[Blue-kun]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

They're a business. Think about what would happen if this happened at a hotel. Plus, as lovable as Ohana is, she acts spoiled when she interacts with Minko. From Minko's point of view, she's messing in things that she shouldn't be messing with [the plants], she's butting in other people's business [the chef], and she's causing her trouble and then trying to appease her by demonizing the grandmother who she has only met for a day.

Spoiler for 1:

She might be, but any sane person wouldn't really act the way she did simply because they were messing with the plants. Or well, I personally wouldn't. And against the chef it was just the way Ohana found to compensate Minko for irritating her with the plant issue. I didn't really like Minko from the first episode, because I didn't quite see any sort of reason for her to act the way she did towards Ohana, when all she was trying to do was help. In particular after she got the infamous three-slap-combo, you'd expect her to at least be a bit more understanding of what Ohana is going through...

Ayways, for the episode itself, really strong start. Well written, interesting characters and setting too. It's slated for 2 cour, according to Moonphase, so we'll have to see how it plays out, but there's a lot to explore when dealing with the life of a bunch of girls in a big hotel. Be it with the internal interactions and also towards the clients. The animation was also very nice, with some really pretty backgrounds. I loved the lighting in some scenes, as well, like the one in the park where she's talking to Kou that she'll be leaving.

Ohana for now is the start of the show. I like characters who are determined, and even when confronted with this sucky situtation she's still tryin to push forward. The very last scene of the episode was handled great -- the way she's holding the cloth and tears start falling down, while the OP intro is playing. Great stuff.

All in all, probably my first must watch for the season.