TV series
Hanada Shounen-shi
2002–2003, Japanese, on Nippon TV.
Hanada Shōnen Shi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Isshiki about a mischievous young boy, called Hanada Ichiro, who attains the ability to see and talk to the supernatural after an accident to the back of his head. It was serialized in Mr. Magazine from 1993 to 1995. Hanada Shōnen Shi received the 1995 Kodansha Manga Award for the general category. It has been adapted into a 25-episode anime series by Madhouse and premiered on NTV on October 1, 2002. The series was adapted into a 2006 live-action film subtitled Ghosts and a Tunnel of Secrets by Shochiku.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 25
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended in 2003
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Latest episode
S1 E25: Dogtooth Violet Flowers
Aired 18 March 2003
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Junko TakeuchiHanada Tokuko (voice) · 25 ep
- Kazuki YaoHanada Ojirou (voice) · 25 ep
- Nachi NozawaHanada Tokujirou (voice) · 25 ep
- Aya HisakawaYuki (voice) · 25 ep
- Ayumi KidaMachida-sensei (voice) · 25 ep
- Houko KuwashimaMurakami Souta (voice) · 25 ep
- Ichiro NagaiChichi-jijii (voice) · 25 ep
- Kappei YamaguchiHaruhiko (voice) · 25 ep
- Kazue IkuraShin (voice) · 25 ep
- Kazuyo AokiTatsu (voice) · 25 ep
- Mami KingetsuMelon (voice) · 25 ep
- Mayumi TanakaHanada Kazue (voice) · 25 ep
Details
- First aired
- 1 October 2002
- Last aired
- 18 March 2003
- Network
- Nippon TV
- Original title
- 花田少年史
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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What Hanada Shounen-shi is based on
Hanada Shounen-shi is based on Hanada Shōnen Shi, a 1993 manga series by Makoto Isshiki, published by Kodansha.
Manga series · 1993
Hanada Shōnen Shi
By Makoto Isshiki
Published by Kodansha
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Hanada Shounen-shi has 1 season and 25 episodes, about 25 minutes each.
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What is Hanada Shounen-shi based on?
Hanada Shounen-shi is based on Hanada Shōnen Shi, a 1993 manga series by Makoto Isshiki, published by Kodansha.