Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun)

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Japanese: 地縛少年花子くん

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 10, 2020 to Mar 27, 2020

Premiered: Winter 2020

Broadcast: Fridays at 01:58 (JST)

Producers: Square Enix, Studio Hibari, Pony Canyon, TBS, Half H.P Studio, Contents Seed

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: Lerche

Source: Manga

Genre: Supernatural

Theme: School

Demographic: Shounen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.84¹ (scored by 291,007 users)

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Ranked: #913²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #367

Members: 592,763

Favorites: 11,863

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7.84

Ranked #913Popularity #367Members 592,763

Episodes: /12

Synopsis

The famous Seven Mysteries that every school seems to have are a staple of Japanese urban legends. One of the most well-known of these tales is that of Hanako-san: the ghost of a young girl who haunts the school's bathrooms.

Kamome Academy has its own version of Hanako-san's legend. Rumors claim that if one successfully manages to summon Hanako-san, she will grant her summoner any wish. Lured by the gossip, many people have tried to call upon her, yet every attempt has failed. However, when Nene Yashiro, a girl hoping for romantic fortune, dares to summon Hanako-san, she discovers that the rumored "girl" is actually a boy!

After a series of unfortunate events involving Yashiro's romantic desires, she is unwillingly entangled in the world of the supernatural, becoming Hanako-kun's assistant. Soon, she finds out about Hanako-kun's lesser-known duty: maintaining the fragile balance between mortals and apparitions.

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Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun was released on Blu-ray and DVD in two volumes from June 24, 2020, to July 29, 2020.

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Adaptation:	Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
Sequel:	Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2nd Season
Spin-off:	Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun, Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun (Zoku-hen)

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Hanako-kun

Main

Ogata, Megumi
Japanese

Yashiro, Nene

Main

Kitou, Akari
Japanese

Minamoto, Kou

Main

Chiba, Shouya
Japanese

Mitsuba, Sousuke

Supporting

Kobayashi, Daiki
Japanese

Yugi, Tsukasa

Supporting

Ogata, Megumi
Japanese

Tsuchigomori

Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou
Japanese

Akane, Aoi

Supporting

Satou, Minako
Japanese

Aoi, Akane

Supporting

Toki, Shunichi
Japanese

Nanamine, Sakura

Supporting

Anzai, Chika
Japanese

Minamoto, Teru

Supporting

Uchida, Yuuma
Japanese

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Cook, Justin

Producer

Higa, Yuuji

Producer

Komatsu, Shouta

Producer

Muramatsu, Yuuki

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Opening Theme

"No.7" by Jibaku Shounen Band (Youji Ikuta from PENGUIN RESEARCH x Masayoshi Ooishi x ZiNG)

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Ending Theme

"Tiny Light" by Akari Kitou

Reviews

Apr 6, 2024

Hellmika

Recommended

[Eng]
It took me a long time to start watching Hanako-kun but when I finally took the step to watch it, I say it was so worth it

This anime is not only beautiful visually, it also has such cute and likeable characters, the only one that got on my nerves a little was Mitsuba but otherwise, they are all incredible and with a wonderful design

The story is different from what I see in other animes, I found the 7 mysteries of a school very creative and they really managed to create a whole mystery around them all! Furthermore, I was surprised several times, I thought it ...

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Oct 12, 2023

Lastdeadn1

Mixed Feelings

This anime is using the same recycle theme of Seven wonders but seems to not go for any character growth, meaningful lessons or feeling of progression towards a goal. This is a slice of life with tint of humor, horror and some supernatural.

The only memorable aspect was the unique art style of the show. A unique color palette and style of framing was the only salvation of the show.
The animation is very limited and subpar, the character are quite forgettable and their goals or motivation are absolutely weak.
The movement are very stiff, they put a lot of still frames which are okay but when your ...

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Jul 18, 2022

sayalied

Not Recommended

As much as I enjoyed the artstyle I would say this series is pretty average and doesn't really present anything original. The fight scenes were anticlimactic because of the animation style, and for me personally it was hard to get emotionally invested in any of the characters since the show either presented the characters backgrounds, personalities and lives too fast or too slow. Like with Mitsuba. It just killed any form of emotional reaction to anything that happened in the show.

This is however just the first season. I haven't read the manga so if the characters show more substance in the future maybe I'll give ...

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