Hana-Kimi GN (2004-2008 VIZ Media) Manga comic books 2005-2007

Volume 3 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. MEN AT WORK! Izumi, his friend Nakatsu and our crossdressing heroine Mizuki are hired to work at a beach chalet run by the family of weird school nurse Dr. Umeda! But when Kagurazaka--Izumi's high-jump rival--shows up with his two younger sisters in tow, the job gets personal! Kagurazaka's attractive sister Tamami has a crush on Izumi too, and she sees Izumi's classmate Mizuki as a way to find out about the object of her affections. And then someone realizes that Mizuki's actually a girl Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 4 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN! All-male Osaka High School is holding its annual war of the dorms, and for the students, there is no escape! Unfortunately, even though she'd be happy to just compete in the 500-meter relay, Mizuki is forced to enter the Cross-Dressing Pageant...and pretend to be a boy pretending to be a girl! Worse still, a rival dorm targets Mizuki as a threat to their athletic supremacy! Can dorm chief Minami Nanba make winners out of this class while dealing with his own secret traumas?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 5 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo.DRAG RACE! It's the final day of the Osaka High School Festival, and two big competitions are still up in the air: the relay race and the cross-dressing pageant! You'd think Mizuki, an actual XX-chromosome girl disguised as a boy at an all-guy high school, would be a better cross-dresser than her classmates, but things are never so easy--and what if winning the contest blows her cover? That might be a relief for her classmate Nakatsu, who doesn't know that Mizuki's a girl, just that he's in love with her. But when a real girl falls in love with Nakatsu, his love life gets even more complicated! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 6 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. PRIVATE EYES! When a sports reporter comes looking for a scoop on Izumi Sano, Japan's most promising young high-jumper, Mizuki's own secrets are brought into the light! Can she hide the fact that she, Sano's roommate, is actually a cross-dressing girl? Meanwhile, Mizuki's classmate Nakatsu, unaware of Mizuki's female-ness, struggles to choose between his girlfriend and "the love that dare not speak its name." But a wrench is about to thrown into these relationships from two thousand miles away. Julia, Mizuki's best friend from America, is coming from Japan to go to school! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 7 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. AMERICAN GIRL! Julia is Mizuki's girlfriend?! As the shocking lie tears Osaka High School apart, Mizuki's classmates make their moves on the blonde, blue-eyed transfer student! Then the whole class leaves on a school trip to Hokkaido, complete with an overnight stay at the hot springs! With their "chaperone" Dr. Umeda busy getting to know the locals, it isn't long before people start taking off their clothes (to bathe, all right?). But how long can Mizuki's gender stay secret inside the boy's bath?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W Cover price $9.95.

Volume 8 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. MALE MODELS! Tired of Sano and Mizuki taking their relationship so slow, Julia confronts Sano to get him moving faster. But Sano has more things to worry about...his younger brother, Shin, has run away from home! Then, when a photo of Minami, Nakatsu and Sano appears in a girls' fashion magazine, the men of Hana-Kimi find themselves stalked...and propositioned! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 192 pages, B&W Cover price $9.95.

Volume 9 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. HIGH FASHION! Framed by a teacher?! Falsely accused of using a cheat sheet during an exam, Nakatsu must confess to a crime he didn't commit or be kicked off the soccer team forever! As the power-mad teacher Kitahama extends his iron rule over the entire student body, can anyone save the students of Osaka High? Then, suave photographer Akira Hara sets his sights on another model...Mizuki! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 10 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. STRIKE A POSE! Award-winning fashion photographer Akiha Hara wants Izumi, Nakatsu and Mizuki for his new photo shoot! But the handsome, bisexual Akiha may have a more than professional interest in his models. And has he figured out that Mizuki is a girl? Caught in the treacherous, seductive world of high fashion, can our heroes escape...if they even want to? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 11 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. "GIRLS AND GHOSTS!" Mizuki and her friends go to the country, where they meet and try to help a ghost pining for his lost love. Then, for the big Christmas dance party, Mizuki and Nakao are recruited to help make up for a shortage of girls--by dressing up as girls! This turnabout for Mizuki, however, proves to be the least of the complications that flare up when the whole ploy proves too successful! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 12 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. SHALL WE DANCE?! The Christmas dance party begins, and Mizuki looks for a chance to give Sano a present. Later, Mizuki flies home for New Year's and an unexpected reunion with Gilbert, her first love. Though time has passed and her romantic hopes are now focused on Sano, Mizuki discovers that this old flame hasn't been completely snuffed out in her heart! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 13 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. DIVA BY DESIGN! Mizuki is broke, so she lands a part-time job with Akiha, the photographer. Among her first-day experiences: spilling tea on male diva supermodel "Alex." This sparks a mutual animosity that is not assuaged when Mizuki discovers the model's most closely guarded secret! Meanwhile, at Mizuki's school, food is disappearing, with the culprits leaving flowers in place of what they've heisted! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 14 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. CLOSER QUARTERS! Plumbing problems erupt in Dorm 1, forcing the residents to move into Dorms 2 and 3. Mizuki must now deal with two male roommates, one of whom introduces her to a dorm custom she could never have imagined! Dr. Umeda reflects on his past after hearing from an old friend, while Mizuki and Sano find their mutual attraction pulling them ever closer to the brink! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 15 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. A KISS IS JUST A KISS! Unable to forget her near-kiss experience, Mizuki finds herself drawing ever closer to Sano, and not in a "roommates" way, either. The tension builds when Nakatsu asks Sano point-blank: Do you like Mizuki? Can Nakatsu and Sano's friendship survive the answer? Meanwhile, Sano's old high-jump rival returns, along with a surprising new challenger! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 16 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. BROTHERS! Sano's little brother Shin returns! Shin has become a rising star of the high jump, and he's determined to prove himself by beating his older brother. But that's not the only blood on the track...the one coaching Shin is their father! Can Mizuki just sit back and watch as Sano fights the father he turned away from...and the brother who never forgave him for doing so? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 17 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. ONE TRACK MIND! As the giant track meet approaches, Mizuki and Sano face an assortment of foes: Sano's old high-jump rival Kagurazuka, and Sano's own little brother Shin! But Shin's trainer is the one man Sano hates the most: his own father. Can Mizuki mend the rift in Sano's family? While Sano focuses on winning, one person is focused only on Mizuki: Nakatsu, the other boy who loves her Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 18 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. PSYCHIC CAFETERIA SHOWDOWN! Under his father's disapproving eyes, Sano faces his own brother in a high-jump competition! Then, a schoolwide treasure hunt turns into a grudge match between Kayashima and his self-proclaimed rival, Modoru the onmyôji, a traditional Japanese occultist. Will psychic powers or black magic prevail? But Modoru has something else on his side: the power of cuteness! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 19 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. RAISE THE BAR! This is what it's all been building up to...Shin, Izumi and Kagurazuka compete against one another in the high jump! Then, Sekime gets his own moment in the spotlight when his classmates see him with a strange girl. But if we're talking "strange," she doesn't even compare to the woman who comes onto campus and sweeps an embarrassed Nakatsu off his feet...Nakatsu's mother! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 20 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. CHASING DREAMS! Nakatsu's mom is in town, and she has plans for her son: she wants him to go home after graduation to take care of the family business! Will Nakatsu give up his dreams of becoming a star soccer player? Meanwhile, another student at Osaka High School prepares to put his heart on the line. Nakao confesses his love to upperclassman Minami...but can Minami really have feelings for a boy? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 21 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Hisaya Nakajo. CHASING DREAMS! Love is in the air at Osaka High School--bittersweet and true, as Nakao confesses his feelings for Minami, and Noe receives a Valentine's Day chocolate from a girl. While the whole gang goes to the bowling alley, Mizuki finds some time alone with Sano. How much longer can she pretend to be a boy? How much longer can she hide who she is...and who she loves? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.