Ame no Furu
Candy Flurry

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This is a spoiler free review

Well no one has reviewed this so I thought I would go ahead and be the first. This is a very bizarre concept for a manga, but if you accept it and just read it you will find it is actually quite good. It is impossible to give a manga a true score after only one chapter, but this has a lot of potential. This and Blue Box are restoring my faith in shonen jump.

Power system is unique and fun, art is beautiful, and MCs are both likeable.

I am excited to see where this goes! Go check it out ... :)

CHPTER 1 REVIEW (This can change during the next few chapters)

Whiteout tackling into too much spoilers I can begin by saying that this was a very odd concept for shonen jump but it was taken in a really well direction for the first chapter; Also in the first 57 pages we get a good understanding of the characters without knowing there back storys. As for the action it is very shonen but with a selection of mouth watering weapons that can really satisfy you when the fight is over. I hope it can stay on the path it started and make it in shonen jump ... for a while.

SUGAR! SPICE! AND EVERYTHING... already done before.

What seemed like a unique story with an interesting world quickly became the standard shonen plot with nothing too original after the first chapters.


The standard shonen plot isn't necessarily bad but with such a unique setup there should've been something done with it, and it doesn't even have a fun standard shonen plot, just a boring one


Can't blame the ending for being bad, it was obviously rushed due to its cancellation. Feel like it could've been a better than what feels like a parody.

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You might say that this got cancelled before it had its chance to shine, but i think it got its chance and didn't do anything with it.


Wouldn't recommend. reading felt like a waste of time. if you're really interested just follow the artist and author, they both have potential and I'm sure they'll make something good soon.

1st Chapter Review!!!



Can't say a lot for the first chapter, i did enjoy it, its easy to understand of what is going on, we have this one candy that if you ate it you gain power. At first i thought this manga was wacky but i sat through and read the 1st chapter and surprisingly caught my attention.

For this 1st chapter we have 57 page where they fit and explain the world, that weird candy and how it start. And for the ART it looks pretty dang good and now I'm looking forward for the future chapter and whats gonna happen next.

I like the ... the unique concept its pretty interesting for shounen jump hope it will continue and not get cancelled.

One of the more lesser known series within Shonen Jump, Candy Flurry is a fun, lighthearted series that is enjoyable at first glance but gets repetitive and even boring as it progresses

The story is relatively simple and straightforward, with the power measurements of the series being akin to One Piece's devil fruits and filled with a balance of lighthearted comedy and some dark aspects in the story. Unfortunately the story leaves much t be desired in which the main goal seems to simply find out the identity of the potential main antagonist while keeping Tsugumi's powers hidden from the rest of the world. Unfortunately the ... basic plot offers no uniqueness from other manga series but with the added weakness of a seemingly ridiculous storyline

The characters are relatively simple and generic from my point of view. Tsugumi, the main female character, is portrayed as really powerful but with the personality of a teenager. Unfortunately her past nor how she got her powers was not fleshed out whatsoever (She ate a lollipop and became powerful) while her repetitive nature to one up her enemies by proving lollipop's are superior to other candies or treats is quite childish, at least from my point of view. Misaki, the main male character, has a very clueless yet serious personality that is quite similar to the likes of Shoto Todoroki, while having the trend of garnering all the credit and popularity from Tsugumi's exploits despite Misaki himself being quite weak (for comedic effect perhaps? similarly to King from One Punch Man). None of the main characters have had a fleshed out backstory or personality, which quite explains why its hard to get invested in their stories as a whole

It is sad to see this manga end abruptly, constantly placing last place in Shonen Jump rankings. I do admit that towards the last few chapters, the mangaka has begun to gain some momentum with the story, as it slowly began to build up to a grander finale. But fate dictated otherwise. This was a manga that I found quite a bit of enjoyment in but not enough to mourn its ending. I wish the mangaka the best of luck to their new series.

This is a spoiler free review:

If you want something short to read and about candy and love for sweets in the center of Tokyo this is good for you. It's digital only and it's only 19 chapters. Also, read it if you like an organization of people with good sweet users fighting bad sweet /junk food users. The bad sweet users aka a specific lollipop user is the reason why Tokyo hates sweet users and ostracizes them or puts them in the recette organization to fight. There is not much of anything else to say because I do not want to spoil it too much ... but, the ending was rushed in a way but, overall still enjoyable

This manga is trash.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly unique power system. The author doesn't know how to use what he created himself, you expect a battle shonen with unique powers, but all you'll get is the same "my punch is stronger", only worse.

There is practically no worldbuilding, the little the author has built is full of holes, in each chapter you will find yourself asking questions you shouldn't ask. The author managed to create a generic, empty and broken world.

The characters are not just generic, but poorly made, their motivations are comically artificial, in fact, even the author doesn't seem to take it seriously ... since he sums it up to a few panels.

This series is uninspired, poorly written and a failed attempt to replicate the genre's classic tropes, a waste considering the interesting premise.

Why is this rated so low? I mean, I wouldn't say its a masterpiece or anything, but the characters all all very funny and unique- just like the concept in general. I won't say more, but this is definitely worth the read!

Well, it appears I must write more to post this, so here's a more in depth review:

The characters are probably the main selling point here. I can't remember any of their names, but I like how childish and fun they all are. If you're not into slightly immature characters, though, this isn't for you.

The story is sub par. Then again, I'm writing this ... when there are only 11 chapters, so that's to be expected.

So yesterday, the manga reached an abrupt end at chapter 19 leaving a bitter taste in my mouth despite the cartoony, candy aesthetic of the series. While the series was never great, I found it to be at least humorous with it's unique, candy themed superpowers. Unfortunately, the final battle lasted only two chapters with an incredibly underdeveloped main villain. The entire premise obviously tried to hype him up as one of the single most powerful sweets users in the world, yet he's defeated almost as soon as he's introduced, without as much of a backstory. There were many side characters that did not ... matter and none of them are fully developed (it ends with a power of friendship moment).

Everyone loves candy, right?

Well, maybe not so much in this world. I’ve seen a good amount of absurd, crazy, out-there power systems in my tenure with anime & manga, but giant weaponized candy is an absurd one I never really considered all too much. And I think that idea represents Ame no Furu [Candy Flurry] quite well: absurd. From the characters, powers, situations, gags, and even the base concept of most ideas, it’s an all-around absurd manga; yet I feel it works quite well.

Fitting a shounen series, the fights have a great emphasis in the series, and, as mentioned before, one of Candy Flurry’s greatest ... aspects is its absurdly creative and fun power system. The Recette (basically candy police) are cool enough with their utensil-based weaponry, but the real icing on the cake is the literal cake; the Sweets Users. Tsumugi alone uses her lollipop-based power in way more inventive ways than one would expect, and with every newly introduced user there only comes more interesting scenarios and awesome fights.

Other than the wacky and crazy action, Candy Flurry has one other crucial aspect to its benefit; the characters are just insane. And in the best possible way. Everyone from main protagonist Tsumugi to the loveable (yet ineffectual) Recette agent Misaki partakes in the wacky, comedic dialogue that fills every scene of Candy Flurry. Some of the exchanges are downright hilarious, and I found myself grabbing a good few just to use as quotes.

Unfortunately, for as crazy and fun the action scenes are, the paneling is often messy and disorganized, making it frankly difficult to follow the choreography. It’s a crucial aspect that I’d largely yet to see messed up given my limited manga consumption, but one that immediately stood out like a sore thumb.

The infamous Shounen Jump ax is something I’ve never personally borne witness to, yet always been acutely aware of. And with the amount of new manga series starting all the time, it was really only a matter of time before it occurred. Still, it’s truly unfortunate that Candy Flurry was canceled at a mere 19 chapters, well before I believe it was close to reaching its full potential. You can noticeably observe this closure toward the end, as story beats are flung through with immense speed and events come colliding far sooner than is narratively natural-feeling.

In summation, it truly is disappointing that Candy Flurry was canceled so early into its run before the manga could really live up to the potential I felt it had to be great. So many aspects reminded me of manga/anime I love, and the power system felt it had great room to be expanded upon. In the end, not much we can do about what happened, but I enjoyed Candy Flurry while it lasted.

Grade - C+

“If you’re going to be reckless, then I guess I’ll just have to follow your lead.”

- Midori Misaki, Chapter 19

When taken at face value, Candy Flurry could be best described as average. The art style is clean and easy to read, the story has potential, and the characters are fairly well developed. These elements make it a good read, but it feels more like a pastiche of other Shōnen Jump titles rather than being its own entity. However, it definitely showed that it had the potential to become something more if it had been given more time.

The core concept of Candy Flurry is ... an interesting one; taking an everyday item and expanding it into a fighting mechanic that provides a lot of room to experiment. This made the fight scenes enjoyable since there was a healthy amount of variety offered by the different power each character had. Due to the shortness of the series, there wasn’t enough time for the artist to truly experiment with the fighting style, this means that there aren’t many stand-out panels but it shows that there was definitely a level of competency behind the art. It felt as though a majority of the art was falling into line with a more generic art style. However, there were some moments of strong panelling and composition which shows the artist’s potential.

The plot was also fairly interesting, hinting at a darker side that could have led it to tread on some interesting ground if handled well. There were a small handful of subversive moments that demonstrated the potential that the author had if they were given more time to expand on them. Unfortunately, the superficial elements of Candy Flurry overlapped with a couple of other Shōnen titles which would make the series a difficult sell. It also relied on being quite repetitive; especially with the idea of society “hating sweets”. While it makes sense that this would have been one of the larger focuses of the plot, watching as society began to slowly mirror the main character’s way of thinking, it was over-used and showed little faith in its reader remembering what the manga was about. This lack of confidence is something that can be felt and could put people off the series. The ending is, of course, a little rushed and is unable to fully explore some of the more intriguing elements of Candy Flurry’s narrative. However, the key elements are concluded and it is easy to see how the story would have progressed if given more time.

The characters were the strongest part of the series, with the main character being likeable and her internal dilemma feeling realistic for the story being told. It set up a couple of interesting dichotomies that could have been expanded upon later in the story. For the secondary characters, there were only a few who received any development; mostly due to the limited amount of time that could be spent on them. There was definitely potential for them to be improved upon and their designs, for the most part, were interesting. The antagonists were definitely the weakest part of Candy Flurry as they didn’t seem to have a clear motive and lacked any depth until the last chapters where they were suddenly given a lot of exposition. Perhaps, if given more time, their purpose would have been revealed slowly over time rather than it being dumped on the reader all at once.

Overall, Candy Flurry was a series with potential that quickly became buried by a roster of more accomplished series that have similar stories to tell. There were moments of potential that were never fully realised and of some of the character dynamics deserved a little bit more attention paid to them. However, it was still a good series with likeable characters and an interesting premise.

I hope that the artist and author move onto newer and greater things as they both have talent and it would be a shame for it to go to waste.

Ame no Furu (or Candy Flurry) is a rather bizarre yet interesting concept. The main character has quite a strange personality which makes her amazing for such a bizarre anime. This manga shows promise and has quite a lot of potential, yet unfortunately, the first chapter hasn't quite reached even half of its possible potential. The execution is alright at best. The two main characters feel well established and they aren't the problem. Unlike most Shonen out there, the power scaling in Candy Flurry is balanced and unique. This may be a bit too early for a review as only the first chapter has ... been released, so there is a chance that it could get much better.

Overall a very enjoyable series. While I found the premise and setting to be interesting at first I don't feel that it was executed all that well and I ended up not caring too much about it.

But that didn't matter too much because the character writing and dialogue was superb. This series had some of the must unique humor I've seen in a manga or anime. I really wish I didn't have to simply describe it as "meta" or a "deconstruction" of tropes, because it really doesn't do it justice. Just very creative joke writing and witty dialogue.

I LOVED the main character. Tsumugi was ... so DIFFERENT from most protagonists in Shonen Jump. As someone reading every jump series right now, the Deku archetypes are a dime a dozen. Tsumugi was interesting, effortlessly cool, and hilarious.

I'm very interested to see both mangakas next work. I hope they stay together. I'll read anything they write. It wouldn't even need a plot, just that superbly clever writing.

7/10 Gone WAY too soon.

Candy Flurry was a weird manga, like, REALLY WEIRD. It was your basic shonen trope of "one day the world suddenly got powers" but the powers are Candy. This, however, makes for a really cool and interesting world that could've had so much potential. BUT, it ended. So that's that.

There are no demons, ghosts, no magical/mystical/mythical beings etc. like a lot of other popular manga seem to have. But that doesn't matter. This is about candy. This was such a unique vision. It's a surprise that this wasn't more popular.

I loved the characters, though they were very two dimensional, they were ... still fun to read and learn about. However, because this series is so short we don't get to learn more about them.

As a sweet tooth, I really liked the idea of candy and desserts being turned into powers. We see the potential for unique powers in the use of lollipops, ice cream, popcorn etc. But that is about it. We don't really get more.

The pacing felt very off, especially the last few chapters (which, now that the series is cancelled, I totally understand). It started just fine, and randomly escalated to a "OK I guess this is happening".

I genuinely was ready for this to be a long-running manga. It had the potential for expanding the area of sweets users, unique powers, overall lore etc. Sadly, as with most short-lived manga, it got cancelled (have I mentioned that yet?) probably because the sales were pretty bad for the first manga volume. I understand SJ wants to only have banger after banger, and the days of riding the wave until it gets good are over for manga, but I genuinely think this is a HUGE misstep for the publisher. This was probably the most unique NEW manga.

I am very frustrated and hope, in some way, SJ can bring this back or even a sequel as the last chapter shows potential for one.

Ame no Furu is a manga with an interesting concept yet fails to support said concept to its fullest extent. It was ended early, but still maintained a satisfying, albeit rushed, ending.
Story: 7/10
The story is fine. The overarching plot of the manga was clearly layed out and there weren't too many side stories to take away from it. It's only a 7, though, because the story relied very heavily on the gimmick without really building the world enough.
Art: 6/10
The art is passable, but not great. It gets the job done but doesn't do anything to shock or inspire the reader.
Character: 7/10
I liked how most of ... the characters in the manga had a type of serious comedy. Even the villains still had morals to some extent and they weren't too one dimensional. I think the characters would have been more enjoyable if they had more comedic moments.
Enjoyment: 7/10
I enjoyed this manga. It wasn't the best, but it was an entertaining read every Sunday.
Overall: 7/10
The manga had its ups and downs, but it was mostly ups. I looked forward to reading it every Sunday, but at least it had a conclusive and relatively satisfying ending.

It's a good manga, with good characters and an initially fun idea. the visuals are nice and the plot has a parody style with a lot of comedy in moments that should be drama or tragedy. I don't think that's bad, it's the style of the story and it fits more with the idea of sweets as superpowers, in addition to making everything unpredictable and surprising us a lot. There are jokes that even make us stop and question various clichés in shounens. It's a good manga to read, very light and quiet, a shame it was cancelled, it had potential, but because it didn't ... sell well, the plot was rushed and this greatly affected the development and immersion of the plot, unfair. For some this may demonstrate to start reading, but I don't regret having read it, I liked it

Short and sweet

Candy Flurry feels like Jungle Juice meets Boku no Hero Academia.

The main theme is having about your own outlooks and views on life and staying true to them while understanding conflicting view points without shutting them out, I'm over simplifying it by a bit and I'm very baked but idk it feels that way to me.

The arcs, if you can even call them that, are so fast paced they don't really qualify as arcs but they're enjoyable nonetheless.

I mainly read this to see how far the sweets themed powers would go and honestly I'm disappointed.

I would recommend it though it's ... really short