Hanasaku Iroha

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. Anime production committee announced the production details at Ishikawa prefecture's capital city, which is Kanazawa-shi, promoting the place itself.

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