Kou X Mitsuba
Anime Spotlight - Toilet Bound Hanako Kun
This series has a gorgeous art style and I love the re imagining of famous Yokai and spirits as male.
The plot is Kamome Academy is known for its famous Seven Mysteries and supernatural occurrences, popularized by student rumors. Nene Yashiro, a first-year occult-loving student who yearns for a boyfriend, decides to summon the seventh mystery "Hanako-san of the Toilet", a girl who died in the bathroom a long time ago and can grant wishes for the right price. However, upon summoning the ghost, Hanako-san is revealed to be a boy. With a turn of events, Nene becomes his assistant and the story follows their adventures in maintaining the balance between the spirit world and the human world, as well as her discovery of the many secrets revolving around Hanako.
The art is gorgeous and while it takes a few eps to pic up once the characters start to get fleshed out this series is very enjoyable. I love the mysterious and use of the mythology and folklore around school ghosts and hauntings. I love anything with spirits and yokai in it and the unique art style gives this something nice and original. I love the character of Mitsuba he’s my fav and the story gets more creepy and harsh as it goes on but still with a sense of fun and a little romance thrown in.
I do wish it didn’t have such an anime ending as it really doesn’t tie up anything and has left me wanting so much more, I want to know about all the mysteries and the characters past and how things will play out. Lots of fun, lovely style and an interesting world and premise.