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花より男子 [Hana Yori Dango] #14
Boys Over Flowers: Hana Yori Dango, Vol. 14
Tsukasa's raucous behavior at Tsukushi's junior high school class reunion has her fed up with him once again. Tuskasa is crushed by this but is too stubborn to apologize. Later, Tuskushi is assaulted by two schoolgirls and then rescued by a "young nerdy boy" who turns out to be Junpei, a famous male model who has been dying to meet Tsukushi! Her dumb luck then gets her involved in a photo shoot with him, and she ends up on the cover of a famous magazine. This causes quite a scene at school, but not nearly as big a scene as when Tsukasa finds the two of them together!
192 pages, Paperback
First published September 25, 1996
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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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May 17, 2016
This model guy is not a good person, is he?
February 11, 2016
I knew this model guy was a bit fishy! Tsukashi is too trusting, she just won't trust Tsukasa. Idiot!
February 4, 2019
4 stars...super problematic, but oh, the page-turning drama!!!
September 11, 2020
Again, having seen the drama the plot twist that the model guy is trouble is lost on me. I did notice that the modeling picture that gets her in trouble with her classmates is soooo much more modest in the book than in the drama lol. In the book they're just hugging. In the drama she's not wearing pants. Big diff.
But again, I'm so upset about these stupid kids flip flopping on bullying her! Haven't they figured out that eventually the F4 are going to change their minds and like her again?!
Life lesson from this series; don't trust the hot guys who're helping you. Unless that hot guy is also delivering food. Then maaaaybe.
But again, I'm so upset about these stupid kids flip flopping on bullying her! Haven't they figured out that eventually the F4 are going to change their minds and like her again?!
Life lesson from this series; don't trust the hot guys who're helping you. Unless that hot guy is also delivering food. Then maaaaybe.
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December 10, 2022
Jun is super sus
August 11, 2025
In Volume 14, the series leans heavily into emotional turmoil, with Tsukushi confronting both internal doubts and external pressures. The romantic tension remains the heart of the narrative, but the repetition of conflict patterns slows the sense of progress. Some side characters step up to provide levity and fresh dynamics, preventing the tone from becoming too heavy. The artwork continues to be a standout, vividly capturing the intensity of each confrontation and the softer, fleeting moments in between.
April 12, 2021
Bro... wtf. Just wtf. Why do I keep doing this to myself. How does this relationship manage to keep getting more and more dysfunctional. I have so many questions, namely: why do I keep reading this? And how many love interests are we going to go through? I feel like I need to start a diagram just to keep track.
That being said, it’s interesting to see how the manga differs from the show.
That being said, it’s interesting to see how the manga differs from the show.
July 29, 2018
There’s a new character in this volume, Junpei! Makino surely meets a lot of good looking, famous and unique guys. There have been so many male characters coming in between her and Tsukasa. Hmmm...
December 16, 2025
So much violence! Tsukasa is a classic abusive boyfriend, and he’s not the only one beating up on Tsukushi. This story is a classic, very popular and long running. Yet these young people behave like animals. Are there no police in Japan? Or is this behavior so unthinkable IRL that it’s supposed to be funny, like The Three Stooges? I’m going to continue because I’m hooked now, but I’m really close to quitting this series.
April 15, 2019
This was not a bad volume. I quite liked how the story continued.
I do like that the series has a summary at the beginning of each volume. I've not been reading side panels from the author in this series, mainly because they don't really interest me, I just like the story.
I do like that the series has a summary at the beginning of each volume. I've not been reading side panels from the author in this series, mainly because they don't really interest me, I just like the story.
May 15, 2020
Encuentro que Domyoji se ha vuelto especialmente violento en este tomo, siento que ha dado un paso atrás en su evolución como personaje. Por otra parte, Makino es demasiado ignorante de lo que la rodea.
April 6, 2021
Me siento un poco frustrada al ver cómo la relación de Tsukasa y Tsukushi no va para ninguna parte. Y, honestamente, el "te amo" de aquí fue un poco como una manipulación, en mi opinión.
Also, ¿cuántos intereses románticos va a tener Tsukushi?
Also, ¿cuántos intereses románticos va a tener Tsukushi?
June 25, 2021
Another guy falling for our heroine. *eyeroll* As far as they go, not bad. I would really like them to just end up as friends, but I have a feeling he's just another person using her for his own end. Bah. When will it end?
April 16, 2018
No puedo puntuar correctamente este tomo, porque sé lo que trama Jun, sé lo que hará y no puedo, simplemente verlo en escena me pone enferma.
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April 14, 2019
Estoy hartísima del maltrato al que someten a la protagonista. Todos los personajes. La golpean y la maltratan también psicológicamente. Es que es muy fuerte lo que pasa.
December 6, 2019
4,5 stars
April 11, 2023
j'suis toujours en train d'ignorer les red flags de domyoji, j'ai du mal à me regarder dans la glace. mais je reconnais que j'ai un problème... serait-ce le premier pas vers la guérison?
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June 8, 2024You gotta love it when Sakurako comes around. She and Kazuya make such a great duo...
October 11, 2024
Kazuya is one of the few characters who doesn't disturb me. I'd like to see more of him.
July 23, 2019
2.5 por la violencia de Tsukasa y su 'declaración de amor'.
September 19, 2024
Retour à la case départ. Je suis désolée mais arrivé au tome quatorze de sa série, on ne s'amuse pas à revenir au tout début de son scénario en ajoutant un nouveau personnage. On n'avance pas d'un poil, c'est même tout le contraire. le peu d'avancée positive que l'on avait pu avoir dernière et jetait à la poubelle sans aucune pitié... Encore une fois, c'est lassant.
Retour donc à la violence gratuite envers notre héroïne, où des élèves la font tomber dans les escaliers, la frappe, veulent la blesser avec du verre briser... et j'en passe. Aucun adulte ne dit rien. D'ailleurs on ne voit jamais un professeur, ni de surveillants pour faire la loi. C'est l'anarchie totale. On continue avec les insultes, toujours gratuites, bien entendu, les réflexions qui rabaissent à gogo, les menaces de mort... Les parents de l'héroïne qui se réjouissent de la voir pleurer parce que cela veut dire qu'elle a une peine de coeur avec un élève riche...
Même la déclaration de Domyoji est violente. le pire étant que cela touche Tsukushi quand même... Pas une once de romantisme dans tout cela. D'ailleurs depuis le départ, je me demande pourquoi on a pu le classer dans la catégorie shojo. Terreur à la rigueur. Parce que psychologiquement c'est dur à lire. Surtout que l'on voit Tsukushi de plus en plus déprimée... Et ce n'est pas ce nouveau personnage (que je trouve très louche) qui va changer quoi que ce soit. On passe d'ailleurs le moment où Jun dit ne pas ressembler à son frère et que l'on voit les deux visages l'un à côté de l'autre. La mangaka ne s'est pas foulée, exactement même tête mais coupe de cheveux hirsutes pour l'un. A croire qu'en plus de se moquer de ses personnages, il en va de même pour les lecteurs.
Bref... Je suis dépitée.
Retour donc à la violence gratuite envers notre héroïne, où des élèves la font tomber dans les escaliers, la frappe, veulent la blesser avec du verre briser... et j'en passe. Aucun adulte ne dit rien. D'ailleurs on ne voit jamais un professeur, ni de surveillants pour faire la loi. C'est l'anarchie totale. On continue avec les insultes, toujours gratuites, bien entendu, les réflexions qui rabaissent à gogo, les menaces de mort... Les parents de l'héroïne qui se réjouissent de la voir pleurer parce que cela veut dire qu'elle a une peine de coeur avec un élève riche...
Même la déclaration de Domyoji est violente. le pire étant que cela touche Tsukushi quand même... Pas une once de romantisme dans tout cela. D'ailleurs depuis le départ, je me demande pourquoi on a pu le classer dans la catégorie shojo. Terreur à la rigueur. Parce que psychologiquement c'est dur à lire. Surtout que l'on voit Tsukushi de plus en plus déprimée... Et ce n'est pas ce nouveau personnage (que je trouve très louche) qui va changer quoi que ce soit. On passe d'ailleurs le moment où Jun dit ne pas ressembler à son frère et que l'on voit les deux visages l'un à côté de l'autre. La mangaka ne s'est pas foulée, exactement même tête mais coupe de cheveux hirsutes pour l'un. A croire qu'en plus de se moquer de ses personnages, il en va de même pour les lecteurs.
Bref... Je suis dépitée.
October 30, 2010
To start with, I'd like to say that I do love this series, but collecting it is a bit of a labor of love. The story (that of various love triangles & class struggles) is a sweet one, but a little repetitive. It's great... the first few times around, but eventually even the biggest fan finds him or herself sighing a bit in annoyance & wondering why Tskushi doesn't come to grips with her feelings or why Tsukasa doesn't try to be a little more tender.
In this volume the love interest du-jour is a "nerdy" boy who rescues Tskushi from the latest jealous schoolgirls who dislike her relationship with F4. She then later discovers that he's a famous model & gets photographed with him. Tsukasa of course gets jealous & causes a scene, excetera excetera. This whole plot would be a lot more interesting... if it wasn't that it's happened in various guises already. Just about every guy Tskushi meets falls for her and ends up being rich and/or famous. It's fun, but like I said... it gets a little old after a while.
Would I recommend this? For the most part. Many aren't going to like this series enough to really want to collect all 30-odd volumes, but some are. To those I'd recommend this. To others... not so much. I will say one thing though, this series is great in small doses. As long as you remember that, the series is golden.
In this volume the love interest du-jour is a "nerdy" boy who rescues Tskushi from the latest jealous schoolgirls who dislike her relationship with F4. She then later discovers that he's a famous model & gets photographed with him. Tsukasa of course gets jealous & causes a scene, excetera excetera. This whole plot would be a lot more interesting... if it wasn't that it's happened in various guises already. Just about every guy Tskushi meets falls for her and ends up being rich and/or famous. It's fun, but like I said... it gets a little old after a while.
Would I recommend this? For the most part. Many aren't going to like this series enough to really want to collect all 30-odd volumes, but some are. To those I'd recommend this. To others... not so much. I will say one thing though, this series is great in small doses. As long as you remember that, the series is golden.
March 22, 2013
I love the cover of this volume!
Ugh... and there goes Tsukasa reminding us all what a spoiled little brat he is. I can't even feel sorry for the guy that the girl he loves won't be with him... he deserves it. I really hope in the end Tsukushi doesn't pick him... his violent, immature behavior SHOULD NOT be rewarded and in fact he should suffer the heartache for the rest of his life. But you know... I have doubts she'll pick him in the end because even though she told him they're suffocating her, she can't stay away from him... and instead of seeing what a psycho he is when he doesn't get his way, all she sees is the sweet little things he does when he's not being a psycho (hmm... I'm sure any level headed woman could see where this type of relationship is going -_-) Especially when the other characters are being like "You idiot! Can't you see he loves you!" Uh, no! That does not excuse is douche bag behavior and Tsukushi shouldn't excuse it because of that either!
But yay for Jun!! He reminds me a bit of Kazuya! At least there are a few boy characters in these books whose eyes I don't want to claw out.
Ugh... and there goes Tsukasa reminding us all what a spoiled little brat he is. I can't even feel sorry for the guy that the girl he loves won't be with him... he deserves it. I really hope in the end Tsukushi doesn't pick him... his violent, immature behavior SHOULD NOT be rewarded and in fact he should suffer the heartache for the rest of his life. But you know... I have doubts she'll pick him in the end because even though she told him they're suffocating her, she can't stay away from him... and instead of seeing what a psycho he is when he doesn't get his way, all she sees is the sweet little things he does when he's not being a psycho (hmm... I'm sure any level headed woman could see where this type of relationship is going -_-) Especially when the other characters are being like "You idiot! Can't you see he loves you!" Uh, no! That does not excuse is douche bag behavior and Tsukushi shouldn't excuse it because of that either!
But yay for Jun!! He reminds me a bit of Kazuya! At least there are a few boy characters in these books whose eyes I don't want to claw out.
May 3, 2013
There was something in the way all of the characters came together that I found irresistibly compelling about this series. It did remind me a lot of Ouran while I was reading it and maybe that is why I liked it so much. Tsukushi is an interesting protagonist, I loved when she started taking action and sticking up for herself.
While I wasn’t overly fond of the artwork style I was able to get past it because I my love for the storyline. This is an honest story with twists and turns, ups and downs, but then again that is real life.
I would really recommend watching the anime too!
While I wasn’t overly fond of the artwork style I was able to get past it because I my love for the storyline. This is an honest story with twists and turns, ups and downs, but then again that is real life.
I would really recommend watching the anime too!
March 19, 2015
I have to say that it was worth it for both Tsukasa's confession and Tsukushi's telling him how conflicted he makes her. Doumyouji may be the prototype for the terrible shoujo lead, but Kamio tries to show us his emotional immaturity as a reason for his behavior, and it comes through best in this volume. (Thus far.)
April 25, 2011
Some intense things happeneing in this Vol. We got another new character who's in love with Makino - what a show, but the guy is weird and still abit a mystery.
Tho I still like Domyoji and he's strange way to shows his feelings.
Tho I still like Domyoji and he's strange way to shows his feelings.
October 22, 2008
in which tsukushi inadvertently becomes a supermodel.
January 28, 2013
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
WHY THE FUCK AM I STILL READING THIS SHIT???
WHY THE FUCK AM I STILL READING THIS SHIT???
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