A new PV trailer of the character Shijima-san of the Art Room has been released for the ongoing second season of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun. Shijima-san, whose real name is Mei Shijima, is voiced by Kana Hanazawa, who joined the voice cast last week. The trailer showcases her imaginative, yet destructive nature of her powers.
Yohei Fukui (Bakugan: Evolutions assistant director, Toilet Bound Hanako-kun Episode 10 director) is directing the second season, with Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Toilet Bound Hanako-kun) as series screenwriter and Mayuka Ito (Toilet Bound Hanako-kun) as character designer. Lerche is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast includes:
- • Megumi Ogata as Hanako-kun
- • Akari Kito as Nene Yashiro
- • Shoya Chiba as Ko Minamoto
- • Minako Sato as Aoi Akane
- • Shunichi Toki as Akane Aoi
The second season of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun premiered in Japan on January 11, 2025 and is expected to run for 12 total episodes.
The second season and the spinoff short anime series After-school Hanako-kun are part of a new Hanako-kun project that was first announced in December 2022. The first season of Toilet Bound Hanako-kun aired in 2020 and ran for 12 episodes. The first season of After-school Hanako-kun consisted of four 10-minute episodes that aired in 2023. The short series’ second season began airing another four episodes on October 7, 2024.
The anime is based on the manga by creative duo AidaIro (consisting of writer Iro and illustrator Aida) that was first serialized in Square Enix’s Monthly G Fantasy magazine on June 18, 2014. Twenty-three tankobon volumes have been released as of December 2024.
The After-school Hanako-kun spinoff manga debuted in 2018 and has released two tankobon volumes as of February 2024. Yen Press releases both manga series in English for North America.
Crunchyroll is streaming the second season of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun worldwide, outside of Japan. It describes the main synopsis as.
There’s a rumor going around about the Seven Wonders of Kamome Academy. Nene Yashiro and her classmate, Kou Minamoto, work with Hanako-san to expose a traitor among the ranks of the Seven Wonders. After breaking No. 2, the Misaki Stairs, and No. 5, the 4 O’clock Library, only five remain. Can they uncover the perpetrator before it’s too late?
