Oblivious to the fact that their daughter is going to attend a boys school, her parents let her go. The school is unfortunately an all-boys school and Mizuki convinces her parents to send her to Japan by herself. Years later, she does research on him and discovers that he is currently attending Osaka High School.

She was amazed by his performance and begins following his athletic career. Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl living in the United States, watches a program on TV featuring a high jumper named Izumi Sano. Sano attends an all-boys high school named Osaka Gakuen and Mizuki attempts to disguise herself as a boy to enter. She begins to idolize the young athlete and eventually transfers to Japan to attend the same school that Sano attends. One day, she sees a track and field competition on TV, and becomes attracted to one of the high jump competitors, Izumi Sano. The series centers on Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese girl who lives in the United States. Hana-Kimi was published in English by Viz Media with the final volume released in the United States in April 2008. The series was concluded with the Japanese release of volume 23 in August 2004. The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, Hana to Yume. Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom ( 花ざかりの君たちへ, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e), is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 〜Ikemen Paradice〜 2011

Matsuda Hidetomo, Tsuzuki Junichi, Sato Genta North American cover of the eighth manga volume featuring (clockwise from top) Hokuto Umeda, Shuichi Nakatsu, Minami Nanba and Izumi Sano.

The art of hana kimi