Honey So Sweet


Honey So Sweet is a Japanese romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Amu Meguro. Published by Shueisha, it was serialized on Bessatsu Margaret magazine and has been compiled into eight volumes. It was originally released as a one-shot called Granulated Sugar. It is published in English by Viz Media. Honey was adapted into a live-action film starring Sho Hirano and Yuna Taira in March 2018.

Plot

The story follows Nao Kogure, a high school girl, as she is asked out by a reputed delinquent Taiga Onise to be his girlfriend with intent of marriage. Nao discovers that Onise is actually a very kind and misunderstood person who she had helped out back in middle school by lending him her umbrella and some bandages. As Nao and Onise work on becoming friends, they befriend other students.

Characters

; Nao Kogure
; Taiga Onise
; Sou Kogure
; Ayumu Misaki
; Kayo Yashiro
; Ayaha Futami

Publication history

Reception

Volume 2 reached the 42nd place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of June 29, 2013, has sold 30,308 copies; volume 3 reached the 18th place and, as of December 1, 2013, has sold 50,169 copies; volume 5 reached the 12th place and, as of October 5, 2014, has sold 108,341 copies; volume 6 reached the 14th place and, as of March 1, 2015, has sold 80,912 copies.
It was number seven in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2014.