| Ja Kanji: | ハニーレモンソーダ |
| Ja Romaji: | Hanī Remon Sōda |
| Genre: | Romance |
| Type: | manga |
| Publisher: | Shueisha |
| Magazine: | Ribon |
| Imprint: | Ribon Mascot Comics |
| First: | December 28, 2015 |
| Volumes: | 25 |
| Type: | live film |
| Director: | Kōji Shintoku |
| Music: | Erika Fukasawa |
| Runtime: | 111 minutes |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Hiroshi Nishikiori |
| Music: | Akira Kosemura |
| Studio: | J.C.Staff (animation) TMS Entertainment (production and planning) |
| Licensee: | Crunchyroll |
| Network: | Fuji TV (+Ultra) |
| First: | January 2025 |
| Last: | scheduled |
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Murata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Ribon since December 2015, with its chapters collected into 25 volumes as of April 2024. A live action film adaptation was released in July 2021, and an anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by J.C.Staff is set to premiere in January 2025 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.
By February 2024, the series had over 12 million copies in circulation.
Quiet, shy Uka Ishimori has been nicknamed "stone" since middle school. Upon entering high school, she meets a boy named Kai Miura, whose appearance and personality reminds her of honey lemon soda. As the two become acquainted with one another, Uka's relationship with Kai inspires her to become more confident.
Written and illustrated by, Honey Lemon Soda began serialization in Shueisha's manga magazine Ribon on December 28, 2015.[2] As of April 2024, 25 volumes have been released.
In July 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[3]
In September 2020, it was announced that series is getting a live action film adaptation, starring Snow Man member Raul as Kai Miura and Ai Yoshikawa as Uka Ishimori.[4] The film was directed by Kōji Shintoku, based on a screenplay by Nami Kikkawa.[5] It premiered in Japan on July 9, 2021. The film's theme song is "Hello Hello" by Snow Man.[6]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 1, 2024. The series is produced by TMS Entertainment, animated by J.C.Staff, and directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, with Akiko Waba writing series scripts, Aimi Tanaka designing the characters, and Akira Kosemura composing the music.[7] It is set to premiere in January 2025 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.[8] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[9]
By February 2024, Honey Lemon Soda had over 12 million copies in circulation.[7]
In 2021, the series was nominated at the 45th Kodansha Manga Awards in the category.[10] It also ranked 40th in Da Vinci magazine's "Book of the Year" list for that year.[11]