Honey Hunt

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Des alternatives: English: Honey Hunt
Japanese: Honey Hunt
Auteur: Aihara, Miki
Taper: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapitres: 30
Statut: On Hiatus
Publier: 2006-12-22 to 2009-11-24
Sérialisation: Cheese!

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3.5
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Des alternatives: English: Honey Hunt
Japanese: Honey Hunt
Auteur: Aihara, Miki
Taper: Manga
Volumes: 6
Chapitres: 30
Statut: On Hiatus
Publier: 2006-12-22 to 2009-11-24
Sérialisation: Cheese!
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3.5
12 Votes
16.67%
50.00%
8.33%
16.67%
8.33%
0 En train de lire
0 Veux lire
0 Lis
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The heroine is highschooler Yura, whose mother is one of Japan's most famous and beautiful actress; and father is a World famous Musician. Yura is quiet, and gets nervous in front of crowds. People around often compare her to her famous parents. Yura's world gets rocked with the sudden return of her actress mother, coldly announcing her divorce to Yura's father, who got caught having an affair and Yura's mom has no intention of taking care of their high school daughter. But this just isn't enough, Yura later on finds her mother having sex with her neighbor/best friend/ first love!! Yura then wants to destroy her mother's beautiful actress image and decides to become an actress herself and beat her mother. There starts the fun! Yura's troubles and success' in trying to become an actress, her meeting lots of beautiful actors and singers and idols. A love triangle is in the air.

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drama
romance
shoujo
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Honey Hunt review
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LordessMeep8
Apr 04, 2021
After I had read all the available chapters of Skip Beat! and craved for some more shoujo manga, I found Honey Hunt.

The setting is the showbizz world, with an emphasis on the acting business. I find the plot pretty OK and logical. The villain is Yura's mom; I think this is the first time I came across a villain I genuinely despised... She has the whole world fooled into thinking she's the best parent on the planet and loves Yura, when in fact she doesn't care in the least. And on top of that, she sleeps with her daughter's best/only friend while knowing Yura has feelings for the guy... I don't blame Yura for saying "People like them should just burn in hell" and then wanting to become an actress after her mom went on tv again and acted like she was hurt by Yura's words. What a gawd awful woman...

First off, one of main reasons I like HH, the art. It has a very "sweet" feel to it (like Honey? Bwahaha. Too cheesy right...). I especially like how the guys are drawn, very handsome (:x). And I think some of the backgrounds use pictures instead of being hand drawn. First time I've seen it used this way and I liked it.

The story progresses as expected: she starts off all nervous, then after some encouraging words by love interest number 1, Q-ta, she slowly finds her niche and becomes a better actress and gets better roles. There aren't too many unexpected plot twists (or should I say almost none?), but the dialogue is pretty good (read logical), I think that's what kept me interested. There aren't many funny lines, so don't expect too many awkward comedic scenes. The part that didn't sit quite right with me was why they needed to add a 3rd guy to Yura's love interests; he was perfectly fine in his role as her guardian/manager and I think that it wasn't needed to add him as a love rival. And also the twist that the other two love interests are twin brothers.

As for the characters, to be honest, I don't really prefer the overly stereotypical shoujo heroine: damsel in distress, blushes at every little thing and overly cute( I know, I know; if I don't like these I should probably stop reading shoujo huh... :p). And Yura is exactly one of these. It's not that I dislike her, but I just can't bring myself to care for her (yet). Next we have Q-ta, the primary love interest and Mr. Nice Guy. He's the singer of the the band Ash.H and he's just too dreamy... A little too perfect imo. His only flaw is that he openly admits that he worships Yura's dad (ultra famous musician) and wants to do anything possible in order to get close to his idol, including proposing to Yura. He eventually starts liking Yura as well. Love interest #2 is Q-ta's twin brother, Haruka, the meanie. He's one fourth of the boy band "Knights". He doesn't like Yura in the beginning, but then slowly falls in love with her. I think partially because he sees how his brother is also into Yura... Love interest #3 is Yura's manager. Again, I just can't bring myself to see him as a love interest; somehow he feels like someone who is 30-35 years old and just doesn't give off the boyfriend vibe.

Granted Honey Hunt might not be the most original shoujo manga out there, but it is nicely drawn and the dialogue throughout the story is pretty good. Would recommend it if you have some free time and want something sweet to read. :))
Honey Hunt review
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YdYdLmDn4
Apr 04, 2021
Simple yet complicated.

Yaru was living proof that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. Living in the shadow of famous composer father and top actress mother is never easy. Being alone most of the time due to her parents fame and abandonment left her feeling isolated. Even in school she‘s just known by her parents reputation- she just doesn’t fit in. Things take a turn for the worst when Yaru’s mom announces her divorce from her dad and asks Yaru to move out on her own. Her already cloudy and lonely world just got worse when she witnesses something that will set chains in motion in Yaru’s life into becoming her own person.

Yaru felt betrayed by her mother and abandoned by her father ands she just wants to escape from them. Just as she was thinking that, Mizorogizan saw a spark in her and offered a chance of a lifetime. Beat them in their own game sort of thing. The story follows her through auditions and jobs, the ups and downs of being in the spotlight and falling in love.

Quiet and plain, Yaru, will show her parents that she doesn’t need them, like they never needed her. She will surpass them by becoming famous. I always find it inspiring what a great motivator the “bad” emotion/feelings are. Had Yaru been a little depressed or as people call it, “emo,” she would have never succeeded as far as she did. Having the right people in her life didn’t hurt the cause too.
I have to add that some people shouldn’t be parents. What I mean is that in regards to Yaru’s mom she is one of the few exceptions where her mom should have just swallowed. I know that sounds mean I’ll take it back since had that woman swallowed Honey Hunt wouldn’t have come to be.

To say that there’s a love triangle would be putting something completely obvious like a purple rhino in a room and telling you to pretend it’s not there. Why the need for a rhino, I mean a love triangle? I’m not sure but it’s everywhere these days so why not would be a better question. Though to be fair it starts off as a unreturned love, turns into a love triangle, then it morphs into a love rectangle. Because triangles are so last year.
The main set of characters are interesting and you can tell by the amount of page time where the story is heading. What saves it’s cliché-ness are interesting side characters and their sense of humor and individualism. Which is a mild exaggeration since I have yet to finish the manga and it’s just wishful thinking at this point in time.

Yaru is a simple girl, easy to like and understand. As the story progresses she starts growing more as an actress more so than as a person I think. Not necessarily a bad thing seeing as she just acts her age and sometimes is selfish. Being that it’s told from her point of view we get a close an personal look at how she thinks and feels during various points in her life. I would have actually liked for the story to stay in it’s original course of ; “A heartbroken girl, set against showing the world what she’s made of.” However certain things happen and deviate a little from the story in a romance way. Which is ok depending on how it plays out at the end.

Keiichi Mizorogizan, first go introduced in the beginning. He is exactly as out first impression shows us, stoic and businesslike. Underneath the work attitude is a sweet person and he shows it multiple times to the readers, even if other characters never know about. Mizorogizan’s role wasn’t one you’d think would be so steady throughout but it is. His character was like the curves and hills on railroad tracks, it gives the train some new hurdles and makes it different. Of course the “train” in this weird metaphor is Yaru-chan’s life. He was by far one of the best characters because he has so much potential to change and be anything and you won’t be surprised if he turns out to be an agent undercover. He’s a good looking Jiminy Cricket or maybe fairy god mother…

The art was vivid and being that it was a manga about the idol world in show business the style was great. From the clothing to the grace in the characters. In a way it reminds me of Skip Beat, although Skip Beat was different with their characters. To say it plainly, where Skip Beat was tall (drawing style for male leads), humorous, and peculiar in characters. This one was subtle, calm and swift. Everything just goes well. Like well synchronized instruments in a song. At times the details were a little off like with the eyes not being shaded in giving of an empty feel to the characters, maybe it had to do with light casting or whatnot but overall an 8 in art.

Is it worth a read? Sure. I still prefer Skip Beat, though that one has yet to develop romantically. I’m still only halfway through Honey Hunt but it keeps you interested the characters are cute and it’s a given the ending will be a happy one. How can it not, the heroine has three guys to choose from?
Honey Hunt review
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leingodf86
Apr 04, 2021
This story has/had so much potential. I would absolutely love to give it a higher rating if the mangaka so chose to finish it, but that's not the case. If you hate cliffhangers, don't even think about touching this manga.
Even though the story had me pulling my hair out by the roots multiple times, I thought the story was very realistic and I liked that it did not sugar-coat some elements. While the elements used are considered perhaps crude in real life, they are certainly things that take place in reality regardless.
The characters: ARRRRRGH This is where I pull out my hair. The main character is so irritating. I'm not sure if the author intentionally wants the readers to hate the main character but I do. Yura is a very emotional character. She is quite bitter because of her family circumstances; her actress mother neglects her and her father lives overseas. and like most kids, acts out impulsively against them. Makes sense. But while she aggravates me to no end, her character is well designed and I think she is a perfect interpretation of a spoiled brat. Including Yura, the majority of the characters act quite selfishly, making bold requests right from the get-go. The select few characters who aren't so selfish tend to get the short end of the stick, so the story and characters make a strong combo in essentially outlining that nice guys finish last. Show-biz is cruel.
Overall I really really wish this story was finished even though reading it caused me some emotional stress. It is one of my desperate wishes that this series gets picked up again one day, it deserves an end.
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