is a Japanese

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by Satosumi Takaguchi serialized in '' Monthly Asuka''. It was adapted into a television drama series, two live action films, two OVAs and two

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s. It is one of the series with delinquent girls (''

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'') popular in the 1980s. Two new manga series were published, one from 2003 to 2009 and the other from 2007 to 2008. Recently, in July 2019, a new manga series was released called ''Hana no Asukagumi! Infinity'' and it ended on November 7, 2021.

Reception

More than 10 million copies were sold of the manga by November 2005.

Media adaptations

Anime

There are two OVAs: ''Shin Kabukicho Story Hana no Asuka-gumi!'', released on June 12, 1987 and ''Hana no Asuka-gumi! Lonely Cats Battle Royale'', released in 1990. ''Lonely Cats Battle Royale'' was thought to be lost until an anonymous individual mailed a tape of the OVA to anime enthusiast and

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r Kenny Lauderdale in 2019.

TV drama

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series was broadcast on

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from April 11 to September 26, 1988.

Cast

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as Asuka Kuraku * Natsuki Ozawa as Miko Dōmoto * Hikari Ishida as Harumi Kōzuki *Shiori Sakura as Hibari * Risa Honda as Kasuga *Masami Hayami as Kaze *Mika Chiba as Hayashi * Emi Wakui as Hi *Kyōko Ninagawa as Yama * Megumi Ishii as Kyōko Kuraku

Live action films

Two

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films have been produced: the first, directed by Yōichi Sai and released on August 13, 1988 and the second, ''Hana no Asuka-gumi! Neo'', directed by Yutaka Tsurita and released on April 25, 2009.

References

External links

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