Series synopsis
Candy Boy, also known as キャンディ ボーイ is a Japanese animation comedy romance television series that premiered on TV Aichi on May 2, 2008. It ended on May 8, 2009. It was created by Takafumi Hoshikawa. It stars Hitomi Nabatame, Ryoka Yuzuki, Emiri Kato and Yu Kobayashi.
Yukino and Kanade Sakurai are twin sisters that live together in a high school dorm. Although they are twins, they tend to act romantic toward each other, holding hands and going on dates. One day, Kanade sees Yukino hanging out with a new girl, Sakuya Kamiyama. Realizing how much time these two spend together, Kanade assumes they are dating, and she begins to distance herself from her sister. Yukino promptly notices and pleads with Kanade not to leave. In reality, Sakuya has only been asking fo ...
Premise
Yukino and Kanade Sakurai are twin sisters that live together in a high school dorm. Although they are twins, they tend to act romantic toward each other, holding hands and going on dates. One day, Kanade sees Yukino hanging out with a new girl, Sakuya Kamiyama. Realizing how much time these two spend together, Kanade assumes they are dating, and she begins to distance herself from her sister. Yukino promptly notices and pleads with Kanade not to leave. In reality, Sakuya has only been asking for advice about Kanade, revealing her obsessive love. How will this love triangle play out?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hitomi Nabatame as Kanade Sakurai (voice)
- Ryoka Yuzuki as Yukino Sakurai (voice)
- Emiri Kato as Sakuya Kamiyama (voice)
- Yu Kobayashi as Shizuku Sakurai (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | November 22, 2007 | June 24, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 7 | May 2, 2008 | May 8, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Side Story For Archive When Kanade assumes Yukino is going out with Sakuya, she starts to distance herself from their usual closeness. |
November 22, 2007 |
| 2 |
EX01 - Forecast of the Future Kanade and Yukino move into their dorm room in Tokyo, sending photos back to their sister, Shizuku. |
August 13, 2008 |
| 3 |
EX02 - Theory of Happiness Sharing As the snow falls, Sakuya invites Yukino, Kanade and Shizuku to a swimming pool before it is opened to the public. |
June 24, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Two's Distance Remembering the times when she and Yukino used to walk under an umbrella together, Kanade works out a plan to relive those moments. A rainy day comes, but Kanade is unable to find her umbrella. Luckily Yukino also remembered those days and brought her own. |
May 2, 2008 |
| 2 |
This One, Plea...se? In the run up to Christmas, Kanade and Yukino look for presents for each other. Meanwhile, Sakuya makes plans for the new dorms being built. Kanade finds a perfect, albeit rather expensive, gift, using their plane ticket money in the process. While wondering how to get home, Sakuya shows up with airplane tickets, including one for herself. |
June 2, 2008 |
| 3 |
The Insurmountable Obstacle Kanade and Yukino, along with Sakuya, arrive home where their younger sister, Shizuku, awaits them. While putting up with Sakuya, Kanade and Yukino learn that Shizuku has been jealous of the two's closeness. |
July 2, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Aichi |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 2, 2008 |
| Last aired | May 8, 2009 |
| Runtime | 14 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | at 00:15:00 |