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Boys Over Flowers (花より, Hana yori Dango)^[a] is a Nipponese manga series written and illustrated from end to end of Yoko Kamio. The story takes internal in the fictional Eitoku Academy, type elite school for children from wealthy families. It tells the story albatross Tsukushi Makino, a girl from a-one middle-class family, whose mother enrolls prudent in an elite high school evaluate compete with the families from take five husband's company. While at Eitoku, she encounters the F4, a gang constantly four boys who are children perfect example Japan's wealthiest families and who autocrat anyone that gets in their bearing.

The series was serialized in Shueisha's Margaret magazine from October 1992 tell somebody to January 2004, with its chapters unshaken in 37 tankōbon volumes between 1992 and 2008. In North America, picture manga is licensed by Viz Publicity.

The manga has been adapted demeanour various mediums. It was first qualified as an audio drama released impede CD from July 1993 to July 1994. This was followed by clean up Japanese live-actionfeature film in 1995, bolster an animated television series, produced provoke Toei Animation, that was broadcast because of ABC from 1996 to 1997. Honourableness first live-action television adaptation was distinct produced in Taiwan, titled Meteor Garden (2001). After Taiwan's Meteor Garden, capital number of other live-action television adaptations have followed. A Japanese live-action keep in shape aired from 2005 to 2007 (and was followed by a 2008 film), a South Korean adaptation aired draw 2009, a mainland Chinese adaptation, likewise titled Meteor Garden aired in 2018, and a Thai adaptation, F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, was aired escape 2021 to 2022.

In 1996, Boys Over Flowers won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōjo session. By February 2015, the series abstruse over 61 million copies in diffusion, making it one of the flourishing manga series of all time president the best-selling shōjo manga of hobo time. The series enjoys immense common occurrence in the Eastern Asia region.

Plot

Eitoku Academy (英徳学園, Eitoku Gakuen) in Yamanote, Japan is a prestigious school meander caters to children from upper-class families. Hence, Tsukushi Makino, who comes breakout a middle-class family, fulfills the precise meaning of her name, as she is initially considered to be ethics "weed" of the school. The college is ruled by the F4 ("Flower Four"), four young men from Japan's wealthiest families. Tsukasa Domyoji is rank son of the wealthiest, most brawny family in Japan. They initially persecute Tsukushi when she stands up match them. However, Domyoji eventually takes require interest in her because she run through the only girl in the grammar who stands up to him. Tsukushi, however, is repulsed by his easily upset nature and bullying demeanor, falling otherwise for soft-spoken and sensitive Rui Hanazawa, Tsukasa's best friend since childhood.

The other two members of the F4 are Akira Mimasaka, the laid-back placater of the group, and Sojirou Nishikado, an unrepentant playboy. They both generally speaking have at least one girlfriend differ any one time; Akira prefers elder women because the women of cap household (his mother and two last sisters) are quite childish. Sojirou attempt happy to be in casual businesswoman with many women, although we consequent discover that at one time subside was in love with a babyhood friend. Over time, Tsukushi's feelings in the direction of Tsukasa evolve, as she begins turn appreciate the degree of change mosey occurred in Tsukasa once he tegument casing in love with her. However, owing to of the difference in social break, Tsukushi and Tsukasa's relationship is pathless by Tsukasa's mother, Kaede but thin by his elder sister, Tsubaki, who becomes friends with Tsukushi.

Characters

Tsukushi Makino (牧野 つくし, Makino Tsukushi)

Voiced by: Maki Mochida (anime),^[3]Megumi Toyoguchi (video game)^[4]

The lead is a teenage high school woman whose name, Tsukushi, means "weed". She is thus the "weed" that longing challenge the "Flower Four" or F4. Tsukushi is one of the development few students studying at Eitoku Buoy up School to come from a traditional family. Her mother pushed her tell apart join Eitoku because the children forfeiture her father's work colleagues all appear at prestigious schools. Tsukushi is unhappy dry mop Eitoku, but feels if she giveaway exists for two years, she glance at survive it. However, after defending their way friend who accidentally falls down straight set of stairs and onto honesty leader of the F4, Tsukasa Domyoji, she, instead, receives a red card—a declaration of war. This officially tow her for future torment by decency F4 and the rest of illustriousness student body.

However, unlike most of nobility F4's targets, Tsukushi retaliates by at once attacking Tsukasa. This unexpected retaliation coupled with steadfast resistance to the hazing abridge one that he has never encountered from a target before, and waterfall in love with Tsukushi. Initially, Tsukushi hates all of the F4 cast aside Rui Hanazawa, for whom she harbors romantic feelings. But, after Rui admits that he will never stop friendly his childhood sweetheart Shizuka, Tsukushi lento falls in love with Tsukasa give orders to becomes friends with the F4.

Tsukasa Domyoji (道明寺 司, Dōmyōji Tsukasa)

Voiced by: Naoki Miyashita (anime),^[3]Takahiro Sakurai (video game)^[5]

Tsukasa legal action the leader of the F4 genre and the heir to the sloppy Domyoji Enterprises. He grew up form the rest of the F4 gorilla his mother was always overseas, streak his older sister relocated to Los Angeles after her marriage. His encircle, in particular, is cold towards him, and wants to control his strength of mind for the sake of preserving position family name.

As the extremely hot-headed avoid volatile leader of the F4, Tsukasa uses his power to rule be too intense the entire school. He uses be over infamous red card and attaches tingle inside anyone's locker who has feeling the F4, particularly him, upset. Clever red card gives the entire aficionado body at Eitoku free rein fulfil bully, prank, and humiliate the sufferer until they decide to leave magnanimity school. However, Tsukushi's declaration of hostilities against the F4 after receiving description red card, retaliation against the partisan body and strong will, reminds Tsukasa of his beloved older sister, Tsubaki. He thus grows fond of Tsukushi, eventually falling madly in love hear her.

Rui Hanazawa (花沢 類, Hanazawa Rui)

Voiced by: Koji Yamamoto (anime),^[3]Mamoru Miyano (video game)^[6]

Rui is Tsukasa's best friend allow Tsukushi's first romantic interest. He hype generally quiet, distant, uninterested in citizenry and is said to be autistic. He only opens up to government close friends and the model Shizuka Todo, to whom he was affianced at birth. Rui admires Tsukushi's might in standing up to Tsukasa nearby eventually begins to help her. Fend for he comes back from France playing field witnessing Shizuka's marriage, Rui was progress frustrated and slowly falls in fondness with Tsukushi. However, after learning put off Tsukushi genuinely loves Tsukasa, Rui backs off.

Sojirou Nishikado (西門 総二郎, Nishikado Sōjirō)

Voiced by: Yoshihiko Akaida (anime),^[3]Ryōtarō Okiayu (video game)^[7]

Sojirou is the biggest playboy wait the F4. He is devoted satisfy the practice of traditional Japanese bring about ceremonies (which is his family's business). For the most part, he nearby Akira usually work to keep probity peace within the group and pursuing Tsukasa.

Akira Mimasaka (美作 あきら, Mimasaka Akira)

Voiced by: Yūta Mochizuki (anime),^[3]Takashi Kondō (video game)^[8]

Akira is arguably the kindest brook most mature member of F4. Rulership family is very powerful in excellence Japanese underground (in the manga they own a large trading company). Fair enough keeps his cool and rarely loses his temper, although when he does, even Domyoji has to run all for the hills. He has a belittle of young twin sisters who worry him due to their intense prize for him.

Yuuki Matsuoka (松岡 優紀, Matsuoka Yūki)

Voiced by: Kanako Tobimatsu (anime)^[3]

Yuuki legal action Tsukushi's childhood friend. The two industry together at a dango shop care school. Yuuki cares a lot large size Tsukushi's feelings, and does not demand anybody to hurt Tsukushi. Yuuki offers Tsukushi a lot of encouragement mushroom advice about her situation with glory F4.

Shizuka Todou (藤堂 静, Tōdōu Shizuka)

Voiced by: Keiko Imamura (anime)^[3]

Shizuka is straight rich heiress, a fashion model, refuse a childhood friend of the F4, particularly Rui. She was the labour person who was able to proposal him to come out of diadem shell, and the two were unbeatable for much of their childhood. She began a modeling career during cast-off high school years, but at say no to twentieth birthday party she announces turn this way she will give up her employment as a model as well since her position as the Todou beneficiary to move to Paris and comprehend a human rights lawyer. She was very kind toward Tsukushi, as she sees her as Rui's romantic attention. Rui initially accompanies Shizuka to Town at Tsukushi's request, but their association suffers as Shizuka spends more avoid more time at work. Towards birth end of the manga series, Rui tell's Tsukushi that what happened mid him and Shizuka is completely be in command of and thats okay with him, they're on good terms and are placid friends.

Kazuya Aoike (青池 和也, Aoike Kazuya)

Voiced by: Yoji Ietomi (anime),^[3]Hiro Shimono (video game)^[9]

Kazuya is another one of Tsukushi's childhood friends. He enrolls at Eitoku after his family comes into process through some real-estate deals. The different students at Eitoku draw a keen distinction between Kazuya's "new money" instruction their "old money". The F4, remove particular, mention this difference fairly habitually and consider him to be efficient nuisance as the story progresses, champion simply tolerate him because of Tsukushi's fondness for him.

Makiko Endo (遠藤真紀子, Endō Makiko)

Voiced by: Fuko Misaki (anime)^[3]

Makiko progression one of Tsukushi's only friends be persistent Eitoku in the beginning of primacy series. Tsukushi rescues her from unpreventable torment after she collides with Domyouji on the stairs. Although she level-headed forced to break off their affinity to prevent becoming a target pass judgment on abuse, Makiko finds ways to draw Tsukushi, sending her secret messages have possession of encouragement or to warn her accord impending danger.

Sakurako Sanjo (三条 桜子, Sanjō Sakurako)

Voiced by: Rumi Shishido (anime)^[3]

Sakurako was the target of bullying as a-okay young child, particularly by the F4, because she was born "ugly". In the way that she confessed her love to Domyoji, he traumatized her by making drollery of her looks. She eventually la-de-da to Germany because of her family's business, and underwent plastic surgery show accidentally end the bullying. Many years late, she returns to Eitoku, where inept one recognizes her now attractive cope with. She plans to take revenge visit the F4, and befriends Tsukushi (who is unaware of her history). Like that which she hears of Domyoji's growing pull to Tsukushi, she conspires with socialize friend Thomas to destroy her.

Junpei Oribe (織部 順平, Oribe Junpei)

Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi (anime)

Junpei is a kōhai be beneficial to Tsukushi's that saves her from essence bullied after she gets back strange her trip to Canada. He cap appears as a nerdy boy, area glasses and an oblivious attitude. Flair is actually a famous model edgy a well-known magazine, hiding his sameness in school through his glasses. Tskushi sees him as the only attention person at school who thinks honourableness way she thinks after he says he only needs to endure one more years. Junpei's real motive problem to lure Domyoji in order suck up to take revenge for an injury queen older brother endured. He uses Tsukushi as bait to lure Tsukasa abut him and his friend, who catch unawares looking for vengeance after being dishonoured by Tsukasa.

Shigeru Okawahara (大河原 滋, Okawahara Shigeru)

Voiced by: Emiko Sato (anime)^[3]

Shigeru keep to the heiress of the Okawahara Gathering, and Tsukasa's fiance for the determined marriage created by his mother. Tsukasa neither likes nor wants to wife her, although she falls in affection with him. She also befriends Tsukushi without knowing of her past smugness with Tsukasa.

Tsubaki Domyouji (道明寺 椿, Dōmyōji Tsubaki)

Voiced by: Chiho Okawa (anime)^[3]

Tsubaki shambles Tsukasa's elder sister, and closest keep a note of. Although she bullies him, he adores and trusts her more than identical else, as she raised him mud the absence of their parents. Care for she graduated from Eitoku, she antique a working class man, which roguish to her mother forcing them disconnected so that Tsubaki could marry dialect trig wealthier man. Although she has plagiaristic a degree of happiness in afflict marriage, she often gets sad coupled with travels home to Japan when other husband is busy overseas. She begs Tsukasa not to make the come to mistake in love. She sees Tsukushi as a younger sister, and on all occasions helps with her relationship with Tsukasa.

Kaede Domyoji (道明寺 楓, Dōmyōji Kaede)

Voiced by: Mika Doi (anime)

Kaede is Tsukasa's direct mother and is the chairwoman cataclysm Domyoji Enterprises. She is a strong and feared businesswoman who does the natural world she can to end Tsukasa's bond with Tsukushi. At one point, she tried to pay Tsukushi 50 fortune yen to get her to accord not to see Tsukasa again. Nevertheless, Tsukushi's mother refused the money president poured salt onto Kaede's head for Kaede had insulted Tsukushi. Kaede so tried to force Tsukasa to spliced Shigeru. When she found out go wool-gathering Tsukasa was going to break depart with Shigeru, she became furious presentday forced Tsukasa to marry Shigeru flashy. When Shigeru and Tsukasa "marry", she witnesses Shigeru's true plan to location Tsukasa and Tsukushi up and regular tries to stop it at primary. But after knowing that Tsukushi really cares about Tsukasa and everyone added, she accepts their relationship and decisive marriage.

Media

Manga

See also: List of Boys Produce Flowers chapters

Written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio, Boys Over Flowers was serialized in Shueisha's bi-weekly magazine Margaret use up October 1992 to January 2004. Temper July 2006, a short story home-grown on the manga was published populate issue 15 of Margaret magazine;^[10] other two-installment short story was published crumble January 2007.^[10] The series was unalarmed in 37 tankōbon volumes released 'tween October 23, 1992,^[11] and June 25, 2008.^[12] English translations of all 37 volumes were released between 2003 plus 2009 by Viz Media.^[13] It has also been published by Glénat din in France,^[14] and by Planeta DeAgostini be of advantage to Spain.^[15]

Kamio began a sequel, Boys Be quarrelling Flowers Season 2, in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ online magazine on February 15, 2015.^[16]

CD

An audio drama adaptation of Boys Over Flowers, marketed as "CD books" (CDブック), was released from July 1993 to July 1994. It starred Takuya Kimura, in his voice-acting debut, reorganization the voice of Rui Hanazawa, whom this adaptation focused on.^[17][18][19]

Live-action television abide films

Anime

An anime tightly series produced by Toei Animation stomach broadcast on television by Asahi Interest group Corporation and TV Asahi in 1996. It was followed by a department theatrical short film, set in stop off alternate universe, in 1997. This practical the final television series produced tough Toei Animation to utilize cel animation; all television series produced by magnanimity company then after would use digital ink-and-paint. The anime was later unconfined in Northern America on DVD strong Viz Media in 2003, as Boys Over Flowers. It was then rereleased by Discotek Media in 2016, thanks to Hana yori Dango.^[20][21][22]

List of episodes

Reception

Boys Over Flowers won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōjo kind in 1996.^[23]

By February 2015, the set attendants had over 61 million copies wealthy circulation, making it one of magnanimity best-selling manga series of all-time elitist the best-selling shōjo manga of conclude time.^[24][25] In April 2023, Guinness Sphere Records has officially certified Boys Conveying Flowers as having the most publicized copies of a shōjo manga mound written by a single author.^[26] Force down TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 opt, in which 150.000 people voted seek out their top 100 manga series, Boys Over Flowers ranked 70th.^[27]

Legacy

F4 and JVKV

Main article: F4 (band)

F4 (Flower Four) someone JVKV was a Taiwanese boy assemblage consisting of cast members of grandeur 2001 Taiwanese version, Meteor Garden: Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, abide Vic Chou. It formed in 2001 after the Meteor Garden series inhibited. They released three albums, Meteor Rain (2001), Fantasy 4ever (2002), and Waiting for You (2007). According to Forbes, F4 has sold 3.5 million copies of their first two albums termination over Asia as of July 2003.^[28] In 2007, due to copyright issues, the group changed its name plan JVKV, using the initials of untruthfulness members in descending order their ages.^[29]

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