Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 13

地縛少年 花子くん [Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun] #13

by AidaIro

Nene and Akane are rescued from the clutches of a horde of supernaturals by School Mystery No. 6...who then immediately kidnaps Aoi?! With so many School Mystery seats unfilled and the long, dark night of Urabon here at last, Aoi may be the only one who can save the school from disaster—but at what cost? 

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Comics, Paranormal, Shonen

178 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2020

About the author

AidaIro (あいだいろ) is a Japanese mangaka.

Reviews

[Meg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg so many things have happened!!! We learn about the last School Mystery; WTH AOI; the cool double meaning with the elevator code (see translation notes); poor Akane-kun; what’s gonna happen with them in the pit?!?!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series just keeps on surprising me. I never saw Aoi's suicidal ideation coming.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Lauryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve always rooted for Aoi-san, but damn. She really switched up on me. I was not expecting what happened to have happened.

[Kayt O'Bibliophile · Rating 5 out of 5]

At the end of the previous book we started a new arc, and this book confirms that it's a doozy. At this point in the series there is only one School Mystery we haven't met yet: #6, so it's clear that they'll show up this time.

The setting is a high school first-year (10th grade) sleepover, with other student council members present presumably so Kou (9th grade, which is middle school in Japan) has an excuse to be present. After the previous arc--which took 3.5 volumes, felt convoluted and overall wasn't fun for me--I was excited to see that the danger in this arc was introduced with Nene and Akane Aoi (School Mystery #1 and Nene's classmate) running into trouble, and Akane promptly removing his supernatural-blocking glasses so he could kick ass.

I'm happy to get Akane back into the story as more than a comic-relief character. His reveal as the (temporary) 1/3 of School Mystery #1 showed a more serious, kickass (and aesthetically-pleasing) side of the Aoi Akane-obsessed geek that he acts for most of the series, and it's good to spend time with more secondary characters who aren't evil--I can only stand so much of Tsukasa's machinations or Sakura and Natsuhiko's plots and rumor-spreading.

This volume also brings Aoi Akane to the forefront, which is something I'd been wondering if it would happen for a while now. The story so far has been ambiguous about when Aoi has any supernatural-related secrets herself, or whether she's just rumor-obsessed and out on the edges of several things mostly due to her proximity to Nene and/or her existence, like the other students, in a supernatural-laden school. This volume doesn't clarify, but it sure does look like Aoi is going to play a bigger role in this arc (though we still don't know whether that's due to her, or if it's a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time).

Like, there is some drama in here that I'm excited to see resolved. Aoi is abducted to be a sacrifice, and #6 does something to her--something that takes away her fear and makes be agreeable to his "use you as a sacrifice" plan, but also appears remove any inhibitions. She says near the end of the book that she's always felt alone, and maybe that's true--but it's also clear that she's not in her right mind, so whatever she says should be taken with an entire bowl of salt. Nene, her best friend, doesn't know that though...

Still, the highlight of the book for me was the scene in which Hanako joins Akane and Nene to seek out Aoi: He's playing his role as #7--does he have a bigger plan as the school is infested with minor supernaturals?--and attempts to manipulate Akane into making an agreement before Hanako will help. What his end goal there was, we don't know--does he want Akane to be in his debt for a specific reason, or just because Hanako is at heart a little shit 13-year-old--because Akane turns the tables: claiming Nene as a hostage, which doesn't worry Hanako over the radio, until it sounds like Akane might be trying to kiss Nene...at which point Hanako immediately teleports in to separate them, looking extremely disheveled and disgruntled, while Akane gloats: now Hanako is with them, no agreement needed.

...All right, I LIVE for the moments when Hanako's facade cracks and we get to see the young teen underneath. In this case, the one who is close friends with and has a small [mutual but most unspoken] crush on Nene.

That levity is needed, since their adventures and interactions once they get to the boundary are emotionally-charged because of what happened to Aoi.

[Angel (๑❛ᴗ˂̵)〜☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

omg aoi san is so pretty🥺💗

[Thelma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Initial thoughts 💭: I read this but idk where my review went 😭. And now that I know too much I’m just like 🤐.

[Vaeh ^_^ · Rating 5 out of 5]

every volume makes me giggle ngl, I loveeeeee akane bro sm he’s so adorable

[Dandy ˙ᵕ˙ · Rating 5 out of 5]

akane needed to move on the second aoi did all that :sob:

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dieser Band ist wieder mega guuut. Ich liebe wie durchschaubar Hanakos Gefühle geworden sind :D ich erwarte von den nächsten Bänden mehr Drama im Bezug auf Nenes Leben, weil hier schon wieder einiges angedeutet wird.
Und Nummer Sechs ist super fucking hot. Oh mein Gott, ehrlich.
Und ein wenig Mitsuba x Kou, was mich einfach jedesmal freut uwu.

[Lucy Tonks (the invisible life of a reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

ill have to admit, akane is kinda cute when he is not wearing glasses

[Krysta ꕤ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Monika · Rating 4 out of 5]

To było crazy

[Jami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kinda slower than pervious volume

Primarily set up for the next volume. Slow and such. Focuses on supporting characters and the relationship between them. Not so much Nene and Hanako

[Chelsea Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

地縛少年 花子くん (Book #13 of ‘Toilet-bound Hanako-kun’) by AidaIro: ★★★
→ ‘I’ll never let go, even if it kills me.’

[bibi · Rating 4 out of 5]

sooo things are getting really intense and i’m glad aoi got to be an important part of this arc, this storyline is really interesting so far

[valencia ☾:･ﾟ✧ (jude's version) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm in love with this- 0.0

[polly :D · Rating 5 out of 5]

they did not do aoi and akane like that 😭

[Adriana Muñoz · Rating 5 out of 5]

so when i said i needed more aoi and akane content… i did not mean that. i stg everything needs to be resolved with no one dying

[Carm · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s okay…

… for you to stop loving me.

🤯🖤😭

[Victoria Ribot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aoi-chan has always been super suspicious to me. Idk how I feel about that ending. It was good though not going to lie. But it ended up leaving me with sooooo many questions.

[Artemissia G · Rating 4 out of 5]

On retrouve Nene et Akane en bien mauvaise posture puisqu’ils vont faire la connaissance du sixième mystère de l’école (surnommée la Faucheuse et ce n’est pas pour rien) qui enlève Aoi pour la sacrifier et rétablir l’équilibre entre la vie et la mort.

Franchement, j’ai encore passé un très bon moment de lecture avec cette suite. Si on peut reprocher que l’histoire, n’avance pas des masses, enfin la trame principale concernant la mort prochaine de Nene et le mystère entourant Hanako-kun, l’évolution des personnages et leur relation est très prenante. Hanako-kun n’est clairement pas indifférent à notre jolie et naïve Nene ce qui me plait beaucoup.

Dans cette suite, c’est Aoi, sa meilleure amie qui est mise sur les devants de la scène. Et si elle est, semble-t-il, sous l’emprise du sixième mystère de l’école, elle m’a quand même étonnée. Jamais je n’aurais pensé la voir aussi vile et calculatrice. N’y a-t-il pas une part de vérité ?

Les dessins, la mise en pages, tout est toujours aussi topissime ! Je me régale à chaque nouveau tome et celui-ci n’y échappe pas. Je l’ai lu d’une traite. J’aime décidément beaucoup l’ambiance toute particulière de ce manga.

Toilet-Bound – Hanako-Kun fait partie de mes séries doudous et ce n’est pas pour rien.

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 4 out of 5]

We finally get to meet the last of the 7 mysteries! And he’s just as intimidating as you would expect. And I love that we’re tackling Nene’s mortality already! Hope she survives. And shoutout to the mangaka team for always shining a spotlight on the side characters in a natural and entertaining way!

[SaraKat · Rating 4 out of 5]

School Mystery 6 is not very nice.

Content notes: light swearing, one scene that may be triggering of a forced kiss/ assault

[n22talka · Rating 5 out of 5]

STOP TO BYŁO TAKIE DOBRE O MATKO😭😭😭😭😭💋💋

[ava estelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

kinda interesting ngl. i'm really excited about the 6th school mystery supernatural and the reveal of the thing which can help yashiro 🧍🧍 i hope kou can somehow help✊

4 stars.

[Agata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jest zajebiste

[La corte della fantasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spettacolare

[Dramat💗 · Rating 5 out of 5]

buja jak zawsze

[Bailey Salinas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Depression