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Boys over Flowers (花より男子 Hana Yori Dango), officially abbreviated as Hana-dan (花男 ),[2] is a manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio. The manga was published in the magazine, Margaret by Shueisha from March 1992 to August 2003.[1] Viz Media licensed the series for release in North America.[3] Kamio began a sequel manga in February 2015.[4]
The series was first adapted into a series of audio dramas in 1993.[5][2] It was followed by a 1995 film and a 1996 anime series.[1] The manga was also made into several television series, including Meteor Garden (2001) in Taiwan,[6]Hana Yori Dango (2005) in Japan,[7] and Boys Over Flowers (2009) in South Korea.[8] In 2018, a Chinese production of the manga premiered.[9]
Boys Over Flowers follows Tsukushi Makino, a commoner at the elite school, Eitoku Academy. Her life changes when she angers Tsukasa Domyoji, the leader of the F4. He ends up falling in love with her.
Premise
Tsukushi Makino, a second-year student, comes from a poor family, but attends the rich and prestigious school, Eitoku Academy. The school is ruled by the F4, four handsome sons of billionaires, who bully anyone who defies them. Tsukushi attempts to ignore their antics, until her friend anger their leader, Tsukasa Domyoji. She stands up for her friend and receives a red card, the F4's "declaration of war". Tsukushi is then constantly bullied by the other students and Tsukasa, who sends goons to scare her. The F4's mysterious member, Rui Hanazawa saves her and Tsukushi begins to have feelings for him. Meanwhile, Tsukasa begins to harbor a crush on Tsukushi, after she punches him.
Unfortunately for Tsukushi, Rui only holds affections for his first love, Shizuka Todo, who has returned from France. Shizuka declares her freedom from her family and moves back to France. Tsukushi encourages Rui to follow her. In Rui's absence, Tsukasa and Tsukushi begin to grow closer.
Manga
Viz Media eBook release
- Main article: List of Boys Over Flowers chapters
Boys Over Flowers was serialized in the manga magazine, Margaret from March 1992 to August 2003. The series reached thirty-six volumes in length by the end of it's run. Yoko Kamio penned a special chapter of the series in 2006 and another two in 2008, leading to the release of the thirty-seventh volume, titled Boys Over Flowers: Jewelry Box by Viz Media. Shueisha published all thirty-seven volumes of the manga in Japan, and later reprinted the series into twenty volumes for the "Complete Edition".[1][10] It was licensed and released in North America by Viz Media.[3]
The manga won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award in the shojo category.[11] It is currently the best-selling shojo manga of all time, having sold over 53 million copies[12] with a total 61 million copies in circulation.[13]
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