Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun Episode 2 Discussion

Conshaww said:
Um, excuse me. What on earth is this adaptation? The manga is my #1 favorite, but this... is not it. All the scenes feel super weird. Please, just drop this and read the manga, this is shameful

Swagernator said:
I feel like this show would only benefit if it instead of 20+ min had only 10+ min, and also no Hanako.

Also, i dont know anything about the manga .. but its written by a woman right ?

Shoujocritic said:
I know some people dislike this episode mors than ep 1, but I think it was actually an improvement, particularly animation wise in my opinion. Not massively but I felt there was alot more movement placed in this episode than ep one- at the least more so for the battles. By this point I feel like if is more of a stylised thing, though if you were to ask what I’d prefer I’d prefer there to be a little more movement (hopefully that increases the more intense the battles we get) not because I hate the stylisation of animation (for another project it may be wonderful) - but moreso because the battles in the manga offer so much room for big really gorgeous sakuga moments- if the studio really wanted to because of how well the source material portrays movement and scenes, they could make this something that could really give the battle scenes from even demon slayer a real run for their money. But that’s if they wish too, which they probably won’t- which is a real shame. Battles like the stairs arc battle and the battle with Hanako and another certain character later on would be pretty amazing if they just went ham with the budget and the style in those scenes- though I guess the pretty art of this series is the biggest chunk of the animation budget spending so I dunno. I think I would love and forgive the minimalist animation in other scenes alot more if the action scenes went balls to the wall and showed off how intense the battles in the manga can be- especially some of the more emotional ones.

I both like a dislike the pacing in this episode- I think it’s great they mixed Kou’s arc with the Mokke one since the Mokke arc is pretty weak on it’s own. Though I would have liked more to do with Kou’s arc than the Mokke. But the pacing is something most anime struggle with when making adaptations and overall- I am impressed they managed to get Kou’s arc in a consistent and not super rushed way. I feel like if they dragged out the battle more for Kou it would have been nicer, but it was more than the mermaid fight and that’s cool with me- you will see that I mention the battles alot but that’s because aside from the suggested romance bits and emotional drama- one of Hanako’s main appeals for the manga was it’s creativity in the fights and where they took place. It’s sort of what made it hit more shounen areas than shoujo (which is why when you look Hanako’s genre up between the two it’s generally unlisted)


The colours and the scenery as always are gorgeous- I cannot wait for the stairs arc looking at what they teased in terms of the design because it genuinely looks so pretty- which it should it is one of the coolest areas in the manga. The stain glass usage in this ep is really pretty and just even the cuty in the background on the roof scene looks pretty. This anime’s strongest points is how it’s styled in terms of design- mostly because that is also the manga’s strong points, but they have really done the style of Hanako alot of justice, which I’m happy about.

I liked the soundtrack more this episode. For me the soundtrack is a very important part of what makes anime a good anime. Last episode it never really hit with me assise from the op and end, but this week, I can definitely say I would download some of the tracks of this show to listen to whilst I draw or write- which is a good thing for me personally.

Kou’s a great voice actor which I wasn’t 100 percent on board with at forst, I always pictured his voice being higher- but it’s grown on me alot and was delivered pretty well. Similar with Nene and Hanako, Hanako still can be stiff a lil here or there but it’s nothing too bad. His winner really made me laugh.


That leads me onto my final point- comedy was better delivered this week for me personally whereas last week I think it missed with some people. I liked the comedy last week but I think the jokes hit the punch a bit better- with thr exception of maybe one joke- which I felt needed to be a bit quicker in delivery (the manga is alot more rapid fire in it’s jokes and retorts

Smudy said:
Typical case of manga readers sharing their disappointment about an adaptation not being picture perfect and anime onlies enjoying the show (seriously, i've seen the absolute majority really liking the show).

When having a gorgeous art like this and trying to get it on-screen perfectly, you're gonna have a hard time animating it.

You're gonna have to sacrifice a good chunk of art to get more animation out of it and then manga readers gonna complain about the art being not up to the task, i know how this works.

I'm anime only and i enjoyed the second episode even more than the first, love the dynamic between Hanako and Nene.

TotallyNotOtakuV said:

Marinate1016 said:
I really enjoy this show idk why people on MAL are shitting on it so quickly after one episode. I haven't read the LN yet, so it could be a poor adaptation, but on the surface, it's good enough for me. Has a lot of Log Horizon elements with the NPC interactions and world building, wars between NPC countries, etc. I'm digging it, certainly not understanding people saying it's worse than Isekai Cheat Magician in the discussion thread.

AyumiVk said:
It's crazy how your comment is plain stupid in almost every way.
Well, no Hanako would just cause the story to suffer from it, he is necessary since the plot does revolve around the mysteries about him for the most part.
That last sentence also made me lose braincells.