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A bit of a slow start but each character having a unique personality was nice. The episode starts off with Ohana, who looks like your typical high school girl, and her mother having a casual conversation. From the way her mother talks, it is easy to tell that she is the type that is lazy and too carefree. Ohana's mother also has a boyfriend which could mean several things. Even with a broken family like this, Ohana shows no signs of sadness but instead looks content at life. The third character to be introduced is Ohana's best friend, Ko. Not much is known about him except that he likes Ohana. After Ohana is told by her reckless mother that they were moving, Ko confesses to Ohana at a park, knowing that this is probably the last time he'll see her. I find it quite weird to have a random confession in the first episode.
Quick question: How common is it for a parent to move and abandon their 16 year old child? My answer would be extremely rare. However, Ohana's mother is part of the minority group here as she decides to leave Ohana to her mother (Ohana's grandmother) and live somewhere else with her boyfriend. Normally, that would shock the child but Ohana didn't seem fazed at all. After reaching her grandmother's place (Kissui Inn), Ohana is extremely excited about the size and appearance of the place. The first person she meets is the always-angry Minko. And the first word Minko says to Ohana is: die. How nice. Caught off guard by that word, Ohana asks Minko to repeat what she said. This time, an even more menacing "die", along with a face that was clearly pissed off, leaves Ohana confused. A girl (presumably a worker at the inn) then restrains Minko to prevent Minko from scaring Ohana more. At that moment, Ohana's grandmother appears. When I saw her face, I instantly knew she was one of those strict people who didn't care about people's emotions. How right I was. The first thing Ohana did at the inn was wash the floors as an employee. While doing this, she met her uncle (mother's brother), Enishi, who also seemed like the lazy and carefree type. After some exhausting work, Ohana meets the head waitress of the inn, Tomoe, who gives her a tour of the place. Finally, the girl who restrained Minko earlier gives Ohana a tour of the outside area surrounding the inn. After a tiring day of nothing but work, Ohana concludes that her life has taken a turn for the weird.
The next day, Ohana decides to air out her futon. Unfortunately, it falls out of the windowsill it was airing on and surprises some customers that happened to be passing by when it fell. Enraged by this, Ohana's grandmother quickly gets Ohana to apologize to the customers. While the customers didn't see it as a big deal, the old lady insisted on apologizing. After the apologies were finished, Grandma Matsumae calls Ohana and Minko to a room for a chat. As Minko approaches the old lady, she is greeted with a slap on her right cheek. I don't know if Ohana is a masochist or just guilty that Minko got slapped but she also demanded to be slapped because she knew she was the one at fault. Her grandma, who's probably a sadist, slaps her numerous times on both cheeks causing them to swell (not to mention the added nosebleed). The first two days of Ohana's "new life" made her more upset than she has ever been in her life. It's just sad to see a lively girl with such a unique personality be emotionally beaten by her overly strict grandmother. This series is just getting started but I'm looking forward to seeing how Ohana will deal with her current situation. ED fit in well with the mood of the last few minutes of the episode.
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