Honey Bitter, Tome 01

Honey Bitter [ハニービター] #1

by Miho Obana

Because of the extraordinary power she has, Shuri Otokawa was always living in the dark full of fear and distress. Eventually, she decided to become more optimistic about her life when she started a new job at her aunt's research laboratory. However, at such a crucial time in her life, the one who appears in front of Shuri is...?!

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Genres: Manga, Shojo

140 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2004

About the author

Miho Obana ( 小花美穂, born April 26, 1970) is a shōjo manga artist born in Tokyo, Japan.
She began her manga career as an assistant to Momoko Sakura, creator of Chibi Maruko-chan. She debuted in 1990 with the (one-shot manga) Mado no Mukō, which was published in the autumn 1990 issue of Ribon Bikkuri. Soon, stories from her started appearing in Ribon Original and in the regular Ribon magazine too.
Other notable manga by Miho Obana include Kodomo no Omocha (10 volumes, for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1998; the official English title is Kodocha), Partner, (3 volumes) and Andante (3 volumes). Partner is especially noted for its dark, mature, and almost disturbing tone, which is very rare in a Ribon series.
Her most recent manga is Honey Bitter, which has run in Cookie since February 2004. Also in 2004, she made a foray into the world of josei manga, writing several manga for the josei magazine Chorus. She has been on maternity leave for the past year, but will be returning soon, as Honey Bitter is expected to start up again in the Dec. 26 issue of Cookie.
Other works include Mizu no Yakata; a spin-off of Kodocha, Neko no Shima, Pochi, Setsunai ne, and Shiranami no Gensō.

Reviews

[Angiemela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Miho Obana sarà per sempre la mia mangaka preferita, mi chiedo se sia ancora in attività! Questa è forse la meno bella delle sue opere, anche perché essendo stata scritta nell'arco di 15 anni manca un po' di continuità e compattezza, ma il tratto dell'autrice resta inconfondibile

[Soobie has fog in her brain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nel 2007 - letto appena uscito - gli avevo dato quattro stelline piene. Mi era piaciuto leggere un fumetto con una protagonista un po' più adulta del solito. E il tocco di soprannaturale era perfetto.

Letto adesso, visto che finalmente dopo 14 anni è uscito l'ultimo volume, non ne sono così sicura. La causa di tutto è il rapporto tra Shuri e Riki, con tutto quello che è successo in passato. Sembra quasi che tutti dicano a Shuri di non preoccuparsi, che quello che le è successo non era tanto grave anche se lei è stata stuprata da lui.

Vediamo come continua, va. Ormai son curiosa.

[✨Sky✨ ♏ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 stars

[Skye26 (beereadsff) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Je pense que ca a mal vieilli...

[Valentina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ne parlo su Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvbZC...

[Danielle R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obana's other work, Kodocha, is surprisingly one of my favorite mangas so I wanted to give this one a chance. On paper, this wouldn't be my cup of tea but it hits in all the right places. Shuri is really cute and I'm intrigued by her backstory with Riki. Yohta is such a ray of sunshine and his heart is in the right place, even if he's a complete doofus. I enjoyed the stern way Shuri's aunt spoke with her, telling her to mature a little, that she can't be hung up on her ex forever. I like to see helpful adults in manga. Very adorable all around. 4/5