Name: Honey and Clover (live-action) Genre: Drama, Romance Year: 2008 Rating: Must See The three students of an art college in Tokyo, Yuta Takemoto, Takumi Mayama and Shinobu Morita live in the same apartment block. Mayama has his goals in becoming a successful architect, Morita has already started to become a renowned sculptor in the art world, however Yuta on the other hand has no clear goal of what he wants to do or become in the future. However one day Shuji an art professor introduces his cousin's daughter Hagumi Hanamoto to the three and from there sprouts a strong friendship. Hagumi though gifted in the art of painting is quite lacking when it comes to social skills. Coming from a country town, Hagumi has not had much contact with other people and hence her new life in the busy city of Tokyo brings about many challenges. From first sight, Yuta falls in love with Hagumi however isn't able to express his feelings, on the other hand Morita with his flamboyant personality has no trouble displaying his feelings but in doing so scares her. Honey and Clover may at first seem like a calm drama but it is soon revealed that there's allot of chaos within the lives of the characters in their journey towards adulthood.
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