It was serialized in the bi-weekly anthology magazine, Margaret, which is aimed at high-school-age girls. A manga series ran day & night from either October 1992 to September 2003, and has been collected into 36 volumes. Recently, a series has began to exist as freed around a deluxe edition (big web sites & sustaining all the color art from either the magazine reproduced).

When of this writing, a story has been adapted within Japan into an anime TV series, an animated 1-shot OVA, and the survive-action picture. It hwhen as well served as the basis for a survive-action drama TV series from either Taiwan called Meteor Garden, which has spawned off an idol-singer class action, F4. An completely-just released Japanese survive-action drama series was recently announced by TBS. These are scheduled to premiere in October 2005.

When of Summer 2003, two a manga & anime TV series come available within English in the United States and Canada from VIZ Media under the title, Boys All over Flowers.

Story
Tsukushi Makino (牧野つくし Makino Tsukushi), the working-class girl, attends an elect elevator school, populated by children from either rich, high-society families. A boy of the flush, virtually all right personal within Japan, Tsukasa Domyomalaysia militant group (道明寺　司 Dōmyōji Tsukasa), will require an interest around Tsukushi & endeavor to woo her. A physical obstacles & emotional challenges of their jolting high-high suit form a basis of the story. More themes include Tsukushi's attempt to concord at a school, a problems of her personal's life style & income, & a effete life-style of upper-class Japanese girls.

Setting
Modern-day Tokyo, Japan is the main setting, sustaining the center on its todays social flaws & economic problems. Atami, Japan; Paris, France; New York, New York, United States; and Canada are also featured in the story. A lot of the characters come normal homo, & virtually all of the independent cast come high-senior high school students in the 10th to Twelfth grades (ages 16 to 18).