Hana-Kimi

The series is also published in English by Viz Media, with the final volume released in April 2008. It was also adapted into several live-action television dramas. An anime television series adaptation produced by Signal.MD aired from January to March 2026. A second season aired from July to September of the same year. The series centers on Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl who lives in the United States. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Izumi Sano. She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Japan to attend the same school that Sano attends. Sano attends an all-boys high school named Osaka Gakuen and Mizuki attempts to disguise herself as a boy to enter.

• Title — Television drama • Content — * Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (2006, Taiwan) • Hana-Kimi (2007, Japan) • Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (2011, Japan) • To the Beautiful You (2012, South Korea)

• Type — tv series • Director — Natsuki Takemura • Writer — Takao Yoshioka • Music — Masaru Yokoyama • Studio — Signal.MD • Licensee — Crunchyroll • Network — Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, CBC, RKB (S1-2 Seasons 1–2) GYT, GTV (S2 Season 2) • First — January 4, 2026 • Last — September 24, 2026 • Episodes — 25

• Type — manga • Author — Hisaya Nakajo • Publisher — Hakusensha • Magazine — Hana to Yume • Imprint — Hana to Yume Comics • First — September 20, 1996 • Last — August 20, 2004 • Volumes — 23 • Volume List — List of Hana-Kimi chapters

• Ja Kanji — 花ざかりの君たちへ • Ja Romaji — Hanazakari no Kimitachi e • Genre — Romance

Osaka Gakuen (桜咲学園; Ohsaka Academy) is an all-boys school and the setting of the series. Its sister school is St. Blossoms, an all-girls high school. The three grade levels are divided into three classes. These nine classes are divided into three dormitories, as most of the students do not stay around the school area. The cultures within the individual dormitories are immensely different. Most students residing in the first dormitory are athletes who were accepted into Osaka High on a sports scholarship. The students in the second dorm are a mix of athletes and scholars who have sports or academic scholarships. The third dormitory consists mainly of artistic and intelligent people. Inter-dorm rivalries are common and become particularly intense during the school's cultural festival.

Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl living in the United States, watches a program on TV featuring a high jumper named Izumi Sano. She was amazed by his performance and begins following his athletic career. Years later, she does research on him and discovers that he is currently attending Osaka High School. The school is unfortunately an all-boys school and Mizuki convinces her parents to send her to Japan by herself. Oblivious to the fact that their daughter is going to attend a boys' school, her parents let her go. Wanting to enter the school, Mizuki cuts off her long hair, disguises herself as a man, and tries her best to give hope to Sano after hearing that he no longer does the high jump. As she settles in, an accident reveals her identity to Hokuto Umeda, the school doctor, and Izumi Sano. Izumi hides his knowledge of Mizuki's gender and tries to help her keep her secret, which may not be easy because many situations land Mizuki in compromising positions that will reveal her true gender.

• Mizuki Ashiya (芦屋 瑞稀, Ashiya Mizuki): • Mizuki Ashiya is the cheerful and fun-loving female protagonist of the series, who admired Izumi Sano the moment she saw him participating in a high jump tournament on TV. Mizuki disguises herself as a boy to enroll herself into the all-boys Osaka Academy. • Izumi Sano (佐野 泉, Sano Izumi): • Izumi Sano is the male protagonist of the series. A former professional high jumper, Sano stopped for personal reasons when he entered high school. Sano found out Mizuki's true gender due to an accident early in the series. • Shūichi Nakatsu (中津 秀一, Nakatsu Shūichi): • Shūichi Nakatsu is one of the students in living in the second dormitory. He likes Mizuki but does not know her true gender, causing some of his classmates to believe that he is homosexual. • Minami Nanba (難波 南, Nanba Minami): • Minami Nanba is the head of the second dormitory. • Hokuto Umeda (梅田北斗, Umeda Hokuto): • Senri Nakao (中央 千里, Nakaō Senri): • Daiki Kayashima (萱島 大樹, Dayashima Taiki): • Kyogo Sekime (関目 京悟, Sekime Kyōgo): • Shinji Noe (野江 伸二, Noe Shinji): • Wataru Nihonbashi (日本 橋渉, Nihonbashi Wataru): • Julia Maxwell (ジュリア・マックスウェル, Jyuria Makkusuweru): • Makoto Kagurazaka (神楽坂 真言, Kagurazaka Makoto): • Megumi Tennoji (天王寺 恵, Tennōji Megumi) • Toshiyuki Morikawa (drama CD), Masaaki Mizunaka (anime) • Itsuki Kujo (九条 威月, Kujō Itsuki): • Masao Himejima (姫島 正夫, Himejima Masao) • Takehito Koyasu (drama CD, anime)

The series' volumes were first published under the Hana to Yume Comics imprint, which were then later re-published into 12 volumes of aizōban under the Hana to Yume Comics Special imprint. Each volume featured a new cover illustration and design, as well as colored pages. The series was also published in English by Viz Media, which was initially only limited to Waldenbooks from February to May 2004, and then made available to other retail stores after May of that same year. In March 2012, Viz Media released a 3-in-1 edition of all the previously published Hana-Kimi manga in North America, which instead of the series' volumes, spans a total of eight 3-in-1 large manga special edition books. The last volume was published in April 2014.

There were a number of drama CDs released for the series. Only 2 were released commercially by Hakusensha and Marine Entertainment. The first drama CD was released on April 26, 2000. The second drama CD, titled Hanazakari no Kimitachi e II, was released on August 23, 2002.

On May 15, 2024, an anime adaptation was announced by Aniplex, which was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Signal.MD and directed by Natsuki Takemura, with Shigeru Ueda serving as assistant director, Takao Yoshioka handling series composition, Su Shi Yi designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. The series aired from January 4 to March 22, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Adrena" (アドレナ, Adorena), while the ending theme song is "Baby", both performed by Yoasobi. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Following the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced, and aired from July 2 to September 24, 2026. The opening theme song is "Flashbulb", while the ending theme song is "Bouquet" (花束, Hanataba), both performed by Omoinotake.