Kirei ni Shitemoraemasu ka. • Wash It All Away - Episode 2 discussion

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Kinme's not allowed to take any breaks when Nairo's around.

Nairo is so cute! Looks like Kinme’s got herself an adorable little apprentice for the day. She seems like a really good kid who loves her grandma.

Nairo's quite the rascal – but a talented one. A young girl flawlessly imitating an elderly woman is one hell of an accomplishment. She'd make a great actress should she cultivate her talent. Poor Kinme though, she'd hardly have time to work on the others' due to the immense workload Nairo had piled on her.

We've already had hints from last week about Kinmr being an amnesiac but it has now been confirmed. Do wonder if we'll learn more about her past. No family seeking for her could mean a few things; either they perished in an accident which also caused her to lose her memories, or they've been searching for her without any luck so far, or for some reason they had abandoned her.

Everyone’s eyes really are so beautiful.

She’s incredible to have such a wide cleaning knowledge of different items and articles, honestly. And all by herself by her own motivation and passion.

The hairpin in her bow ☺️

Girl, should’ve just said “Not today” 😭

This is a good lesson for Nairo, and it was done so affirmingly.

That mackerel looks so tasty!

Nairo, slow it down now 😭

Oh I hadn’t noticed the ED has little TL credits. Even if the entirety of the credits aren’t translated, it’s nice they show the TL, QC, TS, and TC names during the main body of the credits.

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Nice overlays 🙌🏾

TIL what a noren curtain is (🔗 [**Wikipedia**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noren)).

A nice anime to motivate me to put dishes away to and wash my pots this morning. I wish I had Kinme’s motivation everyday.

I wonder if she has any connection with the laundry that refused the order for that banner

It's really cool and profound to see how Kyu was impacted by Kinme's story and how she pursued a purpose in her life even without anything or anyone; that moment was incredible.

Naori was quite cute (maybe not so much lol), but she made me laugh a lot. Besides, it showed how these smaller towns always hold stories behind small businesses.

A lovely episode, the art direction is sensational.

* [**Kinme Stitch**](https://i.imgur.com/GxqESFP.jpeg)

So they kinda hinted at this last episode, but I didn't think that [Kinme actually has amnesia.](https://i.imgur.com/n3Kd8XH.jpeg) And based on her conversation with Nairo, it sounds like [she was already running her cleaning business before she lost her memories.](https://i.imgur.com/TCEuHT4.jpeg) She's lucky that she managed to retain her cleaning knowledge.

I definitely had the same reaction as Kinme to Nairo. I thought she was cute at first, but after she started staining her clothes intentionally to clean it, [I'm not so sure about that anymore.](https://i.imgur.com/QPbD1Wn.jpeg)

The girl is very persistent too! I did not expect Nairo to [call Kinme to do a pick up at her grandma's house.](https://i.imgur.com/kcU1j1C.jpeg) Thankfully, it wasn't just a prank call and [they wanted Kinme to clean something for them.](https://i.imgur.com/Lkh8hb4.jpeg)

That rollover in the onsen is foul

Omg Nairo is adorable

Although it seems she has the threshold of gremlin energy to make Kinme question if she is in fact cute

A second bath scene 🔥

Just another pleasant day for Wakana! Even if this community is tight-knit and close enough to surprise her with work when she's on her lunch break, though it's worth it for embarrassed Wakana.

You can't beat the kind of service where a pretty girl with a winning smile hand-delivers your laundry to you!

So the Ichimochi Boy is named Kyu AKA Kyushu? Interesting. And what luck that Wakana has already finished the clothes he left, so she has an excuse to visit his family inn and meet his mom. And, of course, partake in their natural hot spring bath to wash away all that sweat and flex her Kinme's and slender legs!

Pretty nice atmosphere between Wakana and Kyu on the roof. He may bristle with all the work he has to do with his family, but it's clear they're close and he takes some pride in the family business, even if Wakana herself can only envy that...what with her memories of everything but cleaning washed away inside her mind past two years ago. Seems like Kyu is coming to better understand the girl with the lovely smile.

Who is this attractive mom and adorable child duo? Why, it's Nairo and her mom! Nairo seems absolutely adorable, but she's also kind of mischievous and creative...I mean, have you ever seen someone try to draw Saint Basil's Cathedral on a blouse before? But you can leave it to Kinme! She's even inspired Nairo to want to see how the magic happens.

Wakana's really got the Kinme Cleaning sales pitch down to pat.

I love how Nairo is taking extensive notes of Wakana's stain removal technique. And she wants hands on experience. She even drew on the shirt off her back so Wakana has more to clean and provide examples for! I feel like Nairo gets away with a lot because she's young and cute.

Is Nairo ready to become Wakana's protege/assisstant? First she needs to take better care of her clothes, but Wakana still seems interested in showing her Kinme's Cleaning Method moving forward. You just can't resist Nairo's cuteness.

Nairo really just faking her grandma's voice to make Wakana come and pick up MORE stuff to clean...though cleaning up the family banner used by her late grandfather is probably pretty important. Along with, of course, plenty of other stuff. At least Wakana got some free hot mackerel for it!

Is Wakana always going to attend the bath with the client of the week? I'm just asking for scientific reasons and not so we can get to see Wakana buck-naked every week.

That darn kid is nothing but cute trouble lmao.

If I wasn't on such a limited time on my life I would have definitely give this washing simulator a chance.

Someone get this poor girl a scooter or something. Feels kind of bad watching her run around making all her deliveries on foot.

Went from cute laundry girl to potentially cute laundry girl dealing with past trauma. what a turn. still love it. the characters are so lovable.

Nairo is a rascal, and she’s absolutely going to propel the plot forward more this season. Can’t wait for more of her hijinks

A generally chill and relaxing episode. Nairo seems like such a little gremlin though. But she’s curious and s go-getter. She reminds me of Umi from Summer Pocket too.

The banner and the story behind was a bit bittersweet. It’s endearing and also lonely hearing the elderly talk about their departed spouse.

We also got some crumbs about her amnesia. Interesting how she only retained such a specialised skill. Maybe that could be a clue if she ever wanted to track down possible family members.

Have to say though, doing something you’re good at and you like for work. I’m assuming business is okay and rent is not too high, so money isn’t a big issue. You go around a beautiful seaside town making deliveries and meeting people. Good food, hot bath. That’s like the dream

This seems like such a nice and relaxing show with extremely attractive main character. Looking forward to the next episode.

# The Wakana Kinme Scale of Cuteness

Cute^(Actual) = Cute^(Superficial) \* (Stain^(Remove) \- Stain^(Cause))

where:

Cute^(Actual) is the true cuteness of the child;

Cute^(Superficial) is the cuteness of the child based entirely on superficial qualities such as appearance, but not taking into account the child's propensity to cause stains;

Stain^(Remove) is the propensity of the child to remove stains expressed in absolute numbers (for example by learning from Kinme how to remove stains and then going on to apply that knowledge in the world);

Stain^(Cause) is the propensity of the child to cause stains expressed in absolute numbers (for example by drawing in squid ink on a garment).

An obvious corollary of this formula is that a child with very high Cute^(Superficial) , high Stain^(Cause) and low Stain^(Remove) will have substantial **negative** Cute^(Actual). This tracks with the fact that a superficially cute child with the propensity to cause stains will weaponize their cuteness to cause more stains and/or escape the obligation to clean stains caused.

Interesting that Kinme has amnesia, I wonder how this will play out in the story?

It was hinted in ep 1 and confirmed in ep 2. She lost her memories. As to how, that's the mystery question. At least, I'd like to think that it was not from an accident. Maybe an emotional trauma that made her brain deliberately forget memories, just like how Tuka from Gate treated Itami as her father.

Kinme and Nairo's conversation about how clothes can represent people's precious memories has sold me on this slice of life story. Nairo is a bundle of cute trouble with plenty of energy who reminds me a bit of Ruri from Ruri Rocks. It was nice to see Kinme nurture her interest in cleaning, but still put her foot down that cleaning other people's clothes would be too much for now. She is a good kid though who cares a lot for her grandma, and I hope to thier mentee/mentor relationship develop in the future.

Nairo is such a delightful little gremlin, but I could see that getting old. But as long as each appearance she makes comes with a different cute hat I could excuse it.

Kinme taking two baths in episode two, can they fit in three for next time? There's got to be scaling problems eventually.

I wonder if cleaning the banner will be a short arc or maybe something she works on all season.

Very calming show, especially after an incredibly stressful day.

No ecchi jumpscare this week, loved this chilled episode

Looks like Kinme got herself a cute little assistant, though she's quite the handful!

I wonder what sort of relationship they are setting up with the high school kid and Kinme though... she seems to be an adult as far as I can tell so unless he's a third year (ie. 18yo) I hope its just a friendship.

In any case, it was another relaxing episode. Anyone else reminded of Ruri Rocks when she was explaining stain removal to Nairo with that helpful graphic to the audience?

I just can't stop smiling when watching this anime. What a beautiful feel-good show!

It's also such a love letter to small businesses. Everyone is proud of the little thing they do. I'm so glad that particular culture is still alive at least in some parts of Japan, it's pretty much completely gone from my country.

This a nice soothing show. Perfect for a Monday night.

So Kinme does have amnesia. Wonder if we'll get into that more later. I hope they keep the chill vibes though and don't try to go drama heavy.

That little girl is cute and a bit annoying both. Very true to how little kids that age are. I like that Kinme also has conflicting feelings about her.

I'm curious to see what angle the show will take with Kyu. And what's the deal with this backpack of his that gets a second mention in as many episodes? Just a device to show Kinme's current memory is fine or is there more to it?

This is a nice easy watch and I was glad there wasn't any in your face fan service like that random cleavage shot last time.

So, an onsen?

Her memories only go back 2 years? What happened to her?

So, who's the next customer?

She was the one who did that to that isn't she?

Yep.

So, now she's in the back seeing how things are done.

And now the girl's shirt is also dirty...

Well, I guess she gets to be more hands-on in cleaning her shirt.

What's grilling?

Looks good.

Oh, that's that girl's grandma?

And so now they're all bathing together.

I’m starting to like Kinme a lot. She definitely got a very endearing side to her. It was rather cute how she got startled in today’s episode.

It’s not just customer service with Kinme. Although she doesn’t have many memories herself left, but she can help others with keeping theirs safe.

The poor girl is maybe working a little too hard. She was sweating bullets! Nairo didn’t give Kinme a break either.

I thought its just a beautiful Anime about a Girl running her cleaning Business… But the Twist with her lost Memory is mähh

I wonder how much about FMC past will get unfold during the season.

Anyway, growing cast looksmore and more interesting, so I havev hope it won't be just laundry tips and Atami ad all the way.

I guess there are to many hills for biking.

Guess there gonna be a lot of bathtime fan service.

Love the show.
Its such a chill vibe, curious to see how they will incorporate the amnesia. Doesn't like she is actually trying to regain her memories for now.

Also love that they go in depth with the cleaning, not quite Ruri Rocks level, but thats a first for me seeing how a stain can be layered and on how remove it.

Monday are too perfect, start with some crazy action in Golden Kamuy, laugh it off with Tis time for torture and then wind down with Wash it all away.

I'm getting the feeling the plot is completely immaterial, merely a pretext to show off Atami. Not that I'm complaining.

I like this series. Its acting as a good counterweight to the heavier dramas Im watching. Love the Marie Kondo (sp?) vibes she brings to people and their possessions.

Wow..the VA is Suzushiro Sayumi. She does some really good roles.

Kinme is an example of how to make a sexy waifu without a lot of sexualization.

I really didn't like the revelation that Kinme completely lost her memories, it makes the entire show make much less sense. It's always such a stupid, lazy and cliched plot device. How exactly would she had gotten the money for the cleaning business? Do other people in town know her from before then? Where and with who did she used to live if she has no family and doesn't recall having any friends at the time of her memory loss? The landlady trusted a woman with no memory to reliably pay rent? I liked the rest of the show so much that it's sad to basically drop a turd in the middle of it. 😤

Oh were being educational now? The ruri rocks of laundry anime

Gonna be honest if not for a comment last episode, the amnesia comment would have completely thrown me, I had no idea. I am an idiot, but I thought that was an unrelated issue

It was [a pretty chill episode](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7meg22qyd) with [a lot of nice scenes with Kinme](https://imgchest.com/p/o24a6zkgwyl)... at least [when Nairo wasn't on screen](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/ee6cbee2239b.png) xD

[Nairo certainly looks like a sweet, innocent girl](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/54f0be7802fa.png), but underneath that lies [a little rascal](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d190b0111bb5.png), though she's definitely not a bad girl, and thanks to her, we got to see some [hilarious reactions](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6a3cbd5de1ea.png) from [Kinme](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/8411acdf248a.png) xD

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

* [Kinme](https://imgchest.com/p/o24a6zkgwyl)
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7meg22qyd)
* [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/o24a6zkvgyl)

Cozy, almost SoL episode. I like that little info about stains. Hoping there will be more like that.

On the drama side, I wonder how far the story would dig into Kinme's past. Considering this small town setting, I reckon there's someone who knows how she came to be at the town.

I’m more like how can see deliver so many clothes in that small box. I bought 2 shirts and a hoodie today from a Redwings hockey game and it barely fit in a big bag. lol.

I’m sure we will get more insight on her amnesia later in the season but it’s sad that she has no recollection of any family. And if she does have some will they reach out since they say it’s been 2 years. But to be successfully running that business alone with no support I commend her.

Nairo-chan needs correction and i'll gladly take the honors she is such a cute rascal 😆

"Holy cliffhangers!

Will Kinme take the job? Will she be able to clean it?

Tune in next time, same Kinme time, same Kinme channel!"

More seriously this show (like the manga) is such a cozy treasure and for me very much needed on Mondays nights have the first day of of each work week.

Love Kinme's design - clearly cleanliness is truly next to godliness.

Didnt think this would have smth sad in this anime but damn only 2 years of memories she can remember maybe this will have more plot after all?

I'm looking forward to seeing Grandma happy about the cleaned banner.

Interesting how Kinme has no memories from before two years ago, it'd be sad if her family is looking for her.