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(More customer reviews)I have had the good fortune of seeing the entire series of Hana Yori Dango. I own it on fansub. When I finally got through the final episode, I realized that I had enjoyed it more than any other anime series I've seen. If you are hesitant to watch it because of the shoujo stigma, you really HAVE to give it a chance. I'm a 26 year old male, and I feel no shame in saying that this show was just the greatest thrill I've had watching anime. It's actually not quite like other shoujo series that I've seen, like Marmalade Boy and To Heart for example. Romance isn't really the central theme for most of the series, as it is more about Tsukushi's trials and tribulations in school. Of course, there is romance in this show, and it just wouldn't be as good without it. You see, this show does one thing phenomenally well that almost no anime does right: character development. By the end of the show, you will care about the characters, deeply. I think the reason shoujo anime is so appealing to me and others is because you really get to know the characters and feel like they are friends. You just don't get that in run of the mill anime, and certainly not in regular TV shows. If you are sick of seeing walking stereotypes in anime, you really need to see Hana Yori Dango to see a truly engaging series. Another thing I love about this show - it's intelligent. It will make you think. The characters in Hana Yori Dango are not "good" and "bad", they have a little bit of both in them, just like real people (imagine that!) There are no easy answers in Hana Yori Dango - Tsukushi, and all the other characters, make mistakes and do terrible things at times. There are some episodes that utterly shocked me, and I that almost never happens to me anymore. You see, even though the bad things that happened in Hana Yori Dango weren't as gruesome or outlandish as the things that happen in, say, Berzerk, it is much more shocking because they are happening to people that I cared about. Hana Yori Dango is, simply, a slice of real life. To that end, it is the best anime I have ever seen. On a side note - Amazon, please fire Charles Solomon now! Why does a guy who hates all anime review the majority of it? The only time I've ever seen a remotely good review come out of him is for Trigun, and I mean, come on! It's as if he picked one out of a hat to give a good review to. I'm not saying Trigun sucks, but it's just doesn't compare to some of the series he's made his smarmy negative comments about, like this one and Key the Metal Idol, for example. I think everyone should email Amazon and tell them to get rid of that hack.
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Tsukushi Makino’s only wish is to peacefully graduate from rich and snobbish Eitoku High. When her friend gets in trouble with the F4 – wealthy, good-looking bullies at her school – her priorities change. When the F4 is against her, so is everybody. Now, Tsukushi’s school life is all about fighting the F4 and survive their horrible bullying.
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