
Initially, Tsukushi hates all of the F4 with except Rui Hanazawa, for whom she harbors romantic feelings. This unexpected retaliation and steadfast resistance to the hazing is one that he has never encountered from a target before, and falls in love with Tsukasa. However, unlike most of the F4's targets, Tsukushi retaliates by directly attacking Tsukasa.

This officially marks her for future torment by the F4 and the rest of the student body. However, after defending her friend who accidentally falls down a set of stairs and onto the leader of the F4, Tsukasa Domyouji, she, instead, receives a red card-a declaration of war. Tsukushi is unhappy at Eitoku, but feels if she quietly exists for two years, she can survive it. Her mother pushed her to join Eitoku because the children of her father's work colleagues all attend prestigious schools. Tsukushi is one of the very few students studying at Eitoku High School to come from a middle class family. She is thus the "weed" that will challenge the "Flower Four" or F4. However, because of the difference in social class, Tsukushi and Tsukasa's relationship is blocked by Tsukasa's mother, Kaede (but supported by his elder sister, Tsubaki, who becomes friends with Tsukushi).Ĭharacters Tsukushi Makino ( 牧野 つくし, Makino Tsukushi) Voiced by: Maki Mochida (anime), Megumi Toyoguchi (video game) The protagonist is a teenage high school girl whose name, Tsukushi, means "weed". Over time, Tsukushi's feelings towards Tsukasa evolve, as she begins to appreciate the degree of change that occurred in Tsukasa once he fell in love with her. Sojirou is happy to be in casual relationships with many women, although we later discover that at one time he was in love with a childhood friend. They both usually have at least one girlfriend at any one time Akira prefers older women because the women of his household (his mother and two younger sisters) are quite childish. The other two members of the F4 are Akira Mimasaka, the laid-back peacemaker of the group, and Sojirou Nishikado, an unrepentant playboy.

This love triangle forms the basis of the entire series. Tsukushi, however, is repulsed by his hot-headed nature and bullying demeanor, falling instead for soft-spoken and sensitive Rui Hanazawa (Tsukasa's best friend since childhood). However, Tsukasa eventually takes an interest in her because she is the only girl in the school who stands up to him. They initially bully Tsukushi when she stands up to them.

Tsukasa Domyouji, the son of the wealthiest, most powerful family in Japan. The school is ruled by the F4 ("Flower Four"), four young men from Japan's wealthiest families. Hence, Tsukushi Makino, who comes from a middle-class family, fulfills the literal meaning of her name, as she is initially considered to be the "weed" of the school. A Thai adaptation, F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, was aired in Thailand from 2021 to 2022.Įitoku Academy ( 英徳学園, Eitoku Gakuen) in Yamanote, Japan is a prestigious school that caters to children from upper class families. The South Korean adaptation, Boys Over Flowers aired in 2009, followed in 2018 by the official Chinese adaptation Meteor Garden. Hana yori Dango aired in Japan from 2005 to 2007 (and was followed by a 2008 film). The first live-action television adaptation, Meteor Garden (Taiwan, 2001–2002), was also produced before the manga was completed.Ī number of other live-action television adaptations have since followed, influenced both by the completion of the manga and the success of prior adaptations. This was followed by a live-action feature film in 1995, then an anime television series, produced by Toei Animation, that aired on ABC in 1996. It was first adapted as an audio drama released on CD from July 1993 to July 1994. The manga has been adapted into various mediums, some before the manga itself had finished serialization. The North American translation was launched in August 2003 and ran until October 2009. Kamio released an epilogue issue in June 2008. Hana Yori Dango launched in October 1992 and ran until January 2004. While at Eitoku, she encounters the F4, a gang of four young men who are children of Japan's wealthiest families and who bully anyone that gets in their way. It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl from a middle class family, whose mother enrols her in an elite high school to compete with the families from her husband's company.

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Boys Over Flowers ( Japanese: 花より 男子 ( だんご ), Hepburn: Hana yori Dango), is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio and set in Tokyo, Japan, and the fictional "Eitoku Academy" (an elite school for children from rich families).
