The Hana Yori Dango exhibit is officially over in Tokyo. It's next stop won't be until Osaka this August. However, now that the Tokyo run is over, I feel comfortable sharing photos of the exhibit. As I was unable to actually go to the exhibit, this guide may not be perfect. I'll link all my sources for information and photos.
First, customers were generally encouraged to order tickets beforehand as there was no guarantee that someone could attend if they just showed up. Customers were able to purchase an add-on which came with the goods below (notebook, sticky notes, and stickers in a special box).
After presenting our tickets, we enter the exhibit through here. The first thing we'll see are life-size cut-outs of Tsukushi and the F4. Additionally, several people and companies connected to Boys Over Flowers sent flowers and some of them were displayed here.
Flowers sent by the Japanese drama stars Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda, and Tsuyoshi Abe. Flowers sent by Nanako Matsushima and Maki Mochida are displayed on the other side next to a message from Yoko Kamio.
From there, we'll turn left into the first part of the exhibit labeled "Prologue." This section features the thirty-seven illustrations used as the covers of the manga.
Next, we'll proceed into "Chapter 1" (red and dark pink walls), "Chapter 2" (two rooms yellow and green walls), and "Chapter 3" (blue and light pink walls). These three sections feature around one hundred and fifty art pieces (black and white with some color illustrations). There are placards placed around the art work to describe the parts of the story featured.
"Chapter 2" features two sections to pose with: a corner dedicated to Rui and his violin, and banners of the F4, Tsukushi, and some supporting characters.
In "Chapter 2," there are some displays in the middle of the room dedicated to Margaret. There are issues featuring Boys Over Flowers on the cover as well as art work used on the furoku sent with the magazine. Also on display are pages from the "Making of Hanadan" segment of the manga's complete edition.
Before entering "Chapter 3," there is a dark room with a video being played of various scenes from the manga.
"Chapter 4" features an assortment of color illustrations from the manga's original run. There's also another video room with seven small screens that circle through various designs.
Leading up to the end, we have posters from some of the drama adaptations and editions of the manga from all over the world. Lastly, there's illustrations from sequel manga, the key visual of the exhibit, and a final illustration by Kamio.
Now before we enter the gift shop, there's one last section to pose with.
But wait that's not quite it either. Now we're going over to the MG Café where I'll order the Akira carbonara ;)
If you're interested in learning more about the exhibit, head over to our page on it:
We also have a page on the merchandise and I'll link the gallery page once it's up. I hope you enjoyed going along on this journey with me.
Sources: Natalie, Art Exhibition Japan, Internet Musuem, Sfumart, Twitter: 1, 2, 3, and Ameblo