Flower and Asura

Her friend, Mizuki, the president of the Broadcasting Club, senses Hana's power to attract people through her reading and invites her to join the club. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Bind aired from January to March 2025.

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• Type — tv series • Director — Ayumu Uwano • Writer — Kazuyuki Fudeyasu • Music — Masaru Yokoyama • Studio — Studio Bind • Licensee — Sentai Filmworks • Network — Nippon TV, BS NTV, CTC, TVS, tvk, SUN, KBS Kyoto, AT-X • First — January 8, 2025 • Last — March 26, 2025 • Episodes — 12

• Type — manga • Author — Ayano Takeda • Illustrator — Musshu • Publisher — Shueisha • Imprint — Young Jump Comics • Magazine — Ultra Jump • First — June 18, 2021 • Last — August 19, 2026 • Volumes — 10

• Ja Kanji — 花は咲く、修羅の如く • Ja Romaji — Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku • Genre — Coming-of-age

Hana Haruyama, a first-year student living in the island of Tonakishima, has always had a passion for reading. She uses this to read stories to the children, finding happiness in sharing her love for literature. This catches the attention of Mizuki Usurai, the president of her school's Broadcasting Club. Seeing Hana's potential, Mizuki invites Hana to join, which Hana accepts. As part of the Broadcasting Club, Hana experiences the challenges of broadcasting, including participating in competitions, while using her experiences to further develop her own love for reading.

• Shura Saionji (西園寺 修羅, Saionji Shura): • An acclaimed actress who is Hana's inspiration in taking up storytelling. • Miyuko Nekoi (猫井 未唯子, Nekoi Miyuko): • A student in Hana's class who becomes her first friend. • Owari Konoyono (弧ノ夜野 終里, Konoyono Owari) • Ami Koshimizu • A young and aspiring poet who is Matsuyuki's older sister.

Written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Musshu, Flower and Asura was serializes in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump from June 18, 2021, to August 19, 2026. The series' chapters have been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of March 2026.

An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 12, 2024. It is produced by Studio Bind and directed by Ayumu Uwano, with series composition by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, characters designed by Kou Aine, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama. The series aired from January 8 to March 26, 2025, on Nippon TV's AnichU programming block and other networks. The opening theme song is "Jibun Kakumei" (自分革命, My Own Revolution) by Shishamo, while the ending theme song is "Rōrō" (朗朗, Resonant) by Satō. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in North America, Australia and British Isles for streaming on Hidive; Hidive would later announce on June 30, 2025, that the series will receive an English dub set to premiere July 16 of the same year.

• Hana Haruyama (春山 花奈, Haruyama Hana): • A first-year student at Sumomogaoka High, who recently joins the Broadcasting Club after being scouted by Mizuki for her skills in storytelling. She was inspired to take up the skill after watching a recital from Shura in her youth. She lives with her mother. • Mizuki Usurai (薄頼 瑞希, Usurai Mizuki): • A second-year student at Sumomogaoka High and the president of the Broadcasting Club who scouted Hana to the club after being left impressed by her delivery and storytelling. • An Natsue (夏江 杏, Natsue An): • A first-year student at Sumomogaoka High and a member of the Broadcasting Club, who aspires to win at the national broadcasting competition. She holds a rivalry with Tōga due to their middle schools regarding each other as rivals. • Shūdai Tōga (冬賀 萩太, Tōga Shūdai): • A first-year student at Sumomogaoka High and a member of the Broadcasting Club. He holds a rivalry with Natsue due to their middle schools regarding each other as rivals. • Matsuyuki Akiyama (秋山 松雪, Akiyama Matsuyuki): • A first-year student at Sumomogaoka High and a member of the Broadcasting Club. He often acts as the mediator between Natsue and Tōga. • Ryōko Totonoi (整井 良子, Totonoi Ryōko): • A second-year student at Sumomogaoka High and the vice president of the Broadcasting Club. • Setarō Hakoyama (箱山 瀬太郎, Hakoyama Setarō): • A second-year student at Sumomogaoka High and a member of the Broadcasting Club. • Hiromi Kichijōji (吉祥寺 博美, Kichijōji Hiromi): • A teacher at Sumomogaoka High and the advisor for the Broadcasting Club, who is shown to be laidback and easygoing yet insightful for advice on recitation.

• Ichijiku Minohara (箕原無花果, Minohara Ichijiku) • Yoshino Aoyama • Misaki Kumori (曇美咲, Kumori Misaki) • Kana Ichinose

• Rengo Nishino (西野蓮吾, Nishino Rengo) • Taihi Kimura • Chiaki Hayashi (林千晶, Hayashi Chiaki) • Konomi Kohara