#Kai miura

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Honey Lemon Soda - Official Teaser Trailer

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“Honey Lemon Soda’ The First Promo

The official website unveiled the first promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Mayu Murata's Honey Lemon Soda manga. The anime is slated to debut in January 2025 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.

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Honey Lemon Soda Volume 2: Slow and Steady Aggravates Readers

Now I'm just joking with the subtitle of the volume, but well, it does end up waffling a bit with this first volume. Still worth the read however, but certainly a few points to take note of and be aware of if you're still on the fence with this title. At the end of it though, if you liked the first volume, you'll like the second (though there's of course more to it than that).

So let's get the bothersome out of the way. Uka is very flip floppy in this volume with their romantic interest and feelings for Kai. It's very "shoujo"-esque in that sense as it engages in a one-sided "will they won't they". I don't really hate it, because it exposes the inner turmoil and insecurity of Uka that melts away when she's happy alongside Kai.... but I'd also say that there's not a very good flow between either state for Uka. It's a lot of simple writing with "oh yeahs" peppered in to smooth over the bumps.

But truthfully? That's about the extent of my complaints. It's just a little lazy and simple in the movement within the writing. Past that, I still really enjoy Uka's character, and how they approach a social life at high school. A really important piece to capture with characters is that they're not putty in the hands of the writer, but nor are they an immovable stone that's fated to never change. Striking that balance where a strong core exists but a malleable exterior coats it is really important in these kinds of stories.

Which I think they take note of quite well. They rehash Uka's fears, and the issues of her being bullied, but things change ever so slightly. Why she's being bullied, being apologized to, standing up for herself, throwing herself into conversation. There's a lot of pieces that really make Uka's progression tangible and realistic.

And then, there's all these funny panels of a scatterbrained and nervous Uka, which I really can't get enough of.

Anyways, back to the volume at hand. Really solid at approaching Uka's character development and changes to high school life, yada yada yada, there's a few key moments that really stick out in her monologuing that appears throughout the volume that I enjoy. I think more than anything, the story's appeal is to be positive and encouraging towards this sort of experience, which can be skewed in regards to representation, but it works well as a feel good and creates really sweet moments like this one. Plus, closeups of the pretty art is always appreciated.

And, to finish it off, the meat and potatoes of the volume: a "rival" for Uka, in the form of Kai's ex-girlfriend Kanno. Which I think is a nice twist on the situation. She parallels a lot of Kai's behaviors towards Uka, which sets of alarm bells and certain feelings within Uka. Rather than jealousy and frustration, she turns it inwards and continues to put herself down in regards to the situation. Even when she's standing up for the sake of someone else, she's found a way to dig a deeper hole for herself to hide away in. It presents the drama of a "rivalry" but still places the ball firmly in Uka's court. Nobody else is challenging her, nobody else is actively trying to take Kai away, but her insecurity and anxiety forces that distance between her and Kai.

So there you have it, the second volume. Lots of what hooked me in the first volume, but a far more methodic approach to Uka as a character. You might even say that the story is purpose made to force her to grow, which might turn some people off. But personally speaking, this is a feel good series, so manufacturing progression to keep Uka moving forward isn't something I particularly mind. It might move things along at a quicker pace while still feeling oddly slow, but it's a far better approach than the typical "will they/won't they" RomCom that's invaded a lot of this genre. So for now, it's time to wait for volume 3 to release.

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Kai und Uka from Honey Lemon Soda for the shoujosei & yuri gotcha for gaza on twt!!!

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This corset suitable for vkei men skirt outfits ヴィジュアル系メンズスカートスタイルにぴったり合うファッションコルセット

We suggest fashion corsets good for men's figure アンダーバストを強調しない、メンズの体形に合わせやすいカッティング

Try corset outfits if you like vkei メンズコルセットスタイルならV系レザーカンパニーで探してみてください

Lace up on front, zipper on back, also you can wear lace up on back, zipper on front ジッパーとレースアップは前後リバーシブルでもOK

編上げ　ビニールコルセット　フェイクレザーコルセット　V系コルセット　メンズコルセット　ウエストベルト　ファッションコルセット　ユニセックス　ヴィジュアル系　ビジュアル系

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Takizawa Sora is waiting outside Hatchimitsu when school concludes. A considerable crowd of girls has already gathered around him by the time that Kai reaches him.

Kai, rolling his neck, raises an eyebrow and says flatly, “I hope you’re not here for Uka. I’m walking home with her.”

Takizawa squeaks and bows. “I’m sorry,” he shouts, “I’m here for you, Kai!”

The girls start squealing and Kai scowls, but tells one of Uka’s friends to pass on the message that he’ll be right with her. Takizawa takes him aside to a private, secluded area, and Kai crosses his arms as he waits.

Takizawa does not disappoint. “I’m in love with you,” he declares, “I want to be with you romantically.”

Kai blinks. He’s never been confessed to by a guy before, though in hindsight, he should have expected this coming one way or another. Takizawa, though... that sure was unexpected. “You’re pretty determined to break this relationship apart,” he grumbles.

Takizawa presses his hands to his cheeks, which are bright red, and says, flustered, “Well... I wanted your advice, actually. I still like Ishimori-chan, so... I don’t know what I should do.”

Kai hums and says, “You know that you can’t have either of us, right? I’m hers and she’s mine.”

“I know,” Takizawa says, “and I already lost to you. But I haven’t lost to Ishimori-chan yet, so... is it okay if I try and seduce you?”

Kai shrugs. “I don’t like men,” he says, “but go ahead and try. It won’t work, though. I belong to Uka.” In a rare moment of sympathy, he says, “Don’t be so eager to get your heart broken.”

“Don’t worry,” Takizawa says, grinning, “because I don’t know if I can get you until I try.”

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Truth be told, Kai likes Takizawa a lot. Who wouldn’t? Takizawa is cute, straightforward, and likeable in every way.

Here’s a secret that Kai will take to the grave: when they were playing basketball, and Takizawa stole the ball from him, Takizawa’s broad back looked really cool.

Takizawa is cool.

But Kai has Uka, and she’s everything to him. He’s not going to be swayed by anyone else, especially not another man.

He waits for Uka at the entrance of Hatchimitsu. Uka is unusually downcast and solemn as she meets him, and Kai says, “I guess you talked to Takizawa as well.”

“Yes,” Uka says hesitantly, and then says, “He... told you, then?”

“Yes. Funny, isn’t it? He didn’t tell you to your face that he liked you because he thought it would be unfair at first, but he told me so quickly.”

Uka says, matter-of-factly, “Because Takizawa-kun has changed from back then.”

“You aren’t threatened?”

Uka looks at him thoughtfully, and then says, putting her hands against his face, “You’re mine.” It’s not a question.

Kai answers anyway, “Yes, I’m yours.”

She smiles brightly, “It’s not a problem.”

Ah, Kai thinks. How did he end up with such a cool girlfriend?

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Takizawa’s methods of seduction are... how to put this...

It’s kind of hilarious.

Takizawa brings a strawberry milkshake for Uka and a lemon soda for Kai in one movement. It’s almost, Kai thinks with a laugh, as though he were seducing them both.

“I’m shorter than you,” Takizawa says at one point to Kai, “Don’t guys like to be taller than the person they’re dating?”

Kai counters, amused, “Aren’t you yourself a guy? I like girls, you know.”

Takizawa pouts and keeps trying.

Takizawa braids Uka’s hair. Plays basketball with Kai. Studies with Uka. Follows Kai around.

There are a lot of mixed signals.

“You’re not still going after Uka, are you?” Kai demands at one point. “I’m okay if you go after me, but you know already that she’s off-limits.”

“I know Uka-chan doesn’t like me,” Takizawa says, “so I’m just her friend. But you might like me, so I’m going to try. Please give me a month to try and seduce you.”

Kai rolls his eyes and turns away.

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Satoru and Ayumi, watching the whole thing unfold, think it’s hilarious.

“First he likes Uka, now he likes Kai,” Ayumi laughs, “No matter who he ends up with, it’s a loss!”

“He should just date both of you at this point,” Satoru snickers, “If he likes you both anyway, why not have all three of you date?”

Uka looks at Kai and says, surprised, “Ah?”

Kai raises an eyebrow at her and says, “If you want.”

“But,” Uka puffs out her cheeks, pouting, “Kai is mine. I don’t want to share.”

“Waah, there it is!” Ayumi squeals. “Possessive Uka appears again!”

“Then don’t share me,” Kai agrees, leaning forward and smiling. Uka turns bright red and Kai smiles to himself, victorious.

That should be the end of that.

But somehow Takizawa hears about this idea and that’s when things really start.

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Part 2 (tbw)

[flocy-sims]

💘 NESTLED WITH NAFISA 💘

•Introducing Nafisa Echoe | Age: 24 | Pronouns: She/Her | Traits: Creative, Neat, Self-absored

• Being alone her whole life Nafisa always been hungry for love. She tried to get it from other places like simsmedia, and altough she loves all of her fans, being a simfluencer just doesn't satisfy her appetite. So, Nafisa found the courage to open her heart for the last time, hoping to find her one and only love, and not get her heart broken again.

• Life is never boring with Nafisa, she's always the center of attention, oh she makes sure of that. Juggling her simfluencer account and her small crystal business, she hopes to find the person who can handle her crazy life.

• Will this self-absored, but loving sim find her true soulmate or remains with only with love of her fans?

More below the cut:

• Likes: Crystals, a tidy home, The color beige, Slow mornings, cats , The moon, Body Modifications, New Age music, yoga, cleaning

• Dislikes: unmannered sims, smelly things, cold, closed minded sims, dirty homes, bad energy

• Fun Facts about Nafisa:

Lives in Tartosa

Wants to adopt a cat

Crystals are power source

Just started her small business of crystals and jewellery

Loves to be center of attention

Hates slob sims

Gets jealous easily

•Contestant entry guidelines:

Must be young-adult or adult

Humans are only being accepted this time!

Must have at least one negative trait

Can be any gender

Cannot have the romantic trait

They can have skills

Should have Likes + Dislikes

Can have back stories if you want to

Can have careers if you wanna

Maxis-Match or CC free (I own every pack, i also use some gorillax3, belaloallure cc so that's fine too)

Must be comfortable with changes such as eyes, skinblend, lashes as I have my own defaults and preferences as well as outfit changes to fit into my game style (the outfits will mostly stay the same if you've styled all of them).

• Remember to at me @flocy-sims or use #nafisaBC to make sure I see your entry and ask if you have any questions!

CONTESTANTS:

1. Nicholas Knight by @seyvia

2. Alize Resende by @invisiblequeen

3. Kai Miura by @jasminesilk

4. Milan Vinca by @jonquilyst

5. Ari DeLuca for @alltimefail-sims

6. Ivy Brennon for @dorytoss

7. Orlando (Dodo) Harper by @akitasimblr

8. Tucker Hausen by @theosconfessions

9. Hunter Jackson by @simsinfinitylt

10. Elliot Madison by @bakersimmer

11. Marshal Milan by @bloomingkyras

12. Naveen Eaves by @mdshh

13. Himari Watanabe by @foxsimthings

I'm gonna include as many contestants as you send me and keep it open as long as everyone who sent their sims, so just let me know if you want to, but you don't have time right away, so that i know to wait for you!

Please send me your sims!🤗

[ydotome]

Honey Lemon Soda - Official Teaser Trailer

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“Honey Lemon Soda” The Manga For Gets TV Anime

A teaser image for the television anime adaptation of Mayu Murata's Honey Lemon Soda manga was unveiled on the official website.

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Kai Miura for Nestled with Nafisa

A Bachelorette Challenge by @flocy-sims 🌺

Kai is half Japanese, half native Hawaiian, full party boy. He was born and raised in Sulani but prefers snowboarding in his father's hometown of Mt. Komorebi to surfing at the beach (probably because there's no surfing skill in the sims 4).

Age: 25 (Young Adult) Traits: Party Animal, Geek, Squeamish Aspiration: Nerd Brain Career: Freelance Programmer

Get to know Kai more below the cut!

Likes: Swimming in the ocean, snowboarding, singing karaoke with his friends, beer, videogames, programming (especially modding), working out at the gym, sushi

Dislikes: Fishing, bugs and insects of any kind really, nectar-making (even just the thought of fruit squishing beneath his toes makes him feel sick to his stomach), waking up early

The main reason Kai decided to become a Freelance Programmer was because he wanted to be able to work from any location. If he isn't swimming at the beach in Sulani then he's snowboarding down Mt. Komorebi - he's just not built for that traditional 9 to 5 grind! He loves to be the life of the party and is always asking his friends to join him for drinks at the karaoke bar. He loves a girl (or boy!) that enjoys being active and leads a more alternative lifestyle. On paper Nafisa seems like the perfect match for a guy like him, but will they have chemistry irl? He can't wait to meet her and find out!

Kai comes with 2 outfits for every category. Private download only. I hope you love him as much as I do @flocy-sims!

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Honey Lemon Soda Volume 1

So Honey Lemon Soda was a pretty big license from Yen Press last year, with lots of people excitedly chattering about it. Of course I'd have somewhat high expectations for it, I was thinking it'd have to be a pretty impressive story to garner such attention from just a license announcement. But wow, it went above and beyond those expectations. The entire concept is rock (pun intended, you'll see) solid, and they go right for the throat of a lot of traditional Shoujo clichés, either to subvert expectations or transform them into meaningful and important pieces of the story.

But what is Honey Lemon Soda anyways?

Well, dear reader, Honey Lemon Soda is the story of Uka Ishimori (left), a girl just starting her high school life, looking to put her middle school experience behind her. Despite her good grades, despite the ability to go to some of the best high schools around, she instead chooses to go to Hachimitsu High School. Because more than anything, she wants to shed her past. She no longer wants to be called 'Rocky' (a nickname used to bully Ishimori because her last name has the Kanji for stone at the start - 'Ishi'), she no longer wants to be satisfied with hiding in the background, with not being able to live the life she dreams of.

And that sentiment is realized in such beautiful fashion in this first volume. Some of it is used to shatter Ishimori's concept of the perfect life, others are used to strengthen her ideals, and there are even pieces that are turned from negative to positive. Honey Lemon Soda takes a heartfelt look at Ishimori's ideals, and piece by piece tears down her walls to build up a beautiful statue in its place. And it's such an uplifting and important story.

It speaks to Ishimori's social anxiety, to her fears of opening up to people because of how she was treated. It tackles the challenges of reaching out for a helping hand when you've always been bullied, of taking that first step and putting your neck out there even if it's just for the smallest of things.

It's just... beautiful. It's such a great look at the effects that bullying has on people, and how hard it can be to move past it, to grow beyond the chains that bound you socially. And while it is beautiful and very rose colored, it's not some idealistic approach. The most important piece that this first volume establishes is that you have to want to be saved and helped. Crying silently to yourself will get you nowhere. Even if it might seem pathetic, even if it takes every fiber of your being, the most important thing to do is reach out.

It speaks so clearly to just how bullying can affect how you approach life. Sure, Ishimori was as stiff as a pole in middle school, and never stood out for anything, but that doesn't mean anything about her. It doesn't mean that she can't be smart and help people, or that she's not athletic or skilled. And this first volume goes there as well, it doesn't just stop at the bigger picture, but gets right down to the smaller pieces as well. The difficulty of lending someone a hand, the anxiety and pressure from team activities, even the fear and concern with asking someone to be your friend.

What makes all of it so worth it though, is that it helps Ishimori realize. It helps prove to herself that just because some people thought poorly of her and bullied her, that not everyone's out to do the same. That there's people out there that don't see her as 'Rocky', or see her as a burden. Of course with these realizations, It's really easy for smaller pieces and even at times the larger ones, to lose their appeal. It's certainly an easy trap to continue a cycle with it to continue to have those "moments", but Honey Lemon Soda easily breezes past that. It takes each of Ishimori's experiences in this first volume and compounds them, it builds them to be taller and stronger, and you can immediately feel the weight of that change in what she does.

She'll ask questions she would have never thought of having the confidence to ask, she'll heartily laugh over simple things she wouldn't have dared to before, she'll involve herself socially and of her own will. It doesn't take half a dozen volumes for cracks to show in Ishimori's shell. Hell, it hardly took more than half of the volume.

Honey Lemon Soda, with just a single volume, is such an inspiring and brightly shining story about a girl learning to love life, finding a way to make her dreams come true, and break free of the cage that held her in middle school. Sure, there's romance, but they address it very briefly and (rightly so) brush past it, instead choosing to lay the groundwork for its future. Because of that, Honey Lemon Soda certainly has ideas of love in its head, but it goes far beyond that to focus on Ishimori as a character. She is a high school girl looking to shed her past and grow into her rose colored future well before she is a maiden in love. And I think it's wonderful. It doesn't rush itself, nor does it drag its feet. It finds the perfect happy medium to sell Ishimori's story, to show just how badly she wants to change, how bright she can truly shine, and how much help can mean to someone.

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celebrity readings masterlist

miscellaneous

☆ yes or no questions

k-pop industry

aespa

☆ how did the aespa members feel about giselle’s n-word scandal?

☆ will giselle be in more controversies in the future? will she be a better person?

☆ karina positives + negatives

ateez

☆ san positives + negatives

☆ san positives + negatives (updated!)

☆ san ideal type

☆ san reputation within the industry

☆ san as a boyfriend

☆ san & wooyoung dynamic

☆ seonghwa love life

☆ hongjoong positives + negatives

blackpink

☆ lisa ideal type

bts

☆ jungkook positives + negatives

☆ what really happened between jimin & jeongyeon?

enhypen

☆ jungwon positives + negatives

exo

☆ kai positives + negatives

☆ jay ideal type

(g)i-dle

☆ yuqi positives + negatives

infinite

☆ how does sungjong feel about his “feminine” image?

itzy

☆ how does ryujin feel about her “masculine” image?

☆ ryujin ideal type

☆ yuna as a bestfriend

ive

☆ how do ive members see wonyoung?

☆ gaeul positives + negatives

☆ wonyoung positives + negatives

le sserafim

☆ chaewon positives + negatives

☆ yunjin positives + negatives

monsta x

☆ i.m ideal type reading

newjeans

☆ minji negatives + positives

☆ how do the newjeans members see danielle?

nct

☆ was the zoo unit specifically taeyong annoyed at giselle for messing up on stage?

☆ how does nct taeyong view nct haechan?

☆ jaehyun negatives + positives

☆ jeno negatives + positives

☆ haechan negatives + positives

nmixx

☆ lily positives + negatives

p1harmony

☆ most to least likely to date a fan in p1harmony?

☆ soul positives + negatives

☆ soul ideal type

☆ soul as a boyfriend

red velvet

☆ yeri positives + negatives

stayc

☆ sieun reputation within the industry

stray kids

☆ bangchan & felix dynamic

☆ felix positives + negatives

☆ hyunjin reputation within the industry

the boyz

☆ sunwoo ideal type

twice

☆ jihyo positives + negatives

☆ mina positives + negatives

☆ nayeon securities vs insecurities

☆ sana positives + negatives

☆ tzuyu positives + negatives

☆ jeongyeon positives + negatives

☆ what really happened between jimin & jeongyeon?

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☆ soobin positives + negatives

☆ conversations with soobin

☆ yeonjun positives + negatives

☆ yeonjun ideal type

soloists

☆ jeon somi positives + negatives

☆ lucas reputation within the industry reading

k-drama industry

☆ current events: han sohee vs lee hyeri

☆ Iee hyeri reputation within the industry

j-industry

☆ haruma miura positives + negatives

☆ kentaro sakaguchi positives + negatives

western

☆ chloé bailey current energy - may 23, 2023

☆ doja cat current energy - may 31 2023

☆ beyoncé current energy - march 11, 2024

☆ how does taylor swift feel about the drama around her dating matty healy?

☆ what is the nature of the relationship between halle bailey and jonah hauer-king?

☆ aaron taylor-johnson positives + negatives

☆ billie eilish positives + negatives

☆ blueface positives + negatives

☆ hailey bieber positives + negatives

☆ harry styles positives + negatives

☆ ice spice positives + negatives

☆ jenna ortega positives + negatives

☆ kendall jenner positives + negatives

☆ lana del rey positives + negatives

☆ matty healy positives + negatives

☆ how does matty healy feel about his recent scandals? - june 27, 2023

☆ pedro pascal positives + negatives

☆ pinkpantheress positives + negatives

☆ taylor swift positives + negatives

☆ timothee chalamet positives + negatives

☆ how did taylor swift feel meeting future for the first time?

☆ interview series: doja cat

☆ current events: drake vs future