Toilet-bound Hanako-kun: wiki, characters
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun: wiki, characters and where to watch
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun is a supernatural anime that debuted in 2020 and received immense praise for its attractive art style and fun and exciting plot. A spin-off series from the anime, titled After-School Hanako-kun, will premiere with the fall 2023 collection next month.
Before the anime releases, let's learn some important things about it that will make the watch more interesting while it airs. So here is the wiki, release date, characters and streaming platform for After-School Hanako-kun.
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Hanako-kun after school: Wiki
As mentioned before, After-School Hanako-kun (Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun) is a spin-off series of (Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun). The story is based on the manga of the same name, written and illustrated by AidaIro. After-School Hanako-kun will adopt the manga series derived from the name, presented by the same creators.
The manga's writer and illustrator merged their names to keep only one creator name. In fact, Iro is the writer of the story while Aida is the illustrator. The manga has been published since 2014 in a monthly magazine called Monthy GFantasy.
Animation studio Lerche adapted the manga into a 12-episode television anime. Lerche is in charge of the After-School Hanako-kun project. However, unlike the TV anime, the spinoff series is only expected to have 4 episodes, with each episode lasting an average of 10 minutes.
All the main characters from the parent series will appear in the spin-off and will be voiced by their original voice actors. In the original version, that is to say the Japanese version, Megumi Ogata will reprise her role as Hanako-kun while Yashiro and Kou will again be played by Akari Kitou and Shouya Chiba respectively.
History
The story of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun takes place in a school named Kamome Academy. Like every other school in Japan, Kamome Academy has its own version of the Seven Wonders, seven supernatural things that many students experience during their studies. One of the most popular Seven Wonders of most schools is the story of Hanako-san.
According to urban legend, Hanako-san was a student who died tragically young and has haunted the school bathrooms ever since. If someone manages to summon Hanako-san, then the ghost will grant all the wishes of the summoner.
Nene Yashiro is a first year student at Kamome Academy's high school division and she crushes an upperclassman hard with no chance. Hoping for her wish to be granted, Nene goes to the bathroom and tries to summon Hanako-san, only to discover that Hanako-san is not a girl and that the ghost that appears in front of her is actually Hanako-kun .
Although initially shocked, Nene finds herself embroiled in many adventures with the strange ghost Hanako-kun and rookie exorcist Kou Minamoto. With these two, she discovers the other Seven Wonders of her school.
The spinoff series, After-School Hanako-kun, will focus on the downtime the three spend between their many misadventures with the supernatural. These casual moments include characters getting sick, discovering many secrets, and sometimes changing gender. It will be a fun and carefree adventure with the spin-off.
Release date
After-School Hanako-kun will premiere in fall 2023. The first episode is scheduled to premiere on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 online, while on television, episode 1 will not be released until Friday October 13. Likewise, each episode should be released on the Internet two days before its broadcast on television.
The anime will follow a weekly structure, with one episode airing on a particular day, Wednesday for online and Friday for television, for a week.
Characters
1) Hanako
The story's titular protagonist, Hanako-kun, is the ghost of a young boy who died under mysterious circumstances. He currently resides in the Kamome Academy toilets where he sometimes makes his presence known.
Despite being the ghost of a child, Hanako-kun is an incredibly powerful supernatural being. He is always surrounded by two spherical spirits called Haku-Joudai.
2) Nene Yashiro
The story begins with Nene Yashiro, a first year student at Kamome Academy High School. Nene wants some luck for her lackluster love life and the courage to talk to her crush, Teru Minamoto. To make her wish come true, she visits the infamous bathroom and meets Hanako-kun.
Thanks to the ghost's trick, she ends up being his assistant. Along with him and Kou, Nene experiences the many supernatural events happening at her school.
3) Your Minamoto
One of the three main characters, Kou Minamoto is the youngest son of the Minamoto clan known for being powerful exorcists. He is Teru's younger brother and a student at Kamome Academy.
Although Kou is technically also an exorcist, he is not that powerful. He is initially suspicious of the ghost Hanako-kun. But over time, he becomes familiar with Hanako-kun and Nene and joins them in their misadventures.
4) Tsuchigomori
Tsuchigomori is the science teacher at Kamome Academy and Kou's homeroom teacher. He appears as a normal human until it is revealed that he is also a supernatural being. The teacher is the fifth wonder of the school, known as the 4 p.m.
In his supernatural form, takes the appearance of a spider-human hybrid with six spider legs and claw-like hands with sharp teeth.
5) Tsukasa Yugi
The mystery of Hanako-kun is even more pronounced after the appearance of her younger twin brother, Tsukasa. Tsukasa is also a ghost at Kamome Academy, residing in the school's broadcast room with his assistant, Sakura Nanamine, and Natsuhiko Hyuuga.
Unlike his brother, Tsukasa has an evil personality and a strong grudge against Hanako. In addition to plotting against Hanako, Tsukasa also grants her wishes to the Far Shore.
Where to watch
Crunchyroll is the streaming platform on which the spin-off series, After-School Hanako-kun, will be released weekly starting October 11. The original series, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, is also available on Crunchyroll as well as other streaming platforms like Funimation and Hulu.
The mentioned streaming platforms or the anime may not be available in a particular part of the world. In this case, the viewer must use a VPN to access the streaming platform or anime.
That's everything you need to know about Hanako-kun After School before the spinoff anime debuts this fall. Check out the anime as soon as it releases, and in the meantime, keep reading.
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