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Honey Bitter  
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Description
Because of the extraordinary power she has, Shuri Otokawa was always living in the dark full of fear and distress. Eventually, she decided to become more optimistic about her life when she started a new job at her aunt's research laboratory. However, at such a crucial time in her life, the one who appears in front of Shuri is...?!

Type
Manga

Related Series
Deep Clear (Side Story)

Associated Names
ハニービター
甜涩的苦恋
苦涩的甜蜜
Tuổi mật ong

Groups Scanlating
Evil Flowers
Lovers Dream
Manga-Vortex
Panda Cotta

Latest Release(s)
v.6 c.23 by Evil Flowers (164d ago)
v.5 c.22 + Extra by Evil Flowers (185d ago)
v.5 c.21 by Evil Flowers (199d ago)
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Status in Country of Origin
8 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
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Forum
1 topics, 1 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (190 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.1 / 10.0
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Last Updated
April 19th 2013, 10:45am PST

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Genre
Drama  Mystery  Romance  Shoujo  Supernatural 
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Author(s)
OBANA Miho

Artist(s)
OBANA Miho

Year
2004

Original Publisher
Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)
Cookie (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #896 increased(+109)
Monthly Pos #1418 increased(+260)
3 Month Pos #1863 decreased(-133)
6 Month Pos #1863 decreased(-929)

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On 1119 reading lists
On 703 wish lists
On 75 unfinished lists
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Forum Posts
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 i seriously love it!   
Rating: N/A
by japeika
August 20th, 2007, 8:22pm
i only read 2 chapters and i love it^ ^
though it's a bit dark but i enjoy this manga x]
cant wait wat's gonna happen next^ ^ and the drawing is seriously good!
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 H.Bitter   
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
by b_gurlthunder
May 4th, 2011, 7:47pm
The female lead was different but yet intresting.
I felt sorry for Shuri of her experience with a guy.
But yohta seems to be great for her if only she got over her hatred for guys.I can't blame her for hating them but she should only hate Riki because then she would be with Yohtasmile other than that the story is not to bad
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 Very realistic.   
Rating: N/A
by julielivia
March 5th, 2011, 6:15am
One of the best works I've read so far. The characters are realistic and believable. The heroine is a person many readers can relate too. Manga focuses on variety of themes and approaches, it's not just about romance or work, the characters are dimensional.
I do however believe it is targeted at older audience.

... Last updated on March 5th, 2011, 6:18am
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 A nice surprise   
Rating: 8.6 / 10.0
by ajmanga
July 17th, 2008, 10:35am
The summary doesn't do it justice. I read it and I loved it. It's not too typical in the romance area and the female lead is pretty cool. I wouldn't call it mature but then again I've only read up to volume 2 ch 2. The detective thing is pretty cool. It's my type of series. Avid_reader's review below was right on. That's why I decided to give it a try.

... Last updated on July 17th, 2008, 10:40am
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 addressing the rape topic   
Rating: 8.4 / 10.0
by myyinfatuation
May 21st, 2013, 11:05pm
Honestly im a bit boggled by it as well. Why did such a amazing mangaka include such a thing in her story, and have the other characters who knew about it act in such a way (namely her aunt). It has to be put out there that some ppl won't consider what happened to her as 'rape' exactly. I do and others do and its actually the way the incident was handled that annoys me. but it does seem realistic in a depressing sort of way that i don't think was intended. All in all, the unconsensual sex wasn't handled as well as i hoped, but i'm sure that it will be an enduing if minor theme throughout the series.

I want to believe that these issues will be addressed later on in the story, and the story is worth reading so i do recommend this. Detective stories with a female lead who is already pretty cool who still grows as a character as the story progresses are rare and awesome.
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 Honey Bitter   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by keiichi~~
December 22nd, 2006, 4:17am
Nice! Juz wanted to know what Riki's character in the past.This manga change my opinion of Obana Miho coz i thought she does only kids manga like Kodocha.
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 A really good read   
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
by born2shop
January 29th, 2013, 7:10pm
I haven't read a manga like this before, which for me is rather refreshing. I love the whole feel of it. It has depth and emotion and so much more than other series.

I love the art. It's beautiful without being over done. The plot is amazing to me (don't know about anyone else). And I love all the characters. Well... Though he's a cutie, I think that Youta's character is a little on the annoying side the way he's always smiling and so happy all the time. It's like "dude, do you ever have an off day?" haha But I think the way he's always so positive is the reason why he's so perfect for Shuri. She really needs to be with someone like him.

Then there's the matter of Riki. He's so the character we all love to hate haha but I don't hate him. Yes, I do agree that he did some fucked up things to Shuri when they were younger, and that he's scarred her maybe for life, but I really don't think he a bad person. He just has a mean streak in him.
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After Shuri was almost raped, though he did something horrible to her right after, he did get angry and exacted revenge for her. And yes he basically raped her himself when they were together, but I think it was just that he didn't know how to handle people let alone women. And he's the type to do whatever he wants anyway no matter what you say (soo not trying to make excuses for him, he was still very wrong and should be punished for it). But when Shuri looked into his mind she found nothing. he's basically an empty shell. Emotionless. Which is why he's so cold to people. Especially Shuri. And we know that he went out with her in the first place because he liked her and not because he wanted to use her.


Everyone keeps saying her aunt is wrong for telling her to get over the fact that she was raped, but her aunt did hit Riki for what he did to Shuri and she wasn't telling her to get over it and her past with Riki, but to use it to make herself stronger. Which I agree with. She obviously couldn't fire Riki because he's good at what he does and she needs him. It's not like she has a lot of staff in the first place. And I really think that if Shuri and Riki talked things out, it would really help with her healing. He would get to her how she felt, and she would hear what he was really thinking.

But still I LOVE Riki. He's sexy haha Yea sure he's an emotionless jerk that needs a beating once in a while. But I think there is a part of him that still likes Shuri (though he acts like he doesn't care) and I think she still like him too, which is why she can't get over what he did to her. And I kinda think he needs someone like Shuri to bring something out of him...

... Last updated on January 29th, 2013, 7:23pm
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 Cardboard   
Rating: N/A
by foobar
November 5th, 2012, 1:53am
It is unfair of me to stop at just two chapters, but I found it pretty much completely unreadable.

Characters are pretty much cardboard cut-outs. Even a soap opera writer would be ashamed to create characters like this.
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 very good mix of romance, detective drama and supernatural   
Rating: 9.5 / 10.0
by avid_reader
May 31st, 2008, 9:14am
Finished up to book 4 on a chinese website. This is one I'd go back to reading, again and again. Great art, interesting story lines, a bit more mature for typical shoujo audiences but just right for more mature readers (like 18+). A good balance of romance, detective drama and the supernatural. (also ordered the 4 volumes from the yesasia.com ..can't wait to get my hands on the actual books!) Now i only hope Obana-sensei's injury will not put this series on hiatus..
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 its really not bad at all..   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by darra23
July 29th, 2007, 8:25pm
ive only read about 4 scanlated chapters so far, but i really got addicted to it.. its really fun to read about shuri trying to overcome her fear/hate.. plus i still want to see how her relationship with ex-boyfriend riki and yohta progresses.. i highly recommend this manga!

... Last updated on July 29th, 2007, 8:33pm
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