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Plot Summary:
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e: Ikemen Paradise, also known as Ike-para, is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television and first aired on July 3, 2007. It is based on the comic by Hisaya Nakajo, published in English as Hana-Kimi. Filming locations include the Ryutsu Keizai University. A TV Special has already aired with the regular cast reprising their roles. The story starts off half a year after Mizuki's secret of being a girl has revealed. It is near Valentine's Day, and Sano and Nakatsu are talking about the last week of Summer vacation. This is when the story gets back to the last week of Summer holidays, which is between episode 7 and 8. The shooting started on March 19, 2008. A conference was held on September 18, 2008 announcing the completion of the special, subtitled Sotsugyoshiki & 7 to 1/2 wa Special. A remake of this drama with an entirely different cast was aired on Fuji Television during the 2011 summer season.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: light, dorama, inspirational, emotional, humorous, talky, novela
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 384
Genere: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 45 min
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IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 23
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 484
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IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 73
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 634
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IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 172
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 326
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
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IMDB Votes: 204
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 64
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IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 870
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IMDB Votes: 1000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Votes: 5000
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
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IMDB Votes: 2000
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