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Hanada Shounen-shi

Score

7.5 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

25

Studio

MADHOUSE

Hanada Shounen-shi

Also known as 花田少年史

TVFall 2002Source MangaR+ - Mild Nudity
ComedyDramaSlice of LifeSupernatural

7.5/10

Community score

#703

Rank

18.7K

Members

184

Favorites

Synopsis

Young Ichiro Hanada lives with his parents and grandfather in a quiet rural town. He is a little brat who constantly teases his sister, insults his mother, fights with everybody, and eats a lot.

Ichiro has a near-death experience when he is hit by a truck, and when he wakes up he can see and talk to spirits. The spirits of people who have just died but who cannot pass on yet seek him out. They have some unresolved issue in their lives that is holding them back, and Ichiro must help them out.

Production Notes

In 2003, the anime received the Tokyo International Anime Festival Grand Prize for the TV Anime category.

Cast Highlights

Hanada, Ichiro

Hanada, Ichiro

Main

Voice: Kumai, Motoko (Japanese)

Abe, Shizue

Abe, Shizue

Supporting

Voice: Sakuma, Rei (Japanese)

Amanojaku

Amanojaku

Supporting

Voice: Kiyasu, Kouhei (Japanese)

Aota, Seiji

Aota, Seiji

Supporting

Voice: Koyama, Rikiya (Japanese)

Butaman

Butaman

Supporting

Voice: Yoshizawa, Kiri (Japanese)

Gouda, Yuutarou

Gouda, Yuutarou

Supporting

Voice: Hori, Katsunosuke (Japanese)

Hana

Hana

Supporting

Voice: Ohara, Sayaka (Japanese)

Hana's Aunt

Hana's Aunt

Supporting

Voice: Yoshizawa, Kiri (Japanese)

Core Staff

Maruyama, Masao

Maruyama, Masao

Producer

Tamura, Manabu

Tamura, Manabu

Producer

Yamashita, Hiroshi

Yamashita, Hiroshi

Producer

Yoshimoto, Satoshi

Yoshimoto, Satoshi

Producer

Kojima, Masayuki

Kojima, Masayuki

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Masuda, Toshihiko

Masuda, Toshihiko

Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Theme Songs

Openings

"The One" by Backstreet Boys

Endings

"Drowning" by Backstreet Boys

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Related Titles

Adaptation

Hanada Shounen-shi

manga

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

The beginning of it all

4.65/5
Aired 10/2/2002

Episode 2

The plea of Yukie's ghost

4.86/5
Aired 10/9/2002

Episode 3

Hanada Jiro

4.12/5
Aired 10/16/2002

Episode 4

The house of blooming sunflowers

4.79/5
Aired 10/23/2002

Episode 5

Old man penis

4.5/5
Aired 10/30/2002

Episode 6

Kei-chan

4.84/5
Aired 11/6/2002

Episode 7

Pork chops

5/5
Aired 11/13/2002

Episode 8

Crying at the breast

4.25/5
Aired 11/20/2002
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes25
Duration23 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingR+ - Mild Nudity
SeasonFall 2002
AiredOct 2, 2002 to Mar 26, 2003
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#5665
Scored by5.2K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Unknown

Romaji title

Hanada Shounen-shi

Japanese title

花田少年史

Synonyms

Hanada Shonen-Shi

Production Team

Main studio

MADHOUSE

Producers

VAP, Nippon Television Network

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

花田少年史

Themes And Audience

Seinen