“After a near-fatal accident, mischievous Ichiro gains ghost-seeing powers and helps spirits find peace while learning life lessons.”
Hanada Shounen-shi
花田少年史
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Synopsis
After a near-fatal accident, mischievous Ichiro gains ghost-seeing powers and helps spirits find peace while learning life lessons.
Ichiro Hanada is a hyperactive little boy who lives with his parents, sister, and grandfather in a rural town. He is always up to some kind of mischief, often teasing his sister or making rude comments to others. Consequently, his mother constantly scolds him, and even the neighbours express disturbance from time to time on how rowdy he can be. One day, after pulling a terrible prank, Ichiro sprints onto the streets as his mother chases him. He steals a nearby bicycle and takes on a dangerous route, eventually being hit by a truck. Miraculously, he survives the crash, requiring nine stitches to the back of his head and balding for the surgery. However, the near-death experience gains him the ability to see ghosts—the last thing he needs in his life. Since Ichiro is the only one who can communicate with them, several ghosts of people who have recently died come to him, seeking help to fulfill their last wishes before achieving enlightenment. Each adventure with a ghost leaves the young and curious boy with a different lesson that gradually makes him wiser.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
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σ 0.90 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.83
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Jul 2024
- 9 “Easiy the most underrated comedy anime around. This has the makings of an all time great with an original and refreshing plot following a rebellious boy who after an accedent, has the ability to...”
- 8 “If you’ve managed to stumble onto this anime then don’t gloss over it. Sit down and watch it. This show is genuinely hilarious but still knows how to take itself seriously. From the moment he...”
- 10 “I gotta admit, when I first heard about this anime, I thought Hanada Shounen-shi would be a water down version of Natsume's Book of Fiends. But oh boy, how I was wrong. Hanada Shounen-shi is its...”
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- Format 25 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 35m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2002 – Mar 2003 Fall 2002
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1826 catalog
Produced by
- VAP Producer
- Nippon Television Network Producer