Hanasaku Iroha
| Hanasaku Iroha | |
|---|---|
 From left to right: Minko, Tomoe, Ohana, Yuina, Nako | |
| Original Manga | |
| Director/Artist | Masahiro Ando |
| Format | Anime (TV) |
| Made By | P.A. Works |
| Episode Length | |
| # of Eps/Volumes | 26 |
Contents
Genre
Sum it up in a Sentence:
After her mother elopes, a girl begins working at her grandmother's hot spring inn.
Main Description
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Personal Opinions
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I really enjoyed HanaIro. It does a good job balancing the drama with more lighthearted slice of life parts. There is some real character development throughout the series. Just compare Ohana at the start to how she is at the end, and you will see how much she grows. Every character gets their time in the spotlight too. With a cast of about a dozen regularly appearing characters, the time taken to develop everyone really helps the show. While not a comedy, the jokes are well done, and the show doesn't need to draw unwarranted attention to them.
There are a couple of drama plot points that are just drawn out, and relied on too heavily though. For a show where everything else works really well together, this is a bit disappointing.
All in all, it's a good coming of age story with P.A. Works' quality animation. Recommended.
