Once again, this was an amazing episode where we see not only how much Ohana has grown as a person... Continue Reading
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「Nothing Venture Nothing Win」
"Nothing Venture, Nothing Win"
Want to know why I love this show much? Week by week, P.A. Works manages to do something amazing each and every episode. The value of a hard earned dollar is something that isn't preached as often as it should, and I am overjoyed that Ohana demonstrated one of the best character traits to have -- modesty.
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Times are tough at Kissuiso and the staff are feeling the pressure. Episode 06 of Hanasaku Iroha follows Ohana and friends as they consider the unsure future of their home/workplace. Does Granny Pimphand still have enough fight left to keep her sinking ship afloat? It’s been a month since Ohana was abandoned on her grandmother’s [...]
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Oh, Ohana~ How you make everything more interesting. It is hard to compare this with Anohana this week, but it was definitely a good episode regardless. We got to see the cast in a few different costumes, rather than just the same old stuff. It's nothing near the level of MM! but it is still good to see that the characters can change clothes.
Like most slice-of-life shows, nothing much
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Episode 06 - Quite the odd episode here. We got some nice character insights regarding the grandmother here, but the way in which the episode initially tried to go about it was kind of awkward. The moments were pretty embarassingly funny, but I can’t help but feel there could have been another way to go [...]
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It's pay day at the Kissuiso inn, making for a moment of excitement for Ohana as she checks her earnings to find that her payslip contains a whopping 20,000 Yen. Well, whopping by Ohana's admittedly twisted view on life anyhow...
That aside, things still aren't exactly looking great on the business front for Kissuiso, which leads to the latest in what is apparently a regular visit from business
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So, this show is really seems to be going with the “first half random stories, second half plot”-format. This episode was once again a standalone story. With this though, I also realized what I’ve been missing through the past four episodes:
There are two keys to a great first half for such a format: it needs [...]
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HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH CHINA-DRESSES Especially that BOIN, Nakocchi. DAT BOIN. OH GOD DAT BOIN. HURR… THOSE SLITS TOO. THOSE SLITS. Man, the poor customer who got the eyeful of Nako and Ohana sure got the the short end of the stick. His daughter and wife pouting at him when they went to apologize was one of the [...]
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