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Finally receiving an anime adaptation from Crunchyroll, one of the most ground-breaking shojo in manga history is Shojo series have always had a sizable viewership even if shōnen shows like Naruto, One Piece, and Spy x Family have dominated the anime industry recently. Now one of the most innovative series from the subgenre is finally having its anime premiere, with a massive renaissance making shojo more popular than ever.
Crunchyroll claims that the shojo manga title Hana-kimi will be shortly making its much-needed leap to anime. Designed by Hisaya Nakajo, the show centers on an athletic girl called Mizuki enlisting to attend the same university as her idol, Izumi Sano. The drawback is she is passing for a boy as the school is all-boys. Shenanigans follow as Mizuki tries to preserve her secret while near to Izumi and relationships start to blossom.
Hana-kimi's maiden venture into anime is remarkable in that it's not exactly the first time it has shown up on television. From several nations including Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, there have actually been four live-action dramas of the plot total. With each topping off between 11 and 16 episodes, none of these shows endured more than one season. With an official anime under development, though, it's likely that the narrative will at last receive the dedicated adaptation it merits.
"Animation can be far more exaggerated than live-action, thus it will be a delight to see Nakajo's work beautifully translated to the screen the way she originally envisioned it." Animation is not nearly as limited as live-action, hence the show can bring the property to life in ways never possible with live-action. Hana-Kimi is known for its sense of humor, and anime is rather adept in faithfully capturing the funniest events straight from its pages. Seeing Nakajo's art brilliantly transferred to the screen the way she first imagined it will be a treat since animation can be significantly more exaggerated than live-action.
Hana-Kimi's anime announcement is noteworthy since it follows not too far after the death of Hisaya Nakajo, the author of the manga, in 2023. Since its 1996 publication, many readers have loved the famed shojo artist's one of the most powerful series in the subgenre. An official anime scheduled for 20 years following the end of the manga comes at the ideal moment to permanently honor her work and how its creative writing and charming characters revolutionized the manga scene.
Not yet revealed is any formal release date. Crunchyroll has announced, however, that, should Hana-Kimi launch in the near future, they will be the official streaming home for her throughout North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and India. With an official anime coming from Crunchyroll, it's thrilling to see this classic series finally make the leap to anime for a whole new generation of fans. Hana-Kimi broke enormous ground for the shojo subgenre over the past thirty years.
Beginning in 1996 and running for an amazing eight years, the manga series produced 23 volumes of stories finishing in 2004. Twenty years after its last publication in Japan, the praised series is at last receiving its own animation to satisfy the tastes of story buffs all around.
Inspired many other stories, the manga series is now a classic in the shojo genre. The show stands out also for its examination of gender norms and realistic depiction of teenage life. The show has drawn compliments for its pleasant narrative, relatability of the characters, and humor. The show is a fantastic illustration of how shojo may be both thought-provoking and fun.
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