<s>
The	O
story	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
account	O
of	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
Keiji	B-Application
Maeda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hana	B-Application
no	I-Application
Keiji	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
best-selling	O
Weekly	O
Shōnen	O
Jump	O
manga	O
series	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
17	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
circulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
adaptation	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
Raijin	O
Comics	O
under	O
the	O
shortened	O
title	O
Keiji	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pint-sized	O
shinobi	B-Application
who	O
formerly	O
served	O
Yotsui	O
Shume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
was	O
trampled	O
to	O
death	O
by	O
Keiji	B-Application
and	O
his	O
horse	O
Matsukaze	O
,	O
he	O
becomes	O
fascinated	O
with	O
Keiji	B-Application
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
infatuation	O
and	O
becomes	O
his	O
follower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
fought	O
against	O
Keiji	B-Application
at	O
first	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
adoptive	O
daughter	O
Ofū	O
,	O
but	O
comes	O
to	O
admire	O
Keiji	B-Application
's	O
character	O
and	O
eventually	O
becomes	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
followers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hana	B-Application
no	I-Application
Keiji	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
novel	O
by	O
Keiichiro	O
Ryu	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Tetsuo	O
Hara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
Keiji	B-Application
spin-off	O
titled	O
Gifū	O
Dōdō	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Naoe	O
Kanetsugu	O
-Maeda	O
Keiji	B-Application
Tsuki-gatari-	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Tetsuo	O
Hara	O
and	O
Nobuhiko	O
Horie	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Takemura	O
,	O
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
Shinchosha	O
's	O
Weekly	O
Comic	O
Bunch	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naoe	O
Kanetsugu	O
-Maeda	O
Keiji	B-Application
Sake-gatari	O
started	O
in	O
the	O
brand	O
new	O
magazine	O
Monthly	O
Comic	O
Zenon	O
by	O
Tokuma	O
Shoten	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naoe	O
Kanetsugu	O
-Maeda	O
Keiji	B-Application
Hana-gatari	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Hara	O
and	O
Horie	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Masato	O
Deguchi	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
issue	O
of	O
Monthly	O
Comic	O
Zenon	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shueisha	O
released	O
an	O
audiobook	O
version	O
of	O
Hana	B-Application
no	I-Application
Keiji	I-Application
in	O
December	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audiobook	O
stars	O
Akio	O
Ōtsuka	O
as	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Keiji	B-Application
Maeda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Hana	B-Application
no	I-Application
Keiji	I-Application
video	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
TOSE	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Yojigen	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naoe	O
Kanetsugu	O
-Maeda	O
Keiji	B-Application
Sake-gatari	O
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
an	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
aired	O
on	O
TV	O
Tokyo	O
on	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
entitled	O
Gifū	O
Dōdō	O
!!	O
</s>
<s>
Kanetsugu	O
to	O
Keiji	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
streamed	O
on	O
Crunchyroll	O
.	O
</s>
