Both supernatural shows that incorporate Japanese mythology and spirits, with a human female protagonist/narrator and a supernatural male lead with a secretive and dark past.
- mischievous and funny MC who is a supernatural entity (Yato is a god/ Hanako is a ghost)
- girl MC who is 'bound' to the male character in some way
- similar type of humor
- romantic undertones in the relationship between the boy and the girl, with a slow development
- great combination of comedy and dramatic/emotional moments
Yokai anime with an mc with similar personality who befriends a young girl and blonde male main also joins their party afterwards for both shows. The main characters from both shows are pretty much the same. Hanako= Yato, Nene= Hiyori, Minamoto= Yukine. Both of these series seems to have monsters/yokais that are created by the minds of the public. The comedy and action sequences can also be very similar. Main character seems to have a dark past that he hides by acting silly. Their backstories are very similar.
Both dabble in the realm of will-they-won't-they relationships between supernatural beings and humans. While Hanako-Kun has ghosts instead of gods, it still has similar charm and action to Noragami, as well as a very unique artstyle.
Really hard to not admit that Noragami and Hanako-Kun are similar, which both invole the story of urban legends and wish for gods to save the main character life in some way. Both having an adorable overpowered godlike main character with dark backstory with his assistant schoolgirl going through numerous enemies harming them for the sake of harming them.
Do I also need to tell you about alternance between the world of gods and humans.
Both MC are supernatural beings, one a ghost, one a god,
Both have human girl becoming less human in a way, its hard to explain if you havent seen it,
Both MC grant wishes for a price
Both have a bit of romance
Okay so both worlds have youkai/ apparitions/ ghosts and the main trio is trying to fight them off. Both Yato and Hanako are supposed to grant a wish for the main heroines (Hiyori and Nene) thus both girls are stuck with the boys. It's kind of funny that both Yukine and Kou, who are basically sidekicks are both blonde. Nevertheless both shows are absolutely amazing and worth the time.
Noragami and Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun both focus on Japanese mythology and spirits, and both revolve around a girl (Hiyori/Nene) bound to a very funny and mischievous supernatural entity (Yato/Hanako). Both anime have a very similar style of humor, and have a similar feeling as a result. However, Noragami has more action and better animation, and both anime have very different art styles. However, they are similar enough that I can easily say if you enjoyed one, you’ll enjoy the other.
Main girl having some kind of problem that connects her with the supernatural world. Main boy from the supernatural world that can't be seen by most people. Plus both are funny/action series with a slight touch of romance and dark history behind all.
Both series have a main girl who meets a boy who is not human. Both girls get involved with the boy and end up messing up their body. Then they both stay close to the boy in hopes of getting back to normal. Similar comedy in both series and both are revolved around how humans live among spirits etc. without knowing it. The main difference between the shows would be the art style.
Toilet bound hanako-kun carries legit the same thing with gods but make it Japanese myths and legends at a highschool <3 TBHK carries an amazing unique steam-punk art style and,, THE MOKKE OMFG THE BEST THING EVER I STAN PLEASE WATCH IT TO SUPPORT THE MOKKE ISTG <3
To start, both have fairly similar premises. Noragami is about a girl named Hiyori Iki who is hit by a car and saved by "Delivery God" Yato. However, as she did not get completely protected, her soul now randomly separates from her body, causing her to get mixed in with the world of the gods. Hanako-kun is about Yashiro Nene who summons the Seventh Wonder of her school, Hanako-kun of the Bathroom, to wish for love. Out of desperation to fulfill her wish, Nene accidentally gives herself the Mermaid's curse. In order to help weaken the curse, Hanako shares it with her in exchange for becoming her personal servant, therefore getting mixed up with all the apparitions of the school. Basically, both are about a girl who ends up mixed up with spirits and has to rely on a powerful spirit to help them.
The two anime also have many similar characters; a powerful yet secretly vulnerable spirit, an innocent high school girl, and that one dude who hops along for every adventure. Hanako-kun and Noragami also have as much comedy as they do action. On one hand, Noragami's humor is mostly about Yato being greedy, stingy, and a troublemaker in general. On the other hand, Hanako-kun is literally every character bullying Nene about her Daikon legs, Nene crying three times per episode (on average), and a trap screaming and crying fearfully over everything that happens every 0.2 seconds. Personally, I enjoy the wider variety of Hanako-kun's humor a bit more, but this is based solely on preference.
Finally, and most importantly, the opening themes for these anime are absolute jams. Noragami has great openings from Hello Sleepwalkers (Goya no Machiawase) and The Oral Cigarettes (Kyouran Hey Kids!!). However, I enjoy the Hanako-kun opening much more by Jibaku Shounen Band (No.7), simply due to the great visuals and just the song in general. Of course, Noragami's also has great visuals, but they are more monochromatic (not in a bad way at all) than Hanako-kun that looks like he tried to eat the entire Crayola crayon set, then proceeded to throw it up into a beautiful mess of visuals and color.
Overall, both are great anime and I highly recommend both.read more
-Main characters are exactly similiar to themselves.
-Plot is also similiar. Just insert bounds instead of gods and supernaturals instead of ayakashis.
-Both anime can be funny, heartwarming, exciting and serious at the same time.
It is very similar. Both Mcs have dark backstories and both do wishes. The only difference is that toilet bound is more comedic and instead of Gods it uses superstitions.
- 2 male 1 female trio
- supernatural elements
- fem lead went through a situation in which causes her to be stuck with the supernatural being till her problem is solved
- has romance and comedy
- a good balance of drama and comedy
- darker/dramatic backstory of male supernatural lead
Both series are similar. In noragami you have stray god, in hanako you have toilet apparition which can be seen only by main characters and other apparition. Like Yato who can be seen only by main characters and other gods.
Yato = Hanako
Hiyori = Yashiro
Yukine = Minamoto
Both series are comedy, supernatural and shounen. In hanako you discover more apparitions, in noragami you discover more gods. Also at the beggining Yukine/Minamoto hates Yato/Hanako and maybe there's something beetween Yato/Hanako and Hiyori/Yahiro.
- Both incorporate Japanese mythology and various supernatural elements (ghosts, gods, phantoms, etc.).
- Both have a male protagonist who is a supernatural being and has a cheeky and flirty (sometimes) personality, but has a dark past and tries to keep it from his friends so they won't hate him.
- Both also have a female protagonist who has a very close relationship with the male lead, comes along on the adventures, and is part-supernatural and part-human. They can both see the male lead even though no one else can. The female lead is in charge of emotional support but has saved and protected the male lead (Yashiro from JSHK only protected Hanako once, but Hiyori from Noragami has saved Yato multiple times).
- Both have a male character (part of the main trio) that's blond, youngest of the group, and in charge of protecting everyone.
- Both involve going on adventures into the "spirit world" and sometimes fighting. Noragami has more battle action than JSHK.
- Very good character development! I personally think Noragami did character development better than JSHK did, but if you liked how the characters progressed and were explored in JSHK, you'll like the way Noragami handles its characters.
- Awesome and super catchy opening songs, and the ending songs are nice, too, in both shows.
- The male protagonist promised to grant the wish of the female lead, which led to all their crazy adventures together.
- A villain is introduced later in the show who has surprising ties to the male protagonist...
Both shows are amazing, and Noragami is a masterpiece, so if you liked JSHK, Noragami is definitely your cup of tea. Be sure to check it out!
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if you liked Noragami, you'll like Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun, and vice versa. both have:
a main trio consisting of 1 non human dude with a mysterious past who constantly interact with spirits, 1 high school girl who becomes entangled with the supernatural because of their encounter with our main character and 1 blond boy that is also involved in supernatural shenanigans before the show starts
both are decent (although hanako-kun's art style is a real stand out)
Yato and Hanako have a great similarity of personality, both incorporate Japanese mythology and various supernatural elements such as ghosts, gods and etc ... Hiyori and Yashiro both female protagonist characters have a supernatural and human side. Finally, both animes have comedy and a dark story behind it all.
Roles are reversed in terms of gender of characters.
TBHK/JSHK = Girl - human, and Boy - Ghost.
It's very very very good! I recommend to all!
Boy has dark past, mysterious, very likeable.
Girl is hilarious, absolutely hilarious, and extremely dark when it comes to the boy's past.
I really do recommend!
Both are set in school and feature boy and a girl as main characters, from which one of is a ghost bound to said school.
Both will give similar vibes despite one focusing more on romance and other on comedy.
Hanako-kin and Dusk Maiden are lovely ghost stories with a ton of heart. They really manage to get you in your feels about their main ghosts just when you least expect it.
It is in those moments that both of these series shine.
You may not see the similarities at first, but give each show a good 4 or 5 episodes and I am sure that you will see the same as me.
An unsuspecting student meets the infamous ghost who's been haunting their school for the past few decades - and this meeting is just the beginning...
The basic premise is the same, just genderswapped. Dusk Maiden also is a lot more romance-focused, rather than comedic. In both series, however, you'll find a bold visual style and aesthetic.
In both the main character can see a ghost (in Hanako-un the ghost is a boy & in Tasogare the ghost is a girl). Also in both the main character listens to rumors of supernatural events and solves them.
Both revolve around the legends of a certain Japanese high school, with character that have the resolve of understanding those legends and solving some of the school mysteries. One of the ghosts from those legends is real and becomes a major character, guiding the characters through their quest.
Both shows have a trolly, school related ghost.
The school is split into a new and old building and the main story is based on several different smaller ghost stories.
They each have their own very interesting art styles and very comedic at times, but can suddenly get semi-serious instantly and then back to goofing and clowning around
Both focuses on school themed ghost-human relationship and how they unriddle mysteries on their own respective schools. Though one will center more on comedy and the other on romance.
It is so similar but yet so different. Jibakuu Shounen Hanako-kun is much more light hearted than Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, its similar because a group go 'investigate' rumors about ghost and try or solve them. If you like either one then you are sure to enjoy the other.
In both Anime, One of the MC is a ghost, with dark past.
Both stories' main plot is based on the school's "Paranormal Myths/legends"!
Main difference- TOXA mainly focuses on the Romantic development between two Mains and JSHK it exploits the comedy aspect of the story more.
Buried beneath their clouds of comedy, lies the unforgettable truth, that these two animes truly are...two sides of the same coin...
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They are nearly the same, with a very similar atmosphere, and dark and twisted moments around every corner.
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Truly masterpieces!
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Do not look at this anime/manga, and read the title, and be like, "Hm..TOILET BOUND? NOPE!" Because LET ME TELL YOU. I nearly dropped this anime/manga because of it, and it would have been the biggest mistake of my life. YES.
THIS PIECE IS OH SO VERY POWERFUL, IT TAKES YOUR FEELINGS, AND TWISTS IT SO, TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE HAPPY ONE MOMENT, AND YOU'RE SAD THE NEXT (would've said depressed, but that has so many angles..).
Truly, a masterpiece! DESERVES MORE LOVE! AHH!
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Also, don't throw it away because of the "art", it's a little different. BUT it's really really great! After watching countless NEXT-GEN animes, I was like, wow, what the heck is this?
BUT NOPE. IT'S A MASTERPIECE OF IT'S OWN. AND I WISH MORE ANIMES ADAPTED ITS STYLE!
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Both anime involve a middle school age boy who is not human. They both have a similar art style and "vibe" that they give off, both in execution of humor and story progression.
-Both series involve Japanese supernatural folklore (such as yokai and kitsune).
-While comedy is present in both, they also deal with darker themes and undertones.
-The characters are all likable and develop a nice friendship with each other.
Both have really unique art styles and supernatural stories.. Alot of mysteries and plot twists... Boty have dark themes and kinda of some gore or violence that's different ftom other shounen..
Both deal with mysteries involving urban legends and the seven school mysteries which, combined with unique aesthetics (especially color design) and direction, make for really interesting experiences.
so im sure this show is on the recommendations page and for good reason. both tbhk and this show involve making wishes and seeing ghosts and what not (ik there arent really ghost in pmmm but still same sort of thing) they both involve rumors that are popular with students and there both really really good
Watching Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun really reminded me of my experience watching xxxHOLiC. Like Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun, xxxHOLiC revolves around a normal human getting involved with supernatural mysteries. Both are more focused on comedy than normally expected from this kind of show. I prefer Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun because xxxHOLiC has weird animation, but they are both good and worth a watch.
The protagonist for both of these shows end up under contracts with someone who's linked with the spirit world and end up having to do labour for them..... these shows have very similar beginings and both have a lot of Japanese folklore in them.
They're both comedies with some serious elements and an deeper overarching plot.
The arcs are short spanning from 1-2 episodes.
(The similarities go on and on......I'll stop now...)
Hanako-kun has a few shounen like moments which I thought didn't really fit with the style of the show. On the other hand, Holic limits fighting scenes unless they are absolutely necessary and has more of a "day to day life" vibe.
The biggest difference between them is probably the art style; Hanako-kun has cute chibi-esque proportions and Holic is basically the polar opposite, with super tall proportions which might take some getting used to (Yuko's outfits are amaaaazing though). Both art styles have their perks, but seeing as Hanako-kun is a 2020 anime and XXXHolic is 2007, Hanako-kun's may seem nicer.
XXXHolic is one of my favourite childhood animes and Hanako-kun is just as enjoyable to watch. If you like one you'll love the other!!read more
These animes both have supernatural interactions and fun stories. Tanjiro and Hanako are both trying to beat the evil side even though their both afraid of doing it so. Tsukasa and Muzan both created a source of evil in a violent way.
These two animes have a lot in common which is why I think their a good match up.
Both shows follow young school students who are investigating the paranormal activity going on at their school. Both shows have great humour (if you're watching the dub version of "Ghost stories" of course). In both shows, there's a friend group that shares a unique dynamic. Both stories have paranormal activity and involve wildly known Japanese myths and urban legends.
Group of school children and a supernatural entity fight spirits in a haunted school of mysteries. Both nail the genre of dark comedy in very different ways.
Both animes are about shoujo FL who get affiliated to a spirit ML, their relationships bonded through a contract.
While watching both of them you'll notice similar relationships found between both pairs, where the FL will slowly fall for the ML through enjoyable rom-com scenarios. Both FL also assist other spirit entities through their journeys together!
they're insanely similar stories
ordinary girl discovers super natural mythological world and then gets dragged into them by quite similar mysterious characters, with a large fun side cast
So these two animes are both very good. They have similar art styles and both deal with the supernatural. They both have very good characters and are horror type animes.
Mm, yes. I know it may seem a bit of a stretch, but hear me out: Both of these series are really similar in different ways. Both of them are fantastical with the inclusion of monsters and paranormalities but still remain grounded as their main protagonists are still very human and are grounded in reality. The underlining mysteries that drive both stories are also very similar and overall give a very distinctive dark and mysterious mood, which I love. Each show has its moments of humor as well, usually both based on cute or embarrassing moments that'll make you giggle. If you like characters with uniquely deep and meaningful relationships between each other, you'll love both shows. Personally, I found them both very similar and very good series. Please, give 'em both a try if you haven't already.read more
If you're interested in school mysteries but enjoy a bit more slice of life, Hyouka is the perfect anime to watch next! Both Hanako-kun and Hyouka are centered around strange occurrences around school, but where Hanako-kun divulges into a supernatural world, Hyouka explains these mysteries in a plausible real life series of events.
These are both some of my favourite series, so I do hope that you enjoy Hyouka if you decide to watch!
It’s about solving problems but there’s still a lot of shounen in it. Jshk is about school ghost mysteries while hyouka is about ancient stories of the school.
HxH 2011 has large similarities with Jibaku Shounen.
It's dark, fluffy, goofy, psychologically traumatic (for the characters).
The antagonists are just...everything you'd want them to be!
One of the MC in HxH, named Killua has a similar story with the MC of this anime, and I'd 100% Recommend watching HxH 2011.
Episode Comparison: 12 for TBHK, and 144 for HxH 2011
Hanako-kun and Hunter x Hunter have young protagonists that experience adventures viewers could only dream of. Both series have fast paced action and good quality animation too.
If you're looking for Dark Twisted Fantasy-type anime's, then this is the one for you.
Both have a MC who's "young", but has aged in a time-stop event, so essentially they look 12-13 but they're actually 50+.
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Additionally, INCREDIBLE sad moments, that are littered with achey backstories that literally speak numbers. The backstory is "hidden", and that's what really keeps you on the edge of your seat, with ounces of Comedic humor, funny questionable scenes, and overall amazing atmosphere of glee and glum!
Both shows deal with the supernatural, the macabre, curses and spirits.
The protagonists live a regular life, until one day, when they unintentionally get bond with a world of shadows they know nothing about.
They understand that going back to their previous life is impossible, so they try to live as peacefully as possible, without results: they start to draw the attention of new allies but also of bad guys...
Both include ghosts and many different stories each episode.
Both include a main character that is alive working along with ghosts
Also are both in the "supernatural" genre.
And with a that both main characters come with a helper which helps in their journeys. (Hanako: Minamoto Kou) / (Natsume: Madara or "Nyanko Sensei")
Finally, both have to solve something to make it t the goal or end of the story
both got the mystery factors with the monster-other forces. Both have romance between two different species, both have good visuals,TGCF has better sound
also the relationships is similair except tgcf does not take place in a school
❃ Both anime are about Yokai/spirits
❃ Both protagonists ask for help to the other main character and end up working for them to pay off a debt
❃ Both protagonists meet the other main character at school
Both anime's are based in a high school and have great romance, funny characters, good drama, and if you're not into watching longer anime's they're both short and sweet 😊
both incorporate borderline eldritch supernatural elements into the real world, lots of crazy lookin mythical creatures/ghosts, similar protagonists and beautiful art direction, but the latter focuses more on the development of it's worldbuilding and characters.
About the female MC who is suddenly pulled into the supernatural world related to the real world, both of them have many types of ghosts, but in Mieruko-Chan there is almost no explanation about something, while in Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun is quite explained, both also focus on comedy although Mieruko-chan should be more horror.
Both are well written romance-esc slice-of-life-esc series mostly taking place in schools. Although Toilet-bound Hanako-kun does involve a lot of supernatural elements that Komi Can't Communicate certiantly doesn't have.
Both have a very fun storyline and very heavy focus on characters, which are very exaggerated and lovable! ALso both have an amazing art style and BANGER OP xD
While their story might be nothing alike, if you enjoyed tatami galaxy for its unique art style then toilet-bound Hanako-Kun should be next. Both have unique and interesting art styles.
Both have romance themes but have a larger plot. Both deal with a lot of supernatural elements. Both have enjoyable humor and narration. Fun, likable characters.
Both are mystery series but what I am more interested about these animes is because their 'mystery cases' revolves about urban legends and rumors. The lead male and female are also super cute, always together with unbreakable bonds.
Both shows deal with spirits, ghosts, urban legends and the exorcising thereof, and have a slightly creepy element to them. Both shows also have a young, enigmatic and charismatic title character whose past is shrouded in mystery and is hard to figure out in terms of what he's actually thinking and feeling. Both shows start off more episodic with a monster-of-the-week plot. The overall vibe and atmosphere I've gotten from Hanako-kun reminds me a lot of Muhyo and Roji as well.
Both have a lot similarities on the series: the main character are youkai, they're exterminating youkai(s) that have been too exaggerated on their (youkai) task. Based on appearing, they'll appear some time at afternoon-evening, AND THE MAIN CHARA ARE SHOTA. :V
But the differences, there's plenty of them;
- The place plot: GeGeGe is kinda random, but Hanako-kun is only on school.
- Weapons for exterminate? I think so
- And some of them that categorized as spoiler ._.
On the surface, the series are fun and relaxing stories about cute ghosts and mythical Japanese folklore.
However, both animes have a slightly dark undertones that deal with societal problems in Japan
Black Butler #2 specifically.
No spoilers.
In BB2, there is another character who acts as a polar opposite, yet still apart of the same coin. There are ounces of dark twisted scenarios between the MC and the other character.
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Both anime's are shounens, and the MC's are roughly ~12-13.
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Dark, psychological, and traumatic, for both characters, and yourselves! (Not scary, just...SAD, SO VERY SAD, yet totally AWESOME at the same time!)
If Soul Eater have a child, this is it.
- same vibes (albeit hanako-kun is tad cuter cos it child)
- same colorful and unique environment
- supernatural stuff
- both MC have a contract with a spirit
Welp, I can say, the shows is kinda same, but most of them not.
Unlike Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun, the main character of Kyokou Suiri serial is a demigod. Both series is talking about somewhat of "demolishing" the exaggerated youkai(s).
A young girl getting caught up in supernatural affairs alongside a boy spirit and with similar moods to their stories. Both involve ghosts and action and the pasts of the supernatural boys that the stories revolve around.
The art of both shows are very unique with thick lines, bright colours and a style that isn't very common in anime. I felt the same watching the two shows and I was impressed with the art in both shows. For me personally the aesthetics are a big part of why I've enjoyed a show and both of these two shows left me wanting more anime with a unique touch to the artwork. Other than that both shows are good quality stories that you get invested in. So if the feel of a show is important to you I would recommend trying it out.
If you're into yōkai lore, you'll really love both Hanako-kun and Yōkai Watch. Not only are both shows about yōkai. They're also both mostly episodic with a new yōkai being introduced each episode. In both series the protagonist has to befriend the yōkai that are causing trouble for their classmates and family. (Well, just classmates in the case of Hanako-kun.) Both protagonists have a yōkai assistant who claims to be more knowledgable about other yōkai then he actually is.
There are a lot of similarities in character dynamics.
*Both have a girl being taken into the world of the supernatural by some mysterious/secretive boy she just meets.
*It’s not really a romantic relationship, at least not at first
*The girl ends up uncovering more about the boy’s tragic past.
*The character Kyou Souma is really similar to Kou since they both have orange hair, cat-like features, are very loud and kind of a tsundere. They also both happen to hold a grudge against the guy the girl meets.
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Both supernatural shows that incorporate Japanese mythology and spirits
Both deals with helping people from the supernatural
Both MC's are similar in some aspects (mysterious , intelligent , lonely somehow, helpful , funny, do their work perfectly ..)
Both deals with supernatural stuff (dark sometimes)
Both has assistants (their bonds become stronger in every episode)
