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Firechick's Game Reviews: One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e
Rating : 48/100 Many know the company Visual Arts/Key for their visual novels: Kanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters, Rewrite , their kinetic novels, and so on. But while…
Kanon, One: To a Shining Season, Planetarian, Rewrite, Tactics
Anime Like Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable
Upon moving with his family from Tokyo to Kitami City in Hokkaido, Tsubasa Shiki is captivated by the rural serenity of the Hokkaido winter. He was so
Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, My First Girlfriend is a Gal, Non Non Biyori, Silver Spoon
Firechick's Anime Reviews: Maboroshi
Rating : 69/100 Oh, Mari Okada, I wish I knew how I felt about you as a creator. After her theatrical debut with Maquia: When The Promised Flower…
A Whisker Away, Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, maboroshi
Anime Review #106: Hanasaku Iroha – Home Sweet Home
Ever since I stumbled upon Hanasaku Iroha five years ago, and found the perfect opportunity this year to watch it, it remains one of the golden pieces of…
Anime Review #103: Kyoukai No Kanata
I was introduced to Kyoukai No Kanata, a 2013 anime series by KyoAni, in the same fashion as I did with Hanasaku Iroha: through its ending song, Daisy…
Anime Review #99: Hanasaku Iroha
People often like to bring up the various shows or projects that they’ve been putting off for the longest time. Last Sunday, I attended the first of what…
Anime NYC 2022 Interview: Mel Kishida
Illustrator Mel Kishida chats with TheOASG at Anime NYC 2022; discusses how he got into illustration, process, and more.
Blue Reflection Ray, Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, Red Data Girl
Hanasaku Iroha
Anime often does character studies and coming-of-age stories well. Hanasaku Iroha centers on Ohana Matsumae who is sent from Tokyo to live with a grandmother she had never…
Anime Series Like Kakuriyo – Bed and Breakfast for Spirits
Since she was a child, Aoi could see spirits. After one day feeding a hungry spirit, she is whisked off to the hidden realm where an ogre states…
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life, Gugure! Kokkuri-san, Restaurant to Another World, The Morose Mononokean, Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~
An Ode to the Women of Anime, Manga, & Light Novels
Happy International Women’s Day, everyone! In honor of the day, we here at BtT are excited to celebrate some of our favorite women working in anime, manga, and…
The Heike Story, Urusei Yatsura, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Wandering Son, Boys Over Flowers
Anime Series Like Kids on the Slope
After moving around his entire life, classical pianist Kaoru Nishimi has abandoned all hope of fitting in as he arrives in Kyushu for his final year of high…
Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, Kids on the Slope, Nodame Cantabile, Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Your Lie in April
Secondary Findings: The Mitchells vs The Machines, Kingdom Hearts, Etc.
Sharing some random things I happen to be enjoying recently.
Anime Series Like The Aquatope on White Sand
After abandoning her career and dream as an idol, Fuuka Miyazawa flees to Okinawa and wanders until she ends up at the Gama Gama Aquarium. She finds that…
Amagi Brilliant Park, Glasslip, Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, Tamayura OVA, The aquatope on white sand
Animecast: Anime That Need More Attention
The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast give a rundown of many titles that they believe didn’t get enough spotlight in the anime fandom. Listen in and prepare…
Kagewani, kemurikusa., Planet With, Sound of the Sky, Tsugumomo
Animecast: Recently My Mailbag is Unusual
The hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast take on their ever growing list of questions submitted by the community. Join in on their discussions spanning from licensing, censorship,…
Hanasaku Iroha – Kissui-so is where dreams come together
It can be difficult to tell a story centered around a location. Hanasaku Iroha manages it so well, with an ending that left me dreaming.
10 Anime Series That Mirror Real Life Locations
Art is frequently inspired by real life, and while perhaps the busty monster harems and main character popularity are the stuff of pure fiction, the locations are less…
Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, Laid-Back Camp, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Squid Girl, Steins;Gate
“Hana no Iro” (trans. “The Color of a Flower”) — Hanasaku Iroha OP1
namida no ame ga hoo o tataku tabi ni utsukushiku VERSEkudaranai RUURU kara hamidasezu ni naite ita boyake sugita mirai chizusurihetta KOKORO o umetakute atsumeta iranai MONO bakari…
Anime Corner: Hanasaku Iroha Blossoms for Tomorrow Review
Fest It Up! What’s the Story? When Ohana’s mother takes off with her iffy boyfriend to avoid paying his debts, Ohana is sent to live with her grandmother…
Dick Dastardly’s Gun Kata: Appare-Ranman!
The anime studio P.A. Works generally follows a consistent formula: establish an interesting setting such as an old-fashioned hotel (Hanasaku Iroha), an animation studio (SHIROBAKO), or a small…
APPARE-RANMAN!, Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, Sakura Quest, SHIROBAKO
Ohana Matsumae – My Favorite Anime Character (Out of Over 500 Series I’ve Seen)
I’ll start this off by saying something that will sound stupid, but I truly mean it. While actual people – such as my father, mother, grandparents and various…
The Decade in Review: The Japanese Industry
I said I wouldn’t be updating this blog for a while, but I remembered that I was working on a two-post "decade in review" which I had star...
In This Corner of the World, Macross, Sailor Moon Crystal, Space Adventure Cobra, Blood Blockade Battlefront
Hanasaku Iroha 花咲くいろは
Ohana, a Tokyo high school girl, who had been living alone with her single mom has no choice but to relocate to her grandmother’s inn when her mom…
An Unseen Blossoming – A Review of Hanasaku Iroha (2011)
People often go about Google with curious search terms such as ‘underrated anime’ or ‘obscure but good anime’. This results in often dubious lists in forums and other…
Boondoggle - Sakura Quest's exploration of rural depopulation
Sakura Quest is the most recent series from studio P.A. Works’ “earnest girls working earnestly” genre that it started back in 2011 with Hanasaku Iroha. Sakura’s story starts…
OtakuGeneration (Show #488) Fall Impressions
Shownotes :: (show 488) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Fall Impressions, recorded live October 12th, 2014. This week finished watching…
Gundam Build Fighters, Wolf Girl and Black Prince, Chaika -The Coffin Princess-, Ghost in the Shell, Fairy Tail
OtakuGeneration (Show #487) Fall Impressions
Shownotes :: (show 487) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Fall Impressions, recorded live October 5th, 2014. This week started watching…
MEGANEBU!, Naruto: Shippuden, Unico, Mobile Suit Gundam, Bodacious Space Pirates
OtakuGeneration (Show #421) Fuse: Memoirs of the Hunter Girl
Shownotes :: (show 421) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Fuse, recorded live June 30th, 2013. This week we watched a a…
Black Magic M-66, Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, Lovely Complex, Matchless Raijin-Oh, Puella Magi Madoka Magica
OtakuGeneration (Show #409) Spring Preview
Shownotes :: (show 409 :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Potemayo, recorded live April 7th, 2013. This week we started the process…
Naruto: Shippuden, Psychic Detective Yakumo, A Certain Scientific Railgun, Fairy Tail, Inu X Boku Secret Service
OtakuGeneration (Show #408) Potemayo
Shownotes :: (show 408 :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Potemayo, recorded live March 31st, 2013. This week Botos suggested watching Potemayo…
Letter Bee, Summer Wars, Fairy Tail, Hiiro no Kakera: The Tamayori Princess Saga, Inu X Boku Secret Service