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| Boys Over Flowers Season 2 | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover | |
| 花のち晴れ〜花男 Next Season〜 (Hana Nochi Hare: HanaDan Nekusuto Shīzun) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Yoko Kamio |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
| Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
| English magazine | |
| Original run | February 15, 2015 –December 22, 2019 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Live-action series | |
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Boys Over Flowers Season 2, known in Japan asHana Nochi Hare: HanaDan Next Season (Japanese:花のち晴れ〜花男 Next Season〜;lit. 'Sunshine After Flowers: HanaDan Next Season'), is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byYoko Kamio. It is a sequel to Kamio'sBoys Over Flowers. The series takes place at Eitoku Academy, two years after the members of the F4 have graduated, and introduces a new generation of characters.
The manga began serialization with its first three chapters inShueisha's digital online magazineShōnen Jump+ from February 2015 to December 2019, with its chapters collected into fifteentankōbon. In North America, the manga is licensed byViz Media.
Years after the F4 have graduated, Eitoku Academy has not been the same. Due to the recession, there has been a decline in enrollment. Contributing to this is the rise of rival school, Momonozono Academy, that has been taking in more students. A new clique called the Correct 5 now rules the school and has been targeting students whose families have not donated by making them leave school. The leader of the Correct 5, Haruto Kakuragi, is the most popular boy at Eitoku Academy. However, he secretly buys gimmicky self-help items to become strong. Oto Edogawa is a female student at Eitoku who pretends to be rich to, but in reality, she is poor. She works part-time at a convenience store, when one night she sees Haruto Kakuragi coming into the store picking up the items he had purchased. Both are shocked to see each other. The next day, they confront each other and agree to keep each other's secrets.
Boys Over Flowers Season 2 is written and illustrated byYoko Kamio. The manga began serialization with its first three chapters inShueisha's digital online magazineShōnen Jump+ from February 15, 2015, to December 22, 2019, with its chapters collected into fifteentankōbon volumes.Viz Media began publishing an English version the same day it began in Japan as part of theirJump Start initiative.[1] They published the first four chapters in their digital magazineWeekly Shonen Jump before shifting to posting the chapters for free on their website. The manga ended on December 22, 2019, and the fifteenth volume was published on March 15, 2020.[2]
A Japaneselive-action drama series aired onTBS from April to June 2018.[3] It starsHana Sugisaki as Oto Edogawa,Sho Hirano as Haruto Kaguragi, andTaishi Nakagawa as Tenma Hase. Idol groupKing & Prince performed the theme song titled "Cinderella Girl" (シンデレラガール,Shinderera Gaaru).[4]
The firsttankōbon volume ofBoys Over Flowers Season 2 sold 28,606 copies in its first week.[5]