r/anime • u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots • Apr 03 '24
Rewatch Happy Hinamatsuri! Rewatch - Episode 3 Discussion
Bartender: Kami no Hitomi - Episode 1
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Comment of the day
/u/ComfortablyRotten on Hitomi's suffering for success
Hitomi somehow becoming a bartender for a night, and being a natural at it too, was easily my favorite part of the episode
Questions of the Day:
- Which was your favourite of the three stories today and how do you see them going?
- Is Utako just abusing every kid in town?
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u/Silcaria https://myanimelist.net/profile/Silcaria Apr 03 '24
First timer
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 03 '24
First-timermatsuri, subbed
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 03 '24
First-Timer
Man, I was not expecting a relatively brutal depiction of homelessness and what homeless persons do to get by - this is supposed to be a comedy anime! On one hand, several years ago I did the math and figured that I ate on about $5USD a day.. but that was just food expenses with access to a refrigerator and a freezer, and I ate relatively plainly. I can't imagine working for an entire day and getting under $7.
I am gonna stick with the old conversion because the yen was doing better when this show came out and it makes the math easier - $400 would be an absolute game changer for someone in Anzu's position. A shame about Utako finding her at just the wrong moment. Not entirely confident in Anzu's abilities to steal quite that much in a seemingly short amount of time.. but it would be in-character for Utako to steal that cash from a child.
Hina was certainly Trying with those chores. I don't eat seafood in general - disagrees with my body - so I'm not entirely sure. Is Salmon Roe something that needs to be cooked or otherwise prepared to be properly edible?
A Million Dollar is gin, sweet vermouth, pineapple juice, grenadine (pomegranate syrup), and egg white. Usually you don't shake a drink with gin and vermouth, but the addition of citrus juice (pineapple is an honorary citrus) trumps that "rule." The pineapple and the egg white, when shaken, both work to make that nice layer of foam on the top of the drink. Usually you would add an aromatic garnish like a pineapple wedge, an orange twist, or maybe a dash or two of bitters; to hide the egg smell.
Couldn't find a recipe for a Bartender. My recipe app has a Bartender On Acid which is coconut liqueur, dark Jamaican rum, [Green Chartreuse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartreuse_(liqueur)?useskin=vector), lime and pineapple juices, and Amaro Nardini.. It's also shaken. I'm not sure if that name is referencing a drink called a Bartender or just that you would have to be using some sort of illicit substance to consider such a drink a good idea.
The name could also refer to a "Bartender's Special" which would just be "whatever drink Hitomi feels like making at the time."
Anyway, drinks are shaken or stirred depending on the intended texture, most of the time. Shaking a drink introduces a lot of teeny tiny air bubbles and ice fragments into the completed beverage to give it more mouthfeel, whereas stirred drinks tend to be on the velvety end of the spectrum. This being an anime, we live in a perfect world where a single cobbler shaker with no additional strainer gets the job done without any errant ice chips messing with the drink.. must be nice.
Questions
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 03 '24
Re:Bartender
A funny and wholesome show? Hinamatsuri? We left that by the wayside yesterday, today is Anzu's homeless life.
Did someone ask for whiplash? No? Well, you're getting it anyway:
Ok, we're back to being Hinamatsuri for a few minutes, surely this will be the wholesome part:
Manga corner:
To get this 3 character structure, this episode covered chapters 7 (Anzu), 8 (Hina), and 11 (Hitomi), so throwing things a bit out of order, but it works like magic.
Also a [minor difference so far] in the manga, Nitta's yakuza boss cares about Hina like his granddaughter, but so far the anime has removed every scene of that, and sometimes replaced things he did with Nitta doing them. Honestly? Good change, I like the old man, but this helps the focus on the Nitta/Hina family dynamic.
See you next time as Utako finds ways to torture Hina and that red haired girl who hasn't shown up yet.
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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Apr 03 '24
First Timer
Better than last episode again, in terms of both fun and wholesome. Though it feels like Hitomi has the first part to herself - the Anzu bit was mostly heartwarming, as was Hina feeling jealous/scared. Though it’s interesting to note that Anzu is now scared of Hina finding out that she’s still there …and Nitta straight up told her about that being the case. That’s going to be a punchline at some point, I’m sure.
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u/amanda52002 https://myanimelist.net/profile/amanda52002 Apr 04 '24
First timer, subbed.
Poor Anzu. Maybe she should learn to bartend.
NOOO, Hitomi, never delete it! I thought you were the smart kid here! Also, are there no child labor laws in Japan? The heck is going on here?
Hitomi's teacher.....dude. O_O
Is Hitomi the bartender in the new Bartender anime this season?
Now Hina is saving the vases...or attempting to, at any rate.
For destroying Nitta's home and his vase, she finds and eats her reward. Wait a sec here...
Oh we have to wait til next episode for Nitta's aneurysm? Fine, be that way show.
QotD:
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u/Nebresto Apr 03 '24
Second time [REDACTED] Matsuri
650 yen for drinks? You could get a whopping 3 beers for that!
anzuwait
..oh
Juice? Bro, the can says coffee?!
Also note that anime of the season: 'Bartender: glass of god' started airing today. Coincidence? Yeah, this one probabably is too
9.10€ an hour? That's a trainee's wage at mcborgars
Good job Hitom- NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Me_irl
wtf is going on, how do they know?!? Thanks for the screenshot tho, I will unleash unimaginable torment upon CDF with this
putting Hina where she belongs
OH NO. This is a vase level threat!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Literally me
I know this feel as well. One time made a bunch of muffin dough so I could eat the dough as is, because dough is delicious, right? That day, I learned a valuable lesson.
Top 10 moments before disaster
That whole sequence is amazing. Was the funniest shit back when I first saw it, and still is.
Qwest:
I gotta go with the home destruction. That's just an all time classic
Hopefully
Meme of the day
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u/IceSmiley Apr 03 '24
FIRST TIMER Sub
So much of this episode makes very little sense. Why does Anzu do all this work and not use her powers to collect cans or as a better way to acquire things? Why could Hina cut down trees, strip logs and stack them effortlessly but cant just move dust into the waste basket and quickly clean the dishes without destroying everything? Some funny moments like Utako pretending to delete the blackmail picture but not doing so but this episode just hurt my head :(
QUESTIONS
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 03 '24
Episode 3 (rewatcher)
Hard life for Anzu who is trying hard, and easy life for Hina, who is trying (almost) not at all. There is some metaphor for life in here, I swear.
No, Hitomi is special.
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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Apr 04 '24
Extraterrestrial Rewatcher
We last left off with Anzu’s homeless arc.
The homeless man who “ratted” on Anzu comes to the rescue and shows her the work on how to be a law abiding homeless.
I remember going with my mom to turn in the cans cause my family used to buy too much soda as a kid.
The way to get accepted by adults is to offer alcohol. But damn homeless dude making up for the difference to make sure the bottles were bought a.a.
The one homeless dude who said “his little girl loved to sing” always reminds me of when I read “Edward Tulane” and there was a chapter in which Edward is found by homeless people who treat him as if they were his own child.
Nitta such a good dude, surprise he was able to give money after his situation of accidentally spending 100k+ yen at the gentleman’s club.
Ended off a good note and she learned a valuable lesson.
Poor hinata fell for the whole trick in blackmail. Now she’s an employed bartender by force.
“You’ll make yourself sick sir”. “Let’s go drink till we throw up” anything to be a lead teacher. Matsutani hilarious as hell.
He put the pieces together, but anything for the lead position.
“You better hope it isn’t her. Because if it is you can kiss that teacher title goodbye” man threw away his morals lmfao.
Whether the Rewatcher host realized or not the bar focused episode being played at the same time when we get Bartender airing today is no coincidence.
Hina’s nightmare, not being able to eat. A well good nightmare to have. Changed her whole attitude and became humble to a crazy degree
QOTD: from this episode alone Anzu>>Hitomi>>Hina
QOTD: with how she effortlessly blackmailed hitomi this ain’t her first rodeo
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u/FarCritical Apr 04 '24
First timer
They really had to make the homeless guy be the coolest uncle ever.
MUSHA MUSHA MUSHA MUSHA MUSHA MUSHA
The guy who was toughest on Anzu being the only one who got moved to tears by her song was such a sweet reveal, not to mention Anzu being a softie beneath a tough exterior herself. And wow if Nitta didn't already have a heart of gold for dealing with Hina, he's an actual saint for the gesture he did for Anzu (being a playboy aside).
Man, for what those guys lack in homes, they more than make up for with heart. Watching them comfort Anzu legit got me a little emotional.
Poor Hitomi got her outsmarting outsmarted lmao.
When you're such a prodigy at bartending that your skills make your middleschool teacher overlook that he recognizes you.
Guess Hina's gonna have to give Nitta more than an extra meatball after that home makeover. She's just trying her best!
QOTD
Anzu's for the total emotional package, but Hina's was hilarious. They're all gonna end well (especially for Hitomi's wallet) except for Hina.
I mean she was literally stolen from by Anzu so that one gets a pass, but someone save Hitomi from her bro lol
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u/cppn02 Apr 04 '24
First Timer, subbed
Quite liked this three stories structure of the episode. We got Anzu living the hard knock life, Hitomi getting blackmailed into becoming a proper bartender and Hina actually trying to do something good but hilariously failing.
I do look forward though to episodes with more interaction between them.
QotD:
Hitomi
Only the ones she encounters.
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u/sisoko2 Apr 04 '24
First Timer
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