Audience reviews
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Fruitymetalmama
This was one of the first 10 anime I ever watched. Since then, I have watched things like Fruits Basket, Attack on Titan, Tokyo Ghoul, My Hero Academia, Maid Sama, Love is War, Devilman Crybaby, My Dress Up Darling... just, plenty of varied anime from great to mediocre to new and old. I could go on. But three years after I watched this old anime, Hana Yori Dango, I am rewatching and getting more out of it the second time around. So I do recommend it.
The most interesting part of this anime is the character development of Tsukasa Domyoji and the evolution of the relationships between the characters.
There will be frustration experienced over the heroine's tendency to be drawn into comprising scenarios "unwittingly" but I can also relate to that as a female who is a people pleaser.
The…
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First of all, judging by the cover this looks very washed out and outdated but once you get into the story it captivates you like no other anime romance.
You have an amazing soundtrack with classical additions such as music by Tomaso Albinoni and Gustav Mahler. The OST composed by Michiru Oshima is dramatic, emotional and colorful. The characters are fun and the main couple is entertaining in their interactions.
There are some themes present which can be considered problematic in the present time but considering some misogynistic and violent animes released in the past few years (looking at 2021 in particular, I won't give names here) this seems harmless and unlikely to influence in a negative way. I found a lot of scenes were suggestive.
There is good character development and the main p…
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It's bad.
Objectively, it's bad, but I really enjoyed it. It's a classic messy shoujo that will piss you off to no end, but it's so brainless that you end up feeling really relaxed while watching it and it's really fun to just sit back and pay half-attention to. There's some genuinely good character development and some likeable people, some really sweet moments, and some inconsistencies that will make you kind of insane.
If you like brain-rotting shoujo and need something less-than-serious to get your mind off of things, this show is perfect! Tsukushi will make you nuts, but you'll love her anyway. Have fun.
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I think Hana Yori Dango will be in my heart for a long time. I didn't expect to get so invested in this story. At first, I thought this anime will be mediocre and boring but I found myself watching episode after episode. Starting with episode 10, I was already attached to the heroine and I wanted to see what will happen next.
Now, I said I was invested, so I had to KNOW what was the full story, so I read the FULL manga ( I was so disappointed). I think the anime was way better than the manga and is worth watching.
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Wow, this was a doozy. I watched all 51 episodes that were 25+ minutes in length (plus ads!) in 3 days. So I have a lot to say about this show.
The name Hana Yori Dango or Boys Over Flowers might sound familiar. The manga it was based on is one of the most popular—or at least the most adapted—of all time. There’s the anime, a J-drama, a Taiwanese drama, another separate J-drama, a K-drama, a Chinese drama, and an upcoming Thai drama. And I’m still probably missing one. The adaptations never stop! This version wasn’t even the first one that I’ve ever seen. I’ve heard a lot about the K-Drama and watched a couple episodes of the Chinese drama (it goes by the name Meteor Garden).
The basic plot is always as follows: A poor girl is on scholarship to a super fancy, elite school but gets on the…
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A romance that is not romantic at all
Hana Yori Dango was one of my worst anime experiences, mainly because it tricked me in the first 20 episodes. In the beginning, the anime offers an interesting plot, especially with the protagonist. However, to my surprise, everything broke down relatively quickly, here are, in my view, the main problems of the work:
-The "triangle": The love triangle of this anime does not make any sense, because simply, one of the 2 parts of the triangle is not interested in the protagonist, in fact, all the moments that this person directs in a more "loving" way with protagonist seemed to me out of pity, or for him to console himself from another novel. (It is a triangle because the protagonist is indecisive about which boy she likes)
-The characters: The protago…
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A story about a poor girl moving to most fucked up school filled with rich snobs.
**Due to the nature of this review I will be spoiling the first 15 episodes of the series. This includes a major initial love triangle that gets resolved.**
Boys over flowers is a *reverse harem* romance comedy series about this heroine who is really poor who attends this really super duper rich school. In this school there is 4 top dogs. Known as the F4. Though really you will only get to know about 2 of them. Particularly, Rui hanazawa = the violin player. And Curly man who is also the leader of the F4 and the MMC. The series than revolves around 5 (really just the 3) characters and how they all affect each other. Other characters show up from time to time. Jealous women mostly. But again it mostly revol…
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I do not believe there is a language in existence with the proper words to convey just how much I despise this fucking show. I can honestly say that, without a doubt, watching "Boys Over Flowers" (BARF) was the most excruciating anime experience in all my life. Never before have I so hated almost every character in a show so fucking much that I found myself vainly waiting for them all to be slaughtered in a school shooting or terrorist attack, only to be met with disappointment when the sadly death-free ending is framed as a happy one.
I want to make this perfectly clear: In no way are my words intended to be hyperbolic. I truly do so hate this show with every fiber of my being; so much so, in fact, that I will immediately think the worst of anyone who likes it because only someone who i…
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Literally amazing, its a wild mf ride and the drama is so well executed, deadass finally a romance anime that isn’t painfully unpredictable
On god the story is so good fr just watch it its a literal reverse harem with rich boys, a classic love triangle that (depending on how into the show you get) will get you yelling at the characters and a female lead that isn’t just weak and soppy, she’s frankly an inspiration with her take no shit attitude
The most prominent characters are very developed and grow throughout the show, which is amazing since you can have proper opinions on their characters and understand their thoughts. though i must say, some (mainly the side characters) are notably hollow - but thats easy to overlook since they don’t appear too often
Yeah the animation isn’t amazin…
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Before I begin this review, I just want to say that this review is a bit late and my first impressions from my blog (listed on my profile on this site) hasn't changed with the exception of some of the things that I have to add after finally finishing this series. Where to begin?
I remember back in high school some of my friends mentioned this anime to me, or more specifically the Japanese drama from 2005 but those same friends also had the mangas so yeah. But instead of referring to the series as Hana Yori Dango, they referred to it as Boys Over Flowers (which is what the title translates to here in the West). I didn't really find myself interested in watching the Japanese Drama or reading the manga, BUT the title, Hana Yori Dango has stayed in the back of my mind much like a few other an…
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The Story
Hana Yori Dango is a school-life anime surrounding the exploits of Tsukushi Makino, a new student at Eitoku Academy who happens to be of lesser means. Desiring nothing more than a low-profile existence among the upper-crust of society Tsukushi’s world is turned upside down when she encounters an elite clique of popular men known as the F4. From here, she begins a chaotic, fish out of water story where the boys are constantly involved. In the midst of this, she manages to fall for two of the Flowers Four creating a romantic triangle with two distinct flavors.
The first relationship is your standard aloof love interest angle with Rui Hanazawa. I like the quiet, kind, artist, nature of the character and his dynamic when opposite Tsukushi elegantly done despite the lack of dialogue…
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I like to keep my reviews brief and straight to the point without any spoilers
Story- The story was elegantly done. I loved how they had a clear plots and didn't steer away from it. These plots were not as simple as a love triangle they were complex and really developed. The whole anime was based off the concept of love and how people would do anything for it.
Art- This anime was made during the 90's however the art is not to harsh. I like the vintage look that this anime provides.
Characters- This anime gives a wide variety of characters that we see grow and blossom from each trail that they face. Each character progressed and we got to see who they actually are. Even supporting characters were developed to their full potential and that is what makes this anime different from other a…
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What hasn't been written about this Anime that people don't know. The story about a normal girl, who goes to a school filled with idols. billionaires, and famous people and the girl who just wants to go thru and be unnoticed but becomes anything but.
Makino Tsukushi is the world's every woman. Wanting a normal life but because she IS normal, with a good upbringing but surrounded emotionally challenged rich kids she becomes the envy of pretty much everyone around her much to her dismay.
When you see how the main male lead acts you would think he is a brutish rapist/kidnapper but when you are raised with everything and have no common sense you sorta understand he sorta acts and thats the genius of this show, you start to almost feel sorry for Domyouji and Rui showing that money and status…
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This show had potential. There was also parts of it I really liked. My main issue with it was that the same problem that infects a lot of romance animes, the unrealistic conclusions, overtorn thoughts, and ridiculous action or inaction.
The very first part of the series was a slow starter, but it began to pick up and even though the relationships and characters felt shallow it wasn't bad. Eventually the character's became deeper but at this point, even with a pretty good story, the puzzling actions of some of the main characters became annoying.
"Does he really like me?" Of course he does you idiot.
Later it becomes really bad and nonsensical but I will save the spoilers.
I also really wanted to see the pairing more as an actual couple because I felt like that would have lead to some…
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Ok. I'm going to have some spoilers in the bottom. You've been warned.
I usually don't watch ANY pre-00's anime. I hate old art. Don't ask me why, since I'm a 80's baby.
I had started this anime a few months ago, didn't make it past the first episode, so I put it on my drop list. I feel kind of bad about that. I saw it as a suggestion from another anime, Ayashi no Ceres. So I decided to give it another go after seeing the review about "restoring faith in the romance genre." as Ceres kind of made me want to punch something. Moving on.
The characters seem pretty one dementional when you first watch it. This is one of those anime's that you go back to the first episode after you finish the last, just to see the huge difference between the characters. So obviously, the character progress…
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This anime turns many people away with it's very old art style and animation. But if you look past that, you can find where the gold lies.
The characters are what make this anime so enjoyable. As a romance anime fan who's seen a good amount of shoujos , I have to say it's hard to find a main character as strong and independent as this one. She doesn't care for what others think about her, and stands up for what she believes. What makes this even better in my personal opinion is the voice actors, to tell you the truth, honestly I loved the English voice actor for the main character. She sounds like a normal girl, and fits the character perfectly. The other main characters were given a good amount of depth, were likable, but nothing too special that I enjoyed or have to say.
The story for…
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Alright for i start of my review i want to say that my rates might seem ridiciously high but i never ever had any other connection with a anime nor Jdrama in my whole entire life. At first hana yori dango was my first japanese live action drama (also considerd my first asian drama) I have now seen about 120+ asian dramas and not a single one passed the number one spot that hana yori dango took.
When i watched this anime some years ago i was still little and had alot of things going around like love, break ups, lairs, false friendships and this anime/manga/drama in overall helped me survive all of this.
Still in 2015 this drama is something i think of everyday. It helps me in the bad and good days. Because of drama i started to think different. It made me smarter and more aware of the wo…
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I really want to write a review for this anime I don't think it will be as long as the others however, this is my first review.
This anime, while old with older art, was amazing for me. I had been feeling like I hadn't seen a good romance in a while and what brought my attention to it was a review that had said it "restored their faith in the romance genre"
The main characters while childish and obnoxious at the start slowly seem to develop into mature-ish young adults. Starting with Makino, throughout the anime she is rather stubborn, naive and headstrong. She is a strong female character that faces many emotional trials, while struggling with her life she manages to overcome everything relatively well. Her character has been constructed in a way that places you in her position, witheri…
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Many other reviewers have summarized the plot of H.Y.D so I'm going straight into the review. Having read and enjoyed the manga, I want to state from the beginning that there may be some bias when reviewing the anime.
Story: 9/10
The anime is classified as a dream but I didn't expect the level of drama and controversy in the anime. The scenes depicting bullying, betrayal and violence were, for me, difficult to watch as they appeared so similar to what happens in reality. The only thing keeping me from giving the anime a 10/10 for story is the final episode..which I was not a big fan of. I just thought they could have ended it a little better but it was entertaining no less. I may not have enjoyed the final episode as much simply because the 2nd last episode was, in my opinion, AMAZING. B…
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I just love Hana yori dango! Definitely my favourite shojo anime series. I like it so much mainly because of the characters. Tsukushi is just adorable - strong and independent, great sense for justice and has a pure heart and always ready to help the weaker. Tsukasa on the other hand is typical shojo character - rich, handsome and ... cold and spoiled. At the beginning of the series he' s just so scary and cruel, sometimes I felt uncomfortable watching his actions. I thought I would never forgive him for almost raping Tsukushi but as time passed we see him gentle part -loving, kind and caring. May be I like him so much because he's the opposites - both gentle and harsh, spoiled kid but a strong man whos ready to fight for his love.
Other thing I like in this anime - unlike other shojo seri…
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