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Wash It All Away #2
Wash It All Away 02
With an endearing protagonist and luscious art, this seaside slice-of-life story offers tranquility in the chaos of the modern world.
Wakana meets the twins Kuriru and Moruda in the lead-up to a summer festival in Atami. But when they find the festival costumes covered in mold, Wakana's sleepless nights might just save the day! How will an incident at the festival change the dynamic between her and high schooler Kyusho? Then, Wakana's love of hot-spring bathing leads her to check out a prestigious inn, where the proprietress seeks her aid in restoring a traditional doll.
Wakana meets the twins Kuriru and Moruda in the lead-up to a summer festival in Atami. But when they find the festival costumes covered in mold, Wakana's sleepless nights might just save the day! How will an incident at the festival change the dynamic between her and high schooler Kyusho? Then, Wakana's love of hot-spring bathing leads her to check out a prestigious inn, where the proprietress seeks her aid in restoring a traditional doll.
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Published June 17, 2025
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October 9, 2025
I absolutely adore this manga series! A gentle slice-of-life manga that is restful and soothing, you find yourself smiling or on the verge of it throughout this balm-for-the-soul manga. Wakana Kinme is delightful, a sweet spirit as pretty inside as out. The cleaning service she runs is more like a life calling than a job, bringing her joy and pleasure in helping others preserve memories associated with clothes and related items. You get cleaning tips, plus learn a few Japanese words.
Kinme herself has no memory of the years prior to her two years running her cleaning service in the lovely Japanese seaside town of Atami. Atami is a town where there are firework shows to enjoy constantly; in this entry, due to the season and a festival, it’s every week. It also is home to beloved hot springs, of which Kinme avails herself as often as possible. Kinme loves meeting and interacting with others, but her true love is cleaning.
In the first volume, she met Nairo Katakuchi, a young girl who is at times adorable, and at other times a bit too headstrong for her own good. We also met Kyushu and his family. He’s a high school age young man but more mature than his pals in many ways. Slowly he’s falling under Kinme’s innocent spell — in a charming way. In this entry, an almost-kiss during a parade when Kinme falls trying to climb the ladder of a float, produces a charming moment. Her older friend, the married Asami Yagara gives her advice and sets her straight about the situation.
In this entry, Kuriru Wakasagi and her brother Moruya are added to Kinme’s world. They are twins, but very different. They are very much in need of Kinme’s cleaning services, and friendship.
There is a festival and parade, some beetle collecting, and even an old school which may be haunted in this one — nothing spooky, a fun solution. We also get a very small teaser about Kinme’s lost past when she offers to clean a doll for a customer, and while working her magic on the doll’s silk dress, realizes she is doing it from memory — memories she doesn’t have access to.
Kinme gets to use a sky-top outdoor bath in this one. As always, it is tasteful and in keeping with the warm and wonderful vibe of the series. It’s beautifully drawn, and Mitsuru Hattori’s story has an almost magical effect, soothing the spirit and soul. There is no complex, multi-layered, action-filled world here, just a restful and lovely time with Kinme and the people she meets — and cleans for — in the seaside town of Atami. A slice-of-life that’s better than the real world, which is what we’re all hoping to find in a manga.
Christina Gómez designed the cover for this one, and Sawa Matsueda Savage translated from the original Japanese. Adnazeer Macalangcom did the lettering while Jennifer Sherman did the editing. It’s worth mentioning them because everything about this wonderful series from Mitsuru Hattori is top-notch. I’ve really embraced this with both arms. I have the first two in paperback and the rest on pre-order. The third is apparently coming my way next week and I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
If you’re looking for a manga to relax with, one filled with characters you love spending time with, and you enjoy a soothing slice-of-life, you can’t go wrong with Wash It All Away. I love it!
Kinme herself has no memory of the years prior to her two years running her cleaning service in the lovely Japanese seaside town of Atami. Atami is a town where there are firework shows to enjoy constantly; in this entry, due to the season and a festival, it’s every week. It also is home to beloved hot springs, of which Kinme avails herself as often as possible. Kinme loves meeting and interacting with others, but her true love is cleaning.
In the first volume, she met Nairo Katakuchi, a young girl who is at times adorable, and at other times a bit too headstrong for her own good. We also met Kyushu and his family. He’s a high school age young man but more mature than his pals in many ways. Slowly he’s falling under Kinme’s innocent spell — in a charming way. In this entry, an almost-kiss during a parade when Kinme falls trying to climb the ladder of a float, produces a charming moment. Her older friend, the married Asami Yagara gives her advice and sets her straight about the situation.
In this entry, Kuriru Wakasagi and her brother Moruya are added to Kinme’s world. They are twins, but very different. They are very much in need of Kinme’s cleaning services, and friendship.
There is a festival and parade, some beetle collecting, and even an old school which may be haunted in this one — nothing spooky, a fun solution. We also get a very small teaser about Kinme’s lost past when she offers to clean a doll for a customer, and while working her magic on the doll’s silk dress, realizes she is doing it from memory — memories she doesn’t have access to.
Kinme gets to use a sky-top outdoor bath in this one. As always, it is tasteful and in keeping with the warm and wonderful vibe of the series. It’s beautifully drawn, and Mitsuru Hattori’s story has an almost magical effect, soothing the spirit and soul. There is no complex, multi-layered, action-filled world here, just a restful and lovely time with Kinme and the people she meets — and cleans for — in the seaside town of Atami. A slice-of-life that’s better than the real world, which is what we’re all hoping to find in a manga.
Christina Gómez designed the cover for this one, and Sawa Matsueda Savage translated from the original Japanese. Adnazeer Macalangcom did the lettering while Jennifer Sherman did the editing. It’s worth mentioning them because everything about this wonderful series from Mitsuru Hattori is top-notch. I’ve really embraced this with both arms. I have the first two in paperback and the rest on pre-order. The third is apparently coming my way next week and I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
If you’re looking for a manga to relax with, one filled with characters you love spending time with, and you enjoy a soothing slice-of-life, you can’t go wrong with Wash It All Away. I love it!
July 29, 2026
This was better than the first volume! It was just as cozy but the story became more captivating and heartwarming. I loved watching Kinme gradually become closer to the people in the town. Also, there were fewer pervy shots this time, which was a relief
June 28, 2025
This manga really loves its protagonists curves and things are even more in that direction this volume. It’s nice art, don’t get me wrong, but it’s an odd combination of slice-of-life with thirsty fanservice.
If you enjoyed the first volume, you will enjoy this one. It makes things more pronounced, as mentioned, but it does have a lot of small town charm to it that helps it along. Whatever the art thinks of her, Kinme is engaging enough to anchor this story.
Especially with a newly expanded cast. This volume adds two twins, Kuriru and Moruda, who are teenagers living on their own. Kuriru does seem to be here for yet more fanservice, being flashier and more comfortable in her skin than Kinme, but her confidence and energy are fun.
Moruda is there to be a legend in his own mind and significantly less so in actual fact. He’s taken with Kinme, but also friends with Kyusho, the other teenager who is nursing a serious crush.
And that is one of those things that bears mentioning - there’s a fair dollop of age gap romance in this one, unintentional or not, and the story seems to be quite okay nudging Kinme and Kyusho together. Kinme may be oblivious, but it doesn’t excuse this. I’d call it out if it was a guy, so I’ll do it here too.
Still, if you’re fine with that it’s an acceptable diversion from more serious manga. This is all about the joys of summer and festivals and really gets into it while also maintaining its core premise of Kinme loving to clean. It’s not revolutionary, but enjoyable and not without its charms.
3 stars - slice-of-life needs a little extra to really hit the big leagues for me and this doesn’t quite get there. It’s very good at most of what it does and fills its niche really well, but no more than that.
If you enjoyed the first volume, you will enjoy this one. It makes things more pronounced, as mentioned, but it does have a lot of small town charm to it that helps it along. Whatever the art thinks of her, Kinme is engaging enough to anchor this story.
Especially with a newly expanded cast. This volume adds two twins, Kuriru and Moruda, who are teenagers living on their own. Kuriru does seem to be here for yet more fanservice, being flashier and more comfortable in her skin than Kinme, but her confidence and energy are fun.
Moruda is there to be a legend in his own mind and significantly less so in actual fact. He’s taken with Kinme, but also friends with Kyusho, the other teenager who is nursing a serious crush.
And that is one of those things that bears mentioning - there’s a fair dollop of age gap romance in this one, unintentional or not, and the story seems to be quite okay nudging Kinme and Kyusho together. Kinme may be oblivious, but it doesn’t excuse this. I’d call it out if it was a guy, so I’ll do it here too.
Still, if you’re fine with that it’s an acceptable diversion from more serious manga. This is all about the joys of summer and festivals and really gets into it while also maintaining its core premise of Kinme loving to clean. It’s not revolutionary, but enjoyable and not without its charms.
3 stars - slice-of-life needs a little extra to really hit the big leagues for me and this doesn’t quite get there. It’s very good at most of what it does and fills its niche really well, but no more than that.
May 15, 2026
Oh I’m really getting into this series. I liked seeing how Kinme’s services are linking her to the local community, and the tiniest spark of a romance beginning?
Still surprisingly wholesome and relaxing with just a few slightly pervy panels here and there.
Still surprisingly wholesome and relaxing with just a few slightly pervy panels here and there.
October 27, 2025
Overall a sweet volume with a very slice-of-life feel. There’s still a strangely large amount of bathing and undressed Kinme, but I guess I’d have to say that it’s only skirting the edge of fan service. The mystery of her background is still looming. A fun read.
September 13, 2025
This was a fun read.
September 2, 2025
I absolutely adore this series! It's calm and I learn a lot about washing my clothes 😂
I'm intrigued to know if we're gonna have some romance soon!
I'm intrigued to know if we're gonna have some romance soon!
July 19, 2025
2.5* The fan service is winning out against the slice-of-life and laundry tips. Plus the amnesiac 20-something protagonist and a high school boy are continuing to fall for each other. Doubt I’ll keep reading.
October 1, 2025
I think I finally realized my biggest issue with this series. It's the art style and character designs. I think the way that the mangaka draws backgrounds is really nice, but I think the way that they draw people is... kind of atrocious. People rightfully criticize the fanservice in this manga, but honestly, I think even the normal panels that feature the characters (which is like 99% of them) just feel kind of... out of place. And the character designs all feel half-baked; I find the main character's design to be so forgettable and unremarkable. Not to mention, for a manga about clothes and taking care of your clothes, I find all of the characters to be distinctly unfashionable, to the point where I'm wondering how much the mangaka even cares about their own subject matter.
This feels like a "decent story, wrong mangaka" situation. Probably gonna drop here, which is a bummer, because I love comfy, slice-of-life manga about working hard and relaxing harder, but the fanservice and art style are just such a no from me.
This feels like a "decent story, wrong mangaka" situation. Probably gonna drop here, which is a bummer, because I love comfy, slice-of-life manga about working hard and relaxing harder, but the fanservice and art style are just such a no from me.
July 5, 2025
(3.5)
August 20, 2025
2.5 stars ⭐️
August 24, 2025
3.5 stars, rounded up.
January 11, 2026
4/5
A pleasant, lighthearted story with a mystery at its core. I do wonder if future installments will delve more into the mystery behind Ms. Kinme's past.
A pleasant, lighthearted story with a mystery at its core. I do wonder if future installments will delve more into the mystery behind Ms. Kinme's past.
May 10, 2026
3.5 stars
main issue is I have mixed feelings about the possible age gap romance, though I suppose you don’t know how old Kinme is but still feels a bit taboo.
main issue is I have mixed feelings about the possible age gap romance, though I suppose you don’t know how old Kinme is but still feels a bit taboo.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 18, 2026
As the series progresses, the cast of characters expands. This helps bring some needed change to the story, but each chapter is still reading as more or less the same.
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