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ハチミツとクローバー [Hachimitsu to Clover] #9
Honey and Clover, Vol. 9
The mystery behind Morita's obsession with money is finally revealed--he and his brother Kaoru need all the cash they can get their hands on to bankroll their revenge against the man who destroyed their father. Now they're finally close to their goal, but what will they do once their purpose for living is gone?
184 pages, Paperback
First published July 14, 2006
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About the author
Chica Umino
64 books192 followersChica Umino (Jap: 羽海野チカ) is a Japanese mangaka.
Her real name is not disclosed, "Umino Chica" is a pen name.
She began work as a product designer and illustrator.
Umino has a unique drawing style, listing Studio Ghibli amongst her influences, and her characters are remarkably well-developed.
Her most famous series to date is Hachimitsu to Clover (English name: Honey and Clover), a 'slice of life' manga series which debuted in 2000 in Shueisha's manga magazine, CUTiEcomic. The series won the Kodansha Manga Award in 2003 and was nominated for the Tezuka Culture Prize and an award from the Japan Media Arts Festival. It was also adapted into an animated television series in 2005, a live-action movie in 2006 and two individual live-action TV series in 2008.
Her ongoing recent series is Sangatsu no Lion (English name: March comes in like a lion), which began serialization in 2007. The series won several important prizes including: the Manga Taisho prize and Kodansha Manga Prize (general audience) in 2011, the Tezuka Osamushi Cultural Prize in 2014, and the Bunkacho Media Geijutsusai Manga bumon in 2021.
Umino has also provided the illustration for the 2009 anime series Eden of the East by Kenji Kamiyama, as well as 'Tobira o Akete' and the Glass Heart series, including 'Boukensha-tachi', 'Netsu no Shiro' and 'Love Way'.
Her real name is not disclosed, "Umino Chica" is a pen name.
She began work as a product designer and illustrator.
Umino has a unique drawing style, listing Studio Ghibli amongst her influences, and her characters are remarkably well-developed.
Her most famous series to date is Hachimitsu to Clover (English name: Honey and Clover), a 'slice of life' manga series which debuted in 2000 in Shueisha's manga magazine, CUTiEcomic. The series won the Kodansha Manga Award in 2003 and was nominated for the Tezuka Culture Prize and an award from the Japan Media Arts Festival. It was also adapted into an animated television series in 2005, a live-action movie in 2006 and two individual live-action TV series in 2008.
Her ongoing recent series is Sangatsu no Lion (English name: March comes in like a lion), which began serialization in 2007. The series won several important prizes including: the Manga Taisho prize and Kodansha Manga Prize (general audience) in 2011, the Tezuka Osamushi Cultural Prize in 2014, and the Bunkacho Media Geijutsusai Manga bumon in 2021.
Umino has also provided the illustration for the 2009 anime series Eden of the East by Kenji Kamiyama, as well as 'Tobira o Akete' and the Glass Heart series, including 'Boukensha-tachi', 'Netsu no Shiro' and 'Love Way'.
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March 13, 2015
Man... talk about things getting real intense and even more emo :-( I actually teared up. There is one volume left to sort of wrap up each person's storyline. I'm wondering how that'll go. I find it especially strange there is only one volume left because Umino-san wrote "I'm going to keep going full power until the very end. I hope you'll stay with me." in her Umino and Her Fun Friends section. It sounded to me like she had more storyline to go. But there are only 4 chapters left. So I'm a little surprised.
One more volume to go :-( I'm sad to see it end. This is one of those rare occassions that the manga probably could have been longer. I don't often wish for that (usually I wish for the opposite), but with this series, I wish it would be just a few volumes longer. Maybe 13 or 14. Oh well.
Onto the last volume :-(
One more volume to go :-( I'm sad to see it end. This is one of those rare occassions that the manga probably could have been longer. I don't often wish for that (usually I wish for the opposite), but with this series, I wish it would be just a few volumes longer. Maybe 13 or 14. Oh well.
Onto the last volume :-(
August 20, 2012
Storytelling: 9/10 – Wonderful script, well balanced, constantly evolving as a series.
Characters: 10/10 – An absolutely lovable cast that is wacky and down to earth at the same time, and gets analyzed through and through throughout the series.
Production-Values: 8/10 – Pretty character-designs with pretty good animation.
Setting: 9/10 – Captures college life, and the things that surround it.
http://www.nihonreview.com/anime/hone...
Characters: 10/10 – An absolutely lovable cast that is wacky and down to earth at the same time, and gets analyzed through and through throughout the series.
Production-Values: 8/10 – Pretty character-designs with pretty good animation.
Setting: 9/10 – Captures college life, and the things that surround it.
http://www.nihonreview.com/anime/hone...
November 11, 2013
Delightful and heartbreaking all in one. This series is always well-written and does a nuanced job of showing its character's lives and personal growth.
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July 19, 2017Honey and Clover 10 Volume Series by Chica Umino
The series was very bittersweet, and perhaps if you don't want a lingering unfinished romance set during college years, among artists, it's probably not for you. But I really enjoyed the soul-searching of a young architect who finds solace in temple restoration, and a petite sculptor who wants nothing more than to paint gigantic landscapes and flowers instead. There are others, and they all have their own journeys. It's slice-of-life, and there are some meandering romances, but I don't think any of them is ever really resolved. There's also a fairly bizarre parody of Peter Jackson/George Lucas that transported the series into Sci-Fi territory just to give a breath of air... I think.
Pages: 1,970 (Roughly 200 pages per volume)
Year: March 4, 2008 to June 1, 2010 (original run: June 2000 – July 28, 2006)
Publisher: Viz Media (original publisher in Japan: Shueisha)
Read: 31 December 2016 to 1 January 2017
Stars: 4.5 (adored it)
The series was very bittersweet, and perhaps if you don't want a lingering unfinished romance set during college years, among artists, it's probably not for you. But I really enjoyed the soul-searching of a young architect who finds solace in temple restoration, and a petite sculptor who wants nothing more than to paint gigantic landscapes and flowers instead. There are others, and they all have their own journeys. It's slice-of-life, and there are some meandering romances, but I don't think any of them is ever really resolved. There's also a fairly bizarre parody of Peter Jackson/George Lucas that transported the series into Sci-Fi territory just to give a breath of air... I think.
Pages: 1,970 (Roughly 200 pages per volume)
Year: March 4, 2008 to June 1, 2010 (original run: June 2000 – July 28, 2006)
Publisher: Viz Media (original publisher in Japan: Shueisha)
Read: 31 December 2016 to 1 January 2017
Stars: 4.5 (adored it)
November 10, 2015
This book was different from the others...not really funny, and quite serious, but just as amazing!
November 8, 2024
Esse volume foi mais angustiante por causa do acidente da Hagu Y.Y
Não tava esperando esse sofrimento no final Ç_Ç
A história do Morita e do irmão T.T
O Mayana na Espanha foi engraçado XD
Só falta um volume Ç_Ç
Não tava esperando esse sofrimento no final Ç_Ç
A história do Morita e do irmão T.T
O Mayana na Espanha foi engraçado XD
Só falta um volume Ç_Ç
March 28, 2025
HEARTBREAKING
November 20, 2014
//excuse me while I become somebody else for this review...okay or not
Morita didn't say the words exactly, well he doesn't need to. Anyone who doubts his way of putting "I love you" must be a total ignoramus. He didn't put it the way Augustus Waters of TFIOS (JG) put it, but its impact was the same anyway. And if you read it and you didn't find it enough to do justice to the rusted three-words-eight-letters, you should read it again. (Okay or maybe it's just that I'm reading it at a time like this, my gawwd, and with a mood like this, in this kind of weather.)
The comedy parts decreased. The highlight's Hagu's accident, and she now can't feel anything with her right hand. That damn right hand which was god's gift to this world that needs art and beauty. Why, of all things that could be ruined, would some horrible incident choose Hagu's right hand, right? That is just downright unfair.
But looking at the bright side (this is me being the optimistic human being), maybe (this is me being the uncertain human being) paved way to something (this is me being the can't-put-my-thoughts-into-the-right-words human being) that should've taken place a long time ago, if only no conflict in schedule, priorities, and cowardice hadn't gotten in the way of their lives. The design of a mortal's life is really crazy sometimes, I bet none of us could ever make a master plan for our lifespan since we can't predetermine death. This life lets you meet people and do all sorts of things with them and then somewhere it gets so screwed up, and lessons come in late, and I can't finish this sentence, I don't know how to organize my words - my thoughts are jumbled.
This is becoming a long review already, and a crappy one too, crappier than the usual so just to summarize the whole volume:
Morita had this issue with the guy who destroyed his father. But apparently he wasn't really up for the revenge thing designed by his brother Kaoru, he just did the things for solidarity - Kaoru was aware of this.
Hagu had that accident.
Takemoto once again felt that he can't give Hagu anything.
Yamada's being chased by Nomiya. Going to a good way too, but isn't completely over with Mayama.
Mayama's in Spain. He's getting closer to Rika.
There. I am still trying to find out why it's called "Honey and Clover" and how come I was able to endure this dramatic manga. Drama is not my thing. But maybe, depression is. And stories about depressed people are just...just....amazing. And also, they're all so artistic. I fucking love artistic people because they can do what I can't, they see what I can't...they breathe the ugliness and exhale beauty. (okay I should stop...)
Morita didn't say the words exactly, well he doesn't need to. Anyone who doubts his way of putting "I love you" must be a total ignoramus. He didn't put it the way Augustus Waters of TFIOS (JG) put it, but its impact was the same anyway. And if you read it and you didn't find it enough to do justice to the rusted three-words-eight-letters, you should read it again. (Okay or maybe it's just that I'm reading it at a time like this, my gawwd, and with a mood like this, in this kind of weather.)
The comedy parts decreased. The highlight's Hagu's accident, and she now can't feel anything with her right hand. That damn right hand which was god's gift to this world that needs art and beauty. Why, of all things that could be ruined, would some horrible incident choose Hagu's right hand, right? That is just downright unfair.
But looking at the bright side (this is me being the optimistic human being), maybe (this is me being the uncertain human being) paved way to something (this is me being the can't-put-my-thoughts-into-the-right-words human being) that should've taken place a long time ago, if only no conflict in schedule, priorities, and cowardice hadn't gotten in the way of their lives. The design of a mortal's life is really crazy sometimes, I bet none of us could ever make a master plan for our lifespan since we can't predetermine death. This life lets you meet people and do all sorts of things with them and then somewhere it gets so screwed up, and lessons come in late, and I can't finish this sentence, I don't know how to organize my words - my thoughts are jumbled.
This is becoming a long review already, and a crappy one too, crappier than the usual so just to summarize the whole volume:
Morita had this issue with the guy who destroyed his father. But apparently he wasn't really up for the revenge thing designed by his brother Kaoru, he just did the things for solidarity - Kaoru was aware of this.
Hagu had that accident.
Takemoto once again felt that he can't give Hagu anything.
Yamada's being chased by Nomiya. Going to a good way too, but isn't completely over with Mayama.
Mayama's in Spain. He's getting closer to Rika.
There. I am still trying to find out why it's called "Honey and Clover" and how come I was able to endure this dramatic manga. Drama is not my thing. But maybe, depression is. And stories about depressed people are just...just....amazing. And also, they're all so artistic. I fucking love artistic people because they can do what I can't, they see what I can't...they breathe the ugliness and exhale beauty. (okay I should stop...)
November 4, 2016
Imádom a visszaemlékezős részeket,és ebben volt elég sok,főleg Moritáról,akiről ugye eddig nem tudtunk meg túl sokat. Megláthatjuk,milyen volt az édesapja Tsukasa,a cégük,és a gyermekkoruk.
Yamada még mindig búslakodik,de Nomiya minden erejével azon van,hogy boldoggá tegye,és jó úton halad.
A társaság le szeretne menni a tengerpartra,de végül nem mennek.
Egy újabb visszaemlékezésben megtudjuk,hogy Moritáék cégét,pont az apjuk jó barátja, Tatsuo árulta el,ami hatalmas fájdalom a kis Kaorunak. Egyébként bolondos ürge volt az apjuk,én nagyon megszerettem.
Most Kaoru és Shinobu arra készülnek,hogy visszaszerezzék az apjuk cégét,az ellenségtől.
Hagu hazafelé sétál,amikor hatalmas nagy vihar kerekedik,a Hamabi fesztivál készülődése alatt. Itt még senki nem tudta,nem látta előre,ami bekövetkezett.
Mayama Spanyolországban próbál boldogulni Rikával. Hanamoto tanár úr,pedig telefonhívást kap. Takemoto pedig lélekszakadva rohan,amikor megtudja hogy baleset történt,és könyörög,hogy ne az legyen,akire gondol. De sajnos miközben a vér mellett térdel Yamada megerősíti az aggodalmát.
A Morita tetsvér pár eközben visszaszerzi a céget,de Kaoru mégis boldogtalan…
A kórházban Takemoto,Yamada és Shouji szembesülnek azzal,hogy Hagu lehet,hogy soha többé nem lesz képes rajzolni és festeni,mert olyan súlyosan sérült a keze. A lány úgy érzi ezzel mindent elveszítene,az egész életét. Küzd a rehabilitáción,és Shuji azt szeretné,hogy a lány mellette maradjon és folytassa tovább a rajzolást.
Yamada értesíti Moritát,aki egyből ott terem,és Haguhoz rohan a kórházba. És magával is viszi a lányt. Elmondja neki,hogy van még értelme az életének a rajzoláson kívül. Ez is annyira aranyos jelenet,ahogy Morita küzd magával, és küzd a lányért. Neki csak az számít,hogy ott van vele. Annyira aranyos..és annyira szomorú.
Yamada még mindig búslakodik,de Nomiya minden erejével azon van,hogy boldoggá tegye,és jó úton halad.
A társaság le szeretne menni a tengerpartra,de végül nem mennek.
Egy újabb visszaemlékezésben megtudjuk,hogy Moritáék cégét,pont az apjuk jó barátja, Tatsuo árulta el,ami hatalmas fájdalom a kis Kaorunak. Egyébként bolondos ürge volt az apjuk,én nagyon megszerettem.
Most Kaoru és Shinobu arra készülnek,hogy visszaszerezzék az apjuk cégét,az ellenségtől.
Hagu hazafelé sétál,amikor hatalmas nagy vihar kerekedik,a Hamabi fesztivál készülődése alatt. Itt még senki nem tudta,nem látta előre,ami bekövetkezett.
Mayama Spanyolországban próbál boldogulni Rikával. Hanamoto tanár úr,pedig telefonhívást kap. Takemoto pedig lélekszakadva rohan,amikor megtudja hogy baleset történt,és könyörög,hogy ne az legyen,akire gondol. De sajnos miközben a vér mellett térdel Yamada megerősíti az aggodalmát.
A Morita tetsvér pár eközben visszaszerzi a céget,de Kaoru mégis boldogtalan…
A kórházban Takemoto,Yamada és Shouji szembesülnek azzal,hogy Hagu lehet,hogy soha többé nem lesz képes rajzolni és festeni,mert olyan súlyosan sérült a keze. A lány úgy érzi ezzel mindent elveszítene,az egész életét. Küzd a rehabilitáción,és Shuji azt szeretné,hogy a lány mellette maradjon és folytassa tovább a rajzolást.
Yamada értesíti Moritát,aki egyből ott terem,és Haguhoz rohan a kórházba. És magával is viszi a lányt. Elmondja neki,hogy van még értelme az életének a rajzoláson kívül. Ez is annyira aranyos jelenet,ahogy Morita küzd magával, és küzd a lányért. Neki csak az számít,hogy ott van vele. Annyira aranyos..és annyira szomorú.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 18, 2015
nhân vật Hagu trong truyện có lẽ là nhân vật tôi cho là tác giả cường điệu hơi quá, một cô nhóc bé tí như học sinh tiểu học, nhưng trong nghệ thuật, cô bé lại người lớn hơn bất cứ ai.
dành hết cả thảy tình yêu và sinh mạng cho việc vẽ, đến nỗi Hagu nói rằng, nếu không còn vẽ được, thì xin được chết luôn. gặp phải biến cố lớn nhất cuộc đời, vậy mà niềm đam mê vẽ của cô lại mạnh mẽ và tràn trề hơn, dù có trải qua ngàn vạn nỗi đau khi vật lí trị liệu, có những lúc trầm cảm, tưởng phải bỏ cuộc, tôi tin là cô ấy sẽ vượt qua.
(p.s: không vượt qua là tui nguyền rủa tác giả luôn đó)
dành hết cả thảy tình yêu và sinh mạng cho việc vẽ, đến nỗi Hagu nói rằng, nếu không còn vẽ được, thì xin được chết luôn. gặp phải biến cố lớn nhất cuộc đời, vậy mà niềm đam mê vẽ của cô lại mạnh mẽ và tràn trề hơn, dù có trải qua ngàn vạn nỗi đau khi vật lí trị liệu, có những lúc trầm cảm, tưởng phải bỏ cuộc, tôi tin là cô ấy sẽ vượt qua.
(p.s: không vượt qua là tui nguyền rủa tác giả luôn đó)
October 5, 2013
The purpose behind Morita's crazy money making ways is at last revealed.
Morita and his brother Kaoru, have been collecting all the cash they can get to destroy the man that destroyed their father. But now that they have accomplished the very thing they've worked their entire lives up to do, what ever can they do- with all the time in the world?
Morita and his brother Kaoru, have been collecting all the cash they can get to destroy the man that destroyed their father. But now that they have accomplished the very thing they've worked their entire lives up to do, what ever can they do- with all the time in the world?
February 13, 2012
in which we explore morita's childhood and find out why he is obsessed with money, as well as kind of insane in general. hagu is injured in a freak accident. this volume is more dramatic and less funny, so not my favorite installment.
January 30, 2014
Super story and character development.
The art is lovely as well.
a group of college students become friends and the story follows their individual progression as artists, friends, and at times, lovers.
The art is lovely as well.
a group of college students become friends and the story follows their individual progression as artists, friends, and at times, lovers.
November 1, 2020
Hagu is hospitalized and might not be able to paint or sculpt again. Morita and his brother finally have enough money to get revenge on someone who shaped their childhood in a traumatic way.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 15, 2017
Another good volume.
June 1, 2011
4.5. Yamada is moving in the right direction but poor Takemato
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