Mizuki is a teenage girl who idolizes high-jump champion Izumi Sano. So much so that she disguises herself as a boy and transfers to the all boy boarding school that Izumi is attending. Lucky for her, she becomes roommates with him! On the flipside she has to try extra hard to keep her secret, not only from her hero/roommate, but from her other classmates, and the school doctor as well. Sure this manga isn’t very realistic, but it’s pretty fun and entertaining. My favourite character is Nakatsu, who is freaking out about how he is attracted to another boy (but its really a girl!). I’ll definitely check out the next one to see is anyone finds out the truth! ( )

Mizuki is a Japanese-American track-and-field star who transfers to a high school in Japan. To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school disguised as a boy. As fate would have it, Sano and Mizuki are more than classmates, they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates, and the weird school nurse, must react to the new transfer student who looks like a very pretty boy…

The Hana-Kimi series is one of the more entertaining and well drawn mangas I’ve read. There is plenty of humorous tension as Mizuki tries to maintain her male façade. Definitely recommend for more mature readers who enjoy romantic comedy. ( )

Mizuki is apparently prone to making incredibly foolish decisions - she decides to cross-dress so she can attend an all-boy school in Japan (she's American) just so she can be at the same place as a high-jumper she saw on television and has never MET - and yet the story about her is strangely addictive. ( )