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makshu · 1 month

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Ok. There's something going on and I need to talk about it.

We've all seen that AidaIro is posting new art every day, and on the 18th there will be a new chapter.

But I noticed something, all these arts are about the last arc and are telling the story of it again.

Let me show you

The first one we had was on chapter 111, which shows Yashiro. Everything is normal, but behind her we can see typical theater spotlights, it could just be something mundane or reference her school play rehearsals. Well we started with this.

So we have this art of 12y Tsukasa. Referencing when Yashiro and Mitsuba ended up in the past and found 12y Tsukasa talking to them. He said a rumor about the big clock that further opened the theme of this arc, really an omen for everything.

This art by Sakura is worth mentioning, as she is part of the broadcast gang. She is behind everything, and theories about her being the god or something powerful are increasing more and more. It's worth mentioning that she wished something for Tsukasa, everything he's doing is because of her (because of Amane too, but he has a bond with Sakura). Sakura is an extremely important piece in this puzzle.

Let the fun begin! Next in the series we have Mitsuba and Kou enjoying their time at the festival. Eating and playing together. We were informed, the festival has started.

More moments at the festival. This scene happened in the manga, it is the beginning of the festival that we see. Hanako and Yashiro in the haunted house made by Kou's class. Until that moment everything was normal (or so we thought).

This one is curious. We only see seal Tsukasa in this arc after the plan is initiated. But I believe he was also out there enjoying his last moments. And you can tell that it's really Tsukasa and not the creature. Well, now we're getting close.

Ohhh look what we have here! President and vice-president enjoying the festival as well, despite their work they still managed to find some time to have fun. Natsuhiko had already confronted Akane earlier and Teru had already discovered the black crane, they were probably already alert for anything suspicious. But, everything's still normal.

We return to Sakura, now in her maid outfit. We also have Natsuhiko's first appearance in these arts. This was possibly before or during the festival, but following the chronological line it must have been during. Note that until then this was the only art that did not have a black border (I will talk about this later). Moving on to the next...

From here things started to get serious. The plan had begun. This moment happens in chapter 105. Blood had started to spread throughout the auditorium and Hanako noticed that something was wrong. We are just a few steps away from entering No.1 boundary.

And finally we have today's art. The revelation of the immortal human, Natsuhiko. Breaking the timeline, in this art we go back to chapter 104, where Natsuhiko spreads his blood across the clock, thus executing the plan to go after the last yorishiros.

And these were all the arts released so far, the arts that reference the arc in this case. They all seem to be retelling the story of the Festival arc. Now why? Why would AidaIro be recapping the last arc?

We know that the past has changed and everything has a chance of being different from what we know. We go back to the beginning of the festival, where nothing had happened yet. Therefore, none of these events had happened, if everything really changed, the arts are telling an alternative version of history, the version we know.

Moving from analysis to theory... did you notice that almost all arts have a black border? Black borders are used to indicate flashbacks, the past in JSHK. Now, why would they be using this artifice? Assuming the present has changed, this would be the past. But not a past like something that happened years ago, but a past that no longer exists, in the sense of what it was before this current one. That's why the black borders, indicating that this would be the past.

What breaks this theory is Sakura's art in her maid outfit, as it doesn't have a black border. Maybe the borders are part of the new AidaIro style and are something made to style the arts, or actually have a connection to something. Well, that part is just a crazy theory.

But what do you think of this analysis? The images seem to be telling the arc of the festival all over again, and for what reason? Maybe we'll find out on the 18th, when chapter 112 comes out.

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nanabansama · 1 year

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___th Annual Fall Festival

Hey guys! Did you read the new chapter? I heard a group of sober pirates managed to steal it for us... (weird lot...)

Anyway, take a look at this!

Kamome Academy is hosting their annual fall festival in the new chapter! And what's this? It's the 113th!?

Makes you wonder what year this take place in... maybe we could figure out the date of the first festival...?

Oh wait.

We CAN!!!

...sort of.

See, chapter 101 actually starts out with this panel:

Now I can't say for sure that this means it's the 66th annual festival, but I think it's a safe bet.

Especially considering this was a flashback to a festival taking place when Amane attended Kamome Academy.

Amane attended Kamome from 1968 to 1969. Tsukasa's class, confirmed to be first-year middle schoolers, are putting on a school play. This would mean Tsukasa and Amane were 12 here, and that this took place during 1968.

Anyway... question for you mathematics out there: what's 113 - 66?

...47!!!

So let's add 47 to 68...

...GASP!!

It is confirmed guys: Toilet-bound Hanako-kun takes place in 2015!

113 years ago from 2015 would be 1902. So that should be the date of the first annual Kamome Academy Fall Festival.

Maybe that was also the year Kamome Academy was built...?

Anyway, I just realized this and got over-excited and wanted to share. Lemme know if I got my math embarrassingly wrong! Peace out!!!

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kittytheartist · 1 year

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it's very popular for people to say that it makes sense that Teru would like Akane instead of Aoi, and yes there's a concerning amount of evidence but there's arguably more reasonable evidence towards Teru liking Aoi, and it's quite over looked, nonetheless it's not as random as you'd think at first glance!

Teru is quite interested in what Aoi does and likes, he asks questions on a regular, Aoi even sees him as a cute dog with how happy he seems, and in her mind he's usually saying good morning and asking her something

Teru as a character doesn't open up, especially not to students, we've seen him open himself to Akane some, and has fully opened up to Kou in the latest chapters, but he goes up to Aoi and gives his opinion as well as listening to her's. Teru is very interested in her! although they only talk ground level things but Teru is not one for being good at socializing, but I'd say for the students it's a common occurrence for the school king and queen to be next to each other

and here it says it's Teru's free time, what is he spending it on? Aoi of course! like his siblings he has no problem giving away his time to a trivial conversation, because he just likes being around her.

he gets excited whenever he's around Aoi

and here he's complaining about how he's tired

but when he meets Aoi at the convenience store he gets happy and bubbly, I know in this chapter it says he gets more upbeat when he's tired but Aoi's also around! the whole chapter he starts up conversation

he tells her all about himself, she thinks he's weird because she never asked, never needed to know and is very confused on why he'd tell her all this, but I think even Teru has a hard time understanding that, now this is just my personal character speculation but I think Teru barely understands this feeling of love, he knows platonic love, but being around her gives him this sense of security and giddiness, he's excited to tell her everything, so he just goes with it, he's heard people talk about this feeling so it must be natural, something he openly indulges in, because Aoi is just so precious to him.

and he's seen blushing here, I know he's happy but those eyes can't hide anything haha he definitely looks very fond of her there, and his "or something" shows he has not planned this out but simply likes the idea of doing it with Aoi, even seeing if she'd like the shark gummies better because she picked up the shark candy, although he's willing to take a no from her and do it with Akane he still much prefers to do it with her (also he's said how gross Akane can be around Aoi so I presume it's sort of his goal to treat her nicely)

and he went as far to ask if she hates him, but he already knew the answer he just wanted to find out what she would respond with, because he of all people would know opinion does not equal an honest answer, but she did give an honest answer, because she also gives this answer in her card, she puts "nothing I particular" on both opinion slots

but it is cute that she chose Teru to send a card, I think that shows when she thinks of someone Teru is in the runnings, he's someone she thinks about because he comes up to her, that's what she remembers him for.

anyways Teru is always a gentleman yes, but I think he was quite aggressive with protecting Aoi

he got In the register's face really quickly, making sure Aoi was safe, because it's shown that Teru very much dislikes Aoi being treated badly, and again, asks her a question, except this time he just listens

Aoi seemed very dumbfounded that he would ask her this, because Aoi thinks nobody really cares for her, but she shares this with Teru, because he protected her, and after hearing this Teru tries to cheer her up, I'm sure he knows being upset is no good, especially with how upbeat of a person he is. so they make the gummies together, another moment with Aoi I'm sure he enjoyed.

now with the most popular theory working against TeruAoi is how Teru acted towards the severance. Teru went out looking for Akane because of his glasses, and started saying how he wasn't expecting to find them on the far shore, looking at Aoi, he never expected to see Aoi here again. he may have seemed to not care but I have a few ideas working in my favor.

Teru is an exorcist, when he was talking to Kou in chapter 97 we could see how hard it was growing up, he's delt with other kids being able to see supernaturals and going against him believing that it's their friend, it must have hurt Teru considering he has no friends, and has to exorcise it to protect them from danger they don't even know of. with Aoi he also never expected to see her again, the woman that makes him feel bright, he cares a lot but has been taught not to care, but after seeing her there he decided that he can save her, he will, he wants her back, desperately, but to get her back for Akane, in Teru's eyes, Aoi and Akane are good for each other, he does not agree with how Akane goes about it but he knows they love each other, that Teru has no chance compared to them. so instead of getting her back for himself he's retrieving the one he loves to be with another. I think what brung him to this conclusion is when they were walking in the tunnel, Aoi was sharing herself like she never has before, Akane and Aoi made promises for each other, Teru knew she wouldn't make it but after hearing that she had all these wishes she couldn't do he wanted to grant them for her, he knows that she will be happy with Akane, so he will save her, for Akane. now he planned to save her from the minute he saw her, but he decided to do it for Akane at the tunnel, that's just my speculation though, but he did plan on saving her, that's why he gave her the amulet

we could also see how upset Teru was after that, he seems tired and very sad looking, there's a lot of speculation on it being because of seeing Akane so wrecked over Aoi, but it can also be because of hearing Aoi and Akane talk about the future where he knows he's not a part of.

now now I know what you're wondering "what about the body language signs that usually say he's lying when he says he likes Aoi?" yes good point! I've seen people talk about how Teru's body language says he's lying, and yes, it could. but I think there's a different reason

but he's been shown to scratch at his cheek or hold the back of his neck as normal mannerisms, heck it was one of the first actions he did on panel when we first met Teru, this may not be a strong counter argument but I think he's just shy, he tries to cover his face in the shrine and he says this immediately planning on walking out. the first time he said this Akane wrote it off as a joke, but in the shrine Teru says he wants Aoi back, and Akane asks if he was serious, Teru completely ignores this dilemma of nobody knowing whether he's serious or not again, he's always avoiding how he really feels, and instead he moved on saying he has a dream, she's part of that dream, Akane has a guess but nothing that can fill in that blank. but Teru words it as "realizing" his dream, now this, again, is just my character speculation, but it's been shown that Teru never had an interest in being an exorcist, and wanted to do something different, but being a cool older brother sounded better than persuading anything, I bet Aoi makes him feel like he can do a lot of things he originally didn't think he could do.

I'd also like to talk about this little interaction, Akane says that he'll tell Aoi all about how useless Teru was, and this motivated him to a high level, with what he says here it seems that he could not stand being useless in the saving of her, he thinks Aoi should be with Akane but in no means wants to be invisible to her, he wants her to know that he helped.

well, there's also other extras adding to Teru being nice to Aoi and making Akane mad, this can also be AidaIro hinting towards their rivalry. Teru wants to go head to head for Aoi but ultimately thinks Akane is better for her, despite knowing he'd treat her very nicely. and we've all seen how Teru warmed up to Aoi in the latest chapters! he seems very attached to her, all in all I think they have built an interesting relationship, on both sides, Aoi has shown she believes nobody wants to get to know her but on the contrary I think she feels validated by Teru in an odd way, a way she'll never admit, I won't say it's love but I think she could really enjoy having Teru as a friend!

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hanathoughts · 1 year

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In chapter 101, Hanako and Nene revisit an old location: The sealed auditorium!

The text explicitly mentions that this was the place where Hanako rescued Nene from the mermaid’s disciples.

A couple of very important things happened in that arc:

1.) Hanako revealed that he ended his own brother’s life.

In the most recent chapter, we see Tsukasa confront Hanako as to whether or not he truly wanted him to go away. We now know that Hanako chose both. He killed Tsukasa, yes, but Tsukasa is also chained to Amane and the Near Shore because he’s his Yorishiro. I also believe 101 is the first chapter we see Tsukasa as a living teenager.

2.) Nene tried to become a supernatural.

Nene is Hanako’s assistant because of their shared connection to the Great Mermaid. It seems like the manga is alluding to a similar circumstance with Amane and the great clock. It could very well be related to the Clock Keepers, though it’s too soon to tell.

3.) Hanako vowed to tell Nene all his secrets on the steps of the auditorium.

So what does it mean?

The auditorium was set up to be a very important location since the beginning of the manga, where an incredibly important bonding moment between Hanako and Nene happened.

Whatever it has to do with the plot, it’s likely setting up a large portion of Hanako and Tsukasa’s backstory and may even reveal more about the Clock Keepers.

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essamimi · 1 month

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No but in the arc where we find out about the clock keepers and nene’s lifespan(I forgot what it was called) it is stated that the clock keepers abilities do not work as effectively on supernaturals. What does this mean. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN.

I feel that it would be dissappointing if shijima/mitsuba was actually alive and their mystery selves don’t exist at all in this present, period. With no memories coming back to them. Or anything, really.

Aidalro what are the ramifications of this I am in your walls

Aidalro tell me

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opheliaswritings · 1 year

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Love For Yashiro Nene ⍣ ೋ

A Yashiro Nene in-depth analysis;

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Introduction:

When it comes to all romance and scary urban legends, you can always trust Yashiro Nene to give you a passionate rant and a cry about them both. This little mermaid is the protagonist of Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun! Also definitely a regular girl! Here I’ll be going on a deep-dive on her, down to the surface level to the deep waters. From everything and anything I can think of her, it will be covered as that’s what Yashiro deserves.

Personality:

Yashiro Nene is the one of the normal people out when it comes to the world of Toilet Bound Hanako-Kun. She comes from a relatively normal family, had a regular childhood, and overall your run in the mill high school girl. She has a love for the occult and supernatural stories, as well as idol games! Her enjoyment of urban legends is reminiscent or shown through her uniform as she was a skull brooch. She also think they are pretty cute. Yashiro also has a knack of referencing fairytale stories like Cinderella or Snow White whenever she can.

What sets her apart however, is her love for romance. Her love for the wonder that is romance is less than normal. Yashiro is very quick to fall for any man who’s even remotely like the princes from fairy tales. And quickly does she fall, as she started gardening, sewing, etc, all to appease a man who she hardly talked to. The plot of TBHK even started because she wanted to be in a relationship with Minamoto Teru, somebody who also doesn’t know her. With her extended knowledge of scary stories, it led her to the story of Hanako, who can grant any wish. And like the little mermaid, she took the chance without any hesitation.

Yashiro’s fixation of love led her to a multitude of problems, including her becoming the priestess of Hanako, becoming a “mermaid”, etc. As well as her overall recklessness and impatience. However Yashiro is a very kind and sweet individual. After a few chapters with Hanako, she already dubbed him fun to hang out with, so he’s already her friend! She’s always willing to help others and to trust, to the point of nativity. She is a woman who believes in trust over suspicion, she once said. Along with her nativity, she can be quite sensitive, to be hurt from sly comments or overzealous at compliments. She is also very quick to forgive and forget. However, Yashiro is a good person who later learns throughout the story to be more careful. Even her fixation on love dies down, but she still gets into bad situations due to that same recklessness she still has in the beginning.

She is not swayed by love as much in the story, but it still begs the question. Why did she do all this for the sake of love? Of having her prince of her own? To do tasks as rigorous as gardening, sewing, and kiss a frog once. Yashiro even got herself cursed, potentially for life. It’s not *true* love as spoken by Hanako, she will settle for anyone who would reciprocate her feelings. So why? All for herself. I believe that to her, romance was just as important to eat, or breathe. Yashiro didn’t want a romantic partner. She just believed it was a necessity for her to have a romantic partner as that was the only way for her to live her life. Many young girls such as Yashiro fall for the ideology that romance is the key to life, that you must have it to enjoy life to the fullest.

Yashiro calls out this ideology in both Yako and Sumire. As Sumire *longed* for Hakubo, No.6, though it was because of her own loneliness that she longed for a companion, and the only one she could trust was him. It’s the same for Yako as well. All of them really just wanted a partner who could ease their loneliness and/or give fulfillment to their life.

Unlike Sumire and Yako however, she managed to recognize and overcome that part of herself. As I have started before, in the coming pages Yashiro she focuses on romance less. The manga starts to turn for the worst during the coming events, especially when we learn of Yashiro’s demise. She will die in less than a year. She won’t be able to graduate, play games, hear any more scary urban legends, hang out with friends, none of that.

As a result, Hanako tries to keep her in a picture perfect world, so that she can at least live her life in peace, but Yashiro rejects it. Instead of succumbing to fear of dying, she manages to stomp through it. She exclaims how she wants to face what was real, not a phony bliss Hanako tried putting up for her. Yashiro’s goal in life went from finding a romantic partner to just living her life to the fullest, to the ripe age of 100. To experience the good, and bad, everything. Even when she had lost Hanako and Aoi, two people she holds very dearly, she triumphs that too. She puts on a brave face and gives it her all.

It’s utterly remarkable how she manages to withstand all this, especially when any ordinary person like her would have broken down. It’s easy to forget how out of the loop Yashiro is from this. A year prior to this, she had no idea that the stories she loved so much were that real.

Yashiro puts on a brave face and perseveres. We can give credit where credit is due. She is trying her best and persisting, yet it doesn’t make her invincible. She has her moments in which she just can not take it. In chapter 96, does she really break down telling Hanako she would gladly die to save Aoi and the others. Yashiro greatly values her friends, so it’s no surprise that she’ll be willing to sacrifice herself for them, as she really does have a pure heart. There’s also another factor, more specifically for Hanako, how she doesn’t take death all so seriously, and wants to be supernatural if it means that she’ll be with Hanako. Over the chapters, she has started to cultivate a multitude of issues due to the situations that Hanako is putting her through. It’s upsetting and disturbing to see a once bright girl turn so bleak. Her changing of goals is a mark of her growing up, but it’s because she *has* to grow up fast in order to even keep up with the events. We have seen her breakdown multiple times, even right now she can’t catch a break with what’s happening to Kou, her best friend. Yashiro Nene at first got to be sensitive and kind, but now with all that’s occurring she will have to be strong.

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scar-eyejolteon14 · 1 year

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Signs That Shows Hanako Is Related To His Chinese Zodiac

This is a the last part

Thank for making it this far

Unless in this cover these are carnations

In fact carnations also happen to symbolize in love as well

Same also goes to primroses

And there you have it, things that shows hanako is related to his Chinese zodiac The Wood Goat

Like I said I did this for fun but, I love to hear your thoughts and opinions on it since this is my first own TBHK post

Pls go through part 1 and part 2 if you haven’t

And thank you for reading this 😊

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periwinklepaperrabbits · 2 years

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Tsukimi festival and the music box of chapter 91

A couple people have pointed out that the boy and girl rabbits in Nene’s music box represent Hanako and Nene. I think this is actually a very important symbol and could actually offer a lot of insight into Nene’s mentality when she said she would stay here.

In the timeline of the story, Obon passed a little while ago. That means the next big festival in Japan, Tsukimi, is fast approaching. And this has a lot of thematic implications. One, Tsukimi has origins in the Japanese nobility writing poetry while gazing at the moon’s reflection on the surface of the water. Two, it is a gratitude festival. And three, one of the main legends associated with Tsukimi is that there are two rabbits kneading mochi on the moon. Maybe you can see where I’m going with this:

Nene has made it clear that, before she described living a long life, that she wanted to go to the moon together with Hanako. Throughout the manga, be it the severance or this scene, there is a constant underlying wish of Hanako living with her. She's not really sure how this would work, but she declares these things boldly and Nene-ly. Yet, it seems this option is becoming more and more unrealistic. And he also keeps trying to send her off alone with that hat of a brain he has.

So she looks down firmly at the reflection of the moon they’ll dance on– the music box. It's melancholy, but it's an ending she will settle with. If the moon is living a long life with Hanako, then its reflection is this after-life situation. She wants to be on the moon making mochi and dancing with the boy she loves, and she’ll settle with its reflection. It’s so romantic, so silly, so Nene— and it must be so, so dissatisfying to her.

Because she so eagerly suggested to him of living 90 years, of experiencing all those ephemeral, simple things that a human life has to offer. She described it with such wonder and shimmer that it even transferred to him. The strength to dare to dream of the impossible. These two not only fell in love with each other, but with life itself. And that’s something beautiful.

But, as the title of chapter 91 suggests, she wants them to fix their mistakes, the two of them. She doesn’t want to continue being selfish and risk more things, even if she loves that moon-dream dearly. And thus, she decides she’s staying here and not going anywhere. No longer pursuing that moon. She’s letting the music box, her cruel fate, unwind. She’ll be grateful for the nothings she has been given and accept that she can no longer live.

-but she’s under the illusion that this after-life would be something similar to life, when it’s not. He already made this choice– to abandon life and stop dreaming. And he’s looking at the girl he loves refusing to look up, becoming more like how he was before her. The last thing he wants is for her to stay here and never leave. Because that is reminiscent of what he did for Tsukasa.

Amane let himself die and stay here. Amane thought it was an act of love. Tsukasa thought it was an act of love. When really, it just made them miserable. (this Amane’s death=love idea is brilliant and not talked about enough imo, the original place I found this idea is mokkemusic's home-bound tsukasa post). And now Nene is thinking this. More than any fate before her, this is the last thing he wants to happen to her. We saw his fear when she mentioned staying locked in a place in the PP arc.

The idea of her being locked and following the horrible path he went down frightens him to no end. She needs to quickly see what becoming a supernatural entails and he has to be honest for once.

So let’s return to the moment and track Nene’s gaze and the music box in the following panels.

The way he tells her this is unsettling (I think he wants it to be, he wants her to recognize that ‘death for a lover’ is unsettling and unromantic). He’s not interlocking their fingers in their usual close and tender manner. Her eyes leave the music box briefly, but then immediately trail back to the music box, as she tries to make the decision seem as pretty as it was before Hanako became all chirpy and unfamiliar (similar to how he was during the severance).

And as he finishes explaining it (in the most horrifying way he can put it), her eyes become blank and unreflective. The “why would you say such a thing” is reminiscent of the picture perfect arc, when he first told her about her death.

And this is usually why he doesn't want her to fully understand these things. Because they're horrifying. Because sweet Nene doesn’t want to die die. She thought she could stay in the after-life with Hanako in a sort of happy pseudo-living in her mochi-making moongazing fix-up plan™. But the options actually before her in that path are so bleak. And- and as much as I love to tease Nene about this, it’s fucking tragic. These poor fucking kids. None of their plans are working, and the world just wants her to settle on her death like a falling leaf. Hell, even so much of the fandom does.

And she lets go of the music box and breaks down, struggles and pulls his hair. Her music box falls uselessly to the ground in the process (off-screen, we see it in the later panel shown above). He captures her hands, and how Hanako treats her henceforth is so tender.

Like how he did in PP arc, he cups her cheeks and affectionately tilts her face back up. And he explains the things that he adores about her that most would consider purely flaws— those playful, human, silly, Nene things that inspired him and filled him with life despite his death. That made him see everything differently. Those things she was trying to abandon right now. He wants her to be selfish. He wants him to be a little selfish. Why should they be grateful when this is what they’re given? What harvest have they been given? Why shouldn’t they fight back a little? Nene showed him her strength and fragility and revived those traits in him from his indifference. As tiny light says, she gave him the strength to simply wish wholeheartedly.

So damn it, they deserve to wish a little more. Because despite the mess they’re making, they don’t want to give up just yet. So I just just can’t be angry at them if they start following whatever trail Tsukasa is leading them down. And, speaking of that boy, Tsukasa showing up and reminding Amane of how he gave up is so painful. Because now Amane has the will to hope and not give up, not wanting Nene to either. And Tsukasa is going to exploit that. I truly can’t wait to see how this plays.

I have a lot more to add but this is getting long and I'm a bit snoozy so I’ll shut up now.

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SOME EXTRA FOOD FOR THOUGHT☆ ～('▽^人) (I’m too snoozy for full sentences and picture linking now but I need to talk more)

❤the famous tsukimi story involves the rabbit offering to throw itself into the fire as food for the old man who came.

❤in the Chinese version of the tradition, the elixir of immortality is what the rabbit is preparing, often accompanied by Chang’e, the Chinese Moon Goddess.

❤the alice in wonderland art released a little before this chapter is very evocative of the music box (mechanical themes, similar toys). Except only Hanako is the rabbit. Along w furthering the music box arg, in the themes of alice in wonderland, Hanako could’ve been leading her to fall down the hole (she’s the kannagi). But of course we know our boy fell in love.

❤A lot of people are pointing out the Karuto and Hanako comparison. I think it’s valid, and my two cents on it is that, yes, Iro does want us to recall that. And they're trying to contrast the two narratives right now. I doubt they’re going to end tbhk the same way (I’m risking looking like an idiot in the future but I’m stupidly confident). Because

1) short stories tend to have more shocking endings, because they have less time to develop a well-constructed narrative and rely on the ending to leave the reader

2) Aidairo is very self-aware, and will not repeat a storyline twice.

3) Hanako and Karuto are so different. Karuto sounded like he was trying to convince himself why Lily and him shouldn’t die though it’s clearly the first thing he wants to do (almost brushing off those reasons). Hanako is just stating facts and sounds so darn genuine in how the last thing he wants is for Nene to die. [insert his imagination of Nene’s life proceeding happily panel ch 86] More than anything he wants her to experience those things she can't experience with him. It’s part of his whole arc in how he’s learning to love life

4) Nene and Lily are so different. Lily wanted to stay with Karuto and only Karuto. Nene has expressed time and time again that she loves life as well as Hanako, and the stubborn little thing doesn’t truly want to just settle for one of them

❤[the Nene and Kou apple eating picture, nene more hesitant] See her hesitance here. Kou is far more willing to become a supernatural than Nene. Because Nene loves life.

❤I’m pretty sure in the original japanese, Nene uses ‘together language’ when describing their plan (we need to change how we’re thinking about this, begin our happy after-life). Because she’s trying to get them to do this together.

❤I wonder if maybe the tears in Tsu’s eyes are because Hanako swung his knife.

Okay I’ll shut up this time fr fr

#hananene #jshk #tbhk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #toilet bound hanako kun #jshk spoilers #jshk analysis #my analysis #...a lil’ long for a first post #( ◕▿◕ )#but that’s okay this manga deserves it #and honestly I feel like I’ve barely even scratched the surface of this brobdingnagian fucking chapter #even though it’s like 10 pages #this manga has truly perfected visual storytelling #Iro you motherfucker let these two sweethearts grow up happy and healthy #let them gush about their first kiss normally #Aida you’re sorta off the hook just keep drawing these beautiful panels #You can practically hear a slow tiny light coming from that music box #I love using nene as an adjective #aaaa I’ve come too late and the fanbase seems to have faded a bit #but idc I’ll just keep loving this lovely manga #I’m gonna follow up soon with a cheekholding analysis #and post art

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hanako-san · 2 years

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Their relationship is different in the epilogue. Amane and Nene fell in love with each other, feeling good in their company. Amane could feel alive and have fun in his bored after life, and Nene could finally be a real himself, without pretending, trying to match to the guy. They both formed a relationship in such a short space of time, but what makes me wonder is that Nene was not the first person Amane had withdrawn from. Nene is the second person shown to strike, not the first. The first one was carved on the hand.

Someone had to be in front of Nene, someone with whom he could build a similar relationship / friendship.

In the pilot . Nene was not the only one with withdrawn wish for whom Amane had risked. But we'll never know who it was.

#jshk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #toilet bound hanako kun #jibaku shonen hanako kun #yugi amane #amane yugi #hanako kun #yashiro nene #hananene #amanene #jshk analysis #my analysis

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thelunarfairy · 4 months

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Hanako's connection with God

Allow me to share a crazy theory that has been running around in my head these days.

Amane betrayed the God/creature when he stabbed Tsukasa and that God did not allow Amane to die.

He made Amane become supernatural so that he would not be able to rest in death, he would be forced to remain conscious to pay for the "sin" he committed.

At some point he and the God came to an agreement.

Hanako has to do something to "erase" his sins so he can free himself. So, perhaps the connection with this creature was born from this contract.

We don't know exactly why Hanako has this spot/hole in his chest, but it suggests that it is a part of this creature that is linked to him. This is because Tsukasa also had this same stain on his chest, where the creature was housed.

Perhaps this connection could have been born after they reached an agreement. Hanako has a duty he must fulfill to be forgiven of his sin, and God has given him the joudais, which help him become stronger when necessary.

It turns out that, for this transformation to happen, the Hakujoudai needs to be adhered to Hanako's chest, in the same place where the stain spreads. It's like a connection.

It seems that the joudais are used to spy and keep the two (him and Tsukasa) under surveillance. In other words, a direct connection with the creature. Furthermore, all this information matches the theory of seal removal.

This is because these seals (yorishiros) serve to remind the owners of the yorishiros that they must fulfill their duty. The theory of seals says that the God is weak because he was sealed, and these seals are on the yorishiros, to force some supernaturals chosen to be mysteries to protect and take care of the passages between the near and far shores.

Hanako said that if BOUNDARY'S OWNER doesn't allow him to use Hakujoudai, he won't be able to use it. Yet another proof that the seal theory may be right, since we are talking about the same God.

The God who has been sealed and who has power limited by seals, cannot use his powers freely within the boundaries, even if in a smaller amount, like what Hanako uses in the transformation.

If the God gave Hanako the power of the Joudais to protect himself, it means that he will need to do something dangerous, if it is something dangerous then it has a direct connection with what the exorcists don't want, releasing the sealed God.

Isn't it funny that Hakujoudai is adhered to the same place on the chest that is usually visible on Tsukasa because his shirt is almost always partially open?

Have you ever stopped to think, why out of all the mysteries, apparently Hanako is the only one who can transform?

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royakahoshiart · 4 months

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A thing i noticed a while back is that Tsukasa looks on the verge of tears

he's calling Amane selfish, why would he do everything to keep Yashiro alive, is it for himself? for her? but why would it be for none other than himself.

Tsukasa sacrificed himself for his brother's health, even so, he killed him and then himself, so why would he do anything for someone else. Tsukasa doesn't understand Hanako's motives to try everything in his power to save Yashiro, this angers him, he's jealous, he would do anything for that girl but not for his own brother? who left everything behind to save him?

Why would you protect someone you met a semester ago by pure chance and completely ignore the one you care the most about for more than 60years.

Tsukasa doesn't know the difference between brotherly, platonic or romantic love, all he wants is his brother to acknowledge him.

He's jealous of Yashiro because she's loved by Hanako but he isint, he'll do anything to be with him again, even at the cost of someone's well being.

#tbhk #jshk #tbhk tsukasa #jshk tsukasa #tsukasa yugi #yugi tsukasa #tbhk analysis #toilet bound hanako kun #jshk analysis

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makshu · 3 months

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Yesterday I was thinking about something... remember the first time Tsukasa saw Yashiro and Kou? That time in volume 4

Well, I went to take a look at it and noticed something interesting, Tsukasa's reaction when he saw the two was the same, he said the same thing, he just had different expressions.

Let me show you

That was his reaction when he saw Yashiro, "wow" was what he said with an expression that was kind of impressed and surprised at the same time, and then he held her hand and smiled at her.

Let's take a look on his reaction with Kou now

It was the same reaction. "Wow" again, but this time he seemed more shocked and angry

These could be completely normal reactions and easy to ignore, if it weren't for what happened at the Red House. That's where Tsukasa met Yashiro and Kou, it was his first contact with them

At that time the two helped and protected Tsukasa, they had empathy and compassion for him. One of the first people to care about him probably, he was very happy with their visit, he said so himself

Tsukasa liked them both, he still likes Yashiro, remember? He doesn't hate her, she helped him in the past, why would he hate her? Same reason with Kou, especially since Kou was the one who spent the most time with him. In fact, Tsukasa is grateful to them for visiting.

Apart from the fact that Kou said all those things to Tsukasa, but I'll ignore that for now

Tsukasa having the same reaction to both of them is now justified, so it's not a coincidence. I believe that Tsukasa with the seal has all the memories from the Red House, so from the beginning of the story he already knew who Nene Yashiro and Kou Minamoto were

This reaction demonstrates surprise and how impressed he was with these situations. The people who helped him before were now against him. Anyone would be surprised, right? Especially Tsukasa who doesn't have a good understanding of emotions

Speaking more directly about his reactions, I'll start with Yashiro.

In addition to being impressed, his surprise may be that she is together with Hanako, and her purifying powers are being shown. And she really hurt Tsukasa in a way, attacking him first. The shock of seeing an old friend is present here, the surprise of seeing where that person has come, and even more so being so close to someone you love. Maybe he felt hurt? Betrayed? She attacked him, she didn't remember who he was. But maybe he already expected this, he knew it could happen.

Talking about Kou

Tsukasa was in shock to see Kou again, and perhaps more shocked to see his old friend with such an angry expression on his face. That expression was for Tsukasa. Kou didn't recognize him either. How could he? That hadn't happened yet, at least for Kou. Tsukasa was also angry that Kou was interrupting his goal at the moment.

This is it. He was surprised to see two old friends again, and this time, against him.

#jshk #tbhk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #toilet bound hanako kun #analyze #jshk analysis #theory #jshk theories #tsukasa yugi #yashiro nene #kou minamoto

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teruwasright · 2 years

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Ok so I might get attacked for this because I guess people aren't aloud to say mean things about Kou but it has to be said. So I'll do it.

Kou backstabbed Teru. Here's why and how.

To understand why I think Kou backstabbed Teru in chp87/85 we have to talk about some other things first. An analysis if you will.

1. What is there relationship like? And how it lead to chp87.

Kou and Teru are close tho they were closer when they were little but Teru has always built a wall between them from a VERY young age. Kou respects Teru to much to push the boundaries Teru has set since they were little. (I don't think Kou is scared of Teru like a lot of people think. If Kou was scared of authority he wouldn't go against Teru the way he does) they don't strike me as the share everything with each other siblings so they are close on a ground level. But past that not so much. Even tho I think Kou gets PLENTY of love at home ( Teru has shown to be very affectionate with his siblings and since Teru is busy a lot of the time probably. Kou and Tiara probably spend a lot of time together) being shown affection is different from feeling like you can talk to someone ( even tho I think Teru would love nothing more then for Kou to be honest and open with him Kou feels the wall Teru built is to thick because Kou doesn't feel like it's fair if he can feel like he can talk about his feelings but Teru doesn't) so when Nene and Hanako come into the picture Kou suddenly has these people that are willing to talk to him and willing to listen to him talk to.

2. Chp10/9

When it comes to this chp I don't count this in my argument. In these chps Kou is being confronted with the thought that maybe not all supernaturals are evil like Teru said. He's confused and it shows. Kou basically broke down to Teru saying how he doesn't feel like it's right and that he needs some time to figure it out.

And Teru gave Kou that time. Even tho Teru didn't agree he didn't shut him up. He listened and seemed like he was surprised and hurt even. not by Kou. but by the fact he had no idea he made Kou feel this way.

Teru doesn't even seem mad at ALL even tho Kou basically slammed him into the ground. He looks more worried then anything. These chps had really good character development for both of them later on.

3. The Red House. A trust that wasn't mutual.

Ok ok- I've talked about this SO much but I won't stop because this was HUGE for Teru's character development- in chp79 Teru and Akane are at the shrine well Kou and Nene are in The Red House. Teru finds out that Kou is in The Red House after the phone call. After their done in the shrine Akane asks Teru if there going to go get Kou ( saying how it's dangerous and that him and Nene could die in there) but instead of agreeing with Akane he tells him otherwise.

If Teru trusted Kou to be ok in a place like that well having Akane tell him otherwise is a HUGE step in his character.

Teru trusted him in a dangerous place even tho Akane thought they should go get them. He trusts Kou to keep Nene and himself safe in The Red House. But I guess that wasn't enough for Kou. Even tho Kou got a chance to prove himself in The Red House. Kou BOSSED it in there because Teru trusted him. If Teru really did think Kou was weak and didn't trust him he would have agreed with Akane but he didn't. It's just sad how the Trust Teru had in Kou was repaid with betrayal.

4. How chps 87 and 10 are different.

There is a HUGE difference between these chps. The situation is WAY different to. In chps 9 through 10 Kou is confused about how he wants to handle supernaturals as a hole. He needed time to figure it out and got that time but with a warning from Teru if he got in the way again he wouldn't let it go under the rug. In chps 85 and 87 the situation is WAY different. By now Kou has decided that not all supernaturals are evil (false btw) and said he would be on Nene's side no matter what ( I hated that sentence smh) and clearly decided to do what he did in chp87. He chose to side with Nene in turn siding and helping Hanako in the process. This is a VERY different situation from chps 9 and 10.

5. How he backstabbed Teru.

Welp we finally getting to the point of this post ^^ so with all of this said and even giving y'all insight on how I came to this conclusion you see where I'm coming from right? Kou 100% backstabbed Teru. and Teru was clearly hurt. Kou decided to side with Nene and Hanako and hurt Teru in the process. And Teru DIDN'T deserve it. Teru has pushed Kou away because he wanted to keep Kou away from the exorcist life. And Kou seems aware of this.

But despite this Teru has NEVER done this shit to Kou-

Kou feeling useless and like no one trusts him is not Teru's fault. Teru would NEVER want to make Kou feel that way and the fact that y'all really think he would is just proof that all y'all care about is the main three. All Teru did was try and keep Kou away from him so he doesn't have to go through the shit he did the fact that Kou felt miserable and useless Teru would NEVER do on purpose. Why do you think Teru seems always surprised to hear Kou saying that's how he feels? Because Teru never meant to make him feel like that.

I'm gonna make a part 2 because I still have reference panels for this and I'm running out of images I can put in the post also it's getting really long so I'll make a fallow up post later this weekend ^^ I hope I don't get attacked to badly for this but I'm sick of this being swept under the rug. All I see is poor Kou this poor Kou that- I'm sick of it. So if no one will call Kou out on his bullshit fine! I will.

Lol tho seriously I hope y'all like this analysis so far. I haven't made one this long in awhile so I hope y'all enjoy it even if you don't agree ^^ see y'all in part two! - sincerely a Teru stan who's still crying over them- TwT

To be continued.

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Tsukasa could still be in Hanako's boundary

I was think this over and I believe the Tsukasa we see around is actually a physical replica made by the red house, I'm not sure if this has been a theory before but it's driving me up the walls

so firstly I'd like to talk about a theory I have for a human Yorishiro. like Sumire she has to endure the same day over and over again, and I believe this to be because that is the day she meant the most to Hakubo.

so I'd believe that Tsukasa was also stuck in a loop of some kind or, stuck in a replication of their childhood house. my only proof of this is (1) we have not seen Hanako's boundary and instead he always says the bathroom his is sort of boundary, but every boundary has its own innermost reach. we have not seen Hanako's, and instead the entrance to hell of mirrors is through his own mirror, but I think it could be a replication of the red house. my only sort of proof is this

he's seen to be in this broken down piece of the red house, it's not just in this scene but we've gotten multiple arts of him here, he is partially the red house demon, but what if this is Hanako's boundary? Tsukasa is powerful on his own and I would not put it past him to tear down a section of the boundary for just himself, and especially sense this looks like the playroom and the playroom is where Tsukasa disappeared.

and with all the supernatural bugs around it could be completely plausible that it's because Hanako never visits his boundary. now why I think Tsukasa is a physical replica is because of his lack of solid body in the early chapters

he has the black smoke all around him, similar to how the red house only appears as a black emptiness, even as only a demon in Tsukasa's chest, speaking of my guess as to why he can still grant wishes I think it's because he's still partially the red house demon? it's been theorized that the demon builds its own strength and power over time, which is why he would have mistaked the last time he saw Hanako or Hanako went to his boundary twenty to ten years or so

and Sakura is also said to have helped him, and the paper crane is highlighted and we all know his kokujoudai take form in a crane, especially the one that teleports, similar to Hanako's hakujoudai one teleports people items ect, which could be how he contacted Sakura, the crane is also used to help keep track of people(well that's one of the uses we've seen most) so he could also be keeping tabs on her

and one of the other reasons I believe he's a replica and not the real yorishiro is because he's said it's harder to move around because, presumably, his body not being entirely together and he seemed very happy to have gotten out. not to mention Hanako being surprised to see Tsukasa, and if my theory is correct on the day he meant the most being the day the boundary revolves around this could also explain what he said here

and we all know Tsukasa has a huge master plan slowly piecing together through all the arcs we have played out in his drawings

and I think Tsukasa may be doing all of this, to get his original physical self, who is plotting inside the boundary out of there. I think this because of his actions recently, now it's a very good guess that it's for Sakura's wish, but I believe why he's trying to get Hanako and Nene to destroy all the Yorishiros so he can escape. Sakura has even said she's very confident that Nene will end up destroying the Yorishiros regardless, and this could be because of her pure faith in Tsukasa's master plan

and in regards of her wish, Tsukasa states that after they're destroyed she will be able to go outside, which is in fact her wish.

but this could be because once he's out of there he's more powerful, the red house is a very powerful demon, no Minamoto or any exorcist has been able to get rid of it. one of the things that really got me stuck was when Tsukasa was telling her how many Yorishiros have already been destroyed and he said Mitsuba/no.3 could, do whatever? well, let's hope we get some answers soon

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