Episode 8

Mitsuba (ミツバ) is the eighth episode of the Toilet-bound Hanako-kun anime.

Synopsis
Kou, who has resolved to deal with supernaturals in a different way than Teru, meets a ghost haunting the middle school entrance, Mitsuba.

In order to help him rid of his ties to the living world, he helps Mitsuba with the photography work he left behind.

And yet, only days full of Kou being teased by and made fun of by Mitsuba follows...

Funimation Description
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?

Plot
After Mitsuba has tired himself out from saying an onslaught of insults against Kou, he turns his head to say something until Kou immediately realizes that he shouldn't show his weakness upon the first meeting. He performs a determined introduction of saying his name and family ancestry of exorcists, but it only causes Mitsuba to cautiously assume he watched too much anime. He arrogantly refers to Kou as lame-ass traffic-safety earring instead of his real name, thus angering Kou further and playing on an innocent, puppy-like facade in front of the exorcist--to which Kou responds by threatening to exorcist him with his electrifying staff.

What's your name? Kou questioned first, until he was given the nonchalant answer of Mitsuba. What grade? He questioned next, but Mitsuba ignored it with a shrug. ..What grade did you die in? The golden-haired boy again asked, and Mitsuba looked the other way with a defiant pout. What are your regrets...? Kou lastly inquired, and Mitsuba playfully acted like he didn't know the answer to that question either. When Kou angrily forced his staff onto Mitsuba's chest, Mitsuba immediately pleaded it was photography, but he wasn't too sure either when Kou's confrontation took him by surprise. He said there was a photo he wanted to take before he passed away, thinkingly. He requested that Kou brought back his donated camera from the photography club if he wanted to help him fulfill his regrets.

When the two were outside, with Mitsuba currently taking pictures behind the bushes, Kou questions when will they be finished. Mitsuba takes this as an opportunity to insult Kou further by saying he doesn't keep to his promises very well--only to be stopped by Kou's staff. Kou comments that Mitsuba has been taking pictures of animals and sceneries, and suggests that perhaps he should take pictures of people too since the baseball club was outside. Mitsuba dismissively replies that it would be easier to win awards by taking pictures of people, but doesn't make an effort to do it until Kou suggests that maybe he should take a picture of him instead. Mitsuba immediately refuses the offer, which causes Kou attempting to snatch away his camera until Yokoo arrives at the scene.

Characters

 * Minamoto Kou
 * Mitsuba
 * Yugi Tsukasa
 * Hanako
 * Yashiro Nene
 * Yokoo