Hanabi-chan: The Girl Who Popped Out of the Game World
ハナビちゃんは遅れがち
Studio: Gaina
Synopsis
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. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters & Voice Actors
Ariake, Hanabi Hana
Main
VA: Waki, Azumi
Nihonbashi, Thunder Rai
Main
VA: Ichimichi, Mao
Takanawa, Versus Ikusa
Main
VA: Uesaka, Sumire
Higashizakura, Mogumogu Chou
Supporting
VA: Oozora, Naomi
Horie, Tacoslot Sumi
Supporting
VA: Touyama, Nao
Ikkakukun
Supporting
VA: Hino, Mari
Isogami, Condor Tsubasa
Supporting
VA: Nanjou, Yoshino
Kojirou
Supporting
VA: Katou, Emiri
Kumazawa
Supporting
VA: Masuda, Toshiki
Shinonome, Musashi
Supporting
VA: Imai, Fumiya
Ariake, Hanabi Hana
Main
VA: Waki, Azumi
Nihonbashi, Thunder Rai
Main
VA: Ichimichi, Mao
Takanawa, Versus Ikusa
Main
VA: Uesaka, Sumire
Higashizakura, Mogumogu Chou
Supporting
VA: Oozora, Naomi
Horie, Tacoslot Sumi
Supporting
VA: Touyama, Nao
Ikkakukun
Supporting
VA: Hino, Mari
Isogami, Condor Tsubasa
Supporting
VA: Nanjou, Yoshino
Kojirou
Supporting
VA: Katou, Emiri
Kumazawa
Supporting
VA: Masuda, Toshiki
Shinonome, Musashi
Supporting
VA: Imai, Fumiya
Reviews
Suwanaide★ 8It'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.