Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 16 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

I've Always Loved You

On the day of his presentation, Sorata gets a 'Work hard' text from Nanami and recovers from a clumsy start. Fujisawa's team decides the game would cost too much to make, but invites him to refine the concept with the production team, and he leaves overjoyed. That night Nanami asks for help with her audition lines, and her 'I've always loved you' turns out to be rehearsal, which Mashiro watches from a distance before seeking Ayano's advice.

Nanami refuses her friends' urging to confess on Valentine's Day, and Fujisawa, revealed to be Chihiro's old classmate, encourages Sorata's new game. Yuuko stays at Sakurasou before her February 13 exam and, leaving for it, gives Sorata chocolates a day early and tells him not to be indecisive, leaving Nanami and Mashiro curious.

• Back to school

  Yuuko calls to say her Suiko entrance exam is on February 13. At the opening ceremony of the new term, Jin tells Sorata he will stay away from Sakurasou until his entrance exams, while Misaki hides from him.

• Presentation and Fujisawa's offer

  Encouraged by Nanami's 'Work hard' text and Chihiro's advice to enjoy it, Sorata recovers from a clumsy start. Fujisawa's team judges the game too costly to produce, but offers him a chance to brush up the concept with the production team, and he leaves overjoyed.

• A rehearsed confession

  Mashiro, jealous that Sorata treats Nanami specially, sends him the same text. Nanami asks Sorata to help with her audition lines, and her 'I've always loved you' turns out to be practice, which Mashiro watches from a distance. Ayano tells Mashiro to pour those feelings into her manga, and Nanami's friends urge her to confess on Valentine's Day, which she refuses.

• Yuuko's stay before the exam

  Fujisawa, revealed to be Chihiro's old classmate, tells Sorata to give his new game his all. Yuuko stays at Sakurasou the night before her exam and teases Sorata for doting on Nanami while Misaki makes homemade chocolates. Leaving for the exam, she gives Sorata chocolates a day early, since she must go home right after, and tells him not to be indecisive.

Recent Timeline

• 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: reconciliation and refusal (Episode 14)

  On Christmas Eve, Nanami told Sorata she must return to Osaka if she failed a February audition, and when Mashiro vanished from her party, Sorata left Nanami to search and made up with Mashiro at a fountain; the contest then asked him for a new presentation. Jin told Misaki he loved her but turned her down, saying he could not take care of her as he was, and she cried that she would rather have been hurt.

• New Year in Fukuoka (Episode 15)

  Over New Year, Mashiro, Nanami and Misaki stayed at Sorata's family home in Fukuoka. Jin told Sorata by phone that he had confessed to Misaki and had dreams to achieve for her sake, and asked him to look after her. Sorata finished his presentation and persuaded his father to let Yuuko try for Suiko, and at the first sunrise Misaki resolved to return to her old self.

• Production declined, concept work offered (Episode 16)

  Encouraged by Nanami's text, Sorata recovered from a clumsy start and gave his presentation to Fujisawa and a colleague. They judged the game would cost at least 100 million yen and need 45,000 sales to break even, far above the 10,000 Fujisawa expected, so it could not be produced. Instead they offered Sorata a chance to brush up the concept with the production team, and he left overjoyed.

• A rehearsed confession and Yuuko's exam (Episode 16)

  Helping Nanami with her audition lines, Sorata heard her say 'I've always loved you', which turned out to be practice; Mashiro watched from a distance and later sought Ayano's advice. Yuuko stayed at Sakurasou before her February 13 Suiko exam and, leaving for it, gave Sorata chocolates a day early and told him not to be indecisive.

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. His presentation did not get the game produced, but Fujisawa's team invited him to refine the concept with them, and he was overjoyed. He also helps Nanami rehearse her audition lines, including a practice confession.

• 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)

  Thanks her for the picture that helped his presentation, unaware she is jealous of Nanami.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Practices her audition lines with her, including a rehearsed 'I've always loved you'.

• Kazuki Fujisawa (Colleague, Affinity)

  Invites him to refine his game concept with the production team.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Reminds him not to try so hard at his presentation and to enjoy it.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Neutral)

  Says he will stay away from Sakurasou until his entrance exams are over.

• Yuuko Kanda (Family, Affinity)

  Gives him chocolates a day early and tells him not to be indecisive.

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. She grew jealous that Sorata treats Nanami specially and watched their rehearsed confession from a distance. Ayano told her to pour those feelings into her manga.

• 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)

  Sends him the same 'Work hard' text as Nanami, jealous that he treats Nanami specially.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Mixed)

  Feels jealous watching Nanami's rehearsal with Sorata.

• Ayano Iida (Colleague, Affinity)

  Asks her about her feelings and is told to channel them into her manga.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Family, Neutral)

  Her cousin and Sakurasou's dorm adviser.

Nanami Aoyama

Suiko student · Sakurasou

Sorata's school friend and fellow Sakurasou resident, who trains at a seiyuu school to become a voice actress. Preparing for her audition, she rehearsed lines with Sorata, including 'I've always loved you'. She refused her friends' urging to confess on Valentine's Day.

• 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)

  Practices audition lines with him, including a confession scene.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Borrows lines from Misaki's anime script for her audition.

• 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. Back at work on her anime, she hid from Jin at the opening ceremony and is making homemade chocolates for Valentine's Day.

• 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)

  Hides from him at the opening ceremony.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Lends Nanami her anime script for audition practice.

• 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. He is staying away from Sakurasou at Souichirou's place until his entrance exams, and told Sorata he will return afterward.

• 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.

• Request to Sorata

  Asked Sorata to look after Misaki for him.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Mixed)

  Stays away from her until his exams.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Neutral)

  Tells him he will come back to the dorm after his entrance exams.

• Souichirou Tatebayashi (Friend, Affinity)

  Best friend he is staying with.

• 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 emailed Rita, while Maid jealously kept Rita from talking 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)

  Sent her an email on Christmas Eve.

Maid

AI

The AI mail program Ryuunosuke built, which answers messages and talks to people on his behalf. She helped Sorata prepare his presentation over New Year, and on Christmas Eve she jealously kept Rita from Ryuunosuke.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Colleague, Affinity)

  The programmer who built her; she guards him jealously.

• Sorata Kanda (Colleague, Neutral)

  Helped him prepare his presentation.

• 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. Back from vacation, she reminded Sorata not to try so hard at his presentation and to enjoy it. Fujisawa turns out to be her old classmate.

• Mashiro's cousin

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

• Sorata Kanda (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Advises him to enjoy his presentation instead of trying so hard.

• Mashiro Shiina (Family, Neutral)

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

• Kazuki Fujisawa (Friend, Affinity)

  Old friend and classmate from her Sakurasou days.

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. Back in England, she fought with the jealous Maid on Christmas Eve when Maid kept her from talking to Ryuunosuke, who later emailed her.

• 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)

  Received 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. When Mashiro came to her troubled by her feelings about Sorata and Nanami, she lent her manga and told her to pour those feelings into her drawing.

• Mashiro Shiina (Colleague, Affinity)

  Tells her to channel her feelings into her manga.

Kazuki Fujisawa

Game industry

A game industry professional and former Sakurasou resident, and an old friend of Chihiro's. At Sorata's new presentation his team judged the game too costly to make but invited Sorata to refine the concept with them. He turned out to be Chihiro's classmate and urged Sorata to give his new game his all.

• Sorata Kanda (Colleague, Affinity)

  Invites him to refine his game concept with the production team.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Friend, Affinity)

  Old friend and classmate from his Sakurasou days.

Yuuko Kanda (Yuuko)

Kanda family

Sorata's younger sister, a third-year middle schooler in Fukuoka who adores her brother. She stayed at Sakurasou the night before her February 13 Suiko exam, teasing Sorata for doting on Nanami. Leaving for the exam, she gave him chocolates a day early and told him not to be indecisive.

• Sorata Kanda (Family, Affinity)

  Gives him chocolates a day early and tells him not to be indecisive.

• Mashiro Shiina (Other, Affinity)

  Gives Mashiro a thumbs-up after reading her latest chapter.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Notices how much her brother looks after Nanami.

Akiko Kanda (Akiko)

Kanda family

Sorata and Yuuko's mother, who welcomes the Sakurasou girls to the family home in Fukuoka. Seeing Nanami help with the dishes over New Year, she remarked that Sorata has found a good future wife.

• Sorata Kanda (Family, Affinity)

  Her son, whom she teases about having found a good future wife.

• Yuuko Kanda (Family, Affinity)

  Her daughter, whose hard studying she praises.

Souichirou Tatebayashi (Souichirou)

Student council

Suiko's student council president and Jin's best friend, whose girlfriend is Saori Himemiya. He is letting Jin stay at his place until the entrance exams, and the two sat together at the opening ceremony.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Affinity)

  Best friend who lets Jin stay at his place.

Mayu

Nanami's school friend. On the school roof, she and Yayoi hear about Nanami's script practice with Sorata and push her to confess on Valentine's Day, which Nanami refuses.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who urges her to confess to Sorata.

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. Sorata's sister Yuuko took its entrance exam on February 13; her father will let her enroll only if she passes.

• Sakurasou

  Suiko's dorm for problem students, separate from the regular dorm and overseen by the art teacher Chihiro Sengoku. Sorata was moved there for taking in stray cats.

• 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. At his latest presentation Sorata's game was judged too costly to produce, but he was invited to refine the concept with the production team.

• 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 16)

  Rehearsing audition lines, Nanami tells Sorata 'I've always loved you', and it turns out to be practice. Her friends urge her to confess on Valentine's Day, but she refuses and hides the present she bought in her drawer.

• Nanami's February audition (Episode 16)

  Nanami's February audition, which decides whether she must return to Osaka, is coming up, and she borrows lines from Misaki's script to practice. What she wants Sorata to hear if she passes is still unsaid.

• Mashiro's question about love (Episode 16)

  Mashiro grows jealous that Sorata treats Nanami specially and is shaken by their rehearsed confession. Ayano tells her to pour those feelings into her manga, but Mashiro still can't name them.

• Yuuko and Suiko (Episode 16)

  Yuuko takes the Suiko entrance exam on February 13, staying at Sakurasou the night before. The result has not come out yet.

• Jin and Misaki (Episode 16)

  Jin is staying away from Sakurasou until his entrance exams, and Misaki hides from him at school while making homemade chocolates for Valentine's Day.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–16

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. Over New Year the girls stay with Sorata's family in Fukuoka, where Misaki resolves to return to her old self and Sorata wins his father's consent for Yuuko to try for Suiko.

In the new term, Sorata's presentation earns him a chance to refine his concept with Fujisawa's production team, Nanami rehearses confession lines for her audition, and Yuuko takes the Suiko exam.

Music Releases

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