This is my number one favorite show. Whenever I put it on, I feel like I can relax. It's my feel-good show. This is due in great part to the lighthearted soundtrack, Spitz's music, and the fluffy art thanks to Chica Umino's character designs, and also to the tone of the anime as a whole, which is contemplative (some might say navel-gazing) and comedic in turns. I come back to this anime again and again and there's always some precious or comedic detail I've forgotten from the last time I watched.
Oh yeah, the first season's food intro visuals are just bizarre and have dubious connection to the show itself. (I'd love to see someone else analyze them, though. What exactly was the studio trying to say???)
Honey and Clover is one of the few shows that I think makes love triangles work without having any one guy come off as too much of a jerk and be written off. Rather, you want to root for everyone. In general the conclusions of the show seem realistic, naturally flowing out of the characters, although some decisions are not without controversy---
It also has something to say about loneliness, pressure, breakdown, passion, and art.
Morita may be one of the few primarily comedic characters that I consistently like. His antics consistently make me laugh. Id-driven and reckless, a trickster spreading chaos wherever he goes who seems untouched by human rules, on occasion he has wisdom and insight of the Fool. A good part of the joy of watching this show is just for watching what crazy thing Morita will do next to inject some levity.
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