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花より男子 [Hana Yori Dango] #2
Boys Over Flowers: Hana Yori Dango, Vol. 2
Born into a middle class family and considered poor compared to her wealthy classmates, typical teenager Tsukushi Makino deals with life, love, and new classmates after she is accepted into the prestigious Eitoku academy.
176 pages, Paperback
First published January 25, 1993
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About the author
Yōko Kamio
295 books325 followersYōko Kamio (神尾葉子) is a popular Japanese manga artist and writer. She is most famous for Boys Over Flowers (花より男子, Hana Yori Dango?), for which she received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1996. Her work has been translated and distributed in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Yōko Kamio readily admits that she had no intention of becoming a professional manga artist when she was young. Kamio originally went to secretarial school, but her love of drawing soon led her astray. She then eventually entered the professional mangaka field in 1989. In the following years, Kamio published Suki Suki Daisuki, Ano Hi ni Aitai, and Meri-san no Hijitsu in Margaret before she finally created Hana Yori Dango in 1992.
The Hana Yori Dango manga became established relatively quickly in Japan. Many people commended Kamio for her realistic portrayal of high school life and everyday violence through the Hana Yori Dango series. Although Kamio was initially surprised by the confessions of high school violence stated in fan letters, she realized that Tsukushi's fiery character served as a role model for much of Japan's youth and helped others cope with school violence.
Kamio watched as the success of Hana Yori Dango's 1992 début followed through with many more months on the best-sellers list. Voice CDs by SMAP and a live action movie about Hanadan charted the series success in the mid-1990s. By 1995, an animated series for Hana Yori Dango was already in progress and Kamio had also helped pick main leads for the anime show.
Hana Yori Dango ran in the Japanese Margaret magazine as well as the Korean Wink. The series has also been published in Japanese, Chinese, Cantonese, Thai, Korean, French, and English. The anime series has been broadcasted in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy, and has also been licensed and released in the United States. Additionally, it was also recreated in a Game Boy Color game (only released in Japan) during the summer of 2001. With its ever-increasing popularity, Hana Yori Dango was then made into a popular live action TV series in Taiwan titled Meteor Garden. The manga series finally ended in Margaret's August 2003 issue, and the 36th tankōbon which included the Akira special "Night of the Crescent Moon" was released in January 2004 as the manga's final volume.
While Yoko Kamio initially wanted Hanazawa Rui to be the main hero of Hana Yori Dango, due to the outstanding personality of Domyoji Tsukasa (and Domyoji also becoming more popular than Rui) she changed the hero role to Domyoji.
Despite Hana Yori Dango's success, Kamio had originally planned to end the series by Spring 2000. However, in February 2000, at a mangaka conference in Taipei, Taiwan Kamio announced that she would continue writing Hana Yori Dango. At one point, she got so wrapped up in the Hana Yori Dango storyline, that she confessed to having dreams about Doumyouji. Of course, she said that "Falling in love with a character that I created is just disgusting..."
Yōko Kamio readily admits that she had no intention of becoming a professional manga artist when she was young. Kamio originally went to secretarial school, but her love of drawing soon led her astray. She then eventually entered the professional mangaka field in 1989. In the following years, Kamio published Suki Suki Daisuki, Ano Hi ni Aitai, and Meri-san no Hijitsu in Margaret before she finally created Hana Yori Dango in 1992.
The Hana Yori Dango manga became established relatively quickly in Japan. Many people commended Kamio for her realistic portrayal of high school life and everyday violence through the Hana Yori Dango series. Although Kamio was initially surprised by the confessions of high school violence stated in fan letters, she realized that Tsukushi's fiery character served as a role model for much of Japan's youth and helped others cope with school violence.
Kamio watched as the success of Hana Yori Dango's 1992 début followed through with many more months on the best-sellers list. Voice CDs by SMAP and a live action movie about Hanadan charted the series success in the mid-1990s. By 1995, an animated series for Hana Yori Dango was already in progress and Kamio had also helped pick main leads for the anime show.
Hana Yori Dango ran in the Japanese Margaret magazine as well as the Korean Wink. The series has also been published in Japanese, Chinese, Cantonese, Thai, Korean, French, and English. The anime series has been broadcasted in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy, and has also been licensed and released in the United States. Additionally, it was also recreated in a Game Boy Color game (only released in Japan) during the summer of 2001. With its ever-increasing popularity, Hana Yori Dango was then made into a popular live action TV series in Taiwan titled Meteor Garden. The manga series finally ended in Margaret's August 2003 issue, and the 36th tankōbon which included the Akira special "Night of the Crescent Moon" was released in January 2004 as the manga's final volume.
While Yoko Kamio initially wanted Hanazawa Rui to be the main hero of Hana Yori Dango, due to the outstanding personality of Domyoji Tsukasa (and Domyoji also becoming more popular than Rui) she changed the hero role to Domyoji.
Despite Hana Yori Dango's success, Kamio had originally planned to end the series by Spring 2000. However, in February 2000, at a mangaka conference in Taipei, Taiwan Kamio announced that she would continue writing Hana Yori Dango. At one point, she got so wrapped up in the Hana Yori Dango storyline, that she confessed to having dreams about Doumyouji. Of course, she said that "Falling in love with a character that I created is just disgusting..."
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September 16, 2016
He he he! I really liked that ending. This is a very funny manga. Domyoji and Tsukushi are simply amazing, even if he's acting on a sister complex. And Rui is just there to spice things up between the two main characters. Love it!
This is a better soap-opera than The Royals series.
This is a better soap-opera than The Royals series.
December 25, 2017
3.5
Me gustó más que el anterior.
Me gustó más que el anterior.
May 3, 2009
I think the only reason I read the second novel is because I hate giving up on a book I've check out from the library!
That said, it was better than the first novel. (I just can't get over the attempted rape in the first book!) This book consist of getting to know the F4 better, Rui's love interest and a new character (Kazuya) that is an old friend of Tsukushi. However, now there are a group of elite girls that are tormenting Tsukushi. I guess the reader is supposed to like the guys better now that we can focus our hatred on the mean girls. (That doesn't work for me since it's the F4 fault she is being bullied in the first place!)
I just can't get over the casual cruelty and self-centered nature of the F4. Domyoji, especially deserves to stay in the villain category NOT potential love interest! I'd rather read Special A any day this this kind of series!
Honestly I'm tempted to write in the I would recommend this book to "delusional fan-girls who fantasize about having a sick, co-dependent relationship with an abusive hottie."
That said, it was better than the first novel. (I just can't get over the attempted rape in the first book!) This book consist of getting to know the F4 better, Rui's love interest and a new character (Kazuya) that is an old friend of Tsukushi. However, now there are a group of elite girls that are tormenting Tsukushi. I guess the reader is supposed to like the guys better now that we can focus our hatred on the mean girls. (That doesn't work for me since it's the F4 fault she is being bullied in the first place!)
I just can't get over the casual cruelty and self-centered nature of the F4. Domyoji, especially deserves to stay in the villain category NOT potential love interest! I'd rather read Special A any day this this kind of series!
Honestly I'm tempted to write in the I would recommend this book to "delusional fan-girls who fantasize about having a sick, co-dependent relationship with an abusive hottie."
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January 17, 2021
Wow her parents suck. And everyone is so rude. The only likable characters are Rui and the new dude that was introduced. Rui's kind of bland though and new guy is such a caricature. Shizuka is nice too, but you can't trust girls in shoujo manga. They always have something up their sleeve so I'm skeptical right now. I hope she doesn't suck. I low key like Domyoji... (toxic I know). This is so stupid though because he is such a shitty dude and if they end up having a romance.... just no.
June 9, 2020
Just as bad - or worse - than the first. The romance is sweet but it isn’t okay because the guy is bullying her. It was funny that he rerouted the F4’s vacation to be hers, though.
September 3, 2019
well i am not a fan of this series at all. somehow the second one was worse lol
January 8, 2017
The bullying in this manga is horrible!
July 23, 2019
I am reading Boys over Flowers volume2. This manga’s image is so realistic. Also the artwork is so rounded and lines are so soft. Sometimes costumes are so complex but these are fancy. When I was a child, I really loved this script. I always watched drama because it’s so exciting. I have never seen manga version before, but I tried to read it, I realized character design is very interesting. F4 member have big impact so they are so memorable for me. Especially, Domyoji’s curling hair is so detail and cool. Also, this manga is so emotional so there are a lot of internal situations. I think it’s important to show how they feel so zoom in scenes are so many. Also panels are so variable. Sometimes Rui is drawn so big like a splash page so it has effect to show he is like a super star. This manga always makes me excited. I want to read this manga’s all volumes!
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February 8, 2021
Domyoji tho 🤣 he cracks me up and makes up for all the mean girl drama.
March 18, 2021
Insisto, Tsukushi para ser más fuerte en el manga. No digo que sea astuta, pero es más inteligente.
Hay una escena aquí BASTANTE problemática que no entró en ninguna versión que haya visto, y me alegro porque YIKES.
Me dio pena Kazuya, pero un poco de risa, debo admitir. En su primer día todo le fue pésimo.
Y el final fue increíble <3
Hay una escena aquí BASTANTE problemática que no entró en ninguna versión que haya visto, y me alegro porque YIKES.
Me dio pena Kazuya, pero un poco de risa, debo admitir. En su primer día todo le fue pésimo.
Y el final fue increíble <3
February 20, 2022
Ok this manga is ridiculous and dramatic and honestly so problematic, but I cant stop reading!!!! I’m sorry!!!!!!!
August 5, 2023
Adolescenziale.
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September 5, 2023My thoughts on this volume and the rest of the series are in my review for volume 1.
August 28, 2020
MMMMMmmmm... I hate the bullying so much. I've now seen the same bullying in two drama and the books, and it just doesn't sit right. I don't find it necessary for the plot, I think if you want to show that she's strong willed, normal bullying and financial hardship would suffice.
March 12, 2016
2 stars. Ehhh, this might've been a mistake. Reading the manga doesn't have the same emotional impact. There is a really terrible scene of pretty much the entire student body bullying these two kids and it gets looked over and treated like nothing. No one has a reaction to anything and it's unsettling. This whole volume just rubbed me the wrong way and damn Tsukushi's parents. What a couple of dimwits. I'm going to read on because I know how it wraps up in the end but it's making me feel a little bit different towards this series. Not sure how I feel about that.
July 28, 2018
Wait, in the manga Makino’s parents went in the summer vacation outing? It was funny that the place was for “oldies” and the young ones were ogled at by these oldies. Lol.
The scene when Doumyuji and Rui were fighting over Makino at the cafeteria wasn’t much of a big deal in here and Doumyuji’s visit to Makino’s house when she got sick was so short, I haven’t felt that he liked her here yet. Unlike in the live adaptations where it was clearly obvious that he was into Makino during this time now.
The scene when Doumyuji and Rui were fighting over Makino at the cafeteria wasn’t much of a big deal in here and Doumyuji’s visit to Makino’s house when she got sick was so short, I haven’t felt that he liked her here yet. Unlike in the live adaptations where it was clearly obvious that he was into Makino during this time now.
August 11, 2025
In Volume 2, the series leans hard into the culture clash and social hierarchy that define Tsukushi’s life at Eitoku Academy. The bullying escalates, pushing her resilience and wit to the forefront, while Tsukasa’s interest in her begins to deepen—though often masked by his pride and temper. The drama is heightened, and the comedic moments land well, but the plot still feels like it’s circling the same conflicts. The artwork’s bold emotional expressions help keep the energy high, making this an entertaining, if predictable, continuation.
January 15, 2018
Boys Over Flowers
Tsukasa or whatever seriously gets more unlikeable all the time. 😒 Overall, I like the story though so there’s that.
Tsukasa or whatever seriously gets more unlikeable all the time. 😒 Overall, I like the story though so there’s that.
March 6, 2018
So... two volumes in and it's OK. I find it a little irritating from the standpoint of Tsukushi's growing relationship with the bullies in F4, but perhaps it will work out well for them in the end?
March 29, 2018
RUI BAEE
its weird Cuz Rui is made to be liked as a male character so much more than Tsukasa. But i guess that's what makes all of Tsukasa's good traits pop as well.
Really liked it ❣️❣️
its weird Cuz Rui is made to be liked as a male character so much more than Tsukasa. But i guess that's what makes all of Tsukasa's good traits pop as well.
Really liked it ❣️❣️
June 27, 2018
Still not a fan of the sexual assault. *sighs*
September 11, 2018
Was bullying that intense before?
February 14, 2019
The television series based on this book follows pretty quickly. The story is fun enough.
February 15, 2019
Love the plot to this series
August 26, 2019
These comics are good. I really want to rewatch the kdrama now.
November 23, 2019
Love it
May 31, 2020
I enjoyed the teen drama. I am happy for the additions of Shizuka and Kazuya, they hopefully add some welcome warmth to the series.
September 11, 2017
Debo reconocer, aunque sea de mis mangas favoritos, no aborda el tema bullying seriamente, el manga te enseña como de crueles pueden llegar a ser los compañeros de clase, como te pueden hacer la vida imposible, y de cierta manera muestra como debes enfrentarte a ello, no cerrar la boca, si no que luchar por tus derechos, hasta aquí muy bien ¿Que es lo que me molesta? el hecho que he visto algunas viñetas en segundo plano con Kazuya corriendo llorando mientras los demás compañeros le perseguían y Domyoji en primer plano hablando de X intentando hacer "cómica" la situación de Kazuya, obviamente eso es algo que me ha chocado bastante.
También he visto bastante quejas sobre el machismo del manga, yo no lo veo machismo como tal, es bullying, la protagonista mujer, como su mejor amigo HOMBRE, sufren de bullying en la escuela, si te pones a mirar con lupa quizás encuentres algún que otro factor "machista" que puedes encontrar en cualquier obra de los 80-90 e incluso actuales, así que no es cosa del libro en sí si no de la sociedad en la que se vivía hace 20-30 años, que por suerte ahora se est1 concienciado (o intentándolo) más.
También he visto bastante quejas sobre el machismo del manga, yo no lo veo machismo como tal, es bullying, la protagonista mujer, como su mejor amigo HOMBRE, sufren de bullying en la escuela, si te pones a mirar con lupa quizás encuentres algún que otro factor "machista" que puedes encontrar en cualquier obra de los 80-90 e incluso actuales, así que no es cosa del libro en sí si no de la sociedad en la que se vivía hace 20-30 años, que por suerte ahora se est1 concienciado (o intentándolo) más.
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