is a 2011 Japanese television series. It is a remake of the 2007 drama series of the same Japanese title which is also based on the manga Hana-Kimi, but it features an entirely new cast.

Cast Second dormitory students Atsuko Maeda as Mizuki Ashiya Shun Oguri as Izumi Sano Shohei Miura as Shuichi Nakatsu Renn Kiriyama as Minami Nanba Tomo Yanagishita as Taiki Kayashima Shintaro Yamada as Kyogo Sekime Yukito Nishii as Senri Nakao Katsuhiro Suzuki as Shinji Noe Yuki Kashiwagi as Juri Kishinosato Shota Matsushima as Masafumi Katsura Shotaro Mamiya as Keisuke Awaji Goro Kurihara as Kota Hanaten Yuki Sato as Makoto Kagurazaka

First dormitory students Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Megumi Tennoji Goki Maeda as Kohei Kitahanada Arata Horii as Jin Kumatori Ryosuke Yamamoto as Kiyoshikojin Akira Ryu Ando as Mukonoso Andrew Koudai Asaka as Subaru Takatsuki Sonde Kanai as Kazuki Obitoke Shotaro Kotani as Hiroto Moriguchi Tomoki Okayama as Shōtarō Kadoma

Third dormitory students Hidenori Tokuyama as Oscar M. Himejima/Masao Himejima Miyajima Kusuto as Nobuhiro Yaenosato Takami Ozora as Sansui Kyobate Taiko Katono as Hisashi Kawachimoru Kasai Shige as Yasushi Mozu Kawahara Kazuma as Sakon Narayama Okazaki Kazuhiro as Hideharu Izumigaoka Kettaro as Shin Minamikata

Others Saito Takumi as Hokuto Umeda Ikkei Watanabe as the chef Mirai Yamamoto as Io Nanba

Tokyo Gakuen students Yuki Satō as Makoto Kagurazaka Kaname Endō as Otemachi Ryo Masaaki Nagakura as Yutaka Takebashi Naoki Ōkubo as Jun Tsukishima Keisuke Kaminaga as Go Kasai Junki Tozuka as Takeshi Kudanshita Amane Okayama as Nobuyuki Ochiai

St. Blossom's Academy students Mayuko Iwasa as Hibari Hanayashiki Yuki Kashiwagi as Juri Kishinosato Miori Ichikawa as Kanna Amagasaki Mina Oba as Erika Abeno Mariya Nagao as Yumemi Kanbe

Guest roles Mana Ashida as Kaoru Sasakura (Episode 1, cameo) Fuku Suzuki as Tomoi Sasakura (Episode 1, cameo) Sayuri Iwata as Rika Yamashita (Episode 2) as /) (ep6, cameo)

Episode list

Atomic bomb t-shirt controversy Following the broadcast of Episode 5, Atsuko Maeda was seen wearing a T-shirt with the words "Little Boy" printed on the back and "Fool on the Hill Friends" printed on the front. As said episode aired the day after the anniversary of the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, of which the bomb used was named "Little Boy", the series was criticized by viewers for its insensitivity.

Following this incident, the Hiroshima Prefectural Government received 130 complaints concerning this episode, and a public official called Fuji TV on the telephone to raise concerns about the T-shirt's insensitive nature. The City of Hiroshima also received 150 complaints via telephone and email by August 10.

In an interview with J-Cast News, the manufacturer of the t-shirt explained that this was meant to be a reference to several songs by The Beatles, namely Little Child and This Boy, as well as The Fool on the Hill. While they did state that they had no intention to make the connection with the bomb, they also apologized for the incident.

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