Happy Sugar Life
Happy Sugar Life is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Gangan Joker from May 2015 to June 2019. The series is licensed by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by Ezóla aired during the Animeism programming block from July to September 2018.
Plot
The series is centered on high school girl Satō Matsuzaka who befriends a mysterious little girl named Shio, who was abandoned by her mother, and immediately becomes highly attached to Satō. They both agree to live together in Satō's apartment, and the former vows to protect that feeling of love, even if it means committing crimes or even killing people.Characters
;Satō Matsuzaka;Shio Kōbe
;Asahi Kōbe
;Taiyō Mitsuboshi
;Shōko Hida
;Daichi Kitaumekawa
;Satō's aunt
;Sumire Miyazaki
;Yūna Kōbe
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by, Happy Sugar Life started in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Gangan Joker on May 22, 2015. Eleven volumes of the manga were released from October 22, 2015, to June 22, 2022. The series ended in the June 22, 2019 issue of Gangan Joker, with the ninth and tenth volumes of the manga releasing on July 22, 2019. On July 8, 2018, during their panel at Anime Expo, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the manga.Volumes
Anime
The anime television series adaptation was directed by Keizō Kusakawa and Nobuyoshi Nagayama and written by Touko Machida, with animation by studio Ezóla. Shōko Yasuda provided the character designs.Youko Matsubara was the color key artist for the series and Kiyotaka Yachi directed the background art. Yasuyuki Itou served as director of photography, while Yayoi Tateishi was the sound director. The series was edited by Yuuji Oka. Koichiro Kameyama composed the series' music. The opening theme song, "One Room Sugar Life" was performed by Akari Nanawo, while the ending theme song, "Sweet Hurt", was performed by Reona.
The 12-episode series aired in Japan from July 14 to September 29, 2018, broadcasting during the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, BS-TBS, and AT-X. The series was simulcasted exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide.