| Promotional image of Hanasaku Iroha featuring (from left to right): Minko, Tomoe, Ohana, Yuina, and Nako. | |
| 花咲くいろは | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming of age, Slice of life,Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | P.A. Works |
| Illustrated by | Eito Chida |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Gangan Joker |
| Original run | December 2010 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Ando |
| Studio | P.A. Works |
| Network | Tokyo MX |
| Original run | April 3, 2011 –September 25, 2011 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Hanasaku Iroha: Green Girls Graffiti | |
| Written by | P.A. Works |
| Illustrated by | Jun Sasameyuki |
| Published by | Bandai Visual |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Web Comic Gekkin |
| Original run | July 1, 2011 – July 2, 2012 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime film | |
| Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Ando |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Music by | Shiroh Hamaguchi |
| Studio | P.A. Works |
| Released |
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Hanasaku Iroha (花咲くいろは lit. "The ABCs of Blooming" or "The Colors of Blooming"),[1] or Hanairo for short,[2] is a Japanese 26-episode anime television seriesproduced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Ando. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced the project as the studio's tenth anniversary work.[3] The anime aired between April and September 2011 and had two manga adaptations created. An animated film will be released in Japanese theatres in March 2013.
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[edit]Plot
Hanasaku Iroha centers around Ohana Matsumae, a 16-year-old teenager living in Tokyo, who is left in the care of her estranged grandmother, following her mother's elopement with her boyfriend. Ohana arrives at her grandmother's country estate to realize she is the owner of a Taishō period hot spring inn called Kissuisō. She begins working at Kissuisō, at her grandmother's request, but finds herself at odds with many employees and customers at the inn. Initially feeling discouraged, she decides to use her circumstances as an opportunity to change herself for the better and to make amends with her deteriorating relationship with the Kissuisō's staff for a more prominent future.
[edit]Characters
- Ohana Matsumae (松前 緒花 Matsumae Ohana)
- Voiced by: Kanae Itō
- Ohana Matsumae is an energetic and optimistic 16-year-old girl and the protagonist ofHanasaku Iroha. She is sent to live at her estranged grandmother's hot spring inn, Kissuisō, after her mother elopes with her boyfriend to evade his debt. Her best friend Kōichi Tanemura confessed his feelings to her before her departure and she was unable to reciprocate his feelings until the end of the series. At her grandmother's demand, she works at the inn as compensation for staying there. She likes to drink a mix of cola and black tea.
- Minko Tsurugi (鶴来 民子 Tsurugi Minko)
- Voiced by: Chiaki Omigawa
- Tsurugi Minko is a 16-year-old apprentice chef and resident at Kissuisō. She is a tsundere. Her beautiful looks hide a very cold demeanor. She dislikes Ohana from their first meeting, nicknaming her balut, but has slowly accepted her as a friend. Against her parents' wishes, her dream is to become a professional chef, resulting in her search for training opportunities. Her search led her to Kissuisō, where Tōru Miyagishi accepted her as an apprentice chef. Since then, she has strong feelings for him and becomes jealous when he talks about other girls.
- Nako Oshimizu (押水 菜子 Oshimizu Nako)
- Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
- Oshimizu Nako is a shy and timid 16-year-old cleaning part-time maid and waitress at Kissuisō. She has three younger siblings whom she assists her parents in raising. She becomes close friends with Ohana and teaches her how to perform her duties. Nako is very good at swimming, by which she gains since childhood the nickname "Kappapa", after an aquatic mythic creature kappa.
- Yuina Wakura (和倉 結名 Wakura Yuina)
- Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu
- Yuina is the 16-year-old daughter and heiress to the Fukuya Inn, the rival inn of Kissuisō. She is in the same high school as Ohana, Minko, and Nako, and is seen hanging out with them on several occasions. She is divided on the choice of whether to go on with her family's inn-running business, or to find herself a different form of career fulfillment.
- Sui Shijima (四十万 スイ Shijima Sui)
- Voiced by: Tamie Kubota, Takako Honda (young)
- Ohana's 68-year-old grandmother and owner of Kissuisō. Behind her fierce and strict composure towards her employees (to the point of physically reprimand them), Sui eventually reveals herself as comprehensive and caring toward them when most needed thus earning not only obedience from them, but also respect and devotion.
- Tomoe Wajima (輪島 巴 Wajima Tomoe)
- Voiced by: Mamiko Noto
- Tomoe is the 28-year-old head waitress working at Kissuisō. She enjoys hearing gossip about other employees and customers lodging at the inn. As a single woman near her thirties, Tomoe is usually reminded by her mother that she should start looking for a husband and start a family.
- Enishi Shijima (四十万 縁 Shijima Enishi)
- Voiced by: Kenji Hamada
- Ohana's 32-year-old uncle. He was bullied by Satsuki during their childhood. After Kissuisō's closure, Enishi plans to improve his management skills in order to succeed his mother.
- Tōru Miyagishi (宮岸 徹 Miyagishi Tōru)
- Voiced by: Junji Majima
- A 23-year-old junior chef working at Kissuisō. He is very outspoken and easily frustrated. He strictly mentors and supervises Minko's training, often going too far with verbal abuse. Ohana was initially intimidated by him, but has since developed a dislike to Tōru. However, Tōru appears to develop feelings toward Ohana as he feels that she is the only one who is willing to say she needs him. Afterwards, he is often seen looking out for Ohana, much to Minko's jealousy, who mistook Tōru's worries about Ohana for love, which was proved wrong.
- Renji Togashi (富樫 蓮二 Togashi Renji)
- Voiced by: Taro Yamaguchi
- A 42-year-old cook working at Kissuisō. Renji is Tōru's mentor and the head chef of the Kissuisō kitchen. He has a very gruff appearance, evidenced by a small facial scar, but has been shown to have a light-hearted side on occasion. He gets nervous very easily when under pressure, but is usually well-focused on his job.
- Takako Kawajiri (川尻 崇子 Kawajiri Takako)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Tsunematsu
- A 30-year-old business consultant advisor for Kissuisō. She attended the same university as Enishi. She often has erratic plans to improve the inn and tends to spout out random English sayings.
- Tarō Jirōmaru (次郎丸 太朗 Jirōmaru Tarō)
- Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
- A 31-year-old novelist who frequently lodges at Kissuisō. He writes erotic novels using the Kissuisō's staff as character references. He eventually starts working at the inn after it is discovered that he can't pay the bill. Ironically, his past works include a cooking manga that inspired both Minko and Tōru to become cooks themselves.
- Denroku Sukegawa (助川 電六 Sukegawa Denroku)
- Voiced by: Chō
- A 73-year-old janitor working at Kissuisō. He has been working at Kissuisō since its establishment. The staff calls him "Beanman".
- Kōichi Tanemura (種村 孝一 Tanemura Kōichi)
- Voiced by: Yūki Kaji
- Kōichi is a 16-year-old teenager who is Ohana's best friend. Kōichi confessed his feelings to Ohana before her departure, but was too afraid to hear her answer and ran away. He often offers Ohana support when she feels down. As the story progress, he feels abandoned by Ohana as she adjusts to her new lifestyle.
- Satsuki Matsumae (松前 皐月 Matsumae Satsuki)
- Voiced by: Takako Honda
- Ohana's 38-year-old mother. She is a journalist who elopes with her boyfriend to evade his debt. She leaves Ohana to the care of her mother, who claims to have disowned her daughter. She neglected Ohana as a child and raised her with the mentality of relying on oneself. She works as a hotel and inn critic, often asked to write scathing reviews if asked by her higher ups.
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