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Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 0 by AidaIro

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soolaryu's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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4.0

In this prequel manga, we discover how Hanako and Yashiro met and get to see the circumstances that led to their partnership in the main series.

In order to get a wish granted, Yashiro attempts to summon Hanako-chan, who is one of the school’s Seven Mysteries.

To her surprise, Yashiro does summon Hanako — who turns out to be a young boy rather than a young girl. More, he carries a knife in hand and is willing to kill the boy who broke Yashiro’s heart. Which, Yashiro realizes in that moment isn’t actually the wish she wants.

Luckily, Yashiro is able to intervene and we quickly realize that Hanako is not actually a particularly vengeful spirit.

Rather, Hanako is a spirit who is trying to make amends himself for past sins in his human life. Helping students is his current mission.

This is a sweet little prequel that gives us some delightful backstory on the main characters from the main series. Definitely recommend for any fans~

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

juicelina's review against another edition

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4.0

I actually really liked this version of Hanako-kun. I liked Nene a little bit more and the story was interesting, but it didn't really leave room for it to be a longer piece like the current story. The characters weren't too too different, but there was something about them in this story that made them seem more mature? I liked it. It's also been a long time since I've read TBHK though so maybe my perception of them is a little skewed. Either way really liked this version, but understand why it had to change to become what is now.

As for the second story?? Wow. Was not expecting something so dark! That was pretty wild especially with AidaIro's cute art style. AidaIro's art is so gorgeous. Anyway it was intense, but I really liked that as well. It was a great short story.