If you loved Honey Lemon Soda, try Honey

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

You already loved

Both films are directed by Kōji Shintoku, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Honey Lemon Soda, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Honey is

Here's a manga adaptation that leans hard into both archetypes. A timid high schooler is strong-armed into a marriage pact with her school's resident delinquent. Of course, he's secretly a softie, which makes this whole thing almost bearable.

If you loved Honey Lemon Soda, try Honey

Honey Lemon Soda

Honey

What they share

What Honey is

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If you loved Honey Lemon Soda, try Honey

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What they share

What Honey is

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