Daikichi finally meets Rin's mother, Masako, and he's shocked by her frankness. When they part, Masako asks Daikichi for a favor, and it's an issue that Daikichi can't avoid, as long as he's going to raise Rin. Daikichi tries to resolve it by having a heart-to-heart conversation with Rin, but he gets an unexpected answer...
- Directed by
- Yoshitaka Koyama
- Written by
- Taku Kishimoto
Guest stars
Atsuko Mine
Sachiko Kawachi (voice)
Masakazu Itou
Kenji Kawachi (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Masako Yoshii (voice)
Mami Fujita
Waitress (voice)
Takahiro Mizushima
Masako's Boyfriend (voice)
Hiroo Sasaki
Editor (voice)
Shiori Mikami
Mother in the Train (voice)
Akiko Kawase
Mother (voice)
Ryoko Hikida
Mother (voice)
Aki Nakajima
Mother (voice)
All episodes — Season 1
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S1 E1The Bellflower Girl
Jul 8, 201123 min
30-year-old bachelor businessman Daikichi Kawachi encounters Rin, a girl he's never seen before, at his grandfather's funeral. Surprisingly, the 6-year-old girl turns out to be his grandfather's love child. Daikichi doesn't like children, b
S1 E2Pinky Swear
Jul 15, 201123 min
What kind of clothes to buy her? What to feed her? What to do about nursery school? Daikichi's new life raising a 6-year-old girl is an uninterrupted stream of bewilderment. Rin looks anxious on her first day of nursery school, so Daikichi
S1 E3Daikichi's Decision
Jul 22, 201123 min
Daikichi goes back to his parents’ house with Rin in tow in order to search for clues about her mother. At first, his parents were opposed to him taking custody of the girl, but now they’re not entirely dissatisfied about having what amount
S1 E4Letter
Jul 29, 201123 min
Rin befriends Kouki, a boy she met at the local nursery school, while Daikichi's pulse races a bit when he meets Kouki's beautiful single mother. Later, the modem Daikichi found leads him to his grandfather's last words. And from there,
S1 E6My Tree
Aug 12, 201123 min
When Rin enters elementary school, Daikichi proposes planting a tree to commemorate the occasion. Rin plants a loquat seed in the yard, but there's no telling whether it will actually put forth buds. Thinking that perhaps Souichi planted so
S1 E7Secretly Running Away From Home
Aug 19, 201123 min
Daikichi's cousin, Haruko, runs away from home to Daikichi's house with her daughter Reina in tow. Daikichi can hardly fathom Haruko's determination, but when he does learn her reasons, he's not a little surprised by how strong Haruko has