The official website and Twitter account for the musical adaptation of Iro Aida's Jibaku Shonen Hanako-kun (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) has released cast visuals for Minamoto Kou and Akane Aoi.
Kotaro Yoshitani is directing the stage play and Sayaka Asai is in charge of the script and lyrics.
Eito Konishi is cast as the protagonist Hanako-kun. And Akari Takaishi is cast as the main heroine Nene Yashiro.
"Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun -The Musical-" is set to open at COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall from January 22 to 24, 2021, then at Tokyo Dome City Thater G-rosso from January 28 to 31.
Nice to meet you! I'm Riki Tanimizu, and I will be playing the role of Kou this time. I will try my best to embody the bewitching and pop world of Jibaku Shonen Hanako-kun, as well as Kou's cheerful and straightforward character and his desire to be an exorcist. Also, this being a musical, it will be a new challenge for me, but I will continue to challenge myself without neglecting my efforts! I'll be waiting for you all at the theater, so please enjoy the show!
I have been asked to play a big role as the most popular queen in the school. I would like to play the role of the gentle and pretty Aoi in a cute way. I would also like to do my best with the cast of the same age, remembering my school days. We will deliver the slightly scary but retro atmosphere of the original story, the world of monsters and the atmosphere of the school, in a way that only a live performance can. I can't stop being excited now. I'll do my best to fulfill my role as a piece of the work, so I hope you'll be waiting with great anticipation!
Iro Aida's Comment:
I've always been attracted to the stage, especially musicals, so I'm very emotional and happy to see it adapted to the stage. So I'm personally very emotional and happy about this stage adaptation. Hanako-kun is going to be a musical! I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of world will unfold on stage!
Kotaro Yoshitani's Comment:
Scary things go well with a musical. Things that are unsettling and startling, full of surprising tones. It's a strange, scary, fun and fascinating world that you can see in it. On stage, I want to color Hanako-kun's world with a different approach than in manga and anime. I hope you will open the door to a fun and frightening musical version of Hanako-kun. The curtain is about to go up on the play, and, you know, she's just getting closer and closer...
Sayaka Asai's Comment:
I had a fascination with the "Seven Wonders of School". Sharing with my friends the thrilling sensation of wanting to see and touch them in spite of their fear. I wanted to knock on the bathroom door of the old school building. Many things coexist in this work. Strange and funny, cute and cool, painful and happy, hateful and lovable, past and present, life and death, this bank and the other bank.... I am very much looking forward to seeing what Hanako and Nene will bring to the table in this chaos!
Kamome Academy is rumored to have many mysteries, the strangest of which involves the mischievous ghost of Hanako-kun. When occult-loving high schooler Nene Yashiro accidentally becomes bonded to him, she uncovers a hidden world of supernatural beings.
Kotaro Yoshitani is directing the stage play and Sayaka Asai is in charge of the script and lyrics.
Eito Konishi is cast as the protagonist Hanako-kun. And Akari Takaishi is cast as the main heroine Nene Yashiro.
"Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun -The Musical-" is set to open at COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall from January 22 to 24, 2021, then at Tokyo Dome City Thater G-rosso from January 28 to 31.
Riki Tanimizu's Comment:
Fuyuna Asakura's Comment:
Additional cast includes:
Minamoto Kou: Riki Tanimizu
Yugi Tsukasa: Ginga Shitara
Mitsuba: Daiki Mihara
Akane Aoi: Fuyuna Asakura
Yako: Karen Sakura
Nanamine Sakura: Yūna Sekine
Hyuuga Natsuhiko: Hiroki Kuroda
Tsuchigomori: Yūya Asato
Minamoto Kou: Riki Tanimizu
Yugi Tsukasa: Ginga Shitara
Mitsuba: Daiki Mihara
Akane Aoi: Fuyuna Asakura
Yako: Karen Sakura
Nanamine Sakura: Yūna Sekine
Hyuuga Natsuhiko: Hiroki Kuroda
Tsuchigomori: Yūya Asato
I've always been attracted to the stage, especially musicals, so I'm very emotional and happy to see it adapted to the stage. So I'm personally very emotional and happy about this stage adaptation. Hanako-kun is going to be a musical! I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of world will unfold on stage!
Kotaro Yoshitani's Comment:
Scary things go well with a musical. Things that are unsettling and startling, full of surprising tones. It's a strange, scary, fun and fascinating world that you can see in it. On stage, I want to color Hanako-kun's world with a different approach than in manga and anime. I hope you will open the door to a fun and frightening musical version of Hanako-kun. The curtain is about to go up on the play, and, you know, she's just getting closer and closer...
Sayaka Asai's Comment:
I had a fascination with the "Seven Wonders of School". Sharing with my friends the thrilling sensation of wanting to see and touch them in spite of their fear. I wanted to knock on the bathroom door of the old school building. Many things coexist in this work. Strange and funny, cute and cool, painful and happy, hateful and lovable, past and present, life and death, this bank and the other bank.... I am very much looking forward to seeing what Hanako and Nene will bring to the table in this chaos!
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