At first, I decided to skip this anime because of the tittle "Toilet" but then decided to give it a try because of the good review & the art style. I am glad I did not skip it. This anime not just become my most favourite anime in this season but also become one of my most favourite anime I have watched.
Story
Pros :
Without spoiling, all I can say is that the story is based on a popular urban legend in Japan known as Hanako-san (the real Hanako-san is a girl but in this case, it's a boy). It does starts off as a comedy series but as the story goes, we get hints that Hanako's past is not as simple as we thought & it will get a little darker (the manga still have not reveal his past yet but there are some hints to it so we can make theories about it). Besides Hanako's past, there are other dark secret for other characters as well which I will not gonna spoil. I really like the way they make the mystery feels so thrilling that it makes me want to find out more about it.
Cons :
Some arcs from the manga are being cut off but of course, the anime is still very good.
Characters
Pros :
Every characters is very interesting & the more they were introduced, the more you want to know about them. For now, I really love Hanako & Kou because Hanako is the most mysterious one despite being cute & funny & Kou is just being best boy. & the villian is also interesting as well.
Cons :
As I mention before, some arcs in the manga are being cut off so obviously some characters development & understanding that might make a bigger impact on the characters' development & understanding are not as impactful as in the manga anymore especially in Kou's & a certain mystery character (not gonna spoil who but his identity is revealed in episode 7).
Art :
Very unique art style. It's cute & colourful but at the same time, you can feel the dark atmosphere or mystery in the art. & I think it is kinda unique that they make manga panels in the anime.
Music :
Catchy & great opening & great ending song & for the OST, although it is not memorable, it mix well with the atmosphere of the anime.
Overall
All I can say is WOW. It is so good that after episode 3, I went and read the manga because I cannot wait for the anime weekly. I was not expecting to be this good. The drawing may look cute & it does have comedy in it but there are dark theme is hidden in the comedy (something like Fruit Basket or Noragami but not exactly).
P.S. The mystery build up is fun, great & good plot twist so please make sure to BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET SPOILED before watching the anime because THIS SERIES IS BEST TO WATCH IT BLIND.
