June 2021 AOTM - Show: Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

[Jenny, The Odd Otaku]

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun won for June's show and manga!

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This is a 12 episode anime, and has 15 manga volumes released in Japan so far.
Kamome Academy is famous for its rumors regarding its Seven Wonders and supernatural occurrences. Nene Yashiro, a first-year high-school student who loves the occult and wishes for a boyfriend, summons the Seventh and most famous Wonder, "Hanako-san of the Toilet", a girl who allegedly haunts the bathroom and can grant wishes for the right price. With a turn of events, she is spiritually bound to Hanako and helps destroy evil supernaturals and change rumors in order to maintain the balance between the spirit world and the human world. Along the way, Yashiro learns about her connection to the spirit world and the dark secrets regarding Hanako and his past.

[Greg, Slime Knight]

I'm looking forward to this one and will be starting reading it today.

For those looking for the best way to stream it legitimately you can find it on Hulu and Funimation.

[david]

Greg you just read my mind was about to ask the best place to get it. never heard of this one so looking forward to it.

[Jenny, The Odd Otaku]

I watched the first four episodes- this is actually really good! I love the watercolor like coloring and the supernatural twist is really neat as well!

[amanda ✨]

omg, toilet bound hanako kun is literally in my top 10 for anime and manga. i’m all caught up with it and i highly recommend !! there’s so much mystery that leaves you with so many questions and unexpected turns that make you theorize about where the author is heading with the story. i’ll gladly be able to discuss tbhk anytime :)

[Greg, Slime Knight]

I burned through the manga yesterday and enjoyed it. There is a surprising amount of depth there for a comedy series. Also the art is amazing. Even Nene's sexy radish legs.

I'm currently on episode 7 of the anime and enjoying that as well. I think after I finish the anime I will probably wait until the manga is done before I dive back in simply because I have too many other things to read.

[Jenny, The Odd Otaku]

Daikon legs! I laughed so hard at that! Woke up at 4 this morning, so watched another 4 episodes till it was time to actually get up.

[amanda ✨]

i don’t think the manga is ending anytime soon 😭. right now, we’re just finding out a lot of the lore bits, ultimately leading to more questions !

[Greg, Slime Knight]

Just finished episode 8 "Mitsuba" and I will say the whole tone of the series took a change for the darker and more dramatic side of things making the series better. I'm still likely to wait on the manga but it really is getting good.

The introduction of Tsukasa and some of the reveals were pretty interesting.

Spoiler For Episode 8
(view spoiler)[ Poor Mitsuba. Part of me wants him to come back. Part of me would hate that because it would cheapen the story (hide spoiler)]

[Jenny, The Odd Otaku]

OMG yes Greg! It's getting so good! I may finish it up tonight!

[amanda ✨]

jenny and greg, lmk what you guys think !!

[Greg, Slime Knight]

I love that Nene is lowkey thirsty as hell LoL

[Greg, Slime Knight]

Ok I finished this morning, had to report to work early at 3am so I had some downtime to finish. I must say I was really disappointed with the last 3 episodes. The series just didn't end strong. Mitsuba's Arc was much stronger than the Through the Mirror episodes and The Little Mermaid. After all was done I'm not exactly sure what the antagonists are after. I'll have to read more of the manga. Though I'll wait a bit and see if we get a 2nd season of the anime or if the manga comes to its natural conclusion.

Spoiler for Episodes 10-12
(view spoiler)[They brought back Mitsuba immediately....yeah it really cheapened the whole thing. Bummer. (hide spoiler)]

[amanda ✨]

j understand, compared to the other arcs and the rest of the manga. that portion of the story is the one i remember the least. trust me though, the manga is phenomenal !! i’m also hoping for a season two :)