It was a good tale, if a little on the stale side with some of the plotlines. But only some! The overall plot is mixed up a bit with the main character (Mizuki) pretending to be a boy, with just the right amount of Drama and Angst to keep a viewer interested.
I think the characters were the reason I was watch this drama. I absolutely love dramatic interactions between the people in the series and this has it all! There are relationships that range from romantic to fanatic and back again. Great stuff.
Now, how many people will crossdress and secretly attend an all boys just to meet their idol? Not very many, although there might be those select few of you out there (How you pull that off is beyond me. n_n;; But good luck to you). Anyway... Miizuki Ashiya does just that. This somewhat simple gesture turns her world, also those of her male classmates upside down--even going as far as making one of them believe that he is gay! It's a giggle-fest all the way and it is just too irresistible.
Here is some of the summary for you
Hana-Kimi or known originally as Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (For You in Full Blossom) in Japan, is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, Hana to Yume. This manga series has ended with volume 23 in August 2004 in Japan.
Hana-Kimi was published in English by Viz Media with the final volume released in the United States in April 2008.
The series centers on Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Izumi Sano. She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Japan to attend the same school that Sano attends. There is a catch, however: Sano attends an all-boys high school, named Osaka Gakuen and Mizuki must disguise herself as a boy to enter.
There were 2 live-action drama adaptation for this series, the 1st was a Taiwanese adaptation titled Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu. It was aired between Nov 2006 until March 2007, having 15 episode.
Hana-Kimi or known originally as Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (For You in Full Blossom) in Japan, is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, Hana to Yume. This manga series has ended with volume 23 in August 2004 in Japan.
Hana-Kimi was published in English by Viz Media with the final volume released in the United States in April 2008.
The series centers on Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Izumi Sano. She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Japan to attend the same school that Sano attends. There is a catch, however: Sano attends an all-boys high school, named Osaka Gakuen and Mizuki must disguise herself as a boy to enter.
Ōsaka Gakuen or Ohsaka Gakuen as written in the entrance gate of the school in the Japanese drama adaptation, is an all-boys school where the series is set in. Its sister school is St. Blossoms, an all-girls high school, where the students are the exact equivalent of those in Osaka Gakuen.
Main Character
Mizuki Ashiya
Mizuki Ashiya is the female protagonist of the series. She admired Izumi Sano the moment she saw him high jump on TV. She diguises herself as a boy in order to enroll herself into Sano's school, Osaka Gakuen which allows her to get closer with Sano. She is a fun-loving, cheerful and optimistic character who cares deeply for her family and friends. Unfortunately, despite her kind heart, she is what one would call dense, so the secret of her gender has to constantly be protected by Sano. She has an older brother who arrived in Japan with the intent of bringing her home, but was forced to allow her to stay. It is suggested in the manga that the protectiveness of her older brother and her sheltered life in general has contributed to her frank and trusting nature, as well as her inability to hide her emotions.
She was portrayed by Maki Horikita in the Japanese drama adaptation and Ella Chen in the Taiwanese drama adaptation.
Izumi Sano
Izumi Sano is the male protagonist of the series. An excellent high jumper before entering high school, he stopped for personal reasons when he entered high school. He found out Mizuki's true gender due to an accident early in the series. When he was young, his parents were involved in a car accident which killed his mother, impacting the family deeply. Sano ran away from home because of disagreements with his father but father and son reconcile in the end.
He was portrayed by Shun Oguri in the Japanese drama adaptation and Wu Zun in the Taiwanese drama adaptation.
The manga series was first serialized in the 20th issue of Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, Hana to Yume in 1996. Its serialization continued where the series ended with 23 collected volumes with 144 chapters without including 5 special chapters that were published during the series' serialization and another 5 special chapters that were published after the series ended.
The series' 23 volumes were first published under the Hana to Yume Comics. It was then later re-published into 12 volumes of aizōban under the Hana to Yume Comics Special imprint.Each volume featured a new cover illustration and design as well as colored pages.
Hana-Kimi was also published in English by Viz Media.The English release was previously only limited to Waldenbooks from February to May 2004. It was then made available to other retail stores after May that year.The English title originated from a fan abbreviation of the original Japanese title as the official U.S. translation ends the title with a he instead of e.
Hana-Kimi was published in English by Viz Media with the final volume released in the United States in April 2008.
The series centers on Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Izumi Sano. She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Japan to attend the same school that Sano attends. There is a catch, however: Sano attends an all-boys high school, named Osaka Gakuen and Mizuki must disguise herself as a boy to enter.
There were 2 live-action drama adaptation for this series, the 1st was a Taiwanese adaptation titled Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu. It was aired between Nov 2006 until March 2007, having 15 episode.
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Hana-Kimi or known originally as Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (For You in Full Blossom) in Japan, is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, Hana to Yume. This manga series has ended with volume 23 in August 2004 in Japan.Hana-Kimi was published in English by Viz Media with the final volume released in the United States in April 2008.
Ōsaka Gakuen or Ohsaka Gakuen as written in the entrance gate of the school in the Japanese drama adaptation, is an all-boys school where the series is set in. Its sister school is St. Blossoms, an all-girls high school, where the students are the exact equivalent of those in Osaka Gakuen.
There are three classes for each of the three school years. These nine classes are divided into three dormitories, as most of the students do not stay around the school area. The culture within the individual dormitories are immensely different.
Students residing in the first dormitory are mainly made up of athletes as most of them got into Osaka High on a sports scholarship. Their head of dormitory is Tennouji. The head of dormitory for the second dormitory is Minami Nanba. Their dorm has a mix of athletes and scholars in which students get sports of academic scholarships to enter the school. The third dormitory consists mainly of artistic and intelligent people and is headed by Masao Himejima. Inter-dorm rivalries are common and would get particularly intense during the school's cultural festival.
Main Character
Mizuki Ashiya
Mizuki Ashiya is the female protagonist of the series. She admired Izumi Sano the moment she saw him high jump on TV. She diguises herself as a boy in order to enroll herself into Sano's school, Osaka Gakuen which allows her to get closer with Sano. She is a fun-loving, cheerful and optimistic character who cares deeply for her family and friends. Unfortunately, despite her kind heart, she is what one would call dense, so the secret of her gender has to constantly be protected by Sano. She has an older brother who arrived in Japan with the intent of bringing her home, but was forced to allow her to stay. It is suggested in the manga that the protectiveness of her older brother and her sheltered life in general has contributed to her frank and trusting nature, as well as her inability to hide her emotions.
She was portrayed by Maki Horikita in the Japanese drama adaptation and Ella Chen in the Taiwanese drama adaptation.
Izumi Sano
Izumi Sano is the male protagonist of the series. An excellent high jumper before entering high school, he stopped for personal reasons when he entered high school. He found out Mizuki's true gender due to an accident early in the series. When he was young, his parents were involved in a car accident which killed his mother, impacting the family deeply. Sano ran away from home because of disagreements with his father but father and son reconcile in the end.
He was portrayed by Shun Oguri in the Japanese drama adaptation and Wu Zun in the Taiwanese drama adaptation.
Shuichi Nakatsu
Nakatsu is one of the students in living in the second dormitory. He likes Mizuki but he doesn't know that she is really a girl, causing some of his classmates to believe that he is homosexual. However, it is suggested that he is merely attracted to Mizuki's femininity which she has trouble hiding. When Nakatsu discovers Sano's feelings for Mizuki, he gives them his blessings in order to protect his friendship with Sano and let Mizuki be happy with the one she loves.
He was portrayed by Toma Ikuta in the Japanese drama adaptation and Jiro Wang in the Taiwanese drama adaptation.
Nakatsu is one of the students in living in the second dormitory. He likes Mizuki but he doesn't know that she is really a girl, causing some of his classmates to believe that he is homosexual. However, it is suggested that he is merely attracted to Mizuki's femininity which she has trouble hiding. When Nakatsu discovers Sano's feelings for Mizuki, he gives them his blessings in order to protect his friendship with Sano and let Mizuki be happy with the one she loves.
He was portrayed by Toma Ikuta in the Japanese drama adaptation and Jiro Wang in the Taiwanese drama adaptation.
Manga/Anime
The series' 23 volumes were first published under the Hana to Yume Comics. It was then later re-published into 12 volumes of aizōban under the Hana to Yume Comics Special imprint.Each volume featured a new cover illustration and design as well as colored pages.
Hana-Kimi was also published in English by Viz Media.The English release was previously only limited to Waldenbooks from February to May 2004. It was then made available to other retail stores after May that year.The English title originated from a fan abbreviation of the original Japanese title as the official U.S. translation ends the title with a he instead of e.
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Hana Kimi - Drama Taiwan Version
Hana Kimi - Drama Japan Version
Hana Kimi - Manga
Hana Kimi - Drama Taiwan Version
Hana Kimi - Drama Japan Version
Hana Kimi - Manga
I have watched the Taiwanese version for this story. After watching it, I started to like the lead actor, Wu Zun. He is good-looking and with good shape. He is a Brunai citizen. Do u like him?! :P
ReplyDeleteyeah that guy i know as a lead singer for group 'Farenheit'. i like some their song too. i also watch some other his drama also before. recently i think he became more handsome and hot than before.
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