Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Will You Clean This For Me?
Japanese: ็ถบ้บใซใใฆใใใใพใใใ
English: Wash It All Away
Information
Episodes:
12
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026
Broadcast:
Mondays at 22:00 (JST)
Duration:
23 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Score:
6.921 (scored by 1197511,975 users)
Ranked:
#5291 2
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Popularity:
#4049
Members:
40,016
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Ranked #5291Popularity #4049Members 40,016 In the quaint seaside resort town of Atami lies Kinme Cleaning, a laundry service run by Wakana Kinme. Despite having no memory of her life before moving there, Wakana has spent the past two years quietly building a new life among the locals. She tends to garments entrusted to her with gentle hands and meticulous care, each carrying memories far more fragile than the fabric itself.
Wakana becomes a familiar presence in the town as she shares small yet precious moments with everyone. The clothing she cleans tells stories of their owners' everyday lives, allowing her to safeguard their memories even as her own remain out of reach. As she continues to wash away stains both physical and psychological, her life becomes a gentle testament to the comfort found in ordinary momentsโand to the idea that even without a past, she can still belong.
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| Characters & Voice Actors
| "Kirei. (็ถบ้บใ)" by Yuu. (ใใใ)
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| "Wakaba no Koro (่ฅ่ใฎใใ)" by Natsumi Kiyoura (ๆธ
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Reviews
Mar 23, 2026
Are you searching for relaxing, clean, cute and sweet anime? This is the masterpiece of slice of life animes!
Kinme owns a small laundry and puts her soul into cleaning things. She has a lot of customers and delivers clothes directly to their homes every day! Kimne regularly prints extremely cute posters.
Kinme has a wonderful personality. I was fascinated by her from the first episode. She is reliable, friendly and very kind. She likes to clean and goes for a run every morning. And she has beautiful black hair. When she smiles she looks like sun! Of course she is not perfect and she
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also has her flaws. Also Kinme lost her memories two years ago, at the same time as she open her laundry, but the anime never really explains her past but it adds something mysterious.
Over the course of the episodes, three main things happen in the anime: Kinme washes clothes and textile items, gets closer to other characters, and gets better at her job. It may sound boring to watch someone clean their clothes, but it was really enjoyable. You can see how much effort Kinme puts into it.
It's not very surprising that Kinme becomes friends with her customers. In my opinion, her closest friend is Yagara Asami. They are not very similar, but they complement each other perfectly. In one part, they go to dinner together, which I was very pleased because we learned more about how Kinme spends her free time with her friends.
Her personality also appeals to Nairo, an adorable little girl in town. Kinme teaches her washing techniques, and Nairo then teaches her how to use social media, helping Kinme gain new customers.
I can't forget Ishimochi Kyuushou. When I was just looking at the official MAL website, he is listed as a main character, of course under Kinme. Honestly, it surprised me and didn't surprise me at the same time. I think he is in almost every episode and he is the main love interest for Kinme. I would say on the contrary, because Kinme doesn't perceive him that way, she sees him as a friend. I think he is quite interested in her. If we see the second season, it will be very interesting with him.
Then there are his friends. They don't appear very often in the anime, but they are still interesting characters.
About halfway through the series, Kinme befriends Hatsuayu Uka, a very shy but sweet girl. They go on a trip to an island together after Kinme helps her with her career. They're going to do modeling together!
And lastly, we have the owner of the place where Kimme's laundry is located. The old lady rents it to her. She has such a mysterious personality and Kinme sometimes can't tell if she's joking or serious. She pretends to be hostile but she likes Kinme and Kinme knows it and understands her. Oh, a total Tsundere!
Definitely watch this series.
Reviewerโs Rating: 10
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Mar 23, 2026
Wash it all away is yet another frustrating watch because on one hand, I love Kinme, sheโs gorgeous and one of the most loveable protagonists of the season. I also enjoyed learning the ins and outs of running a cleaning business. Whether it was the actual cleaning process itself, the machinery, the business end of things, it opened my eyes and gave me a new appreciation for all the local cleaning shops. Then it all goes out the window when this show insists on forcing fanservice and romance with a minor. Itโs such a weird dichotomy because 50 percent of an episode will be the
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most wholesome and educational stuff, then you have 10 minutes spent on Kinme ass shots, pit shots, random bouncing titties and Kinme trying to groom a high school kid. For some of you thatโs going to be a โyay sign me upโ more power to you. For me, it was really disconcerting and took me out of the viewing experience. A shame because I do think this series has potential and the amnesia plot line is interesting, it just doesnโt know what it wants to be.
I used the term identity crisis a lot when describing this show this season and I stand by that being what this show struggles with. It goes from wholesome slice of life cleaning sim to ecchi romance on a dime and it makes it hard to take either of them seriously. If they came out the gate and established this as an ecchi, fair enough, but going back and forth and expecting me to take you seriously.. yea, no. I just want to see a cute girl teaching me how to remove stains from clothes or restoring old tapestries, Iโm not here for a groom off. I was totally fine with the young man having a crush on Kinme, sheโs gorgeous, talented, has that girl next door vibe etc., and heโs a young hormone filled teenager, itโs normal. Whatโs not normal is how she interacts with him when we have established the fact sheโs an adult. You can tell itโs a male targeted work because it leans into this heavily, especially in the last few episodes. Iโm not even opposed to romance in this story, like thereโs several adult women Kinme couldโve been shipped with because yuri is justice. Or hell, you couldโve introduced a regular adult guy as a customer, kept the high school kid as a little brother figure, etc., but no, you had to take the worst possible romance option.. the fanservice stuff Iโm not opposed to either, if it were done better. The scenes just feel so random and out of character for Kinme. They donโt fit the tone of the story. It just feels like a lot of stuff mashed together that isnโt cohesive here in my opinion. The actual cleaning sequences are really good, I learned a lot of techniques and methodology, seeing Kinme overcome difficult cleaning jobs and try unconventional approaches was also dope. Her work ethic and commitment to customer satisfaction was so endearing because itโs a small town and so many people rely on her, bringing their most prized belongings to be restored by her and the way sheโs determined to never let them down.. sheโs such a cool character. I wouldโve liked more on her amnesia plot line, felt like they set that up and it went MIA for weeks until the end, but other than that, the story itself is solid. The way Kinme connects with the town through her business was sweet.
Production values look good here. Show is beautiful, character designs, especially Kinme, are awesome, decent voice acting and the direction is surprisingly good too.
I know I had a lot of complaints in the first half of the review, but I didnโt hate this show. I just think it wasted potential and couldโve been even better. I still love the premise, love Kinme and her relationships with the townspeople. Itโs really wholesome and heartwarming for 60 percent of these episodes and thereโs just that 40 percent thatโs.. weird for me. Definitely not a bad watch though and Iโve got the first few manga volumes, so Iโll check them out.
Wash it all away gets 7 towels out of 10.
Reviewerโs Rating: 7
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Mar 23, 2026
Don't let the dry cleaner's facade fool you; this is about discovering in which episode the protagonist will commit a crime against a minor.
The first two episodes are almost too good to be true. They're everything you'd expect from the premise. A girl who does laundry gives us different tips that we can apply in real life, all with a very relaxed tone of voice. During the first few weeks of the anime's airing, I watched every episode and fell asleep. I don't mean that negatively; on the contrary, it fulfilled its role as an Iyashikei (a term of endearment for someone who likes to
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relax before bed). It was an anime made to be watched after a long day, after a nice bath, after dinner, but before going to sleep. It was a super atmospheric anime that you wanted to add to your weekly routine because it helped you sleep peacefully. And everything was fine, until the nation of grossness attacked.
Suddenly and without warning, they force a romance between the protagonist, who's in her 20s, and a high school boy. I know many people won't mind, because the internet is vast, but in this story, it makes you wonder, "Was it really necessary for him to be a high school boy?" Given the nature of the story, any adult would have worked, even a college student would have been a better fit for the romance. Even so, they said no, that the protagonist had to be a depraved woman or the anime wouldn't be made. Indeed, the girl takes advantage of various situations to almost kiss him, sleep with him on a stormy night, or show him her underwear. There comes a point in the story where you just want to call the police to protect all the boys in the neighborhood.
The series couldn't recover. It completely lost the relaxing and atmospheric tone it had at the beginning. The fanservice became more aggressive as the story progressed. Fanservice isn't a major issue in many genres, but in Slice of Life/Iyashikei anime, it's particularly blatant. It's very noticeable and intrusive; you come to relax, not to find out how many people in town have seen the protagonist's underwear. The fanservice breaks the immersion, disrupts the relaxation, and starts to generate a certain level of disgust. On top of that, it has a plot about the protagonist having no memories, which is strange because it's selective amnesia. The protagonist doesn't remember how to use social media, but she never forgot how to groom a minor.
The anime had the potential to be a great anime, worthy of its genre. Unfortunately, the story wasn't developed, and blatant fanservice was chosen instead. This ended up killing the anime and tarnishing the reputation of its protagonist.
Reviewerโs Rating: 3
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