Hana-Kimi | |
花ざかりの君たちへ (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e) | |
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Genre | Romance[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Hisaya Nakajo |
Published by | Hakusensha |
English publisher | Viz Media |
Magazine | Hana to Yume |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | September 20, 1996 – August 20, 2004 |
Volumes | 23 |
Television drama | |
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Anime | |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom (花ざかりの君たちへ, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e), 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. The series was concluded with the Japanese release of volume 23 in November 2004. It was also adapted into several live-action television dramas. An anime adaptation has been announced.
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. Sano attends an all-boys high school named Osaka Gakuen and Mizuki attempts to disguise herself as a boy to enter.