Awkward Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun

I don’t know. I didn’t think I’d make it this far. I only created this blog because a friend of mine asked me to. Sorry about the poor maintenance. I can promise you that I still do read this series. I just don’t have the time to create as much content as I want to.

Here’s my take:

Yashiro: She’s cool. I didn’t like her at the beginning and found her incredibly whiny, but I like the dynamic she has with the other characters. She’s grown, but I feel like she has more growing and maturing to do (even though the characters in this manga are, for the most part, extremely childish. Give her brain cells sometimes. She needs them!)

Hanako (Amane): I kept flip-flopping for this one. I like him, but I decided to bump him up because he’s funny. He’s the namesake for this series.

Kou: My favourite. He’s a good kid. I like him. I like really genuine characters with nothing between the ears. When he pretended like he didn’t know how to cook and his innocent crush on Nene is great.

Teru: I feel like we barely know this guy yet besides the fact that he can’t cook or supervise his zero-brain-celled brother.

Tiara: Cute kid. I love that she’s the most powerful out of the family but doesn’t know it yet.

Sakura: I like the “cool beauty” anime archetype. I also like the fact that she’s ready to kill Natsuhiko and use him as a pawn constantly. I also like that Chika Anzai (her voice actor) voiced some of the giant monsters that Natsuhiko and Nene faced. If you haven’t, check out their radio show.

Natsuhiko: Himbo. 100% freshly squeezed organic stupidity. His voice actor voiced the chameleon that snatched Natsuhiko. Voice-ception.

Tsuchigomori: He’s cool. I just remember that episode where he explains a bit of Hanako’s past and how devastated he sounded when he explained how he died too young. That stuff hits right.

Aoi: I don’t know much about her. Pro tip: Don’t name your characters like this. Confuses me a lot. Their names in Japanese at least have different kanji.

Akane: He’s kind of suspicious and a little too into his childhood friend. He also has that teen movie cliche where “I get charm stat boosts when I take off my glasses”. Kind of cringe.

Yako: Kitsune udon. That was a good scene.

Shijima/Mei: I like that arc. I just like the contrast between the personas. I’m going to have to reread that arc eventually.

Tsukasa: Ya dirty rat. Don’t think the latest chapters have changed my mind.