Jibaku Shounen Hanako Kun - Blog Posts

That time I tried to do inktober and then life happened lol. On the bright side! Here is Hanako Kun and Yashiro in their fish forms!!!

I tried making them into stickers on red bubble!

ME TOO!!!!!!!!🥺😫

❤️❤️❤️❤️

I miss them :(

I know this might seem late but happy New Year

Of 2024

Fact: this lunar year is the wood Dragon 🐉

May the rest of your days be filled with honor and limitless power,balance as the dragon and full of tranquility this year!

YATTA THE BOI IS BACK!!!!!!!!!

IS SPIN-OFF TIME

HANAKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have the the idea of Vivia being a supernatural as a vampire and Yuma being a supernatural as a ghost in which he still has his forte and shinigami being his friend

While Vivia also still has his forte.

them beside shinigami having the ability to disguise as human,the only trait being out with Yuma is that he cold so he tries not to touch people unless he needs to and for Vivia he can stand in the sun but not to long or else he gets sick

But that a random thought that was just inspired by TBHK/toilet bound hanako-kun

In progress

My persona

Random question if you were to want to make a foil/opposite/the yin or yang, character of Amane/Hanako Yugi what you think they be

Nene-chan and Tsukasa combined; Amane already has foils

Where Amane is filled with secrets and refuses to speak his heart, Tsukasa speaks his heart fearlessly

and where Amane is hopeless, Nene-chan is filled with hope

a good story has its foil baked into the plot! its characters will exemplify the different philosophies!

we don't need to invent anything new!

Because I have a feeling when school is in full swing and Hanako-kun has a moment alone with Tsukasa, I have a feeling he's going to ask, "Why are you doing this?" I hate you, you're not my brother" In this situation I have the impression that Hanako-kun will get angry and it will be at that moment that Tsukasa will unload all her feelings on him saying that he's the one I've always hated him. That's my theory how do you think that will be the moment when Tsukasa really reveals his true feelings

I guess just the once, I will answer one of these, which I typically would delete ....

without any malice directed at you, but with simply opposing ideologies, know I feel this with conviction: you, and everyone who thinks this are as incredibly wrong about the manga as you could possibly be. You'll be confused and disappointed until the very last page.

The Yugi are deeply in love with each other. Everything Tsukasa does is out of boundless love for Amane, and a wish to know him. Everything Amane has done is originating from his love for Tsukasa. Even his love for Nene-chan, derives in some way in the way she reminds him of his naive, childish, gullible, clumsy, playful little brother, who he spent his childhood with.

The core concepts in this manga are love, devotion, attachment, enduring everything and accepting any outcome, because you love somebody. It doesn't matter if they push you away (Aoi), if they could never return it (Hakubo), if they're beyond hope (Sakura), hurt you (Tsukasa), or change (Amane, Mitsuba)-- they are still the person you love. As long as there is something there, it is worth loving, it is worth believing in.

There cannot be a message about hate, or someone lost and corrupted beyond saving, as Iro-sensei is honestly too soft and sentimental for this. A reveal about hate would not be narratively interesting, thematic, or satisfying. The concept of shooting a big gun at Tsukasa at the end of this, or the Yugi hating eachother, is 100% impossible. Really I think that!

You may as well 'theorize' that Mitsuba is a lost cause, or 'theorize' that Hakubo never loved Sumire, or 'theorize' that loving Aoi is wrong of Akane, or 'theorize' that Nene will have to destroy the too-far-gone Hanako with her bare hands, lol.

What senseless things! Silly nonsense. Why do some people think hate is so important?

Tsukasa has no secret.

Here are his true feelings:

but I don't know why I'm saying anything ... you must not listen to a word I say! Ho hum ...

Just curious, but what your thoughts and feelings of hanakou

I think hanakou is amazing, I love them so much it makes me look stupid! They are easily my favorite ship that doesn't involve Teru, Akane, or Aoi, and their view of each other is fascinating!!

People don't really pay attention to them and a lot about how Hanako impacts Kou's relationship with supernaturals and how Kou impacts Hanako's relationship with trust with hope, which both serve to sabotage each other, is lost.

I am too sleepy to properly gush about them, but as a tiny example, think of Mitsuba's introduction arc. Hanako would normally take care of Mitsuba himself, he believes there is no future for the dead after all, but he trusts Kou, Kou makes him have hope, so he let him deal with it in a more gentle way that goes against his usual beliefs.

That's what started one of Kou's main arcs: A decision Hanako made from respect for Kou's own beliefs. Which was only possible cause Kou went to Hanako for advice for exorcism in the first place.

I have an entire draft on them that I really need to finish and edit

I am well aware they aren't canon, but I'm still very sad Aidairo just... pushed them aside when there is still so much to explore.

I do agree that their relationship has been dicey for a while, and just because we breezed past some things in 96 doesn't actually mean all is resolved. This 'friendship' has always been tenuous, what with Hanako being a known kaii that has had conflict with the Minamoto in the past. Honestly... what Hanako and Kou had going on feels closer to a truce than real friendship, to me. An agreement to wait and see what happens, to... co-exist, in the meantime. You don't really get an impression that they even respect... one another... exactly... To Hanako, Kou might just seem like some goody two-shoes, ignorant kid in the world. To Kou, Hanako has a suspicious past and behaves rudely, carelessly. They try and get along... more for Nene's sake than anything else. But Nene is also a source of contention for them, as they squabble over her fate, again and again.

(Note: while Hanako doesn't directly comment on it, I think Kou swearing vengeance towards Tsuaksa in Ch 20 isn't exactly negligible either... lol. A yorishiro is a precious object containing strong memories from a mystery's life, and Tsukasa and Amane had a close, intense relationship up until death. Let's think of this as, Kou's first strike.)

Once Kou learns about Nene's life span situation during the Clock Keeper's arc, this kicks off their ongoing struggle over, who will save Nene? Kou is angry that Hanako withheld this information / Hanako sees it as not worth mentioning, since her fate isn't able to be altered. Kou swears he will fight to change it anyways. This is a challenge to Hanako's defeatism (good) but it also is ah, a sort of threat (uncontrollably.) that he will alter Nene's fate by his own means. Hanako, a possessive person, does not like this. But it must percolate for a while, before this becomes an issue. I'd say this is Kou's second strike.

It's not a serious offense, but I also think it's like. "Lol" that, post-Hell of Mirrors + during Tanabata, Hanako is pouting about Nene's attention towards Kou. He's sulking about how he's on her mind. By the time Picture Perfect rolls around, it feels like he's... finally reaching the end of his patience with this all! It's an undercurrent throughout the chapters... Amane seeming frustrated as he observes Nene seek solace in Kou. And Kou throws a wrench in all of Amane's shmoozing and attempts to get Nene to accept this fake reality!

To me... it feels like Amane is really struggling with how he's trying to, roleplay out this fantasy of being Nene's Normal Fellow Classmate... Stargaze on the rooftop, wax poetics... Impress upon her his thoughts about stars, space... but Kou is in the way! And, beyond this little 'roleplay', Amane is trying to trap her in this painting, to save her life (before Kou can)... and Kou is getting in the way-!!

He can't keep his cool about this... Looking disdainful, resentful, tired. He finds Kou's heroisms stupid, and pointless... He thinks his grand declarations of all he can do are lousy, spoken out of ignorance. A bunch of hot air, with no follow through. All these promises of what he is going to provide for her... It must simultaneously make Amane want to roll his eyes (how, annoying, how empty and weak these promises are!) and yet also bare his teeth (the possessive, jealous brain cannot stand even the mere thought of it...)

This is it... Three strikes and you're out. These panels are like, the nail on the coffin, to me. There is no friendship here... We're not friends. We can't be friends.

We are in competition. And, it remains to be the case, as Kou continuously makes plans to save Nene's lifespan, like his plans to take Hakubo's seat as No. 6. Even ah, in Ch 97, we get this bit...

Reaffirming that, Kou is still seeking to extend Nene's life, and is willing to exorcise Hanako, if push came to shove. I suppose it's a mutual sense of distrust, at this point. And the reason there's no talking about is because they don't want to rock the boat and make things harder for Nene again. After the Severance, I think everyone would like to look the other way, and let things go 'back to normal'... Even if they aren't / even if they can't.

Hum hum... but as for the upcoming chapter...There's so much going on with this new arc being built up, I feel like this is storybeat is kind of, low priority-? It doesn't need to be addressed right now, I don't think.

We're juggling things between the school festival (past and present), the large clock in the theatre, Hanako's missing memories, past Tsukasa's invitation to Nene, the? hand? that alluded to Nene that some accident happening in the past? And Natsuhiko + Akane possibly teaming up, the broadcast club going for No. 1's yorishiro... So much could happen next. I also assume that if Kou makes a proper appearance in the next chapter, it would just be to continue his ongoing issue with Mitsuba, and maybe his promise to share the burden with Teru. Much to do, much to get to... Hanako isn't even very focused right now, as he is busy dwelling on his past...

Also, Nene and Mitsuba are closer, and more friendly with one another, so the tone of the last chapter suits them. This, like, girl talk almost (lol?) sitting and reflecting about their relationship. I do not... think... Kou and Hanako are able to parallel such an interaction... I don't think they really have drawn out conversations like this... Really, I don't think they'd even want to talk about their respective feelings for Nene/Mitsuba at one another-? They're struggling to even acknowledge these feelings to themselves.

When we do address this conflict between them, I think it'll be when... they naturally wind up trying to do conflicting things. If Kou tries to make a move to extend Nene's life, it won't go unopposed, and if Hanako does some crazy shit again, well. Kou promised to be a cop with his cop brother so that will create problems. We must simply wait and see.

Why does Amane choose his name hanako, I understand yako choosing misaki but why hanako of all things, why the specific spelling in kanji that means flower kid

Ooh, you know, incidentally, I've been dwelling on the name "Hanako" lately...

The kanji (花子) is actually pretty typical, for "Hanako"... Let's say, it's one of the most classic spelling of this name? Building off of that, the myth of "Hanako-san of the bathroom" (トイレの花子さん) is actually one that has existed in Japan for years, and in it, the name is commonly spelled like that. From a writing perspective, Iro-sensei is just maintaining the ah, iconography of the name, I suppose?

I've talked before in a previous ask about how the "Jibaku" in the title is evoking several things at once. Well, I think Iro-sensei is the sort that likes everything to feel multilayered, so even the usage of "Hanako-kun" is conveying something very particular. Hanako is a very feminine name (as flower names commonly are; think of names like Daisy or Rose) — so appending -kun to it is a little bit strange... My wife and I have joked, it's sort of like, if the story was starring Bloody Mary… but the twist is that Mary is a boy, and we call him, Little Lad Mary, or something… Lol. This is one of those things western fandom might be missing out on, due to culture discrepancies. We read Hanako, and it perhaps doesn't stand out next to Natsuhiko as a very girly name. To the point where I don't really blame anyone for not keying into it; it's not so intuitive for us.

I mean, I myself have had to really internalize what the experience of reading the title could be like, for a native speaker. You're looking at Hanako-kun on the title, and then seeing this spooky cursed boy sitting on a toilet. And you're like "-? ? .. ?? Hanako... toilet ghost, but boy-? And, self bondage???" (lol) There's just ah, a different first impression when picking up volume 1, I think.

Now, to get into the in-world reasons for why Amane uses Hanako... Well. The thing is, we haven't actually gotten a very direct explanation on what Amane feels about the name. Feels quite shrouded in mystery still... perhaps, it's not something we'll know the truth of until we are able to learn about what Amane went through that made him become a mystery in the first place. For now, all we can do is infer...

Logically, we can say the name Hanako comes from the rumor of "Hanako-san", which is something that could have existed before Amane even died. The mysteries can be swapped out by other individuals, as we see with Mitsuba, who becomes the new "Hell of Mirrors". It seems the rumor itself doesn't suddenly change, despite Mitsuba being a wholly different person. And, beyond that, perhaps there was a different entity before that tengu that was the Hell of Mirrors... etc. So, a possible explanation is that the name Hanako was one that Amane inherited once he became No. 7.

Though, we do have examples of mysteries with titles that allude to their specific circumstance... such as the Misaki Stairs and Shijima-san of the Art Room. Questions that arise from this are: If a kaii replaced Yako or Shijima, would the rumor stay the same? What were the rumors for No. 2 and No. 4 before theirs existed? Were there any at all...? I suppose, we don't know how long there have been 7 mysteries guarding the school. In any case... I wouldn't totally rule out the possibility that Amane himself is the origin of the Hanako-san rumor. For whatever reason, his actions in the past might have created Hanako-san. Shijima-san's rumor is a product of misinformation about Mei's death, so it might not have been Amane's choice how people perceived certain events.

I try and keep my mind open to the possibility, at least... though, if you want my personal opinion, I'm leaning more towards the former. I assume that Amane just inherited the role of No. 7, and the rumor associated with it was Hanako-san. The reason is... before meeting Nene, I'm not sure who else would even be calling him Hanako-? The mysteries are relatively distant from one another, and typically refer to one another by their numbers. I would say Tscuhigomori is the mystery that knows Amane the most personally, and deep down, I think Tsuchigomori simply sees Amane as... Yugi Amane. To Tsuchigomori, Amane is the same as when he knew him in life; he's been frozen in place here, never moving on. Tsukasa meanwhile knew Amane best, ostensibly, and was close with him through most of his life... and only ever calls him Amane.

I'm of the belief that Amane himself, does not closely identify with the name Hanako, before meeting Nene. I think it was a business name... I think it was even, kinda funny, like, Lol, girl's name... sure. He's amicable to wearing thigh highs and letting Nene dress up his hair, nor does he really fret about being gender-swapped, so it's not like having a "girl's name" would bother him much. It must feel very inconsequential...? He's only being regarded as Hanako-san on the rare occasion a soon-to-be-dead student summons him. Otherwise, he's Nanaban-sama to his co-workers... and internally, I think he's Amane... er, in a compulsive way-? Like, he can't control this remnant of his past life... Tricky, since there is a bit of compartmentalization happening; I do think Amane thinks of "Yugi Amane" as having died and no longer "really" existing beyond that death... What he is now, is something different and unrecognizable (... or, so he thinks.) At that point of dehumanization, he probably doesn't regard his current self with any name. Maybe he is just, a kaii, a mononoke, a murderer... etc.

Upon befriending Nene... I think that Amane wasn't taking their relationship so seriously. Her referring to him as Hanako-kun was kind of cute, funny, novel. He WAS obfuscating his identity, after all, so maybe it was ideal for her to see him this way. (Amane himself wouldn't have even let Nene know he killed someone in the past, let alone his real name...) So, performing as Hanako became something he does specifically for Nene's sake. This comes packaged with representing the mysteries as more close than they are, his job as more heroic than it really is, etc. I would say at this point, Amane starts to imagine a divide between Amane, living boy, and Hanako, the ghost that came after.

However, over time, the identity of Hanako-kun became more sentimental than Amane would ever have chosen. This was never supposed to be... more than, a flimsy front, a mask he wears, your silly bathroom ghost friend. That's why he's confused in Picture Perfect, with Nene's insistence that Amane-kun is the same as Hanako-kun. These should be separate things — Amane shouldn't be the same as Hanako! But... of course, they are, because he's the same as ever...

Haha, it's all kind of convoluted, but I like how much it makes one reflect on identity... Whether you personally identify with something or not, the urge to split yourself up, but also the way that you're always... yourself, even after things change... *wiggles fingers* Pretty cool, right? Often in posts, I'm kind of wrestling with how to refer to Amane, and how to keep things consistent enough to not be suuuper confusing... but it's hard! The names Amane and Hanako can be useful in tandem. It's such a Vibes thing, at times.

I typically default to Amane when referring to him as... the character, the entity of Amane, across many worlds/timelines. The entire history of the character, is "Amane" to me. Whereas I think of Hanako as more specifically encompassing the time he's spent with Nene! It's really Nene that has made Hanako more than just a title... though deep down, ig the real endgame of this would be regarding him as Amane...? [personal blatherings here...] Anyhoo...

We're surely due for more information on this topic someday. My wife has even mused on why the name Hanako is used for him... It's something to really contemplate-!!

Here your parfait Hanako

Hope you enjoy it

I flipping knew it

Hanakou

I wouldn’t shut up if the picture perfect conflict was addressed, my insanity would be noticeable, but I have no hope for chap 103. You can clearly see where the narrative focus is: It's all about hananene, mitsukou, and Hanako/Amane backstory.

So if Aidairo does make them talk, I feel like it would just be used as a device to further set up mitsukou and hananene, instead of their own moment.

This hypothetical talk does have the potential for a really good conversation though! Kou knows Nene and Hanako like each other, and his view is pessimistic in an intimate way since he is close to them both. It would also open a door for us to get more details on how Hanako views Mitsuba, since it isn't clear at the moment (he seems to feel mostly neutral/negative about him? Hanako has only been shown to care about how Mitsuba's suffering affect Kou, never Mitsuba'S own struggles and it makes me curious)

The only time I can possibly imagine them bringing focus to hanakou conflict is near the end of the manga, when we get close to the moment Kou will exorcise Hanako, which have been consistently built up to.

It would be a very strange choice if Aidairo doesn’t give us a hanako and kou centered arc when we get close to this point, even if just a small 1 to 2 chapters arc, since this has been set up since even before Mitsuba intro, or hell, Tsukasa’s intro in the manga and have the potential to be a very impactful/symbolic moment for both characters. 

My actual hope for chapter 103 is predictable as hell though, I want them to show how Akane and Natsuhiko's talk went, please I want to see them.

but I will be genuinely happy to get any Akane, Aoi, or Teru panel.

Im sorry

I was very impulsive/ ignorant

https://www.tumblr.com/2n2n/718413432710479872/does-hanako-have-some-qualities

Please don't send me post links anymore.

I am 50/50. I'm not entirely sure. It seems that Amane could or knew what was going on at school honestly it would be really good if it turned out that Amane was the clock keepers… they were like Tsukasa, both twins with supernatural ties. But of course there's a "but" and I'm honestly not sure if he actually was.

I really like the PP arc and I really liked how Amane and Akane are friends with each other that would be cool considering Akane says all supernaturals are "evil" he has bad memories and was tricked by no.1 so I'm not surprised by his opinion.

I just don't think it's in the omen arc will be happaned. Hyuuga wants to form a temporary alliance with Akane, either Akane will be used or he will see through Hyuuga's tricks. I don't know if it's possible for them to be friends, I doubt it, maybe allies in one thing, but not friends.

are you referring to my husband's blog, @7ban-sama? we aren't the same person! We're similar, but that's just from being unGodly close for 6 years (:

not all kaii are evil; Hanako specifically is referred to as 'mononoke' or, a destructive, vengeful, or otherwise misery-causing cursed force ... for lack of a better term, an 'evil energy'. However, when using his joudai, he is no longer 'a mononoke', as he is blessed by God. HOWEVER however, every mystery is being lent the power of God, and seems to qualify as one in their boundaries.

Plenty of kaii seem neutral or passive. The Minamoto clan simply believe in profiling and reducing risk by not distinguishing between them. To Minamoto, all kaii are evil, yes. From kaii to kaii, I think Hanako being a Mononoke is distinct.... and I think in Hanako's own psyche, he identifies as a Mononoke.

I think kaii becoming kami is a major aspect of JSHK; the mysteries are 'appointed' by someone in a position of power, and are being granted special attributes through that process. The jurisdiction/control they have over their space, and the creation of their sanctum, is a Godly ability.

Teru refers to the mysteries in a Godlike manner. Personally, I believe the original Well-God's power is being siphoned and distributed to the mysteries, who become Gods, though not as powerful as the original God composed of all 7's abilities. All the mysteries are Kami-brought-to-Godhood, then, while they remain mysteries.

I would say that Tsukasa went from human to kami in canon, as far as we've observed. We don't know what journey Hanako made, which made him specifically a mononoke...

It seems as if perhaps Sakura can appoint/dispel mysteries, (previously?)... She may be a (holy, sanctified?) being in charge of the system of the school. Tsukasa meanwhile could appoint Mitsuba as a mystery; effectively turning him from a (weak) kaii into one of the school's minor kami. So, Tsukasa has the ability to grant Kami power unto a kaii.

Does Hanako have some qualities?

Oh boy does he. I wonder if you meant to type "good qualities"? I tend to give him a hard time out here or cheer on his difficult traits (mostly because I feel people less often observe that head-on), so maybe you want to know what is positive about him? Apologies if you meant something else, but I'll answer for now as if this said "good qualities"...

Hanako's most incredible quality to me, which no other character has, is his deep endless romanticism... his utter commitment, his devotion, his obsession, the manner of which he thinks of things is I feel ... just more poetic and naturally artful than, anyone else. I think it makes sense that being in love with Hanako winds up making you equally obsessive and sick (Nene and Tsukasa dealing with this both)... I think it's just, impossibly captivating. I really think Hanako's heart is the most elegant here... his love is incredible. To get the chance to be loved by Hanako-- you would not ever want anything else.

And if he didn't love you, you'd just die.

Nene is a childish and crude little poet girl, doing her best to write her feelings out (but naturally following a more trope-y, rather ignorant perspective, starting out)

we love it. Tsukasa does his best with his sincere gestures...

...both are very sweet. Kind of ... innocent naive little things, Nene and Tsukasa.

There's something about how Hanako expresses his heart, in the rare moments we glimpse it... its like a peek at the burning sun..

capable of setting up a telescope to face at a star he feels powerfully about, a metaphor for feelings he has.

a natural sense of incredible poetics, speaking in celestial bodies...

unlike Nene.. I don't think Amane really reads romantic poetry and aches to become such a protagonist. He's not copying anything he's seen or read. This is just the magnitude of which he conceptualizes his own feelings for others-- equating them to the incredible wonders of the sky that have bewitched him since he was a child.

when Amane's love comes out, it wants to express itself in incredible extremes. In intoxicating, delusional epiphanies,

with imperative severity

which is also why he acts possessively and dangerously ... it's all fueled by this-- the beautiful center-- the unbearable, indomitable love he cannot help but be consumed by! Right or wrong, it compels him! He can't help it!

I really think ... that Nene and Tsukasa are both trying to chase down the root of Amane, uncover this thing inside of him... while neither can really seem to confirm confidently his love for them (at least, at one point)....

this is really the most romantic manga I have read ?? sounds crazy. But true. and It's only like that because of the center of it, the title character, being absolutely insane with passion...

Amane would do anything for love .... when he acts dangerously in canon, when he risks his soul, he's doing it for love.

It is a kind of love Nene or Tsukasa could never find anywhere else, never in their damn lives ... I honestly don't think you would see this love even in Akane. Not to be all Me about it but .... I think true love does make you insane.

while Amane needs to learn how to COMMUNICATE WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM!!!!! he does not need to work on or fix his heart, which, I believe, is unbelievably pure.

People have theorized that amane was one of previous clock keepers of the present( I understand but a bit of a stretch) and now I can’t help but imagine both of them meeting each other 50 years ago because of the unstable time in the school. They seem like friends in the PP arc, I want to imagine them to have something in reality in the Omen arc.

What do you think?

I would love if Akane meet Amane in the Omens arc! I think would be very interesting to see them interacting but I personally can't see them becoming friends.

We know Hanako wants to be his friend.

As you mentioned, they were friends in picture perfect, where Hanako played the role of 'Amane', but Mei's world isn't based on reality, it was based on the things Hanako wants: Hanako stops being shorter than Nene, he gets to be Nene's classmate, and is so popular even Aoi fangirls about him! (popular boy = Nene's type to Hanako)

So his friendship with Akane is also wishful thinking:

It checks out with how happy Hanako is to interact with the real Akane, no matter how cold he acts.

We could assume Amane would feel the same about Akane as Hanako does, and crave to be his friend, but I doubt it. Or at least, I can't see him liking Akane as much as Hanako does.

One of the main reasons Hanako is so fond of Akane is because of the serious way Akane threat his crime: They both believe murder is something unforgivable and impossible to ‘atone’ for. Hanako may have gotten hurt to have someone so confidently solidifying his personal belief that he is a piece of shit (Hanako hates himself so much is insane) but he respects and admires Akane’s attitude.

Regardless of whatever is going on with Amane, he did not kill anyone (yet), so he can’t have this connection with Akane. While Akane can’t apply the “you’re a supernatural you don’t value people” mindset that makes it impossible for him to be buddies with Hanako (especially after all the times Hanako put Aoi in danger), I doubt he would forget that Amane was the one that killed Tsukasa.

Dead or alive, a murderer is a murderer and Amane’s future is one that is set in stone. Akane will already have a negative bias against him since he looks so much like Hanako, and it doesn’t take a genius to realize Amane is a human Hanako. As for Amane... To him, Akane is just a stranger that doesn’t seem very fond of him.

Everything would mostly depend on the circumstances of how they met, the stakes or lack of and such, but whatever relationship they form, it likely wouldn’t be very friendly. At least not at first. Even if I would adore a 'enemies to buddies' arc with them!

Regardless of how well or badly they hit off, it would be delightful if Aidairo made them interact! :D

Do you think he could lying or maybe not but I still have hope that the creators know what they’re doing in the story,this could be to throw us out or the book are not affected to the time change nene has been doing (not on purpose) think about it the books are records,they store knowledge to people activities in this school, you could sync the accurate time on a clock by turning the hands but you can’t change a record with out redoing it entirely (or it can on it own and tsuchigomori only look at it once cause he is so sure it hasn’t changed) thinking of reference as this

In short he erased himself the story was changed but still a similar fate and he still alive just doesn’t remember his past existence( I don’t know why I’m comparing a game to TBHK) the book could have changed but it was too late since Amane’s fate already happened and all the books are now destroyed and we can no longer look further to them,I could be and I’m just rambling, all in my head but I’m sure the omen arc or even the final arcs could explain the truth of what going on and what happened and getting answers about it from the creators themself.

That all I have to say

Thanks for reading

Tsuchigomori and Amane's book

There is a repetitive aspect to manga. The events that took place seem to have been forgotten. One of the latest examples. Amane and yashiro in chapter 96 looked like they forgot about their romantic relationship and it was reminded in chapter 101. I think that such forgetting is carried out deliberately by the authors. It made me think back to Tsuchigomori and Amane and his altered future.

Tsuchigomori knew the students' secrets. It was enough that he read them as it was with Yashiro when she missed the truth about her secrets. Tsuchigmori knows the future, knows about events.

Tsuchigomori looked into his book and knew what the future had and he was sure that it would come true, he did not expect that Amane would choose a different path that was destined for him.

Tsuchigomori needs to see what happened in his life and why he ended up like this because his future has been changed so his events in the book as well.

Amane knows that Tsuchigomori knows everything, so he forced Tsuchigomori to be silent. Tsuchigomori said as much as he could, more than he said himself

It seems that what happened in these chapters was "forgotten" because yashiro got what she wanted Amane's true identity and a piece of his past, and that's enough, apparently.

I kinda now hope we get a hanakou moment in chapter 103 just to see their perspective of mitsuba and nene ( you know a sorta reverse) I still can’t help but feel they left on a bad note (PP ARC) and yeah they seem cool in chapter 96 but I think they’re ignoring it and refusing to talk the elephant between them but that my opinion

This is a really funny yashiro. yashiro to Amane said these words

yashiro after it

I wonder why she didn't say it out loud, she always blames Amane about it,but here she herself behaved in the same way what really happened and she lied.

Is it trauma? yashiro?

What's blocking you? Hmm…aren't you complaining about Amane but you shut up and kept quiet about it by lying to Amane and Kou. Really funny.

You're trying to lecture Amane, and you have memories you don't want to talk about.

Complaining Amane said nothing about his plan in which he admitted that he knew she was her best friend and therefore couldn't tell because he knew what yashiro's reaction would be.

yashiro in chapter 96

Here, Team Amane thinks things over and Kou proposes to catch someone from Team Tsukasa.

Kou proposes to Tsukasa, how does Yashiro react?

She's sweating and she's scared and she's not convinced, and that's also because Tsukasa traumatized her and she's really scared… But yashiro won't say a word.

What is yashiro…?

You complained about Amane so much, and you can't say a word about what's bothering you and that you don't want to do something because you're afraid.

You are silent again.

Yes, yashiro.. why did it turn out this way? You can't tell about your traumatic memories and plans that you want to ask Mitsuba for help.

Hmm...

The funny thing is that she also agreed with Kou that Tsukasa from the red house is the "fake" one, but to Mitsuba… she admitted that she believed little Tsukasa and his memories. What is good

Here I can finally see that she understood that it's not so easy, because she herself experienced some traumatic memories that apparently affected her, which is also a good thing.

It made me actually believe that she understood Amane here than when she said "I understand" in p.p arc, but then it seemed shallow and expressionless. It's different here, I can actually see that I can believe her that she understood him.

yashiro later tells Mitsuba that "she's not officially his girlfriend" even though they're not in an official relationship, I've noticed that she's stopped simp for any guy and actually sees Amane taking his thoughtfulness seriously and with care.

I can finally see that she has finally started to take his past more seriously, trauma and doesn't want to back down, just really know what he thinks about her and wants to know his past she doesn't back down go forward.

Finally, for me, yashiro begins to take on the colors that I missed in her character. Of course, I'm aware that she may go back to her old self or show hypocrisy again when she's mad, but I hope that the authors will not destroy the potentials of yashiro that I started to notice thanks to these small changes in this chapter.

When will the aggression/abuse end

She actually mentions a scene from chapter 86. It's not a new scene and I know she wants to confess her feelings properly. She just didn't do anything that I could complain about in this chapter.

As for her aggression, she will be aggressive towards him because AidaIro says "the more you love someone, the more you hurt someone" But that's their rule in this manga. As for Amane, I'm really not going to tolerate it, but I noticed a certain change in her in the right direction,I wonder what she'll do next, I hope she stops being aggressive, ok I know it's just dreams. But there's a chance nene will finally stop beating him.

It's not like I decided not to give her a chance. I gave her a chance and in this chapter I actually noticed something positive, but knowing her.she can spoil it, so I'm careful.

I'm a person who won't fall for her tears and suffering, so yashiro has a hard time with me.

Way back I kinda thought in TBHK Hanako pulls his knife out in the side of his uniform (blame the anime)

But later when reading if you really focus your vision of the arts of manga panels

Yeah,he clearly pulls it out from inside of his actual transparent body,which really makes sense cause he killed himself by stabbing it in his body( one blow from the torso)

And then there is this random thought of looking at this picture, thinking,can he just pull it any where out of his body?, is there a specific areas he is able to pull it out?

And finally I now can’t help of thinking another character I know that seems to also pull their weapon out from inside of their body

If you guess it, you guess right The Raiden Shogun from Genshin Impact

And that all I’m gonna say

Thanks for reading

Ok but that leads to another question why does tsukasa want to die or to go far of wanting amane to kill him?

My thoughts...

In Chapter 101, Amane looks very sad, but there are no bruises, which means the beating must have been shortly before Tsukasa's murder, so it didn't take years, but a few months, maybe? How much exactly is hard to say.

It's not everything. This chapter brought back my old thoughts as if giving Tsuchigomori as if he knew he would stay in this school and stay here forever, along with Tsukasa when he decided to kill him.

Literally for over 3 years I had the impression that he was saying to Tsuchigomori "I'm going to stay here when I kill Tsukasa"

I let those thoughts go because they didn't make sense to me at the time, but now they come back to me and make sense

Just Amane "why" Amane used to fix the clock belonging to no.1 in the past so he was aware of supernatural beings in school. Was he a "normal" student. Would a normal no.1 student be allowed to do anything by the clock? Maybe Amane was like Akane in the past? It's really weird or was normal student who found out and tried to fix that clock for a very good reason.

I have a feeling that Amane trying to fix the clock wanted to stop something bad, maybe save Tsukasa? He could help him fix the clock in some way

Amane had already talked about stopping time once, when he wanted time to stop so that Nene wouldn't die.

Amane remembered that he was repairing this clock for the festival, then he stopped and didn't remember why he had to do it, Tsukasa was with him at the time.

Tsukasa's words are strange to me, and so is his pose. I have the impression that Tsukasa influenced what happened. It seems to me that Tsukasa is behind Amane's erasure of that memory, and more importantly, why he was doing it. I have a feeling that Tsukasa may have helped Amane push him to his decision to kill.

It's very interesting.

Um... So I was taking a look at the character test... for no reason at all... and...

He is the only one I read one of his lines worng... I read the last thing as "warm hugs" instead of "Warm things"... since this boy seriously needs a hug... especially after last chapter.

Ahh... after reading "warm hugs" Tsukasa and Nene immediately came to my mind. Give him a hug you two, he needs one. Or... really... give him as much as you can.

Also, I would Like to say this to him as well, on terms of last chapter.

Please... just do it... stop holding back! Get loose!

Chapter 100 was a bomb 💣 on mitsuba and kou but chapter 101 was a Amane nuclear explosion 💥

Was chapter 100 the bomb? Not for me. There was nothing to shock me. As for Amane, yes, it was a real explosion. I didn't expect something like this. I wish AidaIro would now give a backstory from Amane's perspective on how it was with Tsukasa, but I think AidaIro will give a memory for Amane of that particular day and what he really forgot. I really want the whole backstory twins already.

Amane fixing the clock and finally Tsukasa also appeared in the Showa Era.

I don't like the pose Tsukasa is in.

Maybe that's why Amane doesn't remember why he wanted to fix the clock. Tsukasa could erase what he was doing it for. The strange thing is that when he looked at the clock, he remembered coming and fixing the clock, but he couldn't remember why. That particular memory had been erased from his mind. It's possible that Tsukasa erased that memory from him then.

Considering how important it was for Amane to fix it , he must have known something was really bad will happaned and maybe Tsukasa was involved? Was he trying to stop something bad? Knowing it was coming.. or he wanted to solve a problem he had in a different way not by murder... I previously wrote that Amane must have had a really special reason to kill Tsukasa, and I keep coming back to the thought that possibly the clock is related to the murder case.

Amane knew/suspected that Tsukasa wasn't a "normal" human and possibly also knew about the existence of supernaturals at the school.

I wonder what the life of the twins was like when the mother returned from the temple with her son, after all, she did not get help so she went with the conviction that it was "not her son"

I have a feeling that Tsukasa helped Amane make the choice to kill him. Amane was forced to kill Tsukasa for some good reason.

The festival that is about to take place may be a shock for Amane to recall some events... and possibly get Amane backstory or backstory related to this event...

It seems that something really bad is going to happen and it's possible that the same thing is about to happen in the Shouwa era.

What really curious me is that he doesn’t even remember why he has to fix the clock at the end of the school festival

Any thoughts?

Chapter 101 was really wow for me... it was an amazing first chapter of the new arc.. it starts off really strong.

New promo art

Amane's the cutest ghost ever. In this art he looks really happy and his smile is real. My highest wish is for Amane to die and be truly happy with his brother. I hope AidaIro slowly enjoy Amane and Tsukasa together. btw Amane is the best!❤️❤️

It hit really hard. Amane repairing the clock. I'm so sad to see him sad and desperate to do anything to fix this clock. Repairing the clock was very important to him, but he failed.. Amane looks so cute, even when he's sad.... Seeing his living version makes me very happy. Amane's adorable even if he so sad!❤️

Perfection!!! Amane's perfection!!! ❤️❤️

This chapter was wholesome!!! 🥺✨

and also

This hit hard as well... Amane shows more and more that he misses being a normal student. My poor little moon😭 💔 Please AidaIro give him happiness🥺

Could you do an analysis on what Hanako’s life was like when he was human? And his relationship with the “fake” Tsukasa

As in the time gap between Tsukasa jumping in the hole and until he killed Tsukasa because in the 4pm book stacks, when spider face was cleaning up his wounds I see handprints on his wrists which kind of imply Tsukasa (or someone else) did…things

Also do you feel that the manga implies that sort of thing between Amane and Tsukasa too?

I am not very interested in Hanako’s relationship with Tsukasa, so I can't do a 'proper' analysis. But I’ll share some thoughts.

I personally don’t believe there is a ‘fake’ Tsukasa, he has always been weird, he never told anyone that the ‘god’ under the house copied his speech or seem to care much about it, and he didn't show any hint of hesitation or remorse about sacrificing animals to get his wishes, even cats and snakes.

Which was all to grant Amane's wishes, a brother he decided he would die for since four. He has been obsessed with Amane far before learning Amane would eventually kill him.

The only thing the “God” inside Tsukasa seems to have truly done is stunt his growth (he still acts like a child) and give him knowledge a normal human shouldn’t know.

Still, the horror child like framing of this change is the mom's point of view: Amane seems happy.

And Amane’s joy remains for years.

When Nene travels to the past and meets Amane, who appears to be at the very least eight years old, it is heavily implied he didn’t come with his parents, just Tsukasa.

At this point in the story, I don’t think he was being abused, physically or emotionally: He is eager to trust and help Nene, who is a stranger, and he displays a lot of confidence, honesty, and joy. Not being scared even when Nene try to steal his wishing paper.

He doesn’t seem particularly troubled with his family either. He ever implies a member of his family is crazy, or shows intentions of wanting to use his slip to ‘heal’ them, as a kid as sweet as him would likely be inclined to do. He seems a bit lonely cause his bro was focusing on something else that he can't interrupt instead of keeping him company, but that's about it.

And in Shijima's world they are buddies, which would be... weird... if Tsukasa eventually started to hurt him.

But I’ll be honest, considering how old this plot point is, Amane’s injuries are extremely vague. It could be anyone.

Maybe something happened, and Tsukasa got violent, and clingy to the point of being hurtful, maybe his parents snapped and Amane couldn't blame family, maybe is a third party, maybe is a curse, I don’t know, I don't plan to re-read the entire manga to get a better feel on it, but since you asked for my opinion, I personally think this turn for the worst in his life is partially the red house fault, and partially Amane’s own actions.

Let’s rewind a bit.

Tsuchigamori, or spider face, said the only person to alter their own fate was Amane. Not Tsukasa, who was influenced by future Kou, or Nene, who is always seeing the past: Just Amane.

Changing the future is such a big deal it became Tsuchi’s yorishiro, the spider can’t get over it. So I would say it is important to consider this is his ‘normal’ future.

So what changed Amane’s wish? What made him give up?

It wasn’t Tsukasa’s disappearance or reappearance. It was his meeting with Nene.

These slips are a big deal.

We are told they are rumored to make your wish come true in a land of supernaturals where every rumor so far was true. And that it is so hard to get all the five colors, that Yako was never able to, and she is an old spirit.

And the wording Amane used is... Concerning.

As the astronomy teacher was fated to be, Amane would have never met Nene again, and even in the case he was still teaching at by the time she was a student, she would not be an ‘onee-san’ anymore: He have to die before 14 for her to stay an onee-san when they met again more than sixty years later.

I do think the red house and Tsukasa and so on plays a big part in Amane’s fucked up life, but it is strange he only got injured and “gave up going anywhere” after meeting Nene and putting his wish on the Tanabata tree.

We have no info on this part of his life though so it’s anyone’s guess.