Hanasaku Iroha (花咲くいろは?, lit. The ABCs of Blooming or The Colors of Blooming), or Hanairo for short, is a Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Masahiro Ando. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida. P.A. Works produced the project as the studio's tenth anniversary work. The anime began airing in April 2011. Two manga adaptations have been created.