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  1. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2 || The End of a Dream@ridgette447d

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    Hey! Hey! Hey minna-san! My short vacation has finally started, and with my classes away—well, my homework and activities can wait a little longer hehe—I can finally resume watching the anime I've planning to watch ever since its new season came out! On the last week last month, it already finished airing, however, since my schedule was quite cramped I haven't been able to check it out yet. But now that I'm on our short vacation, I immediately grabbed the opportunity to watch it and indeed it didn't disappoint me! So now join me as we again watch the tales of cute horrors and intriguing mysteries in the second season of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.


    About the Anime

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    Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2 (Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2) is a shounen anime that premiered this winter 2025. This anime series is a sequel to its first season and it aired from January 12, 2025 to March 30, 2025. Same with the previous season, it's also animated by Lerche. It's also a 12-episode series which was an adaptation of chapters 23-29 (Clock Keepers to Searching Arc), and 37-58 (Summer Lights to End of a Dream Arc) of its manga.

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    Teeming with usual school mysteries, another school rumor had emerged lately in Kamome Academy. It is said that there lies a huge, old clock that rules the time in their school. Moving the hand of the clock, you can control the time there as you please. However, if caught touching it without permission, the guardians who oversee it will take the remaining time you have to live. Upon hearing such a rumor from Aoi, Yashiro was once again worried because ever since she became Hanako's assistant, her life has been entangled with various mishaps involving the school mysteries.

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    Not long after worrying, another odd event happened because as soon as Yashiro and her classmates arrived in their classroom, they unexpectedly found it in ruins. To uncover the mystery behind it, Yashiro, Kou, and Hanako once again embark on an adventure to uncover the identity of the mysterious culprit who did it. But little did they know, that it won't be just the culprit's identity that they would discover. Lies would be spun and hidden truth would be uncovered. An ideal world will emerge—one that's too good to be true and one that's bound to trap them in beautiful lies. Another wish was once again asked, but can Hanako still fulfill it this time?


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    My hype for this anime was really worth it because the moment I saw that trio again, my excitement wouldn't tone down. Also, I'm excited to watch how they'll adapt the scenes that I'm looking forward to seeing animated. I was totally anticipating the adaptation of this arc since the time I was still reading its manga, for this arc contained a lot of scenes that I was excited to watch. The moment I saw them animated, I couldn't contain the happiness I felt. The anime may be slightly different from the order of the manga's arc, but still, it was able to accurately execute the story which didn't deviate from the main plot.

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    Like the previous season, their interactions were as entertaining and engaging as it was before—or even better. Hanako and Yashiro's interactions didn't fail to give me those butterflies in my stomach again and just seeing them together really gave me the thrill that was even stronger than the ones I felt while watching shoujo anime. Also, one of the things that makes this season exciting is that there are a lot of revelations here. I was definitely satisfied by how it was portrayed there, and if you're a non-manga reader you'll probably be surprised. However, of 'course there are still mysteries that were left unturned and characters that need to be unveiled.

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    As for its visuals, like its previous season, they retained Aida-sensei's color palette and art style. It's still unique and cute, but I kinda noticed that in this season the shade of their color palette is lighter —or maybe it's just me. I also still like how their cuteness contrasted with its darkening plot and supernatural genre. Like I said, Hanako and Yashiro's interactions do really give me butterflies and I love how they're able to animate those interactions and expressions. Further, I think the one that certainly improved this season is its animation because compared to the previous season's animation, the movements were more fluid and cool to watch.

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    The soundtrack this season was also nice—especially the opening song which was really catchy. The rap part was cool and I can't help myself but vibe with it. The ending song was also nice tho like most of the previous ending songs I heard, it wasn't that memorable. Its tune was quite melancholic and sad which I somehow see as a foreshadowing of the darker arcs ahead. By and by, the visuals and soundtrack do really complement each other and it's amazing how they're able to enhance the adaptation of the source material by incorporating such amazing elements.

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    Overall, this anime is a 9/10! This series is definitely a solid sequel to its first season and like I've said, this one doesn't disappoint. I was entertained by it the whole time I was watching it, and I'm looking forward to its cour 2 that's scheduled to come out this coming July! So if you're up for a blend of cute comedy and supernatural, then this review is your sign to start watching Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun!

    So before I end this up, I'll share with you its opening song, so—

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    Have you watched this season already? Or you still haven't even tried watching the prequel? Anyway, if you have something to share, then feel free to comment below. Well that's all for now, minna-san~ I hope you enjoyed reading my review.  

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    Arigatou and tanoshinde ne~


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  2. The Boy in The Girl's Bathroom || A Review on Toilet-bound Hanako-kun@ridgette705d

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    Konnichiwa Hivers, it's me, your ridgette again! For today, I'm going to share an anime about a famous school girl yokai, who was said to be the spirit of a young schoolgirl who met her end in an elementary school bathroom as a result of suicide due to bullying or WWII bombings. This spirit is now said to haunt girls' bathroom, but there's definitely a twist on who Hanako is in this anime.

    Honestly, this anime isn't on my to-watch list because I already read the manga, and the plot there was too established, so when the adaptation came, I didn't bother to check it out. The manga of this anime is one of the first mangas I read as an otaku, so I'm definitely expecting the anime to portray the manga well. So here I am now, after six years of following the manga, I decided to try watching the adaptation. Together, let's see how the story of a mysterious toilet-bound yokai unfolds in the anime adaptation of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun.


    About the Anime

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    Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun) is a shounen anime that premiered in the winter of 2020. It aired from January 10, 2020, to March 27, 2020. It was animated by Lerche, and its genre is supernatural. The theme of this anime is school. It has 12 episodes, and it's an adaptation of manga written and illustrated by AidaIro, a combined name of the illustrator and writer duo. Aida is the illustrator while Iro is the writer.

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    Infested with the usual school mystery rumors, Kamome Academy has its own version of the famous Hanako-san legend. It is said that if one can summon Hanako-san, she will grant whatever wish the summoner would want—but of 'course with an exchange. In return, Hanako-san will take something precious from the summoner. Despite her apparent fear, the first-year student, Yashiro Nene, tried to summon the famous yokai. Fortunately, she was able to summon Hanako—only that it's not exactly the rumored Hanako-san because she discovered that the rumored 'girl' yokai is actually a boy!

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    Hopeless and desperate, Yashiro asks Hanako to help her in her love dilemma. Her wish was that she wanted a certain second-year student to return her feelings. Hearing out her wish, Hanako finally presents a solution that somehow grants her wish—only that the solution he gave her isn't magical at all. After trying out a series of advices from Hanako, she eventually got fed up with how badly those turned out to be. With her desperation reaching its climax, she makes a decision she can't undo. Stuck with her selfish decision, Yashiro now realizes the true weight of her feelings and how misdirected her efforts were. 

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    Now turning into a fish, Nene finally accepts her new fate, but before she plunges further into the stark waters, Hanako saves her. After temporarily slaying the mermaid, Hanako decided to consume the other scale, thus granting Yashiro another chance to live as a human again. In exchange for that help, Hanako asked Yashiro to be his human assistant. With their fates bound by the mermaid scale, Yashiro finds herself entangled with the supernatural world. In that entanglement, she gradually realized and discovered things that weren't mentioned in the rumors, and part of them are the mysteries behind the yokai she serves. There's definitely a lot more about Hanako, and she intends to slowly unravel the mysteries behind the boy in the girls' bathroom.

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    I didn't expect it to end that way. I mean, I already knew what would happen next and further, but I thought it would end farther than that part. I'm not saying that it doesn't have a satisfying end; it's just maybe I'm expecting something else. A scene where blank is revealed to be blank or other more thrilling parts. Anyway, I'm glad that they did stay true to the source material. The mystery and comedy were still intact, and in fact, I think the anime did a better job of delivering the comedic parts because of the voice actors and actresses' superb voice portrayals. Their voices enhance the impact of the comedic scenes, and that became one of the reasons why I'm thankful that I watched the anime. 

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    The story of this anime is really riddled with a lot of mysteries, to the point that even season one wasn't enough to give answers to those. Although there are inevitably dragging parts (for me), it usually doesn't last long. They were like breathing parts where you could relax for a little, and then you'd later proceed to the mysterious and thrilling parts. The background story of this version of Hanako was really intriguing, and if you're a sole anime viewer of it, I know you will be really hooked with its mystery. Further, I liked how they subtly put a lot of foreshadowing throughout season one. From the random color difference to dialogues you wouldn't guess would mean anything, season one was full of it~~—especially the ending song.~~

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    As for its visuals, I'm really thankful to the production that they retained Aida-sensei's color palette and art style. Her art style is definitely unique and cute. I loved how their cute art style contrasted with the supernatural genre it has. I don't know, but I find those low-key flirting scenes that Yashiro and Hanako have extremely romantic and cute. Honestly, I really find those cute interactions more affecting compared to the similar scenes that I've watched from the shoujo animes before. 

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    Further, I loved how dedicated the production was to putting up small details in the visuals. Although the animation isn't that smooth, it was pretty decent. It somehow adapted the panel-like action scenes from the manga, but nevertheless, I enjoyed watching those scenes. The emotions of the characters, from the light to the heavy ones, were portrayed well. All in all, the visuals were enthralling, and again, I'm really grateful that the art style—although it isn't the exact copy of manga—somehow emulated the same cute vibes and aesthetic colors. 

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    Overall, my personal rating for this anime is 8.9/10. It's really an entertaining anime with a really interesting plot. The visuals, music, and effects were all well utilized to effectively convey the emotions that they wanted the viewers to feel. This anime is basically a fitting prequel for a much longer sequel, which I will really look forward to in 2025. It is said that next year, its much-anticipated second season will air in January, but before that, the four-episode sequel to After-School Hanako-kun is slated to premiere on October 7 later this year. So if you're up for an anime with cute and eerie adventures, then Toilet-bound Hanako-kun is definitely a must-watch, so catch up now before season two starts!

    Before I end this review, I gladly share with you its trailer, so—

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    That's all for now, Hivers. I hope you enjoyed reading my anime review. See you on my next blog!

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    Arigatou and tanoshinde ne minna-san~


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  3. [FR-ENG] Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, the perturbing shonen by AidaIro@albator851237d

    [ENG] Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, the perturbing shonen by AidaIro

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    There is a rumour in Japanese schools that the girls' bathroom, specifically the third cubicle of the toilet from the bottom, is haunted by the ghost of a little girl with bob hair and a red skirt. Urban legends such as this, together with stories of spirits and demons from Japanese folklore, are the source of inspiration that Aida Hano and Tokuna Nozomi, who sign themselves as AidaIro, drew on in creating Hanako-Kun: The 7 Mysteries of Kamome Academy, a shonen suspended between fantasy, horror and kawaii.

    To solve a sentimental problem Nene Yashiro decides to conjure Hanako, the ghost who is said to inhabit the women's bathroom and who apparently has the power to make wishes come true. There is indeed a ghost, but it is that of a boy wearing a retro school uniform and wielding a bloody knife. Spiteful, subtly manipulative and self-assured, Hanako is no ordinary spirit: he is one of the seven mysteries that inhabit the school, entities that ensure the peaceful coexistence between the world of the living and the spirit world. However, this balance is threatened every day by someone - a mysterious entity who turns out to be very close to Hanako - capable of conditioning the spirits' behaviour, causing them to become aggressive and frightening.

    Nene, who made her wish rather rashly and finds herself indebted to Hanako, becomes his assistant and accompanies him on dangerous but necessary missions to keep the other students safe from the spirits out of control. The two are soon joined by Ko Minamoto, the bungling second son of an ancient lineage of exorcists, who is determined to eliminate Hanako if she displays an evil nature.

    With a ghost in the girls' bathroom, rooms that only appear in certain corridors at a certain time, magical trees and haunted staircases, Kamome Academy is a sort of Hogwarts of ghosts, a fascinating place to explore but unexpectedly dangerous if you get to know it thoroughly. This is because the spirits that inhabit it appear as good as bad depending on the situation. The most glaring example of this is the mokke, who can take on a monstrous appearance and a menacing demeanour while in fact being cuddly bunnies.

    The students of the Academy unquestionably appear to be at the mercy of the supernatural element, yet it is they who determine their nature according to what they believe in, i.e. according to the stories told about them: it is in fact the rumours circulating in the classrooms and corridors that guarantee the survival and power of the spirits, give them a benevolent or threatening appearance and ultimately define their relationship with the living.

    The ambiguous nature of the spirits is precisely what distinguishes them from the living, lending them, the Academy and the story itself a touch of the uncanny: nothing is ever as reassuring as it seems, a room or an object that seems familiar can suddenly show an element out of place, and above all, a friendly spirit can display a cruel sneer at any moment.

    Hanako is no exception. He has the harmless appearance of a short, smiling kid, yet he is holding a weapon that he has evidently used against someone. She has the power to make wishes come true, but in return she forces those who made them to pay the price. To complete the picture (and without making spoilers) he has a dangerous doppelgänger, about whom he maintains a suspicious secrecy but whose influence he is under. Even towards Nene he does not always behave as a friend: he is ready to save her in extreme situations, but he is the first to involve her in dangerous missions, he does not hesitate to lie to her and hide important truths from her, he often induces her to do things she would prefer to avoid, and after mistreating her he steals a few (chaste) kisses where she would deserve a good slap.

    It is evident how in Hanako-Kun the spirits are an extreme of human behaviour, positive or negative depending on the context and the repercussions they have. As is the case in folklore, it is precisely common feelings such as hate and love that, if they become overwhelming, force those who have experienced them to return after death in the form of ghosts. The only heroes in the story who do not show themselves to be ambiguous are alive and well among the students: Nene and Ko, the pure-hearted protagonists that every self-respecting shonen needs, conceived according to established stylistic patterns and therefore not entirely original, but nevertheless capable of attracting the reader's sympathy. Ko is a reinterpretation of the brave but bungling and insecure hero, who wants to become stronger and stronger (to match his reliable and implacable older brother) and who compensates for his shortcomings with a determination to do the right thing at any cost.

    Nene is the classic heroine who is pretty but unaware that she is so (indeed, she is tormented by her large ankles, which resemble horseradish roots), funny, affectionate, naive, good and always ready to trust her neighbour. She is a typical damsel in distress who has nothing to do with the strong-willed, fighting heroines in vogue in many teenage stories, yet her contribution to the series is crucial: as the romance fulcrum of the story, she conditions the behaviour of the male protagonists, and her being awkward and sweet is somehow reflected in the tone of the story. This is one of the reasons why Hanako-Kun, despite being a shonen, i.e. a manga designed for a boy audience, is actually also aimed at female readers.

    The perturbing nature of the story is consistently reflected in the graphic style, a careful synthesis of the macabre and kawaii. All the characters have big eyes, round faces and a way of moving or dressing that has something tender and childlike about it. Yet in the plates the grey tones are dosed sparingly, and almost exclusively black is used to create contrast, which also returns in the distinctive elements of the main characters.

    Nene has the appearance of a doll, but on the large bow of her school uniform she sports a horned skull brooch, and her fluttering hair is styled with two clips resembling small horns. Hanako wears a gakuran (the school uniform, consisting of a jacket with a mandarin collar, buttons and cape, black trousers and a hat with a hard visor) that makes him look like a little sailor, but this all-black, retro-style clothing gives him the formal and vaguely disturbing aura of certain photographic portraits of the past. Moreover, Hanako is always accompanied by two hakujodai, floating flames that resemble eyeballs and are nothing more than a customised version of hitodama, the fatuous fires portrayed next to the dead in traditional illustrations.

    Added to this is the original and surprising design of the spirits and the places associated with them, spaces that lie on the borderline between the world of the living and that of the dead, and whose bizarre and heterogeneous nature makes one think of a Japanese version of Alice in Wonderland.

    Aida Hano shows great skill in forcing the cage of the table in the scenes in which the supernatural bursts into the ordinary, just as Tokuna Nozomi succeeds in perfectly dosing mystery and irony, the marvellous and the perturbing, in a narration where slowness and excitement alternate with great balance. Their stylistic figures blend to perfection, making Hanako-Kun a successful alchemy of teen tale and escapist adventure.


    [FR] Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, l'inquiétant shonen d'AidaIro.

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    Une rumeur circule dans les écoles japonaises selon laquelle la salle de bains des filles, plus précisément la troisième cabine des toilettes en partant du fond, est hantée par le fantôme d'une petite fille aux cheveux bouclés et à la jupe rouge. Les légendes urbaines de ce genre, ainsi que les histoires d'esprits et de démons du folklore japonais, sont la source d'inspiration dont se sont inspirés Aida Hano et Tokuna Nozomi, qui se signent AidaIro, pour créer Hanako-Kun : The 7 Mysteries of Kamome Academy, un shonen suspendu entre fantastique, horreur et kawaii.

    Pour résoudre un problème sentimental, Nene Yashiro décide de conjurer Hanako, le fantôme qui habiterait les toilettes des femmes et qui aurait le pouvoir de réaliser les souhaits. Le fantôme existe bel et bien, mais c'est celui d'un garçon vêtu d'un uniforme scolaire rétro et armé d'un couteau sanglant. Fougueux, subtilement manipulateur et sûr de lui, Hanako n'est pas un esprit ordinaire : il est l'un des sept mystères qui habitent l'école, des entités qui assurent la coexistence pacifique entre le monde des vivants et celui des esprits. Cependant, cet équilibre est menacé chaque jour par quelqu'un - une entité mystérieuse qui s'avère être très proche de Hanako - capable de conditionner le comportement des esprits, les faisant devenir agressifs et effrayants.

    Nene, qui a fait son vœu un peu vite et se retrouve redevable à Hanako, devient son assistante et l'accompagne dans des missions dangereuses mais nécessaires pour garder les autres élèves à l'abri des esprits hors de contrôle. Les deux hommes sont bientôt rejoints par Ko Minamoto, le deuxième fils maladroit d'une ancienne lignée d'exorcistes, qui est déterminé à éliminer Hanako si elle fait preuve d'une nature maléfique.

    Avec un fantôme dans la salle de bain des filles, des pièces qui n'apparaissent que dans certains couloirs à certaines heures, des arbres magiques et des escaliers hantés, l'académie de Kamome est une sorte de Poudlard des fantômes, un endroit fascinant à explorer mais étonnamment dangereux si l'on apprend à le connaître à fond. En effet, les esprits qui l'habitent apparaissent aussi bons que mauvais selon les situations. L'exemple le plus flagrant est celui des mokke, qui peuvent prendre une apparence monstrueuse et un comportement menaçant alors qu'ils sont en fait de gentils lapins.

    Les élèves de l'Académie semblent incontestablement être à la merci de l'élément surnaturel, mais ce sont eux qui déterminent leur nature en fonction de ce en quoi ils croient, c'est-à-dire en fonction des histoires qu'on leur raconte : ce sont en effet les rumeurs qui circulent dans les classes et les couloirs qui garantissent la survie et la puissance des esprits, leur donnent une apparence bienveillante ou menaçante et définissent finalement leur relation avec les vivants.

    La nature ambiguë des esprits est précisément ce qui les distingue des vivants, leur conférant, ainsi qu'à l'Académie et à l'histoire elle-même, une touche d'inquiétude : rien n'est jamais aussi rassurant qu'il n'y paraît, une pièce ou un objet qui semble familier peut soudain présenter un élément déplacé, et surtout, un esprit amical peut à tout moment afficher un rictus cruel.

    Hanako ne fait pas exception. Il a l'apparence inoffensive d'un petit garçon souriant, et pourtant il tient une arme qu'il a manifestement utilisée contre quelqu'un. Elle a le pouvoir de réaliser les souhaits, mais en retour elle oblige ceux qui les ont faits à en payer le prix. Pour compléter le tableau (et sans faire de spoilers), il a un dangereux doppelgänger, sur lequel il garde un secret suspect mais dont il subit l'influence. Même envers Nene, il ne se comporte pas toujours comme un ami : il est prêt à la sauver dans des situations extrêmes, mais il est le premier à l'impliquer dans des missions dangereuses, il n'hésite pas à lui mentir et à lui cacher des vérités importantes, il l'incite souvent à faire des choses qu'elle préférerait éviter, et après l'avoir maltraitée, il lui vole quelques baisers (chastes) là où elle mériterait une bonne gifle.

    Il est évident que dans le Hanako-Kun les esprits sont un extrême du comportement humain, positif ou négatif selon le contexte et les répercussions qu'ils ont. Comme c'est le cas dans le folklore, ce sont précisément des sentiments communs comme la haine et l'amour qui, s'ils deviennent envahissants, obligent ceux qui les ont éprouvés à revenir après la mort sous la forme de fantômes.

    Les seuls héros de l'histoire qui ne sont pas ambigus sont vivants et se trouvent parmi les étudiants : Nene et Ko, les protagonistes au cœur pur dont a besoin tout shonen qui se respecte, conçus selon des schémas stylistiques établis et donc pas tout à fait originaux, mais néanmoins capables d'attirer la sympathie du lecteur. Ko est une réinterprétation du héros courageux mais maladroit et peu sûr de lui, qui veut devenir de plus en plus fort (pour égaler son grand frère fiable et implacable) et qui compense ses défauts par une détermination à faire ce qu'il faut à tout prix.

    Nene est l'héroïne classique, jolie mais inconsciente de l'être (elle est en effet tourmentée par ses grosses chevilles, qui ressemblent à des racines de raifort), drôle, affectueuse, naïve, bon enfant et toujours prête à faire confiance aux autres. C'est une demoiselle en détresse typique qui n'a rien à voir avec les héroïnes fortes et combatives en vogue dans de nombreuses histoires pour adolescents, et pourtant sa contribution à la série est cruciale : en tant que pivot romantique de l'histoire, elle conditionne le comportement des protagonistes masculins, et le fait qu'elle soit maladroite et douce se reflète en quelque sorte dans le ton de l'histoire. C'est l'une des raisons pour lesquelles Hanako-Kun, bien qu'il s'agisse d'un shonen, c'est-à-dire d'un manga conçu pour un public de garçons, s'adresse également aux lectrices.

    La nature perturbante de l'histoire se reflète systématiquement dans le style graphique, une synthèse soignée de macabre et de kawaii. Tous les personnages ont de grands yeux, des visages ronds et une façon de bouger ou de s'habiller qui a quelque chose de tendre et d'enfantin. Pourtant, dans les planches, les tons gris sont dosés avec parcimonie, et on utilise presque exclusivement le noir pour créer un contraste, qui revient également dans les éléments distinctifs des personnages principaux.

    Nene a l'apparence d'une poupée, mais sur le grand nœud de son uniforme scolaire, elle porte une broche en forme de crâne cornu, et ses cheveux flottants sont coiffés de deux pinces ressemblant à de petites cornes. Hanako porte un gakuran (l'uniforme de l'école, composé d'une veste à col mandarin, de boutons et d'une cape, d'un pantalon noir et d'un chapeau à visière dure) qui lui donne l'air d'un petit marin, mais ce vêtement tout noir de style rétro lui confère l'aura formelle et vaguement inquiétante de certains portraits photographiques du passé. De plus, Hanako est toujours accompagnée de deux hakujodai, des flammes flottantes qui ressemblent à des globes oculaires et qui ne sont rien d'autre qu'une version customisée des hitodama, ces feux gras représentés auprès des morts dans les illustrations traditionnelles.

    À cela s'ajoute le design original et surprenant des esprits et des lieux qui leur sont associés, des espaces à la frontière entre le monde des vivants et celui des morts, dont le caractère bizarre et hétérogène fait penser à une version japonaise d'Alice au pays des merveilles.

    Aida Hano fait preuve d'une grande habileté pour forcer la cage du tableau dans les scènes où le surnaturel fait irruption dans l'ordinaire, tout comme Tokuna Nozomi réussit à doser à la perfection le mystère et l'ironie, le merveilleux et le perturbant, dans une narration où alternent avec un grand équilibre lenteur et excitation. Leurs figures de style se marient à la perfection, faisant de Hanako-Kun une alchimie réussie entre conte pour adolescents et aventure d'évasion.


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  14. REVIEW: JIBAKU SHOUNEN HANAKO-KUN (MANGA)@airiam2393d

    Also known as: Toiled-bound Hanako-kun or Hanako of the Toilet Genre: comedy, supernatural, romance, adventure, slice-of-life (kinda?) Status: ongoing

    Long time no see! I just realized how neglected the review corner was, and decided to fix that by writing about the latest manga I got hooked up with. Mostly, because it has an upcoming anime airing on Jan 09, so I decided to do a bit of promotional work for this underrated series.

    So, what’s Toiled-bound Hanako-kun about?

    | Airi’s Very-Straightforward Summary |

    "Yashiro Nene wishes for a handsome lad to fix his sights on her. Sadly, she’s shut down every time she confesses. This boy-crazy lass, who also likes horror tales/mystery stories, chooses then to go full mythbuster and turns to one of the Seven Mysteries of her school for help: Hanako of the bathroom, who is said to guarantee wishes to those who summon her; of course, it comes with a price because Capitalism™

    However, it turns out that she is a he. Despite that little detail, the other things said are true and so Hanako-kun agrees to help Nene to fulfil her wish. After a serie of failed attempts to woo her crush the normal way, which ultimately ends with Nene pressuring Hanako into giving her a supernatural exit and then realizing how selfish she’s being, how little to none effort she put into making her crushes notice her, and backing down.

    Unfortunately, what means to be a noble act is a major stupidity on her part, because she had already ingested a mermaid scale (and was supposed to give a matching one to her crush, which she didn’t do) and so Nene ended bearing a curse who would turn her into a fish. The worst part is that Nene knew about the curse beforehand, because Hanako warned her not to eat the damn thing when she found it rummaging through his stuff.

    Hanako takes pity on the poor fool-turned-fish, and offers her a new bargain: turning Nene back to a human in exchange for her becoming his assistant, which she hasn’t much choice but to accept at this point. Hanako then eats the other scale meant for her crush, weakening the curse as it splits between them and allowing her to regain human form- however, she still will appear scales (and sometimes turn into a full fish) when coming into contact with water.

    From there on, Nene starts working as Hanako-kun assistant and becomes acquainted with the School Seven Mysteries. Literally."

    It sounds like a pretty standar set-up for a romantic comedy, but don’t be fooled even if some sites label the manga as ‘shojo.’ Despite the author’s unique artstyle, which falls within the ‘cute’ realm, Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun isn’t for the weak of heart. Or for people with a white & black only mindset, for that matter.

    Beginning aside, the plot itself spins around the Seven Mysteries and Hanako’s own backstory. As it turns out, Hanako governs over the other sixth mysteries and basically keeps them it check, least humans in school get hurt. It is later revealed that spirits and mysteries are forced to act within their rumours bounds; therefore, whatever the rumour says, it will happen.

    Another interesting fact is that Hanako attended the school in the ‘50s, but died young from unknown causes after murdering someone (he was an abuse victim when alive, so it’s heavily hinted that it could’ve been in self-defense, but the truth behind the incident remains hidden. so far, we only know the victim and the case gets even more complicated after that). Hanako deeply regrets what he did, and made a deal with God to become a mystery as a way to redeem himself; he believes than just dying would’ve freed him, and that he deserved punishment, thus he decided to work hard in order to pay for his sins.

    The characters in the series are pretty gray, and they all got their good and bad sides; I’d say the cast is beautifully well-rounded. That said, the manga is full of triggers: mentions of suicide, depression, bullying, murder, etc. The well-executed bits of comedy is what actually eases the tension moments.

    If you wish for everyone to get a happy ending, turn around and leave. Because there’s a son of a bitch who won’t let that happen. This advice also applies if you can’t stand angst in huge dosis.

    Pros:

    • Interesting plot and artstyle.
    • Well-rounded characters (in most cases).
    • Minamoto Kou’s whole existence is a blessing.
    • Well-paced storytelling and clean transition between arcs.
    • The closest thing to fanservice we get is a panel in the second arc, and it’s all Nenen’s delusion.

    Cons:

    • If you’re not fond of comedy, this manga might not be for you.
    • Nene is a dumbass and it shows, but she’s less of an idiot than your usual shojo protagonists; it depends on your tolerance level whether or not you can stomach her, but if you’re used to read manwha you’ll probably think she’s the smartest girl around, lmao.
    • Aoi, Akane and Tsukasa exist, sadly.

    And before I go, I’ll leave the trailer for the anime here ~

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