Hanada Shounen-shi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story revolves around a 9-year old boy by the name of Hanada Ichiro living in a small-town in rural Japan. He is a menace in the area in which he lives in and one day, he gets knocked down by a car when he`s up to his dirty pranks. After that accident, apart from getting a nasty scar and going bald, he is able to see ghosts and monsters. They usually have some requests for him to fulfill which annoys Ichiro, but he does fulfill them willingly or unwillingly. He is accompanied in his adventures by his friends Souta and Kei-chan, and his dog Jiro. The story is poignant and very touching.

Series details

• Title: Hanada Shounen-shi
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2002-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-03-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51762
• TVDB ID: 81098

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-10-01; final listed air date 2003-03-25; episode order: 25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hanada Shounen-shi on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.