Boys Over Flowers Season 2

Boys Over Flowers Season 2
Cover of the first tankōbon volume.
花のち晴れ〜花男 Next Season〜
(Hana Nochi Hare ~HanaDan Nekusuto Shīzun~)
Genre Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by Yoko Kamio
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Imprint Jump Comics
Magazine Shōnen Jump +
Original run February 15, 2015 – present
Volumes 9

Boys Over Flowers Season 2, known in Japan as Hana Nochi Hare ~HanaDan Next Season~ (Japanese: 花のち晴れ〜花男 Next Season〜, "Sunshine After Flowers — Flower Boys Next Season"), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio. It is a sequel to Kamio's Boys Over Flowers (1992–2003), which is the best-selling shōjo manga series of all time. The story takes place at Eitoku Academy, three years after the members of the F4 have graduated, with all new characters.

The manga began serialization with its first three chapters in Shueisha's digital online magazine Shōnen Jump+ on February 15, 2015, with its chapters collected into five tankōbon volumes as of December 2016. Viz Media began publishing an English version the same day it began in Japan as part of their Jump Start initiative.[1] They published the first four chapters in their digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump before shifting to posting the chapters for free on their website.

Plot overview

Years after the F4 have graduated, Eitoku Academy has not been the same. Due to the recession, there has been a decline in enrollment. Contributing to this is the rise of rival school, Momonozono Academy, that has been taking in more students. A new clique called the Correct 5 now rules the school and has been targeting students whose families have not donated by making them leave school. The leader of the Correct 5, Haruto Kakuragi, is the most popular boy at Eitoku Academy. However, he secretly buys gimmicky self-help items to become strong. Oto Edogawa is a female student at Eitoku who pretends to be rich in order to fit in, when in reality, she is impoverished. She works part-time at a convenience store, when one night she sees Haruto Kakuragi coming into the store picking up the items he had purchased. Both are shocked to see each other. The next day, they confront each other and agree to keep each other's secret.

Characters

Oto Edogawa (江戸川 音, Edogawa Oto)
Portrayed by: Hana Sugisaki
Oto is a girl who transferred into Eitoku Academy during the second semester of middle school 2nd year, now in her second semester of 3rd year high school. Her family used to be rich, but after her father's company went bankrupt, she pretends to be rich ever since in order to fit in. She doesn't like the Correct 5 and their ways. While she doesn't like Haruto at first, she slowly warms up to him when he saved her from an attempted kidnapping by one of her co-workers. It is revealed the reason she is at Eitoku is because she is engaged to someone and will be married when she turns 18.[ch. 6] Her fiance is revealed to be Tenma Hase.
Haruto Kaguragi (神楽木 晴, Kaguragi Haruto)
Portrayed by: Sho Hirano
The leader of the Correct 5, Haruto is the most handsome and popular boy at Eitoku Academy. Secretly, he worries about being scrawny and usually orders items from magazines and home shopping that don't actually work. When he was younger, he was saved from bullies by Tsukasa Domyouji and has since aimed to be just like him. This also motivates him to rebuild the reputation of Eitoku Academy. He realizes he is in love with Oto after going on a date with her and finding out about her engagement.
Tenma Hase (馳 天馬, Hase Tenma)
Portrayed by: Taishi Nakagawa
The student council president of Momonozono Academy. He is considered a star pupil at Momonozono and the reason why many students are applying there instead of Eitoku. It is revealed that Tenma is Oto's fiancee.
Kaito Taira (平 海斗, Taira Kaito)
Portrayed by: Tatsuomi Hamada
The right-hand man and best friend of Haruto, Kaito is the only one who knows about his secret. He is the intelligent member of Correct 5.
Airi Maya (真矢 愛莉, Maya Airi)
Portrayed by: Mio Imada
Airi is the sole female member of the Correct 5. She is easily distinguishable by her twin tailed hair. Her father owns a shopping mall. A spoiled girl who acts like a queen. She is jealous of Oto hanging around Haruto.
Eiibi Sugimaru (栄美 杉丸, Sugimaru Eiibi)
The athletic member of the Correct 5.

Reception

The first tankōbon volume of Boys Over Flowers Season 2 sold 28,606 copies in its first week.[2]

Live-action adaptation

A Japanese live-action drama series started airing on TBS in the spring of 2018.[3] It will star Hana Sugisaki as Oto Edogawa, Sho Hirano as Haruto Kaguragi, and Taishi Nakagawa as Tenma Hase. Idol group King & Prince performs the theme song titled "Cinderella Girl" (シンデレラガール).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Viz's Shonen Jump to Add New Boys Over Flowers Season 2 Manga". Anime News Network. 2015-02-09.
  2. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 29-July 5". Anime News Network. 2015-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Boys Over Flowers Season 2 Inspires Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "デビュー曲「シンデレラガール」がTBS系 火曜ドラマ「花のち晴れ～花男 Next Season～」主題歌に決定！". King & Prince (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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