Summary
A popular shoujo anime is getting an English dub — and it is debuting sooner than expected, onCrunchyroll.
Shoujo fans, especially those into romance, have nothing to complain about this Winter 2025 Season. BesidesMy Happy Marriage, they can also enjoy the highly-anticipatedHoney Lemon Soda!
Honey Lemon Sodahas beenairing since January 9in Japan and on Crunchyroll. The streaming service will debut the dubbed version today —June 04, 2025. As usual, only the first episode will be released for now, and then the dub will get a weekly schedule, a few weeks behind the calendar of the subbed version.
The Cast of the English Dub Version
Crunchyroll has unveiled the cast of the English dub.Monica Flatley(Joka inThe Apothecary Diaries) is cast as Uka Ishimori, whileChris Hackney(F. Scott Fitzgerald inBungo Stray Dogs) is voicing Kai.
Other cast members include:
As for the crew,Shawn Gann(Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian) is credited as the voice director, andSusie Nixonis the producer.Matthew Greenbaumis adapting the scripts to English.Neal Malleyis mixing the audio andAugust Cineis credited as engineer (sound engineer, presumably).
Fan Reception of Honey Lemon Soda
Shoujo animegenerally have a modest budget when compared to hyped shounen anime, but so far, comments aboutHoney Lemon Sodaon social platformshave been generally positive.
The production has delivered a decent animation, with a great soundtrack — and this type of story doesn’t usually need a massive budget to work fine.Hiroshi Nishikiori(A Certain Magical Index) seems to know what he’s doing with this series.
