List of Honey and Clover Characters - Secondary Characters

Secondary Characters

Shūji Hanamoto (花本 修司, Hanamoto Shūji?)

Portrayed by: Keiji Fujiwara (anime, Japanese), Chris Kent (anime, English), Masato Sakai (movie), Jun Murakami (Japanese TV drama)

Shūji is a professor at the college that Morita, Mayama, Takemoto, Yamada, and Hagu attend, serving as the father figure for the group. He is also Hagu's relative (he is her father's cousin; although it is not clarified if he is her father's 1st, 2nd, or 3rd cousin) and the person that Hagu is really closest to, and gets very overprotective of her at times. Shūji is a close friend of Rika and her late husband, who had been his roommate until Rika and her husband married. Unlike his friends, Shūji's artistic talent was not remarkably impressive, but found he was good at explaining things like art history and anatomy (subjects which Harada and Rika struggled with) and eventually decided to become a teacher as a result. When Rika's husband died in a traffic accident, he took care of Rika so that she wouldn't try and join her husband in death, but Shūji begins to wonder if Rika would've been happier if she died alongside her husband. Because of this, Shūji recommends Mayama as Rika's new assistant; he believed Mayama's companionship would be a healthy change for Rika. Shūji is a mellow and thoughtful person, partly because he's older and more experienced than other characters. He bears deep feelings for Hagu, always stays by her side and help her. When Hagu got into the accident and may lose her ability to pursue art, he risked everything for her. In one episode, Shūji is shown sticking his head out of a window after returning most of the money Shinobu tried to give him for Hagu's rehab. Shinobu goads him into clarifying what his feelings for Hagu were. He blushes at this question but boldly shouts, "I love her! I really love her a lot". Much to his dismay, Ayu appears behind him at that exact moment, who is flustered and shocked with what she had just heard. Hagu chose to be with him even though she's in love with Morita.

Rika Harada (原田 理花, Harada Rika?)

Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese), L.C. Curci (English)

Rika is the founder and manager of Harada Design. She also ran it with her husband until he died in a car accident that happened on the opening night of one of the stores they designed. This accident also left her badly scarred on her back, and has damaged her legs so she is unable to walk for long periods without the help of a cane and medicine. During college, Rika Egami (江上 理花, Egami Rika?) had been known for being a talented artist, but also very cold and aloof. Harada, Rika's eventual husband, befriended her and she began to live in the apartment Harada and Shūji shared. The three were very close friends and continued to live together until Harada and Rika got married and founded Harada Design. She is from the city of Otaru in Hokkaidō. When Professor Hanamoto believes that his presence will hinder Rika's recovery, he sends Mayama to help her, believing that Mayama would be the least likely to intrude on other people's business. However, as Mayama tends to Rika's injuries, he develops feelings for her. Rika knows that Mayama likes her, but pushes Mayama away because she doesn't want to hurt him. It was unclear whether Rika reciprocates the feelings that Mayama has for her, but later chapters of the manga and the first episodes of the second series seem to imply that she does. Later in the series, it appears that Rika finally opens her heart to Mayama after a shock ending sequence where Mayama's feelings finally flood out.

Kaoru Morita (森田馨, Morita Kaoru?)

Voiced by: Takuma Takewaka (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)

Morita's older brother who seems to have a mysterious agenda in earning ridiculously large amounts of money. It is later revealed that he and Morita are working together to buy back his father's company which was purchased by an electrical company when they were kids. Unlike Morita, he is practical-minded and organized. He appears to be one of the few people who can put up with Morita's quirky idiosyncrasies and is able to control Morita to some extent. Kaoru shares a deep relationship with Morita, but sometimes feels envious and inferior towards Morita's talents.

Takumi Nomiya (野宮 匠, Nomiya Takumi?)

Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (Japanese), Tom Gibis (English)

He, along with Yamazaki and Miwako, is first introduced on episode 14 of season 1. Nomiya is the type of guy who could "throw a cellphone in the sea full of women's numbers, without caring at all" as said by Mayama. Mayama is somewhat adverse to him, partially because he sees Nomiya as the ideal professional he wants to become and dislikes the comparison and also because of Nomiya's interest in Yamada. Nomiya is Mayama's former boss at Fujiwara Design. He is described as handsome, intelligent and somewhat workaholic. Though he's deemed by Mayama as a playboy, and is actually quite experienced with women, he falls in love with Yamada. He tries to visit her whenever he can, although he is aware of Yamada's feelings for Mayama. Mayama tries to act as the middleman as much as he can in order to protect Yamada, as he doubts the sincerity of Nomiya's feelings. However, Mayama finally gives in, realizing that Nomiya "isn't as evil as he thought".