Shojo Honey Lemon Soda Premieres

On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Mayu Murata, "Honey Lemon Soda", the second promotional video of the project was revealed. The video confirms that the premiere is scheduled for January 8, 2025 in Japan, and shows a snippet of the theme songs, including:

The band & TEAM will perform both the opening theme titled "Magic Hour," and the closing theme titled "Wonderful World."

Mayu Murata began publishing the manga through Shueisha's Ribon Magazine in December 2015. The manga was nominated for the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo category in 2021. In the same year, the manga achieved the fortieth position in the "Book of the Year" list of Da Vinci magazine. The work already had a live-action film adaptation released in July 2021.

Voice cast

Kana Ichinose as Uka Ishimori
Shōgo Yano as Kai Miura
Rie Takahashi as Serina Kanno
Shunichi Toki as Tomoya Takamine
Taku Yashiro as Satoru Seto
Miyari Nemoto as Ayumi Endou

Production Equipment

Hiroshi Nishikiori (Trinity Seven, Toaru Majutsu no Index, Azumanga Daiou THE ANIMATION) is in charge of directing the anime at J.C.STAFF studios.
Akiko Waba (Noragami, Akagami no Shirayuki-hime, Hisone to Maso-tan) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
Aimi Tanaka (Horimiya) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Akira Kosemura (Juunenbun no Watashi e, Summer Ghost, Ao no Orchestra) is in charge of the composition of the soundtrack.

Synopsis of Honey Lemon Soda

For 15-year-old Uka Ishimori, high school was the hardest experience she ever had. She was nicknamed "Stone" because she was always paralyzed in front of others and, as a result, she suffered constant harassment. Now, in high school, he has the opportunity to start from scratch and improve. But during her first week, she is accidentally soaked in juice by her classmate Kai Miura, a flashy boy with lemon-colored hair.

On paper, Kai is everything Uka lacks: he is popular, aloof and dares to speak his mind. Despite their opposing personalities, Kai encourages her to slowly come out of her shell, offering her a helping hand when others avoid doing so. Although Uka initially wanted to forge friendships, she has realized her true feelings: she has fallen in love with Kai. What started with a lemon soda is about to change Uka and Kai's lives forever.

Source: Comic Natalie

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