VIZ Pictures Releases Honey And Clover

VIZ Pictures has announced the DVD release of Honey and Clover today. The live action film is based on the best-selling manga series by Chica Umino. The film has English subtitles and will have a retail price of $24.98 which isn’t too bad. For that price you will be getting cast interviews, and a dedicated website about the film: www.honeyandclover.us.

Honey and Clover is a romantic comedy that focuses on five college students and the art school they attend. Mayama, Morita and Takemoto (played by J-Pop star Sho Sakurai, who also appeared in Hula Girls) aren’t necessarily living fancy lives, but they always manage to have fun. When a talented and pretty painter named Hagumi Hanamoto (played by Hula Girls star Yu Aoi) enrolls in the program, her presence and unique approach to art affects the entire school and her new friends, especially Takamoto. The plot thickens as Hagumi becomes embroiled in a complicated love triangle as she struggles to find her artistic voice. Takemoto has a deft touch with his art, but he’s not at his best with relationships, while Mayama is calm and gentle, and Morita is an eccentric genius and a rootless wanderer. Five one-sided feelings are tangling, with no answer in sight. Honey and Clover showcases the journey that everyone must take to transform from adolescence into adulthood and the long and challenging road these five young people must navigate to balance the demands of school, work, and love.

Honey and Clover is based on a bestselling manga (graphic novel) series created by Chica Umino which has sold more than 5 million copies to-date in Japan. In 2003 the popular series won the 27th Kodansha Manga Hagu Award, Japan’s most prestigious comics award. The manga series was also adapted into an animated series in 2005 and finally into the live-action film released in Japan in 2006. Honey and Clover is currently serialized in Shojo Beat Magazine and the graphic novel is available in the U.S., both published domestically by VIZ Media.

For more information on any of VIZ Media’s other titles please visit: www.viz.com.

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