Hey! Hey! Hey minna-san! My short vacation has finally started, and with my classes away—well, my homework and activities can wait a little longer hehe—I can finally resume watching the anime I've planning to watch ever since its new season came out! On the last week last month, it already finished airing, however, since my schedule was quite cramped I haven't been able to check it out yet. But now that I'm on our short vacation, I immediately grabbed the opportunity to watch it and indeed it didn't disappoint me! So now join me as we again watch the tales of cute horrors and intriguing mysteries in the second season of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun.
About the Anime
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2 (Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun 2) is a shounen anime that premiered this winter 2025. This anime series is a sequel to its first season and it aired from January 12, 2025 to March 30, 2025. Same with the previous season, it's also animated by Lerche. It's also a 12-episode series which was an adaptation of chapters 23-29 (Clock Keepers to Searching Arc), and 37-58 (Summer Lights to End of a Dream Arc) of its manga.
Teeming with usual school mysteries, another school rumor had emerged lately in Kamome Academy. It is said that there lies a huge, old clock that rules the time in their school. Moving the hand of the clock, you can control the time there as you please. However, if caught touching it without permission, the guardians who oversee it will take the remaining time you have to live. Upon hearing such a rumor from Aoi, Yashiro was once again worried because ever since she became Hanako's assistant, her life has been entangled with various mishaps involving the school mysteries.
Not long after worrying, another odd event happened because as soon as Yashiro and her classmates arrived in their classroom, they unexpectedly found it in ruins. To uncover the mystery behind it, Yashiro, Kou, and Hanako once again embark on an adventure to uncover the identity of the mysterious culprit who did it. But little did they know, that it won't be just the culprit's identity that they would discover. Lies would be spun and hidden truth would be uncovered. An ideal world will emerge—one that's too good to be true and one that's bound to trap them in beautiful lies. Another wish was once again asked, but can Hanako still fulfill it this time?
My hype for this anime was really worth it because the moment I saw that trio again, my excitement wouldn't tone down. Also, I'm excited to watch how they'll adapt the scenes that I'm looking forward to seeing animated. I was totally anticipating the adaptation of this arc since the time I was still reading its manga, for this arc contained a lot of scenes that I was excited to watch. The moment I saw them animated, I couldn't contain the happiness I felt. The anime may be slightly different from the order of the manga's arc, but still, it was able to accurately execute the story which didn't deviate from the main plot.
Like the previous season, their interactions were as entertaining and engaging as it was before—or even better. Hanako and Yashiro's interactions didn't fail to give me those butterflies in my stomach again and just seeing them together really gave me the thrill that was even stronger than the ones I felt while watching shoujo anime. Also, one of the things that makes this season exciting is that there are a lot of revelations here. I was definitely satisfied by how it was portrayed there, and if you're a non-manga reader you'll probably be surprised. However, of 'course there are still mysteries that were left unturned and characters that need to be unveiled.
As for its visuals, like its previous season, they retained Aida-sensei's color palette and art style. It's still unique and cute, but I kinda noticed that in this season the shade of their color palette is lighter —or maybe it's just me. I also still like how their cuteness contrasted with its darkening plot and supernatural genre. Like I said, Hanako and Yashiro's interactions do really give me butterflies and I love how they're able to animate those interactions and expressions. Further, I think the one that certainly improved this season is its animation because compared to the previous season's animation, the movements were more fluid and cool to watch.
The soundtrack this season was also nice—especially the opening song which was really catchy. The rap part was cool and I can't help myself but vibe with it. The ending song was also nice tho like most of the previous ending songs I heard, it wasn't that memorable. Its tune was quite melancholic and sad which I somehow see as a foreshadowing of the darker arcs ahead. By and by, the visuals and soundtrack do really complement each other and it's amazing how they're able to enhance the adaptation of the source material by incorporating such amazing elements.
Overall, this anime is a 9/10! This series is definitely a solid sequel to its first season and like I've said, this one doesn't disappoint. I was entertained by it the whole time I was watching it, and I'm looking forward to its cour 2 that's scheduled to come out this coming July! So if you're up for a blend of cute comedy and supernatural, then this review is your sign to start watching Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun!
So before I end this up, I'll share with you its opening song, so—
Have you watched this season already? Or you still haven't even tried watching the prequel? Anyway, if you have something to share, then feel free to comment below. Well that's all for now, minna-san~ I hope you enjoyed reading my review.
Arigatou and tanoshinde ne~
The pictures that didn't have source were screenshots from the anime while the last picture was edited in Canva.