Hinamatsuri

While reveling in the successful clinching of a prized vase for his collection, Yoshifumi Nitta, a yakuza member, is rudely interrupted when a large, peculiar capsule suddenly materializes and falls on his head. He opens the capsule to reveal a young, blue-haired girl, who doesn't divulge anything about herself but her name—Hina—and the fact that she possesses immense powers. As if things couldn't get any worse, she loses control and unleashes an explosion if her powers remain unused. Faced with no other choice, Nitta finds himself becoming her caregiver.

To let her use her powers freely, Nitta asks Hina to help out with a construction deal, which goes smoothly. But while this is happening, a rival yakuza group covertly attacks his boss. To Nitta's shock, his colleagues later pin the blame on him! Tasked with attacking the rival group in retaliation, Nitta steels himself and arrives at their hideout. But suddenly, Hina unexpectedly steps in and helps him wipe out the entire group. As it turns out, Hina might just become a valuable asset to Nitta and his yakuza business, provided she does not use her powers on him first! And so the strange life of this unusual duo begins.

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Hina Main

Tanaka, Takako Japanese

Nitta, Yoshifumi Main

Nakajima, Yoshiki Japanese

Anzu Supporting

Murakawa, Rie Japanese

Mishima, Hitomi Supporting

Hondo, Kaede Japanese

Mao Supporting

Ozawa, Ari Japanese

Yassan Supporting

Tsuji, Shinpachi Japanese

Sakura, Utako Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Sab Supporting

Kawanishi, Kengo Japanese

Naitou, Tatsuhiko Supporting

Inada, Tetsu Japanese

Baba, Kiyoshi Supporting

Koyama, Tsuyoshi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Kikushima, Kazufumi Producer

Ogata, Mitsuhiro Producer

Taniguchi, Hiroyasu Producer

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Sep 1, 2025

LegionIscariot

Recommended

Hinamatsuri is a really fun anime when it actually focuses on the main characters.
A yakuza named Yoshifumi Nitta. And a cute emotionless alien girl with telekinetic powers named Hina.
Whenever the show diverts away from these two its very dull.

The supporting cast just isnt that good.
The pacing suffers because of it. One minutes you are laughing. Next minute yawning.

I really love seeing Hina's evolution from showing no emotions to starting to show smiles later in the episodes. She really is the saving grace here.
Yoshifumi Nitta being yakuza doesnt actually add anything to the story. Its pretty superfluous.
Unfortunately its a "nothing happens" anime. ... There isnt much of a plot.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 6, 2025

rendecimator

Mixed Feelings

TLDR: cute series but unfinished; please read the manga

I really enjoy this anime. It's got cute characters, a good art style, and it's funny. Hinamatsuri is also very wholesome, especially considering Anzu. It dives into her life as a homeless person, and shows her struggles, as well as her wins. The series can get a bit boring at times, but hey, that's slice-of-life for ya. If you like charming father-daughter bonding moments with a hint of chaos, then you'll probably like this.

However, if you ONLY watch the anime, then you're missing out on a lot of critical information. Once you finish watching, you'll be ... left wondering "Who even are these girls? What about the scene at the end?". I highly recommend to anyone interested in watching Hinamatsuri that you read the manga afterwards. For anyone who doesn't wanna re-read what they just watched and is OK with missing a few manga-only side stories, the new content starts at volume 10, chapter 49. Overall, the manga has a lot more hilarious scenes and ACTUALLY goes into detail about where the espers come from.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 19, 2021

DearyDarling

Not Recommended

I was absolutely down to invest in the anime the first episode set up. Strange exceedingly powerful young girl that doesn't understand human interactions being dropped in to learn just that from a Yakuza (hilarious blind-leading-the-blind set up) while i assumed part of what would form their bond is protecting each other from the dangers each of their lives are rife with.

And then that just didn't happen. It was like they got a new showrunner for episode 2 that came in blind and just made it up as they went along. It was incoherent, disjointed and downright irritating because i wanted very much to ... continue watching the anime i started.

I will say there were animes within this anime that could be pulled out and given their own storyline that i would watch in a heartbeat. Anzu doesn't need to be a powerful girl from ... uh... where? who knows really but the story arc about a group of these old, weary homeless men imparting values to this little street urchin trying to survive and forming a familial bond with her would be an instant watch for me. I am sad that Anzu's anime doesn't exist.

Likewise a comedy about Hitomi would be hilarious.

But all of it together was a jumbled mess and it's just proof that while I rely heavily on reviews for recommendations, once in a while I will just not get what all the hype is about.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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