The WORST episodes of Amachan

Every episode of Amachan ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Amachan!

Amachan is the 88th 2013 NHK asadora written by Kankuro Kudo (Tiger and Dragon, Unobore Deka). It's about Amano Aki (Nounen Rena), a 16 year old girl from Tokyo who goes to her mother's former home in Sodegahama, a fishing village in Kitasanriku, Iwate prefecture for the summer break. She falls in love with the sea and its people, and decides to stay on to become an Ama (women divers who fetch clams and sea urchins for tourists) just like her grandmother, Natsu (Miyamoto Nobuko). Her decision is welcomed wholeheartedly by Natsu and the other locals. However, her mother Haruko (Koizumi Kyoko) does not like the idea at first. She has a strained relationship with Natsu, and her extreme dislike of the sea, diving and the countryside is one of the reasons why she left her hometown 24 years ago. Eventually, she decides to stay in Sodegahama with Aki, considering that she is contemplating on getting a divorce anyway and does not want to go back to her husband in Tokyo. She also notices that it might be good for Aki for she seems livelier and happier in Kitasanriku than in Tokyo. The road towards becoming a full-fledged Ama-san is tough for Aki as she encounters tests and hurdles. One day, a video of her as an Ama gets uploaded in the city's tourism website, transforming an ordinary high school girl into an overnight Internet sensation. Suddenly she is called upon to use this opportunity to attract tourists to a city suffering from depopulation..

Last Updated: 9/20/2024Network: NHKStatus: Ended
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#1 - We're Hot Neh~!

Season 1 - Episode 155 - Aired 9/27/2013

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#2 - We're Hot Neh~!

Season 1 - Episode 154 - Aired 9/26/2013

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#3 - We're Hot Neh~!

Season 1 - Episode 152 - Aired 9/24/2013

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#4 - I Love This Sea After All!

Season 1 - Episode 139 - Aired 9/9/2013

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#5 - My Heart Is Re-Ignited

Season 1 - Episode 113 - Aired 8/9/2013

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#6 - I Want to See Everyone!

Season 1 - Episode 136 - Aired 9/5/2013

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#7 - My Mom's and My Shiosai no Memories

Season 1 - Episode 129 - Aired 8/28/2013

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#8 - My Bappa's Rare Journey of Love

Season 1 - Episode 118 - Aired 8/15/2013

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#9 - I Want to See Everyone!

Season 1 - Episode 137 - Aired 9/6/2013

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#10 - My Mom's and My Shiosai no Memories

Season 1 - Episode 128 - Aired 8/27/2013

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#11 - My Mom's and My Shiosai no Memories

Season 1 - Episode 130 - Aired 8/29/2013

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#12 - I Want to See Everyone!

Season 1 - Episode 133 - Aired 9/2/2013

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#13 - I Want to See Everyone!

Season 1 - Episode 134 - Aired 9/3/2013

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#14 - I Want to See Everyone!

Season 1 - Episode 135 - Aired 9/4/2013

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#15 - I Want to See Everyone!

Season 1 - Episode 138 - Aired 9/7/2013

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#16 - I Love This Sea After All!

Season 1 - Episode 140 - Aired 9/10/2013

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#17 - I Love This Sea After All!

Season 1 - Episode 142 - Aired 9/12/2013

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#18 - I Love This Sea After All!

Season 1 - Episode 143 - Aired 9/13/2013

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#19 - I Love This Sea After All!

Season 1 - Episode 141 - Aired 9/11/2013

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#20 - I Love This Sea After All!

Season 1 - Episode 144 - Aired 9/14/2013

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#21 - We Dream Always

Season 1 - Episode 145 - Aired 9/16/2013

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#22 - We Dream Always

Season 1 - Episode 147 - Aired 9/18/2013

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#23 - We Dream Always

Season 1 - Episode 148 - Aired 9/19/2013

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#24 - We Dream Always

Season 1 - Episode 149 - Aired 9/20/2013

I Like This Sea!
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#25 - I Like This Sea!

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/2013

"Do what you want, I'm going back to Tokyo!" Haruko storms out, leaving Aki behind. Daikichi goes after her and stops her from boarding a bus bound for Tokyo. He tells her to ride the local train, KitaTetsu* and while she waits for her ride, they hang out at a cafe (run by her mother who is out diving at the moment) at the train station. Here, Haruko complains about how she does not understand her daughter Aki. "She's quiet, plain and gloomy, just like her father." She did not notice the time and misses the last train so she is forced to stay overnight. By then, Natsu arrives at the cafe and tells her to go to some business hotel. "You don't have to tell me!" Haruko again, irked, storms out, taking her luggage with her. But Daikichi manages to bring her back to the cafe which at night transforms into a snack bar. The next day is Umihiraki** which is also the season of the Ama. Aki is at the beach along with many tourists to kick off the event. Meanwhile, Haruko is hanging out at the pachinko parlor where she attracts unwanted stares from people who knew her from before. Feeling uncomfortable, she offers her winning pachinko machine to Adachi Hiroshi, the young man sitting next to her before leaving. She goes to the seashore where she sees Aki and Natsu on a boat. She also watches in horror as Natsu pushes Aki down into the water...

Writer: Kankuro Kudo