Masaki Kitamura
Director
After-school Hanako-kun (2023)
Season 1
At Kamome Academy, the legend of the “Seventh Mystery” — known as Hanako‑kun — persists: a ghost said to haunt a school bathroom and grant wishes. But when first‑year student Nene Yashiro summons him hoping for romantic success, she discovers Hanako‑kun is actually a boy (not the traditional ghostly girl of the legend). Hanako‑kun reveals his true role: he helps maintain the delicate balance between the living students and the various supernatural entities (yōkai, apparitions) that inhabit the school grounds. Nene becomes his assistant, helping him fulfill his duties — even when those duties extend beyond just granting wishes.
Released Oct. 13, 2023
Episode 10 min
14+
Genres: Animation, Anime, Anime: School, Anime: Supernatural, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Watch Providers: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Lerche, Contents Seed, Crunchyroll, Pony Canyon, Movic + 2 more, Studio Hibari, TBS
Network: TBS
7.5
S1E1 - Hanako-kun After School / Mokke Be Ambitious
Nene is fed up with cleaning bathrooms, but there's no getting out of her ghostly bargain, so she seeks advice to make her chores fun. Later, the mokke attack Hanako, hoping to take his place as a Wonder. But why?
Oct. 13, 2023, midnight
8.0
S1E2 - Kokkuri-san / Mitsuba's Operation: Friends
Akane gathers Nene and her friends for the ultimate fortune-telling session, hoping to impress Aoi. What will his desperation conjure? Meanwhile, Mitsuba longs to make friends. But when Tsukasa offers to help, he gets more than he bargained for.
Oct. 20, 2023, midnight
8.0
S1E3 - Apparition Fever / A Mokke Came Home With Me!
Even apparitions can get sick, and there's a cold going around. Hanako is laid up with a fever, but he seems... delighted? Then, the youngest Minamoto finds a battered mokke on the street. How will her apparition-hunting family react?
Oct. 27, 2023, midnight
8.0
S1E4 - Truth of the Mokke / Kamome Monster Nursery School
Nene turns into a mokke! Descending into the bowels of the school in search of a cure, she discovers a world-shaking truth. Then, a secret agent infiltrates a nursery supposed to be raising monsters. But what are the researchers really after?
Nov. 3, 2023, midnight
S1E5 - Nightmares / At the Convenience Store
Nene has recently been plagued by the same recurring nightmare, and during a shopping trip, she has an unexpected encounter...
Oct. 8, 2024, midnight
S1E6 - The Summer Monster: Toilet-bound Hanako-san / Return of the Summer Monster
A cursed doll hits Hanako with a mysterious ray... and turns him into a girl! Nene seizes the opportunity to give her ghostly friend a makeover. Meanwhile, Tsukasa digs up the remains of the offending toy.
Oct. 15, 2024, midnight
S1E7 - After-school Mokke / After-school Café
Tsuchigomori discovers a strange late-night variety show all about mokke. Who would make such a thing, and who is it for? Then, Hanako becomes the manager of a ghostly café.
Oct. 22, 2024, midnight
S1E8 - The Ghost Hotel
Deep in a dark forest lies a hotel built, staffed, and frequented by inhuman creatures. When a lost girl stumbles through its doors, what unearthly secrets will she find within?
Oct. 29, 2024, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 10 min.
Season Runtime: 80 min.
Released: Oct. 13, 2023
Last Air Date: Oct. 29, 2024, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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