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Take note that I am clearly currently in a Honey and Clover phase. I am rewatching the series for the second time, and I think I like it even more than when I first watched it. (The first time I watched it, I didn’t watch any other anime for an year.) It remains my favourite anime, and my current posts will probably be a stream of Honey and Clover related material. As I just finished the series (again), I’ll write some general thoughts that are coming to me now, and probably will put a full review (be prepared for tons of gushing) later on…..

I have watched quite a few well-made anime series and they have had their fair share of beautiful, emotional, or simply well-done episodes and scenes. Yet, somehow, I can say with utmost confidence that the single greatest chapter of any anime I have seen is the seventh episode of the second season of Honey and Clover…..

Honey and Clover represents absolute perfection when it comes to the use of music. Okay, maybe I’m being too excessive, but it really is a shining example of music, both vocal and score, done right. Before Honey and Clover, I paid very little attention to vocal music of any kind or language (I mostly listened to classical music, film scores, or similar), but Honey and Clover really showed me how powerful vocal music can be when used properly. Perhaps I was just brainwashed by all the superficial songs that pervade the airwaves. Honey and Clover definitely changed that mindset…..

Everything that follows is just my opinions based on my preferences, so take it with a grain of sodium chloride.

A lot of people complain about official translations (by international companies) not being as good as the fan-made translations (fansubs) due to a variety reasons. There are some cases in which I agree……..