Minami takes Tsubasa to a winter festival. Later, she meets Tsubasa’s intimidating grandmother.
Episode 2 — “It’s Super Warm Inside the Snow Fort”
Hmm.
The second episode of Hokkaido Gals captured how people feel growing up and older in their hometowns. Are the attractions and events still exciting and fun in reality without the filter of nostalgia? I’m a native of Pasadena, California, home to the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl every New Year. I remember watching the parade from the sidelines, decorating floats, and driving the route as midnight strikes. Then I grew older and found the street closures, extra cars, and illegal fireworks a nuisance. The best seat in Pasadena to watch the Rose Parade, even a block away from the parade route, is right in front of your TV, tuned to KTLA Channel 5.
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Like Hokkaido More](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Like-Hokkaido-More.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Shares Fun](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Shares-Fun.jpg)
But then my college friends wanted to visit the Rose Parade, and I experienced my hometown as a tourist through their eyes. Seeing things through an adult lens instead of a child’s made things fun again. I still wouldn’t go through the Rose Parade hassle unless out-of-towners asked me, but that is what we saw Minami feel in Hokkaido Gals as she took Tsubasa to the Kitami Winter Festival. Now I’m even older and can appreciate playing tourist in my hometown. Minami has a friendly and romantic excuse for touring Kitami and Hokkaido as she takes Tsubasa around his new home.
Hokkaido Gals Have Hearts of Gold
The winter festival date also highlights how Minami adds dimensions to the stereotypical gyaru character. She was self-aware enough to realize her fun memories of the festival as a child might not match a teenager’s expectations. She also worried that a sophisticated city dweller could look down on simple countryside ideas for entertainment. That’s a good character development piece from Hokkaido Gals for Minami’s inferiority complex about rural sentiments. Thankfully, Tsubasa is a simple creature. He enjoys everything novel, especially when a beautiful gyaru hangs on his elbow. Minami’s heart is much warmer than the inside of a snow fort.
Heh.
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Flirty Snow Gal](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Flirty-Snow-Gal.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Takes Snow Gal Selfie](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Takes-Snow-Gal-Selfie.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Snaps Selfie](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Snaps-Selfie.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Whispers In Tsubasa's Ear](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Whispers-in-Tsubasas-Ear.gif)
Minami’s snow child matches her attitude! She’s such a flirt! Whispering in Tsubasa’s ear so early in the morning. That will wake him up! He’s curious about the Kitami Winter Festival. Does Tsubasa like snow statues and ice sculptures? Suddenly, it’s a date with a gyaru in Hokkaido Gals!
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Fuyuki House Dinner](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Fuyuki-House-Dinner.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Mama Fuyuki Supplies Milk Product](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Mama-Fuyuki-Supplies-Milk-Product.gif)
Fun! Here’s the Fuyuki girls having dinner. I see MILF Fuyuki as the source of Minami’s ample, er, gifts. Ah. Minami hasn’t been to the winter festival since elementary school. Will a Tokyo high schooler like Tsubasa think it’s lame?
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Selfie Deals Critical Hit Damage](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Selfie-Deals-Critical-Hit-Damage.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Sexy Casual Outfit](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Sexy-Casual-Outfit.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Wears Regular Clothes](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Wears-Regular-Clothes.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Instant Death](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Instant-Death.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Kitami Winter Festival Ice Sculptures](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Kitami-Winter-Festival-Ice-Sculptures.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Kids Slide Down](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Kids-Slide-Down.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Smiles](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Smiles.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Minami And Snow Statues](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Minami-and-Snow-Statues.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Minami Selfie With Snow Statues](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Minami-Selfie-with-Snow-Statues.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Goofy Tsubasa Minami Selfie](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Goofy-Tsubasa-Minami-Selfie.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Kitami Sweet Corn Dog](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Kitami-Sweet-Corn-Dog.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Opens Mouth](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Opens-Mouth.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Bites Corn Dog](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Bites-Corn-Dog.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Looks At Bitten Corn Dog](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Looks-at-Bitten-Corn-Dog.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Smiles](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Smiles.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Tsubasa Make Snow Children](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Tsubasa-Make-Snow-Children.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Tsubasa Slide Down](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Tsubasa-Slide-Down.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Blushes Hard](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Blushes-Hard.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Catches Falling Minami](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Catches-Falling-Minami.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Minami Walk Home](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Minami-Walk-Home.jpg)
Minami’s selfies almost one-shot Tsubasa’s health meter. Her outdoor fashion will finish him off! Aw. Minami worries Hokkaido culture will underwhelm Tsubasa. Children indeed love the festival! And Tsubasa, too! Minami’s fears were unfounded. Selfies with snow statues are better than Tsubasa’s boring shots. A corn dog with powdered sugar… Okay. Hokkaido Gals lets the gyaru have a bite and an indirect kiss! That Minami. She knew what she was doing! Minami is also having fun because Tsubasa is with her. Look at her blush! Oh, good. She confessed her misgivings about taking Tsubasa to a festival she hadn’t attended for many years. Ack! Minami slipped, but Tsubasa cradled the back of her head. Forced intimacy: gotta love it. Smooth. He asked for another date!
Hokkaido Gals Love Junk Food?
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Lunch Time](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Lunch-Time.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Yakisoba Bento](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Yakisoba-Bento.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Enjoys Hokkaido Junk Food](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Enjoys-Hokkaido-Junk-Food.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Serves Instant Yakisoba](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Serves-Instant-Yakisoba.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Yakisoba Aroma](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Yakisoba-Aroma.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Feeds Tsubasa](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Feeds-Tsubasa.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Flirty Smile](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Flirty-Smile.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Traditional Bento](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Traditional-Bento.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Tastes Traditional Bento](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Tastes-Traditional-Bento.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Likes Stewed Pork](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Likes-Stewed-Pork.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Is Tsubasa's First Friend](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-is-Tsubasas-First-Friend.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Asks Tsubasa Spoiled](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Asks-Tsubasa-Spoiled.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Lethal Cleavage](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Lethal-Cleavage.jpg)
Lunchtime with Minami. Ha! Another Hokkaido commercial. Yakisoba Bento is “only available in Hokkaido.” Aw. Minami is totally Tsubasa’s girlfriend now. She brought Hokkaido cuisine for lunch because he enjoyed the food stalls at the winter festival. Tsubasa stays away from junk food. Is he a sheltered rich kid? Look at his traditional bento. Tsubasa’s grandmother made it for him. Oh ho. Tsubasa did have a sheltered childhood! Minami is his first for everything! Everything, Hokkaido Gals? Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Ha! Minami asked him straight out! “Spoiled rich kid!” Now she wants to see his house. She used her unfair advantage: lethal cleavage.
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami In Snow Fort](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-in-Snow-Fort.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Reaches Up](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Reaches-Up.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa On Top Of Minami](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-On-Top-of-Minami.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Don't Moan](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Dont-Moan.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Grandma Overhears](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Grandma-Overhears.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Finished Too Quick](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Finished-Too-Quick.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami First Time Longer](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-First-Time-Longer.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Tsubasa Big House](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Tsubasa-Big-House.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Minami Takes Many Pictures](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Minami-Takes-Many-Pictures.gif)
First, a detour into a cozier abode. Snow forts are super warm inside, Minami claims. Anyone can take everything she says here the wrong way! First time. Warm inside. So tight. Hold closer. Pull out! But you just got inside! Moan! Obscene! Ahahaha! Well done, Hokkaido Gals! Grandma caught him! She heard “an inappropriate” conversation! Haha! “Too quick!” Oh, dear. Tsubasa insisted Minami was only his “classmate” instead of his friend. Well. Minami won’t allow that! This Hokkaido gal knows how to deliver older ladies safely home! Aw. Tsubasa quickly made up with his “important friend.” Okay. Perhaps Tsubasa is not a spoiled brat but is still a rich kid. Tokyo yen go a long way in Hokkaido. Grandma likes how she makes Tsubasa smile.
Hokkaido Gals Player 2 Up
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable ED Minami In Her Bedroom](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-ED-Minami-in-her-Bedroom.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable ED Sayuri Wakes Up](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-ED-Sayuri-Wakes-Up.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable ED Rena On Winter Walk](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-ED-Rena-on-Winter-Walk.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable ED Chibi Rena Minami Sayuri Dance](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-ED-Chibi-Rena-Minami-Sayuri-Dance.gif)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable ED Rena Minami Sayuri Hug Tsubasa Dolls](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-ED-Rena-Minami-Sayuri-Hug-Tsubasa-Dolls.jpg)
The end credits give us the Hokkaido Gals’ experience with Minami, Sayuri, and Rena.
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Sayuri Akino](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Sayuri-Akino.jpg)
![Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Episode 2 Sayuri Profile](https://blog.jlist.com/wp-content/uploads/Hokkaido-Gals-Are-Super-Adorable-Episode-2-Sayuri-Profile.jpg)
Next time, Tsubasa gets to know Sayuri Akino, another of the Hokkaido Gals. She’s the gamer gal!
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (道産子ギャルはなまらめんこい, Dosanko Gal wa Namaramenkoi) streams on Crunchyroll in Japanese audio and English subtitles.
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