D.C.: Da Capo

Asakura Jun'ichi lives alone with his step-sister Nemu, as their parents are working overseas.

Having been brought together by the marriage of their parents, they are happy at having grown up together, and are very close and supportive of each other, so close that perhaps they might have deeper feelings for one another.

Being of the same age, they look forward to starting their third year in high school, but there is a breeze of magic in the air that seems to hold a promise of new friends and adventure.

In a magical town where the cherry blossom trees bloom unnaturally all year around, Jun'ichi stirs uneasily each night, lost in the images of other people's dreams.

While Jun'ichi complains that he is unhappy at being a minor mage (only able to perform the simple magic trick of creating a sweet rice ball or two), a number of other special students somehow become entangled in his life.

Yoshino Sakura, the daughter of a magician and a childhood friend reappears after a six-year absence to show her joy at being reunited with Jun'ichi by clinging to his arm, calling him her onii-chan, much to Nemu's concern.

The academy's school idol, Shirakawa Kotori, who is rumoured to have the ability to understand other people's feelings or thoughts, also becomes a friend of Jun'ichi and Nemu.

The strange sisters Mizukoshi Moe and Mako, succeed in drawing Jun'ichi into their lives with disastrous results.

And Jun'ichi somehow finds himself looking after Miharu-chan, a robot who is attending their school and Sagisawa Yoriko, a cat-eared foundling, who ends up staying at their house in exchange for doing maid work.

But while Jun'ichi might complain about not having any magic skills and about many other things, there appears to be a greater magic at work in his favour.

Note: Most of the episodes have 15 minutes of anime followed by a 5-10 minute 'side story' which uses the same characters but in a different setting, or a (live action) pop music short.

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Jul 5, 2003

EP1 - Can't I Fall in Love?

The Asakura siblings are surprised when a new transfer student, Sakura Yoshino, appears.
Jul 12, 2003

EP2 - The Dark Nemu Explodes

Sakura's insistent affections manage to upset Nemu.
Jul 19, 2003

EP3 - So, it's a bannana, eh?

While Miharu is in the hospital, Junichi must take care of an android based on Miharu's appearance and personality.
Jul 26, 2003

EP4 - Canary Under the Cherry Tree

A mishap with Sakura and Nemu causes Junichi to go hungry for much of the day, but Kotori, the girl he hears singing in the park, offers him one of his favorite foods.
Aug 2, 2003

EP5 - Because I'm a Maid...

On a day he skips class, Jun'ichi rescues Yoriko, a cat-eared maid, from torment by local children. She offers to serve as the Asakuras' maid in return, but she has zero experience in any maid skills.
Aug 9, 2003

EP6 - Let's Go to the Ocean!

Jun'ichi invites his friends to the beach, little realizing a certain promise he made earlier.
Aug 16, 2003

EP7 - Welcome to the Mizukoshi House!

Sun'ichi helps Moe get to school under the nose of the hall monitors,and she invites him to a nabe meal in return.
Aug 23, 2003

EP8 - Utamaro's Spring

前面剧情的总集，以歌丸的角度叙事。
Aug 30, 2003

EP9 - Mysterious Poet

Nemu keeps receiving various anonymous poems, from a secret admirer.
Sep 6, 2003

EP10 - Because I Want You to Listen...

Junichi agrees to go to Kotori's recital but in the same time he has to meet with Nemu.
Sep 13, 2003

EP11 - Let's Go Outside!

Jun'ichi,Nemu,Sakura,and Suginami try various plans to coas the hikikomori yoriko outside.
Sep 20, 2003

EP12 - We're Only Pretending to Be Lovers!

Mako asks Jun'ichi an unusual favor to help her turn down a persistent girl suitor.
Sep 27, 2003

EP13 - Sakura's Chest Throbbing?

Suginami sponsors a trip to a jungle-themed resort, where Moe causes a bit of a ruckus.
Oct 4, 2003

EP14 - Shopping Puppy-Style

As Nemu ponders the Asakuras' finances,Miharu asks Jun'ichi to take her shoping. They run into Nemu, who does a little shoping of her own.
Oct 11, 2003

EP15 - Summary

前半を振りかえって、今までのエピソードの総集編。しかもただの総集編ではない。杉並曰く、｢ドキッ! 美女だらけのダ・カーポ総集編ポロリもあるよ｣なのである。今までの、頼子の過去、ことりとの文化祭の思い出、眞子との恋人ごっこなど、皆との様々なエピソードがよみがえる。
Oct 18, 2003

EP16 - A Poor Excuse for a Magician

Jun'ichi has a dream about his grandmother, Yoshino; who taught him how to magically create Japanese confections. Nemu tries to ask Jun'ichi on a date, but Sakura invites him to her house on the same day and time. Nemu invites Miharu instead, improvising a story that she would stay at her friend's house.
Oct 25, 2003

EP17 - The Feelings That Fall Short

Nemu discovers Miharu's secret when going to a theater together. Sakura and Jun'ichi reflect on the past together at her house, and Sakura tries to win Jun'ichi's affections. She reveals how the main cherry blossom tree was born with magical powers that their grandmother planted. The cherry blossom tree that grants the people of Hatsune-Jima wishes for their desire which causes the island’s sakura trees to bloom everlasting. Nemu also reflects on how she was taken into Jun'ichi's family and began to realise her own feelings for him.
Nov 1, 2003

EP18 - The Secret Between the Two

Jun'ichi re-examines his relationship with Nemu, and she explains why she dislikes Japanese sweets; because she was jealous of Sakura. Jun'ichi remembered how Nemu went missing and found her at the cherry blossom tree, and made a promise to stay by her side. Nemu confesses her love to Jun'ichi, and wanting to become more than just siblings they share a kiss.
Nov 8, 2003

EP19 - The Time When I'm Happy

After the entire school finds out how the relationship between Junichi and Nemu has developed, Sakura and Suginami try to stop them before they take their relationship even further.
Nov 15, 2003

EP20 - Feelings Brushing By

Seeing Jun'ichi and Nemu closer than ever before, Sakura tries to pull them apart using Jun'ichi's sense of honor, sparking a heated quarrel between the two girls. That night, Nemu collapses in Jun'ichi's arms, with cherry blossom petals falling from her lips.
Nov 22, 2003

EP21 - Sakura's Decision

After a welcoming party for Sakura, the Asakuras and their friends repair the neglected Yoshino house. Sakura shoots down Aisia's hopes of magic lessons, and tries to explain the dangers of magic.
Nov 29, 2003

EP22 - Wonderful Memories

Nemu manages to regain consciousness, to the relief of Jun'ichi and his friends. Yoriko asks Jun'ichi for her wages : a date at night. Together they share Yoriko's dream, going to school together and building wonderful memories with the boy Misaki fell in love with.
Dec 6, 2003

EP23 - An Honest Confession

Kotori realizes that her telepathic power is fading, sensing only painful noise when she tries to probe anyone but Jun'ichi. She focuses her attention on him, as being able to sense his thoughts puts her at ease; however, her friends point out that she is also falling in love.
Dec 13, 2003

EP24 - The Door Into Memories

Miharu the android, in order to become more like her human counterpart, attempts to search for Miharu's memories within herself, despite the fact that they weren't a part of her programming, and the fact that such searching greatly shortens her lifespan.
Dec 20, 2003

EP25 - Breaking Hearts

Nemu, who is still in the hospital, is visited by Mako and Suginami, but she doesn't remember who they are.
Dec 27, 2003

EP26 - Final Episode

Nemu, still affected by amnesia and dazed, wanders away from home. Junichi goes looking for her.