Watch Happy Sugar Life

TV-MA
1969
1 Season
6.5 (844)

Happy Sugar Life is a Japanese anime television series that first aired in the summer of 2018. The show is based on the manga with the same name, written and illustrated by Tomiyaki Kagisora. The series is directed by Keizou Kusakawa and produced by Ezo'la animation studio. The show stars Kana Hanazawa as the protagonist, Satou Matsuzaka, and Misaki Kuno as Shio Kobe, a young girl who Satou falls in love with.

The story of Happy Sugar Life revolves around Satou Matsuzaka, a seemingly perfect high school girl who is loved and adored by everyone around her. However, beneath her pleasant exterior lies a disturbed and obsessive personality. Satou's obsession now centers on a young girl named Shio Kobe, who she finds alone on the streets one day. Satou decides to take Shio home to protect and take care of her, and the two become inseparable. Satou's love for Shio quickly becomes all-consuming, and she's willing to do anything to ensure they remain together always.

Satou's obsession and possessiveness towards Shio leave her with a moral compass that is all but broken. She lies, steals, and even murders, all in the name of protecting her love. The series does a fantastic job of pulling the viewer into Satou's world and giving them an insight into her thinking process, which is often dark and unsettling. The way Satou justifies her actions to herself is both chilling and intriguing.

Throughout the show, Satou is continuously on the run, trying to hide the body count she has left behind in her wake. The show touches on themes of loyalty, love, and sacrifice. It explores the lengths people will go to protect the ones they love and the morality that comes with such actions.

Happy Sugar Life features a well-written cast of characters, each with their unique personalities, desires, and morals. Satou's actions are not necessarily something that can be condoned, but the series manages to humanize her and the supporting characters. The series provides insight into the background that may have caused Satou's psychosis to develop and how it has had repercussions throughout her life. In doing so, the show also makes several social and psychological points about youth, alienation, and social conformity.

The animation in Happy Sugar Life is superb. The characters are well-designed and highly expressive, and the backgrounds are detailed and visually pleasing. The series also makes great use of color theories, with bold and attractive colors used to depict the characters' emotions.

The music in Happy Sugar Life enhances the show's effect, with both opening and closing tracks setting the mood of each episode. The voice acting is done well with Kana Hanazawa, and Misaki Kuno offering dynamic performances as Satou and Shio, respectively.

Overall, Happy Sugar Life is a compelling and thought-provoking watch. It's an unsettling tale filled with horror and suspense, making it a unique contribution to the anime world. The anime's progression as Satou starts to explore the deeper, darker, and unstable parts of her character, and ultimately, embracing them, is gripping. It's a show that asks a lot of questions of its viewers, leaving them reflecting on social and psychological issues that are relevant today. The series's exploration of obsession, possession, and morality is powerful and poignant, making it a must-watch for fans of horror anime.

Filter by Source

No sources available

Do you have Apple TV?

What are you waiting for?

Nice! Browse Apple TV with Yidio.

Ad Info

Seasons

12. 12th Life: Happy Sugar Life

September 29, 2018

Satou and Shio spend their last night in Apartment No. 1208. The two girls wear matching rings. Satou tries to bury everything so that they can enjoy a brighter future. Meanwhile, Asahi has something he has to tell Shio, and searches for the two girls.

11. 11th Life: An Eternal Moment with You

September 22, 2018

Shoko had sent a photo of Satou and Shio to Asahi right before she was killed. Asahi captures Mitsuboshi and forces him to reveal the location of Satou's apartment. Satou makes a vow to Shio to fight together, and heads to Apartment 305, where her aunt lives.

10. 10th Life: A Proposal under a Starry Sky

September 15, 2018

After killing Shoko, Satou returns to Apartment No. 1208, and passes out into a deep sleep. Shio doesn't know about what happened, and starts thinking about her mother, Yuuna, who left home and abandoned her. Shio's father was always violent towards Shio's poor mother, who was scared, sad, and also very kind.

9. 9th Life: Dissolving Rain

September 8, 2018

Satou gets Mitsuboshi to agree to help her by offering to let him see Shio. Mitsuboshi contacts Asahi and tries to get him to leave town to get him away from Shio, but Asahi gets suspicious. That night, Asahi reveals his feelings for Shio to Shoko.

8. 8th Life: Apartment No. 1208

September 1, 2018

The apartment where Satou and Shio live, Apartment No. 1208, used to be the home of a male painter who lived alone. Satou used to be his model, and would visit his apartment every day and have conversations about random things. However, one day...

7. 7th Life: What the Sugar Girl is Made Out Of

August 25, 2018

Satou and Shoko head to the apartment where Satou says she lives. As soon as they step out of the elevator, they run into two police officers, who tell Satou to knock on the door. Someone opens the door from inside...

6. 6th Life: We Revolve Around the Moon

August 18, 2018

Shoko starts to get suspicious about Satou, and runs into Asahi passing out flyers. Satou says that she has to go to Mitsuboshi's place to deliver a notebook with a message from work, but when Mitsuboshi opens the notebook, he finds a message asking whether he wants her to let him see Shio.

5. 5th Life: The Taste of Crime and the Taste of Punishment

August 11, 2018

Sumire, a coworker at Satou's job, is interested in Satou and admits that she peeked at Satou's resume. Sumire becomes suspicious that no one is actually living at the address on Satou's resume. Meanwhile, Shoko goes to Mitsuboshi's place to visit him, but discovers something shocking in his room.

4. 4th Life: The Sugar Girl Doesn

August 4, 2018

Shio runs into Mitsuboshi on town at night, which reawakens memories of her painful past. Shio's father was abusive towards his wife. Shio sees an illusion of her mother, who tells her that she'll never forgive Shio. Shio passes out in a park, and thugs creep up around her.

3. 3rd Life: A Long Monochromatic Night

July 28, 2018

When Asahi gets attacked by a group of thugs, Satou and Mitsuboshi protect him. Satou senses that Asahi and Shio are connected to each other through a special relationship, and is almost overcome with anger. Meanwhile, Shio starts to worry when Satou is late coming home, and leaves the apartment to search for her around town at night alone.

2. 2nd Life: Shio's Miniature Garden

July 21, 2018

Satou is holding a trash bag covered in blood. She tries to throw it away in the river, but senses someone nearby. The next day at school, the class president, Kitaumekawa, worries about Satou and tries to talk to her. Meanwhile, Asahi is handing out flyers around town looking for Shio.

1. 1st Life: The Sugar Girl Eats Love

July 14, 2018

Shoko is surprised to hear that Satou has decided to give up fooling around with guys and start living together with the person she loves, a mysterious girl named Shio. Satou starts working more to cover the expenses of her new life with Shio. However, an incident happens at her new job.