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Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun, Vol. 7 by AidaIro

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annescorner's review against another edition

4.5

Really really love this series. This volume was a lot. I’m still not sure what Tsukasa’s team really wants and what his intentions are - apart from having fun, I guess? Really interested in more of that backstory. It was also great, that we got to see more of Kou’s emotions this time. The art style is still immensely beautiful. But I do am really excited to continue soon!

sampauwels's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

xiao12's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

remqii's review

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Nothing crazy, it was good

rereader33's review

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5.0

Wow, this series just keeps getting darker. And I am not complaining.

In a previous review, I had mentioned that one of the things that makes this series scary is that all of these terrible things are happening to children. Yes, they are technically teenagers, but while other series like to portray teens as adults in young bodies, AidaIro accurately portrays teens as just slightly older children. What's terrifying about this volume is that terrifying things are happening to children by other children; on top of that, the perpetrator's childish nature is put on full display, making it both scary and sad.

Tsukasa's a little brat that I want to punt out a window, but the fact is he's a CHILD. So he's going to behave childishly and do what he wants out of childish impulse. This doesn't excuse his actions, but it drives home the point that this isn't a sociopathic, scheming villain, but a ghost child with supernatural abilities. And like real life children, he's going to test the boundaries of his powers and do what he wants because THAT'S WHAT CHILDREN DO. And Tsukasa is the perfect example of children not acknowledging and disrespecting boundaries.

As for the rest of the volume, I loved the Hell of Mirrors as a concept and adored the setting. Also, the hands were really fucking cute and I wish they had had more screen time. The artwork/ art style was as stylishly cutesy and creepy as always and there were several amazingly impactful scenes.

Another phenomenal volume in this series, can't wait to see where the story goes from here, but I've already got volume 8 pre-ordered so all that's left to do is wait.