(At the Beginning of the Series)   Likes: Sushi  Akito is characterized as a lone-wolf because he is quiet, reserved, and likes to keep himself at a distance from everyone. He carries with him a burden of blame from his family for the death of his mother, which he did not cause. But because of his troubled past and problems at school, Akito is maliciously referred to as a devil by his family. As the ring leader of a vicious group of hooligans, Akito and his thugs spend their days bullying the school. But things started to change when Sana came along, he became more nicer and stopped his bullying with the girls in his class.  Akito has a hard time expressing his feelings, especially to someone he cares about, and often shows anger with any personal problem. Most of his behavior can be traced to his troubled family life.   ~! Akito always gets jealous when he sees Sana with another boy. As he puts it, "he doesn't hate her." Later in the series, he becomes angry with the so-called oblivious Sana, who is unaware of his love for her, even though he had kissed her three times (and touched her chest.) He starts dating Fuuka who has confessed to him. Sana becomes jealous and heartbroken, he then tells her that he has always loved her, even though he didn't say anything.   In a later manga named deep clear Akito is married to Sana and the two have a child together.!~ (Source: kodocha.tv)

Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized hellion who's organized the boys in their grade-school class into a mass of unending noise and violence. With the help of Rei, her manager, chauffeur and "pimp," Sana is determined to win back control of the classroom from her new arch-enemy. But as her crusade continues, Sana moves further into Akito's life, and finds that he might not be entirely bad...or entirely safe.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

The Kodomo no Omocha OVA is a thirty-minute animation video that was made before the TV series. It covers the first volume of the manga, so it's equivalent to TV episodes 1-6. It relates Sana's troubles with Hayama at school as a result of the "oyakodon baka" situation and culminates when Hayama's dad and sister realize their mistakes thanks to Sana's efforts. 
(Source: AniDB)

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Ogata attended Tokai University, but left due to lack of interest. They then began working as a musical actress, attending the same classes alongside [Rumi Kasahara](https://anilist.co/staff/95996/) and [Shiho Niiyama](https://anilist.co/staff/95724/). Because of their husky voice, they are often typecast as either young men and boys or tomboyish females. It is also because of this that they are sometimes referred as "Aniki" (big brother) by fans.

In a speech at the 16th Seiyu Awards on March 5, 2022, Ogata had shared that they had been wary to accept "Best Leading Actress" as they mostly played boy characters and do not refer to themselves as an actress. Ogata also shared that "There is so much talk about being 'genderless' nowadays and there are voice actors in the industry who have come out. And like myself, there are people out there who go on about their daily lives mostly not thinking of themselves as women."

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Fidelio Aureus Magnus - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

A crossover manga with Kodomo no Omocha and Honey Bitter.
 
Shuri is a private detective with a special ability to read minds. She usually handles all sorts of cases, but this time she is faced with a rather unusual request. The famous actress Kurata Sana is going to play in a new film as a detective. She wants to be able to impersonate her character as best as possible so she asks Shuri if she can stick around to learn a few things that real detectives do and how they act. Despite this childish request, Shuri also recieves a more intimate request from Sana's manager, Sagami Rei, who wants to find out the reason why Sana and her husband, Hayama Akito, have decided to live separate one from another.