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Episode Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Season 2 • Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Season 2 - Episode 22 discussion

Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Season 2, episode 22

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u/ladyspring Sep 08 '25 edited Sep 08 '25

This show really caught me by surprise, I just thought the art was cute and decided to watch it on a whim but it's ended up being so much more than that (the english title does it a huge disservice tbh, I had 0 expectations going in and only planned on watching 1 episode).

First off, WOW Tsukasa is such an interesting character. It seems like he really did and still does love Amane but the love is somewhat twisted. Perhaps baby Tsukasa didn't really know what was going on at first because 4 year olds *are* little psychopaths and tend to think 'Trade X = get Y". Or perhaps he was always a little different and that was what attracted the entity. Also interestingly enough, it seemed to only start to learn to speak after meeting Tsukasa. What makes him different from the priestesses or people of the past?

Also Kou nooooooooooo why would you tell a kid thatttt

Spending how many decades in a house with only ghosts and an evil entity to talk to can't be good for his already weak psyche... And then to have baby Tsukasa find out that Amane essentially let his sacrifice be in vain by killing him and then himself? To his young (and likely now corrupted) mind, it was probably the breaking point. We don't know what the Red House has been saying to him but it must have been saying something to keep him in the house for so long.

This show deserves more views to be honest, one of the better shows of the season for sure.

Edit: Also I'm getting the sense that Tsukasa was always the more neglected of the two, partly due to Amane's sickness but iirc even in the family portait he's in the shadows behind his brother. I think that plays into his need for affection through constantly asking if people love him for example. And then later having your own mother think you're not her son is uhhh 🥶 probably not good for your mental health

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u/Linus_Inverse Sep 09 '25

Regarding your edit, remember when Amane was talking to Nene about Antares at the stargazing party? How it has a twin star next to it that you can't even see through the telescope, because Antares shines too brightly? That was obviously talking about him and his brother, especially because he adds that the stars itself might already be long dead by the time their light reaches us. I've been waiting to see which one would turn out to be the "overshadowed" one and it seems we have our answer...

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u/ladyspring Sep 09 '25

Oh... oh no... my heart... that's so sad. Why is this seemingly funny cute little anime breaking my heart?!