I dunno if I'm hardcore enough to start calling Hana Yori Dango "Handan", but the moment I heard that there was a season 2, I couldn't go long without thinking about it and drooling all over myself. Let me start off by telling you my long arduous adventure. But speaking of subs, if you're still [...]
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The agonizing wait for Friday night once again threatens my semi-peaceful existence. No, I am not talking about the safe haven of weekend outings not I am talking about a want for Ryu Sasakura-esque concoctions. Relaxation and alcohol consumption are a wonderful refuge from long work days. Ah, but this blogger’s [...]
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There's not much going on today (Happy New Years!) so I'd thought I'd write up a quick reminder that Hana Yori Dango 2 is premiering this Friday, January 5th, at 9PM JST with a two hour special. TBS is doing tons of promotional stuff in preparation for this second series, meaning that Matsumoto Jun, Inoue Mao, and the others have been appearing everywhere on TV. Many of the commercials and promos show that Tsukushi and Rui are going to New York where Tsukasa is, and they even did a live broadcast to TBS's Ping Pong program while they were filming there earlier last month. Anyway, Hana Yori Dango 2 is set to be 15 episodes long and the theme song (heard in all of the commercials) is Arashi's Love So Sweet. I am tentatively planning to blog it, but that all depends on how my own schedule works out.
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Running time: 24 minutes Number of episodes: 51 Vintage: 1996-09-08 to 1997-08-31 Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life Production: Toei Animation Source: Anime News Network Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) is a fairly old but solid romance story. The first thing that I noticed when I started watching [...]
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There has been a bit of discussion regarding the casting of the second season. Judging by this trailer and cast info, and despite no pictures of Matsumoto Jun appearing on the website, I do think he’ll be in the second series. It won’t be the same if he isn’t!
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A second series of the popluar Hana Yori Dango (Boys Before Flowers) live action drama has been confirmed. The second season will feature all of the same stars of the first (HURRAY!). The latest news can be found (in Japanese that is) here. The first season of the Japanese adaption ended at nine [...]
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Very quick news item: It was announced today that the Hana Yori Dango j-drama will be getting a second season (or as they call it, Part 2), set to air in January of 2007. This is good news for all you fans of the series or of Matsumoto Jun/Oguri Shun/whoever and couldn't get enough of the show. I just hope that they don't end it as cheesily as the first season did. Source: Yahoo News
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