Hanasaku Iroha

Review

Summary: 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.

This anime was great and fun to watch in general. The main character Ohana was a great lead and it was fun to watch her growth from the beginning of the anime to the end of the anime. Every character who worked at the inn had various personalities and they were not bland characters in the least. The story and animation was well executed and this anime really does shine.

Romance

KoichixOhana

This was one of the driving romances in the anime and what can I say? These two are cute together and they are the pure essence of teen romance.

TohruxOhana

These two are also cute together and I loved their interactions with each other, but as much as I liked them together I hate to admit their relationship had more of an elder brother and younger sister vibe and we have Minko who already had eyes for Tohru romantically. Tohru and Ohana is kinda of my OTP of this show, but I don't have anything against Koichi.

Verdict

This anime is a definite watch as it is refreshing coming of age story with hints of romance, comedy and drama. Also, it doesn't hurt that the animation is absolutely gorgeous. 

Score: 9.0