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Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku (花よりも花の如く, ‘More Flower-like Than Flowers’) is a manga series written and illustrated by Minako Narita.

Plot

The story follows Norito Sakakibara, a young man who apprentices as a Noh performer with the aim of eventually becoming a Noh master.

Volume 6 has sold 84,443 copies (as of November 17, 2008)
Volume 7 has sold 77,390 copies (as of May 10, 2009)
Volume 8 has sold 68,782 copies (as of July 11, 2010)
Volume 9 has sold 66,575 (as of July 10, 2011)
Volume 10 had sold 67,085 copies (as of March 11, 2012)
Volume 11 has sold 79,762 copies (as of January 13, 2013)