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“Poor girl defies elite F4 clique at elite school, sparking romance and conflict.”
Hana Yori Dango
花より男子
7.61
1,795 rank · 67,857 viewers · 842 favorites
Drama
Romance
Love Polygon
School
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Poor girl defies elite F4 clique at elite school, sparking romance and conflict.
Makino Tsukushi, a girl who comes from a poor family, just wants to get through her two last years at Eitoku Gakuen quietly. But once she makes herself known by standing up for her friend to the F4, the four most popular, powerful, and rich boys at the school, she gets the red card: F4's way of a "Declaration of War." But when she doesn't let herself be beaten by them and is starting to fall for one of the F4, Hanazawa Rui, she starts to see that there is more than meets the eye... (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 44 sampled reviews
7.7
/10
What 44 viewers settled on.
80%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 2.43
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.43 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.5
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No
Score over time
↓ 1.30
Running avg · Feb 2008 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “The Manga was great, the anime was great, the movie was boring as sh** (did they even try or did they just sh** in a bucket and call it an anime movie?), THE DRAMA WAS FLAWLESS!!! Even if you've...”
- 10 “Well other reviews already told the story so I'm going straight to the point,If you like romantic comedies you'll love this anime,also the main character is awesome she never gives up,I know the...”
- 9 “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...”
Verbosity
Short · 48%
Medium · 32%
Long · 20%
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- Format 51 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 24m all episodes
- Aired Sep 1996 – Aug 1997 Fall 1996
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0086 catalog
Produced by
- Asatsu DK Producer
- Asahi Broadcasting Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor
- Discotek Media Licensor