Hanazakari no kimitachi e ~Ikemen♂Paradise~

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ~Ikemen♂Paradise~

Based on the manga Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, better known as just Hana Kimi, is the Japanese drama series Hanzakari no kimitachi e ~Ikemen♂Paradise~. Quite a long title, especially considering the fact the series has just twelve episodes (compared to a manga consisting of 23 volumes). Since I’ve finished the manga, I decided to give the drama series a try as well. So don’t be surprised when I compare the series to the manga. This review also contains spoilers, so be aware of those! For those unfamiliar with the characters, I wrote a short description of every character mentioned below.

Story line

Mizuki Ashiya is a Japanese-American girl who takes an interest in Izumi Sano, a high jumper her own age. As he saves her in America from a group of gangsters, he gets injured and quits high jumping. Mizuki feels guilty and decides to go to America, to transfer into Izumi’s school and make him high jump again. The only problem is – Izumi’s school is Ousaka Gakuen, an all-boys school. And thus, Mizuki has to disguise herself as a boy to enter.

Louis Couperus – Metamorfoze

Metamorfoze – Louis Couperus
Translation: Metamorphosis
First published: 1897

Louis Couperus (1863-1923) was a Dutch author, and more information can be found at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Couperus I picked up his books quite recently, when I read the book ‘Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid’ (Inevitable) by him for Dutch class. I liked it that much, that I promptly made it my number one book on my list and decided I wanted to read more by him. The first book after that I picked up was ‘Metamorfoze’.

The book itself is about a writer who develops himself over time. The book is divided into five parts, each of them being a metamorphosis of said writer Hugo Aylva. How he develops, both in his writing and his character, and how he eventually writes what could be considered his true story.