Hana-Kimi (TV series)

Hana-Kimi
Title card of the series
Japanese name
Kanji	花ざかりの君たちへ〜イケメン♂パラダイス〜
Literal meaning	For You in Full Blossom: Ikemen Paradise
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Ikemen Paradaisu
Genre	Teen drama, romantic comedy[1]
Based on	Hana-Kimi by Hisaya Nakajo
Developed by	Hiroyuki Gotō
Written by	Shōgo Mutō Masahiro Yamaura (ep. 8, 10)
Directed by	Hidetomo Matsuda (ep. 1–2, 5, 8–9, 12, SP) Junichi Tsuzuki (ep. 3, 6, 11) Genta Satō (ep. 4, 7, 10)
Starring	Maki Horikita Shun Oguri Toma Ikuta
Theme music composer	Orange Range (OP) Ai Otsuka (ED)
Opening theme	"Ikenai Taiyō" by Orange Range
Ending theme	"Peach" by Ai Otsuka
Composers	Shin Kono Yu Takami
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Producer	Aya Moriyasu
Running time	54 minutes 135 minutes (SP)
Production companies	Fuji TV Kyodo TV
Original release
Network	Fuji TV
Release	July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) – October 12, 2008 (2008-10-12)
Related
Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (Taiwanese) Hanazakari no kimitachi e (2011) To the Beautiful You (Korean)
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Hana-Kimi (Japanese: 花ざかりの君たちへ〜イケメン♂パラダイス〜, Hepburn: Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Ikemen Paradaisu, lit. 'For You in Full Blossom: Ikemen Paradise', stylized as HANA-KIMI),^[2][1][3] also known by the abbreviation IkePara, is a teen romantic-comedy Japanese television drama planned by Hiroyuki Gotō for Fuji TV and Kyodo TV, based on the shōjo manga series of the same title by Hisaya Nakajo. Filming locations include Ryutsu Keizai University. It premiered on Fuji TV on July 3, 2007, and concluded with its twelfth episode on September 18 the same year.

In addition, a television special with the regular cast reprising their roles was subsequently produced, and was broadcast on October 12, 2008.

A remake of this drama with an entirely different cast was broadcast on Fuji TV during the 2011 summer season.^[4]