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花より男子 [Hana Yori Dango] #13
Boys Over Flowers: Hana Yori Dango, Vol. 13
It's Tsukushi's first time abroad, and she and her friend Yuki plan to tear up the slopes on a Canadian snowboarding adventure. But how much fun can Tsukushi really have with Tsukasa and those nasty Eitoku Academy girls always hanging around? Not much, it seems, because Tsukushi is sent out on a wild-goose chase to rescue Yuki in below freezing temperatures. But who will rescue Tsukushi?!
176 pages, Paperback
First published March 25, 1996
About the author
Yōko Kamio
298 books317 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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October 4, 2018
Muy divertido. Me encantan los personajes!
September 10, 2020
UGH this snow storm scene. What are you doing, child? What if your friend had actually been caught in the storm? Ya'll would have died. Make better choices.
I found it hilarious that the two other guys called out exactly how overdone this caught in a snow storm lets spend the night in an abandoned cabin scene is lol. They are always there with the realistic view and comedic relief. They're representing the readers' feelings, they just want the two of them to get together.
And wooohoo for throwing water on those two evil girls. Thats why you're my favorite character. You're a cute cuddle bear until your protective instincts kick in and then you're a momma bear.
I found it hilarious that the two other guys called out exactly how overdone this caught in a snow storm lets spend the night in an abandoned cabin scene is lol. They are always there with the realistic view and comedic relief. They're representing the readers' feelings, they just want the two of them to get together.
And wooohoo for throwing water on those two evil girls. Thats why you're my favorite character. You're a cute cuddle bear until your protective instincts kick in and then you're a momma bear.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 9, 2020
I created new bookshelf/tag called romantic nonsense b/c of this series.
December 9, 2022
Just when things start looking up something dumb happens.
February 7, 2012
While at Tsukasa's villa in the Canadian wilderness, Tsukushi nearly meets her death and Yuki finally sees the nasty side of the rich girls.
March 3, 2016
Who is idiot enough to run away in snow storm without reinforcements? Our Tsukashi... she's idiot!
May 17, 2016
When will she stop? --"
June 25, 2021
So, I don't care how stupid it was. The blizzard scene is just the kind of shitty melodrama I'm here for. I was getting frustrated with the series recently and if Canada wasn't any good I was going to drop it. Instead I really liked the Canada scenes. I just hope it doesn't go back to more endless bickering. The last chapter indicates that it might.....
April 9, 2019
I feel weird not writing a review, but with this series being so long it will just get repetitive.
This was an okay volume, I did like the events of Canada but feel it could have been explored a little more.
This was an okay volume, I did like the events of Canada but feel it could have been explored a little more.
March 28, 2021
Me gustó lo que pasó en Canadá. Aunque, Tsukasa, wtf. ¿Por qué no hablaste más alto?
Y recuerdo que cuando vi la última escena en Jardín de Meteoros me molestó tanto que dejé de verla por unos días. Bájale a tu posesividad, mijo.
Y recuerdo que cuando vi la última escena en Jardín de Meteoros me molestó tanto que dejé de verla por unos días. Bájale a tu posesividad, mijo.
January 10, 2024
Siempre me la paso muy bien con esta historia, en este tomo hubieron muchas escenas que me encantaron, pero si hablamos de Makino siendo rescatada por Domyoji mi corazón se comienza a sentir tan cálido, son tan lindos e inocentes que me dan ganas de cuidarlos por siempre.
July 25, 2024
I know this is supposed to be funny but the main character is so annoying. Rui splashes water on the girls that tricked her to go out in a blizzard and she’s thankful? While Tsukasa saves her form dying and she’s like I hate that guy .
July 7, 2019
3.5
Buen tomo...hasta que lo arruina Tsukasa
Buen tomo...hasta que lo arruina Tsukasa
December 6, 2019
4,5 stars
May 15, 2020
Se pone muy interesante la cosa. Me gusta mucho el carácter de Makino, pero no me gusta la presión constante de su familia por el tema económico.
April 8, 2021
This series is genuinely too much, but somehow manages to keep outdoing itself.
April 11, 2023
c'était vraiment extrêmement cliché et cheesy et un peu cringe. 10/10
September 15, 2024
On était pourtant si bien parti... et puis il y a eu la fin de ce tome treize... Ou comment saboter sa propre histoire en utilisant encore et encore des schémas identiques qui en plus prônent la violence gratuite... On ne va jamais y arriver, ce n'est pas possible. Et pourtant, franchement j'y croyais dur comme fer jusqu'à ces dernières pages... C'est un peu déprimant.
Le pire, c'est qu'il est difficile pour le coup de ne pas penser à la fin... J'avais passé un excellent moment avec toute la bande durant leur séjour à la montagne. On avait enfin droit à quelque chose d'un peu plus romantique et de plaisant, une atmosphère moins électrique malgré quelques petites anicroches entre Domyojy et Tsukushi. Mais avec un ennemies to lovers, c'est plutôt un schéma habituel. le hic, même si j'ai passé outre parce que pour une fois il y a une réaction positive, c'est qu'il y avait les pimbêches. Qui s'incrustent partout (ça donne un bon aperçu de leurs mentalités sans gêne), qui insultent à tout va Tsukushi et Yuki (on a compris, ce sont des pouilleuses, c'est dit deux trois fois par tome) et qui en plus osent dire qu'elles souhaitent la mort de notre héroïne. Et elles n'étaient pas loin de réaliser leur souhait... Ce manque de moralité commence à me peser. Après les garçons se mettent en colère et leurs disent leurs quatre vérités (c'est comme pisser dans un violon mais au moins, il y a une réaction, ce qui change de d'habitude). Donc du bon, mais qui ne contrebalancent pas assez la mentalité plus que pourrie et néfaste des psychopathes de service.
Et c'est assez triste parce que notre héroïne sait combien sa vie est assez merdique, et elle ne rêve que d'une chose : se faire des amis. En comparaison, Yuki semble être heureuse à souhait, elle n'y est restée avec des gens de sa classe sociale. Et c'est là encore que le bât blesse. Quel est le message franchement ? D'autant plus que "les pauvres" sont souvent montrés comme étant des idiots. Qu'il faut être bête et entouré de gens bêtes pour trouver le bonheur ? C'est ça ce que la mangaka veut nous faire comprendre ? Et il n'y a rien qui cloche là-dedans ? Encore une fois, je suis consternée que personne dans les deux maisons d'éditions, ne se soit dit que non, ce n'était pas possible. Il n'y a pas grand-chose de bon là. Ni les insultes, ni la détresse de Tsukushi.
Alors après oui, comme je le disais, il y a tout de même ces moments sympathiques entre les deux amies et le F4. le fait que Domyoji soit partie à la rescousse de Tsukushi était aussi super, et même la scène qui suit, très clichée mais mignonne, redore un peu le tout. Et c'est ce qui me chagrine un peu parce qu'au final, si on enlevait certains éléments, le manga pourrait être très sympathique, mais il y a toujours quelque chose qui ne va pas.
C'est un peu comme voir les prémices de quelque chose de sympathique mais qui vous glisse entre les doigts encore et encore... C'est frustrant et désolant.
Le pire, c'est qu'il est difficile pour le coup de ne pas penser à la fin... J'avais passé un excellent moment avec toute la bande durant leur séjour à la montagne. On avait enfin droit à quelque chose d'un peu plus romantique et de plaisant, une atmosphère moins électrique malgré quelques petites anicroches entre Domyojy et Tsukushi. Mais avec un ennemies to lovers, c'est plutôt un schéma habituel. le hic, même si j'ai passé outre parce que pour une fois il y a une réaction positive, c'est qu'il y avait les pimbêches. Qui s'incrustent partout (ça donne un bon aperçu de leurs mentalités sans gêne), qui insultent à tout va Tsukushi et Yuki (on a compris, ce sont des pouilleuses, c'est dit deux trois fois par tome) et qui en plus osent dire qu'elles souhaitent la mort de notre héroïne. Et elles n'étaient pas loin de réaliser leur souhait... Ce manque de moralité commence à me peser. Après les garçons se mettent en colère et leurs disent leurs quatre vérités (c'est comme pisser dans un violon mais au moins, il y a une réaction, ce qui change de d'habitude). Donc du bon, mais qui ne contrebalancent pas assez la mentalité plus que pourrie et néfaste des psychopathes de service.
Et c'est assez triste parce que notre héroïne sait combien sa vie est assez merdique, et elle ne rêve que d'une chose : se faire des amis. En comparaison, Yuki semble être heureuse à souhait, elle n'y est restée avec des gens de sa classe sociale. Et c'est là encore que le bât blesse. Quel est le message franchement ? D'autant plus que "les pauvres" sont souvent montrés comme étant des idiots. Qu'il faut être bête et entouré de gens bêtes pour trouver le bonheur ? C'est ça ce que la mangaka veut nous faire comprendre ? Et il n'y a rien qui cloche là-dedans ? Encore une fois, je suis consternée que personne dans les deux maisons d'éditions, ne se soit dit que non, ce n'était pas possible. Il n'y a pas grand-chose de bon là. Ni les insultes, ni la détresse de Tsukushi.
Alors après oui, comme je le disais, il y a tout de même ces moments sympathiques entre les deux amies et le F4. le fait que Domyoji soit partie à la rescousse de Tsukushi était aussi super, et même la scène qui suit, très clichée mais mignonne, redore un peu le tout. Et c'est ce qui me chagrine un peu parce qu'au final, si on enlevait certains éléments, le manga pourrait être très sympathique, mais il y a toujours quelque chose qui ne va pas.
C'est un peu comme voir les prémices de quelque chose de sympathique mais qui vous glisse entre les doigts encore et encore... C'est frustrant et désolant.
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!
August 22, 2009
tsukasa is actually surprising sometimes. though, when you nearly freeze to death, you have to take off all of your clothes. you don't get to keep on your pants just because you think taking off just your shirt is okay. also, don't hold the cold person against your body, stay a couple of inches away from them while being in a sleeping bag or blanket. your body temp will drop holding on to something so cold, which would be counterproductive to the goal you are trying to reach.
January 12, 2016
Ini komik makin lama makin nggak banget sih ceritanya. Sebel saya waktu baca adegan setengah telanjang yang dilakukan Tsukasa dan Tsukushi demi misi menghangatkan diri akibat hantaman badai salju.
Dan, untuk kesekian kalinya, saya tak bosan-bosannya mengeluhkan mutu gambar yang semakin lama semakin asal-asalan. Kesannya kok Jeng Yoko Kamio ini dikejar tenggat dan setoran ya? Hmmmm.....
Dan, untuk kesekian kalinya, saya tak bosan-bosannya mengeluhkan mutu gambar yang semakin lama semakin asal-asalan. Kesannya kok Jeng Yoko Kamio ini dikejar tenggat dan setoran ya? Hmmmm.....
September 3, 2013
Having watched the live-action drama multiple times, reading the manga is fascinating because I get to see what was cut out and what events were kept--it's cool that even some of the Season 2 stuff came from the original manga, though not in the most straight-forward of ways.
October 2, 2008
in which tsukushi and tsukasa nearly freeze to death in a blizzard near vancouver.
April 25, 2011
The act it's so slow. Tho I'm addicted, so I'll keep reading...
May 2, 2013
I'd watched and liked the anime version when I was still a kid.
For now, I got no plans for buying a copy.
For now, I got no plans for buying a copy.
July 24, 2014
ahhh god bless classic shoujo
you don't see romance plot devices this blatant outside of soap operas anymore
good times
3 stars
you don't see romance plot devices this blatant outside of soap operas anymore
good times
3 stars
December 12, 2014
Just the part that she almost froze to death and died, but other than that it was good.
September 6, 2015
yEaH tSuKuShI aNd TsUkAsA
I SHIP IT
I SHIP IT
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