The spin-off anime of the manga series “Toilet-bound Hanako-kun” is set to be release on Oct 12, 2023. The anime is titled “After-School Hanako-kun” and will be animated by Studio Lerche.
The spin-off will focus on the character of Nene Yashiro, a high school student who becomes a ghostbuster after making a contract with Hanako-kun, the seventh mystery of the Kamome Academy. The anime will follow Nene as she solves supernatural mysteries and tries to keep her school safe from harm.
The spin-off is written by Iro Aida, the original author of the manga series. It will be directed by Masaki Kitamura, who has previously worked on the anime series ‘Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – First and Second Season’.
Kazuma Nagatomo is in charge of the series scripts. Aya Higami is both the character designer and chief animation director. Mizuho Shimada is the compositing director of photography. Hiroshi Takaki is returning from the Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun anime as music composer.
The Spin-off Anime will have 4 episodes in total (10 min runtime per episode) and it will also stream on Crunchyroll too.