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Apple and Honey
Natsuki sees the world through a lonely haze. So, why is strange and popular Komano suddenly circling him with a sly smile? Is his attention a cruel joke…or is something delicious bubbling just beneath the surface?
Apple and Honey mixes summer heat and sweet desire into the perfect treat. Will the beach bring a secret couple closer together? And can the end of the world mark the beginning of lasting love?
Apple and Honey mixes summer heat and sweet desire into the perfect treat. Will the beach bring a secret couple closer together? And can the end of the world mark the beginning of lasting love?
200 pages, Paperback
First published February 15, 2011
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About the author
Hideyoshico
30 books42 followersHideyoshiko (秀良子) is a Japanese mangaka.
As dojinsh author:
Inuyama Pochiko (犬山ぽち子)
Circle: Aozora Gundan (青空軍団)
ブクログ [BookLog] bookshelf: hidepochicoの本棚
As dojinsh author:
Inuyama Pochiko (犬山ぽち子)
Circle: Aozora Gundan (青空軍団)
ブクログ [BookLog] bookshelf: hidepochicoの本棚
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April 10, 2018
Such a sweet little read. Natsuki was so shy and had little confidence, while Komano was his total opposite. I loved their stolen moments together and Komano seriously made me laugh. He really is such an idiot but seems to care so much about Natsuki, even when Natsuki isn't sure of himself or his feelings.
December 17, 2018
I was stumbling through Libby and downloaded this manga. I had no idea what to expect, but overall, this manga wasn’t too bad. The story lines weren’t all too new and original, but it wasn’t a total waste of time. The drawings were decent, but echoing other reviews that it seemed a bit shaky at times.
June 25, 2016
Prequel of : Kare No Barairo No Jinsei
I loved the first chapter , but then I read the 2nd chapter and I saw how their story started and something annoyed me. The other story was ok.
I loved the first chapter , but then I read the 2nd chapter and I saw how their story started and something annoyed me. The other story was ok.
May 8, 2017
3,5 porque me ha gustado más Ringo que la otra historia, pero redondeo al alza porque el tempo de ambas historias y el dibujo me ha encantado.
July 30, 2017
Is this even yaoi?
A lot of people seem to admire this art style, but I actually think it's ugly. The lines are very wobbly like someone with a shaking hand drew it, and there is no detail at all in the facial features, especially the eyes.
The stories are likewise bland. The first two and the last story are about the same teen couple, but told in backwards order. The book begins with them sneaking off from their group of friends at the beach to make out in secret. Then comes the annoying and offensive trope that one of the boys is "straight" (yeah, right). They decide to admit their relationship to their friends, but the whole time there has been this female in the group who has been hitting on both of them. By the time they come out, their friends are more excited that the female was just asked out by one of the guys, so nobody cares. The story after that is about how they met, which makes no sense. The "straight" boy pretended he had a curry club just to trick the gay one into having lunch with him. (The gay one also uses the "f_g" slur for gay, which I didn't like much better than one of them supposedly being straight.) The final story about them is just a PWP to insert a single sex scene into the book, during which the "straight" character is the only one that can get aroused and the openly gay character couldn't be less interested. Wut.
The other story in this book is really terrible. It plays on the theory that the world would end in 2012 according to the Mayan calendar. So one man, ten years after graduating high school, decides to look up his old school crush and confess himself. Again, this man professes his heterosexuality while simultaneously swearing his undying love for this other man. They don't end up together, they just hang out, convinced the world is going to end. When they realize it won't, they just part ways and it's over. There was no plot or purpose to any of it. No romance, just disappointment for the characters and the reader.
A lot of people seem to admire this art style, but I actually think it's ugly. The lines are very wobbly like someone with a shaking hand drew it, and there is no detail at all in the facial features, especially the eyes.
The stories are likewise bland. The first two and the last story are about the same teen couple, but told in backwards order. The book begins with them sneaking off from their group of friends at the beach to make out in secret. Then comes the annoying and offensive trope that one of the boys is "straight" (yeah, right). They decide to admit their relationship to their friends, but the whole time there has been this female in the group who has been hitting on both of them. By the time they come out, their friends are more excited that the female was just asked out by one of the guys, so nobody cares. The story after that is about how they met, which makes no sense. The "straight" boy pretended he had a curry club just to trick the gay one into having lunch with him. (The gay one also uses the "f_g" slur for gay, which I didn't like much better than one of them supposedly being straight.) The final story about them is just a PWP to insert a single sex scene into the book, during which the "straight" character is the only one that can get aroused and the openly gay character couldn't be less interested. Wut.
The other story in this book is really terrible. It plays on the theory that the world would end in 2012 according to the Mayan calendar. So one man, ten years after graduating high school, decides to look up his old school crush and confess himself. Again, this man professes his heterosexuality while simultaneously swearing his undying love for this other man. They don't end up together, they just hang out, convinced the world is going to end. When they realize it won't, they just part ways and it's over. There was no plot or purpose to any of it. No romance, just disappointment for the characters and the reader.
May 13, 2025
it was a little all over the place. it wasn't very cohesive in my opinion. what there was was actually sweet and cute. but it just odd. not very fleshed out. the 2 story lines should've just been 2 separate manga. that way more time could've been spent on each and make them more put together. the art style is nice though
June 17, 2018
3.5* Really cute relationship :)
November 13, 2019
Nothing too special. The first story was more cute and fluffy and the second was actually a bit depressing.
January 30, 2022
Such a cute little read :).
April 29, 2022
Okay normally I'm a sucker for really smutty BL manga, but I'm also a big sap for the sweet and fluffy ones too. This one hit the spot and left me all warm inside.
May 27, 2022
La primera historia genial. La segunda no me gustó
March 9, 2023
It jumped around, and I felt like I didn't get enough of a story about the first characters. The second part just confused me.
January 9, 2024
Don’t ask me about it I will pretend you’re crazy (it was a good book though, worth it)
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September 30, 2024DNF I got so bored.
January 2, 2025
It was all over the place, and the middle of the book is about 2 completely different people.
July 15, 2025
Not the biggest fan, but overall, it's okay. It delivered what it promised.
November 23, 2014
This volume deserves 5 stars solely for its ability to inspire fondness for Summer in me. I am not a fan of the hot season. I'm a Winter person through and through. So what we have here is a very impressive piece of material.
There is basically two stories in this volume which is actually great because it gives you a bit of room to feel and become attached to the characters. The first story is broken up randomly, chapterwise, but is sweet and adorable. The second story is all in a row so there's no jumping about. These stories really are devoted to what sweetness Summer can bring. I know this doesn't explain the stories but I don't think I really need to. The cover art was impressive and inspiring enough to get me to order the yaoi and the blurb, being as unhelpful as it is, left me with little to work around except the art that would be inside.
I really wasn't disappointed in this at all. I took a chance with it and it payed off wonderfully =D So I should probably tell you to go out and buy it hahahaha Well, go on, stop reading this if you are still here and go buy it!
*wistfully reflecting on nice memories Summer and I shared together and speculating on why you are still reading this*
There is basically two stories in this volume which is actually great because it gives you a bit of room to feel and become attached to the characters. The first story is broken up randomly, chapterwise, but is sweet and adorable. The second story is all in a row so there's no jumping about. These stories really are devoted to what sweetness Summer can bring. I know this doesn't explain the stories but I don't think I really need to. The cover art was impressive and inspiring enough to get me to order the yaoi and the blurb, being as unhelpful as it is, left me with little to work around except the art that would be inside.
I really wasn't disappointed in this at all. I took a chance with it and it payed off wonderfully =D So I should probably tell you to go out and buy it hahahaha Well, go on, stop reading this if you are still here and go buy it!
*wistfully reflecting on nice memories Summer and I shared together and speculating on why you are still reading this*
February 4, 2023
Had a hard time actually understanding what was going on (Either the order)
Also: months later and i don't remember what happened in this book. Like how did they meet? Idk, just finished the second one and i still don't know why the love each other...
Also: months later and i don't remember what happened in this book. Like how did they meet? Idk, just finished the second one and i still don't know why the love each other...
August 3, 2016
This was an actually enjoyable read. I like sketchy art styles, and I also very much liked the continuation of the first couple's story in another tankobon. If I get my hands on it, I might check out the Drama CD in the future. (I wanted to check out the work of one of the seiyuu's there anyway.)
Despite that, I don't think it was very outstanding. I felt a little like an airhead while reading. ;)
Despite that, I don't think it was very outstanding. I felt a little like an airhead while reading. ;)
February 14, 2016
A decent manga with pretty art. But nothing really special. The couples were so-so, normally I am quite interested in the couples, and cheer for them, but not for these couples. I just found them bland and meh.
July 28, 2017
i liked this. it felt like it floated somewhere between romance and slice-of-life and took the better parts of both. the sketchlike art style worked well with the mood too. 4 stars
December 28, 2016
A pleasant gentle art style renders the tone of introspection. One of the better yaoi titles I've read.
September 16, 2020
2 stars might be a bit generous here. Every other dialogue box was either "Huh...?" or "Uh..." NOT EVEN AN EXAGGERATION
July 9, 2011
このところBLはピンと来るのがなかったので、これはヒットだな。次は長い話で読みたいぞ。
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