Honeymoon Salad

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Japanese: ハネムーンサラダ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 5

Chapters: 41

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 8, 1999 to Dec 28, 2001

Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Animal

Authors: Ninomiya, Hikaru (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #7526²

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Popularity: #3967

Members: 5,565

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MangaYoung AnimalNinomiya, Hikaru (Story & Art)

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His ex-workers keep calling for help; his memory of his first love is traumatic to say the least, he hates his father so much that he'll never go back home, a stranger blames him for pushing her down the stairs... no wonder being pissed is a daily routine for Natsukawa Minori. Then enters one, no two women in his life that will make him too busy to be pissed.

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May 24, 2023

solenthusiast

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Honeymoon Salad is a solid read - a tonally distinct poly-romance that assumes a melancholic, down-beat mood that is occasionally penetrated by brief rays of sunshine that reveals itself as our three leads find solace in each other's prescence. The mangaka concludes with a brief note, essentially commenting on what the text means to her - and she summarises it by stating that it's about being comfortable in one's own skin, simply being yourself as opposed to hiding behind a facade to impress others or compromising on what one wants in order to avoid being a burden to someone you love, as those loved ones ... will love you regardless. To be honest, sure, that's probably what I should take from this tale! In retrospect, I can appreciate how this manifests in each of our three leads - Saito Ichika, a reserved country mouse who constantly apologises for her actions, Saito Youka, Minori's ex who always hid her true self behind a playful façade, and Minori himself, a man fearful of wasting away his life, not having a passion to fight for (not knowing that this can manifest itself in fighting for those he loves, rather than a career).

The art is simple, as to downplay the mood and this felt appropriate for what is mostly a fairly downbeat, simply told romance. I'm not entirely sure what to make of the final few chapters, they aren't abominable but the manga wastes time when it could have really explored the poly- aspect of this relationship. Ultimately, this aspect of the manga felt underdeveloped, yet it's the few moments when this comes to the forefront that really stood out to me as being fairly interesting. Still, it was good to see Youka take the spotlight, as her relationship with Minori felt more palpable than Ichika's. In actuality, I never really believed her romance - she felt more like a maternal figure to these two characters, an intermediary but any scene with her and Minori alone felt really awkward and their chemistry, to me, was non-existence. It made sense to begin with, due to her apologetic nature and traumatic past, but she never really comes out of her shell over the course of the narrative. Ultimately, I was more invested in Minori rekindling his romance with Youka as there was more to chew on with their relationship. Their time together was the highlight of the read to me, and I would have preferred for this to have focused more on the two of them. I do feel, that for a manga about a poly relationship, the almost omnibus nature of the storytelling feels counterintuitive - I wished the mangaka could have embraced the three-way nature of it a little more.

The ending is abrupt, and slightly disappointing even if it's ultimately a happy ending for all - I'm not sure what I wanted, but it felt... odd.

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May 27, 2019

hexashadow13

Recommended

tl;dr: A manga about relationships that despite being serious doesn't really have much development, but is still casually enjoyable.

This manga has an interesting concept for a love triangle in theory, but the characters and their stories didn't mesh as well as they needed to for it to work well in execution. The chemistry felt off and the arc of each individual character felt somewhat shallow. It starts off moving at reasonable pace, though feeling quite dreary while doing so, but then transitions to a much slower pace where it feels more relaxed in a melancholy sort of way. That's not a bad thing though, because it does ...

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Jan 26, 2021

Silentfan6

Not Recommended

While the story does support a poly relationship set up and it does seem like a threesome between the three main characters would happen, it doesn't. There are no threesomes.

That said, this story is more interested in talking about the introspective guilt and regret that we feel when in relationships. One girl regrets her past and how her relationship with Minori ended, while the other girl feels guilt about finding happiness in life. I think their characters are very interesting but are not allowed the time for them to fully blossom. However, that doesn't really matter because Minori is the fucking worst.

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