Honey and Clover is an anime based on the manga of the same name by Chica Umino. The anime was released onto a total of thirteen DVDs in Japan.
Kenichi Kasai directed the first season, which aired from April 14, 2005 and September 29, 2005 for twenty-four episodes. The second season was directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, which aired twelve episodes from June 29, 2006 and September 14, 2006. The series was produced by J.C.Staff and broadcast on Fuji TV as their first program on the Noitamina block.
Episodes[]
| Ep # | Title[1] | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "...I just saw the moment when a person falls in love for the first time. Oh boy..." "...Hito ga koi ni ochiru shunkan o hajimete mite shimatta. Maitta na..." (...人が恋に落ちる瞬間を初めて見てしまった.まいったな...) |
April 14, 2005 |
| 2 | "I panicked a little when I saw Hagu-chan...hey, wait" "Hagu-chan o mite sukoshi, asetta...tteiuka" (はぐちゃんを見て少し、焦った...っていうか) |
April 21, 2005 |
| 3 | "Hey. Why me?" "Ano sa, omae. Nande ore nanda?" (あのさ、お前.なんで俺なんだ?) |
April 28, 2005 |
| 4 | "Actually, I don't like Christmas all that much..." "Honto wa anma suki janai. Christmas..." (ホントはあんま好きじゃない.クリスマス...) |
May 5, 2005 |
| 5 | "Yeah...I'm home..." "Un...Tadaima..." (うん...ただいま...) |
May 12, 2005 |
| 6 | "...Hey, Yamada, how come you fell in love with a guy like me?" "...Naa Yamada, nande ore nanka suki ni natchimattandayo" (...なあ山田、なんで俺なんか好きになっちまったんだよ) |
May 19, 2005 |
| 7 | "Hagu, let's go together" "Hagu, issho ni ikō" (はぐ、一緒に行こう) |
May 26, 2005 |
| 8 | "Yeah...that's far..." "Aa...tōinā..." (ああ...遠いなぁ...) |
June 2, 2005 |
| 9 | "Did she notice? Why is it that I don't tell her?" "Kanojo wa kizuita darōka? Naze ore wa oshienaindarōka?" (彼女は気付いただろうか? なぜオレは教えないんだろうか?) |
June 9, 2005 |
| 10 | "...It's not something you can just throw away that easily, is it? ..." "...Sonna kantan ni hōri dashitemo iimon janaidaro..." (...そんな簡単に放り出していいもんじゃないだろ...) |
June 23, 2005 |
| 11 | "That...wasn't fun at all..." "Ta...Tanoshiku nakatta..." (た...楽しくなかった...) |
June 30, 2005 |
| 12 | "You idiot, what are you thinking?!" "Bakkayarō, nani kangaetendayo!" (バッカヤロウ.何考えてんだよ!) |
July 7, 2005 |
| L | "We're face-to-face with a legend..." "Bokutachi wa, densetsu to mukiau..." (僕たちは、伝説と向き合う...) |
DVD only |
| 13 | "...What was I expecting her to say?" "...Kanojo ni...Boku wa ittai, donna kotae o kitai shite itandarō" (...彼女に...僕はいったい、どんな答えを期待していたんだろう) |
July 14, 2005 |
| 14 | "I met with her in my dream..." "Yume no naka de, kanojo ni atta..." (夢の中で、彼女に逢った...) |
July 21, 2005 |
| 15 | "...Rika-san. Is it possible that Harada Design might still have work for me?" "...Rika-san. Ore o mata Harada Dezain de tsukatte moraemasuka?" (...理花さん.オレをまた原田デザインで使ってもらえますか?) |
July 28, 2005 |
| 16 | "The third answer doesn't even reach my lips..." "Mittsume no kotae o, boku wa, kuchi ni shinai..." (3つめの答えを、僕は、口にしない...) |
August 4, 2005 |
| 17 | "What I don't have is a destination..." "Ore ni nai no wa, mokutekichi nanda..." (オレに無いのは、目的地なんだ...) |
August 11, 2005 |
| 18 | "If Morita-san came back...What would she...? Then..." "Morita-san ga modotte kitara...Kanojo wa? Soshite..." (森田さんが戻って来たら... 彼女は? そして...) |
August 18, 2005 |
| F | "You are the king of fashion" "Kimi ga, oshare banchō" (キミが、お洒落番長) |
DVD only |
| 19 | "Mayama loses sight of me, every time this happens" "Kōyatte itsumo, Mayama wa watashi o miushinau" (こうやっていつも、真山は私を見失う) |
August 25, 2005 |
| 20 | "Isn't it your job to care for that!?" "Sore o kea sunno ga anta no yakume darō!" (それをケアすんのがアンタの役目だろう!) |
September 1, 2005 |
| 21 | "...It's empty..." "...Karappo da..." (...空っぽだ...) |
September 8, 2005 |
| 22 | "...When I got out of the tunnel, the view was beautiful." "...Tonneru o nukeru to totemo kirei na tokoro ni deta" (...トンネルを抜けるととてもキレイな所に出た) |
September 15, 2005 |
| 23 | "...And once again, I begin to run..." "...Soshite, boku wa mō ichido hashiridasu..." (...そして、僕はもう一度走り出す...) |
September 22, 2005 |
| 24 | "...I'm here" "...Tsuita" (...ついた) |
September 26, 2005 |
Honey and Clover II[]
| Ep # | Title[1] | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "...And now, we start turning again..." "...Soshite, bokutachi wa futatabi mawari hajimeru..." (...そして、僕たちは再び回り始める...) |
June 29, 2006 |
| 2 | "...Still, if you insist on finding out the hard way, go ahead and see them..." "...Demo, sōdemo shinakya omoishirenainnara, iku ga ii sa..." (...でも、そうでもしなきゃ思い知れないんなら、行くがいいさ...) |
July 6, 2006 |
| 3 | "Unbelievable...It's a nine-hour drive...!" "Shinjirannē...Ku jikan kakan dazo...!" (信じらんねぇ...9時間かかんだぞ...!) |
July 13, 2006 |
| 4 | "I was the first one who couldn't take it any longer. I knew that, at least..." "Saki ni taekirenakunatta no wa ore datta. Kizuite wa itanda..." (先に耐えきれなくなったのは俺だった.気付いてはいたんだ...) |
July 20, 2006 |
| 5 | "That's right...He's allowed to be closer to her now..." "Sō, kare wa...yasashiku shiau koto o yurusaretanoda..." (そう、彼は... ...優しくしあうことを許されたのだ...) |
July 27, 2006 |
| 6 | "...I can't say it...I have no right to take it from him..." "...Kuchi ni shite wa dame...Watashi ni wa, sore o ubau kenri wa nai..." (...口にしてはダメ...、私には、それを奪う権利はない...) |
August 3, 2006 |
| 7 | "... That time of my life is burned into my memory, and it keeps coming back to me..." "...Ano toki no koto ga, me ni yakitsuite hanarenai..." (...あのときのことが、目に焼き付いて離れない...) |
August 10, 2006 |
| 8 | "...I had no idea." "...Boku wa, nani mo shiranakatta" (...僕は、なにも知らなかった.) |
August 17, 2006 |
| 9 | "...Oh, God...Please, help her..." "...Aa, kami-sama...dōka, kanojo o..." (...ああ、神様...どうか、彼女を...) |
August 24, 2006 |
| 10 | "...Where did you go, you idiot..." "...Doko, itchatterunoyo, baka..." (...どこ、行っちゃってるのよ、バカ...) |
August 31, 2006 |
| 11 | "...Please, don't take my drawings away from me..." "...Watashi kara, e o kaku koto o, ubawanai de kudasai..." (...私から、絵を描くことを、奪わないでください...) |
September 7, 2006 |
| 12 | "...In time, there will come a day when everything is just a memory" "...Toki ga sugite, nani mo kamo ga omoide ni naru hi wa kitto kuru" (...時が過ぎて、何もかもが思い出になる日はきっと来る) |
September 14, 2006 |
Cast and characters[]
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Hagumi Hanamoto | Haruka Kudo | Heather Halley |
| Yuta Takemoto | Hiroshi Kamiya | Yuri Lowenthal |
| Shinobu Morita | Yuji Ueda | Sam Riegel |
| Takumi Mayama | Tomokazu Sugita | Cam Clarke |
| Ayumi Yamada | Mikako Takahashi | Julie Ann Taylor |
| Shuji Hanamoto | Keiji Fujiwara | Chris Kent |
| Rika Harada | Sayaka Ohara | L.C. Curci |
| Kaoru Morita | Takuma Takewaka | Patrick Seitz |
| Takumi Nomiya | Kenji Hamada | Tom Gibis |
| Kazushi Yamazaki | Hiroshi Tsuchida | Keith Silverstein |
| Miwako Teshigawara | Michiko Neya | Stephanie Sheh |
DVD release[]
DVD 7 cover
- Main article: Honey and Clover DVD releases
The Honey and Clover anime was released onto thirteen DVDs. The DVDs came in two editions, Regular and Limited. Many bonus features including, two DVD-only episodes are found on the DVDs.
Viz Media released the English dub version of the series in three box sets starting in 2009.
Music[]
The first season featured opening, "Dramatic" by Yuki, and endings, "Waltz" by Suneohair and "Mistake". The second season's opening was "Fugainaiya" by Yuki, and it's ending was "Split" by Suneohair.
Two soundtracks for the anime were also released, Honey and Clover and Honey and Clover Complete Best.
References[]
See also[]
- Honey and Clover Official Animation Guide