Series synopsis
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, also known as シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル is a Japanese animation action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on AT-X on January 6, 2023. It ended on September 22, 2023. It stars Yuka Nukui, Masaaki Mizunaka, Rie Takahashi and Tomoaki Maeno.
Anne Halford is on her way to fulfill her dream of becoming a confectionary artisan, a Silver Sugar Master—however, the road to her destination is filled with a world of danger. To protect herself, she reluctantly buys Challe, a fairy forced into a life of servitude, but she seeks friendship more than a lackey. Torn between his freedom and her needs, she must confront what the sweet life is worth.
Premise
Anne Halford is on her way to fulfill her dream of becoming a confectionary artisan, a Silver Sugar Master—however, the road to her destination is filled with a world of danger. To protect herself, she reluctantly buys Challe, a fairy forced into a life of servitude, but she seeks friendship more than a lackey. Torn between his freedom and her needs, she must confront what the sweet life is worth.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuka Nukui as Ann Halford (voice)
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Shall Fen Shall (voice)
- Rie Takahashi as Mythrill Rid Pod (voice)
- Tomoaki Maeno as Hugh Mercury (voice)
- Takuma Terashima as Cat (voice)
- Reiji Kawashima as Jonas Anders (voice)
- Yuto Uemura as Keith Powell (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Elliot Collins (voice)
Supporting cast
- Ayumi Mano as Bridget Paige (voice)
- Aya Yamane as Cathy (voice)
- Minori Suzuki as Benjamin (voice)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Orland Langston (voice)
- Koji Okino as King (voice)
- Atsushi Tamaru as Valentine (voice)
- Shoya Chiba as Nadil (voice)
- Soma Saito as Gladice / Rafal Fen Rafal (voice)
- Manaka Iwami as Noah (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | January 6, 2023 | September 22, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Scarecrow and the Fairy After losing her mother, Silver Sugar Master Emma, to illness, Anne embraces her dream of earning the same title herself and heads to the royal capital. Along the way, she buys a beautiful, sharp-tongued warrior fairy to guard her on her journey. |
January 6, 2023 |
| 2 |
The Bloody Highway Challe sends the bandits fleeing in the blink of an eye. Inside the wagon he rescues through his actions is someone who has business with Anne. On top of that, the fairy Anne saved back in town follows them for reasons of his own. |
January 13, 2023 |
| 3 |
The Sugar Apple Is the Tree of Betrayal While staying at the Doctor’s Inn, Anne and the others meet a guest who calls himself Hugh. He says that he’ll pay for their lodging if Anne and Jonas make sugar confections for him. Later that night, Challe tells Anne about his past for the first time. |
January 20, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 6, 2023 |
| Last aired | September 22, 2023 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:30:00 |