Final Impressions: Hanasaku Iroha

Morning folks!

Yes! Hanasaku Iroha fans! I am finally going to post the final impressions for this anime! So sorry for the wait!

"Hanasaku Iroha", or "Hana-Saku Iroha" (don't see what difference there is by placing a hyphen) an anime which I am currently watching. Yes, its one of those romance-filled, real life, super emotional type animes that we all (or some of us) love.

And just to make it a point, how can you not love the main character? She's sooooooo cute!!!

Well, I should go explaining the plot first, since that's the most important part.

Initially, life is, erm... not so good, when you have an irresponsible mother who is having a boyfriend and decides to abandon you to someone else. This is currently the life of this 16 year old girl; Ohana Matsumae. A hardworking girl who gets no reward for her efforts. You can say is harsh, but that's what makes it so realistic, lol.

And worst of all, Ohana's closest friend Kouichi Tanemura proposes to her right before she leaves, leaving her in a state of confusion!

So Ohana is left in the care of her grandmother, Shijima Sui, whom she realises owns a Taisho period (1920s) hot spring inn called Kissuiso in the countryside. Not getting on good terms with her grandmother at all, she makes her work at Kissuiso. However, she finds herself at ends with, well, almost all of the employees at the inn. (Like i said, harsh). Very discouraged at first, (even getting slapped later by her grandmother), she learns that she must change for the better, to make ammends, and get along well with them, eventually helping Kissuiso become even better in the future.

It is, without doubt, one of the best countryside type anime which i have ever seen. The plot is very well made, and it also contains humour to a generic level. Many of the characters in the anime are very funny at what they do, and there is a very warm atmosphere in the anime!

The many parts of the anime feature stuff that happens at the inn, like a drama featuring the inn, a wedding and the school festival.

However, nearing the end, right before the bonboru festival, things don't go so well for Kissuiso though. It is falling on hard times, trying to keep up with the costs, and of which the landlady's health is fading. So she announces that it is time for the 50++ year old hot spring inn to come to a close.

Many of the staff don't agree to her terms and work extremely hard to recover money, but to Ohana, it is obvious, they have lost the true character of Kissuiso, of which everyone enjoys his or her duty when they work in the inn.

In the end, well, it was a sad but touching end. All I would say is that everyone is happy as they do their jobs, and the problems are resolved, of which only time will tell at the success of the inn, and Ohana & Kouichi finally have their happy ending.


Hanasaku Iroha really is a heart-warming anime that you MUST WATCH, though there are some hot spring scenes and a bit of ECCHI I guess.
You can get the fansubs for Hanasaku Iroha from Doki, Hatsuyuki and SHiN-gx


Hanasaku Iroha has 26 episodes, and premiered from April 3 to September 25. 

Hint for next review: Verdict Crown!

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