Satomi Arai
Kozue Aoba (voice)
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2005
Mahoraba: Heartful Days
Season 1
Ryuushi Shiratori arrives at the Narutaki boarding house, where he'll be living while in school. The manager is a beautiful girl still in high school. But as soon as he starts meeting the other residents, he wonders if he made a mistake...
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 124 min2005-01-10
Welcome to Narutaki Apartment
Ryuushi Shiratori is set to begin school at a nearby vocational college, and has a new home in a boarding house owned by relatives. But there's something strange about the other residents at Narutakisou...
Episode 224 min2005-01-17
Ooya-san's Secret
Even Kozue Aoba, the beautiful manager of Narutakisou, has a quirk like the rest of the residents — one she isn't even aware of. Can Ryuushi have a normal romance with such an abnormal girl?
Episode 324 min2005-01-24
Important Place
Things are getting more interesting as Ryuushi is introduced to another "resident" of Narutaki Apartments. Can he handle watching Nanako-chan for the afternoon? Ryuushi's welcome party gets a second take.
Episode 424 min2005-01-31
Snugly
Ryuushi runs into Kozue and Tamami downtown after class. He accompanies them on a shopping trip where a small communication error might mean a big misunderstanding.
Episode 524 min2005-02-07
Negative Positive
Asami tries to keep the Kurosaki family's finances balanced, despite her mom Sayoko's lethargic lifestyle. Ryuushi lends a hand, while his own work falls behind.
Episode 624 min2005-02-14
Tama Check
Ryuushi is exhausted with recent events, but there's no resting as this time it's Tamami who needs his help. An errand at her school allows for a new understanding of each other.
Episode 724 min2005-02-21
Hide and Seek
A building-wide game at Narutakisou gives Ryuushi a chance to ban partying in his room and reclaim some sanity, but the results aren't the prize he was expecting.
Episode 824 min2005-02-28
Shopping
The possibility of his outing with Kozue being a date has riled up Ryuushi's nerves, but an unexpected appearance by Saki changes things. Or does it?
Episode 924 min2005-03-07
Correct!
An early-morning prank by Megumi and Tamami triggers a series of events that bring a visitor to Narutakisou that no one was expecting. Chiyuri Midorikawa surfaces!
Episode 1024 min2005-03-14
Sketch
Curious about Ryuushi's home life, his friends at the vocational school invite themselves over to work on a drawing assignment together. But will they get more than they were expecting when they meet all the residents of Narutakisou?
Episode 1124 min2005-03-21
Thoughts...
Megumi suddenly asks Ryuushi out on a date! Is this another one of her schemes, or is there a deeper reason?
Episode 1224 min2005-03-28
It's Summer! The Sea! Sea Bathing!
It's a hot summer and the Narutakisou residents take a day trip to the beach to cool off. Will Ryuushi get a chance to get closer with Kozue?
Episode 1324 min2005-04-04
Narutaki Apartments Treasure
Kozue finds the diary of her great-grandfather with a map to a treasure hidden at the apartment house. Will the gang find what they expect?
Episode 1424 min2005-04-11
End of Summer
When the last term ended, Ryuushi was tasked to make a children's book during summer break. Now his time is about up. His Narutakisou neighbors give some inspiration, but something happens with Kozue...
Episode 1524 min2005-04-18
...Maybe
Another personality has emerged. One so mysterious even the other residents know nothing -- as she wont interact with them. But there's certainly something magical about this shy girl.
Episode 1624 min2005-04-25
Flood of Customers
A sudden home visit from Ryuushi's drawing instructor with his classmates in tow, Asami's school friends, and even a few surprise guests make for a full house at Narutakisou.
Episode 1724 min2005-04-25
Color of the Sky
The Occult Research Lab president tries to recruit Kozue, who says she'll join since Tamami is a member. Tamami reminiscences about her grade-school days and how she became friends with Kozue.
Episode 1824 min2005-05-02
Meow Meow Meow
Lost kittens wander into Narutakisou one Sunday morning. With the other residents gone on errands, It's Kozue and Ryuushi who deal with their mischief, along with a few others...
Episode 1924 min2005-05-09
Everyone's Day
In the span of a day we see the lives of different residents of Narutakisou, as Ryuushi ponders how a person has different sides they show different people.
Episode 2024 min2005-05-16
School Festival
The Narutakisou gang goes as a group to the cultural festival at Kozue and Nanami's high school, and it's a day filled with surprises.
Episode 2124 min2005-05-23
Parent and Child
The Kurosakis are suddenly kidnapped from Narutakisou right in front of the other residents! The culprit is the blonde girl they have seen a couple times before, and she says she is taking them "home".
Episode 2224 min2005-05-30
Important Affair...
Sayoko comes to a reconciliation on the past with her parents, and they learn what really matters to her in the present. The Kurosakis are back home again.
Episode 2324 min2005-06-13
Among the Red Leaves
Narutakisou's residents have a group outing to enjoy the autumn colors. After a day of food and fun they head back, exhausted. Kozue becomes melancholy imagining a day when they will all part ways.
Episode 2424 min2005-06-20
Bells
Changes are brewing with the residents at Narutakisou. After a scare with Ryuushi getting in an accident, someone important has disappeared. Can the gang bring them back?
Episode 2524 min2005-06-27
The Night of Revelation
The Narutakisou residents are puzzled on how to bring Kozue back. Johnny offers insight into her other personalities. Tamami accepts she's lost the fight for Kozue's heart.
Episode 2624 min2005-06-27
Heartful Days
Ryuushi debuts his book in a confusing story time with personalities swapping without notice, but his and the other residents' feelings come through and Kozue awakens. A birthday party for five with all their friends follows.