Hanasaku Iroha is a 2011 26-episode anime series produced by P.A. Works, which aired in Japan on Tokyo MX between April 3 and September 25, 2011, and was also simulcast on Crunchyroll. The story follows Ohana Matsumae who ends up moving away from the city to work at the Kissuiso hot spring inn in the country. The episodes were released on six DVD and Blu-ray volumes by Pony Canyon between July 20 and November 16, 2011.[1]
For the first 13 episodes, the opening theme song is "Hana no Iro" (ハナノイロ, "The Color of a Flower") by Nano Ripe, and the main ending theme is "Hazy" by Sphere.[2] For episodes 14 onwards, the opening theme is "Omokage Warp" (面影ワープ, Omokage Wāpu, "Trace Warp") by Nano Ripe, while the ending theme is "Hanasaku Iroha" (はなさくいろは, "Blooming Colors") by Clammbon. Nano Ripe provided several more ending theme songs: "Tsukikage to Buranko" (月影とブランコ, "Swing with the Moonlight") for episode 6, "Yumeji" for episodes 8 and 26, "Saibō Kioku" (細胞キオク, "Cellular Memories") for episode 11, and "High Leap" (ハイリープ, Hai Rīpu) for episode 22.