I've scoured a tiny bit of the forums and could not find a post specifically about Hanakimi's live action, so I decided to start one! (sorry if it is a repeat, I think I may have seen it discussed in other less specific topics ^^')

Anywhoo~ To add to my love of Hana Kimi manga I watched its lovely live action adaptations... and decided I'd make a little review of them

I finished the Taiwanese version quite some time ago, and recently started the Japanese one... I was honestly... sadly disappointed TT__TT

Of course, that's not to say that the live actions were bad, not at all!

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-To start, the Taiwanese drama was wonderful (to a certain point)~ though to be honest, I don't think some of the actors/actresses were great for their characters

-Mizuki, was played well... but the actress just didn't resemble mizuki very much
-Sano, after a few episodes I don't think I had any complaints... sano <3
-Nakatsu, after a few more episodes was also passable ^^
-The other side characters were a little too "asian-drama-type-goofy" for my liking... if you know what I mean.... (especially Kayashima.. because I <3 Kayashima.. and they made him weird-'er than he is' T_T)

The ending was the absolute worst thing that I'd ever had to go through (at that point in time anyways) Oh. My. Goodness.
Okay just about everything in the drama follows the manga (yay!! <3) until the very last episode....


Sorry, no really in spite of the ending the Taiwanese drama is really really good... REALLY GOOD....

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okay so as stated above... Common Differences which i did not find especially good in the dramas...


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The Japanese drama on the other hand ehehe... that's another rant...

There's a good thing though! =D

Characters = BISHIES GALORE <--- if you like those kind of guys I guess...

-to be honest though, I watched it for the incredible cuteness of Mizuki... she is incredibly cute and pretty <3... the guys... are okay... xD... after I get to like their characters I think they're quite bishi-ful ...

-Nakatsu <3 is my favourite in J-drama though
-Sano is a "bad boy" (don't like it)
-Sekime is actually really really good (in spite of his side-characterness) I <3 Sekime in the drama... he's cute too... xD
-Kayashima is once again portrayed weirdly (whyyy T_T)
-Masao (Dorm 3 leader) is uber weird, weird is an understatement... eccentric is an understatement; I can't believe he's considered handsome...
-Nanba.. is also portrayed in bad taste
-Nakao is also reaaally ..... (no words to describe) ... gay... (i mean its not a bad thing.. but... its bad in the drama)... maybe it's cause i don't think he's cute (sorry)
-oh Kagurazaka is also cute... and so is Shin (Sano's brother) ^^
-Umeda-sensi could be gayer and more bishi-er... but he's somewhat more masculine in the drama (he is okay... <3) oh but

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Okay so I didn't finish the series because of its silliness, but from what I've seen so farrr......


-So I hadn't watched far enough to see if Julia appears (I've watched 7.5/12 ep)


-to sum it up the japanese drama is just weird in a asian-comedy (which i don't find amusing/entertaining way)... its good in moderation, it really is (i'm asian and i like my asian weirdness in moderation)....
-I'll definitely finish watching it... (after my exams though lol xD<--is already procrastinating waaaayyy too much....[I become more active on forums during exams... so so so bad... i guess its stress-relieving yay!])
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Please pardon me for my extremely long post

(I also think they should just make a straight anime adaptation of the manga)
And let me know what you guys think!

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I have not watch the Taiwanese version but I did download and watch the Japanese one. Yes is weird in an asian kind of way. However there were parts that made me laugh out loud because they were so out there and/or ridiculous... I did enjoy it and even if it did not follow the manga as faithfully as I would have wanted, I recommend the series.

Now thanks to lilchoconut, I want to also watch the Taiwanese version
Goggle here I come...

I enjoyed the J-dorama, probably more because it's been a while since I read the manga (which I love).

There were quite a few changes, but I really think that if you can watch the dorama without directly comparing it to the manga, it's quite enjoyable (in an Asian-comedy-goofy way, which I happen to enjoy quite a lot~). Like Makyxed, there were times when I laughed out loud watching it.

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I must say I feel differently that you about the dramas. I've tried to watch the Taiwanese one first, but just couldn't stand the way the characters were portrayed. I was constantly embarrassed for them and said "no more" after first episode.
The Japanese version, on the other hand... <3. I've watched it all, laughed at the jokes, almost cried at the part where

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I really liked the way the characters were portrayed. And I must say that the actress who played Mizuki was the first actress in a dorama, who didn't annoy the hell out of me with the way she was acting. Sano was cool, although I don't think he was meaner than the Taiwanese one. Nakatsu... well, Nakatsu is love <3. Or rather Ikuta Toma is love <3 And Nanba... Nanba was the ultimate player. I had the same vibe from his character in the manga.
Kayashima, yes, he was portrayed weirdly. I can agree that he was too weird, but still, he was cute. Especially the raised hands thing and the aura thing, hahaha!
The Japanese Hana Kimi had a subtitle, "Ikemen Paradise" and I guess it was a bishie paradise, eh?
Umeda was cool (not as cool as the Taiwanese one, but still). I loved the way he bickered with Akiha and his phobia against women - priceless.

I can't remember Julia appearing in the Jdorama... she didn't appear, did she?

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I tried to watch the Taiwanese version, but... a fat Mizuki? couldn't watch past the first 10 minutes...



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i watched the J-dorama. :3 I loved the way the actors portrayed the chars (well most of them)~

I remember waiting for the next episode to air. XD It was like "ARGH HURRY UP TUESDAY MOARRRRR HANA-KIMI!!" Nakatsu was sooooo amazing~ Ikuta Toma was so great.

Sano was too emo for my taste. =[ I was actually rooting for a Mizuki/Nakatsu ending for the dorama, despite my love for Sano in the manga. ;P I knew Nakatsu and Mizuki could never be, but still... ;;

I couldn't stand the Taiwanese one. -.-; No matter how much I truly love Hana-Kimi I just couldn't watch it.

I didn't like how they crammed 23 volumes into 13 eps though. A lot of my fav parts got cut off (on volume 12.... Whaaaaa). I did cry on the last episode though. ;P I don't remember exactly WHY I cried, but I just know I did. XD

Hm. Funnily, I really preferred the Taiwanese version. I don't think it was meant to be exactly like the manga and it's more like they borrowed the ideas. The Japanese one, I couldn't watch after the second episode. It was just too ridiculous and exaggerated? Too much slapstick for me, I guess. The Taiwanese one was cuter in my opinion, even if most people I talk to say the actors are less suited and uglier.

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i didn't watch the japanese one past ep 3. however the Taiwanese version i found really funny; especially Umeda-sensi. he was most like how he was in the manga.

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This thread makes me sad. =[ Why are people trying to take away my #1 HK fan title away? Dx Someone's neck will end up broken, and it won't be mine.

To start off I generally hate shoujo manga.Hates not the right word, i just never read them, cant usually get into em.

That said, I loved both these dramas, dont know why, just did. I've since tried (sorta) reading Hana Kimi but havent liked it as much as the dramas, i guess its just the order in which you see em. Personally i probably like Taiwanese better just cuz i thought Jiro was a funnier more erratic character (tho jdrama his char was awesome also), otherwise i liked both actors for the characters. These are 2 of my favorite dramas.

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1 syllable smartass.

You fail at the English language.
GTFO please.

ouch...

well, i didnt particularly like the drama, it was just, to much. and the actors didnt fit to me. mizuki was just way off. >___>

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