Manga | Anime | Meteor Garden (2001) | Hana Yori Dango and Hana Nochi Hare Boys Over Flowers (2009) | Meteor Garden (2018) | F4 Thailand |
The manga, Boys Over Flowers, takes place in a semi-floating timeline. Over eleven years passed in the real world between the series' debut in 1992 and end in 2003, but only about a year actually passed in the manga. The sequel series, Boys Over Flowers Season 2, is set two years after the original and nearly two years pass in it.
Notes[]
- Boys Over Flowers and Boys Over Flowers Season 2 are not set during any real-world year, having a semi-floating timeline. As such, the years are labelled in the timeline chart as "Year 1," "Year 2," etc.
- Boys Over Flowers begins in the spring when Tsukushi Makino is a second year high school student and the F4 are third years. The series roughly covers about a year, ending with the F4's graduation the following spring in the final chapter.
- Most of the story takes place between February and March of Year 2, approximately volumes sixteen through thirty-six.
- Chapter 242 takes place about a year after the final chapter. "Shall I Talk About Myself? Part 1" and "Part 2" is set shortly after 242 since Tsukushi is now in college.
- Boys Over Flowers Season 2 is set two years after the final chapter of Boys Over Flowers. Haruto Kaguragi meeting Tsukasa Domyoji is the only event in Season 2 that overlaps with the original's timeline.
Character ages[]
- Most of the ages listed below are sourced from the manga itself or Hana Yori Dango FF, or in the case of Season 2, the character profiles included in volume one. Some ages are guessed based on their birthday and the amount of time that has passed.
- For Boys Over Flowers characters, their ages in Chapter 242 and Season 2 are only included if said character appeared in it.
- The birth years of Tsukushi and the F4 were included in Hana Yori Dango: Yoko Kamio Illustrations, while Shizuka's was revealed to be 1973 in chapter six. However, the years are no longer considered canon due to the series' floating timeline.
Character | Age[1] | Birthday | Notes | ||
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Manga | 242 | Season 2 | |||
Tsukushi Makino | 16→17[2] | 18 | 20 | December 28 | |
Tsukasa Domyoji | 17→18[3] | 19 | 21 | January 31 | |
Rui Hanazawa | 17 | 18 | 20→21 | March 30 | |
Sojiro Nishikado | 17→18[4] | 19 | 21 | December 3 | [5] |
Akira Mimasaka | 17→18 | 19 | 21 | February 28 | |
Shizuka Todo | 19→20[6] | 21 | October 4[7] | [8] | |
Kazuya Aoike | 17 | 18 | |||
Yuki Matsuoka | 17 | ||||
Sakurako Sanjo | 16 | 17 | |||
Tsubaki Domyoji | 24 | 26 | |||
Seinosuke Amakusa | 17[9]→18 | ||||
Junpei Oribe | 16 | ||||
Shigeru Okawahara | 18 | ||||
Amon Kunisawa | 21 | ||||
Sara Hinata | 18 | [5] | |||
Umi Nakajima | 17 |
Character | Age[10] | Birthday |
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Oto Edogawa | 17 | December 15 |
Haruto Kaguragi | 17→18[11] | August 5 |
Airi Maya | 16 | March 14 |
Issa Narumiya | 17 | September 8 |
Kaito Taira | 17 | April 23 |
Sugimaru Eibi | 17 | November 17 |
Kei Windsor | 17[12] |
Timeline[]
- Note: this timeline is currently under construction.
Manga backstory | ||||
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Time | Event | Source | ||
60 years prior to Year 2 | Tama begins working at the Domyoji Mansion. | [13] | ||
11 years prior to Year 1 | The F4 become friends in kindergarten; also meet Shizuka Todo. | [14] | ||
10 years prior to Year 1 | Tsukasa Domyoji traumatizes Sakurako Sanjo by calling her "ugly"; she later moves to Germany after her parents' passing. | [15] | ||
6 years prior to Year 1 | Tsubaki Domyoji wins Teen of Japan on Christmas Eve. | [16] | ||
3 years prior to Year 1 | Shizuka wins Teen of Japan on Christmas Eve. | [16] | ||
Tsubaki marries her husband and moves to Beverly Hills. | [17] | |||
2 years prior to Year 1 | Sojiro misses "one encounter, one chance" moment with his first love, Sara Hinata. | [18] | ||
1 year prior to Year 1 | Tsukushi Makino starts attending Eitoku Academy. | |||
Manga timeline | ||||
Month | Day | Year | Event | Source |
April | Year 1 | Tsukushi interacts with the F4 for the first time. | [19][20] | |
Summer | Tsukushi, Kazuya Aoike, and the F4 go on vacation in Atami. | [21] | ||
September | 1 | The start of Eitoku Academy's fall term. | [22] | |
October | 4 | Shizuka turns 20, renounces her family name. | [7] | |
Rui Hanazawa follows Shizuka to France. | [23] | |||
Fall | Sakurako attempts to get revenge on Tsukasa by using Tsukushi. | [24] | ||
Rui returns to Japan. | [15] | |||
Tsukasa leaves for New York and returns three days later. | [25] | |||
December | Tsukushi begins training for Teen of Japan for a span of two weeks. | [26] | ||
24 | Tsukushi competes against Ayano Kurimaki in Teen of Japan. | [27] | ||
25 | Tsukushi and Tsukasa go on a "date" for Christmas. | [28] | ||
27 | Tsukushi and Yuki Matsuoka go on a trip to Canada with the F4. | [29] | ||
31 | Still in Canada, Tsukushi celebrates the New Year with Tsukasa. | [30] | ||
January | Year 2 | Tsukushi and Yuki visit a shrine after the 3rd of January. | [31] | |
Tsukushi and Junpei Oribe appear in Treasures' February issue. | [32] | |||
Junpei uses Tsukushi to get revenge on Tsukasa. | [33] | |||
31 | Tsukasa celebrates his eighteenth birthday. | [34] | ||
February | 1 | An engagement is arranged between Tsukasa and Shigeru Okawahara; it is called off about a week later. | [35][36] | |
After her family moves away, Tsukushi starts working as a maid under Tama at Tsukasa's house. | [13] | |||
Tsukushi and Tsukasa start dating on a trial run. | [37] | |||
Tsukushi and Tsukasa go on a double date with Yuki and her boyfriend. | [38] | |||
Sojiro helps Yuki get revenge on her cheating boyfriend. | [39] | |||
Kaede returns to Japan; forces Tsukushi and Tsukasa apart by bankrupting her friends. | [40] | |||
Tsukushi reunites with her family in a fishing village. | [41] | |||
Tsukasa's imposter cousin reveals his real name, Amon Kunisawa; he and Tsukushi date briefly. | [42][43] | |||
Tsukushi and her family return to Tokyo and stay in Shigeru's condo. | [44] | |||
Tsukasa's imposter cousin reveals his real name, Amon Kunisawa; he and Tsukushi date briefly. | [42][43] | |||
Tsukushi and Tsukasa reveal to their friends that they are dating. | [45] | |||
Tsukushi and Susumu move into their new apartment, separate from their parents. | [46] | |||
Yuki helps Sojiro find some closure by showing him Sara's message | [47] | |||
March | Kaede forces Tsukasa to come to New York; Tsukushi decides to go after him. | [48] | ||
The F4 graduate and Tsukasa goes to study overseas in New York. | [49] | |||
March | Year 3 | Shizuka marries; Tsukushi graduates and begins studying at Eitoku University. | [50] | |
Season 2 backstory | ||||
Time | Event | Source | ||
11 years prior to Year 4 | Haruto Kaguragi meets Airi Maya in kindergarten, but they do not become friends until the third grade. | [51] | ||
8 years prior to Year 4 | Haruto and Airi befriend Kaito Taira, Sugimaru Eibi, Issa Narumiya. | [52][53] | ||
8 years prior to Year 4 | Haruto and his friends meet Amei Hanawa, who eventually moves away due to an illness. | [54] | ||
2 years prior to Year 2 | In middle school, Tsukasa protects Haruto Kaguragi from bullies and inspires him to become stronger. | [55] | ||
Year 2 | Before Tsukasa leaves for New York, Haruto speaks to him again. | [55] | ||
Season 2 timeline | ||||
Time | Event | Source | ||
Spring | Year 4 | Oto Edogawa interacts with the Correct 5 for the first time. | [55] | |
August | 5 | Year 5 | Haruto Kaguragi celebrates his eighteenth birthday. | [56] |
References[]
- ↑ Hana Yori Dango FF
- ↑ In Chapter 22 and 72, Tsukushi is said to be 17. However, it is more likely that she started the series at 16 and ended at 17. Kamio most likely had not yet decided on Tsukushi's birthday which could be the reason for the discrepancy.
- ↑ Tsukasa turns 18 in Chapter 96.
- ↑ In Hana Yori Dango: Yoko Kamio Illustrations, his birth year is given as 1976. Despite it now being non-canon, it can still be safely assumed that Sojiro is the oldest of his friends and turns 18 first.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sojiro and Sara are both 16 years old during the events of "Story of an Encounter."
- ↑ In Chapter 6, Shizuka age is 19 so she turns 20 in Chapter 16, though she is still listed as 19 in Hana Yori Dango FF.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chapter 16, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Shizuka's birthday conflicts with her zodiac sign, Leo, given in volume two.
- ↑ Chapter 58, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Boys Over Flowers Season 2 volume 1, profiles
- ↑ Haruto turns 18 in Chapter 62 (Season 2).
- ↑ Chapter 59, Boys Over Flowers Season 2
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Chapter 118, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 7, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Chapter 32, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Chapter 64, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 42, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ "Story of an Encounter," Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 1, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ http://sweetberrys.com/nenpyou/nenpyou1.html (Japanese)
- ↑ Chapter 11, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 14, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 20, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 30, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 51, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 65, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 67, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 73, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 78, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 82, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 83, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 87, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 92, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 96, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 103, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 113, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 123, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 124, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 129, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 138, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 141, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 Chapter 161, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Chapter 168, 'Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 149, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 177, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 180, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 186, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 192, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 241, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 242, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 10, Boys Over Flowers Season 2
- ↑ Chapter 18, Boys Over Flowers Season 2
- ↑ Chapter 55, Boys Over Flowers Season 2
- ↑ Chapter 86, Boys Over Flowers Season 2
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 Chapter 1, Boys Over Flowers Season 2
- ↑ Chapter 62, Boys Over Flowers Season 2
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