| | |  | MANGA | Home » » » » Honey and Clover, Vol. 8 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Love Triangles--who says you don't learn math in Art School?; The friends you make in college can change your whole life; Art School Unclassified R to L (Japanese Style). Ayu still can't give up on her love for Mayama, even though his relationship with Rika seems to be deepening. Nomiya's growing interest in Ayu might be a balm to her broken heart, but he's moving to Tottori for six months! Is Ayu cursed to suffer hopeless love affairs forever? Takemoto, a sophomore art student in Tokyo, thinks his greatest worries in life are finding ways to eat more meat and getting to class on time. But with friends like his, life is never going to be that tame. | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9781421523804
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Chica Umino | | Paperback:
| 200 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| December 01, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421523809 | | Package Length:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 3 reviews |
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 Volume 8 of `honey and clover' is probably the most emotional volume of the series yet.Mar 30, 2010
"honey and clover vol. 7 was an interesting chapter because it focuses a lot on Yuta Takemoto and his journey of finding himself and what to do with his life. The other characters of the series are also featured but this volume is dominated by Takemoto's journey and Hagu's job as a teacher.
I really found this volume to be quite enjoyable because it was different in the fact that it relies heavily on a sole character but also for the fact that these emotions that Takemoto feel are feelings that many young adults make when they graduate from college. Some are easy to transition to their new career but some need to find out more about themselves before proceeding to the next level.
With Takemoto, he's always been a person that stayed back and let everyone speak up but through this journey, the young naive and shy student that we saw from previous volumes has become a man and no longer is he afraid to speak his mind.
For the women, there is a storyline between Rika wanting to hire Ayumi but she is still hurt in the fact that Mayama will never love her like she has loved him and to make things even more difficult, the woman he loves wants to hire her on projects. Personally, with so many men who fall for Ayumi, you wonder how long can Umino hold Ayumi back. I understand she has harbored these feelings for him for many years but I would love to see her character meet some happiness.
And for Hagu, she's in a bit of funk right now. With graduation, pressure to do her best since she's a gifted artist and now having to teach children seems that it'll take its toll on her. But you often wonder how much of that fear is caused by the fact that Takemoto left her.
Overall, Chica Umino definitely captures that young adult angst in the seventh volume of "honey and clover" and I look forward in seeing how this series will conclude with three more volumes left in the manga series. If you have stayed with the manga series this long, then volume 7 of "honey and clover" is definitely worth reading! Definitely a young adult manga series worth reading
Quietly MovingFeb 09, 2010
Before the beginning of this volume, Ayu had started to work with Rika, her rival for Mayama's affections. Now, the last of her hopes are slipping away. Nomiya is there for her, but will Ayu be able to accept his feelings? Meanwhile, Mayama decides that he's going to get closer to Rika whether she likes it or not.
This is one of the best volumes in the series. The romances between Mayama and Rika and Ayu and Nomiya finally start to move forward after a long stalemate. The emotions focused here on are so subtle and realistic. And the imagery is simply beautiful. As with poetry, it's not only what this manga says that's important, but how it says it.
I've heard some say that they don't like "Honey and Clover" because they find Takemoto and Morita's feelings for the childlike Hagu-chan inappropriate. And they kind of have a point, but there's so much more to this manga than that. Umino has a way of capturing subtle thoughts and feelings that evade most writers. Her manga gives such a realistic picture of youth and love and growing up, and nowhere is that more evident than in volume 8. Don't miss this understated yet touching series.
 Honey and Clover volume 8Jan 05, 2010
When I first started reading Honey and Clover, I didn't expect myself to enjoy it but I found myself enjoying it more with every volume. Volume 8 was the best so far.
In this volume, we get to see Ayu still struggling with her feelings for Mayama. Even though she knows that there is no hope for a future with him and that Rika started to open up to him, she is still waiting for something to happen. On the other hand, Mayama and Rika's relationship becomes deeper and physical in this volume. Honestly, I don't like this pairing. After all, Rika is way too old for Mayama. She would have been better off with Shuji. He is her age and a good man too. I am sure they would have made a good pair.
But the good thing is that Nomiya is always there for Ayu and I am sure she will find happiness with him. He even confessed his feelings to her, which she didn't take seriously at the beginning as he is known for being a womanizer. I know he is the one who will make her happy after all the pain she went through. It would be nice to see them consummate their love.
Oh, I shouldn't forget Hagu and Morita. I sure would be happy to see them together at the end but I have a feeling it might not happen. It is obvious that she likes him but maybe not enough to follow him.
Honey and Clover is a great slice of life series. It may be long and boring for some people but it definitely grew on me. I cannot wait to get volume 9 and 10.
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