Instead of summarising this volume's chapters I thought I'd write more about the overall appeal of this series, Hinamatsuri. First and foremost is the unique day-in-the-life of almost documentary storytelling technique shown so well in the Yakuza succession story in this volume where despite the gravity and danger of the situation everything seems so civil (in context), and dare I say, realistic! Another great thing about this series is the underplaying of emotive scenes whether Hitomi's relationship with her parents or the core Yakuza-Hina relationship. This one's a rounded down Three Star, 7.5 out of 12 best volume so far! 2026 read
This series can swing from laugh out loud funny to heartbreaking very quickly. In mostly episodic chapters we rotate through all the major cast members. Their hijinks include a school play, a day at the racetrack, a yakuza succession battle, and a surprising surprise party. But in the final chapter the drama kicks into high gear as Hina is told it is time to say goodbye to Nitta and return to the secret organization that once controlled her. "This is harsh," says one character near the end, and the final pages truly are.
A bunch of very funny stories here. I just realized that the humor here isn’t always “uplifting” because it’s often at the expense of the characters. The humor is always funny though. You can still tell that the characters care about each other so that’s were a little bit of the uplifting aspect comes from.
Still a great read. The end of this volume tries to shake things up a bit.
Hina is such a dork haha. The Anzu chapter was my favourite of the volume, because of course Anzu is the best. And we got a new girl at the end! Hopefully that spices things up a bit, it's starting to feel a bit stale.