Chapter 85

Not to be confused with Chapter 85 of Boys Over Flowers Season 2.

Chapter 85
Chapter information
Series	Boys Over Flowers
Volume	14
Release date	November 20, 1995
← Preceded by	Chapter 84
Followed by →	Chapter 86

"You know the story of Joan of Arc, don't you? She was just a teenage girl from a poor farming family in France, but during the 100-years war she led her people to victory over the English army."

—Junpei compares Tsukushi to Joan of Arc

The eighty-fifth chapter (第85話 () , eighty-fifth chapter) of Boys Over Flowers was the third in the "Pretty Boy Junpei Arc." It was released in Margaret No.24 on November 20, 1995. The chapter was included in volume fourteen of the series and was followed by chapter eighty-six in December.

Tsukushi Makino meets Junpei Oribe, the brother of an old friend, who also attends Eitoku. Later, Akira Mimasaka and Sojiro Nishikado try to convince Tsukasa Domyoji to apologize. Tsukushi does not give him the chance.

Plot

Shingo Oribe introduces Tsukushi Makino to his younger brother Junpei Oribe. He smiles brightly, happy about meeting "Eitoku Academy's Joan of Arc." Junpei offers to walk Tsukushi to the station. She silently wonders why she has never seen him at school. Their conversation shifts to him calling Tsukushi "Joan of Arc" again. He delves into history, which leaves her flattered until he reveals "she was burned at the stake." At the station, they say goodbye to each other. Tsukushi thinks to herself, "Weird kid..."

The next day, Sojiro Nishikado rehearses how Tsukasa Domyoji should apologize to Tsukushi. He then says "Are you insane?" but Sojiro insists that he repeat the words back to them. Tsukasa tries to eke out a single "sorry" but only ends up declaring "I'll never apologize!" Sojiro and Akira Mimasaka remind him of all the reasons why he has to apologize. Kazuya Aoike walks up and is followed shortly by Tsukushi, who passes by Tsukasa with a single glance. She ignores him, acknowledging Kazuya instead.

Kazuya follows Tsukushi for a bit asking her if it is okay to ignore Tsukasa. She tells him "To me, he's just an invisible man." Kazuya then stops following her, apparently exhausted. In the stairwell, two girls say "Here comes Teen of Japan runner-up." Tsukushi is still in a bad mood and tries to pass by them, but they trip her. Suddenly, some books hit the girls. Tsukushi helps a student pick up the books. She turns around, recognizing him and says "You're not that kid?!" Junpei then fixes his hair and takes off his glasses.

Character appearances

• Akira Mimasaka
• Erika Ayuhara (Appears in vision(s))
• Junpei Oribe
• Junpei Oribe's mother
• Kazuya Aoike
• Minako Yamano (Appears in vision(s))
• Shingo Oribe
• Sojiro Nishikado
• Tsukasa Domyoji
• Tsukushi Makino
• Yuriko Asai (Appears in vision(s))

Notes

• It was first published with a color illustration of Junpei against a background of pink hearts. It was also featured on the back cover of volume fourteen and later included in the complete edition.
• In Viz's release, they use the English pronunciation of Joan of Arc's name while the original Japanese version uses Jeanne d'Arc (ジャンヌ・ダルク () , Jannu Daruku).

Adaptations

• Episode 30 of Boys over Flowers (anime)
• Episode 8 of Meteor Garden (2001)
• Episode 1 of Hana Yori Dango Returns
• Episode 10 of F4 Thailand

See also

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