Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 14 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

The Windows and Lights of Christmas Eve

As Christmas Eve nears, Sorata and Mashiro are still at odds. She keeps leaving baumkuchen at his door, and Chihiro urges him to stop seeing things in black and white and apologize. In the library, Souichirou needles Jin about leaving Misaki for Osaka, and Jin says he has cut off his other girls and wants Misaki to truly look at him.

On Christmas Eve Sorata takes Mashiro to her party without making up, then watches a play with Nanami, who reveals she must return to Osaka if she fails a February audition. When Mashiro vanishes from the party, Sorata leaves Nanami to search and finds her by a fountain, where they reconcile. A contest letter asks for a new presentation, while Misaki returns to the dorm in tears after Jin's gentle refusal.

• Baumkuchen and Chihiro's advice

  Avoiding Mashiro, Sorata leaves her party leaflet at her door and finds baumkuchen at his own. They share it, but when he snaps again she runs off. Chihiro tells him the baumkuchen is Mashiro's way of looking after him, that he shouldn't see the world in black and white, and that he should apologize; she also announces the dorm will close over New Year.

• Jin and Souichirou in the library

  Souichirou asks Jin whether he is really fine leaving Misaki for Osaka and needles him that he will soon find other girls there. Jin replies that he has ended his flings, that Misaki is not alone at Sakurasou, and that he wants Misaki to truly look at him.

• Christmas Eve apart

  Sorata drops Mashiro off at her party but still can't bring himself to make up. After a play with Nanami, she reveals that she must return to Osaka if she fails a February seiyuu audition, and asks him to hear her out if she passes. Then Ayano calls to say Mashiro has left the party, and a passing ambulance sends Sorata running off to search, leaving Nanami behind.

• The fountain and Misaki's tears

  Sorata finds Mashiro by a fountain with more baumkuchen; he hugs her, admits he was angry because he was worried, and they make up. Nanami hands him the contest letter asking for a new presentation. Back at the dorm, Misaki reveals that Jin turned her down gently, and she cries that she would rather have been hurt.

Recent Timeline

• Misaki learns of Jin's Osaka plan (Episode 11)

  During Jin's talk with Fuuka, Misaki overheard that he would attend Osaka University of Arts and ran off; Fuuka's request for a second chance was refused. When Mashiro told her she still had a chance, Misaki threw herself back into Nyaboron, and Sorata, inspired by Mashiro's passion for her manga, had the audience shout their own feelings instead of a move name. The team finished the revision five hours before the show.

• Nyaboron's success and Rita's departure (Episode 12)

  When the audience hesitated to shout at the climax of Nyaboron, Mashiro, Misaki and Rita shouted first and the show became a great success. Searching for Mashiro afterward, Nanami was confessed to by Miyahara and turned him down. At the airport Sorata begged Mashiro not to leave, but she had only come to see Rita off; Rita kissed Ryuunosuke's cheek as a 'punishment' and returned to England alone.

• Misaki's marriage form and Sorata's outburst (Episode 13)

  Misaki confessed to Jin with a lunchbox and a love letter containing a marriage form and asked Sorata and Nanami to leave her alone with Jin on Christmas Eve, while Nanami invited Sorata to a performance with Jin's tickets. Mashiro cut her finger learning to cook, and when Sorata lost the competition again he snapped at her for cooking instead of drawing; in an unusually emotional tone, she told him to get out.

• Christmas Eve search and reconciliation (Episode 14)

  Chihiro urged Sorata to apologize, but on Christmas Eve he dropped Mashiro off at her party without making up. During his date with Nanami, she revealed she must return to Osaka if she failed a February audition. When Ayano called to say Mashiro had left the party, Sorata ran off to search, found her by a fountain with baumkuchen, and they reconciled; Nanami then handed him a contest letter asking for a new presentation.

• Jin turns Misaki down (Episode 14)

  In the library, Souichirou asked Jin whether he was really fine leaving Misaki for Osaka; Jin said he had ended his flings and wanted Misaki to truly look at him. On Christmas Eve, alone with Misaki at the dorm, Jin said he loved her but turned her down, saying he could not take care of her as he was. Misaki cried that she would rather have been hurt than refused so gently.

Character Graph

Sorata Kanda

Sakurasou resident · Sakurasou

An ordinary Suiko student in Sakurasou room 101, sent there for taking in stray cats, who wants to make games and looks after Mashiro. On Christmas Eve he left Nanami mid-date to search for the missing Mashiro, found her at a fountain and made up with her. The contest has asked him for a new presentation of his latest entry.

• Mashiro duty

  Asked by Chihiro to look after Mashiro, he handles her clothes, laundry and waking her up.

• Nyaboron director

  Directed Sakurasou's Nyaboron project for the culture festival and got it approved.

• Mashiro Shiina (Guardian, Friend, Affinity)

  Finds her at the fountain on Christmas Eve, hugs her and makes up.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Hears she must return to Osaka if she fails the February audition, then leaves her mid-date to look for Mashiro.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Hears from her that Jin turned her down.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Dorm adviser who tells him not to see things in black and white and to apologize to Mashiro.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Neutral)

  Sakurasou senior he asks to pick up the Christmas cake.

Mashiro Shiina

Sakurasou transfer student · Sakurasou

A world-renowned painter from England who transferred to Suiko and now draws manga, leaving her daily life to Sorata. To make up, she kept leaving baumkuchen at Sorata's door, then slipped out of her Christmas Eve party and waited for him by a fountain. She told him that thinking of him made her want to cook for him, and they reconciled.

• Mashiro duty

  Needs someone to handle her clothes, laundry, room, hair and waking up; Sorata does most of it.

• Manga artist

  Debuted as a manga artist and won a serialization; Ayano is her editor.

• Staying at Sakurasou

  Chose to stay at Sakurasou when Rita returned to England.

• Sorata Kanda (Guardian, Friend, Affinity)

  Waits for him with baumkuchen and makes up with him at the fountain.

• Ayano Iida (Colleague, Neutral)

  Her editor, who takes her to a Christmas Eve party at a hotel.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Housemate whose date with Sorata ends when he goes looking for her.

• Rita Ainsworth (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend from the atelier in England, who has gone back home.

Nanami Aoyama

Suiko student · Sakurasou

Sorata's school friend and fellow Sakurasou resident, who trains at a seiyuu school to become a voice actress. On her Christmas Eve date with Sorata she revealed that she must return to Osaka if she fails a February seiyuu audition, and asked him to hear her out if she passes. Sorata then left her to search for Mashiro.

• Seiyuu school

  Once collapsed from overwork and failed an audition, but keeps training at the seiyuu school.

• Feelings for Sorata

  Has shown signs of liking Sorata, which he does not notice.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Asks him to hear her out about something if she passes the February audition.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Asks Misaki, who picks out her date clothes, whether she isn't afraid to bare her feelings.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Housemate whose dedication to her manga she admires.

Misaki Kamiigusa (Misaki)

Sakurasou resident · Sakurasou

An eccentric animator in Sakurasou room 201, a third-year graduating this spring, who is in love with Jin. On Christmas Eve Jin told her he loves her but turned her down, saying he cannot take care of her as he is now. She cried that she would rather have been hurt than refused so gently.

• Animator

  Makes her own anime and drew the graphics for Nyaboron at the culture festival.

• Sister Fuuka

  Resents her older sister Fuuka, who once dated Jin.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)

  Turned her down gently on Christmas Eve while saying he loves her.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Helps Nanami choose clothes for her date.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Tells him and the others how Jin turned her down.

• Fuuka Kamiigusa (Family, Hostility)

  Older sister and Jin's ex-girlfriend, whom she resents.

Jin Mitaka (Jin)

Sakurasou resident · Sakurasou

A popular third-year in Sakurasou room 103, graduating this spring, who writes scripts and is close to Misaki. When Souichirou needled him about leaving Misaki for Osaka, he said he has ended his flings and wants Misaki to truly look at him. On Christmas Eve he told Misaki he loves her but turned her down.

• Scriptwriter

  Wrote the script for Nyaboron.

• Past with Fuuka

  Dated Misaki's sister Fuuka in the past and has made it clear that it is over.

• Osaka plan

  Plans to study at Osaka University of Arts after graduating.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Mixed)

  Says he loves her but turns her down, unable to take care of her as he is now.

• Souichirou Tatebayashi (Other, Mixed)

  Student council president who needles him in the library about leaving Misaki.

• Fuuka Kamiigusa (Other, Neutral)

  Ex-girlfriend; he refused her request for a second chance.

Ryuunosuke Akasaka

Sakurasou resident

A genius programmer in Sakurasou room 102, wary of women, who talks to people through his self-made AI mail program Maid. On Christmas Eve he sent Rita an email, while Maid, jealous, refused to let Rita talk to him.

• Maid

  Built the AI mail program Maid, which answers messages for him.

• Nyaboron program

  Wrote the program for Nyaboron at the culture festival.

• Maid (Colleague, Affinity)

  AI mail program he built, which answers messages in his place.

• Rita Ainsworth (Other, Mixed)

  Sends her an email on Christmas Eve.

Maid

AI

The AI mail program Ryuunosuke built, which answers messages and talks to people on his behalf. Jealous of Rita, she fights with her and refuses to let her talk to Ryuunosuke.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Colleague, Affinity)

  The programmer who built her; she guards him jealously.

• Rita Ainsworth (Other, Hostility)

  Rival for Ryuunosuke's attention, whom she won't let talk to him.

Chihiro Sengoku (Chihiro)

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

Sakurasou's dorm adviser, a lazy, still-single Suiko art teacher, and Mashiro's cousin. She told Sorata that the baumkuchen is Mashiro's way of looking after him and urged him to apologize. She also announced that the dorm will close over New Year while she vacations in Australia.

• Mashiro's cousin

  Had Sorata fetch her cousin Mashiro to Sakurasou and look after her.

• Sorata Kanda (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Urges him to stop seeing things in black and white and apologize to Mashiro.

• Mashiro Shiina (Family, Neutral)

  Her cousin, whom she had Sorata fetch and look after.

Rita Ainsworth (Rita)

Mashiro's friend of ten years and former roommate from their atelier in England, who once came to take Mashiro back to painting. From England she fights with Maid, who jealously keeps her from talking to Ryuunosuke. On Christmas Eve Ryuunosuke sent her an email.

• Visit to Sakurasou

  Came to take Mashiro back to the art world and stayed in Sorata's room.

• Why she quit painting

  Confessed that she gave up painting because she could not match Mashiro.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Affinity)

  Receives an email from him on Christmas Eve.

• Maid (Other, Hostility)

  Fights with Maid, who jealously keeps her from Ryuunosuke.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend she painted with for ten years.

Ayano Iida

Editor

Mashiro's manga editor. She took Mashiro to a Christmas Eve party at a hotel and called Sorata when Mashiro went missing.

• Mashiro Shiina (Colleague, Neutral)

  The manga artist she edits; she took Mashiro to the Christmas Eve party, but Mashiro slipped out.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Calls him when Mashiro disappears from the party.

Souichirou Tatebayashi (Souichirou)

Student council

Suiko's student council president, whose girlfriend is Saori Himemiya. In the library he asked Jin whether he is really fine leaving Misaki for Osaka and needled him about finding other girls there.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)

  Asks him about leaving Misaki for Osaka and needles him.

• Saori Himemiya (Other, Affinity)

  His girlfriend.

Saori Himemiya

Souichirou's girlfriend, who contributed music to Sakurasou's Nyaboron project.

• Souichirou Tatebayashi (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend, the student council president.

Fuuka Kamiigusa

Misaki's older sister and Jin's ex-girlfriend. She asked Jin for a second chance and was refused, then said it was a joke.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)

  Ex-boyfriend who refused her request for a second chance.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Family, Mixed)

  Younger sister, who resents her for having dated Jin.

World Memo

• Suimei University of the Arts High School

  An arts high school known as Suiko, attended by Sorata and the Sakurasou residents; students like Mashiro can transfer in mid-year.

• Sakurasou

  Suiko's dorm for problem students, separate from the regular dorm and overseen by the art teacher Chihiro Sengoku. It closes over the New Year holidays while Chihiro is away, so residents must go home.

• Sakurasou meetings and Mashiro duty

  Important matters at Sakurasou are decided at meetings of all residents, and the decisions are recorded in the minutes. Sorata is on 'Mashiro duty', looking after Mashiro, who can't take care of herself.

• Each resident's dream

  Sorata wants to make games and Nanami aims to become a voice actress, while Mashiro draws manga, Misaki makes anime, Jin writes scripts and Ryuunosuke programs.

• Game design competition

  In the 'Let's Make A Game' competition, entries that pass screening are presented to game company staff. After being rejected again, Sorata has been asked to present his latest entry.

• Seiyuu training school

  Nanami attends a voice-acting school alongside Suiko, where auditions decide which students continue. If she fails the February audition, she must go back to Osaka.

• Osaka University of Arts

  Jin, a third-year graduating this spring like Misaki, plans to study at Osaka University of Arts, far from her.

Clue Board

• Nanami's feelings for Sorata (Episode 14)

  Nanami has long shown signs of liking Sorata, which he doesn't notice. She dresses up for their Christmas Eve date, but he leaves her partway through to search for Mashiro.

• Nanami's February audition (Episode 14)

  Nanami must return to Osaka if she fails a February seiyuu audition. If she passes, she wants Sorata to hear her out about something she has not yet said.

• Mashiro's question about love (Episode 14)

  Mashiro has asked Sorata to teach her about love. On Christmas Eve she says she missed him and that thinking of him made her want to cook for him, as Misaki does for Jin, though she still can't name the feeling.

• Jin's refusal (Episode 14)

  On Christmas Eve Jin told Misaki he loves her with all his heart, yet turned her down, saying he can't take care of her as he is now. What he means, and what becomes of them once he leaves for Osaka, is not yet clear.

• Sorata's second presentation (Episode 14)

  The contest has asked Sorata for a new presentation of the entry he just submitted. How it will go is still ahead.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–14

Sorata Kanda, an ordinary student sent to Suiko's problem-child dorm Sakurasou for taking in stray cats, is put in charge of Mashiro Shiina, a world-renowned painter who can't look after herself. He fails a game competition presentation while Mashiro debuts as a manga artist, and he supports Nanami through overwork and a failed audition. When Rita comes from England to take Mashiro back to painting, the residents stage Nyaboron at the culture festival, and Mashiro chooses to stay while Rita returns home alone.

In winter, after losing the competition again, Sorata takes it out on Mashiro, but they reconcile on Christmas Eve and the contest asks him for a new presentation. Nanami reveals she must return to Osaka if she fails a February audition, and Jin, who plans to study at Osaka University of Arts, gently turns down Misaki's confession.

Music Releases

• Yume no Tsuzuki (OP)
• Prime Number ~Kimi to Deaeru Hi~ (ED)