Cafe dé Hanadan

Cafe dé Hanadan
Series information
Author	Yoko Kamio
Publishers	Shueisha
Original run	December 2, 2016 – present
Chapters	6 + 2 extras (List of chapters)
Preceded by	Boys Over Flowers

CAFE dé HANADAN (カフェ ド ハナダン () , CAFE dé HANADAN), also called Handan Petit (花男プチ () , Handan Petit), is a web comic spin-off of Boys Over Flowers by Yoko Kamio. It is published on Hana Yori Dango, an app that allows users to read Kamio's series for free. Kamio also published it on her Twitter at a later date. She now releases it on her website first.

The web comic originally began on December 2, 2016. It is released irregularly by Kamio. After reaching five chapters, it was collected into a limited edition booklet in 2018. Cafe de Hanadan is set after chapter one hundred and seventy-seven and follows Tsukushi Makino and Tsukasa Domyoji during their early days of dating officially.

Chapters

No.	Title	Release date
1	"Nicknames" "Adana" (あだな () , "Adana")	December 2, 2016
Akira Mimasaka asks Tsukushi Makino and Tsukasa Domyoji why they still call each other by their last names since they are now dating. Sojiro Nishikado tries to pressure them into saying each other's first names. An embarrassed Tsukushi outright refuses, while Tsukasa accidentally says "Tsukuchi" instead. He then gets mad at Rui Hanazawa, who is easily able to say her name, and punches him.
2	"Dream About Me" "Ore no Yume o Miro" (俺の夢をみろ () , "Ore no Yume o Miro")	February 26, 2017
Tsukasa becomes annoyed with Rui after Tsukushi has a dream about him. Akira and Sojiro entreat Tsukushi to dream of Tsukasa to stop his irritating jealousy. They give her Tsukasa's jacket, which she wears to bed that night. She does dream of him, causing her to immediately wake up shouting "There's no way I can get to sleep!" and blushing fiercely. Her brother wakes up and chastises her for being noisy.
3	"What Kind of Role Play Is This?" "Nan no Purei?" (なんのプレイ？ () , "Nan no Purei?")	November 8, 2017
Sakurako Sanjo makes a comment about Tsukasa looking sexy with his hair wet, eliciting a neutral response from Tsukushi. Shigeru Okawahara asks her what her type is and both are disappointed by Tsukushi's response. They all go to Tsukasa's house and force him to get into the pool. Tsukushi's heart thumps, leading Tsukasa to tease her by saying "You really are in love with me, aren't you?" Sakurako and Shigeru decide to leave, annoyed by the lovey-dovey couple.
4	"Our Little Secret" "Futari no Himitsu" (ふたりの秘密 () , "Futari no Himitsu")	December 23, 2017
Rui invites Tsukushi to the beach on a whim, despite it being mid-winter. There Tsukushi finds a small, glittering shell. Rui asks if he can keep it as a memento of their day, which makes Tsukushi laugh. He then asks her whether she will tell Tsukasa about their day. Her heart thumps and a flustered Tsukushi says "Of course I'll tell him." Rui then walks in the opposite direction smirking. In the ending narration, Tsukushi confesses that she does not tell Tsukasa.
5	"Chocolate Flavored" "Choko no Aji" (チョコの味 () , "Choko no Aji")	April 4, 2018
The F4 are playing "King's Game" (王様ゲーム), (王様ゲーム) with Tsukushi, Sakurako, and Shigeru. Sojiro calls out Tsukushi and Tsukasa's numbers and tells them to do an indirect kiss with pocky. Tsukushi is hesitant to play along, but eventually she puts the pocky between her lips. Tsukasa instead throws it aside and kisses her. He then smirks, saying "You taste like chocolate." She slaps him for kissing her in front of everyone. Sojiro, Akira, Shigeru, and Sakurako leave as the two argue.
6	"The Reason You Can't Win" "Katenai Riyū" (勝てない理由 () , "Katenai Riyū")	November 11, 2020
The F4, Tsukushi, and Sakurako meet for lunch on a cold winter day. Rui has forgotten his coat and blows on his hands to warm up. Sakurako comments to Tsukushi about him using "techniques without realizing it." The girls continue watching Rui, finding his movements "cute." Finally, an annoyed Tsukasa wraps Rui in his scarf and coat. Now warm, Rui easily falls asleep which the girls also find cute. The narrator declares "You can't win against a natural."
Extra	"Valentine's Day" "Barentain Dē" (バレンタインデー () , "Barentain Dē")	February 14, 2021
Tsukasa complains about chocolate and calls Valentine's Day "stupid." Behind him, Tsukushi appears annoyed as she informs him that she went through a lot of effort to make him chocolate. Tsukasa blushes fiercely when she says "Happy Valentine's" with a smile. The next day, an exhausted Akira, Sojiro, and Rui tell Tsukushi that Tsukasa kept them up all night talking about the chocolate.
Extra	"March 30th" "Sangatsu Sanjūnichi" (3月30日 () , "Sangatsu Sanjūnichi")	March 30, 2021
Everyone wishes Rui a happy birthday. He only responds with "Yeah" or silence. Smiling brightly, Tsukushi wishes Rui a happy birthday. Surprisingly, he replies to her with "Thanks" and a soft smile. Akira and Sojiro are somewhat exasperated, while Tsukasa is extremely annoyed and has to be held back.

Characters

Main Tsukushi Makino (8/8) Tsukasa Domyoji (7/8) Supporting Rui Hanazawa (6/8) Sojiro Nishikado (6/8) Akira Mimasaka (6/8) Sakurako Sanjo (3/8) Shigeru Okawahara (2/8) Susumu Makino (1/8)

Flashback only Umi Nakajima (1/8)

Notes

• Story
• Production
• References

• Cafe de Hanadan is set after chapter one hundred and seventy-seven of the original series, making it a midquel rather than a sequel.

Hana Yori Dango 37.5

• Kamio first announced the series in early November 2016.
• The first five chapters of the series were made into a limited booklet, titled Hana Yori Dango 37.5. It was only available at certain stores in Japan with the purchase of volume nine of Boys Over Flowers Season 2. The book also promoted Hana Nochi Hare which began airing two weeks later.
• The fifth chapter was first published in Hana Yori Dango 37.5, before Kamio released it on the Hana Yori Dango app and her Twitter in December 2018. It was also the only chapter released in 2018.
• Chapter six was the first to be published on Kamio's website before the Hana Yori Dango app.

Cafe de Hanadan makes several meta references, such as "It doesn't have to follow the main plot in this manga" and "It's always winter in this manga."

External links

• Read on Yoko Kamio's website (Japanese) / (English)