Flower and the Beast
Also recorded as Hana ni Kedamono
Flower and the Beast
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- Flower and the Beast
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- Japanese
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• Name — Flower and the Beast • Ja Kanji — 花にけだもの • Ja Romaji — Hana ni Kedamono • Genre — Romance
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• Type — manga • Author — Miwako Sugiyama • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Flower Comics • Magazine — Sho-Comi • First — August 2010 • Last — December 2012 • Volumes — 10 • Volume List — #Manga
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• Type — drama • Title — Hana ni Kedamono • Director — * Kentaro Otani • Ryō Miyawaki • Writer — Miyako Matsumoto • Network — * dTV • Fuji TV On Demand • First — 2017 10 30 • Last — 2018 1 1 • Episodes — 10 • Episode List — #Season 1 (2017)
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• Type — drama • Title — Hana ni Kedamono: Second Season • Director — * Kentaro Otani • Ryō Miyawaki • Writer — Miyako Matsumoto • Network — * dTV • Fuji TV On Demand • First — 2019 7 5 • Last — 2019 9 6 • Episodes — 5 • Episode List — #Season 2 (2019) Flower and the Beast is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Miwako Sugiyama. Flower and the Beast was serialized in the bimonthly manga magazine Sho-Comi from August 2010 to December 2012. A live-action television drama adaptation ran in 2017, and a second season was broadcast in 2019.
Plot
Plot
Kumi Kumakura transfers to a new high school and is given five special teddy bears created by her deceased mother to give to her new friends. On the night before her first day, Kumi comes across Hyō Kakizono, who she befriends and gifts one of her teddy bears. Hyō steals her first kiss, and the two become attracted to each other. When Kumi starts attending school, she is shocked to discover that not only is Hyō her new classmate, but he is also one of the most popular boys in school who is well known for being a playboy. Hyō, however, has fallen in love with Kumi, but she is unable to believe his words at face value and struggles to accept him.
Characters
Characters
• Kumi Kumakura • Yumiri Hanamori (movie comic); portrayed by Yurika Nakamura (live-action TV) • Hyō Kakizono • Taku Yashiro (movie comic); portrayed by Yosuke Sugino (live-action TV) • Tatsuki Hiyoshi • Yoshitaka Yamaya (movie comic); portrayed by Shouma Kai (live-action TV) • Chihaya Izumi • Yūichirō Umehara (movie comic); portrayed by Takashi Matsuo (live-action TV) • Kanna Ōgami • Hisako Tōjō (movie comic); portrayed by Anna Iriyama (live-action TV)
Manga
Manga
Flower and the Beast is written and illustrated by Miwako Sugiyama. It is serialized in the bimonthly magazine Sho-Comi from August 2010 to December 2012. The chapters were later released in 10 bound volumes by Shogakukan under the Flower Comics imprint. M&C! licensed the series in English for Southeast Asian distribution.
Movie comic
Movie comic
A movie comic, featuring voiceovers to comic panels, was broadcast on dTV on August 1, 2016. The movie comic's theme song is "Nanairo Holiday" by Sky-Hi. A second movie comic was broadcast on March 20, 2019, to promote the second season of the live-action television series and featured "Snow Gift" by Tsubasa Sakiyama as the theme song.
Television drama
Television drama
• Illustration — Yurika Nakamura (pictured in 2024) starred in the live-action television drama adaptation. A live-action television series adaptation was announced in September 2017. The series stars Yurika Nakamura as Kumi, Yosuke Sugino as Hyō, Shouma Kai as Tatsuki, Bullet Train member Takashi Matsuo as Chihaya, and AKB48 member Anna Iriyama as Kanna. The television series was directed by Kentaro Otani and Ryō Miyawaki, with Miyako Matsumoto writing the script. The theme song for the series is "Waruguchi" by Da-ice. It was streamed exclusively on dTV and Fuji TV On Demand from October 30, 2017, to January 1, 2018. The series was later re-broadcast on Fuji TV's main television channel from April 24, 2018, to June 26, 2018. A sequel titled Hana ni Kedamono: Second Season was released in 2019. The theme song is "Isshun no Onegai" by Da-ice.
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Flower and the Beast is associated with Japan.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that animalium, ferarum, & bestiarum, florum, fructuum, muscarum, vermiumque icones variae, omnes ad vivum delineatae. Institutional cataloguing adds that a new book of Chinese designs calculated to improve the present taste. Consisting of figures, buildings, & furniture, landskips, birds, beasts, flowrs. [sic] and ornaments; &c.
Reception
In Japan, the manga sold a cumulative total of 2 million physical copies by 2017. Volume 5 debuted at #16 on Oricon and sold 42,634 copies in its first week. Volume 8 debuted at #21 on Oricon and sold 41,320 copies in its first week.
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- 1.Ressler, Karen. Hana ni Kedamono Live-Action Drama's Video Previews 'Heart-Pounding' Scenes. Anime News Network. 2017-10-23.
- 2.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. M&C! Lists Release for Miwako Sugiyama's Share Kiss Love Manga. Anime News Network. 2019-05-23.
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- 11.Shogakukan.
- 12.Shogakukan.
- 13.Comic Natalie. 2016-07-28.
- 14.Comic Natalie. 2017-09-18.
- 15.Ressler, Karen. Hana ni Kedamono Romance Manga Gets Live-Action TV Adaptation. Anime News Network. 2017-09-18.
- 16.Comic Natalie. 2017-10-13.
- 17.Music Natalie. 2017-10-13.
- 18.Eiga Natalie. 2018-03-21.
- 19.Ressler, Karen. Hana ni Kedamono Live-Action Show Gets Sequel. Anime News Network. 2019-03-11.
- 20.Eiga Natalie. 2019-03-18.
- 21.Oricon. 2019-03-05.
- 22.Loo, Egan. Japanese Comic Ranking, January 23–29. Anime News Network. 2012-02-01.
- 23.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Japanese Comic Ranking, October 22–28. Anime News Network. 2012-11-01.
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