Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 2 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

I Drew a Picture

Sorata gathers the Sakurasou residents to share Mashiro's care, but ends up alone on Mashiro duty. A convenience store mishap, Nanami's misunderstanding on the way to school, Mashiro's walk home with her editor Ayano Iida, Misaki's birthday surprise for Jin, and an all-night drawing session with Mashiro follow. The episode closes with Sorata learning that Mashiro is a world-famous painter from England.

• Duty assignment at Sakurasou

  Sorata proposes sharing Mashiro's care with the other residents, but the discussion turns one-sided and he is put alone on Mashiro duty.

• Convenience store and the first-boy mix-up

  Mashiro eats a baumkuchen before it is paid for. On the way to school she tells Nanami that Sorata is her 'first boy'; Nanami misunderstands and runs off.

• Mashiro's trip home and Ayano

  Mashiro is allowed to go home alone and leaves with her manga editor, Ayano Iida. On the way she stops at the convenience store where Nanami works to clear up the misunderstanding, and Ayano buys her the baumkuchen she wants.

• Jin's birthday and Misaki

  For Jin's birthday Misaki leaves a trail of cabbages and waits inside a giant present box wrapped only in ribbon. Sorata leaves Jin to it and returns to his room.

• Body research and discovery of Mashiro's fame

  Mashiro sketches Sorata stripped down to his boxers and quizzes him about relationships between men and women all night. The next morning Sorata learns she is a world-famous painter from England.

Recent Timeline

• Mashiro arrives at Sakurasou (Episode 1)

  Sorata picks up Mashiro, Chihiro's cousin, after school at the station and brings her to Sakurasou, where Misaki throws her a welcome party with a feast and a show of her animation.

• Sorata takes on Mashiro's daily care (Episode 1)

  Chihiro asks Sorata to look after Mashiro, who cannot take care of herself at all. He dresses her, gets her ready for school, and they arrive at school after the second period.

• Mashiro revealed as famous painter (Episode 2)

  When Jin remarks that Sorata still hasn't figured out who Mashiro is, Sorata looks into it and discovers she is a world-famous painter from England.

Character Graph

Sorata Kanda

Sakurasou resident

A second-year general-course student at Suiko who lives in room 101 of Sakurasou because he would not abandon a stray cat. At the dorm meeting he is put alone on Mashiro duty, and after a night modeling for her manga he learns she is a world-famous painter.

• Goal

  Wants to get out of Sakurasou and return to the regular dorm.

• Mashiro Shiina (Guardian, Neutral)

  On Mashiro duty since the dorm meeting: he wakes, dresses and feeds her.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Dorm adviser who left Mashiro's care to him and dodges responsibility.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Neutral)

  Upperclassman who sneaks into his room to sleep and gets tossed out.

• Daichi Miyahara (Friend, Affinity)

  School friend who warns him about picking up more cats.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Mixed)

  Classmate who misunderstood his relationship with Mashiro and now acts awkward around him.

Mashiro Shiina

Sakurasou resident · Suiko transfer student

Chihiro's cousin, who transferred from England into Suiko's art course and lives in Sakurasou, where Sorata looks after her on Mashiro duty. She is a world-famous painter from England, yet she is working with editor Ayano to become a manga artist.

• Complete dependence

  Needs someone to handle her clothing, laundry, room cleaning, hair drying, and waking up.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Family, Neutral)

  Her cousin, who took her in at Sakurasou.

• Sorata Kanda (Guardian, Affinity)

  Her carer on Mashiro duty; she has him model for her manga all night.

Nanami Aoyama

Suiko student

Sorata's classmate from Osaka, who works part-time jobs to pay for voice-acting school. She misunderstands when Mashiro calls Sorata her 'first boy'; Mashiro clears it up, but Nanami is still embarrassed around him.

• Dream

  An aspiring voice actress who works part-time jobs to pay for her training school.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Mixed)

  Embarrassed around him after misunderstanding his relationship with Mashiro.

Misaki Kamiigusa

Sakurasou resident

A hyperactive third-year art-course student in room 201 whose self-made animation became a commercial hit. For Jin's birthday she leaves a trail of cabbages and waits for him inside a giant present box wrapped only in ribbon.

• Animation

  Handles the settings, storyboards, animation and editing of her works by herself.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Underclassman whose room she sneaks into to sleep; she calls him 'kouhai-kun'.

• Jin Mitaka (Colleague, Affinity)

  Her scriptwriter, whom she adores; he keeps turning down her birthday 'present'.

Jin Mitaka

Sakurasou resident

A popular third-year general-course student in room 103 who writes the scripts for Misaki's animations. On his birthday he finds Misaki waiting in a giant present box, and he hints that Sorata still hasn't figured out who Mashiro really is.

• Feedback

  The only one who answers Misaki's request for comments on her animation.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Colleague, Mixed)

  Writes her scripts and keeps turning down her birthday 'present'.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Affinity)

  Hints that Sorata still doesn't know who Mashiro really is.

Ryuunosuke Akasaka

Sakurasou resident

A second-year general-course student in room 102 who is already a contracted programmer. He never leaves his room; when Sorata tries to reach him, only Maid answers.

• Communication method

  Talks with others only through Maid, the AI mail program he built himself.

Maid

AI

The AI mail program Ryuunosuke built himself. It answers messages on his behalf and is his only link to the outside world.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Affinity)

  Its creator, whom it calls 'Ryuunosuke-sama' and answers mail for.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Replies to Sorata's messages in Ryuunosuke's place.

Chihiro Sengoku

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

Sakurasou's dorm adviser and an art teacher at Suiko, lazy and still single. She has taken in her cousin Mashiro but leaves her care to Sorata, changing the subject whenever he asks her to take responsibility.

• Family link

  Mashiro's cousin; she asked Sorata to bring Mashiro to Sakurasou and look after her.

• Mashiro Shiina (Family, Neutral)

  Her cousin, whom she has taken in at Sakurasou.

• Sorata Kanda (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Leaves Mashiro's care to him and dodges his complaints.

Ayano Iida

Editor

Mashiro's manga editor, who reached out after seeing the entry Mashiro sent to a rookie contest last year. She meets Mashiro at the school gate, walks her home, and buys her the baumkuchen she wants.

• Mashiro Shiina (Colleague, Affinity)

  Her manga editor, who suggests she try bolder scenes.

Daichi Miyahara

Suiko student

Sorata's school friend, who warns him that if he keeps picking up cats he will never get back to the regular dorm. He shows Sorata news that Misaki and Jin's anime got splendid reviews.

• Warning

  Tells Sorata that continuing to pick up cats will prevent him from returning to the regular dorm.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who talks with him about his move to Sakurasou.

World Memo

• Suimei University of the Arts High School

  The school the Sakurasou residents attend, known as Suiko. It is split into a general course and an arts course made up of music and fine arts.

• Sakurasou, the problem-student dorm

  A dorm where Suiko gathers its problem students, nicknamed a den of oddballs.

• Regular dorm and Sakurasou

  Pets aren't allowed in the regular dorm, so Sorata, who wouldn't abandon a stray cat, was moved to Sakurasou. His goal is to escape Sakurasou and return to the regular dorm.

• Room layout

  Sorata lives in room 101, Ryuunosuke in 102 and Jin in 103 on the first floor. The second floor is the girls' section, where Misaki (201) and Mashiro live, and boys are not allowed.

• Dorm adviser

  Art teacher Chihiro Sengoku serves as the dorm adviser, but she leaves the residents largely to themselves.

• Everyone's pursuits

  Misaki's self-made animation became a commercial hit, Jin writes its scripts, and Ryuunosuke is already a contracted programmer. Mashiro, a world-famous painter from England, is aiming to become a manga artist. Sorata sees himself as an ordinary student with nothing to show.

• Sakurasou meetings and Mashiro duty

  Residents settle matters at Sakurasou meetings. At one, Sorata was put alone on Mashiro duty: waking, dressing and feeding Mashiro, who can't look after herself.

Clue Board

• Why a famous painter draws manga (Episode 2)

  Mashiro is a world-famous painter from England, yet she entered a rookie manga contest last year and now works with editor Ayano to become a manga artist. Why she chose manga over painting is not yet explained.

• Jin and Misaki (Episode 2)

  As she did last year, Misaki prepares an outrageous birthday 'present' for Jin, and he begs her to give up. Sorata cannot figure out what the two really are to each other.

• The unseen Ryuunosuke (Episode 1)

  Ryuunosuke in room 102 never leaves his room; even when Sorata tries to reach him, only Maid answers. Why he shuts himself away has not been shown.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–2

Sorata Kanda was moved into Sakurasou, Suiko's dorm for problem students, after refusing to abandon a stray cat. Dorm adviser Chihiro Sengoku has him bring her cousin Mashiro Shiina there, and Mashiro turns out to be unable to look after herself, so a dorm meeting leaves Sorata alone on Mashiro duty. After a misunderstanding with his classmate Nanami and a night spent modeling for Mashiro's manga, he learns that she is a world-famous painter from England.

Music Releases

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