Kodocha (Season 1)

Kodocha (こどものおもちゃ, 1996) is a Japanese animated series from directors Iku Suzuki and Akitaro Daichi — stream it online on iFILM. Fifth-grader Sana Kurata is a child TV star with a hectic life. At school, things are worse: a boy named Akito Hayama runs the class like his private army, and Sana is done letting it slide.

She goes after Akito — hard. What she finds beneath the noise and trouble surprises her. Over 102 episodes, the show lets a chaotic school comedy grow into something genuinely warm, tracking two kids who slowly change each other for the better. Watch Kodocha online on iFILM.