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This article is about Hana Kimi. For the Taiwanese television series, see Hanazakarino Kimitachihe. Hanazakarino Kimitachihe ( also known as Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu, is a Taiwanese drama produced by and first aired on CTS For the Japanese television series, see Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. also known as Ike-para, is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television and first aired on July 3 2007
Hana-Kimi

Hana-Kimi volume 8.
花ざかりの君たちへ
(Hanazakari no Kimitachi e)
Genre Romantic comedy
Manga
Author Hisaya Nakajo
Publisher Flag of Japan Hakusensha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Flag of Japan Hana to Yume
Flag of France Magnolia
Original run 1996 – 2004
Volumes 23

Hana-Kimi, primarily known in Japan as Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (花ざかりの君たちへ? Lit. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a Japanese manga artist best known for Hanazakari no Kimitachi E, known in English as Hana-Kimi which appeared in the is a Japanese Publishing firm founded December 1, 1973 by Shueisha, but now a separate company is a Japanese word originally derived from a Chinese expression written with the same characters is a Shōjo Manga magazine published in Japan by Hakusensha. It is released semi-monthly on the 5th and 20th of every month is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. "For You in Full Blossom") is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. is a Japanese word originally derived from a Chinese expression written with the same characters ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a Japanese manga artist best known for Hanazakari no Kimitachi E, known in English as Hana-Kimi which appeared in the

The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume (Flowers and Dreams), which came out bi-weekly (5th and 20th of every month). is a Japanese Publishing firm founded December 1, 1973 by Shueisha, but now a separate company is a Shōjo Manga magazine published in Japan by Hakusensha. It is released semi-monthly on the 5th and 20th of every month This manga series has ended at volume 23 in August 2004 in Japan [with a special ending released December 2004, and a extra special, showing Kayashima's point of view in the story, released in 2007] The final volume is set to be released in the US as of April 2008. An artbook was released in May 2005 in addition to a character book. An art book (or artbook) is a collection of leaves of Paper, Parchment, or other material bound together along one edge within covers

Hana-Kimi is published in English under the name Hana-Kimi by VIZ Media. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Viz Media LLC, headquartered in San Francisco California, is an Anime, Manga and Japanese Entertainment company founded in 1986 The English title originated from a fan abbreviation of the original Japanese title. For the HTML tag see HTML element. An abbreviation (from Latin brevis "short" (The official US translation, by VIZ Media, ends the title with a he instead of e. )

Hana-Kimi centers around 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. The majority of the series happens during Mizuki's second year at Osaka (from Volume 4 onwards), although her first year was significant for her being able to remain in Osaka.

A Taiwanese drama based on Hana-Kimi has been produced, titled (direct translation: Hanayō Shōnen Shōjo or, in Mandarin, Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu ('花樣少年少女'). Hanazakarino Kimitachihe ( also known as Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu, is a Taiwanese drama produced by and first aired on CTS Hanazakarino Kimitachihe ( also known as Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu, is a Taiwanese drama produced by and first aired on CTS This Chinese title is also the title used by the translation published by Tong Li. A Japanese drama adaptation has also been aired on Fuji TV, titled Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX.

A series of three drama CDs has been released in Japanese. Nevertheless, the first CD is not available as a commercial release.

Two of Nakajo's one-shot works are included in the volumes of the series. Thirsty Moon is included in volume 4. is a Japanese manga artist best known for Hanazakari no Kimitachi E, known in English as Hana-Kimi which appeared in the

Contents

Plot

Left to right: Mizuki and Sano, art by Hisaya Nakajo
Left to right: Mizuki and Sano, art by Hisaya Nakajo

While living in the U. S. , Mizuki Ashiya watches a program on TV featuring high jumper Izumi Sano. She becomes completely enamored with his grace and skillfulness. When troubles with her classmates arise, Mizuki decides to chase Sano and enrolls in Osaka High, the all boys' school that Izumi attends in Japan. With the help of her best friend, she cuts her hair and disguises herself to remain near her idol. As she settles in, an accident reveals her identity to Hokuto Umeda, the school doctor, and Izumi Sano. Izumi hides his knowledge of Mizuki's gender and tries to help her keep her secret, though it sure isn't easy as many situations land Mizuki in compromising positions. He also has a secret love for her which makes things more difficult for her

School environment

Osaka High (Ohsaka Gakuen as written in the entrance gate of the school in the Japanese drama adaptation) is an all-boys school and its students are very popular to the girls of the other schools. Its sister school is St. Blossoms, an all-girls high school, where the students are the exact equivalent of those in Osaka High. St. Blossoms' main motto is "to give joy and happiness to the school life of every Osaka High student. "

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 is immensely different.

Dorm 1: The students residing in Dorm 1 are martial artists. Their Dorm Head, Tennouji, quite forces them to become a martial artist and often even hurt them, but in a funny and comical way. Dorm 1's crazy antics and martial arts talent contributes immensely on the humor of the story.

Dorm 2: Their head, Minami Nanba, is a boy who can "get any girl pregnant just by looking at her", or so says other students. The people in Dorm 2 are quite funny and they have different personalities so it's much easier to remember them. They are the "main dorm" in the story mainly because the lead characters, Ashiya Mizuki, Sano Izumi, and Nakatsu Suichi, stay there. Also, there is Noe, who is often seen making cosplay uniforms for the dorm, or other suck. (Loves anime); Nakao, the homosexual who loves Nanba; Kayashima, the spirit quester/aura-reader; Sekime, Sano's teammate whose name is always forgotten by his classmates and dorm mates; and many more.

Dorm 3: The dramatic guild. They consider themselves the most intelligent dorm of all. They frequently consult spirits for help and inquiries about problems in the school. Their dorm head, Himejima Masao a. k. a. Oscar, who believes himself to be of German heritage, and is often speaking in German, even though no one understands him.

Inter-dorm rivalries are common, and would get particularly intense during the school's cultural festival. However, the three dorm heads, known as the Sakura Committee, would work together to help any student who was in any kind of trouble.

Characters

Note: Not all characters are featured in the drama CDss; these characters will not have any seiyū to voice them.

Class 2-C

Although Mizuki joined Osaka High in time to finish her first year of high school in Japan, she missed the school cultural festival. Therefore, her time in Class 2-C was the only full year she spent at Osaka, if one ignores the fact that she resigned on the day the third-year students graduated.

Mizuki Ashiya (芦屋 瑞稀 Ashiya Mizuki?)
She is the protagonist of this manga. Mizuki Ashiya (芦屋 瑞希 Ashiya Mizuki) is the heroine in the Shōjo Manga Hana-Kimi ( Hanazakari no Kimitachi e is a Seiyū and singer born December 12, 1975 in Kanegasaki, Isawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. She admired Izumi Sano the moment she saw him high jump on TV. She pretends to be a boy in order to enroll into Sano's school, thereby allowing her to get closer with Sano. She loves sweet food and she is a very fast runner, initially causing all the three dorms in Osaka High to desperately recruit her. Mizuki falls in love with Sano, but is unable to tell him because she thinks that he doesn't know that she's a girl. But what she doesn't know is that he does know that she's a girl and he's in love with her as well. She amusingly wants to be a dog trainer and is very close to Sano's dog, Yūjirō.

In the Japanese live-action, Mizuki enrolls in Sano's school because of guilt (he had saved her from a gang and gotten injured in the process). In the Taiwanese drama, Sano inspired her to lose weight (she had been overweight) and she had fallen in love with his jumping.

Izumi Sano (佐野 泉 Sano Izumi?)
The guy that Mizuki Ashiya likes and an excellent high jumper. Izumi Sano (佐野 泉 Sano Izumi) is one of the main characters in the manga series Hana-Kimi (shorthand for Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Atsushi Kisaichi (私市 淳 Kisaichi Atsushi, born February 23, 1971) is a Seiyū who was born in Tokyo. He finds out that Mizuki is a girl early in the series, but does not tell anyone else and actually becomes very protective of her secret. Before Mizuki came to Japan, Sano had been injured in an accident when he saved his team captain from being hit by a car, causing him to quit high jumping for a while because he thought that he couldn't handle the pressure. But thanks to Mizuki's deal with her brother (Sano had to jump while her brother was in Japan, or Mizuki would have to come home), he was able to try again and was given a second chance to high jump. Sano falls in love with Mizuki, but cannot tell her because Mizuki thinks that if Sano found out her secret, she would have to leave. In the last chapter, he followed Mizuki to California, pursuing both his college and high jump career at UC Berkeley. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley He eventually is able to confess.

He originally never got along with his father or younger brother Shin, however with Mizuki's help, he does end up reconciling with them.

In the Japanese live-action of Hana Kimi, Mizuki enrolls in Sano's school in order to get him to high jump again because of the guilt she feels (he had gotten injured saving her from a gang when he was in America for a competition. He did not realize that she is the girl he had saved). In the Taiwanese drama, Sano got injured saving a friend from being hit by a car, not his coach and Mizuki decided to join the same school as him because he inspired her to lose weight.

Shuichi Nakatsu (中津 秀一 Nakatsu Shūichi?)
He likes Mizuki, but doesn't know that she is really a girl, and some of his classmates believe that he is gay due to that fact. Shuichi Nakatsu (中津 秀一 Nakatsu Shūichi) is a character in the manga series Hana-Kimi (shorthand for Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (花ざかりの君たちへ is a Japanese voice actor ( Seiyū) who has voiced characters in Anime, Drama CDs and Video games. Nakatsu also seems to have come to terms with that fact. As Umeda says,". . . he's only attracted to her feminine side," meaning that Nakatsu is responding as any teenage male would to being around a female, although it would appear he is a bit more excitable than his classmates as none of them seem to be affected by Mizuki-- or they simply hide it better. At times, he is very jealous of Sano because of how close he is to Mizuki. He entered the school with a football (soccer) scholarship, and is very good at it. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Originally from Ōsaka (the city, which is different from the school and spelled with different kanji), he has a thick Kansai accent and frequently uses the Kansai dialect. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture located in the Kinki region on Honshū, the main island of are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with Hiragana (ひらがな 平仮名 Katakana The is a distinct group of related Japanese dialects found in the Kansai region of Japan He has bleached blonde hair.

In the Japanese drama, he is often seen defending his roommate when he gets bullied about seeing ghosts. In the Taiwanese drama however, he often-along with others- is seen telling his roommate to stop talking about ghosts.

His name is taken from Nakatsu Station, a railway station located in Kita-ku, Osaka. Nakatsu Station (中津駅 - eki) is a railway station in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan on the Hankyu Kobe Line, the Hankyu Takarazuka Kita (北区 Kita-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. Landmarks Umeda See Umeda
Taiki Kayashima (萱島 大樹 Kayashima Taiki?) Voiced by: Kentaro Ito
Taiki is Nakatsu's roommate, and has the ability to see ghosts and detect auras. is a Seiyū who was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. He works for Haikyo. He is always doing Nakatsu's aura report. He's also into yoga. Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the When he first comes to Osaka High, he was teased by others due to his ESP skills. However, Nakatsu sees him as a good friend.

His dream is to meditate on Mt. Fuji. At least, that is his wish. He really plans on going to college to study folklore after he graduates from Osaka High. He does not want to become a ghost catcher (despite Kyogo's efforts to convince him not to waste his "special talents") because the uniform does not appeal to him.

In volume 4, Nakajo noted that Kayashima took his name from the "Kayashima Station", a railway station on the Keihan Main Line, located in Neyagawa-shi. is a Train station located in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Rapid service; (KLE Trains in the morning for Yodoyabashi stop at Hirakata-shi Station. He also claimed that many workers were injured during the construction of the station, as a large tree was considered to be cut down. The tree was later preserved, and the station was built around it. Incidentally, "Taiki" means "large tree".
Shinji Noe (野江 伸二 Noe Shinji?)
Part of Mizuki's group of friends, he's often seen together with his bi-spectacled friend, Kyogo Sekime. is a Seiyū born on February 6, 1974 in Chiba Prefecture. He is part of Sigma Seven Unlike most of their friends, the duo are locals. He also has an extreme fear of ghost and scary creatures, mainly is scared when Kayashima talks about these things. In the special chapter, he's said to have found a job in an anime production company. Like Kayashima, Noe is a station on the Keihan Main Line.
Kyogo Sekime (関目 京悟 Sekime Kyogo?)
Part of Mizuki's group of friends, he's often seen together with Shinji Noe. Unlike most of their friends, they're locals. He is the captain of the track team. Sekime is also a name of a station on the Keihan Main Line. is a Train station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line in Sekime Gochome Joto-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Senri Nakao (中央 千里 Nakaō Senri?)
A somewhat effeminate boy who harbours a serious crush on Nanba. is a Seiyū who works for Arts Vision. Notable voice roles Anime Karen Jordan in AD Police Johnny in Beyblade He was upset for losing the beauty pageant because he helped Mizuki when she was kidnapped. Initially, he was secretive about being in love with Nanba, but eventually became less subtle. Towards the end of the series, he confesses his feelings to Nanba, but he was rejected. He would even attack the girls that tried to flirt with Nanba, tackling them, glaring at them, etc.
He's also a former winner of the Miss Osaka pageant during his first year at Osaka.
His name is taken from Senri-Chūō Station（千里中央駅）, a railway station of Kita-Osaka Kyūkō Line and Osaka Monorail, located in Toyonaka, Osaka. is a Train station on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway (which links directly into the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line) and Osaka Monorail The is a railway operator of Osaka, Japan. The sole line named is actually an extension of the Midōsuji Line Osaka Municipal Subway. in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is noted in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest monorail in the world is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated Population of 387269 and a density

Second dormitory

Classes that belong to this dormitory are 1-B, 2-C and 3-A.

Minami Nanba (難波 南 Nanba Minami?)
The R. is a popular Seiyū who was born on March 18, 1968 in the city of Tokyo. A. of Sano and Mizuki's dorm. He's a nephew of Umeda-sensei, and is one school-year older than Mizuki. He's a "ladies man" although very sensible. He was once in love with his tutor, Kanako Tanabe, but she left him. Umeda claims that this was what caused Nanba to become the "ladies man" he is today. In the future, it is said that he became a model. He, along with the other R. A. s finds out that Mizuki is a girl, but helps keep her secret (although it wasn't a secret for very long). Among Mizuki's group of friends, he seems to frequently butt heads with Nakatsu.
He's also a former winner of the Miss Osaka pageant, during his first year at Osaka, a fact which he isn't terribly proud of.
His name is taken from Namba Station, located in Minami, a region in Chuo-ku, Osaka. Namba Station (難波駅 なんば駅 Nanba-eki ( is a name of two Train stations in the Namba district of Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 8

First dormitory

Classes that belong to this dormitory are 1-A, 2-B and 3-C.

Megumi Tennōji (天王寺 恵 Tennōji Megumi?)
The leader of the First Dormitory and the Karate Club, Megumi has a fierce exterior, but also has a heart of gold. ( January 26, 1967 -) is a prolific Japanese male Seiyū from Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture affiliated with Arts Vision. He discovers that Mizuki's a girl towards the end of the series; along with him, the other two dorm heads learn of the secret, although Minami claims that he had his suspicions for a long time.
Itsuki Kujo (九条 威月 Kujo Itsuki?)
Megumi's deputy in the Karate Club, Itsuki has a friendly exterior, but when angered, is feared by almost everyone. is a Seiyū, who was born on November 17, 1969 in Kokura Minami-ku Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Initially, Mizuki has a poor impression of him, but he really is a nice guy. He seems to be really close to Shoutaro Kadoma to go as far as romance.
Shōtarō Kadoma (門真 将太郎 Kadoma Shōtarō?)
A young student in the Karate Club, who at one point shares a room with Sano and Ashiya. is a freelance female Seiyū who was previously represented by Gekidan Moonlight. Earlier in the story, he was also responsible for luring Mizuki to a secluded area in the school, so that rogue members of the Karate Club could imprison her and keep her out of the Miss Osaka pageant. He idolizes Kujo just like how Mizuki idolizes Sano.

Third dormitory

Classes that belong to this dormitory are 1-C, 2-A and 3-B.

Masao Himejima (姫島 正夫 Himejima Masao?)
AKA. is a very popular and prolific Seiyū ( Voice actor) Career According to the Anime News Network, as of April 2008 Koyasu is the most prolific Oscar M. Himejima, he is the leader of the Third Dormitory, Masao is a total narcissist. Narcissism describes the trait of excessive Self-love, based on Self-image or Ego. He's also a "Germanphile", calling himself Oscar and spouting random German phrases. However, he has his serious side, as can be seen when the dorm heads realised that Mizuki's a girl. He has two younger brothers who are twins. Their names are Yoshio and Mitsuo. (but they introduce themselves as Shion and Anri)
His name is taken from Himejima Station, a railway station of Hanshin Line, located in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Ōsaka. is a Train station in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. Nishiyodogawa (西淀川区 Nishiyodogawa-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.

Umeda family

Io Nanba (難波 伊緒 Nanba Io?)
Io is the elder sister of Rio and Hokuto Umeda and is the mother of Minami Nanba. She is introduced in the third volume of Hana-Kimi, when she requests that Hokuto work at her inn. Her brother instead offers Mizuki, Sano, and Nakatsu in his place and Hokuto leaves before she has a chance to object. She discovers Mizuki's secret while she's changing out of her clothes and later provides Mizuki with more comfortable vests to cover up her developing body.
Hokuto Umeda (梅田 北斗 Umeda Hokuto?)
The doctor at the school's nurse office. is a Seiyū. He is married to the fellow seiyuu Minami Hokuto. He knows that Mizuki is a girl, gives her advice, and pretty much acts like an older brother or uncle to her. Umeda is gay. He is the uncle of Minami Nanba and brother to both Io (Minami's mother) and Rio. He is also in love with one of his old friends, another character from a different one of Hisaya Nakajo's stories. Karasuma (the reporter hounding Sano) is very terrified of him, but he just explains that he "shut her up" since she was "all freaked out about something and wouldn't shut up" while he was in a bad mood, so he choked her. He has a tendency to kick people in the head and call them stupid.
Rio Umeda (梅田 里緒 Umeda Rio?)
Rio is Hokuto's younger sister and is about the same age as Mizuki. She goes to Osaka High's sister school, Saint Blossom. She doesn't like to admit the fact that she's Minami's aunt considering he is two years older than her, so she asks Mizuki to keep their relation a secret. Mizuki comically asks her whether it must be hard to grow up with very handsome men, and she replies that it is. She is quite picky about the men she wants to be with as she has grown up with a handsome father, brother and nephew. Rio was a friend of Julia's while she attended Saint Blossom as an exchange student.
Azuma and Seira Umeda ( Umeda Seira and Umeda Azuma?)
Azuma and Seira may not be their real names, but those are the names the Umeda Couple request to be called by (Their favorite book being A Little Princess). Azuma and Seira are the parents of Io, Hokuto, and Rio, and are the grandparents of Minami, though they don't wish to be called "Grandma and Grandpa" in public. They both look considerably young despite the fact that Seira is fifty-one and Azuma is fifty-four. Mizuki notes upon first meeting them that they look no older than Umeda. Umeda says that both of them went to Osaka and Saint Blossom respectively and they won the best couple award during the Osaka and Saint Blossom High Christmas Dance party. It is inferred that Io and Seira used to clash when Io was younger, making Seira cry on more than one occasion. Their friction subsided during the delivery of Minami Nanba when Seira demanded that Io not give into the pain of childbirth and their relationship improved.

Others

Akiha Hara (原 秋葉 Hara Akiha?)
he is a photographer and Hokuto's junior back during his days at Osaka High. is a veteran Seiyū. He works at Vi-Vo (formerly Sigma Seven Notable voice roles Arion]' (Arion Aura Battler Akiha likes to be around Hokuto, something even the gay doctor doesn't appreciate. He is bisexual.
his name is taken from Akihabara (秋葉原) , the region in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, famous for Otakus. ("Field of Autumn Leaves" also known as, is an area of Tokyo Japan is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English it calls itself Chiyoda City
Shin Sano (佐野 森 Sano Shin?)
Izumi's younger brother and a high jumper. He and Izumi were close when they were young. Izumi never contacted Shin after leaving the family. Thus, Shin felt forgotten and began to resent Izumi. He also used to be a trouble maker for a while because of Izumi leaving, but they are able to get onto friendly terms once again later in the story, slightly thanks to Mizuki. His actions toward Mizuki imply that he may have feelings for her, but he never openly confesses them.

It is implied that one reason for his hate for Sano was the added pressure put on him by their father after Sano had left home.

Julia
She is Mizuki's best friend from America in Hana Kimi. She comes to Japan to study for a month and finds out that Sano knows that Mizuki's a girl. Julia tricks Mizuki's classmates into thinking that she and Mizuki are lovers to gauge Sano's feelings for Mizuki. Nakatsu, jealous that Julia is close to Mizuki in a way that he can't be, takes a strong dislike in her, as does she, calling him 'Monkey Boy'.
Gilbert (Gil)
He is Mizuki's friend from when she ran away from home. Mizuki fainted from hunger so he took her home and gave her a place to stay. He was her first love and they almost kissed. Sadly he was born with a hole in his lungs and cannot do strenuous exercise, the operation is very risky, but he does choose to do the surgery after meeting Mizuki. He later appears in Berkeley while Mizuki is visiting her family, and shows that he might have feelings for Mizuki. He is modeled after Leonardo DiCaprio.

Adaptations

The manga

Trivia

External links

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