Yoshihito Nishouji
Director
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (2020)
Season 1
The famous Seven Mysteries that every school seems to have are a staple of Japanese urban legends. One of the most well-known of these tales is that of Hanako-san: the ghost of a young girl who haunts the school's bathrooms. Kamome Academy has its own version of Hanako-san's legend. Rumors claim that if one successfully manages to summon Hanako-san, she will grant her summoner any wish. Lured by the gossip, many people have tried to call upon her, yet every attempt has failed. However, when Nene Yashiro, a girl hoping for romantic fortune, dares to summon Hanako-san, she discovers that the rumored "girl" is actually a boy! After a series of unfortunate events involving Yashiro's romantic desires, she is unwillingly entangled in the world of the supernatural, becoming Hanako-kun's assistant. Soon, she finds out about Hanako-kun's lesser-known duty: maintaining the fragile balance between mortals and apparitions.
Released Jan. 10, 2020
Episode 24 min
14+
Genres: Action, Animation, Anime, Anime: School, Anime: Shounen, Anime: Supernatural, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
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Watch Providers: Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Lerche, Square Enix, TBS, Pony Canyon, Contents Seed + 3 more, Studio Hibari, Crunchyroll, Movic
Network: TBS
8.2
S1E1 - Hanako-san of the Bathroom
Yashiro Nene is looking for ghostly help with her love life, but when "Hanako-san," the wish-granting spirit that haunts a girls’ bathroom stall, turns out to be a boy, she may end up getting more, and less, than she bargained for.
Jan. 10, 2020, midnight
8.0
S1E2 - Yousei-san
A rash of mysterious thefts hits the school, and rumor has it that the apparition "Yousei-san" is behind it. When Nene catches sight of the creature, will she end up losing more than just her school supplies?
Jan. 17, 2020, midnight
8.3
S1E3 - The Misaki Stairs (1)
Nene’s best friend vanishes without a trace and no one else remembers she ever existed! To get her friend back, Nene is forced to call on Hanako for help and journey into a "Boundary" between the world of the living and the world of the dead.
Jan. 24, 2020, midnight
8.3
S1E4 - The Misaki Stairs (2)
Nene, Hanako, and Kou have reached the top of the Misaki Stairs, where a mysterious and bewitching woman awaits them. Will Nene get her friend back, or will she vanish along with her?
Jan. 31, 2020, midnight
8.5
S1E5 - The Confession Tree
The school is full on unlikely couples thanks to a tree that rumor has it makes any confession made under it succeed. When Hanako asks Nene to meet him there, Nene starts to suspect that he sees her as more than an assistant.
Feb. 7, 2020, midnight
8.5
S1E6 - The 4 O’clock Library
In search of Hanako’s secrets, Nene and Kou enter the fifth Wonder, the 4 O’clock Library. Its books contain the past and future of every student their school has ever had, but some knowledge comes at a price.
Feb. 14, 2020, midnight
8.0
S1E7 - Donuts
Nene’s relationship with Hanako becomes strained after she learns about his past. With some baking help from Kou, she tries to talk things out with Hanako over donuts, but their heart-to-heart is interrupted by a shocking intruder!
Feb. 21, 2020, midnight
8.7
S1E8 - Mitsuba
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?
Feb. 28, 2020, midnight
8.7
S1E9 - Tea Party
After a surprise invitation, Nene finds herself kidnapped and taken to... a fancy tea party? Nene quickly drops her guard in coversation with the beautiful and mysterious Sakura, but is their meeting as innocent as it seems?
March 6, 2020, midnight
8.5
S1E10 - The Hell of Mirrors (1)
Nene finds disembodied hands appearing in her old club photos! Then, hands start sprouting around her in real life too! They seem harmless, but is there something sinister behind them?
March 13, 2020, midnight
8.3
S1E11 - The Hell of Mirrors (2)
Tsukasa rescues Nene and Mitsuba from the Hell of Mirrors, but does the mercurial ghost have something worse in store for them? Meanwhile, Hanako and Kou race to find a way to follow Nene, but will they make it in time?
March 20, 2020, midnight
7.5
S1E12 - The Little Mermaid
Nene made it back from the Hell of Mirrors in one piece, but she worries about what Hanako may be hiding from her. Just then, strange fish appear, calling her their princess and asking her to join them as the mermaid’s successor.
March 27, 2020, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 864 min.
Released: Jan. 10, 2020
Last Air Date: Sept. 21, 2025, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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