Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun - Nendoroid
Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun is a popular anime that was first released on the 9th of January 2020. The series was written by a team consisting of Iro, the writer, and Aida, the illustrator. It is a well-liked series thanks to its heartwarming storyline with comedy aspects to it. Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun tells the story of a young girl, Nene Yashiro, who wants to make a wish to one of the school's 7 mysteries: Hanako-san of the Toilet. Hanako-san is known to be a girl who turns out to be the ghost of a young boy. Nene is of course surprised and ends up being wrapped up in the world of the supernatural. Due to the popularity of the series, a variety of products have been made in the series design. One popular product includes the Nendoroid figure “Nendoroid Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Hanako-kun”. This is a cute Nendoroid figure of one of the protagonists of the series.
Nendoroid Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Hanako-kun
The slightly sadistic yet clueless ghost Hanako-kun joins the Nendoroid line. He wears his usual outfit which is the old Kamome Academy uniform. It consists of a black gakuran with red and gold details. His long cape and large cap are removable to allow for a variety of poses.
The Hanako Nendoroid comes with three different face plates. A standard confident smile, a closed eye smile with an open mouth, and a pouting/begging face where he looks up. There are also various optional features included with this figure. He is able to hold his signature knife in his hand as well as a donut. His partners, the red and blue flame-like spirits called the Hakujoudai, are able to be posed to make it seem like they are floating. There is also a small figure of a pink Mokke which appeared in the series.
Manufacturer: Orange Rouge
Sculptor: Shichibee
Specifications: Painted, articulated, non-scale ABS & PVC figure with optional parts and stand
Height (Approx.): 100mm | 3.9"
About Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun
Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun is an action, adventure, and comedy series. It tells the story of a young girl who is swept up and involved in the supernatural world when she just wanted to live her everyday school life.
About Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun: Story
Nene Yashiro is a typical young girl who is worried about her figure and her love life. She wants to be pretty and has a complex about her thick legs and ankles. One day she decides to get help from the supernatural.
There are 7 school mysteries at Kamome Academy where Nene attends. From the many rumors floating around, she hears about a way to contact the 7th school mystery: Hanako-san of the toilet. The method is simple, in the 3rd stall of the female toilet on the 3rd floor of the old school building, the person must knock 3 times and ask if Hanako-san is there. If Hanako-san replies then they are allowed to ask for a wish but must exchange something important in return.
Nene completes the task and instead of a female Hanako-san ghost, she is faced with a young male ghost who claims to be Hanako-kun. Although slightly bewildered, Nene still asks for help with her love life and tries to get together with a cool upperclassman.
Instead of getting her wish fulfilled Nene is then forced to work with the supernatural ghost Hanako-kun. She is swept up in helping Hanako-kun and becomes involved with the supernatural world. Nene just wishes to somehow be able to return to her normal peaceful everyday school life.
About Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun: Characters
The two main characters of Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun are Nene Yashiro and Hanako-kun. Nene is a typical young high school girl who attends Kamome Academy. She is an outgoing and kind girl who always wants to help those close to her and around her. Despite the dangers of helping the ghost Hanako-kun with his tasks, she offers her help but still calls for Hanako when she is in danger.
Hanako is a ghost who has become the leader of the 7 mysteries of the school. He is quite a mischievous character and enjoys pranking others. His personality is sadistic as he loves to tease Nene and put her in difficult situations. Hanako's real name when he was a human was Amane Yugi. He was a quiet and shy student who was very passionate about astronomy.
Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun Development
Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun is the fourth piece written by AidaIro where they first released a pilot as a special edition. As the pilot was well-received they developed the story into a series with a spin-off being made as well.
Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun: Production
The anime series Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun was based on the Japanese manga series written by AidaIro. It was serialized in Square Enix's shonen manga magazine and was published on the 18th of June 2014. The authors AidaIro are a team where Aida is the illustrator and Iro is the writer. They have written a few works before of a visual novel and one-shots with Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun being their fourth.
Toilet-Bound Hanako Kun: Reception
The series gained a lot of attention with merchandise of the characters being produced and a short spin-off story being released. There was also a Toilet-bound Hanako-kun-The Musical which was held from January 22nd to January 31st of 2021. The performances were held in two different locations, Osaka and Tokyo.
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