Which do you prefer, Hanakimi Japan or Hanakimi Taiwan?

Tai Wan still the best based on the characters. ashiya should be like a boy and the japan version more like a girl in boy dress. The man lead character also the same. shun Oguri did not had athelte type of body. in the comic and series, he suppose to be top high school athelete. and wu Zun from tai Wan series had the body type. The story is pretty much the same.

i love the japanese version!! and I love every funny scene of toma! i think he's the best actor in the world! who else do you know can act without saying anything and SELL it! japanese version wouldn't be the same w/o toma!!!!! i was so sad it when it was gonna end... i want part 2 or a movie! where they'll be in california, right? but not in a crush way, ok... i know what you're thinking! stop thinking that! oh, did i mention that my first avatar is toma(it moves!)??

The Japanese version of course. I tried watching the Taiwanese one, but I never got past the first episode (Ella Chen cannot compare to Maki Horikita), and it's just bland (plus a tendency to take it too "seriously", it's supposed to be a comedy - I also heard that the story has so many uneccesary twists and turns)...plus the general cast is just better in the Japanese version, and it's funnier too (I got annoyed with Ella chen's supposed-to-be-funny facial exps).

i like the japanese version too... the japanese characters are way cuter that the taiwanese *dodges from flying tea cups

I knew someone who love the jap version because of Ikuta toma.. hehehe.. I really would like to watch it, but, my sked is kinda hectic.. hehehe :) Chivolaski is the girl.. hehehe.. ikut is cute anyway! :)

I haven't watched the Taiwanese version so I shouldn't be in any place to compare but I really loved the Japanese version. It was so funny and anime-ish and so refreshing to watch. I was kinda rooting for Nakatsuu to get the girl... er, guy... er, Ashiya in the end but, well... I'm always been a fan of Horikita Maki, the actress who played Ashiya, ever since I watched her in Nobuta wo Produce and Kurosagi (both of which I watched initially only because Yamapi was in them) and then Seito Shokun. I'm with you though about the Taiwanese version. I've seen pictures of the actors who starred in the Taiwanese version and well, I'm really biased in favor of Japanese actors so... I think the series is highly entertaining and the plot is interesting so be it the Japanese version or the Taiwanese version, fans who have watched either would have enjoyed watching it nevertheless.

i really don't watch this while it was aired on the two networks but my housemate bought a dvd of the taiwan version. so its the one i've get to watch. it good too but i'm really encouraged by the feed backs here regarding the jap version. might check it out and buy a dvd too.

hmm i have to be honest here..i'm not sure what's hanakimi japan or hanakimi taiwan ..the only hanakimi series that i know is this taiwanese mandarin series starring Ella from S.H.E and Wu Zhun from Fahrenheit. that one is based on the japanese version i think.

Hey. I agree. I think the Japanese version is better for a similar reason. . .I like the fact that the girl trying to be a boy still looks like a girl lol. My friend likes the Taiwanese version better since you can't even tell what that actress is. .that's supposed to be a girl? XD She wouldn't even need to dress like a boy lol. I haven't watched the whole series, nor a whole episode yet but I have watched part of the first episode of the Japanese version. Would have continued watching if Crunchyroll would actually load. ):

i've watched both. actually i watched the taiwan version first because japan version was still in debut. i actually like the hesitation of the Taiwanese actor to give all their best and be actually stupid but its a plus if they actually did. however, i was so shocked to know they cast Ella as the heroine because she looks gay to me. she horrifyingly fitted the role as the 'guy' classmate not as the female-enrolled-in-boys-school role. i meant all the offense because she's so 'buso'! lol. anyway, the Japanese version was way, way better because its meant to be that way! ahahahaha...ok, kidding aside, the cast and the plot blow the taiwan version to timbukto. there is no comparison to the two because there is nothing to compare. anyway, i both watch and like taiwan and japan drama for some reason. hihihihi

Japan version ^^ cause the stars are waaay hotter than the Taiwanese version. Seriously?! Compare that other girl with Maki..sheesh ..the other one looks like a real guy.

I prefer the Japanese version because first, my favorite actors are on the main cast (Shirota Yuu, Ikuta Toma, Oguri Shun), second, I am very fond of Japanese Dramas, the way they make things are just amazing, the plot, the way they act, just wonderful. Third, erm... I'm so sorry for saying this but I sort of dislike the girl in the Taiwanese version, she looks more like a guy than a girl, I know it's how it should be but I don't think she has to look so much of a guy to the point of looking more masculine than the real guys. I'm so sorry, this is just my personal opinion please don't get angry at me. Finally, I can relate more to the humor in the Japanese version compared to the other. I've managed to watch about a quarter of an episode of the Taiwanese version and, I know it's probably not enough to be able to say much about the whole show, but it doesn't have erm... the thing that makes me want to see more of it. Again, this is only my opinion, please please please please don't get mad at me :D

Definitely Japan version, I really like their version, I am so disappointed with the Taiwanese version. I only once watched that version, and I am so annoyed with the way they act and I don't find it funny unlike the Japan version. It's very exaggerated and overacting. Their ashiya, is more like a tomboy, unlike ashiya of Japan, its just the way I imagined her. I really love hanakimi of Japan, they did a good job and they really portray the characters. It's really funny and entertaining to watched. And yes, hopefully Taiwanese version fans here, won't get mad at me also, it's just my opinion, peace :D

both our very good, but somehow, there are difference, the taiwan version just focus on the main characters, while on japanese version, the main character we're the center of attention but the other characters we're focused too, that's why i can even tell their name one by one, because they have a scene... but in my opinion, the japanese version is a lot funnier...

wahahaha definitely the japan version. i love shun oguri :D hes so cute and kakkoii XD its really funny, how mizuki disguise her self to be a guy. the plot it self is great how mizuki help sano to jump again. so cool ^.^

i've watched both but i haven't finished the Taiwan version yet. it's too long. and the show as it progressed became too predictable. well, i like Wu Zun better than Shun Oguri and Ikuta Toma than Jiro wang. all in all, its up to the whole cast for it to be a better version of another. but i like Japans' version better so sue me! hahaha

i had watched both and i prefer the japanese version, not because i like jdoramas too ( well thats another factor) but because shun ogori is cuter and funnier in the japanese version and mizuki ashiya in the japanese version looks more like a guy than in taiwanese version coz in the taiwanese version mizuki ashiya never looked like a guy not even the look of a "totoy"( lil boy) and i almost forgot the taiwanese version is longer..

I prefer Japanese adaptations of anything. Whether it's HanaDan or HanaKimi, I prefer the Japanese version. Maybe because the original story came from them so they will be able to portray best how the character is supposed to act. For HanaKimi, definitely Japan version :D Horikitty is too cute and Tohma gives justice to Nakatsu. Nanba (Hiro

First of all, I have NEVER read the manga. But, I prefer the TW version more. 1.) Ella looked more like a boy. She is disguising herself as a boy afterall so she may as well look like one, even though she did, she still looked cute. Maki looked way too much like a girl and even though she was pretty, made it seem a little too unbelievable that no one could tell that she was a girl. (I know Ashiya looked like a girl in the manga I am not comparing it to the manga, but the role of the character.) 2.) I have no clue why... but the Japanese version got very boring. I don't know... some people don't like the Taiwanese version for their overreactions, but I found that it made it more funny and interesting. 3.) Ella and Wu Zun seemed to have more of a spark because of their close friendship in real life. That made their relationship more cute. One thing I did not like about the Taiwanese version was the ending. If they do not make a second season (which I doubt they will), I will be highly upset, because the ending blew big time. But it does bother me, some people will say the Japanese version is better because they prefer Japan over Taiwan. (Especially when they haven't seen the TW version, no offense to the poster I am NOT talking about you). I've been to Japan and love the culture, but will not let that affect my opinion on the Taiwanese version.