Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 5 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

The Serious Girl of Sakurasou

Mashiro scored zero on every exam, but Misaki reveals that art-course make-up exams match the model answers, which Mashiro memorizes at a glance, and she aces them. Nanami nearly faints at work and admits that her parents oppose her voice-acting dream, so she pays her own way with part-time jobs; Sorata suggests she move to cheap Sakurasou. When Mashiro's careless remarks deepen Nanami's misunderstanding about her and Sorata, Nanami moves in to see for herself and takes over Mashiro duty.

The chores go badly, and juggling work, voice-acting school and Mashiro duty, Nanami wears herself out. Sorata finds her asleep in the dining room while memorizing lines for her showcase, and when he tells her not to push herself, she snaps at him.

• Study session and make-up exams

  Mashiro scored zero on every exam, but Misaki reveals that art-course make-up exams match the model answers, which Mashiro memorizes at a glance. She gets a perfect score on her make-up exams.

• Nanami moves into Sakurasou

  After nearly fainting at work, Nanami admits her parents oppose her voice-acting dream, so she pays her own way; Sorata suggests she move to cheap Sakurasou. Mashiro's careless remarks deepen Nanami's misunderstanding, so she decides to move in and see for herself, while Jin suggests a fake relationship and Mashiro offers to 'annihilate' Nanami.

• Nanami takes over Mashiro duty

  Nanami insists on taking over Mashiro duty, but her lessons in laundry and cleaning get nowhere, and Mashiro keeps bringing her underwear to Sorata to fold. Juggling part-time jobs, voice-acting school and the duty, Nanami falls asleep in the dining room while memorizing lines for her showcase.

Recent Timeline

• Mashiro revealed as a 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.

• Love hotel outing confrontation (Episode 3)

  Misaki finds out that Jin and Mashiro went to a love hotel on a date and rushes after them with Sorata. Heartbroken, she goes home crying. Sorata tries to punch Jin but is hit instead and faints. Mashiro reveals the outing was a planned research trip, leaving Sorata unsure where he belongs. After talking with Jin about the hotel incident, Sorata decides to leave Sakurasou and announces it the next day, which angers Mashiro further.

• Competition loss and manga ending revision (Episode 4)

  Mashiro learns by phone that she did not win the manga competition. Sorata tries to comfort her, but his words end up hurting her, and he runs out into the rain. Ayano reveals that she had Mashiro base her manga on the events at Sakurasou, and that the manga has a chance at publication if its ending is rewritten.

• Sorata decides to stay at Sakurasou (Episode 4)

  Sorata finds Mashiro asleep after she worked through the night on the ending she wanted. Moved by her effort, he decides to stay at Sakurasou instead of leaving, and her revised manga earns her a magazine debut.

• Nanami takes over Mashiro duty (Episode 5)

  Nanami moves into Sakurasou and, shocked by Mashiro's messy room, takes over Mashiro duty. Her lessons in laundry and cleaning go nowhere, and juggling part-time jobs, voice-acting school and the duty, she wears herself out until Sorata finds her asleep in the dining room, memorizing lines for her showcase.

Character Graph

Sorata Kanda (Sorata)

Sakurasou resident

A second-year general-course student at Suiko who lives in room 101 of Sakurasou. Over summer break he writes a proposal for a game-design audition, invites his struggling classmate Nanami to Sakurasou, and hands Mashiro duty over to her.

• Goal

  Wants to become a game developer and is preparing a proposal for a game-design audition.

• Mashiro Shiina (Guardian, Affinity)

  Has handed Mashiro duty to Nanami, but Mashiro still brings him her laundry to fold and sleeps in his room.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Mixed)

  Invited her to Sakurasou; she snaps at him when he tells her not to push herself.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Neutral)

  Reviews his game proposal and bluntly says it would fail the document screening as it stands.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Affinity)

  Senior who helps him tutor Mashiro and offers a 'fake couple' plan for Nanami's move.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Dorm adviser who leaves Mashiro's make-up exams to him.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Affinity)

  Upperclassman who drags him into all-night video games.

• Daichi Miyahara (Friend, Affinity)

  School friend who warns him about picking up more cats.

Mashiro Shiina (Mashiro)

Sakurasou resident · Suiko transfer student

Chihiro's cousin, a world-famous painter with a manga debut on the way. She aces her make-up exams by memorizing the model answers and works on storyboards for a serialization. Even after Nanami takes over Mashiro duty, she keeps going to Sorata.

• 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)

  Still brings him her laundry to fold and falls asleep in his room.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Affinity)

  Planned the love-hotel outing with her as manga research.

Nanami Aoyama

Sakurasou resident · Suiko student

Sorata's classmate and an aspiring voice actress who pays her own way because her parents, especially her father, oppose her dream. She moves into Sakurasou to check on Sorata and Mashiro for herself and takes over Mashiro duty, but juggling jobs, training school and the duty wears her out.

• Dream

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

• Mashiro duty

  Insists that a girl should look after a girl and takes over Mashiro duty, but her lessons in laundry and cleaning get nowhere.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Mixed)

  Moved in after he suggested it; snaps at him when he tells her not to overdo it.

• Mashiro Shiina (Guardian, Affinity)

  Took over Mashiro duty and is impressed by how hard Mashiro works on her manga.

Misaki Kamiigusa (Misaki)

Sakurasou resident

A hyperactive third-year art-course student in room 201 and a hit animator. She tips everyone off that art-course make-up exams match the model answers, drags them into video games, and rummages through Nanami's boxes when she moves in.

• Animation

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

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Affinity)

  Drags him into all-night video games.

• Jin Mitaka (Colleague, Mixed)

  She wants to be beside him, while Jin feels he cannot match her talent.

Jin Mitaka (Jin)

Sakurasou resident

A popular third-year general-course student in room 103 who writes Misaki's scripts. He helps tutor Mashiro and suggests that Sorata and Mashiro pretend to be a couple so Nanami won't misunderstand.

• Feedback

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

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Affinity)

  Helps him tutor Mashiro and offers a 'fake couple' plan.

• Mashiro Shiina (Other, Affinity)

  Planned the love-hotel outing with her as manga research.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Colleague, Mixed)

  Loves her but cannot accept the gap in talent; he says he will keep struggling until he can stand beside her.

Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Ryuunosuke)

Sakurasou resident

A second-year general-course student in room 102 who is already a contracted programmer. He reviews Sorata's game proposal by chat: the idea is good, but as written it would fail the document screening.

• Communication method

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

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Reviews his game proposal and bluntly lists what is missing.

Maid

AI

The AI mail program Ryuunosuke built himself, which answers messages on his behalf. It explains, with plenty of sarcasm, what Sorata's game proposal is missing.

• 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 leaves her cousin Mashiro's care, and even her make-up exam prep, to Sorata.

• 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 and exam prep to him.

Ayano Iida (Ayano)

Editor

Mashiro's manga editor, who suggested she base her manga on life at Sakurasou and got her a magazine debut. She has asked Mashiro for storyboards for next month's serialization meeting.

• Mashiro Shiina (Colleague, Affinity)

  Her editor, who has her working on storyboards for a serialization.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Showed him Mashiro's manuscript.

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. Arts-course make-up exams repeat the regular exam, so memorizing the model answers is enough.

• Sakurasou, the problem-student dorm

  A dorm where Suiko gathers its problem students, nicknamed a den of oddballs. It is run-down, but the rent is very cheap.

• 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. He once packed to return to the regular dorm, but decided to stay.

• 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. Nanami has now moved in as well.

• Dorm adviser

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

• Everyone's pursuits

  Mashiro draws manga and has a magazine debut lined up, Misaki makes animation, Jin writes scripts and Ryuunosuke works as a programmer. Nanami studies at a voice-acting school, and Sorata is writing a proposal for a game-design audition.

• Sakurasou meetings and Mashiro duty

  Residents settle matters at Sakurasou meetings and record decisions in the minutes. Mashiro duty, caring for Mashiro who can't look after herself, first went to Sorata and has now passed to Nanami.

Clue Board

• Jin and Misaki (Episode 2)

  Sorata learns that Jin loves Misaki but cannot bear the gap between her talent and his own; Jin says he will keep struggling until he can stand beside her. Where the two will end up is still unknown.

• Sorata's game-design audition (Episode 4)

  Sorata spends summer break on a proposal for a game-design audition, but Ryuunosuke warns it would fail the document screening as written. Whether it will pass is still unknown.

• Why Nanami won't accept help (Episode 5)

  Nanami takes on part-time jobs, voice-acting school and Mashiro duty, yet refuses Sorata's help and snaps at him when he tells her not to overdo it. Why she insists on doing everything alone is not fully clear.

• Why a famous painter draws manga (Episode 2)

  Mashiro is acclaimed worldwide as a painter, yet she came to Japan to become a manga artist and says she has no need for that acclaim. Her revised manuscript has even earned a magazine debut, but why she chose manga over painting is not yet explained.

• The unseen Ryuunosuke (Episode 1)

  Ryuunosuke in room 102 reviews Sorata's game proposal by chat, yet still never shows his face. Why he shuts himself away has not been shown.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–5

Sorata Kanda was moved into Sakurasou, Suiko's dorm for problem students, after refusing to abandon a stray cat, and ends up on Mashiro duty looking after Mashiro Shiina, dorm adviser Chihiro's cousin, who can't take care of herself. Learning that Mashiro is a world-famous painter pursuing manga while he has no goal, Sorata tries to leave the dorm, but on discovering she had kept a lonely ending for his sake, he reveals his dream of making games and stays. Mashiro wins a magazine debut.

Meanwhile Sorata's classmate Nanami Aoyama, an aspiring voice actress paying her own way against her parents' wishes, moves into Sakurasou to see the truth about Sorata and Mashiro for herself and takes over Mashiro duty. Juggling part-time jobs, voice-acting school and the duty, she begins to wear herself out.

Music Releases

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