Honey and Clover (2005– )
"Hachimitsu to kurôbâ" (original title)

Yuuta Takemoto is a poor college student who lives in a dilapidated apartment building with his two friends, Shinobu Morita and Takumi Mayama. The series chronicles the students' story as they struggle through life and love.

Stars:

Heather Halley, Devon Bowman

Cast

Series cast summary:
Heather Halley	...	Hagumi Hamamoto (24 episodes, 2005)

Storyline

Yuuta Takemoto is a poor college student who lives in a dilapidated apartment building with his two friends, Shinobu Morita and Takumi Mayama. The series chronicles the students' story as they struggle through life and love.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | slice of life

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 April 2005 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Honey and Clover

Company Credits

Production Co:

J.C. Staff

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (24 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The opening sequence (from episodes 1 - 13) is inspired by an artwork called "Food" by Czech animator Jan Svankmajer. The opening sequence is one in a number of works that its award-winning director has been accused of 'stealing from existing artists'.

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Connections

Followed by Hachimitsu to kurôbâ II (2006)

User Reviews

Honey and Clover is a "slice of life" anime adaptation of the jousei manga created by Umino Chika of the same name.

The series takes a glimpse into the lives of five students of an art university and allows you to view how these students slowly mature in their thoughts, feelings and relationships. Honey and Clover is a very heartwarming, touching, funny and poignant as it deals with the many issues college aged youth know best. It is not your ordinary slapstick, magic, robot war, cutesy or fan service anime. If you want that, look elsewhere. Honey and Clover has heart, a bit of comedy, beautiful animation quality, style, excellent voice actors, and a wonderful accompanying soundtrack. This series is certainly not for everyone. In fact, this is geared towards the college aged youth, but if you are looking for something deeper and heart felt, I highly recommend this series as well as its soundtrack and original manga.