Honoka is a gentle and understanding girl who always put others before herself. She is very smart, even being called the "The Queen of Knowledge", "The Queen of Intelligence" or "The Queen of Wisdom" by her classmates, and often uses this to help people. Due to this, she is very popular, having caught the attention of nearly every boy in school. She is not interested in most of them.

As she is serious about her passions, Honoka can be strict with others and can become forceful or scary if angered by other's laziness or lack of concern. However, she is shown to be this way out of care for said person and waning them to do their best. She can also be pushy in her attempts to help someone, and she has a surprisingly stubborn side. For the most part, she is usually easy-going and calm-tempered, not likely to be easily riled up in comparison to Nagisa.