History Manga / BoysOverFlowers

''Boys over Flowers'' (花より男子 ''Hana Yori Dango[[note]]the kanji reads "danshi" but the "ko" character is pronounced with its ''kun-yomi'' reading rather than its ''on-yomi''[[/note]]'') is a Japanese {{shojo}} manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It ran in the shoujo magazine ''Margaret'' from 1992 to 2008, culminating in a total of 37 volumes. It has enjoyed massive popularity in Japan and Asia. It has been adapted into an anime, ''thirteen'' live-action television dramas, three of which are sequel seasons, two remakes, [[labelnote:In order of production:]]''Meteor Garden'' in Taiwan (2001); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' in Indonesia (2002); ''Meteor Garden II'' in Taiwan (2002); ''Hana Yori Dango'' in Japan (2005); ''Hana Yori Dango Returns'' in Japan (2007); ''[[Series/BoysBeforeFlowers Boys Over Flowers]]'' in South Korea (2009); ''Meteor Shower'' in Mainland China (2009); ''Güneşi Beklerken'' in Turkey (2013); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan'' in India (2014); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' Indonesian remake (2017); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan 3'' sequel in India (2018); ''Meteor Garden'' remake in Mainland China (2018); ''F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'' from Thailand (2021)[[/labelnote]], an animated movie set in a parallel universe, and a live-action movie. Creator/TakarazukaRevue also put on [[TheMusical a stage adaptation]] in summer 2019.

''Boys over Flowers'' (花より男子 ''Hana Yori Dango[[note]]the kanji reads "danshi" but the "ko" character is pronounced as normal[[/note]]'') is a Japanese {{shojo}} manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It ran in the shoujo magazine ''Margaret'' from 1992 to 2008, culminating in a total of 37 volumes. It has enjoyed massive popularity in Japan and Asia. It has been adapted into an anime, ''thirteen'' live-action television dramas, three of which are sequel seasons, two remakes, [[labelnote:In order of production:]]''Meteor Garden'' in Taiwan (2001); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' in Indonesia (2002); ''Meteor Garden II'' in Taiwan (2002); ''Hana Yori Dango'' in Japan (2005); ''Hana Yori Dango Returns'' in Japan (2007); ''[[Series/BoysBeforeFlowers Boys Over Flowers]]'' in South Korea (2009); ''Meteor Shower'' in Mainland China (2009); ''Güneşi Beklerken'' in Turkey (2013); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan'' in India (2014); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' Indonesian remake (2017); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan 3'' sequel in India (2018); ''Meteor Garden'' remake in Mainland China (2018); ''F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'' from Thailand (2021)[[/labelnote]], an animated movie set in a parallel universe, and a live-action movie. Creator/TakarazukaRevue also put on [[TheMusical a stage adaptation]] in summer 2019.

''Boys over Flowers'' (花より男子 ''Hana Yori Danshi'') is a Japanese {{shojo}} manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It ran in the shoujo magazine ''Margaret'' from 1992 to 2008, culminating in a total of 37 volumes. It has enjoyed massive popularity in Japan and Asia. It has been adapted into an anime, ''thirteen'' live-action television dramas, three of which are sequel seasons, two remakes, [[labelnote:In order of production:]]''Meteor Garden'' in Taiwan (2001); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' in Indonesia (2002); ''Meteor Garden II'' in Taiwan (2002); ''Hana Yori Dango'' in Japan (2005); ''Hana Yori Dango Returns'' in Japan (2007); ''[[Series/BoysBeforeFlowers Boys Over Flowers]]'' in South Korea (2009); ''Meteor Shower'' in Mainland China (2009); ''Güneşi Beklerken'' in Turkey (2013); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan'' in India (2014); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' Indonesian remake (2017); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan 3'' sequel in India (2018); ''Meteor Garden'' remake in Mainland China (2018); ''F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'' from Thailand (2021)[[/labelnote]], an animated movie set in a parallel universe, and a live-action movie. Creator/TakarazukaRevue also put on [[TheMusical a stage adaptation]] in summer 2019.

''Boys over Flowers'' (花より男子 ''Hana Yori Dango'') is a Japanese {{shojo}} manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It ran in the shoujo magazine ''Margaret'' from 1992 to 2008, culminating in a total of 37 volumes. It has enjoyed massive popularity in Japan and Asia. It has been adapted into an anime, ''thirteen'' live-action television dramas, three of which are sequel seasons, two remakes, [[labelnote:In order of production:]]''Meteor Garden'' in Taiwan (2001); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' in Indonesia (2002); ''Meteor Garden II'' in Taiwan (2002); ''Hana Yori Dango'' in Japan (2005); ''Hana Yori Dango Returns'' in Japan (2007); ''[[Series/BoysBeforeFlowers Boys Over Flowers]]'' in South Korea (2009); ''Meteor Shower'' in Mainland China (2009); ''Güneşi Beklerken'' in Turkey (2013); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan'' in India (2014); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' Indonesian remake (2017); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan 3'' sequel in India (2018); ''Meteor Garden'' remake in Mainland China (2018); ''F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'' from Thailand (2021)[[/labelnote]], an animated movie set in a parallel universe, and a live-action movie. Creator/TakarazukaRevue also put on [[TheMusical a stage adaptation]] in summer 2019.

* BarelyChangedDubName: The Taiwanese (and later Chinese) adaptations use the Mandarin pronunciations of most of the original characters' Japanese names in knaji, for example, Hanazawa Rui is pronounced ''Huaze Lei''.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: Tsukushi does this to Rui and Tsukasa several times during the manga.
* FemmeFatale: Sakurako, especially after her HeelFaceTurn
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: F4 fits with Tsukasa as choleric, Rui being melancholic, Sōjirō being phlegmatic, and Akira as sanguine.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* GoodIsNotNice: Sakurako, after her HeelFaceTurn.

* InterClassRomance

* AttemptedRape: [[BastardBoyfriend Tsukasa]] attempts to rape Tsukushi ''four times'' over the course of the manga.

* BastardBoyfriend: Actually subverted. Tsuakasa's behavior ''does'' take some leaves of it depending on the adaptation (specially in the manga), but Tsukushi doesn't fit in the archetypical ShrinkingViolet girlfriend so they fit better into the dynamic of BelligerentSexualTension.

* WouldHitAGirl: Tsukasa [[http://www.citymanga.com/hana_yori_dango/chapter-81/19/ will hit a girl]], and has, just like he'll hit anybody else, whether it's his LoveInterest [[BastardBoyfriend for ticking him off]] ([[MasochismTango who is more than happy to return the favor]]) or some {{Rich Bitch}}es who need it.

* BigFancyHouse: Several. We see Shigeru's, Sakurako's, Shizuka's, Akira's, Sōjirō's, Rui's and ''three'' of Domyoji's, but particular focus is given to the Domyoji primary Tokyo residence, which is ''enormous''. Every wealthy character is actually implied to have [[UpToEleven several more]] [[BigFancyHouse Big Fancy Houses]] around the world.

* ShelteredAristocrat: The F4 and assorted minor characters. Notably, all of the common subtypes are represented in the F4 (Sōjirō and Akira are clownish but charming buffoons, Tsukasa is the pompous, arrogant meanie (who is also a buffoon), and Rui isthe composed, reserved and usually highly intelligent one).

* CompositeCharacter: In the Taiwanese, Chinese, and Thai adaptations, Makiko Endo and Sakurako Sanjo are composited into one character [[note]] Li Zhen in Taiwan and China, and Hana in Thailand [[/note]]. Like Makiko, she is the shy timid girl who becomes the first friend that the Makino equivalent [[note]] Shancai in Taiwan and China, and Gorya in Thailand [[/note]] makes at the her new school after protecting her from F4, which in turn gets herself targeted. [[spoiler: However, like with Sakurako, this is revealed [[BitchInSheepsClothing to be an act]], as she ultimately betrays her to get revenge against the Domyoji equivalent [[note]] Daoming Si in Taiwan and China, and Thyme in Thailand [[/note]].]]

* CompositeCharacter: In the Taiwanese, Chinese, and Thai adaptations, Makiko Endo and Sakurako Sanjo are composited into one character [[note]] Li Zhen in Taiwan and China, and Hana in Thailand [[/note]]. Like Makiko, she is the first friend the Makino equivalent [[note]] Shancai in Taiwan and China, and Gorya in Thailand [[/note]] makes at the her new school after protecting her from F4, which in turn gets herself targeted. Like Sakurako, [[spoiler: she pretends to be the Makino equivalent's friend, but ultimately betrays her to get revenge against the Domyoji equivalent [[note]] Daoming Si in Taiwan and China, and Thyme in Thailand [[/note]].]]

* CompositeCharacter: In the Taiwanese, Chinese, and Thai adaptations, Makiko Endo and Sakurako Sanjo are composited into one character [[note]] Li Zhen in Taiwan and China, and Hana in Thailand [[/note]]. Like Makiko, she is the first friend the Makino equivalent [[note]] Shancai in Taiwan and China, and Gorya in Thailand [[/note] makes at the her new school after protecting her from F4, which in turn gets herself targeted. Like Sakurako, [[spoiler: she pretends to be the Makino equivalent's friend, but ultimately betrays her to get revenge against the Domyoji equivalent [[note]] Daoming Si in Taiwan and China, and Thyme in Thailand [[/note]].]]

* CompositeCharacter: In the Taiwanese, Chinese, and Thai adaptations, Makiko Endo and Sakurako Sanjo are composited into one character [[note]] Li Zhen in Taiwan and China, and Hana in Thailand [[/note]]. Like Makiko, she is the first friend the female lead makes at the her new school after protecting her from F4, which in turn gets herself targeted. Like Sakurako, she pretends to be her friend, but ultimately betrays her to get revenge against the male lead.

* CompositeCharacter: In the Taiwanese, Chinese, and Thai adaptations, Makiko Endo and Sakurako Sanjo are composited into one character [[note]] Li Zhen in Taiwan and China, and Hana in Thailand [[/note]].

* AdaptationalLocationChange: The Taiwanese, South Korean and Chinese adaptations are set in their respective countries.

* CompositeCharacter: In the Taiwanese, Chinese, and Thai adaptations, Makiko Endo and Sakurako Sanjo are composited into one character [[note]] Li Zhen in Taiwan and China, and Hana in Thailand [[/note]], who Makino's regional equivalent [[note]] Shancai in Taiwan and China, and Gorya in Thailand [[/note]] stands up for and befriends only to find that she was using her to get to Domyouji's equivalent [[note]] Dao Ming Si in Taiwan and China, and Thyme in Thailand [[/note]].

* CompositeCharacter: In some of the foreign adaptations, such as the Taiwanese, Chinese, and Thai adaptations, Makiko Endo and Sakurako Sanjo are composited into one character [[note]] Li Zhen in Taiwan and China, and Hana in Thailand [[/note]], who Makino's regional equivalent [[note]] Shancai in Taiwan and China, and Gorya in Thailand [[/note]] stands up for and befriends only to find that she was using her to get to Domyouji's equivalent [[note]] Dao Ming Si in Taiwan and China, and Thyme in Thailand [[/note]].

* CompositeCharacter: In some of the foreign adaptions, such as the Taiwanese, Chinese, and Thai adaptations, Makiko Endo and Sakurako Sanjo are composited into one character [[note]] Li Zhen in Taiwan and China, and Hana in Thailand [[/note]], who Makino's regional equivalent [[note]] Shancai in Taiwan and China, and Gorya in Thailand [[/note]] stands up for and befriends only to find that she was using her to get to Domyouji's equivalent [[note]] Dao Ming Si in Taiwan and China, and Thyme in Thailand [[/note]].

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Rui and Shigeru.

* DubNameChange: This is of course averted in all other languages the anime was dubbed in, however the 2004 Italian dub of the anime changed all of the characters names [[note]] as this was still a standard practice back then [[/note]], for starters Tsukushi is renamed "Marie-Yvonne Tudor", Tsukssa is renamed "Thomas Dolber" and Rui is renamed "Rupert Atkins".

* DubNameChange: This is of course averted in all other languages the anime was dubbed in, however the 2004 Italian dub of the anime changed all of the characters names as this was still a standard practice back then, for starters Tsukushi is renamed "Marie-Yvonne Tudor", Tsukssa is renamed "Thomas Dolber" and Rui is renamed "Rupert Atkins".

* AttemptedRape: Poor Tsukushi...

''Boys over Flowers'' (花より男子 ''Hana Yori Dango'') is a Japanese {{shojo}} manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It ran for [[LongRunners thirty-six volumes over a period of eleven years]]. It has enjoyed massive popularity in Japan and Asia. It has been adapted into an anime, ''thirteen'' live-action television dramas, three of which are sequel seasons, two remakes, [[labelnote:In order of production:]]''Meteor Garden'' in Taiwan (2001); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' in Indonesia (2002); ''Meteor Garden II'' in Taiwan (2002); ''Hana Yori Dango'' in Japan (2005); ''Hana Yori Dango Returns'' in Japan (2007); ''[[Series/BoysBeforeFlowers Boys Over Flowers]]'' in South Korea (2009); ''Meteor Shower'' in Mainland China (2009); ''Güneşi Beklerken'' in Turkey (2013); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan'' in India (2014); ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta'' Indonesian remake (2017); ''Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan 3'' sequel in India (2018); ''Meteor Garden'' remake in Mainland China (2018); ''F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers'' from Thailand (2021)[[/labelnote]], an animated movie set in a parallel universe, and a live-action movie. Creator/TakarazukaRevue also put on [[TheMusical a stage adaptation]] in summer 2019.

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The story varies a bit from continuity to continuity, but the basics are thus: PluckyGirl Tsukushi Makino is the sole middle class student attending the {{Fiction 500}} prep school Eitoku Academy. The school is presided over by the F4 (short for "[[GratuitousEnglish Flower Four]]"), Tsukasa Domyoji, Rui Hanazawa, Sōjirō Nishikado, and Akira Mimasaka, whose parents have [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney paid the administration a massive amount of money to grant their offspring free reign over the school]]. As a result, they lord themselves over the school and use their influence to get the [[PeerPressureMakesYouEvil entire student body to attack students physically]] [[DisproportionateRetribution for such transgressions as "accidentally squirting lemon juice into our leader's eye."]] For about a year and a half, Tsukushi tries to preserve her safety by being ignored, but steps in to protect her only friend at school (ShrinkingViolet Makiko Endou), who accidentally offends Tsukasa, the F4's leader. This instead causes her to be assaulted and ostracized by the entire school, except for Tsukushi's crush Rui (who often steps in and saves her [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} when he's not busy spacing out]]) and Tsukasa (who [[LoveAtFirstPunch is more intrigued than outraged]]). She eventually befriends the F4, and her influence largely seems to stop their bullying ways.

The story varies a bit from continuity to continuity, but the basics are thus. PluckyGirl Tsukushi Makino is the sole middle class student attending the {{Fiction 500}} prep school Eitoku Academy. The school is presided over by the F4 (short for "[[GratuitousEnglish Flower Four]]"), Tsukasa Domyoji, Rui Hanazawa, Sōjirō Nishikado, and Akira Mimasaka, whose parents have [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney paid the administration a massive amount of money to grant their offspring free reign over the school]]. As a result, they lord themselves over the school and use their influence to get the [[PeerPressureMakesYouEvil entire student body to attack students physically]] [[DisproportionateRetribution for such transgressions as "accidentally squirting lemon juice into our leader's eye."]] For about a year and a half, Tsukushi tries to preserve her safety by being ignored, but steps in to protect her only friend at school (ShrinkingViolet Makiko Endou), who accidentally offends Tsukasa, the F4's leader. This instead causes her to be assaulted and ostracized by the entire school, except for Tsukushi's crush Rui (who often steps in and saves her [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} when he's not busy spacing out]]) and Tsukasa (who [[LoveAtFirstPunch is more intrigued than outraged]]). She eventually befriends the F4, and her influence largely seems to stop their bullying ways.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the movie, Tsukasa and Tsukushi are having a somewhat sexually charged conversation in a hotel bedroom when a third character bursts in on them. Tsukasa [[RagingStiffie immediately starts grabbing for a pillow to put on his lap]].