Alternative TitlesEnglish: Candy Boy Synonyms: Candy☆Boy, CB Japanese: Candy Boy
Information
Type: ONA
Episodes: 7
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: May 2, 2008 to May 8, 2009
Duration:
15 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 7.601 (scored by 3560 users)
Ranked: #8192
Popularity: #618
Members: 7,135
Favorites: 90 1 indicates a weighted score
My Info
Popular Tags
comedy romance school yuri |
SynopsisTwin sisters, Yukino and Kanade Sakurai, room together in the dorms at their high school, enjoying school life with their friends and one another. One day, Sakuya Kamiyama, an underclassman, seeks out Yukino, while Kanade learns from a friend that Sakuya has admired Yukino for a very long time. This innocent revelation sets into motion a chain of events that eventually lead to Yukino expressing her feelings for her sister.
|
Related AnimePrequel: Candy Boy Episode 0, Candy Boy EX01
Sequel: Candy Boy EX02
Characters & Voice Actors
Staff
Add staff for this anime.
Reviews
|
|
Skadi
60 of 77 people found this review helpful
|
7 of 7 episodes seen
|
| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
9 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
Candy Boy is a sweet, good natured slice of life romantic comedy. Right off the bat you should understand that this series revolves around yuri love and an incestuous relationship between fraternal twins. Even saying this though, there is really nothing to be offended about in regards to this series. While normally my creep-o-meter would be signaling its alarm bells, I actually really enjoyed Candy Boy.
The plot in Candy Boy is uncomplicated and revolves around twin sisters Kanade and Yukino and their high school life together. Unlike a lot of slice of life series, Candy Boy's episodes feel like they are all part of one large movie sized one as events flow seamlessly from each episode. Both sisters struggle to find time for each other and both get into college. Little happens in terms of dramatic romance, while there are very tender moments, those hoping for mushy love scenes and romantic kisses will likely be very disappointed. There doesn’t seem to be much in the way of social consequences from either classmates or family due to the sisters’ quite obvious relationship. In a way this is both disappointing and a relief. Though I thought it was the right choice because, for me, it kept my attention off of the creepy aspects of the show.
The characters are excellent in the series. This is helped by the fact that the cast is extremely small and focuses exclusively on only four characters. In fact I can really only remember a couple instances where people other than those four even spoke any dialogue. This was an excellent decision since the series is already short and doesn’t have time to build much depth in the characters. The sisters Kana, Yuki, and to some extent their younger sister Shi get the majority of the attention. Kana is the most interesting of the group and feels the most complete as a character. Most of the story elements flow through her and what she is thinking and feeling. You get a good feel for all of their personalities and their motivations, though it does feel like of the twins, Yuki gets a bit of the shaft in terms of depth. Sakuya is the comic relief and while she is in love with Kanade, she is never a serious love interest. There really isn’t any angst in terms of relationships which I found a bit refreshing. Kanade and Yukino love each other deeply and basically nothing can separate them.
The art and animation is truly fabulous. I loved the character designs and the settings and backgrounds were all wonderfully dawn and animated. There did seem to be a bit of inconsistency though, even though it was great looking sometimes characters didn’t always look the same throughout the show. The acting was very good and it featured a number of good musical pieces.
I enjoyed Candy Boy quite a lot. I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of yuri or just wants to see a sweet slice of life series and is not bothered by the subject matter. While it may be a bit controversial to some audiences, I think it will appeal to most people.
read more
|
|
Imperturbable
80 of 110 people found this review helpful
|
2 of 7 episodes seen
|
| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
Candy☆Boy is a series that'll induce an "aww" feeling, given you accept two main premises-- one, it's f/f (shoujo ai). (Please refer to the warning spoiler below for the second premise.) It started off as a seven-minute ONA but I guess it fared well enough since we've got more episodes coming, now each being fourteen minutes long to boot.
--
Before we get into the review, I'd like to mention a major warning (that is fundamentally SPOILERish): This series has incestual vibes between fraternal twin sisters.
--
The additional episodes don't seem to push the sisterly relations between the two protagonists as much with the shift from calling Yukino "Yuki-nee" (in the ONA) to "Yuki-chan", but even with episode one you can see that the fluffy overtone is a clear continuation of the ONA.
Candy☆Boy is one of those series that rolls slice of life, comedy, and romance all into one, so plot is most likely going to be rather incidental. The art is a lot more detailed and the animation much smoother in the additional episodes compared to the ONA, while the seiyuu continue to deliver a solid performance. (You may recognise Sakuya's seiyuu as Katou Emiri, of Lucky☆Star fame as Kagami.)
The comedic moments are well-timed, and serve to enhance the series overall without taking the limelight away from the relationship dynamics.
Of course, it's still too early to say much in terms of character development at this time and there are many other points that haven't been expounded on yet, so I will update this when we are privy to more episodes.
I do think the series is coming along nicely, however, as the motivations of certain characters weren't made too clear in the ONA.
Updates*:
Episode two brings more of the same defining characteristics of Candy☆Boy that makes it so lovable-- cute interactions between Kana and Yuki, with Sakuya keeping things light-hearted. A shot or two reminiscient of fanservice cropped up, so that might be this series' attempt to draw (and maintain) the attention of its targeted demographic audience.
*Will be integrated into the rest of the review at a later date when generalisations are possible. read more
Recommendations
|
|
They both have shoujo ai although Strawberry Panic is more yuri.
Although it's never blatantly obvious, the quasi-implied twincest of Candy Boy would definitely pique the interest of anyone who fully enjoyed the raging lesbo fest of Strawberry Panic.
|
|
|
Candy Boy and Aoi Hana are anime that have yuri as central elements, yet unlike other anime of its genre, it is rather subtle and tastefully done.
What you have here are two atmospheric, carefully developed and understated anime about falling in love, being in love and developing relationships between girls whose bonds range from sisterly (in the literal sense, in Candy Boy's case) to romantic.
Each anime places significance in delivering excellent and likeable characters who drive their plots. Despite Candy Boy and Aoi Hana having some roots in romance, they are primarily slice of life anime that depict (at languid pace) the involving lives of the characters.
While the delivery of each anime is different (Candy Boy opts for a more comical and cute storytelling style; Aoi Hana's focus is on grace and realism), these two anime give us tales of girls who love other girls while gently handling their subject matters.
Both Candy Boy and Aoi Hana follow a similar theme, and have a similar pace. Both series are heartwarming, and express emotions very well. Candy Boy has a lot more comedy elements, whereas Aoi Hana tends to sway towards the more serious side of things. Although Candy Boy is only around 13 minutes per episode, and only 7 episodes long, this by no means detracts from the experience.
|
Opening ThemeNo opening themes found, add themes.
Ending Theme#1: "Koi no Katachi" by KANA (eps 1-3)
#2: "Bring up...LOVE" by nayuta (eps 4-6)
#3: "romance" by Ryouka Yuzuki and Hitomi Nabatame
Fansubbing Groups
Which fansubbers do you like the best? Click + to approve of their subs for this show. Click - if you don't think they did such a great job.
Related ClubsThe Twin Factor, Nico Nico Everyone!, ~ Shoujo-Ai & Yuri ~, Yuri is the Ultimate <3, Random Anime & Manga Club, Sakurai Kanade Fanclub, The Shorts Club , Yuri fan club, Yoru's Dungeon ;), Akatsuki Otaku Club, Incest Club, Asutoraea no Oka(yuri rp), Candy Boy, Sis con Club, Silver, White, Gray-Haired Characters Fanclub!, Loli Yuri Fan Club, High School Anime Fans, Girl_With_Girl_Club, § My sexual & hentai harassement §, Aurora Gakuen *Yuri RP*Sakurai Yukino Fanclub see all
Recently Watched By|
11 minutes ago |
43 minutes ago |
1 hour ago |
2 hours ago |
2 hours ago | |
3 hours ago |
4 hours ago |
4 hours ago |
4 hours ago |
4 hours ago |
|
|
