Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka

Mitsukuni "Honey" Haninozuka

Mitsukuni Haninozuka (埴之塚 光邦 Haninozuka Mitsukuni) (born 29 February, the manga artist's joke saying he only ages every 4 years due to his birthday only coming once every 4 years), aged 17 at the beginning of the series.

Honey is depicted as a very childish and cake-loving boy who is much older than his elementary school appearance would indicate. In the anime, there is a scene which shows the true strength and power Honey possesses and it is said that he has been told by Japan's Defense Minister not to show his full power for fear of other countries thinking Japan held a weapon of mass destruction, causing the other countries to fire missiles at Japan (see episode 18 in the anime). Honey is often around his cousin, Mori (see below), who is very close to him. Honey lives with his father, the owner of a famous dojo and his little brother, Yasuchika, with whom he is often at odds.

Honey is very fond of eating sweets, and his room is full of stuffed animals. He always carries around a plush bunny named Usa-chan (Bun-Bun in the manga) (Usa-chan is short for usagi, meaning "rabbit"). He used to hide his true self (with much difficulty) by being a "real man" for some time, but after Tamaki convinced him that liking cute things wasn't bad, he soon realized that there was absolutely no need for him to hide. Then, together with Mori, he joined the host club, attracting customers with his shotacon cuteness. His nickname, Honey, could have come from his personal name Mitsukuni (光邦) (the abbreviation, "Mitsu", can mean "honey" (蜜)) or as an abbreviation of his family name Haninozuka. He is referred to almost exclusively by this nickname, with Mori being the only one who calls him by his first name.

In chapter 72, he graduates from Ouran, but says that he will return to the Host Club every so often, as will Mori. They often return for visits and for a picnic planned by Haruhi. He and Mori also helped fetching Tamaki for the reunion plan. He is also shown of possibly returning Reiko Kanazuki's romantic feelings for him, although it's not canon.

He is also a very strong fighter, often sending people flying with one kick. He was originally intended to have an extreme dual personality. However, the "crouching in the corner, depressed" stance was reassigned from him to Tamaki.

Voiced by: Ayaka Saitō (anime and later drama CDs), Ikue Ōtani (early drama CDs), Luci Christian (English)

Honey-senpai is my fav character in Ouran High School Host Club~ :D