Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo Episode 7 Recap & Characters (Spoiler-Free)

Episode Summary

Her Homesickness

Sorata's younger sister Yuuko Kanda arrives at Sakurasou and misreads her brother's relationships with the residents, causing a string of misunderstandings. After a flooded hallway, a trip to the public bath, and a summer outing where the group gets split up at a shrine, Yuuko decides to enter Suiko to be near her brother and leaves for Fukuoka the next day.

• Arrival and misunderstandings

  Yuuko arrives to find Sorata with a half-dressed Mashiro, and her suspicion grows when Mashiro says Sorata is her 'owner'. Nanami comes home to find Yuuko clinging to Sorata's arm, and her answer that Sorata helps her a lot only makes Yuuko more suspicious; when only Maid answers from Ryuunosuke's room, Yuuko decides her brother lives in a harem.

• Summer outing and separation

  Yuuko admits her high school questions were only an excuse to see her brother and asks him for a date, and Nanami and Mashiro tag along. The group splits up at a shrine, and Sorata later has to pay for the candy apple Mashiro ate without paying.

• Yuuko's departure

  Yuuko announces she will enter Suiko next year to be with her brother, and her train leaves for Fukuoka before she can finish explaining the residents' relationships. Misaki finally gets her driving license.

Recent Timeline

• Competition loss and staying at Sakurasou (Episode 4)

  Mashiro learns by phone that she lost the manga competition, and Sorata's attempt to comfort her only hurts her, so he runs out into the rain. Ayano then reveals that the manga was based on Sakurasou and could be published if the ending is rewritten. Mashiro works through the night on the ending she wants, and Sorata, finding her asleep and moved by her effort, decides to stay at Sakurasou.

• Nanami takes over Mashiro's care (Episode 5)

  After seeing Mashiro's messy room, Nanami insists on taking over her care. Her attempts at laundry and cleaning fail, and while trying to follow Mashiro's manga routine she overworks herself until she collapses asleep in the dining room, where Sorata finds her.

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

  Overworked, Nanami collapses on her way to school, and after Mashiro pleads, the residents help her reach the audition anyway. The audition ends in failure, but when she apologizes to Sorata, he tells her everyone saw how hard she tried, and she cries in relief. Nanami then returns the Mashiro duty to Sorata.

• Yuuko's visit and misunderstandings (Episode 7)

  Sorata's younger sister Yuuko arrives at Sakurasou claiming she wants high school advice. Mashiro calling Sorata her 'owner', Nanami saying Sorata helps her a lot, and Maid answering from Ryuunosuke's room convince Yuuko that her brother lives in a harem, and a broken bath sends everyone to the public bath.

• Shrine outing and Yuuko's departure (Episode 7)

  Yuuko admits her visit was an excuse to see her brother and asks him for a date, and Nanami and Mashiro tag along; the group splits up at a shrine, and Sorata ends up paying for Mashiro's candy apple. The next day Yuuko leaves for Fukuoka, announcing she will enter Suiko next year, and Misaki finally gets her driving license.

Character Graph

Chihiro Sengoku (Chihiro-sensei)

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

Sakurasou's dorm adviser and a Suiko art teacher, lazy and still single. As Mashiro's cousin, she is the one who left Mashiro's care to Sorata.

• Family link

  Mashiro's cousin, who asked Sorata to pick her up and look after her.

• Mashiro Shiina (Family, Neutral)

  Her cousin, whose care she has left to Sorata.

• Sorata Kanda (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Student she keeps handing chores, from fixing the nameplate to picking up Mashiro.

Daichi Miyahara

Suiko student

Sorata's classmate and friend, who once warned him that picking up cats would keep him out of the regular dorm.

• Warning

  Told Sorata that if he kept picking up cats he would never get back into the regular dorm.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Friend who talks with him about his move to Sakurasou.

Jin Mitaka

Sakurasou resident

A popular senior in room 103 who loves Misaki but keeps his distance, unable to bear the gap between them. He plans to go to university in Osaka instead of Suimei and has asked Sorata to keep it from Misaki; at the public bath he teases Sorata and Nanami to cheer up Yuuko.

• Osaka plan

  Plans to attend university in Osaka instead of Suimei, which would leave Misaki behind.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Other, Mixed)

  He loves her but cannot bear the gap between them, and plans to leave for Osaka.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Neutral)

  Junior he teases and gives blunt advice to.

Mashiro Shiina

Sakurasou resident · Suiko transfer student

A world-famous painter from England who transferred to Suiko dreaming of becoming a manga artist; she can barely take care of herself, so Sorata looks after her. When Yuuko visits, she says Sorata is her 'owner', deepening the misunderstanding, and on the outing she eats a candy apple without paying.

• Needs constant care

  Needs someone to handle her clothes, laundry, room cleaning and waking up.

• Yuuko's misunderstanding

  Tells Yuuko that Sorata is her 'owner', which Yuuko takes the wrong way.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Family, Neutral)

  Her cousin, who arranged for her to live at Sakurasou.

• Sorata Kanda (Guardian, Friend, Affinity)

  The boy in charge of her care; she believes he will find her even when she gets lost.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Fellow resident who once took over her care; Mashiro stayed by her side when she was ill.

• Yuuko Kanda (Other, Hostility)

  Sorata's sister, who suspects her of being too close to Sorata and sometimes gets rough with her.

Misaki Kamiigusa

Sakurasou resident

An eccentric animator in room 201 who wants to be Jin's girlfriend. She spends these days at driving school, terrifying her instructor by flooring the gas, and finally gets her license.

• Feelings for Jin

  Confided to Sorata that she wants to be Jin's girlfriend and asked for his help, not knowing that Jin plans to leave for Osaka.

• Driving license

  Finally gets her driving license after reckless lessons.

• Jin Mitaka (Other, Mixed)

  She wants to be his girlfriend, but he plans to leave for Osaka.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Junior housemate who cheered her up with a game when she broke down.

Nanami Aoyama

Sakurasou resident · Suiko student

Sorata's classmate who moved into Sakurasou while chasing her dream of becoming a voice actress; she works hard and rarely relies on anyone. Coming home, she is startled to find Yuuko clinging to Sorata's arm, and her answer that Sorata helps her a lot feeds Yuuko's misunderstanding; at the shrine she blushes when Sorata catches her on the steps.

• Audition failure

  Collapsed from overwork and failed her voice-acting audition, but cried in relief at Sorata's comfort.

• Hidden feelings

  Has feelings for Sorata that he does not notice.

• Sorata Kanda (Friend, Affinity)

  Classmate she relies on and quietly has feelings for.

• Mashiro Shiina (Friend, Affinity)

  Fellow resident whose care she once took over; Mashiro held her hand while she was sick in bed.

• Yuuko Kanda (Other, Mixed)

  Sorata's sister, who misreads her remark that Sorata helps her a lot.

Sorata Kanda

Sakurasou resident

An ordinary Suiko student who was moved to Sakurasou's room 101 for picking up stray cats, and the one in charge of looking after Mashiro. When his sister Yuuko suddenly visits, he spends the days clearing up her misunderstandings about the residents, while checking the mailbox every morning for his game competition result.

• Mashiro duty

  At Chihiro's request he wakes Mashiro, picks out her clothes and does her laundry.

• Dream of making games

  Wants to become a game creator and has entered a game design competition.

• Mashiro Shiina (Guardian, Friend, Affinity)

  He is in charge of her daily care, and she trusts that he will always come to find her.

• Chihiro Sengoku (Hierarchy, Neutral)

  Dorm adviser who keeps handing him chores, such as fixing the nameplate and picking up Mashiro.

• Nanami Aoyama (Friend, Affinity)

  Classmate and fellow resident; he comforted her after her failed audition and catches her when she trips on the shrine steps.

• Jin Mitaka (Friend, Neutral)

  Senior housemate who teases him and gives him blunt advice; Sorata knows of Jin's plan to go to Osaka.

• Misaki Kamiigusa (Friend, Affinity)

  Eccentric senior housemate who confided that she wants to be Jin's girlfriend and asked him for help; he keeps Jin's Osaka plan from her.

• Yuuko Kanda (Family, Affinity)

  Younger sister who visits and misreads his life at Sakurasou.

• Daichi Miyahara (Friend, Affinity)

  Classmate who warned him that picking up cats would keep him out of the regular dorm.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Colleague, Neutral)

  Shut-in housemate who once lent him books on game design.

Yuuko Kanda (Yuuko)

Kanda family

Sorata's younger sister, a third-year middle school student. She comes to Sakurasou claiming she wants high school advice from her brother but really just wants to see him, misreads everything about the residents, and leaves for Fukuoka declaring she will enter Suiko next year.

• Visit to Sakurasou

  Came under the pretext of asking Sorata for high school advice, but really just wanted to see her brother, and asked him on a date.

• Suspicious of residents

  Jumps to wrong conclusions about Sorata's relationships with the residents, especially Mashiro and Nanami.

• Sorata Kanda (Family, Affinity)

  Older brother she came to see and openly adores.

• Mashiro Shiina (Other, Hostility)

  Suspects her of being too close to her brother and sometimes gets rough with her.

• Nanami Aoyama (Other, Mixed)

  Misreads Nanami's remark that Sorata helps her a lot.

Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Ryuunosuke)

Sakurasou resident

A genius programmer in room 102 who rarely leaves his room and talks to others through his self-made AI mail program, Maid. When Sorata knocks on his door, only Maid answers, which convinces Yuuko that her brother lives in a harem.

• Communication method

  Usually talks to others through Maid, the AI program he built himself.

• Maid (Other, Neutral)

  His self-made AI, which answers for him.

• Sorata Kanda (Colleague, Neutral)

  Housemate he once lent books on game design.

Maid

AI

An AI mail program Ryuunosuke built himself, which replies to people on his behalf. When Sorata knocks on Ryuunosuke's door, only Maid replies, which convinces Yuuko that her brother lives in a harem.

• Ryuunosuke Akasaka (Other, Neutral)

  Its creator, on whose behalf it answers.

• Sorata Kanda (Other, Neutral)

  Answers Sorata in Ryuunosuke's place.

World Memo

• Suimei University of the Arts High School

  An arts high school attached to Suimei University of the Arts, called Suiko for short. Students can transfer in mid-year, and all the Sakurasou residents attend it.

• Sakurasou

  One of Suiko's dorms, where students who caused trouble in the regular dorm end up. Sorata was moved here for picking up stray cats, and once moved, returning to the regular dorm is not easy. Art teacher Chihiro Sengoku serves as its dorm adviser.

• Sakurasou meetings and Mashiro duty

  Matters at Sakurasou are settled at Sakurasou meetings of all the residents, and it was at one that Sorata was put on Mashiro duty: because Mashiro can barely manage daily life, he wakes her, picks out her clothes and does her laundry. Nanami took the duty over for a while, but returned it to Sorata after her audition.

• Each resident's dream

  The residents each pursue a craft: Sorata wants to become a game creator, Nanami a voice actress, Misaki makes anime, Jin writes scripts, Mashiro draws manga despite being a famous painter, and Ryuunosuke is a genius programmer.

• Voice-acting school audition

  The voice-acting school Nanami attends holds auditions that filter its students; Nanami failed hers after overworking herself.

• Game design competition

  Sorata has entered a game design competition and checks the mailbox every morning for the result.

Clue Board

• Jin's Osaka plan and Misaki (Episode 6)

  Sorata learned that Jin plans to go to university in Osaka instead of Suimei, but Jin asked him to keep it from Misaki, saying he would tell her himself. Misaki, who wants to be Jin's girlfriend, still does not know, and whether the two will part is unsettled.

• Nanami's feelings (Episode 6)

  Nanami quietly has feelings for Sorata and blushes when he catches her on the shrine steps, but he does not notice. Jin also said she keeps fighting something on her own without relying on anyone, and what it is has not been told.

• Game competition result (Episode 7)

  Sorata checks the mailbox every morning for the result of the game design competition he entered. No result has arrived yet.

Season Summary

Season 1 — Season 1

Episodes 1–7

Sorata Kanda, an ordinary student who moved into Sakurasou, the dorm for problem students, for picking up stray cats, is asked by dorm adviser Chihiro Sengoku to look after Mashiro Shiina, a genius painter from England who can barely take care of herself. Sorata nearly leaves Sakurasou, but seeing Mashiro rewrite her manga's ending all night, he decides to stay.

Nanami Aoyama then moves into Sakurasou and drives herself to collapse preparing for her voice-acting audition; she fails, but cries in relief at Sorata's comfort. Sorata learns that Jin plans to go to university in Osaka instead of Suimei without telling Misaki, who confides to Sorata that she wants to be Jin's girlfriend. In episode 7 Sorata's younger sister Yuuko visits, misreads everyone's relationships, and leaves for Fukuoka declaring she will enter Suiko next year.

Music Releases

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