Boys Over Flowers

Boys Over Flowers, known in Japan as Hana Yori Dango (花より男子) is a Japanese manga series written by Yoko Kamio.

Related Topics:
Japan - Manga - Yoko Kamio

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It was serialized in the bi-weekly anthology magazine, Margaret, which is aimed at high-school-age girls. The manga series ran continuously from October 1992 to September 2003, and has been collected into 36 volumes. Recently, the series has started to be released in a deluxe edition (larger pages and with all the color artwork from the magazine reproduced).

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As of this writing, the story has been adapted in Japan into an anime TV series, an animated one-shot OVA, and a live-action movie. It has also served as the basis for a live-action drama TV series from Taiwan called Meteor Garden, which has spawned off an idol-singer group, F4. An all-new Japanese live-action drama series was recently announced by TBS. It is scheduled to premiere on October 2005.

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Anime - OVA - Taiwan - Meteor Garden - F4 - TBS

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As of Summer 2003, both the manga and anime TV series are available in English in the United States and Canada from VIZ Media under the title, Boys Over Flowers.

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English - United States - Canada - VIZ Media

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