Hana-Kimi
Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom (花ざかりの君たちへ, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e), 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. The series was concluded with the Japanese release of volume 23 in August 2004.
| Hana-Kimi | |
North American cover of the eighth manga volume featuring (clockwise from top) Hokuto Umeda, Shuichi Nakatsu, Minami Nanba and Izumi Sano. | |
| 花ざかりの君たちへ (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hisaya Nakajo |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| English publisher | Viz Media |
| Magazine | Hana to Yume |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | September 20, 1996 – August 20, 2004 |
| Volumes | 23 |
| Television drama | |
| Hanazakarino Kimitachihe Chinese: 花樣少年少女 | |
| Directed by | Mingtai Wang (王明台) |
| Written by | Qi Xi Lin |
| Original network | Chinese Television System (CTS) |
| Original run | November 19, 2006 – March 4, 2007 |
| Episodes | 15 |
| Television drama | |
| Hanazakari no Kimitachi e | |
| Directed by | Matsuda Hidetomo, Tsuzuki Junichi, Sato Genta |
| Written by | Muto Shogo Yamaura Masahiro (Ep. 8 & 10) |
| Original network | Fuji Television |
| Original run | July 3, 2007 – September 18, 2007 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Television drama | |
| Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 〜Ikemen Paradise〜 2011 | |
| Directed by | Hidetomo Matsuda |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | July 10, 2011 – September 19, 2011 |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Television drama | |
| To the Beautiful You Korean: 아름다운 그대에게 | |
| Directed by | Jun Ki-sang |
| Written by | Lee Young-chul |
| Original network | SBS |
| Original run | August 15, 2012 – October 4, 2012 |
| Episodes | 16 |
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. Sano attends an all-boys high school named Osaka Gakuen and Mizuki attempts to disguise herself as a boy to enter.