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Honey Lemon Soda (Japanese: ハニーレモンソーダ, Hepburn: Hanī Remon Sōda) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Murata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon since December 2015, with its chapters collected into 26 tankōbon volumes as of August 2024. A live action film adaptation was released in July 2021, and an anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in January 2025 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.
| Honey Lemon Soda | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ハニーレモンソーダ (Hanī Remon Sōda) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mayu Murata |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Ribon Mascot Comics |
| Magazine | Ribon |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | December 28, 2015 – present |
| Volumes | 26 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Kōji Shintoku |
| Written by | Nami Kikkawa |
| Music by | Erika Fukasawa |
| Released | July 9, 2021 |
| Runtime | 111 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Nishikiori |
| Written by | Akiko Waba |
| Music by | Akira Kosemura |
| Studio |
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| Licensed by | Crunchyroll (streaming) |
| Original network | Fuji TV (+Ultra) |
| Original run | January 2025 – scheduled |
By February 2024, the series had over 12 million copies in circulation.
Quiet, shy Uka Ishimori has been nicknamed "stone" since middle school. Upon entering high school, she meets a boy named Kai Miura, whose appearance and personality reminds her of honey lemon soda. As the two become acquainted with one another, Uka's relationship with Kai inspires her to become more confident.
Written and illustrated by Mayu Murata, Honey Lemon Soda began serialization in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon on December 28, 2015.[1] As of August 2024, 26 tankōbon volumes have been released.[6]
In July 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[7]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 25, 2016[8] | 978-4-08-867416-2 | January 17, 2023[9] | 978-1-97-536331-4 |
| 2 | September 23, 2016[10] | 978-4-08-867431-5 | May 23, 2023[11] | 978-1-97-536333-8 |
| 3 | January 25, 2017[12] | 978-4-08-867443-8 | August 22, 2023[13] | 978-1-97-536335-2 |
| 4 | April 25, 2017[14] | 978-4-08-867459-9 | November 21, 2023[15] | 978-1-97-536337-6 |
| 5 | August 25, 2017[16] | 978-4-08-867470-4 | March 19, 2024[17] | 978-1-97-536339-0 |
| 6 | December 25, 2017[18] | 978-4-08-867483-4 | July 23, 2024[19] | 978-1-97-536341-3 |
| 7 | April 25, 2018[20] | 978-4-08-867497-1 | October 15, 2024[21] | 978-1-97-536343-7 |
| 8 | August 24, 2018[22] | 978-4-08-867510-7 | February 18, 2025[23] | 978-1-97-536345-1 |
| 9 | December 25, 2018[24] | 978-4-08-867524-4 | — | — |
| 10 | April 25, 2019[25] | 978-4-08-867545-9 | — | — |
| 11 | August 23, 2019[26] | 978-4-08-867558-9 | — | — |
| 12 | December 25, 2019[27] | 978-4-08-867571-8 | — | — |
| 13 | April 24, 2020[28] | 978-4-08-867582-4 | — | — |
| 14 | August 25, 2020[29] | 978-4-08-867595-4 | — | — |
| 15 | December 24, 2020[30] | 978-4-08-867609-8 | — | — |
| 16 | April 23, 2021[31] | 978-4-08-867616-6 | — | — |
| 17 | July 21, 2021[32] | 978-4-08-867628-9 | — | — |
| 18 | November 25, 2021[33] | 978-4-08-867639-5 | — | — |
| 19 | March 25, 2022[34] | 978-4-08-867653-1 | — | — |
| 20 | July 25, 2022[35] | 978-4-08-867672-2 | — | — |
| 21 | November 25, 2022[36] | 978-4-08-867687-6 | — | — |
| 22 | March 24, 2023[37] | 978-4-08-867708-8 | — | — |
| 23 | July 25, 2023[38] | 978-4-08-867721-7 | — | — |
| 24 | November 24, 2023[39] | 978-4-08-867737-8 | — | — |
| 25 | April 24, 2024[40] | 978-4-08-867749-1 | — | — |
| 26 | August 23, 2024[6] | 978-4-08-867771-2 | — | — |
| 27 | December 24, 2024 | 978-4-08-867784-2 | — | — |
In September 2020, it was announced that series is getting a live action film adaptation, starring Snow Man member Raul as Kai Miura and Ai Yoshikawa as Uka Ishimori.[3] The film was directed by Kōji Shintoku, based on a screenplay by Nami Kikkawa.[41] It premiered in Japan on July 9, 2021. The film's theme song is "Hello Hello" by Snow Man.[42]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 1, 2024. The series is produced by TMS Entertainment, animated by J.C.Staff, and directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, with Akiko Waba writing series scripts, Aimi Tanaka designing the characters, and Akira Kosemura composing the music.[43] It is set to premiere in January 2025 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.[44] Crunchyroll is set to stream the series.[45]
By February 2024, Honey Lemon Soda had over 12 million copies in circulation.[43]
In 2021, the series was nominated at the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards in the shōjo category.[46] It also ranked 40th in Da Vinci magazine's "Book of the Year" list for that year.[47]
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