Fan reviews: Hachimitsu to Kuroba

ester_grace · 29 Nov 2010

The story moved too slowly but it was interesting to saw the young people, the spirit of them to get their dream.

ester_grace · 29 Nov 2010

So many one-sided love,

Sajen16 · 5 Jul 2010

the manga is suberb the anime is amazing the movie was great but this drama lacks the heart that all three of those possessed

chazarst · 30 Jul 2009

To be honest, The drama was slow, especially in the beginning. I almost dropped it after the second episode.
But somewhere along the way, this drama started to grow on me. By the end of it, I found that I really enjoyed this drama. I can't really describe it, but this drama really was touching.

If I was impartial though, I would probably give this drama a 6/10.

I didn't read the manga or watch the anime, so I can't make any comparison

Amber · 8 Jan 2009

It is a wonderful story about friendship, love, finding your own way.
I don't know why, but i was really touched by the dorama, i could exactly feel how tekemoto was feeeling with regard to love and your future way and how to find it...

This dorama is of my top 5 fav doramas!!!!!!!!!

dekatrain · 2 Jul 2008

I can see what the director and producers were thinking by bringing Narumi Riko (16) - a talented young actor - into the role of Hagumi. However, that lively youthfulness they were hoping to transfer onto screen in reality was contrastively replaced by a dull, lifeless perfomance. Anybody who has seen Aoi Yuu as Hagumi (probably in her best performance) in the movie version (worth a watch by the way) will know what I'm talking about. Imagine what the likes of Ueno Juri could've done with this role. She would've nailed it out of the park. Apart from that, the story is also incredibly slow, despite the lovely, laidback setting of artschool. Narimiya Hiroki is excellent as always and frustratingly so, because he is ALWAYS the standout in his dramas (stand up, kou kou no kyoshi etc.) and is somehow unable to get a proper gig as a main character in a drama. Overall, a bit disappointing and could've explored much greater territory as both a love story and a rite-of-passage drama.

Limes · 14 May 2008

This is my first experience with Honey and Clover. I have never watched the anime, the movie, or read the manga.

I enjoyed the chemistry between Nomiya, Takemoto, Yamada and Mayama. Hagumi was like an outsider looking in most of the time. I wonder if it was the acting, or the script or the direction, but she just didn't fit into the group of friends. Apart from that, it was really the bond and banter between friends that kept the series going for the first few episodes. Things started to slow down in the middle and I felt that many scenes were totally pointless. The love triangles were mundane and went stagnant towards the end of the story. Especially in Yamada's case; I was wondering when she'd be smart enough to let go of her unrequited love and learn to recognize the one in front of her eyes.

This is my first time watching Ikuta Toma, and I did enjoy his portrayal as Takemoto Yuta. However, Narimiya Hiroki stole the show with his outstanding performance as the genius Nomiya. Narimiya himself is a genius, at acting. I watched Narumi Riko in 1 Litre of Tears, and compared to that, her acting in Honey and Clover is mediocre and colourless.

I liked the ending song, Canvas by Hirai Ken, and its piano version. I wasn't thoroughly impressed, however, by the soundtrack as a whole.

Overall, it's watchable, but has little re-watch value.

roon · 26 Apr 2008

I've read the manga, and watched both seasons of the anime. When the live action movie came out, I was extremely excited. Unfortunately, it failed to deliver anything nearly astounding as the anime/manga did.

Then, when the drama was announced, I kept a tiny sliver of hope when I saw how great the cast looked. Again, I was only let down. It started off okay, and while some episodes managed to get to me with very specific scenes, the series itself just dragged. I think the best thing to come out of this is the music (even then, I only especially love the instrumental version of Hirai Ken's "Canvas").

sezling · 21 Apr 2008

I actually quite liked this drama. The characters really hit it off for me! I'm a fan of the anime (having watched that first) and I was REALLY pleased with how each actor matched their character perfectly!! A nice watch indeed <3

phlargo · 17 Apr 2008

I was really pleased with the casting all around. Takemoto was so much better a character than in the anime. As was Morita (even though his story was severly truncated in the drama). I thought Romaya Sempai was a wonderful addition. The middle of the series was so fractured and dragged along so slowly that , however, I honestly can't recommend the series to anyone. I think the director should pretty much be shot. They were random scenes thrown together and like 6 or 7 episodes dragged by because they had so little greater meaning. If you want a good story, watch the anime instead.

xEternal · 28 Mar 2008

I thought Honey and Clover was INCREDIBLY slow to watch at some points. The story itself was pretty good and I'd heard a lot about the manga so I decided to watch this (and the fact Toma was in it).

Things really started picking up the last half of the series and especially enjoyed seeing things between Ayumi, Mayama and Nomiya pick up.
Toma did a good just as Takemoto, a contradictive character as opposed to his role as Nakatsu in Hana Kimi. Personally I think the Nakatsu side suits him more because he has a nice smile.
The rest of the cast did VERY well. My favourite character was Nomiya.. though I don't know why I like him the most XD

Overall the drama was okay, though the manga would probably have been better. I watched through this mainly because of Ayumi and Nomiya, and also because Toma was in it. Personally I wanted to stop watching during the first few episodes becuase it was so slow, but the end definitely improved from the beginning.

Worth watching because of high expectations from the manga and for the characters, but I'd say not worth buying.