Hana-Kimi, Vol. 23 [Paperback]

hisaya Nakajo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2008 | Series: Hana-Kimi (Book 23)

Goodbye, High School Days

 

Mizuki's secret is exposed...and her days at Osaka High School are numbered. Can she keep the friends she made as a boy...and does she have a future with Sano after graduation? The flowers of youth are scattered to the winds in the bittersweet final volume of

Hana-Kimi!

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About the Author

Hisaya Nakajo's manga series Hanazakari no Kimitachi he ("For You in Full Blossom", casually known as Hana-Kimi) has been a hit since it first appeared in 1997 in the shojo manga magazine Hana to Yume ("Flowers and Dreams"). In Japan, a Hana-Kimi art book and several "drama CDs" have been released. Her other manga series include Missing Piece (2 volumes) and Yumemiru Happa ("The Dreaming Leaf", 1 volume).

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (April 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421517213
• ISBN-13: 978-1421517216
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #846,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What no bonus chapter?!?!, October 19, 2008

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wedy (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hana-Kimi, Vol. 23 (Paperback)

Hana Kimi is my absolute favorite manga. I previously read every volume through online scanlations - scans of the manga translated from Japanese. However, there was no bonus chapter in this volume. I was expecting it to include the chapter after the series ended, but it didn't. I was severely disappointed with that. Either way, I'm still glad I was able to get all of the volumes in English, but many people are upset with how the series ends. I think the bonus chapter really should have been included in this.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Horrid Ending, May 8, 2008

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Eros Shadow - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hana-Kimi, Vol. 23 (Paperback)

I was very upset by the ending. I have been collecting Hana-Kimi since it was first released and waited anxiously for each book to come out. The books kept getting better and better. The ending, book 23, happened to be a bomb. The pace is vigorous and all of the sudden a fairy tale occurs. Every character acts OUT of character and then another magical event at the end. It is rather random! I couldn't believe the way it ended. As others have said, the art was not up to par as well.

2.0 out of 5 stars The Ending is Lacking, July 23, 2009

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lovelyduckie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hana-Kimi, Vol. 23 (Paperback)

As those before me have mentioned, the ending is lacking, ususally at the end of a series the author has me all riled up and worrying about what was going to happen to my beloved characters! Didn't get that feeling at all with this series. At one point in time this was my favorite series and I eagerly bought each volume. Then around volume 14 or so I started feeling like I was buying it out of duty. I started to blatantly lose interest around volume 16 and began questioning my dedication to the series. At that point I read the rest of the series online and saw it didn't get good again, so I stopped collecting the series and focused my money on more entertaining series.

With this series I feel like the author should have realized that sometimes less is more. Had this series ended in a different way 10 volumes ago it would probably still be one of my favorites.