Hanada Shōnen Shi

Hanada Shōnen Shi
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hanada Ichiro
花田少年史
Genre
Manga
Written byMakoto Isshiki
Published byKodansha
ImprintMister Magazine KC
MagazineMr. Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original run19931995
Volumes4
Anime television series
Directed byMasayuki Kojima
Produced by
Music byYoshihisa Hirano
StudioMadhouse
Original networkNippon TV
Original run October 2, 2002 March 26, 2003
Episodes25
Live-action film
Directed byNobuo Mizuta
Written bySumio Ōmori
Music byTaro Iwashiro
StudioShochiku
ReleasedAugust 19, 2006 (2006-08-19)

Hanada Shōnen Shi (花田少年史; lit. "The Record of Boy Hanada") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Isshiki. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Mr. Magazine from 1993 to 1995, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. The story follows 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.

A 25-episode anime television series by Madhouse was broadcast on Nippon TV from October 2002 to March 2003. A live-action film adaptation premiered in August 2006.

In 1995, Hanada Shōnen Shi won the 19th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.