Honey Lemon Soda, Vol. 7

ハニーレモンソーダ [Honey Lemon Soda] #7

by Mayu Murata

Nobody can seem to put a name to Uka and Kai’s relationship, not even themselves. But Uka knows deep down exactly who she wants to be to him―his girlfriend! After being in his shadow for so long, confessing to someone so far out of her league is going to take confidence she’s not sure she has. But when an opportunity rolls around during the sports festival, will Uka finally work up the courage to tell Kai how she really feels?

Genres: Manga, Romance, Young Adult, Shojo, Contemporary, School, Graphic Novels

192 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2018

About the author

Name (in native language): 村田真優

Works (in chronological order):
- Dokuro X Heart [ドクロ×ハート] (2007)
- Mousou Cinderella [妄想シンデレラ] (2009)
- Nagareboshi Lens [流れ星レンズ] (2010-2014, 10 volumes)
- In the chocolate [インザチョコレー] (2011)
- Mata Ashita [またあした] (2015, 3 volumes)
- Fukashigi Closet [不可思議クローゼット] (2015)
- Honey Lemon Soda [ハニーレモンソーダ] (2016, 26 volumes ongoing)

Reviews

[Laura A. Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

"I will never lie about these feelings again."

For a large part of this volume, I felt some angst and worry that Uka would have a long-drawn-out journey of realizing what her feelings were for Kai, making it last for several volumes. While I think it would be valid if it did take Uka time to work through her feelings, that was something I was not personally looking forward to reading today.

Thankfully I was proven wrong in that her long-drawn out journey was just for this volume!

And not only that, the ending gave me butterflies!! EEEEEPPP!!

I'm definitely not a fan of Marin at all. She needs to stay away from Uka because it's obvious (and it's even stated) that she does NOT view Uka as a friend and hated how she tried "hooking her up" in the beginning. She didn't even come to defend her when Marin's friends were so rude to Uka calling her weirdo and being grossed out that Uka may like them. Like, excuse me?!

I feel Kai handled that situation so well because I wouldn't have reacted at all like he did. Not when they called her names, and not when the truth came out about Uka's feelings either. And speaking of, Kai continues to be an interesting character. I was slightly offended when he put a "name" to their relationship because I feel he has made it known (at least to the reader) that he views Uka as something more than a friend, but he also hasn't really done anything to make it seem like he does, in fact, feel that way?

However, there was a scene where I think it shows that Kai is taking things slow because that ending spoke SO much of how he DOES feel!! Goodness, even before that when Uka's feelings overflowed and she said what was on her heart, we also saw his feelings! Both scenes were amazing and I really admired how Uka finally faced Kai and shared her heart (because I think the first time doesn't count given the situation LOL). Shoutout to Ayumi for being such an encouraging and supportive friend to help Uka continue to move forward! <3

I would love to reread this volume again knowing how the volume ends so I wouldn't be so anxious and could really appreciate the build-up. LOL! The ending was easily my favorite part and very curious and excited to see where this story goes!

[Kristin ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel so happy my heart is going to burst!

Finally have little insecure plain Ishimori musterd up her courage to confess, a lobg freaking road but it was worth it. I really like that she has developed and become stronger but still keep in touch with her emotional side. She sure has changed but she is still herself.

Who doesn't love a slow burning romance? I think it's made really realistic with the time frame and interactions it took for him to fall in love with her!

I'm so excited for the next volume, translators get on that shit I appreciate you!

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

This may not capture teenage reality as well as Skip and Loafer, but it's a close, more romantic second, and I love the slow realization that Kai is just as awkward as Uka. He just hides it better.

[Cee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I died from the cuteness of this volume.

[Thu Giang · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25/5 stars

[m ٠ ࣪⭑ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I AM THEIR KID THEY ARE MINE MY PARENTS MY LOVES MY LIFE WHY DID YOU HABE TO ENDDDD CURSE YOU MAYU

[Isabel Tan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was expecting more considering that I knew that they were gonna get together in this volume 😭

[clarice ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

confesso que achei muito engraçado no final ela caindo no chão de chorar meu deus o DRAMA kjsdfhs mas fiquei feliz simm

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Their confession at the end was so cute cart wait for next volume.

[Tachan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sous ses airs de shojo tout doux et classique, il est en passe de devenir une vraie lecture doudou pour moi, grâce à la jolie et tendre écriture des personnages.

Là où je râle sur certaines séries que les autrices compliquent inutilement, je dois avouer que la trajectoire linéaire de Mayu Murata me plaît assez. Elle passe d'un problème à l'autre, règle une situation après l'autre et fait aussi bien avancer son histoire et ses personnages. Le harcèlement scolaire d'Uka, c'est fait. L'ex- de Kai aussi. Place maintenant à eux deux.

Et je suis faible face à de telles relations où le garçon se montre d'abord protecteur mais se révèle être aussi un vecteur pour faire grandir une héroïne d'abord réservée qui montre de plus en plus de force. Dans une moindre très moindre mesure, cela me rappelle ce chef d'oeuvre qu'est Mars, qui semble être une forte inspiration pour l'autrice. J'ai ainsi assisté avec grand plaisir aux questionnements qui animent Uka dans ce tome après avoir réalisé ses sentiments et ce qu'ils impliquaient.

Suivre l'histoire de son point de vue fut mignon tout plein, même si je ne cracherais pas sur un contrepoint de la part de Kai. Je trouverais vraiment intéressant de suivre aussi ses questionnements et interrogations après ceux d'Uka, qui furent vraiment touchants et adorables. On l'a vraiment vue se métamorphoser sous nos yeux ici. Elle prend son destin à bras le corps, que ce soit dans la classe, avec les autres filles, face à ceux susceptibles de l'embêter ou avec le garçon qu'elle aime. Quelle classe ! Et pourtant, elle fait tout ça en restant elle-même. J'adore.

J'ai donc passé un très très joli moment dans l'ensemble de ses relations. Moi qui ai du mal avec ce genre de personnalité, je l'apprécie et la comprend de plus en plus, c'est une vraie révélation. Elle nous montre que la douceur et l'honnêteté peuvent être des forces. En plus, le contexte lycéen fait des merveilles ici, on l'a vu 100 fois mais on continue à y croire quand c'est fait avec de bons sentiments comme ici. Il y a une sacrée évolution dans ce tome, attendue et parfaitement gérée dans tous ces aspects : mots, cadre, rythme. J'ai adoré ! Je suis très fan de la douceur et la sincérité que j'y sens. Mon petit coeur de fleur bleu a battu et j'ai hâte de retrouver les personnages pour leurs nouvelles aventures.

Tome d'évolution et de questionnement, on y voit une Uka, une nouvelle fois, en pleine métamorphose et quel joli moment ! C'est doux, tendre et sincère mais aussi fort et courageux, ce qui fait un bien fou. J'adore ses personnages que je suis un peu comme des enfants que je chéris. J'aime les voir progresser ainsi et s'ouvrir, se trouver. Ça me fait chaud au coeur.

Article complet : https://www.sanctuary.fr/avis/151104/

[Alicex3 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honey Lemon Soda
Tome 7
De Mayu Murata

Uka, a trouvé sa place dans son lycée entourée de ses amis, mais sa relation avec Miura reste pour l'instant patine. Il est gentil avec elle et vient souvent à son secours mais ça ne suffit plus pour la jeune fille, bien résolu assumer ses sentiments pour l'élu de son cœur, Uka décide de profiter de la fête du sport pour prendre son courage à deux mains et de peut-être faire sa déclaration ?

Quelle incroyable Tome !! 🥰

Je crois qu'il est devenu mon manga Shojo préféré !

Dans ce tome, nous découvrons les immenses progrès de notre héroïne de l'histoire, elle prend de plus en plus confiance en elle et essaie de se prouver à elle-même qu'elle peut faire de grandes choses. Et pour une fois c'est elle qui va aider Miura dans une situation assez compliquée.

Je me suis amusé à vérifier le nombre de tomes au Japon et waouh !
Je peux comprendre pourquoi nous avons enfin le début de leur relation dans ce tome la même si entre nous j'ai l'impression que notre héroïne n'a pas tout à fait compris ce que voulait dire petit copain petite copine !
Mais je ne m'inquiète pas notre chère et tendre héroïne car Miura ainsi que les amis de son lycée l'aideront dans cette nouvelle aventure qui est l'amour avec un grand A !
Lecture très agréable qui fait sourire presque à chaque page, l'évolution des personnages est incroyable et j'ai hâte aussi de voir les évolutions amoureuses des personnes secondaires comme Ayumi et Satoru !

J'ai déjà hâte de lire le 8e tome.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first half of this volume was a little dry for me. During the karoke sequence, it's cool that Uka isn't particularly hurt when people mock her in front of her face, and that she's able to tell Marin frankly that glasses boy isn't her type. Kai steps in for the millionth time, as the sequence is too-conveniently set at the place he's working. The protector-and-protected dynamic is feeling rather stale after seven volumes. After that, there's a girl talk session entirely centered on boys and relationship strategies. zzz.

The second half was great, though, with a couple really nice scenes. The one where the reader sees what Kai drew on Uka's shirt was sweet and touching, and also in keeping with Kai's character. Affecting Uka to the core in a rather off-handed way. :D

Things are moving forward... ish!

Honey Lemon Soda is a "rake and virgin" type of love story on a shoujo-appropriate level. Uka is very painfully obviously out of her league, and all but collapses when faced with the completely alien territory of self-acceptance, acceptance by others, and love. Hang in there, girl!

It was super cute that a third-year guy fell for Uka during one of her assertive moments. Of course, the poor guy doesn't stand a chance, but maybe he'll turn out to not be a bad sort, and will eventually get together with one of Uka's friends.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yikes, talk about being put on the spot. Both Kai and Uka are determined to hide their preferences from the rest of the class even though it seems they're nonchalantly going with the flow. The t-shirts are also adorable and it's fun to see how Uka surprises everyone yet again throughout the sports festival. At least one pretty major good thing came about from all of the events with the festival and Uka's supposed dream state in the nurse's office. I'm slightly curious how long Kai would have let things go on the way they were or if he would have cracked and said something sooner rather than later. As is, now that the floodgates are open, he doesn't seem to have any reservations about making his own point.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The sports festival was so fun and the progress for Uka was brilliant and lovely. How she starts to realize wanting more in her relationship with Kai and how she confesses in the end was so her. The sports festival really showcases how much she actually learned about Kai and how their relationship has develop so far. Her actual confession is so Uka and the way it happens was not very surprising. The next part in the story was so squeal worthy and will really be intresting to see where it will go in the next edition. Since all that happened was them confessing to each other and not really developing the relationship more. It really made me want to see what would happen next and so worth the read, so enjoyable.

[anaisetcompagnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enfin ! Il y a une réelle évolution entre les deux protagonistes, depuis que je l’attends ! Je suis très contente de la tournure qu’elle prend même si je pense que des quiproquos vont rester présent peut être encore dans le prochain tome (?). Ce manga c’est vraiment le petit plaisir coupable d’une histoire qui n’a rien de transcendant mais on ne peut pas s’empêcher de les trouver mignons même si parfois un peu gênant. J’ai très hâte de découvrir la suite et que Uka prenne conscience de ce qu’est une relation amoureuse… 👀

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Je réitère ma question : avec 27 tomes déjà sortis, alors qu’à la fin du tome 7 ils s’avouent déjà leurs sentiments, qu’est-ce qui pourrait bien partir en vrille ?

Enfin bref, c’est toujours aussi adorable. J’ai adoré voir Uka prendre les devants et s’affirmer face à la bande d’idiots. J’espère juste qu’elle gagnera rapidement en confiance en elle… même si, au fond, je sais bien que ça ne se fait pas du jour au lendemain. Mais sait-on jamais !

[Ellie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I am so mixed on this series. it’s cute, love the friendships, love Uka, love the overall positivity about personal growth and forgiveness. but also… lots of victim-blaming vibes with all the bullying. yuck. and I feel icky about the “girl falls in love with her rescuer” stuff. like… why does Kai like her? because she needs him? because…????? guess we’ll see where things go over the next few volumes.

[Bell Potter · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Aviso: lectura hecha en ejemplar en español, publicado en México. La presente nota se modificará cuando se dé de alta en GR la edición correspondiente).

En tomos, apenas puedo creer que fuera hasta el 7 que pasara lo qie muchos esperamos de un shojo... Luego me acuerdo lo largos que son varios de los capítulos, y se me pasa. ¡Hurra, Uka! ¡Hurra, Kai! (O algo así).

[Amy Gideon · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5 stars

She's so dense at times, that I get second hand embarrassment. The ending of this volume was really cute and sports day was a fun activity. Again, the pacing is a little weird with more telling than showing at times.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awwwww nyaaaa

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este fue EL VOLUMEN 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[Ella Zegarra · Rating 3 out of 5]

They're too healthy 😂 where's the angst? The red flags? 😂

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Falling in love isn’t something to be afraid of. Now where will we go from here?” AHHHHH re fangirleooo me puse nerviosaaa

[Zenobia Afeworki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume definitely delivered

[Savannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crying screaming and throwing up

[Célia ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

❑ Version : French

🌸 Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

💮 Previously : Honey Lemon Soda #6 : ★★★★★.

[Pinky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Uka and Kai share a kiss, making Kai confess his feelings to her.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

ENFIN 😭😭😭

[Makinu Nisshoku · Rating 5 out of 5]

Encore un tome qui fait fondre mon coeur <3

[dobpizzazz · Rating 5 out of 5]

ugh finally