiigusa (Family, Hostility)

  Her older sister and Jin's ex-girlfriend, whom she is jealous of.

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. At the show she shouts for Ryuunosuke's e-mail address, and at the airport she explains that the place Mashiro belongs is Sakurasou and returns to England alone.

• 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.

• Farewell at the airport

  Gets an e-mail address from Ryuunosuke that is really Sorata's, and kisses his cheek as a 'punishment' before leaving.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  She leaves Mashiro at Sakurasou, where she belongs.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

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

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Affinity)

  Shouts for his e-mail address at the show and kisses his cheek goodbye.

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. At the Nyaboron show she sits beside her old friend Kazuki Fujisawa, a former Sakurasou resident.

• Family link

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

• Reunion at the show

  Finds a seat beside her old friend Kazuki Fujisawa.

• 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.

• Kazuki Fujisawa (Friend, Affinity)

  Old friend and former Sakurasou resident she sits beside at the show.

Daichi Miyahara (Miyahara)

Suiko student

Sorata's classmate and friend, who once warned him that picking up cats would keep him out of the regular dorm. While Nanami searches the school for Mashiro, he confesses his love to her and is turned down.

• Warning

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

• Confession to Nanami

  Confesses while she searches for Mashiro; she clearly turns him down and runs off.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend he tries to defend from class rumors.

• Nanami Aoyama (Other, Affinity)

  He confesses to her and is rejected.

Jin Mitaka (Jin)

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. After the show he tells Misaki that Fuuka is just an ex and gives her the necklace he picked out with Mashiro.

• Osaka plan

  Will attend Osaka University of the Arts, which Misaki learns at the festival.

• Past with Fuuka

  Tells Misaki that Fuuka is one of his exes and it will stay that way.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Affinity)

  Gives her a necklace and tells her Fuuka is in the past.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Neutral)

  Junior who directs the project he writes the script for.

• Souichirou Tatebayashi (Other, Hostility)

  Turns the waiting crowd's attention onto the student council president before the show.

• Fuuka Kamiigusa (Other, Neutral)

  Ex-girlfriend; he tells Misaki it is over.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Picked out the necklace for Misaki with her.

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 made Nyaboron, an audience-participation anime starring a character Misaki has imagined since kindergarten. Mashiro, Misaki and Rita drew the graphics, Jin wrote the script, Nanami voiced it and Ryuunosuke wrote the program, with Sorata as director. At the climax, the audience shouts their own feelings instead of the move's name.

• 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.

• Jin's Osaka plan

  Instead of moving on to Suimei, Jin plans to attend Osaka University of the Arts, which would separate him from Misaki.

Clue Board

• Jin and Misaki (Episode 6)

  After the show Jin tells Misaki that Fuuka is only an ex and gives her a necklace, but he has not said how he feels, and his plan to attend Osaka University of the Arts still stands.

• Nanami's feelings (Episode 6)

  Knowing how Sorata feels about Mashiro, Nanami pushes him to go after her, and she turns down Miyahara's confession, saying she cannot decide at such a moment. Her own feelings for Sorata are still unspoken.

• Mashiro's question about love (Episode 8)

  After Sorata hugs her at the airport, Mashiro feels something unfamiliar inside and wonders whether it is love, though she still does not understand why he reacted that way.

• Sorata's true feelings (Episode 12)

  Nanami tells Sorata that his shout of thanks to Mashiro was not what he really wanted to say, and he breaks down at the thought of Mashiro throwing away their six months together. He has not told Mashiro how he feels.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–12

Sorata Kanda looks after Mashiro Shiina, a genius painter from England, at the problem-student dorm Sakurasou, and stays 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 the residents make the anime Nyaboron for Misaki and Jin's last cultural festival with Sorata as director; Rita, who quit painting because of Mashiro, joins after Mashiro's apology. The show nearly stalls at the climax but is saved when the cast and audience shout their feelings.

Afterwards Mashiro leaves for the airport with Rita, and Nanami pushes the hesitant Sorata to go after her. At the airport he hugs Mashiro and begs her to stay, only to learn she came to see Rita off. Rita returns to England alone, saying Mashiro belongs at Sakurasou, and Mashiro wonders whether her new feeling is love.

Music Releases

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