Shojo will be revived with Honey Lemon Soda

On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Mayu Murata, "Honey Lemon Soda", the first promotional video of the project was revealed. The video confirms the main voice cast and list that the premiere is scheduled for the Winter-2025 period (January-March) in Japan.

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

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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