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Hana no Asuka-gumi! (Japanese: 花のあすか組!, lit. "The Glorious Asuka Gang!") is a Japanese manga by Satosumi Takaguchi serialized in Monthly Asuka. It was adapted into a television drama series, two live action films, two OVAs and two drama CDs. It is one of the series with delinquent girls (sukeban) popular in the 1980s.[1] 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.[2]

Reception

More than 10 million copies were sold of the manga by November 2005.[3]

Media adaptations

Anime

There are two OVAs: Shin Kabukicho Story Hana no Asuka-gumi!, released on June 12, 1987[4] and Hana no Asuka-gumi! Lonely Cats Battle Royale, released in 1990.[5] Lonely Cats Battle Royale was thought to be lost until an anonymous individual mailed a tape of the OVA to anime enthusiast and youtuber Kenny Lauderdale in 2019.[6]

TV drama

A television drama series was broadcast on Fuji Television from April 11 to September 26, 1988.[7]

Cast

Live action films

Two live action films have been produced: the first, directed by Yōichi Sai and released on August 13, 1988[8] and the second, Hana no Asuka-gumi! Neo, directed by Yutaka Tsurita and released on April 25, 2009.[9]

References

  1. ^ Yuri Manga: Sukeban Deka Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Review by Erica Friedman of Yuricon in Okazu
  2. ^ "CD Japan- Hana No Asuka Gumi! Infinity 9 (Feel Comics)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ^ "NTTドコモ/ i-mode公式サイトに 電子コミックサイト「恋 ｺﾐ」オープン！！" (PDF). Sega Sammy Group. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. ^ 花のあすか組！ 新歌舞伎町ストーリー (1987). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  5. ^ 花のあすか組！２ ロンリーキャッツ・バトルロイヤル (1990). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "The Anime With Zero Clips or Screenshots Online - Hana no Asuka Gumi 2". YouTube. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  7. ^ 花のあすか組！ (1988). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  8. ^ 花のあすか組！ (1988). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "花のあすか組 NEO! (2008)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2014.

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