"Honey and Clover" originally set itself apart from other romantic everyday dramas in the same way a gifted person stands out from everyone else: beyond choosing a life path, love, and the feeling of hunger, there is something more, and much depends on your abilities and desire to realize yourself. Have you managed to understand your true desires—and have you been able to let go of what might hinder them? The second season, as a concentration of the main ideas from the first "Honey and Clover," is densely packed with events and metaphors. The artistic concept merges here with future plans, the choice between two beloved people is identical to choosing destiny, and "the price of talent" becomes more than just a figure of speech. Heavy dramatic moments still intersperse with humorous scenes, but comedy now increasingly resembles a cure for despair and laughter through tears. A massage with a fruit bath and medicine for hiccups do not save you from regret. It is very painful to grow out of your dream, very bitter to receive useless answers, and to understand that something will forever remain impossible—like a trip to the ocean shore with everyone.
J.C. Staff Japan