ひまわりっ!

Himawari!

Himawari Hinata recently transfered to Shinobi Gakuen to train to become the best kunoichi she can be. She wanted to be a ninja ever since she was saved by one when she was little. On her first day, she meets Hayato Madenokoji (a new transfer teacher) who saves her life. Hayato does not possess any ninja skills or traits, he is teaching the ninjas about normal society to pay off his debt. However, Himawari notices that Hayato bares the same mark on his neck as the ninja who saved her when she was young. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	ひまわりっ! (japanese)
Romaji	Himawari!
English	Himawari!
Also known as	Himawari

Facts

Format	TV series · 13 ep · 24 min · 5h total
Aired	2006-04-09 → 2006-07-02 (Spring 2006)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	ARMS
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Adventure Comedy
Themes	Ninja Martial Arts
Streaming	Hulu

Reception

Community score	5.98 / 10
Bayesian score	6.86 / 10
Composite	41.7
On lists	5,254
Favourited	19 (0.4%)
Completion	70.3%
Drop rate	13.4%
In backlog	52.8%
Score spread σ	1.91

Score distribution

135236357411752066297724781649781023

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	ARMS	D	33 of 50
Broadcast season	Spring 2006	E	66 of 78
Year	2006	E	209 of 232
Era	Late 2000s	E	1,036 of 1,149
Genre	Adventure	E	1,374 of 1,534
Source material	Original work	E	1,420 of 1,732
Season (all years)	Spring	E	1,582 of 1,868
Length	Single-cour	E	2,148 of 2,668
Format	TV series	E	2,786 of 3,322
Genre	Comedy	E	3,009 of 3,488
Origin	Japan	E	6,025 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Shigenori Kageyama, Maho Takahashi
Series composition	Mamiko Ikeda
Character design	okama, Seiji Kishimoto
Music	Takeshi Senoo, Kei Haneoka
Original creator	okama

Franchise — ひまわりっ!

ひまわりっ！！

Himawari Too!!

2007TV series45.5

Relation	Year	Title
sequel	2007	Himawari Too!!

AniList id 910 · MAL id 910 · record updated 2026-08-26