Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 18 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

First Love with an Alien

Jin passes the exam for Osaka University of Arts, and Fujisawa approves Sorata's new plan, asking him to get Mashiro to draw the art. At Suiko, Sorata, Nanami and Mashiro find that Yuuko has failed, while Saori's brother Iori is accepted into the music department. Hearing that Jin is at school, Sorata sends Nanami for Misaki and confronts Jin on the roof, where Jin punches him down in a brawl.

Flashbacks reveal that Jin followed the lonely young Misaki to Suiko because he could not leave her alone. Nanami brings Misaki to the roof, and while the others hold the doors, Jin asks her to wait four years and gives her a ring. Back at the dorm, Chihiro announces that Sakurasou will be demolished at the end of the term.

• Fujisawa's approval and exam results

  Jin passes the exam for Osaka University of Arts. Fujisawa approves Sorata's latest plan, asks for a final design document and suggests Mashiro draw the art, which she agrees to at once. At Suiko, Sorata, Nanami and Mashiro find that Yuuko has failed, while Saori's brother Iori is accepted into the music department.

• Brawl on the roof

  Learning that Jin is at school, Sorata sends Nanami to fetch Misaki and confronts Jin on the roof. When Jin refuses to see Misaki because he can't date her, Sorata grabs his collar; Jin punches him down, but Sorata gets up and keeps begging.

• Misaki's past

  Flashbacks show the young Misaki, lonely and disliked at school, whom the headmaster steered toward Suiko; Jin followed because, as Fuuka saw, he could not leave Misaki alone. Reminded by Nanami to 'jump into outer space', Misaki finally comes to the roof.

• The ring and the locked roof

  While Sorata, Nanami and Mashiro hold the doors, Jin tells Misaki he is moving to Osaka in April, asks her to wait four years and gives her a ring, which she tearfully vows never to take off. Jin thanks the teachers for his three years, locks them on the roof and leads everyone home, where Chihiro announces that Sakurasou will be demolished at the end of the term.

Recent Timeline

• 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.

• Presentation, rehearsal and Yuuko's exam (Episode 16)

  Fujisawa's team judged Sorata's game too costly to produce but invited him to refine the concept with the production team, and he left overjoyed. Nanami's 'I've always loved you' during audition practice turned out to be rehearsal, which Mashiro watched from a distance. Yuuko stayed at Sakurasou before her February 13 Suiko exam and gave Sorata chocolates a day early.

• Valentine's Day (Episode 17)

  Rita flew in from England for Valentine's Day, and after Ryuunosuke refused her chocolate she left a letter confessing that her airport kiss had been her first. Sorata got Nanami to her audition on Miyahara's bike, and on the way she hugged him saying 'I love you', then laughed it off. Jin never came for Misaki's chocolate, and Sorata, having forgotten Mashiro, reached the roof late, where she said holding his hand made her heart race.

• Yuuko's results and the roof brawl (Episode 18)

  Fujisawa approved Sorata's new plan and suggested Mashiro draw the art. At Suiko, Yuuko's number was missing from the results, and Sorata phoned to tell her she had failed. Learning Jin was at school, Sorata sent Nanami for Misaki and confronted Jin on the roof; when Jin refused to see her, Sorata grabbed his collar, and Jin punched him down, but Sorata kept begging.

• The ring and the locked roof (Episode 18)

  Nanami brought Misaki to the roof, and while Sorata, Nanami and Mashiro held the doors, Jin told Misaki he would move to Osaka in April, asked her to wait four years and gave her a ring, which she tearfully vowed never to take off. Jin thanked the teachers for his three years, locked them on the roof and led everyone home, where Chihiro announced that Sakurasou would be demolished at the end of the term.

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. Fujisawa approved his new plan and asked for a final design document, with Mashiro drawing the art. On the roof he fought Jin to make him face Misaki, and back home he heard that Sakurasou will be demolished.

• 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)

  Asks her to draw for his new game plan, and she agrees at once.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Mixed)

  Grabs his collar on the roof and is punched down, but keeps begging him to see Misaki.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Sends her to bring Misaki to the roof.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Fights Jin on the roof so that he will face her.

• Kazuki Fujisawa (Colleague, Affinity)

  Approves his new plan and asks for a final design document.

• Yuuko Kanda (Family, Affinity)

  Phones her to tell her she failed the Suiko exam.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Tells him and the others that Sakurasou will be demolished.

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 went with Sorata to check Yuuko's results and immediately agreed to draw for his new game. On the roof she insisted that Nanami would bring Misaki.

• 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)

  Agrees at once to draw the art for his new game.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Trusts that Nanami will bring Misaki to the roof.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Neutral)

  Tells Jin on the roof that Misaki will come.

• 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. Still waiting for her audition result, she went to Misaki's room and, reminding her to 'jump into outer space', brought her to the roof to meet Jin.

• 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.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Pulls her by the hand to the roof to meet Jin.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Goes with him to check Yuuko's results, then fetches Misaki at his request.

• 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 graduating third-year who has loved her childhood friend Jin for years. Reluctant at first, she let Nanami bring her to the roof, where Jin gave her a ring and asked her to wait four years; she tearfully vowed never to take it off.

• 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.

• Childhood

  As a child she was lonely and disliked at school; the headmaster steered her to Suiko, where she hoped to make friends.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Pact, Affinity)

  Accepts his ring and promises to wait four years.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Nanami pulls her by the hand to the roof.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  He fights Jin on the roof for her sake.

• 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 who writes scripts and has been by Misaki's side since childhood. He passed Osaka University of Arts and will move in April; after a brawl with Sorata on the roof, he asked Misaki to wait four years and gave her a ring, then came home to Sakurasou.

• Scriptwriter

  Wrote the script for Nyaboron.

• Osaka University of Arts

  Passed the entrance exam for Osaka University of Arts and moves there in April.

• Why Suiko

  Followed Misaki to Suiko because he could not leave her alone.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Pact, Affinity)

  Gives her a ring and asks her to wait four years.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Mixed)

  Punches him down on the roof, but is glad to have friends who would fight for Misaki.

• Souichirou Tatebayashi (Friend, Affinity)

  Best friend he has been staying with.

• Fuuka Kamiigusa (Other, Neutral)

  Ex-girlfriend who saw through why he chose Suiko.

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. After Rita's Valentine visit, he found her letter confessing that her airport kiss was her first.

• 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)

  Refuses her chocolate, then finds her letter confessing her first kiss.

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. Called away to a meeting, she later told the returning residents that Sakurasou will be demolished at the end of the term.

• Mashiro's cousin

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

• Sorata Kanda (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Tells him and the others that Sakurasou will be demolished.

• 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. She flew in for Valentine's Day to give Ryuunosuke chocolate, but he refused it. She left a letter confessing that her airport kiss was her first and returned to England.

• 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)

  Leaves him Valentine chocolate and a letter confessing her first kiss.

• Maid (Other, Hostility)

  Fights with Maid, who jealously keeps her from Ryuunosuke.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend she painted with for ten years.

Kazuki Fujisawa

Game industry

A game industry professional and former Sakurasou resident, and an old friend of Chihiro's. He approved Sorata's latest plan, asked for a final design document, and suggested getting Mashiro to draw the art.

• Sorata Kanda (Colleague, Affinity)

  Approves his new plan and asks for a final design document.

• 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 failed the Suiko entrance exam; her exam number was missing from the list, and Sorata broke the news by phone.

• Sorata Kanda (Family, Affinity)

  Older brother who tells her by phone that she failed.

• Mashiro Shiina (Other, Affinity)

  Became a fan once she learned Mashiro draws her favorite manga.

Souichirou Tatebayashi (Souichirou)

Student council

Suiko's student council president and Jin's best friend, whose girlfriend is Saori Himemiya. Jin learned he had passed while staying at his place, and he told Sorata's group that Jin was at school.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Affinity)

  Best friend who has let Jin stay at his place.

• Saori Himemiya (Other, Affinity)

  His girlfriend.

Saori Himemiya

Souichirou's girlfriend, who contributed music to Sakurasou's Nyaboron project. With Souichirou she told Sorata's group that her younger brother Iori passed into Suiko's music department.

• Souichirou Tatebayashi (Other, Affinity)

  Her boyfriend, the student council president.

• Iori Himemiya (Family, Affinity)

  Her younger brother.

Iori Himemiya

Music department

Saori's younger brother, who passed the entrance exam for Suiko's music department.

• Saori Himemiya (Family, Neutral)

  His older sister.

Fuuka Kamiigusa

Misaki's older sister and Jin's ex-girlfriend. In flashbacks she had a crush on Jin when they were young, though jealous of the attention Misaki got, and saw that he chose Suiko to keep Misaki from being hurt.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)

  Ex-boyfriend whose real reason for choosing Suiko she saw through.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Family, Mixed)

  Younger sister whose attention she was jealous of.

Daichi Miyahara (Miyahara)

Suiko student

Sorata's school friend, who once warned him that picking up cats would keep him out of the regular dorm. On Valentine's Day he wished Nanami luck, then pedaled Sorata uphill and handed him his bike so Sorata could get her to her audition.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Lends him his bike so he can get Nanami to her audition.

• Nanami Aoyama (Other, Mixed)

  Though she turned him down, he still cheers her on before her audition.

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. In this year's entrance exam, Sorata's sister Yuuko failed, while Saori's younger brother Iori was accepted into the music department.

• Sakurasou

  Suiko's dorm for problem students, separate from the regular dorm and overseen by the art teacher Chihiro Sengoku. Chihiro has announced that it will be demolished at the end of the term.

• 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. Fujisawa has now approved Sorata's new plan and asked for a final design document.

• Seiyuu training school

  Nanami attends a voice-acting school alongside Suiko, where auditions decide which students continue. She has taken the February audition, which decides whether she must go back to Osaka, and is awaiting the result.

• Osaka University of Arts

  Jin has passed the entrance exam for Osaka University of Arts and will move there in April, after graduating with Misaki.

Clue Board

• Nanami's feelings for Sorata (Episode 17)

  On the way to her audition, Nanami hugs Sorata as she says 'I love you', then laughs it off by asking if his heart skipped a beat. At dinner she says some things can't be said no matter how close you are.

• Nanami's audition result (Episode 17)

  Nanami has taken her audition and spoke confidently about it afterward, but the result is not out yet. If she passes, she still plans to tell Sorata something.

• Mashiro's question about love (Episode 17)

  Mashiro tells Sorata that holding his hand makes her heart feel strange and beat fast, and he replies it beats because she is alive. She still doesn't understand the feeling.

• Rita's first kiss (Episode 17)

  After Ryuunosuke coldly refused her chocolate, Rita left a letter revealing that her kiss at the airport was her first. How he will respond is unknown.

• Sakurasou demolition (Episode 18)

  Returning to the dorm, the residents hear from Chihiro that Sakurasou will be demolished at the end of the term. Why, and whether it can be stopped, is not yet known.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–18

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. On Valentine's Day Sorata gets Nanami to her audition despite stopped trains, Rita confesses her feelings to Ryuunosuke in a letter, and Mashiro waits for Sorata on the roof. Yuuko then fails the exam, and Fujisawa approves Sorata's new plan. After a brawl with Sorata on the roof, Jin gives Misaki a ring and asks her to wait four years, but Chihiro announces that Sakurasou will be demolished at the end of the term.

Music Releases

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