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Hana Kimi

Hana-Kimi
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Hana-Kimi volume 8 as published by Viz Media 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 Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by Hisaya Nakajo
Published by Hakusensha
English publisher Viz Media
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Hana to Yume
Original run September 20, 1996August 20, 2004
Volumes 23 (List of volumes)
Television drama
Hanazakarino Kimitachihe
Chinese: 花樣少年少女
Directed by Mingtai Wang ()
Written by Qi Xi Lin
Original network Chinese Television System (CTS)
Original run November 19, 2006March 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, 2007September 18, 2007
Episodes 12
Television drama
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 〜Ikemen Paradice〜 2011
Directed by Hidetomo Matsuda
Original network Fuji TV
Original run July 10, 2011September 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, 2012October 4, 2012
Episodes 16
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Hana-Kimi or known originally as Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (花ざかりの君たちへ?, 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.

Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl living in the United States, watches a program on TV featuring a high jumper named Izumi Sano. She was amazed by his performance and begins following his athletic career. Years later, she does research on him and discovers that he is currently attending Osaka High School. The school is unfortunately an all-boys school and Mizuki convinces her parents to send her to Japan by herself.

Oblivious to the fact that their daughter is going to attend a boys school, her parents let her go. To enter the school, she cuts off her long hair, disguises herself as a male, and tries her best to give hope to Sano after hearing that he no longer does the high jump anymore. 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 is not easy as many situations land Mizuki in compromising positions that will reveal her true gender.

Ōsaka Gakuen (桜咲学園?, Ohsaka Academy) or Ohsaka Gakuen as written in the entrance gate of the school in the Japanese drama adaptation, is an all-boys school and the setting of the series. Its sister school is St. Blossoms, an all-girls high school.


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