Honey and Clover

Honey and Clover summary: Living in a shabby student apartment, Takemoto's primary concern is when he'll scrape enough funds to indulge in meat and if he'll make it to his lectures in time. Despite living independently away from home, Takemoto still has room to mature. In the company of his unconventional group of comrades - Morita, Mayama, Yamada, and Hagumi - Takemoto embarks on an expedition of self-discovery and the essence of life. Additional features comprise of five supplementary chapters, the standalone story "Sora no Kotori," and "Hoshi no Opera." The manga attained the 27th Kodansha Manga Award under the shoujo category in the year 2003.