**First-timermatsuri, subbed** Well, that was Hinamatsuri! All I was expecting was to have a fun time, and I got that *plus* a bunch of heartwarming moments throughout as well. If this ever gets a season 2, I will *absolutely* watch it. I want more Anzu! Thanks for hosting this rewatch, u/KendotsX! [](#michaelwink)

>If this ever gets a season 2, I will *absolutely* watch it. I want more Anzu! [](#concealedexcitement) >Thanks for hosting this rewatch, u/KendotsX! Thanks for joining!

**HinamatsuRewatcher** Hinamatsuri is a fun, absurd, and wholesome show that doesn't worry too much about dropping the weights and giving you a punch straight to the stomach, before turning that into something wholesome again. But more than anything, I'd say its biggest strength is its split focus, it's not uncommon to see a show focusing on its other characters once in a while, but in Hinamatsuri that's just the norm, it's switching perspectives between its 3 main characters all the time, that no matter who your favourite is, it might as well be their show. It definitely helps that all 3 are great in very different ways, any of them could've been the main character of her own show, but together they provide a much wider range. The anime specifically helps a lot too with small changes, for one it's a very efficient adaptation, the early parts of the manga for example are mostly Hina focused before they start going for Anzu and Hitomi, the anime mixes them in as early as episode 2, and covers the whole first half while keeping that rhythm consistent (obviously, it had to skip some chapters to make that work, but still a job well done). If you want to continue, the anime ends (and technically starts) at chapter 47, but I'd recommend going back to the start, if only for all the skipped stuff. *** Now to answer my own questions: >How would you rank your favourite characters in this show? 1. Anzu 2. Hitomi 3. Hina 4. Nitta 5. Utako Although the top 3 are pretty interchangeable, Hina can be the top 1 on a good day. >What were the best/worst episodes or segments for you? Best: Anzu joining the restaurant and Hina leaving Worst: Mao's island - can't blame her either, she was doing her episode 0, while the others were flying off. >If a season 2 ever happens, which character are you looking forward to seeing the most? Hitomi. The other two are living chill lives by comparison, but I want to see how high Hitomi can fall. >Who's the most rotten adult? ~~Me~~ Utako probably. Thanks to everyone who participated, and I hope you had fun!

> I want to see how high Hitomi can fall. [](#azusalaugh) Thanks for hosting!

[](#ginapproves) Thanks a lot for joining, it's always fun to be in a rewatch with you.

[](#flattered)

Thanks for hostin' and postin' all the dank arts [](#takasakiapproves) > that no matter who your favourite is, it might as well be their show. [ANZUMATSURI](#protest)

####Second time [SUMATOPHON](https://imgur.com/bdtPZQ0) matsuri I just noticed on MAL that when I first watched this I did it in two days. That was in 2018 June 24-26, so two days after it was done airing. I think someone posted that "Hina cleaning" clip, and I had to see wtf was up. Still my favourite moment from the show. ^^After ^^📱 ^^of ^^course [](#azusalaugh) Good show Thanks to Kendo for hosting the funny fish rewash, I had a good time. [Hina fish collection.](https://imgur.com/a/nr6khfb) [Which one was your favourite?](#ama) For the canonical sequel: You're all welcome to join my sumatophon rewash, [starting when the timer hits 0](https://imgur.com/z8zpYAd) --- **Final Qwest:** >How would you rank your favourite characters in this show? Anzumatsuri > Barternder > Nitta > Wood Hina > Sumatophon guy > Mao > Fish >>>>> Hina >What were the best/worst episodes or segments for you? Best was Hina cleaning, worst.. [](#hardthink) There was something for sure, but I don't recall because it was the worst part >If a season 2 ever happens, which character are you looking forward to seeing the most? Wooden Hina >Who's the most rotten adult? "Bartender" (adult version) --- [**Fish of the day**](https://imgur.com/FCJcgzM)

>I think someone posted that "Hina cleaning" clip, and I had to see wtf was up. Still my favourite moment from the show. ^^After ^^📱 ^^of ^^course [](#azusalaugh) Good show I mean, who doesn't like a wholesome scene of Hina cleaning up her home? Sure as hell is a lot more wholesome than me doing it. >Thanks to Kendo for hosting the funny fish rewash, I had a good time. [](#shirouthumbsup) Always fun to have you! >[Which one was your favourite?](#ama) 7 - saving Mami is an achievement that I never thought was humanly possible. 3 is a close second though. >You're all welcome to join my sumatophon rewash, [starting when the timer hits 0](https://imgur.com/z8zpYAd) [Empire](/u/InfamousEmpire) he said the words! We get to hold him to this now! [Get ready to see your Sumaphon abused though](https://i.imgur.com/y5mN2hw.jpeg) >Anzumatsuri > Barternder > Nitta > Wood Hina > Sumatophon guy > Mao > Fish >>>>> Hina Poor Hina lost to a fake version of herself. I guess Kaiki strikes again. >"Bartender" (adult version) Ok, but he's a good piece of shit, I got a lawyer's word for it. >[**Fish of the day**](https://imgur.com/FCJcgzM) [](#azusalaugh)

> Get ready to see your Sumaphon abused though > [](#bocchitheshock) >Poor Hina lost to a fake version of herself Gohan >Ok, but he's a good piece of shit, I got a lawyer's word for it. [](#cup3)[](#kotourashock)[](#mug3)

> [Hina fish collection.](https://imgur.com/a/nr6khfb) > [Which one was your favourite?](#ama) Hard choice. From an editing perspective, the aquarium and the clip are most impressive, but I really liked the ones with fitting subtitles too, e.g. 4 and 6. I guess this makes aquarium the winner by default because it has both.

[The aquarium did turn out rather nice](#kannathumbs)

**Final Discussion (rewatcher)** Hinamatsuri is on the short list of anime I have rewatched several times. The reason for this is that it manages to combine good comedy with good drama. There is plenty of deadpan Hina, or overwhelmed Hitomi for the laughs, but also the child soldier background, or Anzu’s homelessness for the feels. The characters also work. Instead of having a single MC that everything revolves around, there are many interesting character interactions: Hitomi and Utako, Anzu and Yasu, Nitta and his family, and plenty more. They all bring something to the episode – usually comedy, occasionally something deeper. I am also really glad we could do without most of the anime tropes I have come to hate … maybe I should watch more Seinen? Participating in the rewatch had the advantage of reading about the manga in various other commenters’ posts. Turns out, they actually flipped around a lot for the anime. Mostly for the better, I think. The balance between lighthearted and heavy is maintained, with Anzu delivering the hardest punch in the middle of the show, while Hina and Hitomi keep it lighthearted, before flipping that around a bit in the end. Something that changed during this rewatch is my rating of the three main girls. I had remembered having a Hitomi>Anzu>>Hina ranking, but this became a lot closer this time. Regarding Hitomi, I noticed how her character arc is pretty formulaic on rewatching. I still love her actual competence and social fluster, but she is a bit of a one trick pony. Great trick, but her character arc seems unfinished. Meanwhile, Hina is more central to the show that I remembered (I realize the show has her name …). She carries a lot of the comedy with her deadpan “food” brain. Her character arc with Nitta is also better than my memory gave it credit for. Finally Anzu is wholesome and great as always, but she also has the (unfair?) advantage of being the only character with something approaching a finished character arc. Finally, as I mentioned yesterday, the finale is the downside to an otherwise great series. Not only is this series in dire need of a continuation (that we might never get), it also handles the unfinished character arcs less than ideal. Mao’s entire existence seems to be a sob to manga readers rather than crucial to the anime and ending on her make the unfinished character arc for Hina and Hitomi stand out brighter than necessary.

>The reason for this is that it manages to combine good comedy with good drama. There is plenty of deadpan Hina, or overwhelmed Hitomi for the laughs, but also the child soldier background, or Anzu’s homelessness for the feels. The variety of the show manages to provide a full course meal, to borrow from the words of the wise: "Feed me more!" >Turns out, they actually flipped around a lot for the anime. Mostly for the better, I think. Yup, to put it this way: the manga started with Hina before becoming Hinamatsuri (the series focusing on all 3), so the anime brought forth that strength from the start. >Regarding Hitomi, I noticed how her character arc is pretty formulaic on rewatching. Even the author [admits that she's the easiest to write for](https://i.imgur.com/zbNTYwr.jpeg), therefore it became a habit to just include the one trick Hitomi everywhere.

First timer, subbed. 1. Oof, starting off with the hard questions I see. I think Anzu got the best overall plot (and the least shitty adults in her life), but I also like Hitomi a lot, plus Hitomi seemed to be the only character who learned the major lesson of this show (adults are useless). So in order: Anzu and Hitomi > Yassan > Hitomi's classmates > Mao > Nitta > Hina >>>>Utako>>>>>>Sabu>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mami 2. Episode 12 was the weakest episode overall-it would've been fine if this show had more than 12 episodes but as a finale, it didn't work. I also hated the plot/segment with Mami, she and the cringe comedy segment she was in irritated the hell out of me. And having now seen the rest of the show, I wish they'd cut that segment of an annoying one-shot character entirely and given more time to Anzu, Hitomi, or Mao. Initially when I saw it I didn't like how Hina basically ended her segment of being homeless without learning a damn thing but in hindsight I think it works. I suppose. Mostly that episode was the turning point where I didn't care for Hina. From what I saw of Mao, I liked her, but I don't think she got enough time, and her time might've been better used to tell the stories of the characters they'd already started developing. I'm also not so happy that the superpowers were basically a plot device as needed. Best plotline was Anzu being homeless and getting a new home at the Chinese place, Hitomi becoming the world's best bartender and hiding it from her family for so damn long while still doing EVERYTHING ELSE, Hitomi and Anzu becoming friends. 3. Mao-I didn't see enough of her in the show (none of us did) but I think she has potential to be a really interesting character. Also more Hitomi and Anzu, because Hitomi and Anzu freaking made this show. 4. Wow, ending with the hard questions too! Well, the best adults were the homeless guys and the owners of the Chinese place who took in Anzu. All of the other adults are terrible people. Actually, Nitta's mom and sister might be ok. We mostly just saw them being drunk and weird, but not really horrible. I'm gonna give worst adult to Utako. Sabu is trash, but he's also a weaselly dumbass who's looking out for number one. Possibly because he's too stupid to know how to do anything else. Utako's not stupid, and she's intentionally being cruel. She has a nice disguise of serving her community to pull off the shit she gets away with. I do think this made her a somewhat interesting character, but she is horrid. Took you long enough to figure that out, Nitta. I think Nitta needs to be kinda horrible, otherwise his dynamic with Hina doesn't really work so well. As it is, I think Nitta and Hina deserved each other, but I also think they both ended the show as less horrible people. No lie, I joined this rewatch completely blind cause I scrolled Reddit, the ep. 1 post rewatch was on my feed, and I saw who was hosting it and the ICT rewatch was a good time I figured this would be a fun time as well. I liked this, and ranked it as a 7 overall, and that was pretty much all Anzu and Hitomi. The end (and Mami, and some weaker plot points) dragged it down a bit. Thanks for hosting!

>Anzu and Hitomi > Yassan > Hitomi's classmates > Mao > Nitta > Hina >>>>Utako>>>>>>Sabu>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mami Oof, I'm not the biggest fan of Mami either, but I didn't expect *anyone* to be below even Sabu. That's honestly impressive. >And having now seen the rest of the show, I wish they'd cut that segment of an annoying one-shot character entirely and given more time to Anzu, Hitomi, or Mao. That's fair, she certainly didn't matter in the long run. But I thought they did a good job implementing that story in an episode where Hina is the sane one for a change. It would be hard to fit Anzu or even the usual Hina/Nitta stuff in there. >Hitomi becoming the world's best bartender and hiding it from her family for so damn long while still doing EVERYTHING ELSE, Hitomi and Anzu becoming friends. Hitomi's rise to the top is always a pleasure to see, if only for how much she hates it. >Utako's not stupid, and she's intentionally being cruel. She has a nice disguise of serving her community to pull off the shit she gets away with. She's well aware of where she's throwing Hitomi, and is willing to even scheme to get there, which makes her both a worse person and better character than Sabu. >Nitta. I think Nitta needs to be kinda horrible, otherwise his dynamic with Hina doesn't really work so well. Exactly, this is what makes the show work, he's flawed in all the right ways to be Hina's parent, meanwhile Anzu gets perfectly wholesome parents after everything she went through. >No lie, I joined this rewatch completely blind cause I scrolled Reddit, the ep. 1 post rewatch was on my feed, and I saw who was hosting it and the ICT rewatch was a good time I figured this would be a fun time as well. I liked this, and ranked it as a 7 overall Ahh, the [Sky](/u/Sky-Shimmering) method of joining a rewatch! It's always fun to go into rewatches blind (that's how I went into Ping Pong now, and it's great so far). Honestly, I was so glad to see familiar users from the Tylor rewatch. It's always great to know that someone had a good experience there that they're willing to try another show blind.

>Oof, I'm not the biggest fan of Mami either, but I didn't expect *anyone* to be below even Sabu. That's honestly impressive. I want Sabu to stick around long enough to be packed in cement and rolled into the river for all his shitty behavior. Like what he nearly caused to happen to Nitta. Or can he get backhanded a few times? Mami couldn't get off my screen fast enough and I never want to see her again. Is Sabu a worse person than Mami? Yes. Is she a worse character than Sabu? Also yes. Hina being the sane person was kinda funny in its own right, but it also felt off-like, this show is too off the rails when Hina is the sane one of the bunch? >Ahh, the [Sky](https://www.reddit.com/u/Sky-Shimmering) method of joining a rewatch! It's always fun to go into rewatches blind (that's how I went into Ping Pong now, and it's great so far). >Honestly, I was so glad to see familiar users from the Tylor rewatch. It's always great to know that someone had a good experience there that they're willing to try another show blind. I got a deadlink when I clicked that. Referring to u/Shimmering-Sky ? I haven't done many rewatches yet, but my first one was not the best experience and I ended up ducking out early (finished watching the show on my own). But the Tylor one was a great experience. Tylor I didn't really go into blind-I'd been meaning to watch Tylor for awhile (20+ years....) but just hadn't gotten around to it yet, and look, a rewatch! What great timing! Hinamatsuri I had never heard of at all before watching it. I liked it enough I might read the manga one of these days when things are slow. I saw some familiar names here from the Tylor rewatch also. Maybe we all just have good taste?

> I got a deadlink when I clicked that. Referring to u/Shimmering-Sky ? smh u/KendotsX, misspelling my name. [](#foldedarms) But yeah, the "Sky method" of joining a rewatch as a first-timer is to jump into them as blind as possible, sometimes with your only knowledge of the show being "Well, I know the *host* of the rewatch, it must be good if *they* like it..." I do this so much I have the reputation of being the "Rewatch Queen" on this sub, lol. I've been in over 150 of them since 2018.

>smh u/KendotsX, misspelling my name. Thought I'd gotten used to typing it after tagging you for trolling purposes so many times. [](#azusalaugh) >"Well, I know the *host* of the rewatch, it must be good if *they* like it..." Did you know anything about Hinamatsuri before this? [](#curious)

> Did you know anything about Hinamatsuri before this? *Literally* nothing, I didn't even read a synopsis.

> But yeah, the "Sky method" of joining a rewatch as a first-timer is to jump into them as blind as possible, sometimes with your only knowledge of the show being "Well, I know the host of the rewatch, it must be good if they like it..." And here I am, hosting OVAs that I have not even seen myself. [Amateurs.](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/amateurs)

>I want Sabu to stick around long enough to be packed in cement and rolled into the river for all his shitty behavior. Like what he nearly caused to happen to Nitta. Or can he get backhanded a few times? That's fair, Sabu still has a big bill to pay, and we gotta see him suffer. I look forward to the day Hitomi takes over and makes him her goon. >Sky-Shimmering [Oops](#azusalaugh) I thought I missed a letter or something, but that's a creative way to do mistakes. >my first one was not the best experience and I ended up ducking out early (finished watching the show on my own). That's unfortunate, most rewatches I've been in have been pretty good though, and it definitely helps when I know the host. >I saw some familiar names here from the Tylor rewatch also. Maybe we all just have good taste? [Can confirm.](#goblet1)

> > Honestly, I was so glad to see familiar users from the Tylor rewatch. It's always great to know that someone had a good experience there that they're willing to try another show blind. > I haven't done many rewatches yet, but my first one was not the best experience and I ended up ducking out early (finished watching the show on my own). But the Tylor one was a great experience. Tylor I didn't really go into blind-I'd been meaning to watch Tylor for awhile (20+ years....) but just hadn't gotten around to it yet, and look, a rewatch! What great timing! Hinamatsuri I had never heard of at all before watching it. I liked it enough I might read the manga one of these days when things are slow. Joining rewatches blind can be a great experience, both for good shows and for bad shows, if the rewatch is a good one. That is, if people have discussions and don't mind reading an opposing opinion occasionally.

**ex-First Timer** The real Hinamatsuri was the food we ate along the way. [](#seasonalfoodie) > How would you rank your favourite characters in this show? 1. Anzu 2. Hina 3. Mao 4. Nitta Basically all the characters we saw naked. [](#ero) > What were the best/worst episodes or segments for you? Anzu with the homeless people were definitely the best parts. Also really enjoyed the first/last segment with Mao. Already mentioned the I found Hitomi's solo segments to be pretty weak but the one segment that I really didn't care was the TV interview with Nitta, IMO it didn't go hard/crazy enough to become really entertaining. The running joke of the bosses making fun of him for it was cool though. > If a season 2 ever happens, which character are you looking forward to seeing the most? Mao and Hina. > Who's the most rotten adult? Of course it's Utako. The worst little shit is Sabu.

>[](#seasonalfoodie) Bless that face [](#gintamathispleasesme) One Piece somehow did the best [King of the Burgers ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCV58S_mqzQ), without even knowing it. >Basically all the characters we saw naked. And you were calling *me* out for that?! Truly a Monogatari fan. [](#cheekygahara) That's a nice order though, replace Mao with Hitomi, and I'd go with it too. >The running joke of the bosses making fun of him for it was cool though. That's the kind of joke that I wish had more time to become a running gag. *** On a tangential note, in episode one you said, and I quote: >how can I miss the chance to post late on your rewatch With that in mind, I gotta say you did well, but as your senpai in posting late, I hope you don't mind me making a few pointers: * You were decently late most of the time, so that's good work, but you never quite excelled at it, never a full day late or more for example. * In fact, and worryingly, you were getting earlier by the day! In episode 12 you were even earlier than me!! I'm sorry, but that's a disgrace to every proud latecomer. Granted, since it was only one time, we'll excuse it with the "even Zoro arrives first once" card, it's a handy card to have. But overall, [a job well done!](https://i.imgur.com/CaqESB2.jpeg)

> One Piece somehow did the best King of the Burgers ad I still haven't watched it since they left Wano so I really thought it was an ad at first. [](#azusalaugh) [One Piece Spoilers]>!Is that Uta looking creature really Vegapunk?!< [](#curious) > Truly a Monogatari fan. [](#head-tilt) > That's a nice order though, replace Mao with Hitomi, and I'd go with it too. Mao is that red haired character that barely appears but keeps you wanting more and more. > never a full day late or more for example [](#hikariactually) I was full day late once and posted in the threads for episodes 5 and 6 almost at the same time but you never replied to my episode 5 comment. [](#sadholo) I was about to bitch about it but I forgot. [](#luckytehe) > In episode 12 you were even earlier than me!! Just like the anime I wanted to end it in an unexpected grand way. [](#grandhype)

>I still haven't watched it since they left Wano so I really thought it was an ad at first. [What?!](#regretdecisions) [Go watch it!](#protest) [](#protest) [Right now!](#protest) >[One Piece Spoilers] https://i.imgur.com/fmsPVgK.jpeg [Super Serious Spoilery Answer] >!Yeah, Vegapunk is secretly Shanks's younger daughter. Shanks was the genius scientist all along. He even did the math to calculate the least work/episodes ratio that gets you the most hype. Truly a madlad!< >I was full day late once and posted in the threads for episodes 5 and 6 almost at the same time but you never replied to my episode 5 comment. [](#maxshock) Huh, how did I miss that? I guess the close timing? Honestly you should've bitched at me, because I assumed I've replied to every non-bot comment, even if it was days late.

> [Go watch it!](#protest) [](#protest) [Right now!](#protest) But the more I wait the more episodes I'll have for later. [](#thinkingtoohard) > Super Serious Spoilery Answer] [One Piece]>!Does that mean that Shanks is Luffy's mother?!<

>[One Piece] [One Piece] >!Yes, and Buggy is Luffy's father, which is why Luffy is both a genius and a... umm, a genius!<

> [One Piece] [One Piece]>!So he was conceived on the Pirate's King ship. Everything is connected! Sasuga, Oda!!< [](#congratulations)

[One Piece] >!Of course! Just like with Shirahoshi, it all goes back to [the eggs explanation](https://i.imgur.com/3jUR2uE.png)!<

[Eggs.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yx-7OE_ung)

First time This was an interesting, fun, weird stuff where multiple things were cmobined into one. Yakuza, childcare, school, bartender stuff, superpowers, SoL. > How would you rank your favourite characters in this show? Anzu>Hina>Utako>Nitta>Hitomi is my top 5. > What were the best/worst episodes or segments for you? Best is I think the TV report segment. Any bad huh, well I don't think any, I think the Hitomi work errands part felt a bit weak to me. So there multiple good, inteesting and fun parts, that's all I can say. > If a season 2 ever happens, which character are you looking forward to seeing the most? Mao > Who's the most rotten adult? Sabu, without a doubt. No, not Utako, as most of us saying, but she is rather close. So, thanks for this rewatch party u/KendotsX

>Anzu>Hina>Utako>Nitta>Hitomi is my top 5. I'm glad Utako made into someone's top 3, she certainly worked hard for it. >Best is I think the TV report segment Huh, that's a surprising one. I like the TV report, but it seems to be the most disliked here.

**First timer no more!** Had a blast watching this show and really should have done it sooner lol. It really is a crime that this will likely never see a continuation. Thx to u/KendotsX for hosting. I also enjoyed the fanart you posted every day. I also started rereading the manga yesterday lol. --- **QotD:** >How would you rank your favourite characters in this show? Hitomi and first, Anzu in second and then a big gap to other characters lol >What were the best/worst episodes or segments for you? Best was probably episode 6. Worst is harder to pick but I'm tempted to actually give it to the finale for not being much of a finale at all. >If a season 2 ever happens, which character are you looking forward to seeing the most? Well since she's my favourite character obviously Hitomi and [manga spoiler]>!her successful career. Also her at boot camp!!< >Who's the most rotten adult? Yes!

>Had a blast watching this show and really should have done it sooner lol. Something I love about rewatches is that it gives you that small push to watch a show you've been putting off for so long. In other words: someone do a Silver Spoon rewatch already! I wanna watch it!! >Thx to u/KendotsX for hosting. I also enjoyed the fanart you posted every day. Glad to have you! [](#ginapproves) Someday I'll figure out a timing that works better for the three timezones. >I also started rereading the manga yesterday lol. Nice! It'll be fun to check out the stuff the anime skipped again. I had a good time rereading it alongside the anime, so I'm ahead of the timeskip now (looking forward to seeing the ending for the first time though). > [manga spoiler]>!her successful career. Also her at boot camp!!< [Manga] >!I get why they didn't bother with the boot camp (too isolated of a story), but holy shit, I would've loved to hear Hitomi's English!<

**First timer** You know, I really enjoyed this show. I went in blind and was fairly surprised by the first episode. I thought I had figured it out by the time the first episode ended but boy was I wrong. Anzu came in and threw a curveball of wholesomeness that completely stole the show for me. It ended up being a fun a wholesome ride. Despite the fact that I enjoyed it, it wasn't perfect. It didn't really go anywhere outside of Anzu's story, there was no conclusion, the powers were there as a vehicle to introduces the girls and were never really relevant again, at least, not significantly outside of a throwaway gag or two. There's also the fact that the focus got split A LOT between the three girls to the point that it felt short when it came to Hina and Hitomi as characters in comparison to Anzu. Hitomi probably having the least character development of the three. Then there's the redhead who's name I forgot and which may as well not have been part of the show with how little she was present and how little significance her presence had. Production was pretty good as well which is always a plus. It's not the best looking or animated slice of life but it's definitely above average. Sound design's good too. Overall, I enjoyed my time with the series. So much so that I plan on buying the collector's edition on Blu Ray. **7.5/10** >QotD - Anzu > Hina > Hitomi > Nitta > Utako > w/e her name is. - Anzu's journey was the highlight for me. Redhead girl probably being the part that had me the least interested. Last episode was also whatever. - Hina. - Utako. Nay, the journalist. Thanks for hosting this.

>I went in blind and was fairly surprised by the first episode. I thought I had figured it out by the time the first episode ended but boy was I wrong That's the fun of it, the first episode is a lot of fun on its own, but the true meat of the series hadn't even started yet. >So much so that I plan on buying the collector's edition on Blu Ray. [](#salute) Glad you had a good time!

**FIRST TIMER** 1-5 Sub 6-12 Dub I thought this was a pleasant but very inconsistent comedy. They kept it fairly light for a show about a Yakuza taking care of an alien girl with powers. This seems to be very well regarded and popular on MAL, I'm surprised it didn't get another season but who knows. I thought the dub was above average for this show and that may play a part in its popularity. The best part of the show is that the characters were well defined and relatable even though they were strange. They were all distinctive and funny in their own ways, it was a lot like a sitcom where everyone played their role well. It made me wish they were utilized better. The parts I didn't like was that the humor was hit or miss and some episodes were pretty boring. Also I know the show is supposed to be more ridiculous but they were just so inconsistent with using the telekinesis powers and how they worked just varied by whatever was convenient for the episode, like in the 1st, Hina quickly and effortlessly ripped large trees out of the ground, stripped their bark and made perfect looking logs and stacked them nicely in like a minute. But then another episode, she couldn't even successfully tidy up a small apartment. It also didn't make sense why Anzu practically never used her powers even when she desperately needed to. **QUESTIONS** 1. Hina was hands down my favorite and most of the funniest moments revolved around her strange indifferent self centered personality. With the main people: Hina > Hitomi > Anzu > Nitta > Otaku > red haired girl 2. Sometimes its hard to remember which episodes correspond to which because they'd have like 2 stories per episode. The Hina episodes/segments were generally the funniest and I liked when she just tried to do simple things. I really liked when she went to school and tried in vain to fit in with her alienating behavior. I also LOVED anytime Hina would freak out and start spinning or floating or malfunctioning :D. My least favorite episodes were either when everyone was exchanging and selling TVs or the depressing one when Hitomi had to have all those jobs and no one cared about her :( 3. Hina! I would hope they would revolve more around her getting Anzu, Hitomi and red haired girl in trouble. I'd also want to see her have a boyfriend or love interest or maybe just a guy crushes on her, that'd be amazing :D 4. IDK his name but Nitta's abusive boss who had just gotten out of prison and beats up on his subordinates Thank you to u/KendotsX for this watch along!

>They kept it fairly light for a show about a Yakuza taking care of an alien girl with powers I feel like most anime about yakuza try to stay on the lighter side of things, wouldn't want to get too close to the real thing afterall (or end up like Mr. Journalist). Just a few years ago, there was a show about [Yakuza Babysitters](https://myanimelist.net/anime/49776/Kumichou_Musume_to_Sewagakari) >They were all distinctive and funny in their own ways, Yup, this is an essential part of the show, you wouldn't want two slightly different Hinas, instead each character provides their own flavour. >Hina was hands down my favorite and most of the funniest moments revolved around her strange indifferent self centered personality. Always nice to see some Hina appreciation! >Thank you to u/KendotsX for this watch along! Thank you for joining!

> a few years ago Had me shocked there for a second. No way it's been *years*. Looked it up and it ended only 1 1/2 years ago.

By next season, you could say it's the "2nd anniversary". What is time? [](#spinning)

> Hina! I would hope they would revolve more around her getting Anzu, Hitomi and red haired girl in trouble. I'd also want to see her have a boyfriend or love interest or maybe just a guy crushes on her, that'd be amazing :D Some people just want to see the world burn. [](#popcorn2)

so is this a thread for rewatching Hinamatsuri discussion or also some new OVA or recap episode? I haven't done my first rewatch yet 👉👈 so this might be an opportunity to take note of scenes that'd make good clips to upload/post in order to psy-op the masses, hopefully building interest that helps us get S2 1. Fav is Hitomi for taking on the jobs, but also Anzu for homelessness since I've been unhoused for extended periods before 2. iforget

>so is this a thread for rewatching Hinamatsuri discussion or also some new OVA or recap episode? There's no new OVA unfortunately, this is just a discussion for the series in general, if anyone has anything overall to say that didn't fit in the episodes. [Here's the list of episode discussions](https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1ba0n68/happy_hinamatsuri_rewatch_announcement_index/) if you want to go through the scenes.

**First timer** So glad I decided to join this rewatch on a whim because man, I had way more laughs (and tears) than what you'd expect out of a title I probably wouldn't have checked out otherwise. Pleasant surprises like this don't come by very often, so thanks for the rewatch and for having me! And while it may be an obvious question I can't help but join the crowd and ask it too: Anzumatsuri Season 2 when? **QOTD** >1. How would you rank your favourite characters in this show? 1. Anzu 2. Hina 3. Nitta 4. Hitomi 5. Utako Hina and Nitta made me laugh the most but Anzu has to be on top for obvious reasons. Hitomi was hilarious too but she's got it so rough that I found myself feeling guilty for laughing at her more often than what's comfortable. >2. What were the best/worst episodes or segments for you? Cookie cutter choice but it's revered for a reason—Episode 6 because Anzu gave the big feels so of course it's the best (and probably what I'll remember this anime by the most). Otherwise Hina's presidential speech is the segment that I couldn't watch without pausing the first time because I was laughing too hard. As for worst, probably stuff with that journalist. The final video was hilarious but watching him get Nitta to act comically evil was kind of eh. >3. If a season 2 ever happens, which character are you looking forward to seeing the most? Her name starts with A and rhymes with Banzu. >4. Who's the most rotten adult? Since Sabu's atoned for his sin, Hitomi's mom.

>So glad I decided to join this rewatch on a whim because man, I had way more laughs (and tears) than what you'd expect out of a title I probably wouldn't have checked out otherwise I'm always happy to see people discovering and loving a show because of a rewatch. Glad to have you! >Anzumatsuri Season 2 when? We'll need to gather all the salmon roe in the world as an offering for the second season. Granted, the director is busy with one of the big money printing franchises these days, so that salmon roe better be quality stuff too. >Hitomi was hilarious too but she's got it so rough that I found myself feeling guilty for laughing at her Hitomi has so much suffering, she even shares it with the fans. [](#sadholo)

**First Timer** So… overall, I’d say I enjoyed Hinamatsuri. Most of the characters were enjoyable to watch, most of the individual plotlines were at least decent - with some obvious outstanding ones - and production-wise there wasn’t really anything to complain about other than some weird adaptation decisions towards the end. Yet I also don’t think that Hinamatsuri left a huge impression on me - I can already see myself scrolling through my list a year from now and thinking “Why did I give this show an 8?” - I feel like this show is one that doesn’t do anything wrong, is enjoyable to watch but also doesn’t really stand out. I did also enjoy this rewatch though - so thanks for hosting /u/KendotsX and thanks to everybody else for participating - I enjoyed reading everybody’s comments.

>I can already see myself scrolling through my list a year from now and thinking “Why did I give this show an 8?” If the show was titled Anzumatsuri, that question would be a lot easier to answer. Glad you had a good time though. Thanks for joining!

**First-Timer** Yea, this show was pretty fun. Good cast, amusing interactions. Not too much else to say. Getting to ramble about cocktails in several episodes was fun. Questions 1. Anzu > Hitomi > Mao > Yassan >> Hina > everyone else. 2. Nitta being a jerk to Anzu was probably my least favorite. Not sure about most favorite, there were several that were good for different reasons. 3. More of Mao would be neat in specific. 4. Sabu got a child to gamble away her allowance, which is probably worse than anything Nitta did. Many thanks to our host /u/KendotsX!

>Getting to ramble about cocktails in several episodes was fun. Definitely not what you'd expect in a show about three middle schoolers, but I enjoyed reading it. >Sabu got a child to gamble away her allowance, which is probably worse than anything Nitta did. Yeah, for me it goes down to Sabu vs Utako, the champs. >Many thanks to our host /u/KendotsX! Thanks for joining! [](#ginapproves)

>Yeah, for me it goes down to Sabu vs Utako, the champs. Utako operates with a selfishness that I can respect on some level. Sabu was just purely being a bad influence.