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花より男子 [Hana Yori Dango] #5
Meteor Garden: Hanayori Dango 5
Tsukushi endures innumerable ups and downs in this entry in Yoko Kamio's acclaimed series. Domyoji Tsukasa is as jealous as ever with the arrival of Thomas, while lurid and embarrassing photos of Tsukushi and Thomas emerge. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, Tsukushi's tormentors up the ante of cruelty and violence. Only one boy comes to her rescue. Which one will it be?
169 pages, Paperback
First published November 25, 1993
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Yōko Kamio
295 books330 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
0.5 stars
Seriously? In what world does a girl get dragged in the schoolyard by a car? And get beaten to a pulp. And other teenagers just stand there and cheer on. And teachers don't hear anything, nor intervene. That's stupid, unrealistic and simply disgusting.
Seriously? In what world does a girl get dragged in the schoolyard by a car? And get beaten to a pulp. And other teenagers just stand there and cheer on. And teachers don't hear anything, nor intervene. That's stupid, unrealistic and simply disgusting.
January 10, 2018
”Quizás todos nosotros tengamos un lado diferente de nuestra personalidad que no queremos que nadie conozca.”
August 28, 2020
*SIGH*
This part is just so difficult to read. Like I feel bad for not stopping and giving up the series. But I have watched two versions of live dramas so it wasn't news....although the car bit was a surprise. Can we just....say that this is a fiction and real life should never EVER be this way? I've read a lot of manga and physical abuse and "almost rape" are tools often used in Shojo. I'm not okay with it but I've gotten used to it?
This part is just so difficult to read. Like I feel bad for not stopping and giving up the series. But I have watched two versions of live dramas so it wasn't news....although the car bit was a surprise. Can we just....say that this is a fiction and real life should never EVER be this way? I've read a lot of manga and physical abuse and "almost rape" are tools often used in Shojo. I'm not okay with it but I've gotten used to it?
July 21, 2017
Este manga me hace sufrir. Me cuesta ver las situaciones de bulling (muy bestias) que tiene que aguantar Tsukushi. Peerooo, me han encantado las dos últimas páginas en las que Domyoji aparece al rescate cual caballero de la brillante armadura ❤
April 18, 2021
This one was better than the rest from what I remember. It was enjoyable and fun, hopefully this will continue more throughout the rest of the series
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March 30, 2008
while i realize that it's difficult to keep a comic with this many volumes lively, i have huge issues with what happened to tsukushi in this volume.
1) quasi date rape: sakurako and the gorgeous foreigner drugged her and posed her for pictures in the gorgeous foreigner's bad.
2) the school deciding to "punish" tsukushi for the scandalous picture by throwing rocks at her face, beating her up, tying her hands together, and dragging her behind a car.
3) tsukasa comes to save her, but when he sees the scandalous pictures of her being DATE RAPED, he leaves her to be dragged behind the car.
he apologizes at the end. but OH MY GOD yoko kamio. it would be one thing if you were trying to make a political statement about the way people treat each other. are you? is that what you're doing? or are you a complete SADIST.
1) quasi date rape: sakurako and the gorgeous foreigner drugged her and posed her for pictures in the gorgeous foreigner's bad.
2) the school deciding to "punish" tsukushi for the scandalous picture by throwing rocks at her face, beating her up, tying her hands together, and dragging her behind a car.
3) tsukasa comes to save her, but when he sees the scandalous pictures of her being DATE RAPED, he leaves her to be dragged behind the car.
he apologizes at the end. but OH MY GOD yoko kamio. it would be one thing if you were trying to make a political statement about the way people treat each other. are you? is that what you're doing? or are you a complete SADIST.
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March 19, 2021
Fue un libro horrible, pero esta siempre ha sido una de las partes más interesantes de la historia. Y me encantó verlo aquí
Creo que el problema de muchos aquí han sido lo problemática de las situaciones. Pero no creo que un libro sea automáticamente malo por plasmar escenarios grotescos. Reconozco que aquí está pasando lo ridículo pero, oigan, es un manga. Desde el inicio uno se puede dar cuenta de lo exagerada que son algunas situaciones. Siempre que tengo que describir Boys Over Flowers uso la palabra "exageración" porque definitivamente lo es. Es imposible que algo así pase realmente.
Siento que muchos piensan que la gente de la escuela y el mismo Tsukasa no mencionan el hecho que Makino fue vi.olada, pero en realidad ellos piensan que todo fue consensuado. En la misma imaginación de Tsukasa aparece Makino consciente con el tipo. Probablemente en la foto no parezca así, pero eso es lo que dieron a entender en los dramas.
Ahora, no justifico PARA NADA a esos idiotas que empezaron a masacrarla por eso. Hacerle algo así es bastante violento, y el motivo porque el que los profesores no dicen nada es porque el poder de los F4 es tan grande que se comportan casi igual que los mismos alumnos. Yo también cuando vi por primera vez el drama me preguntaba dónde rayos estaban los profesores.
En lo personal, y ya habiendo vista esta parte de la historia tres veces, me gustó bastante. A pesar de que me hace sentir bastante incómoda y frustrada por todo lo que le pasa a Makino, es una de las más cruciales en BOF.
Also, fuck you, Sakurako.
Creo que el problema de muchos aquí han sido lo problemática de las situaciones. Pero no creo que un libro sea automáticamente malo por plasmar escenarios grotescos. Reconozco que aquí está pasando lo ridículo pero, oigan, es un manga. Desde el inicio uno se puede dar cuenta de lo exagerada que son algunas situaciones. Siempre que tengo que describir Boys Over Flowers uso la palabra "exageración" porque definitivamente lo es. Es imposible que algo así pase realmente.
Siento que muchos piensan que la gente de la escuela y el mismo Tsukasa no mencionan el hecho que Makino fue vi.olada, pero en realidad ellos piensan que todo fue consensuado. En la misma imaginación de Tsukasa aparece Makino consciente con el tipo. Probablemente en la foto no parezca así, pero eso es lo que dieron a entender en los dramas.
Ahora, no justifico PARA NADA a esos idiotas que empezaron a masacrarla por eso. Hacerle algo así es bastante violento, y el motivo porque el que los profesores no dicen nada es porque el poder de los F4 es tan grande que se comportan casi igual que los mismos alumnos. Yo también cuando vi por primera vez el drama me preguntaba dónde rayos estaban los profesores.
En lo personal, y ya habiendo vista esta parte de la historia tres veces, me gustó bastante. A pesar de que me hace sentir bastante incómoda y frustrada por todo lo que le pasa a Makino, es una de las más cruciales en BOF.
Also, fuck you, Sakurako.
July 5, 2019
Tomó un rumbo muy telenovelero.
July 22, 2019
The story started seriously and story bird is very interesting. And also new secondary characters appeared, they make the story more interesting and attractive!
February 22, 2022
Some of the things Domyouji says and does gives me the ick for real.
July 22, 2023
Ahhhhhhhhh (scream in frustration)
October 3, 2018
OMG. That was wicked! Worst bullying I've seen
August 11, 2025
Volume 5 keeps the rollercoaster of Tsukushi Makino and Tsukasa Domyoji’s relationship in full swing, blending high school drama with moments of budding romance. The story plays with the contrast between Tsukushi’s grounded, stubborn nature and Tsukasa’s impulsive, hot-headed charm, giving us a few heartfelt interactions that hint at deeper feelings beneath the chaos.
However, the volume also indulges in repetitive conflicts and exaggerated misunderstandings, which can feel more tiring than entertaining at times. Some side plots pull attention away from the main relationship without adding much weight to the overall story.
The artwork remains bold and expressive, capturing both the comedy and tension of the series. While not the strongest installment, Volume 5 offers enough emotional beats and character chemistry to keep fans turning the pages, even if it treads familiar ground.
However, the volume also indulges in repetitive conflicts and exaggerated misunderstandings, which can feel more tiring than entertaining at times. Some side plots pull attention away from the main relationship without adding much weight to the overall story.
The artwork remains bold and expressive, capturing both the comedy and tension of the series. While not the strongest installment, Volume 5 offers enough emotional beats and character chemistry to keep fans turning the pages, even if it treads familiar ground.
February 9, 2021
Bullying goes to a whole new level in this volume...so, it was intense, not in a good way (hence the 3/5). Definitely avoid the series if bullying is a trigger for you since it is a main theme so far. The protagonist is a tough girl, luckily, see fights back so much, nothing can get her down! But still, it's too intense here and there, especially in this volume.
March 11, 2012
THEY DRAG HER BEHIND A CAR.
WHY IS THIS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T BEING REPORTED TO THE POLICE.
I AM SO SERIOUS RIGHT NOW.
TWO STARS ONLY BECAUSE THAT BITCH SAKURAKO GOT HER NASTY SELF FOUND OUT.
NOW I AM GOING BACK TO MY CHAIR AND READING VOL 6. -_-
*ADDICT*
WHY IS THIS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T BEING REPORTED TO THE POLICE.
I AM SO SERIOUS RIGHT NOW.
TWO STARS ONLY BECAUSE THAT BITCH SAKURAKO GOT HER NASTY SELF FOUND OUT.
NOW I AM GOING BACK TO MY CHAIR AND READING VOL 6. -_-
*ADDICT*
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October 4, 2015
I'm sorry, but how does such extreme bullying not get stopped? There must be one person in that whole school who would stand up to a girl being dragged by a freaking car!!! A lot of drama went down in this one and I'm excited to see what will happen next.
March 26, 2021
The story is still super cheesy, and I hate the use of sexual violence. This volume at least had some of the over-the-top drama I signed up for. Still would not recommend the series, despite my obsession with it.
February 8, 2016
Rui is so amazing!
August 30, 2020
I really liked this volume.
January 15, 2026
Pertama baca manga ini waktu umurku 10 tahunan - ikut membaca waktu kakakku sewa dari taman bacaan komik di dekat SMA-nya. Sebetulnya ini terlalu dewasa, sih, untuk anak SD haha. But anyway, dulu rasanya cukup menikmati karena karakternya goodlooking dan stylish. Alur ceritanya juga banyak yang membuat ngakak. Sekarang, umurku 30 tahun dan membaca ini cukup merasa terganggu di banyak hal: romantisasi abuse, violence, sexual harassment, institutionalized bullying, dan membangun mindset 'I can fix him' untuk remaja perempuan. Memang, sih, manga ini 'kan dibuatnya tahun 1992 - mungkin society memang belum seprogresif sekarang. Tapi jadinya menurut saya manga ini lebih cocok ditujukan untuk orang dewasa, ya, ketimbang remaja putri seperti shoujo pada umumnya.
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Volume #5
Ternyata Sakurako Sanjo menjebak dan menyebarkan fitnah bahwa Tsukushi Makino (FL) perempuan jalang melalui foto-foto setengah telanjang yang didapat dengan bantuan seorang asing. Hal ini membuat murid-murid Eitoku Gakuen marah pada Tsukushi karena dianggap mengkhianati Tsukasa Doumyouji (ML 1). Sakurako bertujuan merebut Tsukasa dari Tsukushi, tapi apakah berhasil?
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Volume #5
Ternyata Sakurako Sanjo menjebak dan menyebarkan fitnah bahwa Tsukushi Makino (FL) perempuan jalang melalui foto-foto setengah telanjang yang didapat dengan bantuan seorang asing. Hal ini membuat murid-murid Eitoku Gakuen marah pada Tsukushi karena dianggap mengkhianati Tsukasa Doumyouji (ML 1). Sakurako bertujuan merebut Tsukasa dari Tsukushi, tapi apakah berhasil?
July 28, 2025
Lu en japonais !
Voilà je le savais, sakurako même en japonais j’ai su que t’étais qu’une double faced snake. Bon j’ai compris que c’était pour de la vengeance qu’elle s’est rapproché de Makino et des F4, après la raison de pourquoi être aussi méchante avec Makino… là j’ai pas vraiment compris.
Sinon, wow! La violence dans le harcèlement! Ça va loin. Je n’aurais jamais pu imaginer cet acharnement et cette « inventivité »…
La fin, on est sensé être content qu’elle soit sauvé par Doumyouji ? Bien sure que je suis soulagée mais wsh, de 1 pourquoi il s’est pas dit plus tôt qu’il la croyait? De 2 pourquoi il boit alors qu’il est mineur (mais ça c’est récurrent dans la serie) et de 3 des fois faut utiliser son cerveau !!!!!!
Je met 2 étoiles parce que je l’ai lu hyper vite !!! Et je suis trop contente :)))
Voilà je le savais, sakurako même en japonais j’ai su que t’étais qu’une double faced snake. Bon j’ai compris que c’était pour de la vengeance qu’elle s’est rapproché de Makino et des F4, après la raison de pourquoi être aussi méchante avec Makino… là j’ai pas vraiment compris.
Sinon, wow! La violence dans le harcèlement! Ça va loin. Je n’aurais jamais pu imaginer cet acharnement et cette « inventivité »…
La fin, on est sensé être content qu’elle soit sauvé par Doumyouji ? Bien sure que je suis soulagée mais wsh, de 1 pourquoi il s’est pas dit plus tôt qu’il la croyait? De 2 pourquoi il boit alors qu’il est mineur (mais ça c’est récurrent dans la serie) et de 3 des fois faut utiliser son cerveau !!!!!!
Je met 2 étoiles parce que je l’ai lu hyper vite !!! Et je suis trop contente :)))
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March 29, 2018
I feel like the series has suddenly gotten a bit over the top. Let me reiterate this.
RAPE is a huge thing.
RAPE is serious.
RAPE can emotionally damage a person forever.
So why is it that when Tsukushi gets raped, everyone is acting as if its not that big of a deal?
How does Tsukushi act so normal when someone took her body AGAINST HER WILL?????
Kinda outrageous if u ask me.
And Thomas, he should be brought to justice. Even though it was under someone else's control, then THEY should be brought to justice. The rapist gets away with it. HOW?!! WHAT?!! THE HELL?!!
I loved this series. I loved it so much. It was considered as one of my favourite mangas.
Until this book.
Until this fucking book.
I'm really disappointed.
RAPE is a huge thing.
RAPE is serious.
RAPE can emotionally damage a person forever.
So why is it that when Tsukushi gets raped, everyone is acting as if its not that big of a deal?
How does Tsukushi act so normal when someone took her body AGAINST HER WILL?????
Kinda outrageous if u ask me.
And Thomas, he should be brought to justice. Even though it was under someone else's control, then THEY should be brought to justice. The rapist gets away with it. HOW?!! WHAT?!! THE HELL?!!
I loved this series. I loved it so much. It was considered as one of my favourite mangas.
Until this book.
Until this fucking book.
I'm really disappointed.
November 7, 2025
So violent! Good heavens! What kind of school is this? Guys go on rampages, break windows, assault people? Girls get raped, beaten up, hit with bats, dragged behind cars?! At the same time it’s funny, moving, and strangely compelling. I’m either going to read this the same way I read My Hero Academia, like it’s a fantasy, or I’m going to have to quit reading it. But it’s a classic, and I like the author so much. Guess I’ll keep reading!
January 19, 2022
¡Madres! Ya sabía que iba a estar feo (por las adaptaciones que hay del manga) pero no... Simplemente no. Se que es solo ficción, pero que personajes más ASQUEROSOS.
Simplemente no deje de leer por que si me tenía ansiosa, pero que horror.
Que bueno que en las adaptaciones que he visto lograron quitar la mayor parte de la toxicidad que tiene esta historia.
Simplemente no deje de leer por que si me tenía ansiosa, pero que horror.
Que bueno que en las adaptaciones que he visto lograron quitar la mayor parte de la toxicidad que tiene esta historia.
July 29, 2018
Woah, that was an extreme bullying they did to Makino! And I can’t believe how a 16-yr old like Sakorako can design a revenge plot like that! It is one of the many unbelievable part of this story I guess. How can
April 7, 2019
I'm going to round my rating for this volume up to 4 just because it was a little better than the last volume. I read the last volume 2 days ago, but I think the smaller gap in time made it easier to like. I'm about to read the next volume so hopefully it also is better than previous volumes.
May 7, 2021
The bit with Sakurako was predictable and the bullying at the end was super over-the-top. It's not realistic at all, but this volume played fiddle with my emotions and I love that. But I don't recommend this for anyone who doesn't want some trashy drama.
December 9, 2022
The only good thing was the slight development in Tsukasa and Tsukushi. That’s why it’s a two stars and not 1
There was extream bullying and again attempted rape. Drugging of a minor and taking pictures of her nearly naked and in sexual positions with a guy. Which was then put all over the school.
There was extream bullying and again attempted rape. Drugging of a minor and taking pictures of her nearly naked and in sexual positions with a guy. Which was then put all over the school.
November 3, 2017
2.8 stars
February 7, 2018
This series is a train-wreck and I am enjoying it.
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