Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
TV Series2020 · 1 season · 12 episodes · Ended

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun

Taste attributes: animationcomedymysterymonster/alien/supernaturalfantasylightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect a light, heightened animated series, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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8.8 /10

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Season

Season 1

· 2020 · 12 episodesTrailer for Season 1 (YouTube) ↗
Episodes (12)
  1. 1Hanako-san of the Bathroom10 Jan 2020

    Yashiro Nene is looking for ghostly help with her love life, but when "Hanako-san," the wish-granting spirit that haunts a girls’ bathroom stall, turns out to be a boy, she may end up getting more, and less, than she bargained for.

  2. 2Yousei-san17 Jan 2020

    A rash of mysterious thefts hits the school, and rumor has it that the apparition "Yousei-san" is behind it. When Nene catches sight of the creature, will she end up losing more than just her school supplies?

  3. 3The Misaki Stairs, Part 124 Jan 2020

    Nene’s best friend vanishes without a trace and no one else remembers she ever existed! To get her friend back, Nene is forced to call on Hanako for help and journey into a "Boundary" between the world of the living and the world of the dead.

  4. 4The Misaki Stairs, Part 231 Jan 2020

    Nene, Hanako, and Kou have reached the top of the Misaki Stairs, where a mysterious and bewitching woman awaits them. Will Nene get her friend back, or will she vanish along with her?

  5. 5The Confession Tree7 Feb 2020

    The school is full on unlikely couples thanks to a tree that rumor has it makes any confession made under it succeed. When Hanako asks Nene to meet him there, Nene starts to suspect that he sees her as more than an assistant.

  6. 6The 4 O’clock Library14 Feb 2020

    In search of Hanako’s secrets, Nene and Kou enter the fifth Wonder, the 4 O’clock Library. Its books contain the past and future of every student their school has ever had, but some knowledge comes at a price.

  7. 7Donuts21 Feb 2020

    Nene’s relationship with Hanako becomes strained after she learns about his past. With some baking help from Kou, she tries to talk things out with Hanako over donuts, but their heart-to-heart is interrupted by a shocking intruder!

  8. 8Mitsuba28 Feb 2020

    Kou gets more than he bargained for when he tries to help a student’s ghost rest in peace. The late Mitsuba may look delicate, but his language is anything but. Can Kou put up with him long enough to help him?

  9. 9Tea Party6 Mar 2020

    After a surprise invitation, Nene finds herself kidnapped and taken to... a fancy tea party? Nene quickly drops her guard in coversation with the beautiful and mysterious Sakura, but is their meeting as innocent as it seems?

  10. 10The Hell of Mirrors, Part 113 Mar 2020

    Nene finds disembodied hands appearing in her old club photos! Then, hands start sprouting around her in real life too! They seem harmless, but is there something sinister behind them?

  11. 11The Hell of Mirrors, Part 220 Mar 2020

    Tsukasa rescues Nene and Mitsuba from the Hell of Mirrors, but does the mercurial ghost have something worse in store for them? Meanwhile, Hanako and Kou race to find a way to follow Nene, but will they make it in time?

  12. 12The Little Mermaid27 Mar 2020

    Nene made it back from the Hell of Mirrors in one piece, but she worries about what Hanako may be hiding from her. Just then, strange fish appear, calling her their princess and asking her to join them as the mermaid’s successor.

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  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Balanced, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

The famous "Seven Wonders" 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 Nene'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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Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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Details

Genre
Animation
Year
2020
Episode length
24 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Lerche
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