Candy Boy: Nonchalant Talk of the Certain Twin Sisters in Daily Life

If u appreciate art work u've gotta watch this anime ...

The drawings are amazing both in anime and manga...

The presentation along with music will make u say Aaaww so cute...

A short but sweet show without any drama, comedy, ecchi, violence or epicness. So what's left to like, then? Well, a handful of cute characters, a couple of cute scenes, a cute moral or two, some cute music... Yeah, sorry, but when a show doesn't contribute more than "cute", I'm out. I don't mind slow slice of life anime, but there is a thin line between "slow slice of life" and "no story at all", and Candy boy ends up with the larger shoe on the wrong side of that line.

I have to admit it is a gorgeously looking anime, though. The artwork ... and character designs are simply stunning. Too bad it merely consists of still frames with the occational animated mouth thrown in. I would really like to see this kind of graphic style in a more fleshed out anime.

This anime is underrated. Here's my review.

Be WARNED: This anime is about lesbians. Who are sisters, twins even. If you don't like that kinda stuff, then you best stay away from this anime...(Just sayin'...)

Story: Like the synopsis says, it's a love story between two sisters. But it's not ecchi or anything like that. It's the farthest thing from ecchi. It's innocent, cute, loving, sweet and meaningful. It just shows, at least to me, that love is important in anyone's life, and how we should all enjoy the beauty of love. (God, doesn't that sound cheesy?) Cheesiness aside, this anime is about ... relationships and the bonds between them.

Art: The art is very sweet, perfect for the story. The backgrounds and scenery were gorgeous as well.

Sound: Eh, the sound was okay. The music was okay, not really my taste, and for some reason, it didn't seem to fit the anime too well either. :/ But, meh, that's just my opinion.

Character: The characters went together very well, even though this anime was short. The character development went right along, and was pieced together well. (Sorry if I am repeating myself. ^^')

Enjoyment: I very much enjoyed this anime. It hit all the right spots with me and made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It was a very cute anime, and I'm sure that I will re-watch it time and again.

Overall: I enjoyed it. It's ALMOST a masterpiece, though it could work on a few music additions. But, it's lovely, warm and brilliant. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. :)

Candy Boy is a cutesy coming-of-age love story between two girls who also happen to be sisters. While seemingly odd in concept, I grew to like the show and the oddly charming nature of the relationship between the two main characters.

As stated above, the story is centered around two girls, Yukino and Kanade, who are sisters. Due to a misunderstanding, Kanade confesses her love for Yukino who reciprocates her feelings. While the show focuses on their relationship, ultimately a large part of the story is about the issue of growing up, which in turn causes separation from those you care about. Because the issue of ... growing up is such a relatable concept, its hard not to cheer for these girls. All these girls want is to be together forever, though sometimes wishing isn't enough. The story ends on a positive note though, with the ending implying that the two will get their wish. A refreshing aspect about this series is the romance between the two characters. With a genre such as yuri, it is easy to rely on fan-service and tried-but-true tropes but the relationship between Yukino and Kanade develops at a nice, organic pace. Yukino and Kanade's relationship isn't over sexualized either, with the two taking all 7 episodes to finally kiss. Their relationship could have been further fleshed out, however. One issue that is never explored is the social acceptability and stigma surrounding not only gay relationships but also incestuous ones. There also isn't any conflict between the two main characters, with their relationship being depicted as happy and perfect the majority of the time.

The art style is mostly good, however the characters can look weird during some scenes. The music is also terrific, bringing that warm, fuzzy feeling that you would expect to feel when watching a love story. Besides the story and character depth, the only other negative aspect of this show would be is short length. This show can be finished in a couple of hours, and it'll leave you wanting more. This show is enjoyable and those who want a cutesy, happy romance can't go wrong with this one.

Papa Bless.

(updated 9/19/18 for format and slight content revision)

Hi! Another Robert's Too Late reviews headed your way! Check the synopsis for the rundown of the general plot, and I actively try to avoid SPOILERS, but minor ones might slip through. Apologies if this happens. I'm for once working from the subbed version as none of the circles I run in to get my anime fix have a dubbed version. I've seen that this show has been rated highly in many reviews and for the life of me I cannot understand this. Why, there's not hardly any candy or boys, either one, in the entire series! As ... always, let's read to the end and find if there's any candy or boys either on the RTLR wall of fame, if its not immediately obvious. Let's break down why I'm recommending a pass on this.

Story: 3
The biggest selling point, or sticking point, for this is the idea of fraternal twin sisters being romantically linked. I trudged through this anime just to see how this aspect of the story is handled and the answer is, basically, its not at all. There are some things that seem to be coy references that the girls have a bond beyond being twin sisters, but its not something that is even really explored or explained. I've known twins in my life, and I know as relatively well as anyone can, that none of them were romantically involved, and I've seen my friends display equal if not greater levels of bonding between them. There's not anything all that provocative about twins holding hands or being very in sync with each other. I mean, come on people, twins usually spend more time together than any 'regular' person spends with anyone in the course of our lives. Just the sheer time invested in the twin relationship gives them a chance to bond in incredibly deep ways. That doesn't mean anything sexual at all.

I was expecting more to be honest. I am not much put off by the idea of forbidden love, and I'm willing to admit being a huge fan of anime like Strawberry Panic, Sakura Trick, and I'll even admit to having seen KissxSis. Well, maybe let's keep KissxSis just between us. Point is, I would have probably been entertained with an exploration of the sensitive idea of so-called 'twincest'. What I got instead was an aimless show with a creepy little stalker kid, and two boring twins. So basically there's not even any real overarching story, just random daily events that aren't even big events for the characters. At some points the twins themselves seem like they have broken the fourth wall and are bored with their own existence.

Art: 8
I'll give credit where due, I did like the art style, the overall flow of the animation. The girls are detailed and expressive, even if one's expression is mainly irritation and the other's is basically empty-headedness. (if there was such a word) So thumbs up for that aspect.

Sound: 6
Serviceable. Nothing stuck out, but that means nothing was overly terrible either. The twin with the deeper voice, miss bored girl, seems to mutter a little bit. I don't speak Japanese (yet) but I've been studying enough to understand a little bit of dialog, and the words that she says that I do know sound muddled and hard for me to understand. I don't really take much away on that as it might just be my ignorance in regards to accent, dialect, or my lack of fluency that made me notice this.

Character: 3
Again, we have one dumb as dirt twin, and a bored/annoyed twin. There's a little bit about their younger sister being jealous of their closeness, but she's not represented as much more than just resentful, with no real movement in her character's perspective. There's also a comedic element in a very young girl who idolizes the bored twin and has an unhealthy sexual attraction to her. I know she's meant to give the anime a little lift and lightheartedness, but in the end she just seems to be creepy as Pee Wee Herman at a peep show. There's not really anything else to this show, and even the twins seem completely static with moments of coy winks hinting at a romantic relationship. Just a flop all around in characters too.

Enjoyment: 3
Yeah, you didn't see me not enjoying this at all did you? Complete surprise there considering everything said to this point, right? The story could have gone so many places that would have been infinitely more entertaining, the slice of life styling could have carried more weight, instead of being tacked on almost afterthoughts. They even had a solid start with the impressive art, but alas it was not to be. I wanted to like this anime very much. I tried to be forgiving as possible, hoping for it to break out and pull me in, but I was left out in the cold, and therefore there is no candy on the RTLR wall whatsoever.

As Seinfeld's soup nazi might say, "NO CANDY FOR YOU!" Pass till you pass out.

FIRST OF ALL, if you are going to have a hang up that it's a fact that this is an incest focused show, you are going to be wrong. The fact that they are sisters really isn't of any relevance. Just get going on from the tunnel.

You can look at this from the outside. These two women are having a beautifully romantic relationship. It's something that many of us desire to have, but don't. The girls don't look alike, so that makes it even easier to believe they could be different from each other and have that good relationship as to independent people.
There are ... zero ecchi references and I can't think of a time a when there was a kiss between them. It shows the impact of their lives against what happens in real time and in good view.

This is an easy nine for me and I'll slap a recommend on it. I can tone out everything that's family related and enjoy it for the romantic story it is.

I'll admit I had my degenerate reasons for wanting to watch a show about some yuri incest. In hindsight I can't look at this show and honestly say there is any artistic value in such a concept. I don't think that's why anybody watches stuff like this. It's like ecchi anime, you watch it because it's not technically hentai so you can justify to yourself that it's not that bad. This is like a step removed from that, it's not even ecchi anime. It just has girls kissing and holding hands and stuff. If you're a guy watching this you can lie to yourself and ... say stuff like "it's so sweet" or "romantic." We all know what you're really about, it's what I came here for, too.

Alright maybe I'm not being fair to the show. I like stuff like this when it's played for laughs. It can make for some good comedy and cute character interactions. It's when they start trying to dramatize it and make it too much like a serious romance that you start to lose me. So I'll give is a 6/10

Candy Boy is something I held off on reviewing until I had some time to sit down and really get my thoughts together about.

Simply put, Candy Boy is short and sweet.
Twin sisters are in the midst of their maturing relationship together, which borders sisterly love and a full blown incestuous relationship.
If you're uncomfortable with incest themes or relationships in anime I think Candy Boy would be a great place to start for people who want to try to be more open minded. After all, it's media.

The story isn't all that special. The girls have to juggle their individual responsibilities and try to find time to ... spend together while also discussing their own goals for the future and how they're going to make whatever this is work for them. There's absolutely no fanservice unless you count a lot of smiles and cuddly stuff fanservice.

Character designs are great, but sometimes weird camera angles are taken for shots. Possibly to mitigate that Candy Boy is almost all dialogue. It doesn't take away anything from it but I don't think it adds anything either.

VAs did a good job. Nothing memorable musically that I can remember.

I like the twins a lot. They're both in the weird middle ground when you're becoming an adult and while they're ready to take on the responsibilities the world is going to throw at them, they're both still emotionally invested in their childhoods enough that it gives the series this floating, almost in limbo like feeling. They aren't completely grounded in who they are and it helps the illusion that these girls are in midst of character development. There's a great subplot with their little sister that feels a little left out because her sisters have moved away and she's all alone at home but it doesn't get explored to it's fullest extent. The comic relief character isn't needed but she's the catalyst that brings the sisters together so in a way she's important.

Candy Boy is worth the watch if you want some good vibes to pass the time with. I think the entirety of the animated work is watchable and more enjoyable as a whole.

This is a really good show that deserved much more attention.

Biggest problem would be the Run time. Each episode averages 15min with the 7th being around 20min. Only 7 episodes ( 8/9 if your want to count the prequel and special 8th episode) Show could have really done with longer episodes and the standard 12 episode per season.

The art style is really good for coming out around 10 years ago. It was around the time when what i call the 2006 animation was popular. It has a certain style and has fallen out of use today. But the animation takes the standard 2006 animation ... up a notch. By far the best show with the type of animation.

The characters are all pretty good. I like the harem the MC has going on even though she is very against it. The little sister is also kind of interesting.

I am a fan at how the MC is designed. Something about her character model is very nice and has a certain attraction too it. Wish we got more modern day characters with her type of look happening.

There are times when i can't help but feel they were on a budget ( Might have something to do with how little episodes there is) Some scenes will keep a long drawn out shot even with nothing happening. This can be done nicely. But with the amount of times they use this can't help but make you feel like it's on a budget. Kind of feels like they put all the money into making the show as nice as possible. But in doing hampered what all they can do.

Overall a good show that i can't help but feel isn't as recognized as it should be.

I was really iffy about watching this anime, but i ended up really enjoying it.

Even though the topic is a bit risque, the anime does a good job in not making it to perverted, though I do admit that they could have let it be more.

The only reservation I have about this anime is that it is so short.

I read the manga after watching this and realized that the anime doesn't follow the manga very well. It skips a lot of parts while adding more parts that aren't in the anime. Also, Kana-chan seems to be a totally different person in the manga. (I ... like the Kana-chan in the anime better) However, these difference don't take away the awesomeness of this anime.

Story:
It's kind of cliché and nothing special, but cute and innocent at the same time.
I don't think it's a story you would remember for a long time, but it's nice.
it's watchable.

Art:
It's not the best I've seen, but it's VERY good.
The colours are just amazing..

Characters:
... The twins are cute, but I don't like Sakuya at all, I don't think Sakuya fits
this story in ANY way, she is just annoying and in my opinion, if Sakuya wasn't in this anime, it would have been way better.
This anime is innocent in my opinion, but Sakuya is like: 'Omfg, can iz touch your boobies?!' (comon, that just doesn't fit, or is it just me?)
It's a little bit too much..

Sound:
It suits the anime perfectly.

Enjoyment:
I reccomend this anime to people that like love relationships
between girls. I love yuri/shoujo-ai, and I think this is one of my favourite's. It's just sweet, nuff said.

Candy Boy's an easy series to miss because it's so short, but after watching it, I'm glad I stumbled upon it.

Story: Candy Boy's story is that we have a pair of twin fraternal sisters, Kanade (or Kana) and Yukino (Yuki), that live together in a dorm room for high school. The tricky part? They're actually very romantically interested in each other. They are very clearly dating from the start of this series. Kana and Yuki have a hard time finding time to be with each other, due to the constraints that come with being in high school. Together, they ... try and find time to both, be with each other, and solve each other's problems.

One very real strength of this series is that it tackles very real issues that come into play when one is furthering their education. You may wince at some of the solutions that the twins eventually come up to, but I found myself not terribly hating the way the storyline went. It flows really well together. They honestly could have made this a movie and been fine. There weren't any times where the sisters were super lovey-dovey into each other, but the simple stuff like hand holding were additions that I loved.

Later in the series, we are introduced to a character that seems to be the "band-aid" to solving some of the girls' problems and I'll openly admit that I wasn't super into how they went about it. We have two girls in love with each other and I feel like having them solve problems in different or more interesting ways would have made for a slightly nicer story. Once, I'll buy it, but they overstepped a little.

Realizing that this series is actually only seven episodes with roughly fifteen minutes of runtime, each, it does obviously suffer from solving all the girls' problems. There will likely not be enough meat in here to satisfy people that really get into this. And that's unfortunate. It still ended off okay, but the conclusion didn't feel as complete as I would have liked. (7/10)

Characters: There are literally only four characters worth mentioning here. With such a short series, it does seem to work, as all the attention on Kana and Yuki is an attempt to draw out who they are.

Kanade seems to be the more realistic thinker of the two. She's doesn't seem to be overly book-smart, as we saw of her dislike for "anything with numbers in it". Her dream seems to be to go to art school, but the girls aren't terribly well off and art school does unfortunately tend to be more expensive than more academic avenues. Her desire to always be with Yuki is so strong though. Yukino takes a less serious approach to life, though seems to be a lot more adjustable to being friendly with people. She seems perfectly content with putting a burden on herself in order for her sister to succeed, as we see later in the series. That's what her best trait is here. It's not that Kana doesn't care for her, but it seems that she feels there are less limitations to be with her... if that makes sense. Oh, and she loves to eat snack foods.

Sakuya's character is... puzzling. Maybe I just don't find her memorable, but her storyline is pretty strange. You know why she's there... but you don't really know "why". She's basically a plot device for certain aspects of the story, but I wouldn't say her character shines anywhere. Shizuku is the younger sister of the twins and she's actually pretty interesting. She is shown to have some distress in her life mounting around the twins and I really liked the angle they took to trying to repair it. She has times where she acts younger than she is, but she does have points where you can tell that she'll mature really well. I liked what they did with her. She's only in a few episodes, but they're pretty impactful.

The cast is generally pretty strong, even if Sakuya isn't the most memorable character or Kana's not the deepest. But that's okay here. (7/10)

Art: Watching this in 2021 and judging it accordingly is difficult, but I thought it looked fine. You can tell this isn't the most high budget show, which is fine. There are times when they use still-photos at points of talking and this can drive some people a little nuts. But the times they show the twins together is always awesome. (7/10)

Sound: I wouldn't say there was anything super special about either the music or the VA cast. They were all solid for what this is and I didn't have any real complaints. (7/10)

Overall Enjoyment: With 7s across the board, count me in for a solid 7, overall! Candy Boy doesn't do anything particularly special, but there wasn't anything wrong with it either. It was just very good in every aspect. The touching moments with Kana and Yuki were the definite strong points. There were flaws here or there, but if you want a decent Girl Love anime that's just good all around, Candy Boy isn't a bad place to start. (7/10)

Although I've only seen two episodes, I'd like to point something out to others like me who aren't particularly attracted to yuri; so far, this just seems like a sweet, strong relationship between two sisters. You can freely interpret the relationship between the two main characters as something very close, intimate, and solely platonic. It isn't perverted or overtly sexual kissing scenes, and while watching it I didn't view it as "incest", I just saw a very loving friendship between two sisters. :3

{2021 Review} | Try giving it a shot (ノ●▿●)ノ|

It's been 11 years (2008) or should I say 13 years (2007) since the first ONA [Candy☆Boy: Side Story For Archive] was released for this series initial startup. As I finished watching the series it does really have an impact to the genre itself which is Romance, School, Shoujo Ai and a bit of Slice of Life. The Candy Boy: Nonchalant Talk of the Certain Twin Sisters in Daily Life is without a doubt a wholesome, sweet and a heartwarming series that revolves unspoken feelings and approaches towards bond itself.

If you by any chance have come ... across to this anime searching for treasure like series in the past, I highly recommend to give it a try and watch it. It does not only give you a nostalgia feeling of the kind of anime back in 2007-2010, but it will also help you appreciate how upfront the story towards its message.

I know its way past of its years and its quality on streaming sites are not in demand, given the fact the during those days most series are aired under 720p (Which is in my opinion is not that bad at all). Art, Character Design, Sound and all those technical stuffs will be a mind over matter once you've immersed yourself in the series.

Note:
You should watch first the [Candy☆Boy: Side Story For Archive] so that you will have a good backgrounder of the characters backstory.

Trivia:
If you have watched the recently released "Adachi to Shimamura" there is this particular BGM in which the beginning 4 notes has the same variant as well as in the Candy Boy series, though the tempo and its flow are different it does have its similarity [If you did finished Adachi to Shimamura you will surely recognized the BGM once you've watch this series.]

*Spoiler warning!*


Plot 7/10 - The plot for the anime was fairly typical in a sense. Both Yuki and Kana showed obvious (non sisterly) feelings for each other and I loved the romantic moments they had. I feel like the pacing of there relationship was fairly good, but there were points where I feel like it went a little bit too slow, or a little bit too fast!

Art 7/10 - The art was very typical for Shoujo type anime back then, so there wasn't really anything standing out. The colors were bland most of the time but I didn't really hate that, I feel like it ... was actually pretty fitting. Overall, it was basic but good for what it was.

Sound 6/10 - Nothing particularly stood out to me, but I will say the voice actors felt very fitting for each character.

Personalities/Characters 6/10 - I feel like Yuki and Kana's personalities were polar opposites at times, but that was what made them fit so well together. But the reason I said 6/10 was because of Sakuya and Shizuku. To start, Shizuku was very harsh on Kana at times I feel like being harsh wasn't needed. I'm not saying Shizuku was a bad character by any means (She was lowkey cute when she wasn't being rude.) but she got annoying sometimes because of her antics. And Sakuya I feel like didn't have much of a personality other then simping over Kana, which made her a pretty bland character. Again, I don't hate her but she should've had a little more personality! (She did help Kana on the last episode, but besides that there wasn't anything really memorable she did, at least not that I remember.)

Enjoyment/Overall 7/10 - I binged it in around a day, and it was enjoyable for the most part. I wouldn't necessarily say it was amazing cause it had it's bits and pieces of problems. But, it was good enough for me to binge, it was fluffy, cute, and I liked it! :3

I found Candy Boy: Nonchalant Talk of the Certain Twin Sisters in Daily Life (or Candy Boy) from YouTube's recommendation tab. It intrigued me so I gave it a watch and I'm glad I did.

TL;DR at the bottom of the review.

Story - 7
Candy Boy offers a light-hearted and simple story about, accurate to the title, nonchalant talk of certain twin sisters in daily life. Literally all you watch is the twin sisters (and sometimes the side characters, too) have conversation about random things. Sounds boring? If you think it's boring, then you're wrong. I don't know how they managed to make a show ... about nonchalant talks to be intriguing and interesting, but it definitely is. If you're considering to watch this and expecting a ton of kiss scenes, then I'm afraid you will be disappointed. This is not about that; it's about twin sisters.

Art - 7
The art looks a little too, understandably, old since it's a 2008 anime, but it is by no mean bad. Expect a KissxSis level of art style and you won't be disappointed. A pet peeve of mine is that the twins don't look their age. As in they don't look like they are high school girls; they look more like college students. I even got confused on the first two minutes but other than that, no issue.

Sound - 7
Nothing too outstanding from the sound department. Their voices match their characters and feel natural. That's about it.

Characters - 7
Honestly when it comes to characters, Candy Boy does not bring a lot to the table. Most of them, if not all of them, are very simple and don't have many traits to them. However, there are moments when a character shines the most and we get to see her 'unique' sides. Almost like a character development but for a short period of time.

Enjoyment - 9
All the 7's I gave doesn't reflect how much I enjoy watching this series. For enjoyment, I thoroughly enjoyed every episode and could only hope that an episode would last longer or the series had more episodes. It felt too short and totally deserves more.

Overall - 8
In conclusion, Candy Boy is a great series and deserves to get a sequel. I recommend this series for those who enjoy Shoujo Ai or those who don't. You won't be able to tell the difference between this and non Shoujo Ai anime.

TL;DR
No convoluted plot, characters are likeable, even if you don't enjoy the Shoujo Ai genre you should try this anyway. It doesn't feel like watching one so don't worry.