Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (2024)

Stark700

Recommended

With all the negative news about the coronavirus going on this year, I figured there’s bound to be at least one or more shows to relax and indulge myself in. When I saw the English version of the title, it reminded me that people have been hoarding toilet paper. But upon finishing this supernatural gem, I found myself eager for more. Sometimes in life there comes a surprise that hits you out of nowhere. Sometimes, there’s a show out there that doesn’t seem what meets the eye. And to say that in a positive light, it’s something we need about now.

Based on the manga of ...

kirei_tsuki

Recommended

Mind me, this is a biased review, so you may not agree with what rating I gave this. Although, I will talk about why this anime, in my eyes, is a masterpiece, so at least take the time to read it.

At first glance, Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun seems like a normal comedy show, but when I started watching it, I was amazed. It is actually really funny, but it does have a lot of cool character writing as well. When you see the word 'toilet' in the title of an anime you may be inclined to think it's odd, but this is entirely wrong.

Story:
'Oh, Hanako's a ...

Skarvalin

Not Recommended

It’s bold to try and balance tense and dramatic scenes with comedic ones. It could easily backfire and make a show less than engaging. With that said, here we have Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun, to showcase the worst outcome of this very problem. A perfect example of how not to do tonal shifts.

It’s presented as a fun, light-hearted adventure. Yet it also chooses to delve into topics such as loneliness and death. Doing so in a tonally much grimmer and dismal way. That is until it remembers that it set itself up as a comedy first and foremost and throws in some of its titular ...

Snapshot426

Recommended

No doubt, the thing that probably caught the eye of many of us towards this show was that art style. It looked unique, stylish and intriguing. That is certainly how I felt when seeing this show. Now an anime or manga would use this as a launch point to get people into your world and story that you are trying to tell. What we get a show that carries that unique art style and expands on it into something I didn’t think I would enjoy this much.

Sit back relax, knock on the bathroom door and say “Hanako-san, Hanako-san, are you there?” As I present ...

YeeYeeAss

Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

Lerche strikes again with a banger

Wow. This anime is very interesting. The character design in this is weird but cool, all the characters are like chibis. The animation is cool and the opening is a straight up banger.

Story: It seems there are these legend in Japanese schools called the 7 wonders. All of them are unique and well thought. We mostly focus on the 7th called Hanako-san of the toilet. Weird name right. Hanako grants a wish but it comes with a price. You can find Hanako in the old school buildings toilets and it is the furthest one from the door. Knock few ...

afflicti6n

Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

yes, i am very well aware we are only four episodes in, but i still wanna just go ahead and put a review out. this may change if the show surprisingly shows improvement. please note this is only based on my opinions as someone who has already read and loved the manga.
also this pre-review has no spoilers
i hope

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-Kun is one of my all-time favorite manga. The story, the art, the anticipation scrolling through chapters, it's amazing. I started reading the manga once I saw Jibaku in seasonals, and thought it may be good to at least understand most of the story before watching ...

NisemonoDesu

Not Recommended

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun created high expectations at the start of the Winter 2020 anime season, and didn't deliver. Instead what we got was a dry, formulaic show with little characterization and even less animation.

To start with, the most immediately eye-catching thing about this show when scrolling through seasonals is the art style. Mayuka Itou and the rest of the staff clearly faced a decision when trying to adapt the extremely detailed source material: simplify the designs so that they're easier to animate, or stick to the level of detail of the original manga. Unfortunately, they chose the latter. While it's interesting to see a show ...

KaptainFalkon

Recommended

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

Introduction: In a medium such as anime where there are vastly varying levels of quality, Toilet-Bound Hanako is ironically a breath of fresh air. Hanako is shaping up to be an extremely good show right out of the gate.

Sound: First of all the imagery in the opening in and of itself is very meaningful and symbolic. Without going into details too specific, there are a lot of nods to the anime itself that are understood more as you dive into it. The opening song itself is solid, not incredible, but it does have the right tone in my opinion to get excited for the ...

aripiprazole

Mixed Feelings

I've noticed that those who read the manga before the show tend to have a more critical outlook on this anime's shortcomings. No spoilers here, though.

I'm glad Lerche did take the time to be as faithful as possible in adapting the unique art style and visuals, though at the cost many have pointed out, animation.

The main thing about this anime is that the adaptation is a play by play high-budget animatic of the manga. A good adaptation should add onto the original, but it follows it to a T; there's no new shots, no new content to really balance out what was removed and ...

ajaxdin

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (9/12 eps)

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun more like Nene please stop screaming for 5 seconds-kun is another show in "apparition" genre where cast goes around solving bunch of mysteries regarding spirits, ghosts and beings of similar manner, xxxHOlic and Mushishi series comes to mind. None mentioned above really did a good job in this regard so i was hoping this show would and at first it did look so, but after about 6 episodes entire show fell apart from me.

Visually show is very pleasing.
Overall design is amazing , usually modern animes all look very slick in how they are drawn ...

Marinate1016

Recommended

Hanako-kun is one of the shows that on the surface seems like it has no substance or actual plot. In reality, it’s got some really good writing and underneath its cutesy first few episodes, has a darker interior.

Story wise, Hanako-Kun follows a young girl who struggles to make friends at school. One day she has a chance encounter with an apparition(Hanako) and forms a contract with him. The story follows their subsequent adventures to keep the school safe from rogue apparitions. The first few episodes cover a lot of fluff cases and keep a rather lighthearted tone. A little over a third of the way ...

Ellenwitch

Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

While I have my own mixed feelings about Hanako as a character, but I get told by friends that it'll improve over time, so I'm remaining hopeful. But the rest of this show? It's really well done!

With how they've animated the manga panels, how it switches, and just the art and colours in general. It's really grand and different. Unique in it's own way. I'd love more animes to get this sort of style. It's really great. But it's not just the art, it's the sound too. The op is one of the best of the season, I could listen to it for hours on ...

BartTheDrake

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (10/12 eps)

So where should i begin...

I was really looking forward to this anime. It looked fun, and i really loved the kind of art that they showed, because it reminded me of danganronpa, an anime that i like alot.

But for me, the show does not deliver a good experience. Not on the art department, i think the art is great! But with its character, humor and plot.
The characters could work for me, but what makes it all fall apart is the constant "Wanna be funny" approch the show does. It tryies to be funny, and the humor is not thought out and very linier.

Humor does not ...

Kanekis-toes

Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

**Note: This is my first review! Hopefully it will be helpful to your liking.**
(I will also try to spoil as little as possible)

Ah yes, the horror comedy I've been waiting for since December of 2019. I've had a poster of this in my room for a long while now, having 0 background info on the matter with hanako-kun's face plastered on my wall. Already 4 episodes in and I think I have an idea on how this anime will unfold(however it doesn't mean its too predictable,just have a broad idea). Now although this anime doesn't appeal to everyone, Lerche(the studio) still has done an amazing ...

ArminGux

Recommended

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

Cdynamo

Recommended

When you're looking through the seasonals and you see a title like Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun then you can have no expectations except it's going to be really weird and in a lot of cases, Hanako-Kun exceeds at that idea of weirdness it's title promises and a little bit more that genuinely surprised me in more ways than one. It's weird like I've stated but it also giving you wonderful characters and genuinely striking moments that come out of nowhere and yet sticks the landing 90% of the time.

Toilet Bound Hanko-Kun mostly centers around Hanako-Kun, a spirit that appears in the girl's bathroom and grants people ...

Jactumn

Recommended

Preliminary (7/12 eps)

My first impression on the anime :
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 ...

CatEars2121

Recommended

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

Hanako-kun is an amazing series, and I always look forward to the next episode. I specifically would recommend the Japanese dub however, as the english dub has some poorly crow barred in "jokes" that seem like the writer is trying to sabotage this amazing show.

The art, which is different from many anime, adds to the supernatural air of the show, making it easier to just watch and become immersed.

I suggest keeping an eye open to details while watching, as there are little things in the background that, at least to me, seem like they are foreshadowing upcoming events or character relationships.

Gatsu-chan

Recommended

natsumina

Mixed Feelings

At the time when I watched this anime, I hadn't read the manga. As I write this, I have caught up with all manga chapters and finally feel entitled to having a say in explaining my opinion on this anime.

!!!!!!!!!!Minor spoilers ahead, but nothing that should be too big of a concern. (Mainly evoking characters that are revealed later in general.)!!!!!!!!!!!

CHARACTERS:
Pros:
-Characters are pretty rich, and their interraction are very enjoyable to witness. Whether it be because Kou's antics are hilarious or because Nene is working herself over boy troubles again, it's very pleasant to witness, and as someone who enjoys character and specifically dynamics-driven stories, ...