Hinako Sakuragi
main character
TV
6.5
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Anime DetailsFINISHED
Estimated watch time
4h 48m
⚡ 3 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Acting100%Cute Girls Doing Cute Things94%Primarily Female Cast90%Seinen88%Female Protagonist86%Urban79%Dancing79%Episodic79%Cosplay63%Tsundere63%
overview details
Synopsis & Story
Hinako is poor at speaking and lives in a rural part of Japan. She wants to improve her speech to be able to talk to people freely, so in high school, she transfers schools to Tokyo and plans to join a theater club. When she arrives, it turns out her boarding house is a secondhand bookstore, and a girl who eats books lives there. (Source: Anime News Network)
Trailer
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Hinako Note: should you watch it?
At a glance
Hinako Note has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 65/100 — 26% of 10,046 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #92 highest-rated anime of 2017, and #83 most popular anime of 2017, and #26 highest-rated anime of Spring 2017 on AniList.
Of the 18.9K AniList users who started it, 13.8% dropped it, so it is dropped more often than most; 13K have finished it.
At about 4 h 48 min in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy, Slice of Life — especially acting, cute girls doing cute things, primarily female cast, seinen.
Episodes
12 episodes are listed.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Mitsuki
- Director
- Takeo Takahashi
- Director
- Hijiri Sanpei
- Director
- Tooru Kitahata
- Series composition
- Tatsuhiko Urahata
- Character design
- Kazuyuki Ueda
- Music
- Yukari Hashimoto
Hinako Note FAQ
- How many episodes does Hinako Note have?
- Hinako Note has 12 episodes of about 24 minutes each, roughly 4 h 48 min in total.
- How long does it take to watch Hinako Note?
- About 4 h 48 min back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 6 days; at one hour a day, about 5 days.
- Is Hinako Note finished?
- Yes. Hinako Note has finished airing — the final episode aired June 23, 2017.
- Is there a season 2 of Hinako Note?
- No sequel is listed for Hinako Note as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is Hinako Note based on a manga?
- Yes. Hinako Note adapts the manga by Mitsuki.
- Who animated Hinako Note?
- Hinako Note was animated by Passione and directed by Takeo Takahashi and Hijiri Sanpei and Tooru Kitahata.
- Where can I watch Hinako Note?
- Hinako Note is listed on YouTube. Availability varies by region — check the streaming links on this page.