TBHK is Adorable (no spoilers for once)

[@Fishy77777]

One of the things that makes TBHK’s romance work is that it’s not even a romance anime The romance just adds to it

[@toddpod1658]

fish

[@thelingeringartist]

It definitely just makes the story richer with the added in romance. Like,they didn’t HAVE to add it in but it’s like that extra scoop of sprinkles or the cherry on top to tie it all together

[@feliz695]

As far as I know, romance is only a sublot, but DAMN they put a lot of thought in their characters' relationship that it makes the emotional impact in the story HIT MUCH HARDER.

[@MsWinxmusa]

The romance feels so natural

[@amaneamane3635]

*Ney ney*

[@isitcake8675]

Them skipping the hanako and teru’s fight made me continue my villain arc

[@finierude]

fr why would they skip that.....we get to see a different side of teru, it adds more to kou's character and hanako as well. why......... Like that part of the manga was the reason why Kou became my favourite character and it just got skipped over, pain.

[@realswobby]

@@finierude I still have nightmares because of this skip. Like, they could even censor everything and make it into a slide show, it would still work and add a lot to the story and characters thanks to their voice acting and music. They didn't schedule the season too well 😔 One extra episode for this arc would be enough.

[@natiskuhl]

My fiance has only watched the anime, but so I had to rant at him about it

[@CWinteruu]

Fr, I was confused af when I watched the anime

[@pawsnotclaws2772]

RIGHT?? Omg that made me so angry

[@Austmorg]

Toilet bound hanako took me by surprise because the two main characters are one of my all time favorite ships. Honestly don't remember the last time I shipped two characters so hard.

[@hwahhhh9035]

Same!!!

[@moniquesmith5542]

Same

[@moodyflowers8740]

same 🤝 they just flow so well together it’s kinda difficult to see them with anyone else

[@whoscatimi7590]

@@hwahhhh9035 🖐

[@veeinconfusion]

@@moodyflowers8740 Ikr. For me, my backup ship for Yashiro would be KouNene (though its more platonic to me but their interactions are wholesome). As for Hanako, I can't seem to see him with anyone else tbh

[@stushi]

"Traumatized boy who pretends to be cold but actually cares so much more than anyone thinks" is my death sentence. Killua from hxh is the best example, but recently ive been feeling the same for Ray from promised neverland (coincidentally, they have the same voice actor lol). Anthy from rgu gets a special mention ofc, the OG cold presenting traumatized baby who cares too much for her own good.

[@lunatronlina]

Y e s .

[@lsly4838]

Yes

[@Intracaedes]

dude. yes. Any character that fits that archetype is just immediately adorable to me.

[@denizlerveyildizler2629]

I fall in love with those kind of characters

[@umhello9962]

BRUH, I LOVE characters that have a tough exterior, but are soft on the inside. It’s literally so darn cute, I swear- SKFJNSJFJS

[@whythont9395]

Honestly ı need a monster bf who will take care of me

[@CatHermit]

Same

[@uuser214]

Same (any gender can do for me)

[@daddlis]

I hate that I 100% agree with you

[@justanotherweirdo11]

Yes. Monster partner plz.

[@fio_feoo5332]

Sameee

[@nathanielhamato641]

I adore TBHK so much, I literally can't get over how much I love it. Also, my favorite exchange that was from one of the chapters they cut: "Where's Minamoto?" "He went to the nurse's office because he said he was having labor pains." " *He's giving birth?* "

[@shana1755]

OMG SAME LMAO THAT MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD

[@feliz695]

Bruh, no one talks about that enough.

[@azulizachan7595]

IT'S BEEN SO LONG THAT I FORGOT ABOUT THAT-

[@matilde_5]

BAHAHAHA SAME

[@yes2417]

kou mpreg

[@moodyflowers8740]

the way aida & iro create the most stunning bits of official art while also running tbhk, after school boy hanako kun (a spinoff), and a musical???? holy shit i love them so much i’ve never seen a team so interactive with their fans

[@realswobby]

They're like the biggest fans of their own characters and that's lovely

[@feliz695]

@@realswobby It's nice to se those kinds of creators.

[@coffeeconsumer1326]

This is why I love them both so much and why they are my FAVORITES

[@amaneamane3635]

I think they also made the manga called "My dear living dead"

[@feliz695]

@@amaneamane3635 They did, and I have a feeling Hanako's going to go down the same route as Karuto. Plus, tomorrow's the release of chapter 77.

[@teapartypenguin1353]

The thing I hate the most about romances in shonen anime is that most of the time, it boils down to a female character pining after a male character and that being the basis of her characterization for 200 episodes, only to confess in the final arc, and they get together at the end. Yet the male character has shown no inclination that he likes the girl, since he has an *actual character arc* going on, up until she confesses. Great video! I've been binging a bunch of stuff on your channel all day

[@moonsaghost]

Probably the only Shonen that actully has a good, cannon relationship is Inuyasha.

[@teapartypenguin1353]

@@moonsaghost Also the couples in Fma, Ed and Winry were great and even though Roy and Riza never straight up said it, you can tell.

[@moonsaghost]

@@teapartypenguin1353 Ah I haven't seen those shows, but Gon and Killua from HxH have a pretty intresting relationship for Shonen too (Even though the ship isnt necessarily cannon)

[@angie6814]

Sounds veryyyyyy familiar :3

[@bpsara]

Or worse, they leave it open ended, making the the entire subplot (if it can even be called that) have no reason to exist other than “MC is desirable” and/or to make fun of the pining female character for pining and having romantic notions.

[@Santiago_geck0nix]

"It's just because quarantine has made so touch starved that every time Hanako hugs Yashiro i have this little heart squeeze" Me, but not only with TBHK, no no, it's with EVERYTHING

[@daychild_]

I never realized how much I related to this until school opened

[@aiko1000]

"The suffering is real, am I right, manga readers?" Me who still hasn't gotten over chapter 71: *ugly sobbing and sad laughter*

[@quiet.d0ll]

Let’s cry together 🥲👍

[@theo-aed]

PLEASE- 😭✋

[@hwahhhh9035]

OKAY THE ONE PAGE WHERE KOU SAID, AND I QUOTE “he’s really gone isn’t he” HAD ME SOBBING AND I READ THAT A WHILE AGO, STILL HAVENT GOTTEN OVER IT

[@konpeito._.]

Me, crying: jErK

[@daychild_]

*cries sadly* I’ll never be able to look at Doritos the same way again

[@natiskuhl]

Be it romantic or just friendship, Kou & Mitsuba's relationship relationship has caused me some the most joy (and distress) in this series

[@veeinconfusion]

Bruh yes! Their relationships are so precious I-

[@Human00002]

I also really like Mitsuba and Kou's relationship but sometimes it just crushes my heart. I just want them to be happy without Mitsuba disapearing and that type of stuff. I'm excited about them reunatting after what happened in the manga

[@Melllie]

Fr their SO cute🥺

[@LollipopNeedsHelp]

they literally kiss in the manga

[@supakku]

Tbhk is the only shonen animes good at writing romance

[@sen-exorcist5818]

I'll never forgive the anime for cutting out Akanes arc like wtf it was so important to the story man

[@NikiHatesYou]

I haven’t read the manga but maybe it’ll be in the second season?

[@chloe4521]

I have a feeling it will be in the second season bc it’s WAY to important to skip

[@wthistreasureisummon]

I'm pretty sure it will be in the 2nd season since it's way too important to the plot and it comes after the original chapters that were shown in season one so yeah

[@hanaritos]

They skipped Hanako’s and Teru’s fight as well

[@daychild_]

@@chloe4521 yeah, I think it’ll be in season 2, along with the young exorcist arc

[@miraastralis]

'noone can sustain 100 episodes of yearning?!' *sideeyes Miraculous*

[@feliz695]

Bruh, that's one of the reasons why I hate Miraculous with a burning passion.

[@DarkSeraph]

When your fan works are better than the actual series

[@feliz695]

@@DarkSeraph Fr. I've read some of them and they're so much better than the canon.

[@Doggcereal]

Ikr I used to love it when it came out but I got tired of waiting for the moment where they find out about each other and eventually lost interest. I can't even get back into it because now it's just boring and predictable fights with a bit of teasing and a plot that is just all over the place, random important facts that casually only pop up when you're 70 eps in and it's just messy tbh

[@daychild_]

At first I shipped adrienette Then I started shipping lukanette and now I really don’t know Edit: actually now I ship adrigami

[@dreamerbell_]

9:42 I DID NOT THINK ABOUT THAT!!! I didn't think that the reason Hanako is so clingy was because he couldn't touch anyone because he was a ghost, I just thought that was his personality, and now that makes it extra sad :')

[@Zeathian]

But Noralities Ratatouille IS my favorite anime.

[@mojolotz]

I is a mecha anime after all. A mecha cooking shonen comedy anime.

[@ogrynmod1765]

Thank you Jeezus

[@Aria-666]

And Remmy is my favorite trans anime character

[@tessablol309]

Wow guess strong women can't fall in love 😂. Yes it was strange seeing the first kiss, I think that was a lil surprise for her. like a moment she doesn't have to be this mentally brick wall strong boss lady persona. She can definitely scare him off if he gets too much , but wants to give lovey dove a chance.

[@hallowthepeach]

Please, airplane instruction videos from the 80s has REAL plot lines and love triangles

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

YES!! THE MANGA IS *GOGEOUS* LIKE- I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN THE ARTISTRY OF. EVERY. PANEL. I literally have soooo many freaking screenshots that I might as well download every single chapter and it would *not* make a difference. I'm a sucker for good lineart and THE COLORS OMG-

[@baristascallmewolfgang]

Where do you read it?

[@GreySeashell-j3m]

@@baristascallmewolfgang if you search up "tiolet-bound Hanako-kun manga" or "Jibakou shonen Hanako-kun manga" you can just pick one of the links and check out which ones you wanna read from! Most of it are in scroll modes tho, like Manganelo.com /Mangakalot.com (which are pretty the same). Hope this helps!

[@baristascallmewolfgang]

@@GreySeashell-j3m Thank you!!

[@feliz695]

I have every chapter saved in my pc.

[@-Desire]

Yeeesssss, I can't even draw but the manga is so fricking beautiful and has me captivated! And the fricking COLOURS, man

[@katherinegallagher1745]

My favorite anime tropes are buff women with hearts of gold, senpais in yuri, sassy smart girls, goth girls, feminine boys, soft boys, dumb but sweet boys, and sassy mascots.

[@byakuyatogami1448]

I agree

[@queen-monarch]

I like edgy guys that turn out to be literal cinnamon rolls.

[@amethystiris9653]

Q

[@matthewprice6465]

these are all perfect archetytpes *chef kiss*

[@technopoptart]

oh man, buff noble strong broad-shouldered pure maidens and soft femmybois who will bite you like, literally going to bite you and not regret it are my faves. it is a shame they are so rare and often just the side-characters to the side characters at the best of times

[@h4t602]

i also absolutely love mitsuba and kou's relationship, whether it's romantic or platonic.

[@Melllie]

Fr I *love* when relationships ambiguously teeter on the line between romantic & platonic (looking at you KuroKen)

[@rattersworld1016]

Same (sorry for notifying you 2 years later)

[@fijora_limo]

Hanako kun: Anime: it's okay Manga: OMG YESS

[@chrissysky01]

>"No one can sustain a 100 episodes of yearning!" Don't say that too loud, the Supernatural fandom will hear you.

[@grungehamster]

There is a well known tumblr thread pointing out that Remmy's character design matches the female rat characters more than the male rat characters (because the movie doesn't do the standard "put boobs on an animal to make it female" thing and has a size dichotomy instead). No, it's not necessarily that he was designed to be trans but you could redo the entire movie with Remmy voiced by Maya Rudolph instead of Patton Oswald and nothing would be any different.

[@Logan-lz9st]

why did you put out that idea. Now I crave ratatouille with Remmy voiced by Maya Rudolph. It would be an experience to remember.

[@ItzStarryyyy]

The manga for tbhk is amazing. I like that instead of one of the characters falling in love and then you never see the other person fall in love but they do show they are once the other confesses, Aida and Iro made it to where you can see that both Hanako and nene are slowly falling for each other. It’s so cute!

[@Joniness]

I would have been so obsessed with this anime when I was a teen! Now that I'm adult it makes me uncomfortable to get too into it because the characters are so young. I hope more romance featuring adults comes out with similar themes so I can go full hyperfixation on it.

[@Noralities]

Yeah, that’s something I’ll admit I was low key worried about coming across when making this video… …..…I really hope no one ends up thinking I have a crush on Hanako when I say I love him like, he is a child ,:I Anyway, I get that feeling of like, being unable to hyperfixate on anime about teens because it does evoke a weird feeling (Like watching Hanako swallow the mermaid scale does makes me feel super gross ) Also yes, more series about adults please.

[@xxxfairycorpsexxx7592]

If you don't already know about it, Nana is a really good romantic drama where the characters are a little older (i think most are in their 20s, like college age). It is not in any way supernatural though. paradise kiss from the same author also revolves around young adults and follows them over a long period of time (10 years i think). I'm also looking for more romance anime / manga with adult characters so i can keep you updated if i find something good^^

[@Joniness]

@@xxxfairycorpsexxx7592 I read nana a while back and got too frustrated by it to continue but since that was like a decade ago could be worth a reread lol thanks for the tip

[@xxxfairycorpsexxx7592]

@@Joniness hahaha that is totally understandable though xD

[@solarmoth4628]

I didn’t realize it was a romance anime/manga until this video. I was more focused on the supernatural stuff than the romance lol. If anything watch it for the plot. maybe i’m dense I was like what great friends:)

[@shpostmile1510]

favourite trope? reluctant dad. Just... they didn't ask to suddenly adopt a naive protag, but if anything happened to them they'd kill everybody in this room and then themselves

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

Listen to Me Girls, I Am Your Father, kind of has that trope. He’s a brother that adopts his non blood related siblings (I think one of them might be half sibling? Idk) because their parents die. It’s super cute. The only bad part is that he has a friend that has a “lolita complex”. 🤢 so he’s creepy with two of the sisters. Honestly I would kill a man that makes creepy sexual comments about my kid siblings.

[@olivianicholson7957]

13:31 Yep, that’s the Hanako-kun manga experience! Reading this and Houseki no Kuni - oh god it hurts so good!

[@gnrngkcntnf]

Hey it's not that bad, at least jshk gave us doritos to eat during the 10 000 year hiatus :)

[@mattm2451]

My mind went to Houseki No Kuni as well watching this, okay I need to check out the manga now.

[@mattm2451]

Of Hanako, I've Read HNK

[@realswobby]

@@gnrngkcntnf They made us cry and depressed because of doritos, that's some goat skill 😭

[@mars-nd1wj]

I haven’t read the manga for Hanako-Kun yet but oh god I love Houseki no Kuni and am now very concerned to read Hanako-Kun

[@mayenk.]

I am as God made me, same same but lowkey Horimiya also slaps cause their romance actually progresses throughout the series.

[@alanaw4489]

I'm worried we wont get a season 2 since the newly released blu-ray set says "the complete series"

[@justjammer1861]

SO TBHK HAVE ENDED?!

[@alanaw4489]

@@justjammer1861 I think the Anime has ended and that it was made to promote the manga (the manga is still ongoing)

[@justjammer1861]

@@alanaw4489 oh ok

[@NikiHatesYou]

No, I heard online that there was supposed to be a season 2 releasing sometime in 2021

[@chloe4521]

@@alanaw4489 I thought it was confirmed that it was getting a second season?

[@KelciaMarie1]

'Aw shit, this is a gay thing isn't it?' sums up my entire existence 😂

[@MariAnimates]

With creative people, the anime you watch in your preteen/teen years pretty much shape your artstyle. I watched a lot of Soul Eater and Sailor Moon so all my characters have beautiful legs

[@electricstrawberry1635]

For me it was pokemon lmao

[@veeinconfusion]

Well I love TBHK and Kimetsu No Yaiba. Maybe that explains why I like using thick lineart

[@shiningraven326]

Mine was Pokémon and Little Witch Academia but I also watched Gravity Falls to a frightening amount and Avatar The Last Air binder and Korra I REALLY liked there artsyles not to mention I was influenced by my brother's and friend's art styles So I have a really weird mix of western and and overseas and I'm still changing it to this day

[@iliketurtles1798]

@@veeinconfusion same my lineart is thicc

[@Pacce]

Favorite anime girls: - Disaster lesbians who ruin their own lives again and again - Could kill me, but also has a soft spot - Autistic coded nerds who both struggle with wanting to be known as more than just a nerd Favorite anime boys: -Vash the Stampede from Trigun -Alucard from Hellsing Not those types of characters, just specifically those two characters.

[@lextatertotsfromhell7673]

The girls: Amity Willow Luz

[@ocaraloho4652]

The (true) black swordsman - Kirigaya Kazuto

[@cj-ow3fb]

The girls: Adora Catra Entrapta

[@sunfish8644]

I rarely have any favourite boys I only have two but it’s about super cute and young looking smart boys And I like to think that the reason I like those sort of boys is because I like on what I lack on

[@Johnson-br2lw]

@@ocaraloho4652 shit talking guts I see

[@freshcupofangst]

“No one can sustain a hundred episodes of YEARNING” Me, who lives off of slowburn fanfics: *Try me*

[@lavanderkay]

IF YOU LIKE HANAKO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND KEMONO JIHEN!! The anime came out this year and it falls into the same problems as tbhk anime just not a severe, but it's also a Supernatural manga with "horror" and a romance subplot! Kon x Kabane and Hananene are honestly my all time comfort ships. They're both so wholesome and innocent and really fall into the "You brought light into my life" trope that I'm a HUGE sucker for.

[@promisedland457]

Honestly it’s so underrated and we absolutely need second season

[@sage-vr6bu]

“Their love ending might be bittersweet” **cries in chapter 71**

[@msfthe1st117]

not gonna lie but for the longest time I thought Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun was about a girl struggling with IBS.

[@sableaskew8074]

I used to think it was about a dude with diearea

[@mystical-mage]

What's ibs?

[@msfthe1st117]

@@mystical-mage irritable bowel syndrome

[@W00Y00__]

i thought it was about a boy stuck in a wheelchair 😐 forgot to mention i thought the wheelchair was a toilet

[@nikkistudio...]

I thought they were siblings and hanako was part of the military ._________________.

[@stalebread261]

THIS MAKES ME WANNA WATCH THE ANIME AND READ THE MANGA AGAIN DAMMITTTTT- (i literally have so many assignments to do)

[@Doweeto]

SAME AND I READ IT LIKE 3 TIMES

[@satanraspberries4526]

I’m so glad someone is talking about TBHK because it’s my favorite anime and manga. I’m not much of a manga reader but when the 19th hits 📖

[@MaddyM_1.0]

It's the Charismaniacs for me. I love me a good character that's all smirky and is always like five steps ahead of everyone but has that one™️ weakness that forces them to ask for help so genuinely for the first time it shocks everyone. Bonus points if they end up joining the good guys a few time but they're still so damn smug.

[@literature4lovers965]

I knew from the first sentence about conflicting feelings/thoughts on romance in media that we were in for a fantastic discussion in this video. Let me also just say that I adore your videos sooo much! I discovered your channel through your animatic of Utena to Therefore, You and Me and always eagerly await whatever you create as I love your approach to video essays and your artwork is beautiful! 😘👌❤️💜

[@puff-mmd]

I'm so glad your video popped up in my recommended section. I have also been in love with this series and ESPECIALLY the art, so hearing someone else gush over it like you are really makes me feel validated lol

[@daughterphoenix]

Hanako-kun made my quarantine summer so much better. Supernatural romance is precious and to be protected at all costs

[@GhostCracker0]

When I read the manga since the anime was incomplete I was so confused bc of everything that was rearranged and missing. Like, they skipped HUGE parts that developed the plot and I’d rant to ppl about it. It’s literally my favourite manga and I’ve started collecting them physically to support the artist, though I only have the first volume rn.

[@katiesquid]

This actually makes me wanna watch TBHK again, i gave the first three episodes a try and thought it was cool, but now i might check it out again!! also my fave character trope is big, strong muscle-y characters who are rlly dumb but also very kind

[@herossoup6027]

So a himbo/herbo

[@katiesquid]

@@herossoup6027 _exactly_

[@feliz695]

I also would suggest the manga, and see what you think about it.

[@veeinconfusion]

Gonta Gokuhara from Danganronpa!

[@lucid3773]

“You start looking back on your life and the media you consumed as a child” yeah a while ago I realized I liked the long haired scum bags and looking back,, Valtor from winx club really started everything

[@missromantic]

VALTOR OMG ✨😳

[@seraphywang4638]

Valtor was a great villain

[@stargirlabi_111]

LMAO VALTOR

[@lowotad]

As a fellow manga reader, and a tbhk lover, I'm proud to say, I was smiling the whole video.

[@xElysiaXx]

The mitsukou aquarium date is what keeps me alive

[@gracec8c]

TBHK! I love this manga it deserves so much more love. Also yes, manga is suffering. oh god its a joke amongst my friend group that my type is grumpy tsunderes, especially if they have red hair. Silver from pokemon it's all your fault. Not anime but Diluc from Genshin Impact hits like all my boxes and its bad.

[@vladimiruljanow9399]

I really enjoyed this one. Same goes for the videos you did on Utena, which is one of my favourite anime ever. It's a bit sad that they don't get the attention the videos with a more 'negative' focus get. Also, don't let any weirdo harassing you in comments or otherwise discourage you. You are doing great work :)

[@linnlevenstam5490]

I want my charakters hyper compitent and extremly sad, charakters like Anthy Himemya and Homura Akemi owns my heart.

[@nerdyozzy]

As someone who is also reading the toilet bound Hanako manga i have one thing to say. *deep inhale* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@seraphywang4638]

Accurate

[@HapkidoAfoito]

Okay, new viewer here and I gotta say I love your deep dive videos so much, but this one is my favorite because you are just so happy to lead with someone you love so much and it just fills me with joy and I just wanna talk more about smiling assholes with you all day.

[@fabreo4041]

Just wanna inform everyone what shota (and loli) means so people won't misunderstand each other while discussing it in the comments. Shota - any male character who *looks* like a prepubescent child Loli - any female character who *looks* like a prepubescent child There are 4 types: *True lolis/shotas* - are fictional children (12 years old or younger) who look like children *Teen lolis/shotas* - are fictional teenagers (13-17) who look like children. *Legal lolis/shotas* - are fictional adults (18+) who look like children *Ancient lolis/shotas* - are fictional characters who look like children despite being 100+ years old *Lolicon and shotacon* are short for loli complex and shota complex. Lolicons and shotacons are people who are sexually and romantically attracted to lolis and shotas. The words loli and shota themselves aren't sexual (unless you add a "con" at the end) because it's just a term for a body type (like how the words sis/sister and bro/brother aren't sexual because they're just a term used for your siblings even if words like siscon/sister complex and brocon/brother complex exist).

[@SaraWolffs]

That's an interesting shift in meaning, given that the term "loli" comes from Lolita from the eponymous book, who was very much sexualized by the lolicon PoV character. The Shoutarou "shota" is based on, however, seems to actually have innocent origins, with the "shotacon" concept seemingly bolted on after the fact by analogy to "lolicon".

[@fabreo4041]

@@SaraWolffs Hmm never knew it directly originated from the book since I always thought it was like this: Lolita novel -> Lolita fashion -> Loli -> Lolicon If you don't know, Lolita fashion is a subculture in japan. It's all about dressing up in victorian clothing and rococo fashion. A lot of people say that it has nothing to do with the novel while some say the name came from it. Their explanation was that the japanese people found the word "Lolita" cute and similar to the word lollipop, meaning they knew about the title of the book but never knew it's story. Perhaps the word "Loli" has the same origins?

[@naranmura5825]

kaguya sama is such a good romance anime/manga like ljwdhfbkahjwrf i love the absurd idea od 2 tsunderes taking their pride to extremes

[@-ventisdandelionwine-5576]

Hanako and yashiro’s relationship is like mine and my crush, we tease each other a lot, we get awkward, we’re in the same friend group but I didn’t get the courage to tell him. I regret it but I’m sure he’d reject me and I still don’t have the courage. It’s useless now though because in my school we have mixed year home rooms for example I was grade 8 he’s was grade 9 but he’s graduated to high school now

[@b_i_a]

"No one can sustain a hundred episodes of yearning" Me, a person who watched all 193 episodes of InuYasha plus the movies for pretty much that reason alone: 👁👄👁

[@fauxhuman0]

Okay so I really wanna read the manga but I’m too embarrassed to tell my parents that I want a manga called “Toilet bound Hanuko-Kun” and I hate reading stuff digitally

[@feliz695]

Just tell them that it's Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun. If they ask you what that means, just reply "It's about a ghost boy who grants wishes for the living, kinda like Casper the friendly ghost." It's not really a lie sooo...

[@fauxhuman0]

@Hanamaru Maru The problem is that they still have to order it, so they’d still have to know the full title.

[@user-Manchot_Empereur]

I love this manga sooo much ! The drawings are so beautiful, and Mitsuba is my favorite character in any fiction. And of course some chapters broke me...

[@aspergianstoryteller6204]

Thank you for articulating about the unique and beautiful art! I knew there was something distinctive about it, but couldn't work out what exactly. I thought the anime was cute because of the popping (but softly, not harshly) colours, but now that you mention it, the manga art does have those finer details.

[@meashy-6526]

Yooo, I'm literally suffering ch. 71 rn QwQ

[@WulfLovelace]

You should give Kamisama Hajimaste a try too. It's one of the best romance animes I have seen in a long long time and the character development, chefs kiss.

[@alettom]

TBHK manga readers, welcome to group therapy :) Also my favorite tropes,, for girls is the cold, calculating super smart girl who actually cares deep down, and for boys it’s the dark past bad boys who get crazy amounts of positive character development and become good boys with a heart of gold in the end, and complete idiots 👌👌👌

[@kayle5021]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS HOW AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL TBHK IS

[@CrusnikAngel]

Anime/media troupe I FUCKING LIVE FOR is the “beast” of a man that can only be controlled by his special someone 🥰😭👌💜❤️

[@DarkSeraph]

The reverse of this trope can be done well too

[@Anarchic1989]

Vegeta lol

[@asaascended5670]

literally every anime you've talked about on this channel i've given a watch and every single one of them are amazing?? like god damn u dont miss

[@abiutheartist]

♡ Me Who Read The Manga ♡ : All I Feel Is Pain

[@veeinconfusion]

Me, a fellow manga reader: *All I feel is pain*

[@nyxs_time_alone]

@@veeinconfusion mhm especially now. *I feel a lot of pain*

[@veeinconfusion]

@@nyxs_time_alone Ikr!! The most recent chapter (Chapter 81) was just ugh- MY FEELS HAVE BEEN BLESSED!!

[@hhone748]

spoilers for chapter 84 HANAKO LOVES NENE AAAAAAA

[@lillianh6266]

Tbhk really went from being pretty light to really freaking depressing and it hurts 😭 Also, I like the goofy characters Dazai and Ranpo from BSD, Gojo from JJK ofc, and naturally Hanako is a favorite!

[@herossoup6027]

I really love your art, it looks so pretty

[@slug_5112]

Funnily enough, my boyfriend is partially color blind and cannot see red. I've tried and tried to convince him to watch it but he genuinely can't make out a lot of the shapes to the point where it just gives him a headache. Damn warm tones! I love you but he has to watch!

[@vividdaydream1516]

This anime honestly reminded me why I became a fan of anime in the first place: _the art._ When I was growing up, every anime I saw was based off a hand-drawn manga. The result was each show had such a unique art style that you could tell what anime an _unnamed background character_ was from just by how they were drawn. It was that buffet of visual creativity that drew me into anime.... and it's something that I've been starving for ever since the anime industry shifted to digital animation. I can't _stand_ how 90% of anime made in the past 10 years all use THE EXACT SAME ART STYLE!

[@beehive4012]

Honestly, supernatural anime is BOMB! They are the BEST kinds of animes

[@Fishy77777]

I do think the anime did a great job on recreating the colors and art style of the manga, but I do think it could do better when it comes to animation Also I’m pretty sure season 2 is coming out this year so *YESS*

[@solareclipse6690]

Don't get your hopes too high , there is still no official confirmation of season 2 :')

[@Fishy77777]

@@solareclipse6690 I’m pretty sure it was announced to come out sometime this year was it not?

[@solareclipse6690]

@@Fishy77777 nope, What you heard was definately fake news

[@Fishy77777]

@@solareclipse6690 I have been bamboozled

[@solareclipse6690]

@@Fishy77777 p a i n .

[@fex354]

not animating the hanako and teru fight made me drew my 2011 evil fursona again with animal i have become

[@himekawa3833]

Aww! I love seeing ramble like this! Ack I love reading jshk and hnk monthly ✋😭

[@mitzyglitzy7078]

This video had convinced me to give the series a try. After watching the anime and catching up on the manga the only regret I have is that I have to wait for more. Ugh it's just... So good. The designs, the feelings, the characters THE FEELINGS. I am completely at the story's mercy and you are to blame for roping me into this. Thank you.

[@meandmyfriendjoe9305]

For the people who wants to read the manga, prepared to suffer in the lasted chapters xD

[@type_Kizuna]

Just like Houseki no Kuni in the last half

[@vyckygy6626]

Your words resonate with me so much, I'm glad I found your channel. Thank you for the video!!

[@KaeraNeko]

I have an unreasonable love for kuudere characters, because seeing a normally expressionless character smile or cry punches me straight in the heart. I'll start smiling, crying, or both, along with them whenever it happens. It's the same with characters who are usually very upbeat and happy, but at some point break down and start crying. I guess there is just something very cathartic to me about seeing someone's façade crumble and them letting out pent up emotions, accepting that they can't keep lying to themselves anymore. ... putting this into words makes me realise that I'm probably seeing myself and my own trauma and inability to openly show my emotions in these characters, and I'm using them as an outlet for slightly opening the tap on my own repressed emotions. I need a hug... and probably a lot of therapy.

[@vanillerosepen4291]

THE AVA'S DEMON REFERENCE!! YESSSSS!! Also this is a great video by the way, I'm just geeking out about finally finding a fellow fan. ^^

[@morisatsuki3659]

Off the heels of your Isekai vid and I gotta say, you're right. Hanako is so PURE! As you pointed out in that video, the gratuitous sexy shots and assault/grab moments of female characters is not only jarring, but tiring, especially when they show up in shows you don't expect like Dr. Stone. So when you have a show like Hanako that doesn't do this, you notice, but Hanako takes it one fluffy step further and actually has WHOLESOME, NON-SEXUAL TOUCH! Like, you'd think the anime industry didn't know that boys and girls can interact without sexualizing each other, then Hanako comes along and flips the script. It's soooo adorable to see Hanako holding or poking Yashiro cutely and NEVER does so inappropriately. It's never perverted, it's just very intimate (as they are NOT the same thing) and does some major showing not telling that Hanako cares about Yashiro and that they're close for him to do that and for her not to freak out unless we're breaching "she's becoming conscious of him" territory which is a total romance win to not make cringey. 11/10 romance. And I know no one asked, but there is one non-supernatural romcom manga that I do think really does equally well on both aspects and it is called Hana Kimi and it is a downright CRIME that it's never gotten an anime adaptation. I rest my case.

[@tatumellw]

i really hope this gets another season! tbhk is one of my favourites for sure and it's so nice to hear someone talk about it in depth :D doing god's work for us hanako appreciators amen

[@monmon-dw5xr]

Literally every ship in this anime/manga makes me suffer but I'm so attached to it no matter what angst hurts me.

[@monmon-dw5xr]

ARE WE OK MITSUKOU STANS. ARE WE OK. MITSUBA KINNIES, *ARE WE OK.*

[@Melllie]

@@monmon-dw5xr No. No we are not🥲

[@annamonson212]

can i just say, that what I love about your channel is you know your stuff, you have the research down, and then also you are so self aware of your own favorite kinds of things, so like.... i trust you and your recommendations so much, and I enjoy finding out what tropes live in your brain rent free and it is a blast. I will probably watch this anime now cause our favorite archetypes overlap. Just, keep being the best

[@axlorg89]

Tbh I think the anime actually did decent with how it animated the manga. Hanako-kun's story telling and comedy is so unique, it would be really easy to misstep by just doing continuous shots when the tone changes easily. It just seems remiss when it’s actually properly done to fit with that gothic fairy tale vibe. The story doesn't go for realism, more in that fanatical dream aspect, it's only fitting that the anime keys in on that.

[@nats3425]

I've watched the anime and read the manga and I never thought that i could express my feelings into words, like idk its just so refreshing, amazing, just by remembering the plot and manga my heart starts to beat faster, yeah u can see i can't express myself really good. BUT, this video describes what i felt in such a relatable way that i was so impressed,I was a sucker for the colour pallete too, I felt in love with Hanako as well (who didnt) the mystery atmosthere complemented the romance with such perfection that even after one year that I read the manga i still cant let go of the butterflys in my stomach just from remembering some scenes. I never wrote something this big and this just proves how your video really touched me, thank u (also, sorry any mistakes)

[@laurasimbulan9924]

TBHK is one of my favorite animes ever. After binging the 1st season multiple times I just binged the manga :'D and now I'm sad :'>

[@rattersworld1016]

LMFAO that is the experience

[@abithedragøn]

i will tell you that every thing about tbhk getting more anime is leading for early 2023, also OMG the anime is the prettiest one i have EVER seen and nothing, NOTHING can stop me from loveing itttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cole9507]

My friends tried to tell me tbhk was a cute happy anime My response: no no read the manga- Update I just caught up on it,very upset

[@designbyabbi]

Thank you SO MUCH for introducing me into this anime/manga I'm forever thankful

[@martina6700]

When you talked about all the light touches Hanako does on Yashiro, my eyes just started watering and my heart exploded because htat's one of the things I love the most about the manga and everything. Me, halfway through the video and finding too much references of things I watch: 0: Thank you for your video.

[@andersjepsen1309]

The love story of Kou and double-dead Mitsuba is even better

[@janakalife3398]

Honestly, when I watched TBHK I think that it was just a reawakening of me liking ghost boys. First, the live-action movie for Casper had me in love with him when I was younger, now they brought me this flirty ghost boy with past life trauma and I don't know how to act anymore! 😭✋🏾

[@avery996789]

This is the best recommendation I’ve been given for an anime, you have the exact same taste as me, and you explained what I wanted better then I could!

[@irachan3978]

Laughs in having read the most recent manga chapters.

[@sableaskew8074]

What happened?

[@irachan3978]

@@sableaskew8074 Do you reallly want spoilers?

[@sableaskew8074]

@@irachan3978 yeah

[@irachan3978]

@@sableaskew8074 So, for context we find out that Yashiro can only interact with the spirits as well as she can because she's going to die within the next year. It's why she was able to contact Hanako at all. In the most recent chapters, Hanako traded Yashiro's lifespan for that of her best friend, Aoi. To keep it that way so Yashiro can live, Hanako somehow severed the connection of the spirit's access to the living world, sealed any possible way for the bridges in the school. So we see Hanako fading away, it's not the end of the series by a long shot but it's still heavy.

[@veeinconfusion]

Oh gosh no why-

[@SuupaNinja]

I’m a Noralities simp, could ACTUALLY listen to you all day. I think the way you look so deeply into things is just straight up admirable :)

[@ataurusinabookshop2063]

Can we talk about how Hanako loves Yashiro’s hair, ankles (her biggest insecurity), and holds her hand a lot (his favorite part of the body)

[@TheOnceandFutureGeek]

"Character that everyone thinks of as weak or naive because they refuse to compromise their optimistic morals while holding on to their pure heart", "the excessively quiet one that struggles to express themselves with words (and may or may not have social anxiety issues) but shows they care with actions and will literally kick ass to protect those they love", and "muscle-bound gold-hearted idiot that can flirt with literally everyone EXCEPT the person they actually like" fuck me up every time. Deku, Tamaki, and Kirishima from BNHA are examples just from one series. I love them so much.

[@andromeda_va39]

YES

[@oniplingz]

Commenting because we all know y***ube LOVES comments 8D HAHAHAHHA I watched 4 episodes and the style and art direction of Hanako-kun ROCKS SO MUCH HELL YEAH so good so inventive omg x3333

[@tv.girl.loverrr]

Another great example is Sasaki to Miyano, THEY GOT TOGETHER IN THE LAST EPISODE AND WE DONT SEE HOW THEIR RELATIONSHIP CHANGED NOW THAT THEIR DATING (other then the movie coming out soon)

[@baristascallmewolfgang]

A trope that gets me every time for some reason is the mysterious and/or emotionless and/or badass girl who only truly shows herself around her love interest. And good, solid relationships that have mutual trust

[@Rats.in.my_floor]

Tbhk got the award for “the quickest hyperfixation” for me, anyone else?

[@junko320]

Same here, my favorite Manga is, in fact, Hanako. I am so hyped for the Anime Restart

[@Rats.in.my_floor]

@@junko320 i can’t wait for itt