Hana Kimi 
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Sometimes I like cliches. Cliches abound in shoujo manga as they do in any type of genre fiction, and sometimes they can get a bit tiring. But every now and then I’ll read a title that I’ll like despite a storyline that I’ve read before. Hana Kimi is a shoujo story like many others, in which a girl disguises herself as a guy in order to be closer to the boy she has a crush on. I’d read a few pages of it in a sampler volume, and decided that the storyline seemed a little too typical to investigate further. But recently I decided to give it another try and thanks to Manga Trade, I was able to swap some manga titles I no longer wanted, and I got several volumes of Hana Kimi in return. Thanks, Manga Trade! 
Mizuki Ashiya has been living in America with her family for several years, but she decides to return to Japan. She wants to meet her idol, the high jumper Izumi Sano. The only problem is that Sano goes to an all-male high school. Mizuki cuts her hair, binds her breasts flat, and reports to Osaka Private High School as a new transfer student. She’s changed a bit after living in America – she’s more outspoken and has trouble fitting in with her classmates. Sano is assigned as her roommate, and Mizuki finds out that he’s inexplicably quit the high jump. He also seems to have a rather aloof and arrogant personality. An irrepressible soccer player named Nakatsu befriends Mizuki as she tries to adjust to her new school. Sano is able to figure out quickly that Mizuki is a girl but Nakatsu is more than a little disturbed that he’s finding the new freshman to be so adorable.
Mizuki is a track and field star in her own right and she throws herself in to her new role as a boy with enthusiasm, as shown when she punches a boy in the face. I always think face-punching is an admirable quality for a shoujo heroine. Mizuki’s friendship with Sano grows, but how long will they be happy with a platonic relationship? And how long will she keep thinking that he thinks she’s a boy, when he knows she’s a girl? Hana Kimi also has a motley supporting cast that includes a womanizing RA, gay school doctor, menacing jock, pervy photographer, petulant pretty boy, and a cute doggie. Wacky hijinks ensue with almost every volume as Mizuki takes part in school life while trying to hide her secret. Although the plot of Hana Kimi is very typical, I enjoyed the character interaction and being able to see how Mizuki and Sano’s personalities change as the result of their friendship. The art is fairly standard, it serves the story but I don’t think it displays a very unique style. If you’re looking for a light and fluffy shoujo fix with plenty of cross-dressing, I don’t think you can go wrong with this series.
11:36 am on January 26th, 2006 1
Hana Kimi ended up being a series that I reread on a semi-regular basis. The art grew on me pretty quickly (what really bugs me the most are everyone’s big, dark eyebrows). I was collecting Girl Got Game at the time it first started though, and *that* got confusing after a while!
7:45 pm on January 26th, 2006 2
I was surprised at how much I ended up liking it, and I’ve already reread a couple of my volumes.
6:17 pm on February 20th, 2006 3
i love hana-kimi haha
5:13 pm on June 26th, 2006 4
Hana-kimi has become my second favorite mangas (after fruits basket lol) the plot is awesome and the characters are amazing. i love how the auther switchs back and forth from sano and mizuki’s points of view. but when are they going to hook up??? lol right now ive only read up to volume 5 but im dieing to read the rest.(im a bit low on cash lol i cant get the rest just yet ^_^) oh and dus anyone no if they actually kissed agian in volume 3? it dusnt exactly show they did but im thinking they might have *shrugs* well someone e-mail me and tell me what they think k? crazy4peach_girl@yahoo.com (peach girl is my third fav manga!!! ^_^)
10:58 pm on November 13th, 2006 5
I absolutely LOVE HANA-KIMI
AHHHHHHHH!!!!!…i just finished reading book 23
hehehe….don’t ask how…but yeah…the series is so0o0o0o0o0o good, the art is wonderful and i like their “big, dark eyebrows” lol…i recommend it to manga lovers. Hana-Kimi is my favorite, my friends and i are like obsessing over it and have been for the past few months…HAHAHA!!!
you should check it out, its very captivating
see ya!!! “]]]]
8:28 am on November 17th, 2006 6
Hana kimi is one of my favourite mangas. I love it very much!!!
7:16 pm on April 13th, 2007 7
I really love Hana-Kimi Manga is one of my favorites and it reminds me of Ouran and Haruhi too but this one was STILL FUNNY AND HILARIOUS!!!
9:08 am on March 17th, 2008 8
I read book number 23 ,am glad mizuki finally nows that sano nows she a girl. I can believe mizuki how can they not find out she has the face of girl , she also is not careful , is funny to see her tried to hide it
1:05 am on May 2nd, 2008 9
Hana kimi is very popular and good!! Many young people like me is very inspired because of this show! I want a part 2!!!!
8:24 am on May 2nd, 2008 10
I like it very much
2:43 am on May 12th, 2008 11
the story is fun…
but it is impossible in the reality….
11:22 pm on October 11th, 2008 12
[...] Hana Kimi remains my favorite series about a girl dressing up as a boy to get closer to her object of affection even though the ending in the final volume was a little rushed. So I was curious when I saw that another Nakajo series was being published under the Shojo Beat imprint. [...]
11:08 pm on June 23rd, 2009 13
hi i really like the story can any one give me a copy of story hana kimi…. please please please here is my email add….eva.peape@amertron-global.com
2:42 am on June 27th, 2009 14
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2:59 am on June 27th, 2009 15
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