Honey Lemon Soda

Honey Lemon Soda is a modern school-set shoujo romance anime adapted from the manga by Mayu Murata. Produced by J.C.STAFF, the series is helmed by director Hiroshi Nishikiori with series composition by Kiyoshi Mizuguchi, bringing a fresh and heartfelt touch to the genre. Centering on Kai Miura and Uka Ishimori, this TV anime delivers the quintessential shoujo experience with a contemporary school backdrop that fans of romantic storytelling will not want to miss.

Honey Lemon Soda follows Uka Ishimori, a girl who spent her middle school years being called "Stone" by her peers — a nickname born from her quiet, withdrawn nature that left her feeling invisible among her classmates. Determined to leave that version of herself behind, Uka enrolls in Hachimitsu High School, a place celebrated for its free-spirited student culture and the fresh start it promises. On her very first day, she finds herself sitting beside Kai Miura — a strikingly carefree boy with lemon-yellow hair who seems to effortlessly draw people around him. What Uka alone knows, however, is that this isn't their first encounter; a single offhand remark Kai made back in middle school was the very reason she chose this school. To her, someone as naturally magnetic as Kai feels like a presence from an entirely different world — and yet, their desks are now side by side.