Hanabi-chan Is Often Late

Hanabi-chan Is Often Late (ハナビちゃんは遅れがち) is a Japanese comedy manga series written by Ranpu Shirogane and illustrated by Mamimu. It has been serialized online via Hero's Inc.'s Comiplex website since November 2019 and has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. A short-form anime television series adaptation by Gaina aired from July to September 2022.

Characters

 * Hanabi Hana Ariake (有明ハナビ花)
 * A vintage pachislot machine who gains a human form, similar to Tsukumogami.
 * A vintage pachislot machine who gains a human form, similar to Tsukumogami.


 * Versus Ikusa Takanawa (高輪バーサス戦)


 * Thunder Rai Nihonbashi (日本橋サンダー雷)


 * Tacoslot Sumi Horie (堀江タコスロ墨)


 * Mogumogu Chō Higashisakura (東桜モグモグ超)


 * Condor Tsubasa Isogami (磯上コンドル翼)


 * Musashi Shinonome (東雲ムサシ)
 * The grandson of the previous Pachinko hall owner, who passed away.
 * The grandson of the previous Pachinko hall owner, who passed away.


 * Kumazawa (クマザワ)


 * Kojiro (コジロー)


 * Ikkakukun (イッカククン)

Manga
Hanabi-chan Is Often Late is written by Ranpu Shirogane and illustrated by Mamimu. It began serialization on Hero's Inc.'s Comiplex online manga website on November 21, 2019. The first tankōbon volume was released on February 29, 2020. As of March 2024, seven volumes have been released.

Anime
An anime adaptation was announced on August 7, 2021. It was later revealed to be a 5 minute episode television series produced by Gaina and written and directed by Hiromitsu Kanazawa, with character designs handled by Asami Sodeyama, and music composed by Tsukasa Yatoki. It aired from July 10 to September 25, 2022 on BS11, Tokyo MX, and AT-X. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.