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“Alternate-timeline Hana Yori Dango movie: Cinderella story with 80s dance, set in New York performance group.”
Hana Yori Dango The Movie
花より男子
6.31
8,878 rank · 8,906 viewers · 18 favorites
Drama
Romance
Performing Arts
Shoujo
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Synopsis
Alternate-timeline Hana Yori Dango movie: Cinderella story with 80s dance, set in New York performance group.
Set in an alternative timeline to the TV series and manga, the movie features a classic Cinderella story told through the medium of 80's dance. Tsukushi Makino is a trainee dancer in a New York Performance group, struggling to become the star of the show with the help of Rui Hanazawa and Tsukasa Doumyouji. (Source: ANN)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
4.4
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 1
σ 2.42
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.42 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.7
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No
Score over time
↑ 1.40
Running avg · Feb 2009 → Jan 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The Fan Dub version of this movie is genuinely hilarious and provides much-needed substance while successfully aligning the story with the intro. In contrast, the original series feels extremely...”
- 6 “As a major fan of the franchise, I find the inclusion of dancing and the short, accessible runtime to be enjoyable aspects. However, the movie is far too short, lacks necessary development, and...”
- 3 “While the movie features the familiar characters from the original series, that is where the positives end. The pacing is far too fast, the storyline is poorly executed, and the pathetic half-hour...”
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Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Movie Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 30′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 30m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1997 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1892 catalog
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- Discotek Media Licensor