Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 6 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

The Blue After the Rain

Nanami keeps up Mashiro duty while preparing hard for her voice-acting school showcase, and while discussing her with Jin, Sorata learns that Jin plans to attend an arts university in Osaka instead of Suimei. Jin asks him to keep it from Misaki, who, unaware, asks Sorata to help her become Jin's girlfriend.

On the day of the audition Nanami collapses with a fever. At Mashiro's urging the residents take her to her voice-acting school anyway, but the audition fails. When Nanami calls herself an idiot, Sorata tells her everyone at Sakurasou has seen how hard she works, and she finally cries. The next day she hands Mashiro duty back to Sorata.

• Jin's Osaka plan

  While discussing Nanami's overwork, Sorata learns that Jin plans to attend an arts university in Osaka instead of Suimei. Jin tells him to keep quiet so he can tell Misaki himself, and Sorata covers it up when Misaki walks in; she then asks him to help her become Jin's girlfriend.

• Nanami's collapse

  On the day of her showcase audition, feverish Nanami collapses on her way out and Sorata catches her. The residents want to keep her home, but Mashiro begs them to let her go, and they take her to her voice-acting school by taxi. While they wait, Sorata shows Mashiro the magazine carrying her debut, out that same day, but she is more worried that she is to blame for Nanami's exhaustion.

• Audition failure and Sorata's comfort

  The audition fails and a fellow trainee blames Nanami. When she calls herself an idiot, Sorata tells her that if she is an idiot the whole world is, and that everyone at Sakurasou has seen her doing her best, which makes her cry.

• Mashiro duty returns to Sorata

  The next morning Nanami admits she cannot keep up Mashiro duty and hands it back to Sorata, and Mashiro asks Nanami to call her by her first name.

Recent Timeline

• 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 the turn toward staying (Episode 4)

  Mashiro learns by phone that she lost the manga competition. Sorata's attempt to comfort her ends up hurting her feelings, and he runs out into the rain. Ayano reveals she had Mashiro base the manga on Sakurasou's events and offers a chance at publication if the ending is rewritten. Mashiro works through the night on the ending she wants, and Sorata, finding her asleep, is moved and decides to stay at Sakurasou. 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.

• Nanami's collapse and failed audition (Episode 6)

  Overworked, Nanami collapses with a fever as she sets out for her voice-acting school's audition. After Mashiro pleads, the Sakurasou residents agree to help her reach the audition despite the health risk. The audition fails, and a fellow trainee blames her for letting the group down. Blaming herself and regretting her hard work, Nanami apologizes to Sorata, who tells her she is not an idiot, and she cries in relief at hearing the words she had long wanted.

• Mashiro's care duty returns to Sorata (Episode 6)

  Nanami hands the daily care of Mashiro back to Sorata. He thanks her for relying on him, marking the end of her short stint in the role.

Character Graph

Sorata Kanda

Sakurasou resident

A second-year general-course student at Suiko who lives in room 101 of Sakurasou. He submits his game proposal, catches Nanami when she collapses and comforts her, and gets Mashiro duty back. He alone knows of Jin's Osaka plan and has to keep it from Misaki.

• Goal

  Wants to become a game developer and has submitted his proposal to a game-design audition.

• Mashiro Shiina (Guardian, Affinity)

  Gets Mashiro duty back from Nanami.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Catches her when she collapses and, after her failed audition, tells her everyone has seen how hard she works.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)

  Learns that Jin will go to Osaka and is told to keep it from Misaki.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Affinity)

  She asks him to help her become Jin's girlfriend, unaware of the Osaka plan.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Neutral)

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

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Dorm adviser who leaves the residents largely to themselves.

• Daichi Miyahara (Friend, Affinity)

  School friend who warns him about picking up more cats.

Mashiro Shiina

Sakurasou resident · Suiko transfer student

Chihiro's cousin, a world-famous painter whose debut manga has just come out in a magazine. When Nanami collapses before her audition, Mashiro begs the others to let her go and holds her hand all night. Mashiro duty goes back 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)

  Wanted Sorata, not Nanami, on Mashiro duty, and gets him back.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Begged the others to let her go to the audition and held her hand all night; now asks Nanami to call her Mashiro.

• 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 lives in Sakurasou and pays her own way against her parents' wishes. She overworks herself, collapses with a fever on the day of her training-school audition and fails it, then hands Mashiro duty back to Sorata after he comforts her.

• Dream

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

• Audition

  Collapsed on the morning of her training-school audition, went anyway with the dorm's help, and failed.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Cries in relief when he tells her everyone has seen her effort; she has strong feelings for him.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Hands Mashiro duty back, and now calls Mashiro, who held her hand all night, by her first name.

Misaki Kamiigusa

Sakurasou resident

A hyperactive third-year art-course student in room 201 and a hit animator. She tells Sorata she wants to become Jin's girlfriend and asks for his help, unaware that Jin plans to go to Osaka. She helps whisk Nanami off to her audition by taxi.

• Animation

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

• Feelings for Jin

  Wants to walk hand in hand and be hugged like lovers, but doesn't know how to get there.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Affinity)

  Asks him for help with Jin; he cheers her up with a video game.

• Jin Mitaka (Colleague, Mixed)

  Wants to be his girlfriend; she has not been told about his Osaka plan.

Jin Mitaka

Sakurasou resident

A popular third-year general-course student in room 103 who writes Misaki's scripts. He plans to attend an arts university in Osaka instead of Suimei and makes Sorata promise to keep it from Misaki, saying he will tell her himself. He advises Sorata to leave Nanami be.

• Feedback

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

• Osaka plan

  Plans to attend an arts university in Osaka rather than Suimei; he has not told Misaki.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Tells him about Osaka and to keep it secret; advises him to let Nanami be.

• Mashiro Shiina (Other, Affinity)

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

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Colleague, Mixed)

  Writes her scripts, but plans to leave for Osaka without having told her.

Ryuunosuke Akasaka

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. When feverish Nanami tries to go to her audition, Chihiro orders her to rest, but the others whisk Nanami away by taxi.

• 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)

  Dorm adviser who leaves Mashiro's care to him.

Ayano Iida

Editor

Mashiro's manga editor, who suggested she base her manga on life at Sakurasou and got her a magazine debut. The magazine carrying Mashiro's debut manga has now come out.

• 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 has made her magazine debut, Misaki makes animation, Jin writes scripts and Ryuunosuke works as a programmer. Sorata has submitted his proposal to a game-design audition, and Nanami's voice-acting school holds showcase auditions that decide which students advance.

• 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, passed from Sorata to Nanami and has now gone back to Sorata.

Clue Board

• Jin's Osaka plan (Episode 6)

  Jin plans to attend an arts university in Osaka instead of Suimei and has told Sorata to keep it from Misaki, saying he will tell her himself. Misaki has not been told yet.

• Jin and Misaki (Episode 2)

  Misaki tells Sorata she wants to become Jin's girlfriend and asks for his help, while Jin, who loves her but feels outmatched by her talent, plans to leave for Osaka. Where the two will end up is still unknown.

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

  Sorata's cat makes him submit his game-design proposal by accident. The result is still unknown.

• 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 debut manga is now out in a magazine, 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 1–6

Sorata Kanda lives in Sakurasou, Suiko's dorm for problem students, where he is on Mashiro duty caring for Mashiro Shiina, dorm adviser Chihiro's cousin, who can't look after herself. After learning that Mashiro is a world-famous painter pursuing manga, Sorata, who has no goal, tries to leave the dorm, but seeing her manuscript and her sincerity, he reveals his dream of making games and stays. Mashiro wins a magazine debut.

Aspiring voice actress Nanami Aoyama moves into Sakurasou to clear up a misunderstanding and takes over Mashiro duty, but juggling jobs, training school and the duty, she collapses and fails her audition. Comforted by Sorata, she hands the duty back to him. Meanwhile Sorata learns that Jin Mitaka plans to attend an arts university in Osaka instead of Suimei, and Misaki, who knows nothing of it, asks him to help her become Jin's girlfriend.

Music Releases

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