Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Last review

Well, it’s been fun going through this again, and I don’t know if this happens to you, but when I look up for some drama song of chapter just to be sure of something that I want to say, I can’t help but watching the whole drama all over again.

Now, there’s an interesting fact here, in Japan, there are two versions of Hana Kimi…yes, yes, I know I put only one, but this one I really didn’t like. But who am I to judge? Maybe some of you have watched it and can tell me I’m wrong. This version is called the same, in this case, the only difference is the year in the last part (Ikemen☆Paradise~2011), it didn’t have good ratings and when I saw the first chapter I didn’t enjoy the scenery, the characters or the music. If anyone can tell me I should give this version a chance, please let me know so I can try to watch it again.

The weird thing is that even though this manga was taken to three different versions (ok, four) of TV Drama, it doesn’t have an anime! Can you believe that? I really don’t know why and I’m still waiting to see it even if I am a 90 year on lady, I’d still watch it!

Thank you very much for your comments; soon I’ll be posting another good manga that was made into anime or drama. Ya-ne!

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Korean drama version

Original Title: 아름다운 그대 에게/To the Beautiful you

Episodes: 16

Opening theme: “Butterfly” by Jessica (Girls Generation), Krystal (f(x))

Ending theme: “Arise (Stand Up)” by J-Min

Personal Appreciation: (rank 1 to 10) 8

Korean drama, what can I say? I love Korean dramas, I started watching them before I knew about Korea (All About Eve, A Wish Upon the Stars, Stairway to Heaven) and when I found out about the making of the Korean version of one of my favorite mangas, I just screamed.

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Japanese drama version

Original Title: 花ざかりの君たちへ ~イケメン♂パラダイス~/ Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ~Ikemen ♂ Paradise~

Episodes: 12 + Special

Opening theme: “Ikenai Taiyo” by Orange Range

Ending theme: “Peach” de Otsuka Ai

Personal Appreciation: (rank 1 to 10) 8

Japanese drama, I’m more related to this. I’m even familiar with the characters because of the previous drama I saw (Hana Yori Dango), but I’ll leave that for later. Now, let’s focus on Hana Kimi.

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Taiwanese drama version

Original Title: 花樣少年少女 / Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu (literally "The Tricks of Boys and Girls")

Episodes: 15 + Special

Opening theme: “怎麼辦" (What Should I Do?) by S.H.E

Ending theme: "專屬天使" (Personal Angel) by Tank

Personal Appreciation: (rank 1 to 10) 6

I can’t say I didn’t enjoy this version of the manga, it almost never diverts from the original path and puts great number of funny situations…

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Manga

Released:           1996                     

Author(s):          Nakajo Hisaya

Genre(s):            Comedy, Drama, Gender Bender, Romance, School Life, Shoujo

Plot:  

Mizuki Ashiya is a japanese girl living in USA, she doesn't have friends and her school life is difficult even though she is really love by both of her parents and really doted on by her older brother. However, one afternoon her life changed. She turned on the TV and saw a japanese boy performing a beautiful high jump, his name was Izumi Sano. Completely mesmerized by him, Ashiya inmediately became his fan and started to look up every information she could; Sano's words and actions encouraged her day by day. Now Ashiya has friends, but she stil wants to meet her idol. She discovers Sano is attending Osaka High School and decides to enroll...the only problem? It's an all-boys school. 

Ashiya convinces her parents that she can go to Japan alone and after a long fight, she got what she wanted (obviously, her parents knew nothing about the gender of the school). With her best friend's help (Julia) she disguises as a boy and enroll into the school only to find out that her idol is far from the image she had made in her head and even worse! He is no longer jumping. 

What happened to Sano that he doesn't high jump anymore? Will Ashiya be able to help him? Will she be discovered? Trust me, this is a manga you won't regret reading.                      

Personal Appreciation (please be aware of some spoilers):