March 29, 2008
The full title is Hanazakari no Kimitachi e or just Hana Kimi for short. It is my latest obsession. There are a lot of japanese dramas or jdoramas that I really liked watching thru the years, like Gokusen and Hana Yori Dango, which were highly entertaining because it doesn’t take itself seriously. This jdorama is of the same thread and definitely worth watching.
The cast of Hanazakari no Kimitachi e.
It also has really colorful and memorable characters. Each will pull at your heartstrings like one such character which became my favorite.
That precious one is Nakatsu (Ikuta Toma).
He is so endearingly sweet and funny. For some reason he is not on the cast photo above. He should be on the right side of Mizuki. Anyway, his photo is on the right. As you watch the story, you will fall inlove with his character. He plays the star soccer player of the school and the 2nd male lead. Just writing that down breaks my heart since 2nd male leads never get the girl.
There is a taiwanese drama based on the same manga as this one. Can’t compare it since I haven’t watched the taiwanese version yet but based on reviews, more people like the jdorama better than the taiwanse version. Maybe I can watch the other version in the future but for now, I’m enjoying the jdorama too much. It leaves you laughing so hard and grinning foolishly just by thinking of it.
I have only watched 8 of the 12 episodes of this series so I still have a 4 more to go. You can check wikipedia to read more on this jdorama. You can also watch it online. Just be really clever when looking for it.
Meet the cast and read more on the series <here>
