Honey Lemon Soda
- ハニーレモンソーダ
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Synopsis
For 15-year-old Uka Ishimori, middle school was the toughest experience she lived through. She was dubbed "Rocky" due to always freezing up in front of other people and was endlessly bullied as a result. Now in high school, she has a chance for a fresh start and to improve herself. But during her first week, she is accidentally soaked in juice by her classmate Kai Miura, a flashy guy with lemon-colored hair. On paper, Kai is everything that Uka lacks—he is popular, aloof, and bold enough to speak his mind. Despite their contrasting personalities, Kai encourages her to slowly come out of her shell, offering a helping hand when others avoided to do so. Although Uka initially wanted to forge friendships, she has realized her true feelings—she has fallen in love with Kai. What started with a lemon soda is about to change Uka and Kai's lives forever. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Publication notes
Honey Lemon Soda was nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards in the shoujo category in 2021. In the same year, the manga ranked 40th on Da Vinci magazine's "Book of the Year" list. The series has been published in English by Yen Press since January 17, 2023. Honey Lemon Soda was adapted into a Japanese live-action movie that premiered on July 9, 2021.
Published
Dec 28, 2015 to ?
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- #1947
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Main characters
Kai Miura138 fan favoritesExternal profileKai is a handsome young man with messy, vanilla blond hair, chestnut brown eyes and he is quite tall, being 5'7". Kai is seen a lot with a lemon soda bottle in his hand to fend off bullies, since he's generally an aloof character, being distant and cool, not engaging or interacting with his 'fan-girls'. The only exceptions are his friends & Uka Ishimori, Kai's classmate, who he shows the greatest affection towards. Not much is known about Kai's early life apart from the fact that his father left him in the winter of his third year of middle school and his mother died when he was around 3 years old. He has since stayed at his Uncle's apartment in a building his father owns. (Source: Honey Lemon Soda Wiki)
Uka Ishimori88 fan favoritesExternal profileUka Ishimori is introduced as a fifteen-year-old first year high school student who's been dubbed the nickname 'Stone' due to her emotionless face and shy personality. Uka is a cute young girl standing at average height with a slim physique of 156cm(5‘1"). At the start of the series, Uka is usually seen with her hair down, at which the length falls down to her shoulders, and that her bangs are parted off to the right side. Her eyes are golden in color and her lashes are notably long. In addition to her demure personality, her cheeks are noted to be rosy. As seen throughout the manga, her hair grows in length, and she wears it in a variety of different styles as she grows more confident in both her appearance and fashion sense. Uka, much like the rest of the cast, usually is seen in her high school uniform, which consists of red bow with blue and white stripes, blue knee length socks, a white shirt, a beige or black jumper, depending on the season, a blue blazer and a red and blue checked skirt that falls just above her knees. Outside of school, Uka's fashion is feminine and soft, often she wears skirts, dresses, blouses and hair accessories. At the start of the series, Uka is introduced as an extremely shy individual with the inability to express her thoughts and emotions. The reason behind this is due to the fact that her peers, as well as her bullies, would give her the moniker "stone". Because of how incredibly difficult it is for her to say what she thinks or feels, she typically clams up and refuses to say a word. As such, this habit of hers would become the source of annoyance to Kai Miura, who wants her to be independent and gain the confidence to say what she thinks and express how she truly feels. In light of this, ever since Uka has met Kai and his group of friends, her perspective changes to where - rather than remaining timid and lacking confidence, even if she tends to be shy at times, she becomes more expressive and proactive with self-assurance. (Source: Honey Lemon Soda Wiki)
