Shojo manga Hana-Kimi (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e), published from 1996 to 2004 in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine, is working on an anime adaptation.
No staff, cast or studio details have yet been revealed, although there was an official illustration accompanying the announcement showing off the anime's visual style.
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Hanazakari no Kimitachi e was created by Hisaya Nakajo late, who passed away in October 2023 due to heart disease. The content of the manga tells the story of Mizuki, a girl who returns to Japan from America, attending an all-boys school disguised as a boy to meet her idol, Izumi Sano.
The manga is collected into 23 tankoubon volumes and 12 aizouban volumes. It inspired a Taiwanese television series in 2006, two Japanese television series in 2007 and 2011, and a Korean television series in 2012.
Viz Media describes the plot as:
Japanese American track and field star Mizuki has decided to transfer to a high school in Japan…but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she will attend an all-boys high school… and disguise herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they are more than just classmates…they are roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in her own classroom, locker room, and bedroom. And her classmates – and the school nurse – must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own direction…
Source: @hanakimi_animeComic Natalie