Hanabi-chan wa Okuregachi

Recent college graduate Musashi Shinonome is visiting the Shitamachi God Heaven pachinko hall after inheriting it from his late grandfather. Inside, he stumbles upon a girl sleeping in a futon, who wakes up upon his arrival. She introduces herself as Hanabi Hana Ariake: a self-proclaimed perfected pachislot machine that has turned into a human. To prove this, she demonstrates her ability to transform and shoot fireworks out of her body.

Over the following days, Musashi meets two of Ariake's human pachislot machine sisters—the energetic Versus Ikusa Takanawa and the loving Thunder Rai Nihonbashi. Now, Musashi and the dynamic trio must work together to make the grand reopening of Shitamachi God Heaven a success.

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Ariake, Hanabi Hana Main

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Nihonbashi, Thunder Rai Main

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Takanawa, Versus Ikusa Main

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Higashizakura, Mogumogu Chou Supporting

Oozora, Naomi Japanese

Ikkakukun Supporting

Hino, Mari Japanese

Kojirou Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Kumazawa Supporting

Masuda, Toshiki Japanese

Shinonome, Musashi Supporting

Imai, Fumiya Japanese

Isogami, Condor Tsubasa Supporting

Nanjou, Yoshino Japanese

Horie, Tacoslot Sumi Supporting

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Suzuki, Ryokushi Producer

Kanazawa, Hiromitsu Director, Script, Series Composition

Maiki-P Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Lyrics

Nanahoshi Kangen Gakudan Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition

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Oct 22, 2025

Suwanaide

Recommended

It's a very quick watch. You can binge the entire run in one session if you wanted to. I did it over the course of three sessions.

Definitely don't skip the intros. They use different intro songs and videos depending on the episode, some better than others in my opinion, but some are really catchy.

The plot is pretty straightforward albeit absurd. Guy inherits a pachinko parlor, finds a pachinko machine has come to life and gained sentience as a woman who then helps him open up the shop and run the place, as well as find other pachinko machine-women-employees/ acquaintances, ... all of whom have different powers. Chaos ensues. The humor is pretty good and fast-paced, the animation is decent, there's an arc to the story (except for episode 12, which kinda stands alone and just hits you in the feels for some reason).

This anime isn't going to change your life, and it's not exactly Mashle-level funny. But it's definitely worth giving it a shot. If there was a season 2, I'd watch it without thinking twice about it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jul 24, 2022

VILLA926

Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

It's a slice of life very short. Absolutely nothing is going to be explained about why the things that happen happen, or anything about the characters, but that's fine. The story is the least important of all. However, it is entertaining, and it is good to disconnect from the complex plots that require a lot of attention. It is practically a job done to demonstrate the animation capabilities of a studio, or at least that's how I see it, despite the fact that it has already produced several animes. I think that each episode changes the opening, which lasts more or less 30 seconds; In ... that aspect you will not be so bored.
Honestly, it made me much funnier than other "comedy" anime out there.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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