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... Paradrop Labor. But he doesn't. ⏎Hana-Saku Iroha ⏎ Rating: 2.5 ⏎ Review: Ohana is 16 years old and loves to romanticize and over-think her life in the way only teenagers and sexy vampires can.  She is desperate for some drama to come along and shake up her life, and she gets her wish when her horrendously selfish mother runs off with her debt ridden boyfriend and packs her off to live with her grandmother. Things are not quite as exciting as she hoped though, as it turns out granny owns a hot spa inn and expects her to earn her keep, and she seems to get off on the wrong foot with all the other staff. Cue much emotional drama, awkwardness and self-pity. ⏎ There's no denying that HanaSaku Iroha is well made; the animation is way above average with some tasteful background art, and the script is witty in parts – well, at the start anyway. The early scenes of interaction between Ohana and her failure of a mother are quick and snappy, and seem to promise a little humorous edge. However by the time she gets to the countryside everything seems a little unrealistic and forced; for a start the way all the other employees seem to instantly hate her seems a little harsh and only there to create the necessary drama. Then again, after listening to her whiny, self obsessed internal narrative for 20 minutes I was starting to think that perhaps they had a point. ⏎ To be fair, this is a very well made show, and fans of this material will enjoy it – especially as it seems to be a cut above the rest in of production. It also appears to be, in far as the content and writing is concerned, a sensible show about teenage girls that might actually be aimed at teenage girls - which is always pleasing to see. Unfortunately it is just simply not material that interests me, and I just found it incredibly dull and predictable. ⏎ Hanasaku Iroha is available streaming at Crunchyroll. ⏎ My Ordinary Life ⏎ Rating: 3 ⏎ Based on...