SYNOPSIS: Nitta, a member of a Yakuza-clan, became a guardian when Hina, a girl with psychic powers, suddenly arrived in his home.
GENRE : Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of LifeNUMBER OF EPISODES : 12
RATING : 6/10
If you looking for something funny, this one is for you. It was entertaining for that aspect. However, that's all there is to it. I don't think there's much substance to the story and the characters. Most of the episodes felt like a filler. The story was supposed to be about Hina, a girl with psychic powers, yet she rarely used it. It focused more on the everyday lives of the different characters introduced. To be honest, somewhere in the middle, I got bored. I just finished this for the sake of finishing it. It wasn't that bad, but it wasn't engaging. Also, sometimes the humor comes from the pain of others, and I didn't really like that.
In terms of the characters, they were all right. However, I didn't get attached to any of them. They felt quite shallow. This is probably because most of the emotional scenes that were shown were usually followed by something stupid. There were many filler type characters introduced. Most of them were useless or annoying. Sometimes both. Also, some adults here aren't trustworthy. They are disguised by the comedic nature of the show, however, if you think about it, they are quite problematic.
SPOILERY THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS
I find it funny that Hina goes to school and just sleeps because I can relate. However, I study so I'm not like Hina. I wish that we could've known more about where Hina came from, and how is it that she has psychic abilities. My heart broke for Anzu and her homeless family. It was devastating when they had to be separated. They had to let Anzu go so that she could go somewhere better. I honestly feel bad for Hitomi. She was forced to grow up before she wanted. I wished that she could say no to more things so that she won't be trapped by them. I'm proud of her, though. She earned a lot of money at her age. I disliked Hina in the beginning. She was selfish. She was a freeloader at Nitta's home, and she could have done better to help him around. She pissed me off. She had many good intentions, but honestly, she could have tried harder to make it work-out. She half-assed things, and that's why she ruined the house multiple times. I'm glad that she got better, but she can still improve a lot more. I love Anzu. She was the most hardworking person there. She sucked when she was still a thief, but after meeting Yassan, she got better. She worked hard for the things she has. I'm actually proud of Nitta. He had to endure a lot while taking care of Hina. Sure, there were times that he sucked, but still, he tolerated Hina's selfishness and laziness. Even Anzu couldn't take her selfishness, and Anzu is the kindest person in this anime. I love the bond that Nitta and Hina developed.
LEAST LIKED CHARACTER : UtakoFAVORITE CHARACTERS : Hitomi, AnzuANNOYING CHARACTERS : Kei, Mao, Mami
PARTS THAT I LIKED: Yassan taught Anzu a new way of life, and the homeless people adopted her into their group. I love their bond. Nitta didn't make Hina use her powers on others even though he could have. He didn't take advantage of her. Hina decided to go back to Nitta even though she was making enough money just because she likes being with him. Hina gave Nitta a new vase to make up for the ones she broke and apologized to him. Anzu was happy when Hitomi became her friend. Nitta told his family that Hina is his daughter. Anzu got adopted by a nice family and her being motivated to work harder than ever so that she can use the things that Yassan and the others taught her. Hina and Nitta's celebration before the time that she was supposed to leave with Kei. Hina tried her best to celebrate Nitta's promotion. The outcome was very stupid, though. Nitta thought they were having his funeral. Nitta believed that Anzu is a good person and had a genuinely good time with her.
PARTS THAT ARE FUNNY BUT ALSO SAD: Nitta got trapped inside the pod, and Hina wouldn't release him. He had to piss on himself before he was able to escape. The least she could do was help him out because he did take care of her. Hitomi got a job as a bartender, but her mother wouldn't believe her. She had to move out and try to live on her own. Hina tried to clean the house to make Nitta happy but ended up destroyed things. Nitta disowned Hina after she destroyed his home. Nitta didn't believe Hina when she told him that she was running for the student council. Honestly though, who would believe that immediately. Nitta celebrated with Hina when Utako agreed to go on a date with him, and he accidentally injured Hina. Kei was shocked when she found out that Hina became a better person. Hina arrived back at home after Kei told her that they wouldn't be able to leave, and she found out that Nitta was celebrating.
PARTS THAT ARE FUNNY BUT ALSO STUPID: Nitta was promoted in his clan because Hina defeated the rival group. Nitta thought that he saved the nation because he took care of Hina. He imagined a hungry Hina who attacked the town. Hina and Anzu's fight that turned into a game because of Nitta. The facial expressions that Hina and Anzu made. Also, every time Nitta bribed Hina so that she would provoke Anzu. Hina joined Nitta in the girly club because she wanted to spend more time with him. Hitomi's homeroom teacher believed that she's not his student after she made him drinks. Hitomi and Hina tried to help Anzu find TVs. The Yakuza clan called their lawyer just to help Hina with her speech as a student council president. Hitomi's classmates found out that she worked as a bartender, and they made her admit it out loud. Honestly, it was kind of disturbing that they thought she was sleeping around with their homeroom adviser. Nitta was promoted as a lieutenant after he was almost killed for the misunderstanding. The bosses made fun of Nitta because of the video-special that the journalist manipulated.
PARTS I DISLIKED: Nitta left Hina home and fed her canned mackerel just so he can flirt with the ladies at night. Utako blackmailed and tricked Hitomi into becoming a bartender. Utako pushed Hitomi into leaving her home and making her move into an apartment that costs a lot just because she didn't want to lose her best bartender. Hitomi had to work plenty of jobs to survive, even though she was just in middle school. The customers of the bar told Nitta to go away because he disowned Hina. Honestly, that was bad, but they didn't the struggle that Nitta had to go through. Hina decided to become the student council president, but when she became the secretary, she never attended. Hitomi had to take her place. As if Hitomi didn't have many things on her plate. Nitta was almost killed by the bosses of the Yakuza because Sabu told them incomplete information. Nitta deserved the benefit of a doubt. Sabu should've told them immediately. I get that he'd be in trouble, but Nitta was good to him. Sabu taught Anzu how to gamble. I liked that Anzu didn't get addicted, though. The journalist manipulated the data he gathered about Nitta just because it didn't fit the image of a Yakuza. He couldn't accept that Nitta was just a normal person. Nitta kept trying to push Anzu to turn into a selfish person just because he had a hard time with Hina. He was jealous of Hina's adoptive parents and wanted them to have a hard time raising Anzu. Every part about Mao. She was a stupid addition to the characters. She was useless. The martial arts students were also annoying. The part about Kei was also useless. I get that it was supposed to be heartbreaking for Hina and Nitta, yet they didn't even push it. Hina didn't have to fight anyone to let her stay or something. They simply weren't able to leave. Mami was another stupid character. She was annoying and useless. I'm actually glad that she embarrassed herself hard, but it was so cringy.
SUMMARY OF EVENTS A pod with a girl inside suddenly showed up at Nitta's house. He was forced to become her guardian after she used her psychic powers. He made her promise not to use her powers outside, not knowing that if she doesn't use it, she won't be able to control it. She self-destructed. Nitta made her use her powers during construction job. He didn't demand her to use it for other things. She voluntarily helped him defeat a rival group. He treated her ikura as a reward. Anzu, another person with psychic powers, arrived to defeat Hina. Nitta managed to convince them to play a game to find out who is better to avoid casualty. Anzu lost. They hanged out afterward. Anzu wasn't able to go back because her pod got destroyed. She became a homeless person. Nitta realized that his women weren't hanging out with him. Rumors circulated that he was prioritizing his daughter, Hina. He started to leave Hina home at night. Hitomi and Hina tracked him down. Hitomi accidentally became a bartender. Hina told Nitta that she wanted to go to a girly club with him. They partied. Nitta spent a lot. Anzu was taught by a Yassan about how homeless people survive. He even took her to his camp. Nitta gave her money, but she had to pay the stores she stole from before. She started her life as a homeless person. Utako blackmailed Hitomi into being her bartender. She was almost caught by her homeroom adviser and principal. She used her skills in bartending to convince him that she's not his student. Nitta got mad at Hina and told her that she should try being homeless sometime and that he wanted to switch her with Anzu. Hina tried doing chores to please him, but she just destroyed more things. She got food poisoning for eating expired ikura. When she was healed, Nitta disowned her. Hina immediately spent all of her money on food. Anzu let her stay with her for a while, but she couldn't take how spoiled and selfish Hina was. Utako and the other customers found out what Nitta did, and got mad at him. Hina managed to join a band by using her powers for effects but decided that she wanted to go home to Nitta. She bought him a vase as a peace offering. Hitomi helped Anzu with her can collecting. They became friends. Hina and Hitomi tried to help Anzu collect old TVs so that she could sell them. She wanted money so that she could buy games and play with Hina. Hitomi's classmate became suspicious of her activities. They thought she had a relationship with their homeroom adviser. They followed them and found out that they went to a bar together. They were surprised that Hitomi was a bartender there. They made her confess. Nitta took Hina to his family. He initially told them that she's just a daughter of a friend, but later claimed that she is his own daughter. The homeless need to disband because they were being thrown out of the park. Anzu didn't want them to be separated, but they had no choice. She was adopted by the Hayashi family and started working in their restaurant. Hina decided to run for student council president. Nitta's boss even called their lawyer to help her with her speech. She was elected as secretary, but she never comes in. Hitomi was forced to take her place. Nitta wanted to ask Utako out but got rejected. Hitomi and Hina managed to get her to say yes. While celebrating, Nitta accidentally broke Hina's foot. Hina still told him to go to his date. Utako rejected him because she thinks that he's too attached to Hina. Kei, a person from where Anzu and Hina came from, came to check up on Hina. Since Anzu never returned, she was considered killed in action. They wanted Kei to check on Hina to see if her behavior improved. She saw that it has indeed improved, so she told Hina that they have to go back. A classmate of Hina found out about her psychic abilities and tried to get Hina to teach her how to do it. She managed to humiliate herself when she thought that Hina taught her enough. Hina had a hard time telling Nitta that she had to leave. They celebrated their time together before she left. Hina wasn't able to leave because Nitta threw away her pod. She went back home and found Nitta celebrating because she was supposed to be gone. Kei told another co-worker, Mao, to come and bring an extra pod so that they could bring Hina back. Mao landed on a deserted island and lost her belongings. She tried to survive on the island for several months but decided to leave using a raft she built later on. Nitta's boss became sick and was about to give the position to another member of the clan. Hina voiced out that maybe Nitta could be the boss, and to humor Hina, the boss agreed. The other members tried to hurt Nitta for the betrayal, but the boss cleared up the misunderstanding. Nitta was promoted as a lieutenant. Hina tried to celebrate his promotion, but it ended up looking like a funeral. Hitomi told her mom that she has a lot of many by working as a bartender, but she didn't believe her. Utako managed to convince Hitomi to move out, but the rent of the place she moved into was high. She was forced to work other jobs and got stressed because of it. On her welcoming party, she invited her mother so that she could sabotage the current arrangement. Instead, her mother got proud of her connections. Anzu got her first allowance, and so she invited Hitomi to go with her to the mall. She wanted to buy a massager for her parents, but she didn't have enough money. Sabu arrived and told her she could make more money by gambling. Anzu lost her money, so she decided to give a personal massage to her parents. A journalist approached Nitta to get a story about modern-day Yakuza. Nitta was a lot nicer than he expected. He fabricated the clips to make Nitta look eviler. Nitta's boss decided to make fun of him because of it. Nitta had to take care of Anzu because her parents went on a trip. Hina wasn't home because she also went on a trip. Nitta tried to make Anzu act more selfish like Hina. He didn't succeed. The school called to say that Hina went missing on the school trip. Hitomi, Hina, and two other classmates got stuck in the mountains. Hina told them that she has powers, and she can use it to help them out, but she lost all of her due to hunger. Three years later, Mao finally found someone that knows Hina. She got stuck as a student in a dojo. Her master tried to prevent her from going to Japan to see Hina.
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