Ep 9. A Hanamaru Gift/A Hanamaru Drea,A Hanamaru Night

Hanamaru-sensei, creator of the popular children's character panda-cat, is in a slump and cannot draw. When he happens to run into Anzu and her friends, he decides to confide his troubles in them, inspiring part time publishing company employee and Yamamoto-sensei's younger sister Mayumi into action.

The Sakura Class draws pictures of what they want to be when they grow up. Their dreams range from brides to florists to astronauts. While looking at their drawings, Tsuchida-sensei remembers the decision he made as a high school student to become a kindergarten teacher. After class, the other kindergarten teachers excitedly share the reasons they became teachers.