Honey and Clover

[PKKzelfar]

hey guys..back at introducing some anime's eh?, hey come on! this anime isn't that bad, im gonna go introduce em now, which is gonna be long so..take your time on reading

Honey and Clover-

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Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー, Hachimitsu to Kurōbā?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chika Umino. It is also known as Hachikuro (ハチクロ, Hachikuro?) and H&C. The first fourteen chapters of the manga were serialized in Shueisha's CUTiEcomic magazine from June 2000 to July 2001, and was serialized in Young YOU thereafter. With the demise of Young YOU in 2005, the series moved to the magazine Chorus, where it has formally ended its serialization, running until July 2006 with chapter 64. In 2003, the manga won the 27th Kodansha Manga Award for best shōjo manga.[1]

The series was adapted into an anime series by J.C. STAFF, first premiering between April to September 2005 across Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. A second and final season, Honey and Clover II, premiered from June 2006. The series was also adapted into a live action movie, which was released across theaters on July 22, 2006. A Japanese television drama series adaptation began broadcast on Fuji TV from January 8, 2008, and is currently airing on every Tuesday at 21:00 JST.
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Outline

The title of the series, Hachimitsu to Kurōbā, stems from Chika Umino's two favorite albums: Hachimitsu by SPITZ and Clover by Shikao Suga, due to which Spitz and Shikao Suga's songs are featured prominently in the anime.

The story takes place in a fictional art college that is based on Musashino Art University, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo, in which SPITZ vocalist Masamune Kusano was also once a student.

Both the anime and the manga feature ferris wheels prominently. All the wheels featured in this anime exist in reality. Episode 3 featured the wheel in Izu Bio Park, Higashiizu city. Episode 10 featured the Great Ferris Wheel of Diamonds and Flowers in Kasai Rinkai Park, Edogawa, Tokyo, and Episode 19 had Cosmo Clock 21 in Yokohama Cosmo World, Yokohama city.
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Story
Yūta Takemoto, Takumi Mayama and Shinobu Morita are three young men who live in the same apartment complex and are students at an art college in Tokyo.

One day, one of the art professors, Shūji Hanamoto, introduces his cousin's daughter, Hagumi Hanamoto, who has come to live with him and is a first year at the art school. Upon introduction, Takemoto and Morita fall in love with her. Morita expresses his love for Hagu in ways that scare her, especially calling Hagu 'mousey' and constantly photographing her, while Takemoto hides his feelings and tries to be a friend to Hagu. Hagu herself, though initially timid and afraid of company, gradually warms up to the three.

The group also includes another female: Ayumi Yamada. She is a master of pottery, and is well known by her name "Tetsujin" (Iron Lady). When not at school or hanging out with friends from the college, she helps run the family liquor store. She is very popular with all the guys, whether they are from the shopping district the liquor store is in or the other male pottery students, but Mayama is the only man she is in love with.

Unfortunately, although Mayama considers Yamada a friend, he does not return Yamada's love and is busy chasing an older woman, Rika Harada. Rika runs an architecture studio which she used to run with her husband, Harada before he died in a car accident which also left Rika disabled. Rika Harada and Shūji were very close friends and roommates in college. Mayama is sent by Shūji to help Rika, who has a hard time taking care of herself and running her business.

The story follows these five characters in their love triangles, graduating from college, finding jobs, and learning more about themselves.

Characters-Main/Supporting
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also this anime was aired in a live-action drama, anyways like i always do, i'll give ya a link for watching
Crunchyroll-Honey and Clover

[Chaotic Symphony]

I frikkin' love this anime!
Morita and Ayumi are definitely my favourites.
I havent watched the second season though. =/

[PKKzelfar]

Morita sure is the best, thats why i have an avatar and a sig of him, for Takemoto, he sure is honest on how he feels, season 2 was good too, and the live-action series, and live-action movie

[Chaotic Symphony]

Havent watched the live-action ones...
>_>
I wanna see a Morita X Ayumi pairing. XD

[PKKzelfar]

i cant find it in crunchyroll, but the live-action movie sure was sweet, Honey and clover's ending in season 2 sure was unexpected, you'll figure out when you watched the last ep, and about Morita in season 2, he kinda matured on the last episodes.

[Chaotic Symphony]

Yup, yup. That's what I heard...But I prefer a more....'free' Morita. XD

[PKKzelfar]

you can watch seaon 2, i'll give the link for all of members who wants to watch season 2!-

Crunchyroll-Honey and Clover Season 2
enjoy!

[Chaotic Symphony]

I'm already a member there. I've watched the first few episodes and I'm planning on starting again.

[PKKzelfar]

lol, crunchyrol is coolness, im currently watching Rolling Love starring Jiro Wang from Hana Kimi-Taiwan and the playboy guy that is also from Hana Kimi

[Chaotic Symphony]

Lol..yeah CR is teh smex. >
Anyways, what's your favourite episode?
>_>
I forgot the red-haired dude's name...Uh....

[PKKzelfar]

my fav one is the one where it was Takemoto's b-day, Morita made a twisted twister game, lol!, that was the best!, too many colors, god thing Morita and Takemoto only got hurt,
and the guy with the red hair and glasses name is
Takumi Mayama
the last ep. of season 2 sure was depressing, Ayumi fell in-love with Mayama's co-worker
and he fell in-love with [SPOILER]Rika[/spoiler]

[Chaotic Symphony]

T_T
Man....So dramatic...>_>
My cousin cried watching it...I like Takemoto's 'journey'. XD

[PKKzelfar]

going all the way to japans peak?, yeah, met some awesome people there, but still that twisted twister game still is the best, the rest hid their faces becuz they thought they were dead, and season 2, the 2nd ep, lol, a countdown for a hiccup, Morita said that if you hiccuped 100 times you'll die

[Chaotic Symphony]

Yes. That. Morita always bullied that girl....Poor....what's her name. =P

[PKKzelfar]

Hagumi...or Hagu, i cant believe Hagu is 19...she's so little!, good thing in the live-action series, they didn't pick a 10-yr old kid to act Hagu!, here's the live-action series interview!
crunchyroll-Live acton series Honey and Clover interviews/extras/previews(Jap.)