Toilet-bound Hanako-kun

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun (地縛少年花子くん) is a 12-episode TV anime adaptation based off of the manga of the same name by AidaIro.

An anime adaptation was officially announced in Square Enix's GFantasy magazine's April 2019 issue.[1 ] Its official twitter account was launched on the same day.



The anime's official site opened on July 12, 2019 and revealed its 1st teaser visual along with that Studio Lerche is in charge of animation production, with Masaomi Andou directing the series, Yasuhiro Nakanishi handling series composition and script, Mayuka Itou as character designer, and Yuuji Higa as its producer.[2 ]

It is scheduled to air in 2020, and will be broadcast on TBS, SUN, CBC, and BS-TBS channels.

Summary
Japanese introduction from the official website:"ねえ、知ってる？この学園にある七不思議の話……カモメ学園に伝わる一番有名な七不思議の噂.""旧校舎3階女性トイレ3番目には花子さんがいて、呼び出した人の願いをなんでも叶えてくれるんだって. 呼び出し方は簡単、ノックを3回. それから––––––––""「花子さん、花子さん、いらっしゃいますか？」""「はーあーい……」""自分の願いを叶えてもらうため、花子さんを呼び出したオカルト少女の八尋寧々. しかし、彼女の前に現れたのは男の子の幽霊、""'花子くん'だった. ""おばけなのにドSでちょっとエッチな花子くんに振りまわされて様々な怪談に巻き込まれていく寧々. 果たして寧々は無事に学園生活を送れるのか⁉︎誰も見たことないハートフル便所コメディが今、始まる––––"Unofficial English translation:"Hey, do you know about the Seven Mysteries in this school……? Rumours abound at Kamome Academy, about the most famous of the Seven Mysteries.""It's said that Hanako-san is in the third stall of the third-floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, and will grant any wish of the person who summons them. The method of summoning is simple: knock 3 times. And then––––""'Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?'""'Y–e–s……'""To have her wish granted, occult girl Yashiro Nene has summoned Hanako-san. But the ghost that appeared before her is a boy,""'Hanako-kun'.""Nene gets involved in all sorts of supernatural stories by Hanako-kun, who's sadistic and slightly perverted despite being a ghost. Will Nene ever be able to lead a peaceful school life!? A heartwarming toilet comedy that no one has ever seen before begins now––"

Episodes
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Promotional Videos
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Trivia

 * The official site has comments from AidaIro and the four staff members announced so far.
 * An interview with AidaIro was published in the September issue of PASH! magazine after the announcement of the anime.[3 ]
 * Pocket tissues with the teaser visual were distributed as promotional material for the anime at Comiket and KYOMAF 2019.[4 ]