ハチミツとクローバー [Hachimitsu to Kurōbā] [Honey and Clover]

Chika Umino's Honey and Clover is a tender, bittersweet coming-of-age story set among a group of art students in Tokyo, serialized by Shueisha from 2002 to 2006. The series delicately explores the ache of unrequited love, the uncertainty of creative ambition, and the fleeting beauty of youth as its characters navigate friendship and heartbreak. Running for ten volumes, it became a defining work of slice-of-life manga, beloved for its gentle humor and emotional depth.