History Characters / HoneyAndClover

* TheCameo: In Umino's later work, ''Manga/SangatsuNoLion''. Along with Nomiya, he participates in a work team shogi tournament, eventually addressing what some of the characters have been up to after their series ended.

%% * [[HeroesWantRedheads Heroines Want Redheads]]: Yamada [[spoiler:and eventually Rika.]]

--> '''Mayama:''' "I'm not a stalker! I just somehow always pass by her apartment while going home, so I stop to buy a soda from the vending machine there and I sit on the bench for a couple of minutes, looking at her window and wondering what she's doing... Wait, that's what stalkers ''do''!"

* :planotically

* AmbiguouslyBi: Shuuji was extremely close to his friend Harada and he also cared deeply for Harada's girlfriend and eventual wife Rika, to the point he describes them as having been 'extensions of his own being'. Towards the end, he reveals [[spoiler: he developed feelings for Hagu]].
* AmicableExes: with Rika, in a sense. Shuuji was inseparable friends with Rika and her husband Harada, but that changed after an accident killed Harada and crippled Rika. They're still share a close bond, but the pain of the memories from before the accident makes it difficult for them to be around each other now.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Harada and Rika meant the world to Shuuji, so the accident that took Harada's life and left Rika crippled and depressed was ''very'' traumatizing for him, though he tries not to show it.

* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Shuuji loved Harada and Rika, but he recognized deep down that he was a ThirdWheel in their relationship and felt the only thing he could do was support their happiness.

* ThreesomeSubtext: Less subtext than practically outright stated. While the actual nature of the arrangement is somewhat ambiguous, Shuuji more or less describes his relationship with Harada and Rika as a threesome, as they had all lived together for years, and he admits he loved them both.

* AmicableExes: with Shuuji, in a sense. Rika and her husband Harada were inseparable friends with Shuuji from their college days, but that changed after an accident killed Harada and crippled Rika. They're still share a close bond, but the pain of the memories from before the accident makes it difficult for them to be around each other now.

* TheLancer: He and [[TheProtagonist Takemoto]] have an OddFriendship, despite being total opposites.

* {{Manchild}}: He is wild and unpredictable, often pulling childish stunts like skipping class and stealing his friends' food and belongings without a second thought to the feelings of others. His crush on Hagu also manifests in childish ways, like whiplashing between tormenting her and giving her thoughtful gifts, yet being incapable of actually discussing it with her.

* IWantMyBelovedTobeHappy: Morita backs down (mostly) gracefully when [[spoiler: Hagu tells him she's decided to stay with Shuuji to work on recovering her hand function, as opposed to going with Morita himself. His response is to give Shuuji a huge box of cash and telling him to use it and make sure she gets to paint again]].

* BirdsOfAFeather: While Morita has a bad habit of overwhelming Hagu with his personality, Morita and Hagu come to have a sort of understanding of each other: They're both socially awkward and somewhat immature, and due to them both knowing what its like to constantly have a stream of ideas, they end up serving as motivation and inspiration to each other in their artistic endeavors.

* {{Manchild}}: Morita is wild and unpredictable, often pulling childish stunts like skipping class and stealing his friends' food and belongings without a second thought to the feelings of others. His crush on Hagu also manifests in childish ways, like whiplashing between tormenting her and giving her thoughtful gifts, yet being incapable of actually discussing it with her.
* MoneyFetish: He bluntly states he loves money, and has a habit of disappearing for days on end to do mysterious odd-jobs and then suddenly returning with large wads of cash in his possession that he doesn't seem to share with anyone (except once to buy a present for Hagu). [[spoiler: It later is revealed that he was obtaining the money for the sake of his brother's plan to buy back their father's company, which had been sold without their father's knowing out of their uncle's envy]].

* StarCrossedLovers: In a sense, this is what becomes of his [[spoiler: relationship with Hagu. They ''do'' have feelings for each other, but ultimately decide leading separate lives and cheering each other on in their art goals is what's best for them]].

* BirdsOfAFeather: While Hagu is often overwhelmed by Morita's wild personality, when it comes to art they understand each other and find motivation and inspiration in each other.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Early on shows this attitude towards [[spoiler: Morita, who she eventually proves to have developed feelings for. When he suddenly leaves for the United State without warning, her wish is more that he do all the things he wants to do there before coming back, rather than wanting him to come back right away. In the end this sets presidence for the final volume where they don't start a relationship and instead promise to always support each other in their work]].

* StarCrossedLovers: In a sense, this is what becomes of her [[spoiler: relationship with Morita. They ''do'' have feelings for each other, but ultimately decide leading separate lives and cheering each other on in their art goals is what's best for them]].

* BirdsOfAFeather: While Hagu is often overwhelmed by Shinobu's wild personality, when it comes to art they understand each other and find motivation and inspiration in each other.

* MoneyFetish: Seems to be the case for him, with his habit of disappearing for days on end to do mysterious odd-jobs and then suddenly returning with large wads of cash in his possession that he doesn't seem to share with anyone (except once to buy a present for Hagu). [[spoiler: It later is revealed that he was obtaining the money for the sake of his brother's plan to buy back their father's company, which had been sold without their father's knowing out of their uncle's envy]].

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Early on shows this attitude towards [[spoiler: Morita, who she eventually proves to have developed feelings for. When he suddenly leaves for the United State without warning, her wish is more that he do all the things he wants to do there before coming back, rather than wanting him to come back right away. In the end this sets presidence for the final volume where they don't start a relationship and instead promise to always cheer each other on in their work]].

* WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler:One possible interpretation towards Hagu staying with Shuuji, who she knows she can depend on, rather than with Morita, who she is in love with. On Shuuji's part, he ''does'' have feelings for her, is roughly a decade older, and due to being cousins, Shuuji has been looking after Hagu since they were children.

* WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler:One possible interpretation towards Hagu staying with Shuuji, who she knows she can depend on, rather than with Morita, who she is in love with. Due to being cousins, Shuuji has been looking after Hagu since they were children and he's roughly a decade older than her]].

* OlderThanTheyLook: Morita's often immature personality makes him come off a lot younger than he really is, but he's actually 3-4 years older than the rest of his friends due to his failure to graduate when he was supposed to.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Shuuji was extremely close to his friend Harada and he also cared deeply for Harada's girlfriend and eventual wife Rika, to the point he describes them as having been 'extensions of his own being'. And towards the end, he reveals [[spoiler: he developed feelings for Hagu]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: What happened to Rika and Harada was ''very'' traumatizing for him, though he tries not to show it.

* MoneyFetish: Seems to be the case for him, with his habit of disappearing for days on end to do mysterious odd-jobs and then suddenly returning with large wads of cash in his pocket that he doesn't seem to share with anyone (except once to buy a present for Hagu). [[spoiler: It later is revealed that he was obtaining the money for the sake of his brother's plan to buy back their father's company, which had been sold without their father's knowing out of their uncle's envy]].

* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Shuuji loved Harada and Rika, but he recognized deep down that he was a ThirdWheel in their relationship and only wished to support their happiness.

* ThreesomeSubtext: Less subtext than practically outright stated. While the actual nature of the arrangement is ambiguous, Shuuji more or less describes his relationship with Harada and Rika as a threesome, as they had all lived together for years, and he admits he loved them both.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Despite being fairly talented in other fields himself, having been remarked to have brilliant memory and great creativity, he always feels like [[spoiler:his brother Kaoru is this to him]].

* TheGadfly: His main strategy for courting Yamada seems to be taunting her as much as he can.

* {{Megane}}: As per stereotype, he's very smart and confident at work and very less so when it comes to his feelings.

* {{Workaholic}}: Before meeting Yamada, his work seems his only real love.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Shuuji was extremely close to his friend Harada and describes his feelings towards him as 'love', although he also cared deeply for Harada's girlfriend and eventual wife Rika. And towards the end, he reveals [[spoiler: he developed feelings for Hagu]].

* MoneyFetish: Seems to be the case for him, with his habit of disappearing for days on end to do mysterious odd-jobs and then suddenly returning with large wads of cash in his pocket that he doesn't seem to share with anyone... except once to buy a present for Hagu. [[spoiler: It later is revealed that he was obtaining the money for the sake of his brother's plan to buy back their father's company, which had been sold without their father's knowing out of their uncle's envy]].

* {{Manchild}}: Morita is wild and unpredictable, often pulling childish stunts like skipping class and stealing his friends' food and belongings without a second thought to the feelings of others. His crush on Hagu also manifests in childish ways, like whiplashing between tormenting her and giving her thoughtful gifts.

* HiddenDepths: Morita comes off as a flighty goofball who makes trouble for others, but he can make surprisingly perceptive comments and he gets ''genuinely'' concerned when Yamada leaves a festival drunk with a guy she barely knows.

* {{Manchild}}: Morita is wild and unpredictable, often pulling childish stunts like skipping class, and stealing his friends' food and belongings without a second thought to the feelings of others. His crush on Hagu also manifests in childish ways, like whiplashing between tormenting her and giving her thoughtful gifts.

* LovingBully: Morita quickly develops an attraction to Hagu, but at first is only able to express it by chasing her around and turning her into a living art project which bewilders and terrifies her.

* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:Morita may have gotten Haru's affections, but Haru ultimately decides to stay with Shuuji because she knows he can take care of her after her accident.]]

* TroubledButCute: Shinobu ''would'' like to be as carefree as he tries to appear, but he can't bring himself to stop [[spoiler:helping his brother, who's obsessed with getting revenge on their father's enemies]].

* BreakTheCutie: During the first part she manages to make some friends and starts to very slowly overcome her social anxieties... then [[spoiler:she suffers an horrifying glass shard accident that leaves her dominant hand almost completely numb.]]

* CutesyDwarf: She's not a teenager anymore, but she looks like she's not a teenager ''yet''.

* TheCaretaker: Of Rika in the past and presently of Hagu.

* DidNotGetTheGirl: In the backstory, it is implied he was in love with [[spoiler:Rika, who was married to his best friend Harada.]]

* WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler:One possible interpretation towards Hagu staying with Shuuji, who she knows she can depend on, rather than with Morita, who she is in love with.]]

%% * GreenEyes

* MaybeEverAfter: At the end, [[spoiler:it seems Yamada is starting to return his love but it's neither confirmed nor denied]].

%% * BrownEyes

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