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| “ | It's gonna take some time... I'm gonna get stronger just like you, Teru-nii. And then I'm gonna decide what to do. If I need to, I'll exorcise him! So keep your hands off him!! | „ |
| ~ Kou telling Teru to stay away from Hanako. |
Minamoto Kou (源光) is the tritagonist in the anime and manga series Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun. He is a student at Kamome Academy's Middle School Division and a member of a renowned family of exorcists, the Minamoto Clan, as well as the younger brother of Teru and the older brother of Tiara.
He was voiced by Shōya Chiba in Japanese and Tyson Rinehart in English.
Appearance[]
Kou is a 15 year old boy with spiky blond hair and blue eyes, along with a pair of noticeably sharp canines. He wears the Kamome Gakuen junior high uniform, with a seafoam green shirt adorned by a cream tie with brown stripes. His pants are white and accompanied by a red-and-white belt. He's always seen with a red traffic-safety amulet (omamori) piercing on his right ear. Kou is always seen keeping his raiteijou (spirit staff) around with him at all times as a weapon. Disguised as a black umbrella when not using it.
Personality[]
Kou has an energetic and impulsive personality. Often acting brash and reckless or even a bit rude at times. He often has a short temper and acts on impulse with little to no forethought. However, he becomes more mature and serious and less arrogant and rash as the series progresses.
In spite of his abrasive nature, Kou has an affectionate side. He has a blatant crush on Nene and his interactions with Mitsuba Sousuke show that he deeply values him as his best friend. He also states his type for a romantic partner is anyone with a cute smile.
Kou used to completely idolize his older brother Teru and aimed to be an exorcist just like him. However, after realizing Teru's determination to exorcise Hanako no matter what and his complete refusal to believe of accept that not all supernaturals are bad, Kou began to question his brother and his motives for the first time. After standing up to Teru, the latter entrusted him with exorcising Hanako instead. Kou, however, refused to fulfill the task due to him discovering that he wasn't at all the kind of destructive, chaotic, villainous creatures that he and his family all believed them to be.
Trivia[]
- In pilot, his surname was shown to be originally "Adashino".
- Kou's favorite snack is sweet potato jellies.
- Chiba Shoya and Kobayashi Daiki, Kou and Mitsuba's Japanese voice actors respectively, are good friends, like the characters they voice.
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