Hana Kimi

Among the shows I have recently perused (and by "perused" I really mean "watched in their entirety, neglecting such trivial things as food and sleep") were two shows based off of a manga by the name of Hana Kimi by Hisaya Nakajo.

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The Japanese version takes place in a boys' high school, which is attended by nothing but good looking guys (to which I shan't protest *happy sigh*). Into this environment enters Ashiya Mizuki (last name first, given name second--as is the trend over there), a girl. She transferred to the school because of the high jump athlete Sano Izumi who gave up the sport after




The cast of the Japanese Hana Kimi
Starring: Ikuta Toma (Nakatsu), Horikita
Maki (Ashiya), and Oguri Shun (Sano)

an injury he got while in America. Mizuki, who blames herself for "taking away his smile", is determined not to leave until Sano wants to jump again. Meanwhile, as she continues to hide her gender, Nakatsu Shuichi, the school's soccer star, begins to question his own sexual orientation.

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As one might imagine, the Taiwanese version of Hana Kimi has about the same premise as the Japanese version--they are based off the same manga, after all.

Lu Rui Xi was once a girl that was about 30KG heavier with nothing better to do that sit around home eating snacks and watching television. That all changed the day she saw Zuo Yi

The cast of the Taiwanese version
Starring: Ella (Rui Xi), Wu Chun
(Quan), and Jiro Wang (Xiu Yi)

Quan high jump on television. Inspired, she hit the gym, determined to slim down for "the one she loves". Mission accomplished, she decides to go to a Taiwanese university in order to meet her idol. There's just one problem--Quan attends an all boys' university. Undaunted, she disguises herself as a guy and the mishaps ensue. Not only does the school doctor recognize her as a girl upon their first meeting, but Jin Xiu Yi, the soccer star, begins to wonder whether or not he's gay!

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A very enjoyable pair of shows. Ya'll should give them a try!