Honey Lemon Soda

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 twenty-three tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. A live action film adaptation was released in July 2021.

Honey Lemon Soda
First tankōbon volume cover
ハニーレモンソーダ
(Hanī Remon Sōda)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byMayu Murata
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintRibon Mascot Comics
MagazineRibon
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 28, 2015 – present
Volumes23
Live-action film
Directed byKōji Shintoku
Written byNami Kikkawa
ReleasedJuly 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)

As of November 2022, the series had over 10 million copies in circulation.

Plot

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.

Media

Manga

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 July 2023, twenty-three tankōbon volumes have been released.[2]

In July 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[3]

Volumes
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 25, 2016[4]978-4-08-867416-2January 17, 2023[5]978-1-97-536331-4
2 September 23, 2016[6]978-4-08-867431-5May 23, 2023[7]978-1-97-536333-8
3 January 25, 2017[8]978-4-08-867443-8August 22, 2023[9]978-1-97-536335-2
4 April 25, 2017[10]978-4-08-867459-9November 21, 2023[11]978-1-97-536337-6
5 August 25, 2017[12]978-4-08-867470-4March 19, 2024[13]978-1-97-536339-0
6 December 25, 2017[14]978-4-08-867483-4——
7 April 25, 2018[15]978-4-08-867497-1——
8 August 24, 2018[16]978-4-08-867510-7——
9 December 25, 2018[17]978-4-08-867524-4——
10 April 25, 2019[18]978-4-08-867545-9——
11 August 23, 2019[19]978-4-08-867558-9——
12 December 25, 2019[20]978-4-08-867571-8——
13 April 24, 2020[21]978-4-08-867582-4——
14 August 25, 2020[22]978-4-08-867595-4——
15 December 24, 2020[23]978-4-08-867609-8——
16 April 23, 2021[24]978-4-08-867616-6——
17 July 21, 2021[25]978-4-08-867628-9——
18 November 25, 2021[26]978-4-08-867639-5——
19 March 25, 2022[27]978-4-08-867653-1——
20 July 25, 2022[28]978-4-08-867672-2——
21 November 25, 2022[29]978-4-08-867687-6——
22 March 24, 2023[30]978-4-08-867708-8——
23 July 25, 2023[2]978-4-08-867721-7——
24 November 24, 2023978-4-08-867737-8——

Live-action film

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.[31] The film was directed by Kōji Shintoku, based on a screenplay by Nami Kikkawa.[32] It premiered in Japan on July 9, 2021. The film's theme song is "Hello Hello" by Snow Man.[33]

Reception

As of November 2022, Honey Lemon Soda had over 10 million copies in circulation.[34]

In 2021, the series was nominated at the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards in the shōjo category.[35] It also ranked 40th in Da Vinci magazine's "Book of the Year" list for that year.[36]

References
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