Yoshitada Otsuka and Rie Kugimiya added to the cast of “Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2”! Akari Kito will continue to perform the ED theme ♪ “After School Radio” will also be revived

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The second season of the TV anime “Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun”, “Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2″, will be broadcast on 28 TBS networks nationwide from January 12, 2025. It has recently been announced that Yoshitada Otsuka and Rie Kugimiya will be appearing as additional cast members, and it has also been revealed that Akari Kito will be in charge of the ending theme, continuing from the first season. In addition, new information such as the revival of “After School Radio” and the airing of a special program just before the broadcast was also announced.

“Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun” is a “heartfelt toilet comedy” based on the manga by Iro Aida, which is serialized in the monthly “G Fantasy” and has sold over 10 million copies in total. The story depicts Nene Yahiro, an occult girl who loves spells and fortune-telling, who is swayed by Hanako-kun, a sadistic and slightly naughty boy ghost, and becomes involved in various ghost stories.

After the first season of the TV anime was broadcast from January to March 2020, a restart project for the anime was announced in the winter of 2022. The first episode of the short anime “Hanago Shonen Hanako-kun” was aired in October of the same year, and the second episode in October 2024, a sequel of 4 episodes, will be broadcast on TV for 4 weeks and distributed globally. was.

New information about the second season of “Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2” was announced at the advance screening held on December 14, 2024. As additional cast members, it has been revealed that Yoshitada Otsuka will play the role of Kako, the first of the Seven Wonders, and Rie Kugimiya will play the role of Mirai.
Furthermore, it has been revealed that Akari Kito, who plays Nene Yahiro, will be in charge of the ending theme as in the first season. The song “With a Wish” was written and composed by Saku, who was in charge of the ending theme song “Tiny Light” for the first season. Otsuka, Kugimiya, and Kito also provided comments.

In addition, “Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun After School Radio,” which was distributed during the first season and in which Emi Ogata, who plays Hanako-kun and Tsukasa, is the personality, will be revived as “Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2 After School Radio.” It was decided. The program will feature anime cast members as guests, and they will talk about the many charms of anime. The pre-broadcast #0 was streamed live on YouTube TBS Anime Channel from 9pm on December 14th, so be sure to check it out in the archive.

Furthermore, on January 5th, the week before the first broadcast of the second season, there will be a pre-broadcast special program featuring Ogata, Kito, Junichi Toki (playing Akane Aoi), and others. Navi” will be sent to you. I want to make sure I don’t miss this one in preparation for the main part.

The second season of the TV anime “Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun”, “Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2”, will be broadcast on 28 TBS networks nationwide from January 12, 2025.

Yoshitada Otsuka

Q1. Please tell us your impressions when you first encountered the role and when you actually played it.
I will be appearing as Kako.
I saw the materials when I auditioned,
I was shocked and thought, “Oh, this is my role.”
I keep coming up with ideas for new roles, and I can speak without hesitation.
I had a lot of fun acting, and I was very happy that I was able to get the role at the audition.

Q2. Please give a message to the fans who are waiting for the broadcast.
Please enjoy the mysterious and meaningful exchanges with Hanako-kun.

Rie Kugimiya

Q1. Please tell us your impressions when you first encountered the role and when you actually played the role.
My name is Rie Kugimiya and I will be in charge of the role of Mirai. What an adorable visual when you first see the character! That’s what I thought, but if you look closely, you’ll see that there are times when they have a disturbing expression… I played the role with the intention of being able to give a wide range of acting.

Q2. Please give a message to the fans who are waiting for the broadcast.
When I first came to the studio, I was greeted with a very warm atmosphere, and I was able to relax and have fun performing. It would be great if everyone could enjoy watching it as well. Thank you very much!

Akari Kito

Following on from the first season, I will be in charge of the ending theme for the second season!
I was able to express the worldview of the second season’s story to the best of my ability while singing the song, so I’d be happy if you could enjoy it by getting more involved in the work along with the main anime!

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