Hanasaku Iroha (花咲くいろは, lit. The Colors of Blooming) is a Japanese anime series produced by P.A. Works. The anime began airing on April 2011 at UHF station and other TV broadcast station, as well as online at NicoNicoDouga.
Synopsis
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 Kissuisou. She begins working at Kissuisou, at her grandmother's request, but finds herself at ends 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 Kissuisou staff for a more prominent future.
(From Wikipedia)
Production Overview
P.A.Works produced this anime as the studio's 10th Anniversary Work. This anime is not adapted from any sources, which makes it an original work.
It is also officially licensed by Crunchyroll, making it available online for streaming on the US. It is also well recieved by the viewers around.
The setting of the anime is based on the real model of Hakuunrou Hotel, an onsen ryokan located at Ishikawa prefecture, Chuubu region at Honshuu Island. After the anime production announcement, promotions about the anime and the place itself took place in Ishikawa prefecture's capital city, which is Kanazawa.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Eito Chida began serialization in the December 2010 issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine.
About Hakuunrou Hotel
Hakuunrou Hotel was a Yuwakuonsen, an onsen ryokan specifically available and located at area of Kanagawa city, Ishikawa.
However, the place no longer exists, since the hotel fully dissolved itself at 2006.
Character Outline
Main Characters
Ohana Matsumae (松前 緒花 Matsumae Ohana)
Voiced by: Kanae Itou
Minko Tsurugi (鶴来 民子 Tsurugi Minko)
Voiced by: Chiaki Omigawa
Nako Oshimizu (押水 菜子 Oshimizu Nako)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
Yuina Wakura (和倉 結名 Wakura Yuina)
Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu
Staffs of Kissuisou
Sui Shijima (四十万 スイ Shijima Sui)
Voiced by: Tamie Kubota
Tomoe Wajima (輪島 巴 Wajima Tomoe)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto
Minko Tsurugi (鶴来 民子 Tsurugi Minko)
Voiced by: Chiaki Omigawa
Tooru Miyagishi (宮岸 徹 Miyagishi Tooru)
Voiced by: Junji Majima
Renji Togashi (富樫 蓮二 Togashi Renji)
Voiced by: Taro Yamaguchi
Denroku Sukegawa (助川 電六 Sukegawa Denroku)
Voiced by: Choo
Other Characters
Kouichi Tanemura (種村 孝一 Tanemura Kouichi)
Voiced by: Yuuki Kaji
Tarou Jiroumaru (次郎丸 太朗 Jiroumaru Tarou)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
Takako Kawajiri (川尻 崇子 Kawajiri Takako)
Voiced by : Ayumi Tsunematsu
Staff
Original Author / Animation Studio : P.A.WORKS
Director : Masahiro Ando
Series Composition : Mari Okada
Original Character Design : Kishida Mel
Character Design, Lead Art Director : Kanami Sekiguchi
Main Animator : Yuriko Ishii
Color design: Katsue Inoue
Background Art Director : Kazuki Higashiji
Special Effects : Masahiro Murakami
Editing : Ayumi Takahashi
Music : Shiroh Hamaguchi
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Producer : Hiroshi Kawamura, Kenji Horikawa, Shigeru Saitou, Shuichi Kitada, Takahiro Inagaki, Takema Okamura, Tsuyoshi Oda, Yasushi Ooshima, Yousuke Wada
Production : Hanairo Ryokan Association
Theme Songs
- OP THEME
「Hana no Iro」
by nano.RIPE
- ED THEME
「Hazy」
by Sphere
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Related Links
Anime 「Hanasaku Iroha」 Official Website (Japanese)
Hanasaku Iroha Official Blog (Japanese)
Hanasaku Iroha - NicoNicoDouga Channel (Japanese)