{"id":721123,"date":"2026-04-11T13:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/botan-kamiina-fully-blossoms-when-drunk-episode-1-review\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T10:30:26","slug":"botan-kamiina-fully-blossoms-when-drunk-episode-1-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/botan-kamiina-fully-blossoms-when-drunk-episode-1-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk Episode 1 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Storyboard artist: Takashi Sakuma<\/strong><\/span>
<\/span>Episode director: Takashi Sakuma<\/span>
<\/span>Script<\/a>writer: Yoko Yonaiyama<\/strong><\/span>
<\/span>Animation director: Miyachi<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Frankly, I can\u2019t remember the last time I had a drink with someone (though, I\u2019m not exactly solo-drinking these days either). But no matter. <\/span>Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk<\/span><\/i> is finally here, which means I can spend the rest of the anime<\/a> season experiencing such social<\/a> pleasures vicariously through a finely-animated, yuri-flavored slice-of-life anime about college girls and alcohol.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk <\/span><\/i>follows the residents of a cozy, house-like college dormitory, among them the titular, first-year student Botan Kamiina. The first episode focuses on her interactions with two of her seniors: the dorm leader Ibuki Tonami, who looks like an older clone of <\/span>Encouragement of Climb<\/span><\/i>\u2019s Aoi, and the elegant Kanade Gujo. And, of course, there\u2019s quite a bit of drinking to go with the exchanges as well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Already, there are strong hints of Botan and Ibuki becoming more than junior and senior in the future. Ibuki prefers to consume alcohol alone due to the ensuing hiccups, and in the beginning, she has snuck away from the group to enjoy some solo drinking during the day. Botan finds her, and through her pleasant and forward nature, slips through the wall Ibuki has put up and assuages the older girl\u2019s self-consciousness about her hiccups. Botan also drops some lines that make Ibuki\u2019s heart skip a beat, because the conceit is that drinking causes Botan to become a little uninhibited, and I really don\u2019t blame Ibuki for pondering on some of Botan\u2019s words at the end of the episode.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Through Botan\u2019s time with Ibuki and Kanade, there is a through line of getting to know each other better \u2014 like Ibuki observing how alcohol affects Botan or Botan taking notice of Kanade\u2019s smoking and interest in Ibuki \u2014 and of enjoying each other\u2019s presence. The resulting feeling isn\u2019t exactly \u201ccomfy,\u201d but it\u2019s definitely one that is reminiscent of lounging around with friends (although here, the characters are palpably still getting to know each other). The cute and soothing character designs help make the girls good company to be with.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk<\/span><\/i>\u2019s animation<\/span> doesn\u2019t feel as outrageously polished or showy as <\/span>Mono<\/span><\/i>, the previous title produced by animation production studio <\/span>Soigne<\/b>, but it\u2019s still a highlight. Aspects like Botan\u2019s energy (and alcohol-fueled mischievousness) and Kanade\u2019s grace are conveyed very well through their movements and poses, and the general<\/a> quantity and quality of character motion make even basic actions appealing to watch. Combined with the soft color palette, the tangible impression left by cast\u2019s outfits, and the aforementioned character designs, the visual experience is a very pleasurable one (and while I don\u2019t usually comment on aspects like eyecatch illustrations and opening\/ending animations in episode reviews, I have to say that <\/span>Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk<\/span><\/i>\u2019s are all stunning). <\/span>Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk <\/span><\/i>won\u2019t get me drinking again, but the quality of its premiere tells me that it\u2019ll be one of my favorites of the Spring 2026 anime season.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Adaptation or original: Based on the manga by <\/span>Hei<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Series<\/a> production credits<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Director: <\/span>Takashi Sakuma (16bit Sensation: Another Layer<\/em>)
<\/span>\u2022 <\/span>Assistant director: <\/span>Shuntaro Tozawa<\/b> (Undead Unluck<\/em> Episode 4 storyboard artist and director et al.)
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Character designer: <\/span>Ko Yoshinari<\/b> (White Album<\/em> animation designer, Made in Abyss<\/em> creature designer)<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Sub-character designer and main animator: <\/span>Miyachi
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Prop designer and main animator: <\/span>Yusuke Matsuo<\/b> (Encouragement of Climb<\/em> character designer)<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Series composer: <\/span>Yoko Yonaiyama<\/b> (A Sign of Affection<\/em>)<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Music composer: <\/span>Kana Hashiguchi<\/b> (Classroom of the Elite<\/em> Season 2 and 3 co-composer)<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Sound director: <\/span>Jin Aketagawa <\/b>(Re:ZERO<\/em>)<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Animation production: <\/span>Soigne<\/span><\/p>\n

Cast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 <\/span>Sayumi Suzushiro <\/b>as Botan Kamiina<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Yoshino Aoyama <\/b>as Ibuki Tonami<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Yurina Amami<\/b> as Akane Yusa<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Miyu Tomita <\/b>as Yaeka Kitamori<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Minako Kotobuki<\/b> as Kanade Gujo<\/span>
<\/span> \u2022 <\/span>Maki Kawase<\/b> as Chin-Lan Chang<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n