“Art college roommates navigate love triangles and self-discovery with gifted newcomer Hagumi.”
Honey and Clover
ハチミツとクローバー
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Synopsis
Art college roommates navigate love triangles and self-discovery with gifted newcomer Hagumi.
Yuuta Takemoto, a sophomore at an arts college, shares a cheap apartment with two seniors—the eccentric Shinobu Morita, who keeps failing to graduate due to his absenteeism, and the sensible Takumi Mayama, who acts as a proper senior to Takemoto, often looking out for him. Takemoto had not given much thought to his future until one fine spring day, when he meets the endearing Hagumi Hanamoto and falls in love at first sight. Incredibly gifted in the arts, Hagumi enrolls in Takemoto's university and soon befriends the popular pottery student Ayumi Yamada. Ayumi is already well acquainted with the three flatmates and secretly harbors deep feelings for one of them. Hachimitsu to Clover is a heartwarming tale of youth, love, soul-searching, and self-discovery, intricately woven through the complex relationships between five dear friends.
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Derived from 80 sampled reviews
What 80 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.23 · split reception
6.4 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 2.7
↓ 1.78
Running avg · Mar 2007 → Mar 2026
- 8 “_Honey and Clover_ was odd. I *wanted* to like it, but for some reason it just struck me as mediocre. I was going to leave it at 7, but I thought the final episodes developed Takemoto's character...”
- 10 “This is by far the best anime series I have ever watched. While I may not be a seasoned anime viewer, I haven't found one I liked more. I think this anime could appeal to male or female. It had a...”
- 10 “first i'm the BIGGEST fan of this show, really my exact type one of the most beautiful show it's goes deep and touches your feeling and make you sad (in a good way) i really enjoy every single...”
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- Format 24 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2005 – Sep 2005 Spring 2005
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0007 catalog