Genres: comedy, drama, romance Themes: coming of age, family, hot springs Objectionable content: Significant Plot Summary: When her mother runs off with her latest boyfriend, Ohana Matsumae is sent to live with her grandmother, who she has never met nor spoken to. Her grandmother is not pleased to find Ohana on her doorstep, and sets her to work at her Taisho-era (1920s) hot springs inn. It’s not a lifestyle that Ohana would have chosen, but she decides not to be discouraged and to make the most of her difficult circumstances. Number of episodes: 26 Vintage: 2011-04-03 to 2011-09-25
Plot Summary: While sorting through a mess of books in the staff room, Ohana happens upon one of Denroku’s log books from long ago. Within it, it recounts a story of Ohana’s mom when she was the same age as her. Running time: 67 minutes Vintage: 2013-03-09
Sounds great, Coffee. All I want to know is has anyone picked this one up, and if not, is anyone going to pick it up? It’s another great P.A. Works series! :woohoo:
Not surprised in the least to see NIS get this. It’s definitely their speed of show, and not many other companies would license slice of life stuff. I’m actually kind of surprised it got licensed at all.
I just finished watching Hanasaku Iroha. This is what I said in the last episode’s comment section:
Goodbye, Ohana. Goodbye, Nako. Goodbye, Minko. Goodbye, Tomoe, Enishi, Takako, Mr. Ren, Tōru, Yukina, Tarō, Madame Manager and Beanman. Thank you for letting us “fest it up” in your world for just a bit. Please come back one day.
