温泉幼精ハコネちゃん

Hakone-chan

The story follows Hakone, a hot spring spirit who descended to a spa resort on Earth. However, with her long slumber, she looks like a little girl on the outside. The high school boy Touya stumbles across her at a hot spring and ends up joining Hakone in retrieving her original powers. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	温泉幼精ハコネちゃん (japanese)
Romaji	Onsen Yousei Hakone-chan
English	Hakone-chan
Chinese	温泉幼精箱根酱 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

Format	TV short · 13 ep · 4 min · 1h total
Aired	2015-10-04 → 2015-12-27 (Autumn 2015)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Asahi Production
Source	Manga
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Demographic	Seinen
Genres	Comedy Slice of Life Supernatural
Themes	Mythology Primarily Female Cast Nudity Youkai Shrine Maiden Seinen Super Power Ghost Male Protagonist Female Protagonist
Streaming	Crunchyroll

Reception

Community score	5.62 / 10
Bayesian score	6.18 / 10
Composite	33.5
On lists	7,976
Favourited	20 (0.3%)
Completion	80.7%
Drop rate	10.7%
In backlog	22.5%
Score spread σ	1.81

Score distribution

184211432604439585569587641826291601072

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Asahi Production	E	22 of 27
Broadcast season	Autumn 2015	E	90 of 101
Year	2015	E	324 of 347
Format	TV short	E	356 of 417
Demographic	Seinen	E	756 of 775
Length	Short-form	E	1,162 of 1,250
Genre	Supernatural	E	1,195 of 1,234
Genre	Slice of Life	E	1,548 of 1,578
Era	Late 2010s	E	1,742 of 1,863
Season (all years)	Autumn	E	1,863 of 1,921
Source material	Manga	E	2,959 of 3,025
Genre	Comedy	E	3,396 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	E	6,910 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Yuuji Yanase
Series composition	Korie Tomonaga, Momoko Murakami
Character design	Yuuji Yanase
Original creator	Daisuke Yui

AniList id 21246 · MAL id 31143 · Bangumi 138960 · record updated 2026-08-25