Wash It All Away (manga)
| Wash It All Away | |
![]() First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Wakana Kinme | |
| 綺麗にしてもらえますか。 (Kirei ni Shite Moraemasu ka) | |
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| Genre | Slice of life[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsuru Hattori |
| Published by | Square Enix |
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| Imprint | Young Gangan Comics |
| Magazine | Young Gangan |
| Original run | July 7, 2017 – June 2, 2023 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kenta Ōnishi |
| Written by | Touko Machida |
| Music by | Eri Chichibu |
| Studio | Okuruto Noboru |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX ABC, SBS, BS Asahi |
| Original run | January 5, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 7 |
Wash It All Away (Japanese: 綺麗にしてもらえますか。, Hepburn: Kirei ni Shite Moraemasu ka) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Hattori. It was published in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from July 2017 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in 11 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru premiered in January 2026.
Plot
A girl named Wakana Kinme runs the laundry service "Kinme Cleaning" in the calm and idyllic seaside town of Atami. Both Wakana and her shop are well beloved among the townsfolk, as she takes her work seriously and tackles each cleaning job with passion. Two years ago, Wakana had lost her memory. With no recollection of her previous life, she dedicates herself to her work, believing that each of her customer's items and the memories associated with them must be handled with the utmost care.
Characters
- Wakana Kinme (金目綿花奈, Kinme Wakana)
- Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[2]
- Kyusho Ishimochi (石持毬祥, Ishimochi Kyūshō)
- Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[3]
- Nairo Katakuchi (片口那色, Katakuchi Nairo)
- Voiced by: Konomi Inagaki[3]
- Kuriru Wakasagi (鰙久里留, Wakasagi Kuriru)
- Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama[3]
- Moruda Wakasagi (鰙守大, Wakasagi Moruda)
- Voiced by: Kento Shiraishi[3]
- Asami Yagara (矢柄麻美, Yagara Asami)
- Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu[3]
- Aji (安治)
- Voiced by: Wasabi Mizuta[3]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Mitsuru Hattori, Wash It All Away was first published in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan from July 7, 2017,[4][5] to June 2, 2023.[6][7] Square Enix collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from March 24, 2018,[8] to August 25, 2023.[9] The manga continued with one-shot chapters published sporadically since December 15, 2023.[10] An eleventh volume was released on December 25, 2025.[11]
The manga is licensed in North America by Square Enix Manga & Books,[12] with the first volume released on April 22, 2025.[13]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | March 24, 2018[14] | 978-4-7575-5674-4 | April 22, 2025[13] | 978-1-64609-374-8 | ||
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| 2 | October 25, 2018[15] | 978-4-7575-5896-0 | June 17, 2025[16] | 978-1-64609-375-5 | ||
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| 3 | May 25, 2019[17] | 978-4-7575-6137-3 | August 19, 2025[18] | 978-1-64609-376-2 | ||
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| 4 | December 25, 2019[19] | 978-4-7575-6447-3 | October 14, 2025[20] | 978-1-64609-377-9 | ||
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| 5 | July 22, 2020[21] | 978-4-7575-6768-9 | December 16, 2025[22] | 978-1-64609-378-6 | ||
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| 6 | February 25, 2021[23] | 978-4-7575-7110-5 | February 17, 2026[24] | 978-1-64609-379-3 | ||
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| 7 | September 25, 2021[25] | 978-4-7575-7487-8 | April 21, 2026[26] | 978-1-64609-439-4 | ||
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| 8 | April 25, 2022[27] | 978-4-7575-7892-0 | June 16, 2026[28] | 978-1-64609-440-0 | ||
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| 9 | November 25, 2022[29] | 978-4-7575-8270-5 | — | — | ||
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| 10 | August 25, 2023[9] | 978-4-7575-8736-6 | — | — | ||
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| 11 | December 25, 2025[11] | 978-4-30100-235-2 | — | — | ||
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Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced by Happinet in June 2025. It is produced by Okuruto Noboru and directed by Kenta Ōnishi, with series composition and screenplays handled by Touko Machida, characters designed by Azuma Tozawa, and music composed by Eri Chichibu.[2] The series premiered on January 5, 2026, on AT-X, Tokyo MX and other networks.[30][3][31] The opening theme song is "Kirei" (綺麗。; 'Beautiful/Clean'), performed by Yū, while the ending theme song is "Wakaba no Koro" (若葉のころ; 'Youthful Days'), performed by Natsumi Kiyoura.[3]
Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[32]
Episodes
| No. | Title [33][34] | Directed by [33] | Written by [33] | Storyboarded by [33] | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "You Can Count on Kinme" Transliteration: "Kinme ni o Makase Kudasai" (Japanese: 金目にお任せください) | Kenta Onishi | Touko Machida | Kenta Onishi | January 5, 2026[35] | |
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Wakana Kinme operates a laundry shop, opening for the day after personally returning clean clothes to a customer. During business hours, a regular customer, the married Asami Yagara, visits. After closing, Wakana attends a bathhouse, greeting the same customer who had been waiting for her shop to open that day. The following day, she goes on a morning run before opening. She is visited by Aji, the elderly owner of her rented premises. In the afternoon, high school student Kyusho Ishimochi enters; Wakana recognizes him as the son of an innkeeper who is also a regular client. After returning the laundry from his mother, Wakana notices a scratch on his shoe and polishes both pairs. When rain begins to fall as Kyusho prepares to leave, Wakana lends him her umbrella and agrees to clean his schoolbag at a later time. | ||||||
| 2 | "We're Proud of Our Natural Hot Spring" Transliteration: "Gensen Kakenagashi ga Jiman Dakara" (Japanese: 源泉掛け流しが自慢だから) | Tatsuya Sasaki | Touko Machida | Tatsuya Sasaki | January 12, 2026[36] | |
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As part of her evening deliveries, Wakana visits the Ishimochi Inn to return laundry and retrieve the umbrella she lent to the innkeeper's son, Kyusho. Persuaded by the innkeeper, she tries the inn's natural hot spring before proceeding to the roof where Kyusho is working. There, she reveals she has amnesia and remembers only the past two years. On a separate day, a first-time customer and her daughter, Nairo, visit the shop after a recommendation. Nairo observes Wakana's work but her request to help is declined; Wakana explains she must first learn to care for her own clothes, as they become treasures of memory. Later, Wakana visits a gift shop owned by Nairo's grandmother, discovering Nairo imitated her grandmother's voice to request cleaning for her late grandfather's fishing banner. Wakana agrees to examine the banner's condition and accepts a portion of dried fish before leaving. That evening, she encounters both Nairo and her grandmother at her usual bathhouse. | ||||||
| 3 | "(We Are Closed for the Day.)" Transliteration: "(Honjitsu, Teikyūbi Desu.)" (Japanese: (本日、定休日です。)) | Tsutomu Murakami | Kouki Kitamura | Tsutomu Murakami | January 19, 2026[37] | |
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Kyusho comes across the laundry shop after school, noticing that it has not yet opened for business. He is persuaded by one of the regular customers to climb up a nearby tree and check on Wakana from outside her balcony. Kyusho finds out that Wakana overslept after a hangover from a dinner party the previous night, which Asami had invited her to. On a subsequent day in which she distributes flyers advertising a discount for her laundry service, Wakana visits the foot bath near Atami Station and talks to a stranger, finding out from the stranger's photograph what the station used to look like. Later that night, while watching the sky, Wakana has a fleeting memory of how she ended up at Atami. At some point, Asami reveals that she plays volleyball, and invites Wakana to practice with her. | ||||||
| 4 | "A Special Request from Kinme" Transliteration: "Kinme Kara no Onegai Desu" (Japanese: 金目からのお願いですっ) | Ken Kiyota | Touko Machida | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | January 26, 2026[38] | |
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Wakana notices a high school student almost miss her train before the buttons eventually pop off the latter's blouse. Wakana helps the girl, named Kuriru Wakasagi, fix her buttons back at the next station. She then visits Kuriru's apartment. Unimpressed by Kuriru's untidiness and habits, Wakana gives advice and even teaches Kuriru how to sew. She also finds out that Kuriru's fraternal twin brother Moruda is friends with Kyusho. On a subsequent day, Wakana learns about an upcoming float parade that Nairo, Kuriru, Moruda, Kyusho and his mother will all be participating in. Wakana helps find the parade outfits in the community center, which have been stained with mold due to a leak in the ceiling. She immediately decides to clean them, with Kyusho arriving after his shift at the inn to suggest to Moruda and Kuriru that the three of them help her out. | ||||||
| 5 | "I Have a Feeling..." Transliteration: "Watashi ni Tottemo..." (Japanese: 私にとっても...) | Madoka Yaguchi | Touko Machida | Kenta Ōnishi | February 2, 2026[39] | |
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With the help of Kyusho, Kuriru and Moruda, Wakana cleans the parade outfits and returns them to their intended wearers on the night before the float parade. The following day, Wakana concludes her business hours early in order to attend the parade as a spectator. At the end of the procession, Kyusho invites Wakana onto their float, only for Wakana to lose her balance, fall off, and land on Kyusho in a way that cause their faces to make contact. | ||||||
| 6 | "Pop, Pop, Boom" Transliteration: "(Don, Dodon)" (Japanese: (ドン、ドドン)) | Tatsuya Sasaki | Touko Machida | Tatsuya Sasaki | February 9, 2026[40] | |
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As part of a pickup requested by one of Atami's more traditional inns, Wakana is tasked with cleaning a doll that the innkeeper had bought a long time ago for her daughter. While cleaning the doll, Wakana seems to recall taking on a similar job more than two years ago. After a morning swim the following day, Wakana passes by the inn of Kyusho's mother and is tasked with another laundry job. After her work concludes, Wakana goes to a diner with Asami and talks about what happened during the float parade, and suspects Kyusho is avoiding her as a result. Asami assures her that their ordeal will pass with time. The conversation is overheard by Kuriru, who is working part-time as a waitress at said diner. All three of them watch the fireworks over Atami later that night. | ||||||
| 7 | "You Should Leverage Your Assets!!" Transliteration: "Appīru Shite Ikeba Ī n desu!!" (Japanese: アッピールしていけばいいんです!!) | Yuki Iwasaki | Touko Machida | Yuki Iwasaki | February 16, 2026[41] | |
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Sumiyaki, a supplier for Wakana's laundry shop, suggests that Wakana can promote her business on social media. Wakana admits her inexperience with the internet, let alone social media, but Nairo and her friends, who were also visiting Wakana at the time, help her set up a page on social media, and as a result, Wakana receives cleaning requests from across the country, including from an individual who Nairo recognizes as a famous influencer. Despite her sudden rush of cleaning requests, Wakana notices Kyusho pass by and eventually follows him to the shopping district, having remembered his request to clean his schoolbag. | ||||||
Notes
- ^ This chapter is titled "3...2...1..." in the Japanese version.
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Further reading
- Komatsu, Ryōsuke (May 7, 2018). こんなクリーニング屋のおねえさんがいたら通う……熱海が舞台の『綺麗にしてもらえますか。』. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024.
External links
- Official manga website at Young Gangan (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Wash It All Away (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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