Boys Over Flowers

S01E08: Nightmare of the New Semester

The fall term at Eitoku Academy that Tsukushi has been dreading starts. In contrast, Tsukasa gets there early in order to perform a childish prank on her. He later finds Rui with Tsukushi at the emergency exit. Yuriko and her friends show him a video of the two, which sends Tsukasa into a rage.

Overview

Makino Tsukushi, a girl who comes from a poor family, just wants to get through her two last years at Eitoku Gakuen quietly. But once she makes herself known by standing up for her friend to the F4, the four most popular, powerful, and rich boys at the school, she gets the red card: F4's way of a "Declaration of War." But when she doesn't let herself be beaten by them and is starting to fall for one of the F4, Hanazawa Rui, she starts to see that there is more than meets the eye...

Episodes

S01E01 Declaration of War

September 8, 1996 10.0 24 min
The F4 are the rulers of the elite school, Eitoku Academy. Tsukushi Makino, a so-called "commoner," gets on the bad side of their leader, Tsukasa Domyoji, when she protects Makiko Endo. After being bullied, Tsukushi...

S01E02 No Brand Girl!

September 15, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukasa becomes romantically interested in Tsukushi after being punched by her. He kidnaps her and gives her a makeover in an attempt to win her over. She rejects him, telling him he cannot buy her....

S01E03 I won't be hurt!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Yuriko, Minako Yamano, and Erika Ayuhara reveal their true colors by embarrassing Tsukushi at the party. She manages to get back at them. The next day, the girls reveal that Rui Hanazawa, whom Tsukushi has...

S01E04 The Ordinary Duo

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
Around the same time of Shizuka's return from France, Tsukushi's elementary school friend, Kazuya Aoike, transfers to Eitoku. Tsukasa becomes jealous of Kazuya and gives him a red slip. Eitoku's students begin bullying the two...

S01E05 Him, Me, and That Guy

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min

S01E06 One-night Cinderella

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukushi and her parents go on vacation with Kazuya to Atami. There she is greeted by Tsukasa standing atop his yacht. Shizuka invites her to a party they are holding that night and helps her...

S01E07 Night of Love in Atami

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
Tsukushi accidentally kisses Tsukasa at his party. She tries to explain what happened to Rui, but he tells her that does not care who she kisses. The same night, Tsukushi goes to return Shizuka's things...

S01E08 Nightmare of the New Semester

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
The fall term at Eitoku Academy that Tsukushi has been dreading starts. In contrast, Tsukasa gets there early in order to perform a childish prank on her. He later finds Rui with Tsukushi at the...

S01E09 Doumyouji Tsukasa Snaps!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Feeling he has been made a fool of, Tsukasa goes on a rampage throughout the school until a teacher stops him. He later lies in wait for Tsukushi at the emergency stairwell. When she shows...

S01E10 The woman who threw it all away!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukushi attends Shizuka's birthday party with Kazuya and Yuki Matsuoka. There Shizuka makes the announcement that she will be giving up her family name in order to become a lawyer in France. Meanwhile, Tsukushi feels...

S01E11 Love Flies High Over the Clouds

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Concerned for Rui, Tsukushi begs Shizuka to stay in Japan. Shizuka clearly explains her reasons for leaving. Rui overhears the conversation and becomes angry. After Shizuka leaves, Tsukushi yells at Rui to follow her. He...

S01E12 Date?! Snow on Mainstreet

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
Tsukasa asks Tsukushi on a date, though she does not hear him at first. As such, she is confused and arrives several hours late. She offers to treat him to tea and the two become...

S01E13 Love's swift development

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
A photo of Tsukushi and Tsukasa causes everyone at school to believe they are dating. Yuriko and her friends attempt to befriend Tsukushi. They take her to a club, where she meets Thomas. Tsukushi wakes...

S01E14 Sakurako's Hidden Secret

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Thomas turns out to be the childhood friend of Sakurako Sanjo. He promises to keep their night a secret if she sees him again. Meanwhile, Tsukushi helps Sakurako with her fear of boys by introducing...

S01E15 Get Lost!

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
Sakurako reveals that she has a crush on Tsukasa, leading Tsukushi to finally admit that she is not actually dating him. The next day, a photo of Thomas and Tsukushi is posted at school. She...

S01E16 Believe in Me!

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
At school, Tsukushi attacked by her classmates. Tsukasa attempts to step in, but Sakurako stops him by showing him the photo of Tsukushi and Thomas. Tsukushi begs him to believe that nothing happened. He walks...

S01E17 Caught at Last

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Eventually, Tsukasa rescues Tsukushi from her classmates. He takes her to his house, where she has a bath. After he treats her wounds, Tsukasa confesses her feelings to her and kisses her. The next day,...

S01E18 Can I Hang Around You?

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
When Rui comes back from France, Tsukasa tells him that he and Tsukushi are dating. Rui later flippantly asks her if she will go out with him. Meanwhile, Sakurako is being bullied after the others...

S01E19 The fluttering bird in my heart

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
Tsukasa drags Tsukushi on a trip to the F4's annual trip to his family's island. There he acts if they are really a couple. Tsukushi, however, remains fixated on Rui. That night, when she thinks...

S01E20 Warm Night of Betrayal

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
Rui tells Tsukushi about his time in Paris. When she returns to the villa, she lies to Tsukasa by telling him she was alone. He later finds out the truth. The next night, Tsukushi returns...

S01E21 The Crime and Punishment of the Kiss

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukasa catches Tsukushi and Rui kissing. Back at school, he kicks Rui out of the F4 in a public fight. Tsukushi, who feels horrible for hurting Tsukasa, tries to apologize to him but he walks...

S01E22 First Date at the Seaside

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
Tsukushi meets Rui for their date. She thinks about Tsukasa throughout much of it, wondering how he would have handle certain mishaps. Rui invites her back to his house, where he quickly falls asleep. On...

S01E23 Doumyouji Tsubaki comes home!

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
After seeing Tsukasa with Sakurako, Tsukushi meets his sister Tsubaki Domyoji, who brings her to their house. Tsukushi manages to hide but gets lost in the huge mansion. He comes across her and becomes angry...

S01E24 Love's Tempest! Banished from School?

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukasa declares that he will have Tsukushi and Rui expelled from school. He blackmails the principal by threatening to pull his family's funding. His sister storms into the office. She suggests they settle the matter...

S01E25 Two Different Kinds of Love

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Before the match, Tsukasa promises to call it off if Tsukushi says she loves him. She remains silent, rejecting him. Rui's team is losing badly when he comes up with a new tactic to gain...

S01E26 Our Sleepless Night!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsubaki has Tsukushi and Rui locked in a room after learning that have not slept together. Rui reveals to Tsukushi that he is not over Shizuka. Tsukasa, meanwhile, wanders around thinking of Tsukushi before going...

S01E27 Doumyouji Goes to New York!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukasa makes up his mind to go to New York. At the airport, Rui gives Tsukasa a voice recorder that says "Nothing happened between Makino and me." After learning that her father has lost one...

S01E28 Tsukushi Goes to Canada!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
After Tsukasa promises to loan her the money, Tsukushi makes her way to Canada with the rest of the F4 and Yuki. Yuriko and her friends tag along as well. Later, a jealous Yuriko lies...

S01E29 His Warmth

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukasa runs outside to save Tsukushi. He carries her to a deserted cabin, where they spend the night in one another's arms. The next day, Tsukasa attempts to confess his feelings to her. Tsukushi, however,...

S01E30 Wanna be Friends?

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
After returning home, Tsukushi feels awkward around Tsukasa. She later meets Junpei Oribe, a freshman at Eitoku. He reminds her a bit of herself. Junpei offers his hand in friendship and reveals his secret by...

S01E31 Shock! The Red Cards Times 2

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
A photo of Tsukushi and Junpei makes the cover of a magazine. Tsukasa becomes angry, which leads to him beating up Junpei. He confesses his feelings to Tsukushi again, but she does not answer him....

S01E32 Doumyouji... don't come?

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukushi is kidnapped by Junpei and his partners. He reveals to her that he has a grudge on Tsukasa and is using her to lure him there. Tsukasa arrives after receiving a note for him...

S01E33 Someday We'll Laugh at This Day

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukushi wakes up in the hospital. The F4 play a trick on her by pretending Tsukasa has died. Tsukushi breaks down crying and admits to Tsukasa about how scared she was of him really dying....

S01E34 This girl is important to me!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukasa invites Tsukushi to his birthday party. Before entering the party, Sojiro reveals that Tsukasa's mother, Kaede, will judge her as a potential fiancée. Tsukushi becomes nervous and attempts to leave, but ends up staying....

S01E35 Love's Escape?!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
The F4 try to lie to Kaede about Tsukushi's background, leading Kaede to test her. She ends up confronting her son, who openly admits his feelings for Tsukushi. His sister makes an opening for the...

S01E36 Tsukasa's Mother's Secret Plan

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Kaede decides to implement her plans for Tsukasa earlier than expected. Meanwhile, Tsukushi and Tsukasa are spending the night on his family's yacht. She gives him his birthday present. The next morning, his mother attempts...

S01E37 Planned Confrontation!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsubaki becomes more and more worried about her mother's plans for her brother. Meanwhile, Tsukushi has decided to break up with Tsukasa after talking to Yuki. Nishida arrives shortly and brings her to Kaede. She...

S01E38 I Will Train You!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
When Tsukasa storms out of the hotel, he grabs Shigeru by accident. This leads Tsukushi to think that they are already dating. Tsukasa attempts to explain himself to her but to no avail. Shigeru later...

S01E39 Devil's Triangle

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Shigeru decides to pursue Tsukasa romantically. She confides in Tsukushi about wanting to fall in love. By mistake, Tsukushi ends up agreeing to help her with Tsukasa. Later, old memories of Rui flood Tsukushi's mind...

S01E40 The Brink of Love's Withdrawl- Parting of Ways

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
When Tsukushi breaks things off with Tsukasa, he wonders whether it is time to give up. Later, Sojiro and Akira take Shigeru on a date in an attempt to get her away from Tsukasa, which...

S01E41 The Beginning of New Days

September 22, 1996 9.0 24 min
Tsukushi pretends to be happy about Shigeru and Tsukasa dating. She decides to take it as a new start, but has a hard time forgetting Tsukasa with Shigeru constantly asking for advice. At school, she...

S01E42 Surprise! A Double Date!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukushi continues to pretend that she is okay. As a distraction, she throws herself into her job. One night, she stops for some tea after meeting Rui by chance. There they run into Tsukasa and...

S01E43 The Heart's Wounds Intensify Feelings

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
At Shigeru's villa, Tsukushi feels awkward around Tsukasa. She later passes out the bath while thinking of the whole situation. Rui ends up saving her and takes her to a room that they have to...

S01E44 It can't be you!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukushi finds comforts in Rui by holding his hand. At the same time, Shigeru does not react well after learning that Tsukasa still has feelings for Tsukushi. She causes a lot of noise that alerts...

S01E45 Be Honest, Won't You?

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukushi learns that her family is moving to a fishing village and leaving her behind. On top of this, she still has to contend with her feelings though she stubbornly tries to ignore them. Later,...

S01E46 Within the Approaching Hurricane! (?)

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Now on her own, Tsukushi is settling into her new life though she finds herself a little lonely without her family. Luckily, her friends are all there to cheer her up and help redecorate her...

S01E47 Exchange Student- Shigeru's Ripple! (?)

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
In a surprise move, Shigeru transfers to Eitoku so that she can be closer to Tsukasa. Tsukushi feels sad about it, realizing that she will have to see the couple together every day now. Shigeru...

S01E48 Study Abroad (?)?!

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Rui reconciles with Shizuka and decides to return to France. Seeing him change makes Tsukushi want to as well. She enters Eitoku's exchange student program. Shigeru is against her going and Rui believes she is...

S01E49 The Couple's New Connection

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
After Tsukushi passes the exam for the exchange program, Tsukasa learns that his mother arranged it all to separate them. He tells Tsukushi and explains what really happened with Shigeru. Confessing that he still loves...

S01E50 We Shouldn't See Each Other Anymore

September 22, 1996 10.0 24 min
Tsukushi is unable to find Tsukasa at school. She and their friends head to his house, where he is being held forcibly. Tsukushi confronts Kaede about her fear of losing control of her son. In...

S01E51 Neverending

August 31, 1997 10.0 24 min
Life returns to normal for Tsukushi until Tsukasa's and Shigeru's wedding. The whole school goes to see them off at the pier for their honeymoon cruise. Though she has seemingly accepted it, Tsukushi receives a...

Cast

Rumi Shishido
Rumi Shishido
Koji Yamamoto
Koji Yamamoto

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