"Hachimitsu to Clover" (2005)TV series

Director:

Kenichi Kasai

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

14 April 2005 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Slice Of Life

Cast

Devon Bowman

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Riki (2 episodes, 2005)

Also Known As:

Honey and Clover (USA)

Runtime:

25 min (24 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Company:

J.C. Staff

Trivia:

The second opening sequence, from episode 14 onward, also features an homage to (or imitation of) the work of an earlier animator. Specifically, some of the swirling abstract shapes in the background, preceding the appearance of the main title logo, are lifted directly from "Studie Nr. 7," a piece of experimental animation crafted in 1931 by the German artist Oskar Fischinger.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Hachimitsu to kurôbâ" (2008)

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.