Michiko & Hatchin

After a few strong episodes, the anime gets a little redundant and not very exciting failing to take full advantage of the Brazilian setting. Several episodes are just Hana running away from Michiko because they had a fight, having their little adventure separately and then coming back together closer than ever.

The ending is also pretty disappointing as we have to go through bad decisions from the characters.

I would still recommend the 4th episode as a standalone; it's a powerful episode that proves the missing potential of the show.

This show is tons of fun and the mother-daughter dynamics are as laughable and loveable as you'd expect. It was also wonderful watching an anime that was so diverse and that showed Brazilian culture.

The ost, is wonderful and and the main characters are all interesting, funny and so entertaining. The dub is also very well done.

Even though I enjoyed the show it does have its share of problems, the ending could have been better and you're still left with some unanswered questions. But overall I recommend this anime.

Michiko has to be single-handedly be the strongest, most well-written, deeply-layered, female lead character ever in anime (that's set in a normal world where there is no supernatural or fictional occurrences,,just an anime set in a normal world where normal stuff happens). She means strictly business and will not back down from a palm reading session...if the situation ever arises.

Hatchin is this cool, rebellious kid with no sense of direction in life. She lives day by day and once she meets Michiko, her new life involves tracking down her father, which she's never met, with this mysterious woman, who she claims is the love of his life...Hatchin has no idea what life on the road w/ Michiko will bring her.

It's a beautiful story about revenge, run-downs, love, the act of moving-on, friendship, action, loneliness, and of course the relationship between a confident, gorgeous, short-tempered, spiritual-inclined lady and a smart-mouthed, unapologetic, bratty kid.

It's a must-watch.

Im gonna keep this short and sweet! Hana/Hatchin is one of the best characters to grace the anime format. She is a character that most of us adults could learn from. I highly recommend this anime...mostly for those that r sick of the standard everybody dying or all the massive amounts of blood. This show n that simple young character Hatchin...made my heart grow a lil bigger...n it makes me think that maybe there is other actual people out there in this world today that still thinks and acts the way she does...as silly as it sounds i have learned a lot about myself just by watching a young great hearted anime character. The show is great...trust me...any other negative reviews just don't understand or care to see the greatness or the message here.

I really like this anime, it show a beautiful history of a relationship mother and daughter, abandoned from the father, and chasing him, to the deepest part of the amazing and one of a kind scenario's of the world BRAZIL, BRAZIL, BRAZIL!!!!!!^^ its about time the anime studios, and producers focus on new histories and back-rounds besides japan and anything related to that, because not all the fans of anime wants so see the same old story's and back-rounds year after year... its time to change for a bit, we need more "Michiko to Hatchin" for the new generation of fans of anime. take the example of American anime "the boondocks".