Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 24 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Spoiler-free episode guide for Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo: recap and characters up to Episode 24 — nothing past this episode.

Episode Summary

Welcome to Sakurasou

Spring break arrives. Nanami, determined to become a voice actress, heads to Osaka to persuade her father, and the residents see off their friends: at the airport Rita kisses Ryuunosuke before returning to England, and at the station Jin kisses Misaki and leaves her the marriage form. Misaki, who will attend nearby Suimei University, entrusts Sakurasou to those who remain, and back home Mashiro kisses Sorata on the cheek.

At the entrance ceremony, top scorer Kanna Hase and Iori Himemiya arrive as new residents, Nanami comes back and agrees to help with Sorata's new game proposal, and Yuuko turns out to have passed the exam after all. Finally Misaki shows up next door as Jin's newlywed wife, and the story closes on Mashiro's painting of everyone at Sakurasou.

Farewells at the airport and station
Nanami heads to Osaka to persuade her father about becoming a voice actress. At the airport Rita kisses Ryuunosuke before returning to England, and at the station Jin kisses Misaki and leaves her the marriage form before boarding the train with Nanami. Misaki, who will attend nearby Suimei University, entrusts Sakurasou to those who remain.
Sorata and Mashiro
Back at the emptied dorm, Mashiro hangs her painting and asks Sorata for a kiss; Hikari interrupts, so she kisses him on the cheek.
New residents arrive
At the entrance ceremony, top scorer Kanna Hase and Iori Himemiya, thrown out of the regular dorm for peeping, are welcomed to Sakurasou. Nanami returns with her father's reluctant consent and agrees to help with Sorata's new game proposal, and Yuuko turns out to have passed after all: Sorata had mistaken her number 66 for 99.
Misaki returns as newlywed neighbor
Misaki appears at the door as Misaki Mitaka, the newlywed next door, having filed the marriage form without waiting for Jin, and the episode closes on Mashiro's painting of everyone at Sakurasou.

Recent Timeline

Mashiro's departure and return (Episode 22)
Mashiro's room is found empty and Chihiro-sensei confirms she let her go after failing to stop her. Mashiro left to protect the dormitory, having learned that her presence was the sole cause of its demolition. Before the search splits, Nanami nearly confesses her love to Sorata and instead thanks him for inspiring her audition.
Kazuki, slapped by Chihiro-sensei, apologizes and clarifies that a different committee made the request for Mashiro, offering help that Chihiro-sensei declines. At the tracks, Mashiro says she failed to fill the notebook with signatures and feels her hard work earned nothing, and Sorata shouts that he loves her as the train departs. Mashiro later returns, and Sorata tells her that Sakurasou is its residents rather than the building, so she resolves that they will always be in Sakurasou.
Reversal of the demolition decision (Episode 23)
During Misaki's graduation speech, she publicly asks the hall to oppose Sakurasou's demolition. When the principal tries to evict her, Sorata takes the microphone and the residents and students stand in support. Misaki proposes a vote by tossing cherry-blossom brooches into the air, and the school's decision to demolish Sakurasou is reversed.
Farewells at the airport and station (Episode 24)
Rita kisses Ryuunosuke goodbye at the airport before returning to England. At the station Jin kisses Misaki, leaves her the marriage form to file together later, and boards the train to Osaka with Nanami, who is going to persuade her father. Misaki, who will attend nearby Suimei University, entrusts the dorm to those who remain.
New residents arrive (Episode 24)
At the entrance ceremony, top scorer Kanna Hase and Iori Himemiya, expelled from the regular dorm for peeping, are welcomed by Chihiro-sensei. Nanami returns with her father's reluctant consent, and at the welcome party Yuuko turns out to have passed after all and joins as a resident, while Mashiro paints the newcomers into her picture.
Misaki's early marriage filing (Episode 24)
Misaki submits the marriage form without waiting for Jin, and appears next door as a newlywed.

Character Graph

Fuuka Kamiigusa

Misaki's older sister and Jin's ex-girlfriend. She once saw through Jin's real reason for following Misaki to Suiko: he couldn't bear to see her hurt.

Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)
Former girlfriend who once saw through his reason for choosing Suiko.
Misaki Kamiigusa (Family, Mixed)
Her younger sister, who resents Fuuka's past with Jin.

Ayano Iida

Editor

Mashiro's manga editor, who has watched Mashiro grow more 'ordinary' since they met. Most recently she brought Mashiro the magazine that put her work on the cover.

On Mashiro's change
She told Sorata that Mashiro is becoming a more ordinary girl and asked which Mashiro he prefers.

Mashiro Shiina (Colleague, Affinity)
Mashiro's editor, who has watched her change.
Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)
She once asked him whether he preferred the old or the new Mashiro.

Rita Ainsworth

Mashiro's childhood friend and former roommate from England, a painter who once quit because of Mashiro's talent and who has feelings for Ryuunosuke. Before flying back to England, she shakes Ryuunosuke's hand at the airport and then pulls him into a kiss.

Why she quit painting
She gave up painting after seeing how far beyond her Mashiro's talent was.
First kiss
Her letter revealed that the kiss she gave Ryuunosuke at the airport was her first.
Sakura brooches
She made the brooches the students tossed to vote for Sakurasou.

Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)
Childhood friend and former roommate; Rita once quit painting out of envy of Mashiro's talent.
Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Affinity)
She pulls him into a goodbye kiss at the airport.
Maid (Other, Mixed)
She kisses Maid too, through the tablet.

Sorata Kanda (Solanine)

Sakurasou resident · Sakurasou

A second-year in room 101 of Sakurasou who moved in after taking in stray cats, and who dreams of becoming a game creator. He sees off his friends in spring and gets a kiss on the cheek from Mashiro. He welcomes the new residents, including his sister Yuuko, and starts a new game proposal with Nanami's help.

Mashiro duty
Chihiro-sensei put him in charge of Mashiro's daily life, from waking her up to choosing her clothes.
Confession
At the train tracks he shouted to Mashiro that he loves her.
New proposal
He begins a new game design document, with Ryuunosuke's tip about free game engines and Nanami's help.

Mashiro Shiina (Guardian, Friend, Affinity)
After his confession she asks him for a kiss and gives him one on the cheek.
Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)
He asks her to help with his new game proposal, and she agrees.
Jin Mitaka (Friend, Affinity)
He sees Jin off at the station as Jin leaves for Osaka.
Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)
She entrusts Sakurasou to him and the others before leaving, then moves in next door.
Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Friend, Affinity)
Ryuunosuke tells him he can make a game on his own with a free game engine.
Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)
The dorm adviser who put him in charge of Mashiro.
Kazuki Fujisawa (Colleague, Neutral)
Kazuki broke the news that his proposal failed the final review, and Sorata thanked him for his time.
Yuuko Kanda (Family, Affinity)
His sister, who surprises him by turning out to have passed and moving into Sakurasou.

Kazuki Fujisawa

Game producer

A game producer who worked on Sorata's proposal with him; he is Chihiro-sensei's old classmate and a former Sakurasou resident. On the day the graduates leave, he shows up at Sakurasou to ask Chihiro-sensei out on a date.

Judge
At Sorata's first presentation he asked a question Sorata couldn't answer.
Art of choosing
He told Sorata that if he can't choose one, he can choose to make both happen.
Apology
He came to apologize for the sponsor's request for Mashiro, which another committee had made.

Sorata Kanda (Colleague, Affinity)
He had to tell Sorata his proposal failed, and said he would have liked to make a demo of it.
Chihiro Sengoku (Friend, Affinity)
He asks her out on a date.

Mashiro Shiina

Sakurasou transfer student · Sakurasou

A world-famous painter from England who transferred to Suiko to become a manga artist, and who can't look after herself without Sorata's help. After the farewells she admires the cherry tree where she first met Sorata and kisses him on the cheek. She finishes her painting of Sakurasou with the new residents in it.

Can't live alone
She needs someone to handle her clothes, laundry, room and waking up.
World-famous painter
Back in England she was a celebrated painter, but she came to Japan to draw manga.
Finished painting
She adds herself holding Hikari and the new residents, and Yuuko at the last minute.

Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)
She asks him for a kiss and, when Hikari interrupts, kisses his cheek.
Chihiro Sengoku (Family, Neutral)
Her cousin, who brought her to Sakurasou.
Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)
Nanami hugs her at the station and promises she'll be back.
Rita Ainsworth (Friend, Affinity)
Childhood friend from England with whom she painted for years.
Ayano Iida (Colleague, Affinity)
Her manga editor.

Nanami Aoyama

Suiko student · Sakurasou

Sorata's classmate from Osaka, who is training to become a voice actress and moved into Sakurasou. Resolved to become a voice actress, she rides the train to Osaka with Jin to persuade her father and comes back with his reluctant consent. She agrees to help with Sorata's new game proposal.

Voice-acting school
She attends a voice-acting school while working part-time.
Unspoken feelings
She nearly confessed her love to Sorata, then thanked him instead.
Back from Osaka
She returned after getting her father's reluctant consent to keep pursuing voice acting.

Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)
She agrees to help with his new game proposal; her feelings remain unspoken.
Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)
She hugs Mashiro at the station and promises to come back.
Chihiro Sengoku (Mentor, Affinity)
Chihiro-sensei tells her to go persuade her parents, and that her two years at Sakurasou weren't for nothing.
Jin Mitaka (Friend, Affinity)
He rides the train to Osaka with her, reassures her about facing her father, and teases her about Sorata.

Chihiro Sengoku (Chihiro-sensei)

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

Sakurasou's dorm adviser, a lazy, still-single art teacher at Suiko and Mashiro's cousin. She tells Nanami to go home and persuade her parents, gets asked out on a date by Kazuki, and welcomes the new residents with a warning that they may never have a normal high school life.

Old friend
Kazuki Fujisawa is her old classmate and a former Sakurasou resident.
Holding off demolition
Her persistence had kept the board from tearing down Sakurasou until now.
Calls for a vote
At the ceremony she demanded that the school put the demolition to a vote.

Mashiro Shiina (Family, Neutral)
Her cousin, whom she brought to Sakurasou.
Sorata Kanda (Hierarchy, Neutral)
She put him in charge of Mashiro.
Kazuki Fujisawa (Friend, Affinity)
He asks her out on a date.
Nanami Aoyama (Mentor, Affinity)
She tells Nanami to go persuade her parents, and that her two years at Sakurasou weren't for nothing.

Jin Mitaka

Sakurasou · Osaka University of Arts

Misaki's childhood friend and scriptwriter, who has graduated and is moving to Osaka University of Arts. Before leaving for Osaka he kisses Misaki at the station and leaves her the marriage form to file together when he comes back, then boards the train with Nanami and encourages her on the way.

Osaka University of Arts
He passed the entrance exam and will move to Osaka in April.
The 'love letter'
The 'love letter' he gave Souichirou was Misaki's graduation speech.
Marriage form
He left Misaki the marriage form to file together when he returns.

Misaki Kamiigusa (Family, Affinity)
He kisses her goodbye at the station and leaves her the marriage form; she files it without him.
Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)
Sorata sees him off at the station.
Souichirou Tatebayashi (Friend, Affinity)
Best friend to whom he passed Misaki's speech disguised as a 'love letter'.
Fuuka Kamiigusa (Other, Neutral)
Former girlfriend; their relationship is over.
Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)
He rides with her to Osaka and encourages her.

Souichirou Tatebayashi

Student council

The student council president and Jin's best friend, who is dating Saori Himemiya. At graduation he gave up the graduates' reply to Misaki and spoke up for Sakurasou before the principal.

Needling Jin
He needled Jin that he'd just find someone else in Osaka.
Jin's host
Jin stayed at his place while studying for exams.
Speaks for Sakurasou
At the ceremony he defended Sakurasou's purpose before the principal.

Jin Mitaka (Friend, Affinity)
He took the 'love letter' from Jin, Misaki's speech, and let her deliver the graduates' reply.
Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Affinity)
He let her give the graduates' reply in his place.

Kanna Hase

A new first-year who placed top in the entrance exam. She moves into Sakurasou because she doesn't want a roommate, especially a noisy one, and is terrified by the dorm's bloody-knife welcome.

Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)
She hands in her papers to move into Sakurasou and is welcomed with a warning.

Iori Himemiya

music department

Saori's younger brother and a new music-course student. Thrown out of the regular dorm for peeping into the girls' bath, he moves into Sakurasou, is terrified by the residents' welcome, and strips when Mashiro tells him to so she can paint him.

Mashiro Shiina (Other, Mixed)
She orders him to take off his shirt so she can paint him.
Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)
She warns him he may never have a normal high school life, but lets him in.

Misaki Kamiigusa

Sakurasou · Suiko graduate

A genius animator and Jin's childhood friend who has just graduated from Suiko and will attend nearby Suimei University. At the station Jin kisses her and leaves her the marriage form to file together later, and she entrusts Sakurasou to those staying. Without waiting, she files the form herself and shows up as the newlywed next door.

Genius animator
She makes her own anime, with Jin writing the scripts.
Graduation speech
She took over the graduates' reply and turned it into an appeal to save Sakurasou.
Newlywed
She filed the marriage form on her own and became Misaki Mitaka, moving in next door.

Jin Mitaka (Family, Affinity)
Her husband: he left her the marriage form to file together later, but she filed it on her own without waiting.
Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)
She leaves Sakurasou in his hands.
Fuuka Kamiigusa (Family, Mixed)
Her older sister, who used to date Jin.
Chihiro Sengoku (Other, Affinity)
When Misaki was thrown out of the regular dorm, Chihiro-sensei was the only one living at Sakurasou.
Souichirou Tatebayashi (Other, Affinity)
He let her take over the graduates' reply in his place.

Yuuko Kanda

Kanda family

Sorata's younger sister from Fukuoka, who adores her brother. She turns out to have passed the Suiko exam after all—Sorata had looked for number 99 when hers was 66—and moves into Sakurasou as a surprise for him.

Suiko dream
She wanted to go to Suiko to be near Sorata, and their father agreed to let her try.
Exam result
Sorata couldn't find her number on the results board and told her she had failed.
Actually passed
Her real number was 66, not 99; she had passed and kept it secret to surprise him.

Sorata Kanda (Family, Affinity)
She hid her acceptance to surprise him.
Mashiro Shiina (Other, Mixed)
Mashiro, not knowing she had moved in, left her out of the painting until the last minute.

Ryuunosuke Akasaka

Sakurasou resident

A second-year genius programmer who rarely leaves room 102 of Sakurasou and talks to others mostly through Maid, the AI mail program he built. At the airport Rita kisses him goodbye and he faints. He tells Sorata he can make a game alone with a free game engine, then leaves for a meeting, admitting he sometimes has to work outside his room.

Petition notebook
He secretly set up a petition notebook in the computer lab and posted the explanation on the school homepage.
Brooches
He helped Rita make the sakura brooches for the graduation.
Airport kiss
Rita kissed him goodbye at the airport, and he fainted.

Maid (Other, Affinity)
The AI mail program he built, which speaks for him.
Rita Ainsworth (Other, Affinity)
She kisses him goodbye at the airport, and he faints.
Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)
He tells Sorata he can make a game alone with a free game engine.

Maid (Maid-chan)

The AI mail program Ryuunosuke built, which answers mail on his behalf and guards him jealously. When Rita kisses Ryuunosuke goodbye at the airport she is furious, and Rita kisses her too, through Ryuunosuke's tablet.

Creator
Built by Ryuunosuke, she answers mail on his behalf.
Jealousy
On Christmas Eve she fought with Rita, refusing to let her talk to Ryuunosuke.
Security flaw
A flaw in her code made her reveal Ryuunosuke's past to Rita.

Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Affinity)
Her creator, whom she guards jealously.
Rita Ainsworth (Other, Hostility)
She is furious when Rita kisses Ryuunosuke, but Rita kisses her too, through the tablet.

World Memo

Suimei Arts High School (Suiko)
Suimei University of the Arts High School, or Suiko, has a general course alongside art and music courses, and students can transfer in mid-year.
Sakurasou, the problem-student dorm
Sakurasou is where Suiko's problem students end up, like Sorata with his stray cats, Misaki, thrown out of the regular dorm within a week, or Iori, expelled for peeping. Some, like Kanna, choose it just to avoid sharing a room.
Sakurasou meetings and Mashiro duty
Anything important at Sakurasou is decided at a meeting of all residents, from keeping a new cat to who looks after Mashiro; that meeting is how Sorata ended up on 'Mashiro duty'.
Each resident's dream
Each resident chases a dream: Sorata plans games for a game design contest, Nanami trains to be a voice actress, Misaki makes anime with Jin's scripts, Ryuunosuke programs, and Mashiro draws manga.
Demolition reversed
Sakurasou had been slated for demolition, but at the graduation ceremony the students voted against it by tossing sakura brooches, and the decision was reversed.
Why Sakurasou exists
As Souichirou reminds the principal, Sakurasou was set up so talented art students could grow without worrying about society's critical eye.
The new school year
After the graduates leave, the new school year brings top scorer Kanna Hase, Iori Himemiya and Sorata's sister Yuuko to Sakurasou, while Misaki now lives next door as a newlywed.

Clue Board

Nanami's feelings (Episode 24)
Nanami never told Sorata how she feels, even after hearing his confession to Mashiro; on the train to Osaka, Jin's mention of Sorata still makes her blush.
Jin and Misaki's promise (Episode 24)
Misaki filed the marriage form without waiting for Jin, but Jin is in Osaka now, and his promise to become her screenwriter in four years still lies ahead.
Sorata's new game (Episode 24)
Ryuunosuke said Sorata could make a game on his own with a free engine, and Sorata has started a new design document with Nanami's help.
Sorata and Mashiro's next step (Episode 24)
Mashiro asked Sorata for a kiss; when Hikari interrupted, she said they can't kiss for now and kissed his cheek instead.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–24

Sorata Kanda, who moved into Sakurasou, Suiko's dorm for problem students, after taking in stray cats, is put in charge of Mashiro Shiina, a world-famous painter who came to Japan to draw manga but cannot live on her own. Living alongside the genius animator Misaki, the scriptwriter Jin, the programmer Ryuunosuke and later the aspiring voice actress Nanami, Sorata keeps entering a game design contest while envying the talent around him. Through the culture festival, Rita's visit from England and Christmas Eve, his feelings for Mashiro grow. Jin, bound for Osaka University of Arts, turns Misaki down, but after Sorata confronts him on the roof he gives her a ring and asks her to wait four years.

When the school decides to tear down Sakurasou, the residents fight back; after the petition fails and Mashiro nearly leaves, Sorata confesses his love to her, and at graduation Misaki's speech and a student vote with sakura brooches save the dorm.

In spring, Rita returns to England, Jin leaves for Osaka with Nanami, who goes to persuade her father, Misaki entrusts Sakurasou to those who remain, and Mashiro kisses Sorata on the cheek. Nanami comes back with her father's reluctant consent, Sorata starts a new game proposal, and new residents arrive, including Sorata's sister Yuuko, who passed after all, while Misaki, having filed the marriage form herself, moves in next door.

Music Releases

Yume no Tsuzuki (OP)