Hinamatsuri Volume 6

By Masao Ohtake

Hitomi is in the first grade of middle school, where she’s in charge of taking care of Hina, her hapless classmate. Her kindhearted nature prevents her from turning down any request for help, and she seems to have a knack for everything she tries. The two traits are a catastrophic combination that lead to Hitomi working downtown as a bartender after school, where her drive toward perfection and skill with customers rockets her to notoriety as a bartending prodigy.

But now, it gets worse! When Hitomi’s mother finds out about her daughter’s nighttime gig, things blow up at home and Hitomi decides to run away.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Peace Books
• Release date: Jan 14, 2020
• ISBN: 9781642730739

Masao Ohtake

Masao Ohtake

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Reviews for Hinamatsuri Volume 6

[villemezbrown · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This series just keeps getting better! It really helps that my favorite character, Hitomi Mashimi, is showcased. She's the super-competent, super-responsible middle school sidekick who helps keep the irresponsible Hina in line at school. She also has fallen into the unlikely position of after-school bartender. Things continue to spiral further out of control for her as she finds herself unable to refuse gig work and temp jobs from bar regulars who assume she's a poor college student hustling to meet tuition expenses. I found myself laughing out loud while simultaneously feeling my heart break for her as her stress mounts as she tries to juggle an impossible schedule and her oblivious mother.Other chapters introduce humorous new characters to the series: a woman who belongs to the organization that used to exploit Hina's destructive powers, a conspiracy theory believing classmate of Hina who sees her using her telekinetic powers, and a journalist wanting to make an edgy documentary about violent yakuza who finds himself following Hina's coarse but kind-hearted adoptive father through a decidedly low-key day in the life.I'm very happy that I have three more volumes on hand for a little reading binge this week.