Honey and Clover battle
Okay… I’m a major major major major fan of Honey and Clover anime. Both seasons. It got great storyline, more mature too, beautiful drawing, and awesome musics. So, based on the greatness of the anime, I fully anticipated the live action J-Drama. Oh, wait, I have to mention about the live action movie too.

Righty.. I’ve watched the movie about two months after the anime series. And from an anime magazine in my country, I see the cast was actually quite promising. Well, at least from their looks.

Honey and Clover battle!!!
Anime vs Movie vs Dorama!!!!!

Story:
Hands down… the original anime wins!!!! The movie and dorama butchered up everything good. Everything as in every single thing…
The anime series got complex story, double love triangle, self searching, reaching out your goal… Every youth problems their hopes their dreams, failure, heartbreak… God this anime’s great!!!!
In the movie it came excruciatingly absurd because you won’t fit 32 episodes in just practically an hour… too bad…
The dorama, even though I didn’t have a high hopes in it, it turns out quite entertaining… Not too sappy, not too lame… Just okay…
Winner: Anime series!!!!!!! ^^

Characters and casts:
Morita Shinobu (kyaaa Morita-san daisuki!!!!):

Iseya Yusuke

Narimiya Hiroki

A genius, free spirited, goof ball 7th year art student. My favorite character on the series.
Movie: Gyah!! Turns out Morita-san in the movie is quite a hunk!! In fact he’s too handsome to be Morita. Too manly in my opinion. Morita look like a class clown, yeah he’s not bad too look at, but he’s just a regular guy… This guy waaaay too handsome to be Morita.
The Morita character in the movie was also waaay off… He was depicted as this player who doesn’t give a damn about anything… Morita character became so mean in this movie.

Dorama: Gyah!!! (in a different tone) my deepest apology for the actor and the fans (including me)… Yea, I’ve said that Morita is just a regular guy, but I also mentioned that he’s good looking! This guy way off to be Morita. Hiroki looks like 'orang kampung' here...
The character came close to the anime tho… Nice!!! But this kind Morita is too artsy for me. Come on, he wore flashy shirt with spray paint on it… Morita wear a regular shirt, a solid blue, or white shirt – in some episode turns out that he also wore Mayama’s shirt…
Winner (anime Excluded): Dorama!!!! Sorry cute guy.. I have to be honest I like dorama Morita better.

Takemoto Yuuta:

Sakurai Sho

Ikuta Toma

Your average boy next door. The kind who will always overshadowed by the greatness of the people around him. A good regular boy, innocent, nice, kind, timid… An average boy that you can relate to any of your friend, even yourself.

Movie: Bravo!!! Bravo!!! This guy IS Takemoto!!! (exclude the fangirlism aside) He’s not handsome, not bad either. Look a bit of an idiot sometimes, but don’t average human do? Oh, the minus factor, is that Takemoto was having a job as Akaimafura Neko… That’s supposed to be Morita!!!

Dorama: Toma is too sweet to be Takemoto. A bit too soft, stylish and girl-ish to be him… Oh yeah… This Takemoto also a bit too genki in my opinion…
Winner: Movie!!!!!!

Mayama Takumi:

Kase Ryo

Mukai Osamu

A love sick smoking stalker!! The more mature one on the bunch. He’s like an older brother to all the student characters here. Have a major crush on his older boss.

Movie: Quite good… Just a bit too skinny.
Dorama: Too young, too skinny, I don’t really like this Mayama… It did not brings up his stalker side towards Rika, nor his possessive – older brother – way to Ayumi. Well, the movie was not either.
Winner: Hmmm… hard too choose… Emph... Movie..

Yamada Ayumi:

Seki Megumi

Harada Natsuki

A pretty girl who turns out to be a good drinker also. Her family owned a Sake store in local shopping district. All the second generations the district adore her and want to marry her. She's in love with Mayama and can’t cope with it… She and Morita were like brother and sister, in my opinion, actually they would be great together. But well…

Both movie and Dorama have great Ayumis… Great!!!! The only thing missing in the movie was the Ayumi Kick!!
Winner: A tie!!!!!!

Hanamoto Hagumi:

Aoi Yu

Narumi Riko

A genius artist who doesn’t speak much. Too short for her age. Looks like a koroboku… An Ainu dwarf or sumthing like that said Morita. Loves Morita, loved by Takemoto. Ayumi’s best friend. Moria’s rival in art. Have a deep bond with her uncle, Shuuji.

Movie: This girl is sooooo cute… She looks too young to be a college student, but isn’t Hagu looks too young also?

Dorama: This girl also pretty, but she doesn’t resemble Hagu. She’s too tall and was not cute enough… She’s pretty, but not cute… And she seems too independent…

Winner: Movie!!!!

Hanamoto Shuuji:

Sakai Masato

Murakami Jun

A lecturer in the university. He’s quite young often took as a student. His lounge was used to hang out by his students. Loves his niece Hagu so much.

The Shuji in movie came quite close, but still looks too old… and did not have the craziness about Hagu. In the Dorama he’s too old and did not too-possessive toward Hagu.
Winner: Movie!!!

Nomiya Takumi:

Kashiwabara Takashi

There’s no Nomiya in the movie. The depiction of Nomiya in the dorama is quite great. Well, in appearance, I thought he was Yamazaki, but later on, this character seems getting better… Nice!!!
Winner: Dorama!!!

Music:
Anime
It got Suga Shikao, Spitz, Suneo Hair, The Band has No Name, Yuki… A total greatness…!!!!! Awesome music for an anime. Every songs (opening, ending, insertion) capture the moments perfectly. There’s no anime on the line that could mixed music and story as good as this one… Hundreds thumbs ups….!!!!!
My favorite on the bunch is Sorosoro Ikanakuncha from Suga Shikao.

Movie
Great!!!!!!!!!! Classical, pop, MOR, mixed in to one album… Great… Tho not as great as the anime, but not bad…
My favorite on the bunch is Scooter by James Wendt

Dorama
At first, I’m a bit disappointed with the lack of music in the dorama. As ending drawing nearer, I heard a familiar voice. Hirai Ken!!!!!!! Gyaaaaaa!!!!! Best Japanese male singer… Super graeat!!!! Hirai Ken – Canvas.

Winner: Tie!!!!!!

I LOVE HACHIKURO!!!!!!!! ^^v