A second season of Toilet-bound Hanako-kun has finally been confirmed, nearly 4 years after the premiere of season 1. The announcement came during the “After-School Hanako-kun Halloween After Party” livestream. Additionally, a four-episode sequel for the short anime series After-School Hanako-kun has been announced for Fall 2024.
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Season 2 Release Date
The official X account of the Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun anime revealed on November 9th, 2023, that production on a second season is underway. Along with this news, a teaser visual was released featuring Hanako-kun waving at Nene Yashiro. However, no release date for the upcoming season has been confirmed yet.
To commemorate the announcement of the second season, Mangaka AidaIro shared an illustration depicting the main characters, Hanako, Nene, and Minamoto.
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Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Season 2 Cast
The official voice cast for Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun‘s second season has not yet been revealed. However, the Japanese voice actors from the first season are expected to reprise their roles, including:
- Akari Kito as Nene Yashiro
- Megumi Ogata as Hanako-kun
- Shoya Chiba as Kou Minamoto
- Daiki Kobayashi as Mitsuba
- Chika Anzai as Sakura Nanamine
- Minako Satou as Aoi Akane
- Takahiro Mizushima as Natsuhiko Hyuga
- Yuma Uchida as Teru Minamoto
- Kotono Mitsuishi as Mermaid
The first season of the anime Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, consisting of 12 episodes, aired from January to March 2020. It was produced by Studio Lerche and directed by Masaomi Ando. Yasuhiro Nakanishi handled the series composition, and Mayuka Itou designed the characters. Fans can expect most of this core production team returns for the highly anticipated second season of the show.
What to Expect from Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Season 2
Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun Season 2 will likely begin with chapter 36 of the manga, picking up where the first season concluded. However, Studio Lerche might skip or rearrange some story arcs as they did in season 1. As a result, the exact plotline for the sequel is uncertain. Nevertheless, fans can expect the upcoming season to reveal more about Hanako’s mysterious past.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun’s first season can be streamed on Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu. The 4-episode spin-off After-School Hanako-kun anime is also available on Crunchyroll.
About Toilet-bound Hanako-kun
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by AidaIro. It has been serialized in Square Enix’s Monthly GFantasy magazine since June 2014 and collected into 20 volumes as of August 2023.
The story of the anime is set at Kamome Academy, a school full of rumors and mysteries about the supernatural. One of these mysteries is Hanako-san, a ghost who haunts the girls’ bathroom and grants any wish to whoever summons her, but at a price. Nene Yashiro, the protagonist, is a high schooler who desires to get closer to her crush. Hoping to achieve her goal, she summons Hanako-san.
However, Nene is surprised to find out that Hanako is actually a boy. Despite this, he agrees to help Nene with her love problem but advises her to try more natural ways first. Unfortunately, after all her efforts fail, she resorts to using a dangerous mermaid curse. This curse turns her into a fish, but Hanako breaks the curse and saves her. However, in doing so, he becomes forever bound to Nene.
Source: Official X Account
