Hachimitsu to Clover (Honey and Clover)

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Synonyms: HachiKuro, Honey & Clover, Sora no Kotori, Hoshi no Opera, HoneyClo

Japanese: ハチミツとクローバー

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 10

Chapters: 71

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 24, 2000 to Jul 28, 2006

Genres: Award Winning, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Themes: Love Polygon, Visual Arts

Demographic: Josei

Serialization: Young You

Authors: Umino, Chica (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.31¹ (scored by 6,360 users)

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Ranked: #293²

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Popularity: #753

Members: 23,623

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Ranked #293Popularity #753Members 23,623

MangaYoung YouUmino, Chica (Story & Art)

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Volumes: /10

Chapters: /71

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Takemoto lives in a run down student apartment, where his greatest worry is when he'll next be able to afford to eat meat and whether he'll get to class on time. Although he's away from home and living on his own, Takemoto is far from finished growing up. Along with his crazy cast of friends, Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi, Takemoto sets out to discover life and his true self.

(Source: VIZ Media)

Included one-shots:
Volume 10: Sora no Kotori, Hoshi no Opera

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Hachimitsu to Clover won the 27th Kodansha Manga Award in shoujo category in 2007.

The series started serialization in CUTiE Comic magazine (chapters 1-14), and after suspension of the magazine, moved to Young You (chapters 15-56), and the last 8 chapters were published in Chorus (chapters 57-64).

The series was published in English as Honey and Clover by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from March 4, 2008 to June 1, 2010.

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Sequel:	Hachimitsu to Clover Spin-off
Adaptation:	Hachimitsu to Clover, Hachimitsu to Clover Specials, Hachimitsu to Clover II

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Morita, Shinobu

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Takemoto, Yuuta

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Yamada, Ayumi

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Hanamoto, Hagumi

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Mayama, Takumi

Main

Nomiya, Takumi

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Hanamoto, Shuuji

Supporting

Harada, Rika

Supporting

Lohmeyer-senpai

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Dec 1, 2011

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If you’re reading these lines you’re wasting time you could have spent reading one of the best manga’s out there. But if you insist you can read my review first and then read Honey & Clover…

Honey & Clover popped up many times on my radar, but I never started it. I just thought it was another school Manga with a loli complex. Gosh was I wrong.

The story plays in an art university and being a student myself I could easily relate to the situation. If I had to cut it down, it’s really about a bunch of Students and their close surrounding. As boring as ... school sounds it is a time you’ll never forget and Honey & Clover somehow manages to get exactly this into a story. Projects due to tomorrow, all-nighters, pressure, love, friendship and so on. And with just that you have a story you wish would never end.
Story 09/10

The Art is very soft. Nothing is drawn as clean or perfect as possibl. The Art is there to emphasise the moment in the Manga. If the story focuses on the scenery in the background, you have a beautiful background. If the characters and what they think is important, you know it without reading the text. The way everything is drawn is to convey something and not to take your attention away. Although sometimes you will fall of your chair laughing because of some hilarious facial expressions.
Art 09/10

I would have given Story and Art 10/10 but then there would have been no difference between them and the characters in this manga. Because these characters are so lifelike you can always relate to them and their situations. When they go through hardship and come out stronger on the other side you easily get some wisdom for your life too (At least that’s what I’m telling myself 02:00 in the morning before a big test…). You may call me forever alone, or sad or whatever, but not reading this manga every day is like not seeing some of your friends regularly and after finishing it you’ll miss them dearly.
Character 10/10

I have never enjoyed any written word or drawn thing as much as this manga, so yeah I did enjoy it quite a lot. There were situations when I had to bury my face in the pillow or otherwise my laughter would have woken the neighbours. Just yesterday I was in the bus reading but couldn’t go on because it was such an emotional scene that the bus didn’t seem to be the right place for it. And many times, especially in the end I had shivers running down my spine. I could go on like, but I’ll spare you from that ^^
Enjoyment 10/10

Overall a 10/10. Pick it up, read one or two chapters and try to leave it at that. Just don’t start during exam time or something like that, I warned you. You can’t hold me responsible for that :P

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Apr 8, 2020

Shellshock123

Mixed Feelings

Originally was going to give this a 7

I actually enjoyed most of the series. It was fun. But the ending.... was dogshit.

its sad the author pulls the open ending garbage like there actually good author's making good decisions but sadly that is not the case.

Many of characters barely grow in this time span as well as the fact that the romance is kept open ended while keeping the pacing a snail.

Overall it could've been good fun show. But the ending ruined it. the journey saves it from going into the negative but the ending ruins any chance for it being actually worth watching

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Oct 2, 2021

sparkle_sparkle

Not Recommended

Preliminary (25/71 eps)

I knew from reviews that the romance was going to be lacking, and the main focus would be friendship. However, I felt that the friendship was even done poorly. The group of college students that are supposedly meant to be friends are so.. distant, so... uncaring in a way. They treat each other with little thought continuously and I fail to see any real connections between them. The one guy is in love with this girl and they're portrayed as being practically besties, but this one scene were the guy is confiding in her about his feelings and she just kinda... ignores him and changes ...

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