Ranked #209

Forever Honey (One Shot)

I'd have to say this is a personal favorite of mine. As a one shot manga I found this to be very emotional and heartwarming.

The story is about a father and his daughter, because it is a one shot manga i wont go further into the story as that may ruin it. It is a very good story.

I thought the art for this was very well drawn, not blow your mind or anything but still very well drawn. I liked the detail put into the two main characters and their character design. The side characters seem to have less attention to them, but i came to think of them as a background to really emphasis the two main characters.

Even though it is short you get a great feeling for the characters. The independent daughter and the overbearing father seems cliche but this story really gets the most out of them. Seeing the relationship and interaction is the real joy of this work.

Highly recommend this, I personally enjoyed this one very much. read more

After going through several shoujo one shots and getting tired of the clichés, stumbling across Forever Honey was a blessing from the heavens.

The story revolves around the heartwarming relationship between a father and his daughter. It's a refreshing break from run-of-the-mill highschool romance, and the flow of the narrative is remarkably smooth without being predictable.

The character designs are very pleasing to the eye and the illustrations capture their personalities. Honey looks so adorable and Keita's such a shabby-looking dad that it's no surprising that he dotes on her while she worries endlessly about him. As an additional bonus, the mangaka doesn't clutter the panels with unnecessary shoujo fluff since the characters' facial expressions are more than sufficient in displaying the emotions of the scenes.

Despite its length, Forever Honey has no shortcomings in delivering a poignant story that tugs at the heartstrings. At 42 pages, it would only take a few minutes to read but its impact is greater than some multi-volume works that I have encountered. read more