Hinamatsuri, Vol. 2

ヒナまつり [Hinamatsuri] #2

by Masao Ohtake

Nitta, our young and upcoming yazuka, has finally begun to grow accustomed to living with--and often being pushed around by--Hina, the little girl with psychokinetic powers who (practically) takes over his life. But then another psychokinetic girl suddenly appears! Her name is Anzu, and unlike Hina, she loves a good fight. After annihilating a biker gang, Anzu begins searching for Hina and stirring up all kinds of trouble along the way. When Nitta learns of Anzu and her intentions, he comes up with a plan to stop her, but could it actually work?! Prepare to be assaulted by uncontrollable fits of laughter when a battle of supernatural powers ensues and Nitta's life spins further out of control! The massively popular Hitomi also makes an appearance in a never-before-seen extra chapter!

Genres: Manga, Humor, Slice Of Life, Seinen, Comedy, Comics, Science Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2013

Reviews

[Stewart Tame · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 2 is mainly about introducing more characters and further developing those introduced in volume 1. Masao Ohtake seems to enjoy setting up what appear to be stock situations and then taking them in unexpected directions. Witness the epic psychic showdown, for instance.

Hina’s origin is still largely a mystery, and this despite the arrival of Anzu on the scene.

While I’m generally still liking this manga, I’m still trying to decide how much I like it. We'll give it another volume or two and see how things go ...

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Telekinetic Hina is being hunted by another girl with the same powers, getting the book off to a strong and dramatic but still humorous start. Things get a little heavier as homelessness is introduced as a major plot point, but at least it makes sense in context. But then things suddenly go totally off the rails as the characters make some dumb and unlikely choices to force a clumsily executed bit of melodrama between the father and daughter figures in the story. Fortunately, that arc wraps up in time for the volume to end strong with a hilarious student council election.

I have three more volumes on hand from the library, so onward we go!

[Brandon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anzu is precious and a great addition to the cast. I love seeing how different she is from Hina, especially when you see Hina attempt to tackle ordinary life things this volume (like "money" and "cleaning" and other foreign concepts). The student council election chapter that closed out this volume was my favourite so far, I loved the different turns it took.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was still alot of fun and the second half was great but not sure about the new character.

So in this one a new girl very much like Hina comes along, named Anzu, who wants to fight Hina. It's a pretty fun encounter and having another physic power user is a neat idea. Once that happens we have a chapter focus on Anzu and her shitty life now. This chapter is frankly, not that interesting. I also didn't like the direction they went with Hina and Nitta, felt far to out of nowhere to the extreme amount.

Despite that, there are some REALLY funny moments with excellent comedy timing. So for that I def will read more, also art is pretty solid. A 3.5 out of 5.

[Lau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Está gracioso.

[haven ⋄ f (hiatus) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 - I never know what to expect with this series. I expected none of this to happen, yet all of it made sense.

This cast is so random. They’re fun but so strange at the same time. The sense of humor is quite good most of the time. Occasionally they try to push a joke on you that’s just not funny but otherwise it’s good.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, while not entertaining as much as the first one (I liked the world creation), remained interesting. The peculiar parts propel the reader through the story.

[Walker James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Insomnia. Ended up reading all of the second volume instead of sleeping. Chapter 7 was surprisingly heartbreaking. If it hadn't been in such stark contrast to the humor of the rest of the book, it wouldn't have been so impactful though. The funniest chapter was the final chapter in the book, in which she runs for student council. In typical Hina fashion, she inspires absolutely no confidence.

[Wally Xie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really hoping this doesn't end up being one of those gag series that overstays its welcome. Hinamatsuri has been wholesome so far, with decent execution of the "criminal picks up child and learns to be a parent" trope. I really enjoyed the character development of Anzu in this volume. In licensed manga, I've rarely seen folks having to grapple with homelessness.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this, but…Hina is so dumb that it’s painful to read 🤦🏻‍♀️ worse, she’s also selfish and lacks curiosity or empathy for others. She’s been living as a leech with no consideration, going to school for no reason, and getting her friends in trouble (seriously feel sorry for Hitomi) and having them pick up her messes.

[Carolina Urán · Rating 4 out of 5]

Esta es la reseña para los 10 primeros volumenes.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Character growth! Love it!

[AB · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was so funny.

[Major Flamboyant · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am loving the new character. The quality of this volume has not dropped and is still exceedingly entertaining.

[Saurabh Modi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such an amazing manga: funny and uplifting. Also, most characters are really great (and memorable). Also, there are many panels, where you can’t help but laugh out loud.

Re-read impressions - I think the mangaka is still figuring out the humor styles that work here - e.g. previous one had lot of Yakuza theme jokes, this one has more school humor and themes of other people babysitting Hina. One in particular I’m finding very funny is the theme of Hitomi doing such a great job in different situations that she actually gets assigned those jobs somewhat permanently. Overall, a great read.