Kirei ni Shitemoraemasu ka. • Wash It All Away - Episode 3 discussion

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*[This is fine.](https://i.imgur.com/77ToPAb.jpeg)*

Kyu really was not expecting to get those kindergarten flashbacks.

Cleaning time! 🧼💃🏾

I get the concern. But dafuq, granny and aunties? Kinme is better than me. I do not have the grace to not freak the fuck out.

I still cannot clock Kinme’s age. She’s…19 maybe? I think? I’m not sure? Probably?

Freckled beauty returns 🙌🏾

**I will die for Poly-chan**.

Y’know, I’d love an anime all about aquariums, from home set ups to professional ones, and how to take care of different fish and amphibians. That sounds pretty dope and educational.

Megane!Kinme is a cutie ☺️

…the lack of overlays on the flyer 🤨 This 🤏🏾 close, CR.

Nairo’s gonna be so excited about this. Good job for Kinme to clean that.

**Wat**. We have seen you used public baths. Why is sticking your feet in water in public what makes you blush, it’s just feet girl, and your skirt ain’t that short 😭

Kinme’s average steps per day must be around 15K. Good for her. The official website for the anime should have a step counter for her like how the losing heroines one had a calorie counter for the foodie FL.

Goddammit. Every time an anime flashes to the stars in the sky, I keep thinking there will be constellations. And I can never find any.

OOP 😮 Her past self, oh my 🥺

**There’s an after credit scene**.

Freckled beauty reprise, I love you diva 💃🏾

This volleyball talk. I so badly want a ladies volleyball anime with all the intensity of *Haikyuu*. I know there’s <Crimson Hero> (sports, romance, comedy, shoujo, 20 columes, official EN stopped on volume 14), but I just want a ladies volleyball manga that is about the sport and the friends and rivalries they make along the way.

Onsen does sound nice 👍🏾

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Overlays looking clean, team (outside of the flyer) 🙌🏾

I wonder how this would work IRL with memory loss that leaves you without knowing your family—and you have no family around you—but you are still functional. Is it advisable to take a DNA test or anything of the sort, or like one of those 23andme thingies? What happens to any legal citizenship documentation?

Putting Poly-chan on my cute animals bracket for Winter 2026. Poly-chan is adorable.

There is no goldfish emoji. I am upset.

Kinme really does have very loyal clients, what she certainly didn't expect was an invasion of her room to get her back to work lol. And for some reason the show keeps highlighting her cleavage when Kyu is around, he never notices, but I love their interactions.

Damn, Asami really is the epitome of the older woman who likes to provoke others, she offered Kinme alcohol and some pills, supposedly not anticipating that she would become so debilitated, that woman...

Well, the pieces are increasingly falling into place, Kinme was already at the place where she works when she lost her memory, it's still confusing, but at least that would explain how she ended up there, especially considering that her clothes were dirty at that moment.

Following Kyusho a bit as he has a day filled with nostalgic occurrences is relatable as a viewer, but something that Kinme herself would be unable to connect with. A nice blend of relatable SoL and simmering terror as I consider how it would feel to lack memories. Like, I could understand what children experience from social context, utilizing my big adult brain to empathize, but there would always be an unbridgeable gap.

I guess Kinme can add “lightweight” to the list of things she’s rediscovering about herself lol. I’m very curious to know just what kind of person she was before the amnesia and what exactly happened.

I really dont know why, but i feel comfy watching this show.

###Stitches!

* [Footbath Kinme](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/71ae3aef2452.jpg)

* [Sleeveless Asami](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/186df3230cdb.jpg)

* [Volleyball Kinme](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/c757b91832ce.jpg)

* [Eyecatch 1](https://i.imgur.com/rMZBhQb.png) | [Eyecatch 2](https://i.imgur.com/T02Hu8P.png)

[Seeing Kinme passed out on her room](https://i.imgur.com/02vuIfs.png) with an [open bottle of pills](https://i.imgur.com/Y3p7Q3J.png) was a scare I didn't need. Considering we know she has memory issues, I was worried something really happened. Thankfully, she was just passed out [from drinking with Asami the night before](https://i.imgur.com/4oScoZ9.png).

Kinme is lucky that Kyuu passed by, and she has customers who worry about her. I feel like she could've ended up writing off the rest of the day [if he didn't climb up to her room to check on her.](https://i.imgur.com/bsV7AsL.png) Also, it really looks like [they're planning to develop things between Kinme and Kyuu.](https://i.imgur.com/ENOOxXZ.png)

[That final scene was interesting, tho.](https://i.imgur.com/Eohw8Qy.png) I'm guessing that's what Kinme was like before she lost her memory? I'm now super curious what happened to her in the past.

Laying on her chest while unconscious, a glass of water that had been spilt, a bottle of pills. Thought we've somehow stumbled upon a mystery show. Turned out she's just passed out from booze. What a relief!

Felt bad for Kyuu cause he could be mistaken for a stalker, even if it's the ladies' idea. Good thing Kinme's only concerned about worrying her customers and she had zero thoughts about his seemingly sus actions.

Kyuu keeps doing the near impossible of seemingly thinking nothing but clean thoughts around Kinme no matter how much of her cleavage she shows him.

Kinme can’t hold her liquor but that just makes her cuter.

Dang, whatever Kinme’s past life was, it looked ROUGH.

I guess it goes to show how trusted Kyu is in the community that, when Kinme hasn't opened up for the day and no one knows what happened to her, the older ladies of the neighborhood can trust him to check in on her...with some casual breaking and entering.

Oh no! Kinme collapsed around a bunch of pills!? What could have possibly happened!? Well, nothing untoward, mind you, minus Kyu catching Kinme in nothing but a chemise that leaves very LITTLE to the imagination.

Turns out after a successful days' work on that flag, Kinme was riding high and got talked into a living it up at a fancy restaurant with one of her gal pals. Too bad she's SUCH a lightweight that she immediately blacks out on what happened to her after only a few sips of champagne. Kind of a waste of her fancy outfit! But her embarrassment over how humiliating this is for her is utterly adorable.

It's one thing that Kyu seems so utterly unfazed by Kinme's attractiveness or how much of his cleavage he shows her...but Kinme just totally rolls with him there and how she's practically half-naked around him. She's more worked up about how could have possibly gotten home or that she slept until noon! She even gets dressed right behind him.

Does a pinky swear count as handholding? Inquiring minds want to know.

Turns out that "gal pal" was Asami, who came in to check on Kinme. But hey, if Kinme could walk herself home and eventually open up, then she was clearly fine! And don't think Asami doesn't notice the vibe going on with Kyu!

What does Kinme do on a rainy day? Close up shop, take stock of everything, and get ready to promote her cleaning business.

It's fun to jump over a puddle, though maybe better to do it when not wearing a skirt, Kinme!

Not only does Kinme deliver, but she also tries to promote straight to the face of potential customers! After all, you can count on Kinme!

It wouldn't be an episode of this show if Kinme didn't bathe, so we get some time in the foot bath where Kinme connects with a mother and daughter.

With the festival prep underway, Kinme relaxes to the sound of it on her roof...until she sees a version of herself in raggedy clothes, messy hair, and a tearful, distraught, look on her face. Is this the original Kinme? And what was going on with her!?

Is Asami going to recruit Kinme into the ladies' volleyball team? So we can see her in that tight outfit and short shorts perfect for showing off her legs? Even better if she and Asami can then attend the onsen and show off their ample...personalities.

Easily the most underrated anime of the season for me! I have a constant dumb smile on my face watching this.

[](#feelingloved)

The jumpscare with the pills in the beginning was rude though. I was afraid we were going in a very different direction with the show all of a sudden.

[](#watashiworried)

A pretty chill episode. Though the start had me concerned with her slumped on the floor with pills and all. Thankfully she just overslept.

Watching her thoroughly cleaning the shop and equipment was pretty therapeutic too tbh. And seeing her drawing up the poster and handing out flyers and returning the washed items. It’s just really relaxing to see her going all around town.

Kyuu also had a weird day with experiencing things for the first time since kindergarten.

Got another glimpse and crumb of her amnesia situation. Seems she had it rough when it first happened. Also, she’s at least 20 now given that she drank alcohol.

And ngl, loving the light fan service

I feel like the show just speed-ran away all the goodwill I had for it in ten minutes or so unfortunately. :(

Really cosy anime as usual, but after seeing that mini memory, I now really want a flashback episode.

Scheming old ladies sending a dude up into Kinme's bedroom to check on her.

Only one bath today and it was just a footbath, almost broke the bath per episode streak. I'm not counting the imaginary onsen visit since it was just imaginary.

She might be starting to get those memories back considering the way she saw her former self up on the roof crying. Made me a bit nervous the entire time she was going down the ladder while carrying so much.

Naah, if I was Kinme I am banning those 3 ladies and the guy, at least for a while, wrf you mean you think it is fine for you to tresspass into my house? It has been a few hours, sign says closed, you shut up and come back later/call if you really need my services.

The scare with Kinme passed out with the open bottle of pills underscores that Kinme is living without a family or partner, and those are the people who are likely to find you passed out when something goes terribly wrong. Her customers are the ones who worry about her welfare, knowing that she lives alone, and all of a sudden her workaholism comes into focus - she isn't *just* a small business owner who needs to keep hustling to survive, but she has come to see her clients as a kind of found family. Hence her not completely freaking out that Kyuushou trespassed while she was sleeping.

The dirty and disheveled past Kinme that she sees on the roof shows how far she has come, how remarkable her current stability is, but also how tenuous her existence is a small business owner with no people and limited memories living on her own. Under the comfy vibes of this show is a little bit of dread.

Oh my, [Kinme](https://imgchest.com/p/md7o5lrzr4p) has always been really cute, but [in this episode](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2neve9yl) she was even [cuter](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/cd0dad696467.png), more [beautiful](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/56df2de6dd8f.png), and [sexier](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/83def367094d.png) than ever! Plus, we got to see [her wearing glasses](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/ef63ae4082c7.png), which [she looked great in too](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/82237a795935.png).

I really hope [Kinme will agree to Asami's offer to play ladies' volleyball with her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/8d9810883d94.png) (and [going to the hot springs after it](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6f49612f672d.png)). I bet it'd be really cute to [watch her get embarrassed](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/22ac712d3e49.png) after making mistakes during the game.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

* [Kinme](https://imgchest.com/p/md7o5lrzr4p)
* [Group scenes & Others](https://imgchest.com/p/5xy2neve9yl)

Really really curious about her past with every episode

All the camera angles and shots are dubious af lol. After 3 episodes, it's clear that this is a full on fanservice show with a side of washing themed SOL slipped in, sprinkled with a bit of plot here and there. It's working though, because I'll be back next week to see more of the plot... and the plot.

It always bothers me seeing people get drunk from thids little alcohol. I wonder if it is an Asian thing or just anime one.

And yeah, more hints that there may be some drama in our FMC past. BUt I am not sure if the story reach this point concidering the adaptation pace.

That scene of her in the roof all banged up is basically telling us that something bad happened to her. I really want to know. And that high school kid has monk levels of restraint to shrug off what he had seen of Kinme.

I’m glad that I can count on Kinme to wash away all my frustrations from a long day of work with that adorableness of hers.

This is a fair bit more fanservicey than the typical slice of life series (Kinme IS very attractive), and the false scare about a suicide was fairly dark. Have to wonder about the blonde client who took Kinme out... was that a "date" date in her eyes? Normally I wouldn't think so except for the blush and warning off the high school boy to not fall for Kinme. Eh, probably nothing.

Loved the scene of her sitting on the roof. Interesting flashback to what I presume is her just arrived into the town? I wonder if it is when she still had her memory, or not?

There's a sign at the door that they're closed, so it's okay to break in? wtf?

And the show treats it as fine? And gives us fanservice as a reward?

From what I remember, in Japan the drinking age is 20, so Kinme is at least 20. Which really confirms the squick nature of her interaction with that school boy

Really, that anime is all around ew

I'm still surprised this got a anime. Not because it is a bad series it just didn't seem like one that would be chosen for one.

That roughed up flashback of herself on the roof can be disturbing. Like the aeks on her face with anime it is hard to tell if it is just representative of dirty or if possibly being hit.

The show likes it fan service. Though it is tastefull fan service as it is worked into the story instead of shoved in your face.

"Is this okay?"
No it's freakin' not. Who the hell enters people's homes without permission, besides bad-mannered people? NGL that scene irritated me a bit. Kinme not saying anything had me wtf for a second.
It's that kind of anime, I guess.

As a general principle, if you find someone unconscious on the floor, do you try to wake them and only call emergency services if you *can't*, or do you call emergency services *immediately*?

Another solid episode. Here are my predictions moving forward:

* The high school boy has shown up considerably more than other characters- There is going to be a romance between him and Kinme. There will be other weird positions he finds himself in with her. Whether this becomes fully realized or not remains unseen.
* Her amnesia is probably a defense mechanism. Judging by the end of the episode when she saw her past self, she came there from something traumatic and that past is probably where she learned her dry cleaning skills.
* I don’t think she’ll ever get her full memory back, and again I believe that’s intentional- she doesn’t want it back so we will never learn her full backstory.

Old ladies of the area: "Hey kid, break into this woman's house for us, we have laundry needs doing!" Really is how you know its a small town

Is this meant to be a romance story? Because it feels like they are leaning that way with the boy, but there's no romance tags.

Kyuushou surprisingly didn't have as much of a big reaction I thought he was going to have, or at least blush. It's kind of refreshing. I did find it odd how the ladies made him climb up a tree.

That roof scene has me concerned on what kind of past Kinme has.

Can't believe we didn't get a bath scene. I guess a foot bath will have to count.

Feels really refreshing when the dude isn't screaming when she's showing him some skin. (would be understandable though lol)

I'm really wondering what the scene on the roof meant? She also mentioned that she doesn't remember anything from the past. Besides, she's acting more like a child than an adult.

On the other hand, I also wonder if she has parents or where they are?

And then there's the question of how the romance plot develops. To me, there's currently nothing between Kimne and Kyuu because, at least to me, it looks like Kimne is into women.

The whole passed out and pill bottle on the table gave me a real shock. Good thing it was just Kinme being passed out from drinking.

I think that it might be hinting though that there could be something darker lurking in Kinme's past. That shot on the roof with that roughed up Kinme of, what can be assumed to be, the past could suggest as much. Or I might just be making too many assumptions.

wait a minute...

Kyuu is such a sweet boy. This all feels like if Powerwash Simulator was an anime. There’s no real plot or direction. It’s all about good vibes and that’s cool to me

Kinme was so cute and pretty this episode. I wonder what her backstory is. The scene on the roof kind of alludes to a dark past. My guess is a botched suicide attempt made her lose her memory.

"So we'd like you to help, Kyu-chan - be a criminal for us." Why didn't they just knock and yell for her, maybe call the police for a wellness check if nothing else works, instead of having him literally break and enter through her balcony? "Is this ... okay?" No. No it isn't.

She became blackout drunk from a single sip, and her friend didn't even notice, I'm not sure which is less believable.

I've watched pretty much every Iyashikei in existence and this one is surely the closest I've seen an anime get to Aria vibe-wise. The focus on the town/people, love for the job they do, optimism throughout with a tint of dread, relaxing OST + scenary shots, reminiscence from the past... I hope It does not go super deep on past trauma and keeps this vibe for the whole run.

I love this show's technical details about laundry and clothing care. Always rounds out a slice-of-life narrative nicely.

I'm surprised no one seemed to care that a young man climbed into a young lady's bedroom. The only fallout is that Kinme was embarrassed to be seen in a shameful state; she didn't even care that Kyuu broke in through her window.

Actually, I wonder if it's going to be a plot point that nobody sees Kyuu as a young man. He remarked several times that he hasn't done something since kindergarten, so maybe the town folk still sees him as child and not a high school student getting close to adulthood. I'm not interested in a romance between him and Kinme (especially since it's established that she is an adult), but I could see it coming up he wants to be looked at as man and not a boy.

Okay I’m sorry but the dude is kinda a creep. What sort of person just breaks into a girls apartment like that. I don’t care if the old people down there are wondering why she’s not open. Thats kinda fucked up.


I really hope this show doesn’t try having a romance plot between her and the creep now. It feels like they’re kinda trying but this episode single handedly ruined that part.

Kinme's portrayal in the show is adorably attractive even without the extra fanservice angles which they give us fairly frequently. Does make Kyuu's apparent stoicism in all of his interactions with her more notable.

All of the other local women (some of them considerably senior) treat him like a kid. Or happened to suddenly do so, coincidentally, during this episode.

On that note, it occurs to me that we haven't seen him interacting with teenaged girls... at all?

I wonder if Kinme knows how old she is? I mean, there are big gaps in her memory. Is she even sure of her name? Is she old enough to drink?

It's possible in Japan to go straight from middle school to a job - A Place Further than the Universe has a character who didn't go to high school. It's not mandatory.

So she's at least fifteen, and at most... 25 maybe?

This is such a chill show to watch. Kinme just doing a chill job with a chill ambiance each episode... though I am wondering what happened to her in the past though.

i was all on board for [Kinme being an assassin who lost their memory,](https://i.imgur.com/ickllQf.png) but not being able to drink a single drink without getting blackout drunk makes me think she doesn't have the constitution to be a James Bond type

[](#schemingsaten)

Would anyone happen to have the eyecatchers from this weeks episode? (mid-credits images in episode 3).

At first I was like god forbid a shop owner take an unexpected break, but then after seeing Kinme passed out like that, I think maybe that wellness check was not unreasonable.

Huh. The shop's shut?

What's _he_ supposed to do about it?

Climb a tree?

Ah. Into her balcony.

So, it's not locked.

Pills?

So, that's what happened.

Ok...

So, she's the one who went out for dinner with her.

Lol that's the complete opposite of what she said.

And so back to work.

I'd assume she basically does business with everyone in the town already, not sure what the point of ads is.

Oh, it's the banner from the start of the episode.

So, the festival.

I will definitely be tuning in weekly for it. Just like with you and Rain surprised me, this has as well. I love the vibes in it.

Wash it all away

Oshi no Ko

Sentenced to be a hero

Freiren

Hell's paradise

I'm loving stacked anime weeks

I feel like this woman should have been more freaked out by how easy it was for someone to enter her house without permission.