I Am Not Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice I Am Music I Am Art
Synopsis
Satou Matsuzaka is a cute high schooler who has a reputation for being permissive with men. However, a chance run into with a immature girl named Shio Koube makes Satou realize that this is her first and only truthful feeling of dear.
Telling others that she lives with her aunt, Satou secretly shares an apartment with Shio. Despite her innocent appearance, Satou is willing to practice anything to protect her dearest, resorting to desperate measures to ensure that their "happy sugar life" remains intact.
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Sep 28, 2018
12 of 12 episodes seen
| Overall | ix |
| Story | viii |
| Animation | 8 |
| Sound | 8 |
| Character | 7 |
| Enjoyment | 9 |
It's simply stupid if it doesn't work.
Nowadays, the shows I fight to defend are highly misunderstood because their appeal is too specific, causing the general audience to flaunt their standards effectually like they're supposed to hateful anything. By examples include Mahou Shoujo Site, Jashin-chan Dropkick and Hand Shakers. Notwithstanding, Happy Sugar Life is a different sort of… thing, whose plot setup is about as logically sound as riding a lawnmower during a hurricane, seemingly leaving not but a select, niche appeal for the sickos like me.
A high school girl is basically holding a picayune girl hostage in a populated apartment complex; she hides this among her normal daily life of going to school and working role-fourth dimension jobs. You know, similar all teenagers do. If this is your offset fourth dimension reading the synopsis, so you're probably asking a lot of questions similar "Huh?" or "What?" because the bones rules and structure of society suggest that this shouldn't even be possible. And for me, knowing that much is what made this story interesting--HOW these characters are living such lives, and what will happen when it inevitably shatters. Because in that location's just no way it won't--and the very beginning scene of the anime suggests that information technology very much will. Happy Saccharide Life makes use of its own flaws. The saccharide-coated scenes of the master characters in their unnatural habitat are not only for show; they're presented as a true illusion from reality. The conflict is all the outsiders learning more than about their lives and trying to tear information technology down, a plot that snowballs as the state of affairs becomes more and more complicated. A situation known as "reality". What's more, is that the aforementioned footling girl doesn't even seem to exist a real character. Shio Koube lives and breathes, but her actual personality is baffling. She's constantly happy and cheery and trying to practise the all-time she tin can to help her caretaker. She doesn't question the life she lives or the exterior world she's prevented from seeing. She is simply "a daughteru": the ideal child anyone would desire to have--no, scratch that. Megumin and Chtholly are daughterus to me, only that's because they actually seem like real characters, considering real characters accept flaws. Shio Koube does not. Shio Koube is non a real graphic symbol, nor a daughteru--she is a pet. A Shia pet, if you volition. She exists to be cute and fluffy; yous feed her and play with her a scrap, and if you tin exercise those two things, then she's non gonna be a carp to y'all outside of the occasional natural fuck-up. That'southward cool and all, but that's non how a homo child actually acts. But what'south smart about the anime is that it actually addresses this. Shio's personality is the issue of past trauma that's she's forgotten; and as she learns more and more about herself, it starts to fissure a petty. Past the end of the series, Shio outright states that she's meant to be more than than a living object used to draw mental security from, practically breaking the fourth wall by stating she's a existent graphic symbol who has a functional and realistic railroad train of idea that accurately feeds into her personality. In other words, Happy Sugar Life was but pretending to be retarded. Considering, with the way it handles its plot by addressing its flaws and nailing its appeal with few bug, I tin't help but recall that Happy Sugar Life is actually pretty clever. As dumb and over-the-top it may seem, information technology was in full command of itself and did what it set out to do. Suffering, violence, trauma and psychosis. Of course an anime called "Happy Sugar Life" would exist nigh anything but. Characters accept very specific, intricately detailed mental problems, so much so that I can't guarantee the anime doesn't take place in some sort of high-tech asylum that simulates club as therapy for its patients. The mode they're presented are interesting on their own for what they are, but the principal grapheme herself acts in a surprisingly grounded manner. In the first episode, she verbally beats down her employer over a payroll cut, explaining how she was fully aware of the manager's schemes but played forth for the sake of being nice, but to withal be punished. She completely dismantles this person mentally and challenges her, but her tone of voice is what sells the scene. She doesn't scream or shout, the soundtrack is dark simply sparse with details, and the visual direction is simple but constructive. It's not dynamic, over-acted, or over-the-meridian. This scene could've hands been a screaming match between two idiots, only… that would just be airheaded and unnecessary. Repose words speak louder than loud words. That'south totally how the saying goes. Satou Matsuzaka, aka "Holy Shit Is That A Motherfucking Mirai Nikki Reference???" is fully in control of herself, able to part similar a normal person in most circumstances. And by "command", I mean she seems to be keeping a deeper acrimony pent upwardly within her, choosing not to do whatsoever more than than what's necessary. It's a contrast from the manager in episode one, who fights dorsum with shouting and more body language, among other characters that I'll become into later on. The stability of Definitely Non Yuno's mental status is part of the snowballing disharmonize--equally her Title of The Anime becomes harder and harder to keep, her psyche decays, and as her psyche decays, she becomes more and more dangerous. Basically, if yous know what the fuck a yandere is, yous know what's up. Watching Pink Yandere fall further into despair every bit the story progressed, also as her drastic shifts in mental attitude, are a blast to lookout. Hana Kanazawa delivers one of the all-time performances in her incredibly prolific career, at times sounding completely unrecognizable to me. She's not just using her Akane Tsunemori serious drama vocalisation, she's speaking in a tone FAR lower than nearly every anime she's been bandage in. And, every bit a huge fan of Mirai Nikki, you bet your ass I loved episode 11 when she tied her hair back to look exactly like Yuno. Praise be. The other characters in the serial are in diverse stages of sanity, for amend or for worse. The near notable is Satou'due south Aunt, who hoardes trash and lets weirdos beat the shit out of her for pleasure. Yous know, like all loving aunts exercise. Merely, like Satou, she's fully in control of her actions. Rather, this is a matter of one being and so deluded of themselves that they believe their beliefs to be good for you. AILF (aunt i'd like to fuck) fifty-fifty convinces herself to have a fulfilling role inside society, accepting hostility and fucking it out of them. She is indeed quite over-the-top, but the long dialogues she provides brand her believable enough to be enjoyable. And then there's the lolicon guy… oh male child. This fuckin' guy. Every bit a result of things happening that cause him to distrust adults, he becomes so fully attached to Shio that he takes passionate inhalations of her missing poster flyers. THIS is the over-the-pinnacle character that you'd expect to see from a full edgelord bear witness, and really, your stance of him just depends on how much y'all're into that kinda stuff. To me, this graphic symbol is no more than a punchline--more like a punching bag, really, given all the shit he goes through. A full display of maximum disparity and lack of cocky-control, his deportment are so cartoonish and ridiculous that all he ends up doing in the series is suffering. A lot. He'south merely a dumping ground for all the negative consequences brought on by the other characters. Overall, not a graphic symbol to be taken seriously; he stands at the border between Happy Sugar Life existence a completely serious drama and a goofy, edgy one-act. I similar the mixture of both worlds. But the crowning jewel of this anime are some of the more than psychologically-based scenes. For equally weird and dizzy as the anime tin be, there are scenes of actual genius scattered throughout--well-nigh notably, the showtime half of episode eight. Information technology explores the backstory of Satou's and Shio'due south apartment through the eyes of its onetime resident. All of it is in showtime-person view with no music, and the resident never speaks. Instead, their moments of "dialogue" are replaced with a glitchy audio prune over a fluctuating black line. The pauses before these clips make dissonance and their varying intensity fill in the blanks of Satou's conversations perfectly. It's a tremendously well-done scene that I would recommend to anyone, even if you haven't seen the rest of the anime. Sound manipulation is a motif in this series; characters' voices will get static-y and distorted in key moments to intensify their nighttime expressions. Several dissimilar visual tricks are used for similar reasons--glowing optics, static, reflections, scratchy lines, lighting, shadows, tactful shot compositions and other things are all deployed for the show'due south depraved, depressing and nighttime moods without overdoing whatever of them. Meanwhile, happier moments are shown with sparkles, bubbles, clouds and bright, poppy colors; so corny that they're nigh vomit-inducing, and I mean that in the all-time way possible. Happy Sugar Life doesn't necessarily excel with animation, gear up pieces or character designs, only the various tricks information technology uses to communicate its feelings are excellent. Similarly, the soundtrack doesn't particularly stand out, but the sound design is quite good, I'll say once again. Rising violins, static, vocal manipulation and prestigious voice interim go the job more done. The OP is one of my favorites of the unabridged year, using a song perfectly toned to this anime with its siren-like guitar riffs and optimistic, upbeat tone, shifting in and out of muttered, paranoid passages. Baroque, photographed objects bladder virtually in the background; a Shio-like angel flies over shadowy figures of the characters, and various trappings past drinking glass jars and thorns lay over Satou equally the video glitches with inconsistent timing. It'south like shooting fish in a barrel to encounter what's going on in the OP based on a few episodes of the show itself, but it's communicated in so many incredible means that the OP never got skipped. The ED is expert… for an ED, that is, which is to say not much, but the blitheness of Satou and Shio is cute, and the vocal itself is quite touching. If you've read my reviews before, you lot know that I'm completely and 100% serious in all of my reviews, and I never make any jokes whatever, so when I say this is a ix/x anime, I mean that information technology should exist watched by all eyes, no matter what. At present, if you've ACTUALLY read my reviews before, you'd know I like to play around, that I don't really intendance about ratings, that I'm not all that interested in seeing a fully-serious, masterfully-crafted story. But with its combination of surprise turnarounds, smart directing and just the correct amount of silliness, I'd truly say that Happy Saccharide Life is a quality anime; not just by my standards, only for drama and psychological anime equally a whole. Indeed, it is not perfect--some people will be unhappy with some of the characters or non be willing to come across how the anime fixes itself downward the line. In fact, I myself have room to complain about the teacher non having any real exploration to his graphic symbol, likewise as some scenes that only would non happen in the existent earth, such every bit Satou's Aunt seducing the police force officer, as good as information technology was. A lot of it is conveniently written. The characters aren't particularly deep and more arcadian than realized. But, overall, Happy Sugar Life is FUN. Information technology is an exciting series that takes little time to light its showtime lucifer, and one time it gets going information technology doesn't let up until it has burned everything down. I dearly recommend this anime to anyone who's into non just edgy comedies, simply anyone who's interested in a kinda wacky psychological drama that even manages to unnerve you a little fleck. Peradventure it is not the well-nigh constructive at what information technology is, but it is, nonetheless, effective. Story - viii/10
Art - 8/ten
Sound - 8/10
Characters - vii/ten
Enjoyment - 9/10
Yandere - x/10
Overall - ix/10
Favorite episode - 8
Favorite character - Satou. Or her Aunt. Depends on how I'm feeling or how horny I am I guess. Pretend I didn't type that out.
Recommendation level - Medium-high
Sep 28, 2018
12 of 12 episodes seen
| Overall | ii |
| Story | four |
| Animation | 1 |
| Sound | 1 |
| Grapheme | one |
| Enjoyment | ten |
For equally long every bit I've been watching anime, in that location has always been a considerable amount of the customs who tin can find so much amusement in shows which are "so bad, they're proficient." Whether it be the ostentatiously pandering fan service of shows similar Eromanga Sensei, the immeasurably trite and gaudily derivative plot of shows like In Another World With My Smartphone, or the hysterically edgy situations in shows similar Magical Girl Site, the community always seems to find something to savor in shows that are simply, undeniably, and blatantly trash. Just as the maxim goes, "one man's trash is another man's treasure", and information technology looks similar I've institute my treasure in the trash that is Happy Sugar Life. First and foremost, let me be clear with you this verbal brand of trash was thrown aside just then a degenerate with the exact perversions as myself could crawl by and fish information technology out of the muddy gutter. If you aren't messed up in the head in the exact same mode as I am, then you should stay equally far away from this embarrassing train wreck of an anime as you possibly tin, so I'll just cut to the chase. If you lot don't like yuri romance, historic period-gap romance, moe girls, lolis, or Stockholm Syndrome fetishism, then take your leave immediately for your ain sanity'due south skillful. This show is abjectly terrible, then but save yourself while you even so tin can. Just if you are into that shit, so let's dive in. Happy Sugar Life is in the "horror one-act" genre of anime, anime which are technically horror thrillers, just anime which are so bombastically bad at being provocative they just get funny. Anybody and everything is comically over-the-top edgy for no reason. There's murder, rape, extramarital affairs, whatever overused bullet point on the edge checklist gets checked. Everything looks ugly as sin, the animation is god awful, the character designs are beyond basic, the OST is either boring or actively unfitting, the cinematography is well-nigh exclusively flat-panning shots with seventy% of every episode being still frames, and I could honestly continue going because this is a lesser-of-the-barrel product from a nobody studio and staff which looks and runs terrifically bad. That said, the main graphic symbol is a cute yandere girl with pinkish pilus, buns, and is somehow voiced past Kana Hanazawa who is in love with an elementary school loli with whom she shares a dwelling, bathroom, and bed. I am fucking sold. This testify may likewise exist perfect. Watching this calendar week by week was hysterical. The prove is worst of the worst, but I got to be reminded there is a existent show, actually being made in real life, which features a yuri age-gap romance about a psychotic sex activity-craved schoolgirl who murders and blackmails anyone who threatens to interrupt her life living with a loli she literally kidnaped and locked in her apartment. I don't need to elaborate on the concept considering but ane single thing of note happened throughout the entire show, and I don't call up just because at that place's a decent five minute scene at the cease of episode nine you should go and picket the whole show, considering the remaining two hundred and fifty nine minutes were pure garbage. Whatsoever mature person who happens to come across this review can see this prove is nothing simply mindless self indulgence, so if it sounds like something you tin can indulge in like I did, requite information technology a watch. That's it. Washed. Ten out of x, would scout over again. Thanks for reading. I know my other reviews are more than serious than this, only this show was merely far too much for me to handle sober and with a direct face.
Jan 6, 2019
12 of 12 episodes seen
| Overall | 9 |
| Story | eight |
| Blitheness | 8 |
| Sound | 9 |
| Character | ix |
| Enjoyment | ten |
Happy Sugar Life (HSL) is a psychological horror virtually normal people being pushed to their limits. Throughout this bear witness, contrasts are stressed and found in every manner possible as I will be discussing throughout this review.
Art 8/10: One of HSL'southward best attributes. Audio 8/10: The Opening explores this contrasts theme a bit more. The OP begins with an innocent voice and a happy sounding tone. The Opening then switches to a more deep tone and the vocaliser (Akari Nanawo) sings in a more intimidating tone. Characters ix/10: The characters are all introduced as normal people. On the surface they all expect trustworthy. All the characters are in respectable positions and are in some cases even idolized, only then their insanity meter gets turned upward to 11 if they are pushed overboard. Contrasts are once again used here, downwards to the names of our 2 master characters, Satou (sugar) and Shio (salt). On the topic of names. The names of the characters all have a meaning to what they provided or represents in the Anime. If y'all are done watching the Anime I would recommend searching the meaning of their names. The characters feel real in the sense that they all have the inner struggles that we as humans are fighting everyday. The only function where this subtracts from realism is the fact that so many characters snap around the principal character. Story 9/x: The story is pretty dark. Themes are explored which is not really that mutual in some Anime. Which in one case again brings information technology back to the contrasts. All of the characters are looking for their "Happy Sugar Life." Yet they don't see that by searching for this happiness they go on on leaving despair and once they find this "ideal" life, they are confused equally to why they are non happy. The story intentionally makes you empathize with the primary character. Which I would say is hard to do as if you have the graphic symbol out and place them in the real world, this member would be hated. The story does a neat job in making you root and care for a actually repulsive being. The pacing is not something to complain well-nigh. Not also fast and not too slow. The catastrophe was a bit abrupt and for many was a bit distasteful. Enjoyment ten/x: Why I liked it: The employ of all the above discussed means to tell a pretty dark story was something I enjoyed a lot. The overall usage of contrasts was also something that I liked a lot. Studio Ezόla did a pretty fine task in their first Anime and I am looking frontward to more of their work if they are to pursue more titles in the future. I accept since then bought the Manga for this and the adaptation washed by the Studio was pretty good. The catastrophe was besides fully original as the Manga stopped around episode xi. Why You lot might not similar it: Overall nine/ten: I was really impressed by this Anime. With a totally new Studio and a manager which has only directed a few Anime in the past, my expectations for HSL was pretty depression. But as the story progressed I could see the effort the director and the animators put in to make this first projection a huge success in my stance.
Studio Ezόla has opted for a pretty basic art style for this Anime. The surround or backgrounds are simple, but never feels false or takes away from the original style, so no points deducted from that. This is the best example of where you can run across contrasts beingness used. In happy or cheerful scenes, the colors used are extremely bright and sparkly. The color scale also shifts more to red to give that "alive" and "warm" feeling. And on certain scenes the art turns extremely dark. The entire scene gets done in a blue like hue to give of this "expressionless" and "common cold" feeling. HSL likewise uses the "optics are the windows to the soul" saying to its fullest. In some scenes, the optics of the characters alter drastically to reflect their inner struggles. Subtle things like the eyes giving of a burning sensation when the characters are engulfed in anger is a dainty touch and is sometimes pretty hard to see unless you look carefully.
There is almost never really on-screen violence in the Anime. The Anime uses visual hints likewise accompanying sound effects to brand you visualize those scenes for yourself. Which is what makes this Anime a truly psychological Anime.
The Ending has an overall calm tone to help with pressure release and the finish of the episode.
The OST is subtle just effective, builds tension when information technology must and sets the overall tone for the scene when needed. In some stages the lack of an OST is also used to requite a fake sense of security to the viewer before taking yous by surprise.
The special insert song used in its respective episode was used to back up the visual metaphor of the arc equally well every bit back up the feelings of the graphic symbol the arc focuses on.
The story is non a Happy Sugar Life. It is a psychological horror that keeps you lot asking "Is this really OK?", "Are we the baddies?" and "Why am I rooting for this person?" Fifty-fifty though there is never really that much on-screen violence. The Anime keep hinting towards what happened and the means in which this violence occurred. The ending was for some a bit distasteful. The story is about a relationship between a child and a high-school student. I think those are the primary reasons you would not similar this Anime. I would likewise non recommend this equally a kickoff Anime for someone merely starting out, unless they like Horror or similar shows to this.
Sep 28, 2018
12 of 12 episodes seen
| Overall | seven |
| Story | 7 |
| Animation | seven |
| Audio | vii |
| Character | vi |
| Enjoyment | 7 |
Once upon a time, there was a girl who didn't know what beloved really is. She seemingly had no goals in life with a rootless understanding about love. Sleeping with guys and non truly knowing what her life is about, she didn't know if in that location was a place to belong. Wondering effectually the stop of abyss of life and not knowing who she can really be with. Then, a child appeared. An innocent child with a face total of life and sugar. Is this a chance to truly find dear? Is it a chance to live a happy sugar life?
As a evidence that combines elements of psychological horror, suspense, and thriller, Happy Carbohydrate Life looked deceptive at first glance. Now I admit, I'm a bit of a sucker when it comes to shows where we have an anti-hero protagonist. I hateful, the first episode speak for itself once you realize Matsuzaka Satou's personality. She is essentially living a double life – ane that is of a normal daughter and other existence overly obsessive of Shio Kobe. This devotion to Shio is then strong that she is willing to kill others to "protect" her from harm. In Satou's mind, beingness with Shio equates to happiness. Despite the complex nature of the plot, the setup of the story is actually very elementary. We got Satou who pretty much takes Shio equally a partner and isolates her in a place where she feels is safe. Information technology'southward an flat that looks normal on the inside and outside until you realize there may be something much darker going on behind the scenes. The beginning few episodes is rather ambiguous about Satou's actions including parts where she takes questionable content in and out of the house. Meanwhile, at that place's definitely character chemical science going on betwixt Satou and Shio. The duo shares an innocent dearest chemistry and ritual-like marriage ceremonies on a frequent basis. On near parts, the prove seems fluffy during those segments while masking the suspenseful thriller storytelling. Throughout the series, we notice just how far from normal Satou actually is. The show also makes it clear that she will get to any length to protect Shio fifty-fifty if information technology means murder. Anyone who is familiar with the term 'yandere' will easily dedicate her grapheme as such. In essence, Satou is a complex graphic symbol who sees her idea of love in a twisted way. Regardless of consequences, she will practise anything to protect that love. This puts Shio on the opposite stop of the spectrum as she is an innocent child. Despite that, she seems to adore Satou and always values their human relationship. It'southward the sort of child behavior you lot'd expect from this show. The more I watched Happy Saccharide Life, the more than I realized how this show depicts man beliefs in some of the worst ways possible. Characters such as Taiyou displays borderline pedophile behavior towards Shio. Others such as Daichi and Satou'southward aunt also demonstrate their psychological tendencies in several episodes. With the exception of Shio, simply one other character came to my mind who I can say is normal. Her name would be Shouko Hida but I wouldn't go attached to her easily. In fact, try to refrain from getting attached to almost of the characters in this series because their real personalities are incredibly disturbing. Another reason is that some characters will not make it alive. I'm not going to mention it as it's spoiler merely let's simply say that death isn't uncommon in the story. As the majority of the series adheres to psychological horror, it's hard to really root for any unmarried character. The characters Satou deals with are ofttimes evil as she is with some being fifty-fifty more twisted. However, I think some of her past can be sympathetic. Satou wasn't built-in with evil intentions merely events shaped her to go what she is now. The past explores her graphic symbol in depth and in that location's even one episode that explains how Satou ends upwards where she is now. Narratives in this series is incredibly important every bit it fishes out a character'due south personality to the fullest. Satou is the primary instance of this as we run across a journeying to agreement dearest in her words. There'southward also a character named Asahi Koube in the show with a deep want to reunite with Shio as a family. Just unlike Satou, he doesn't go to measures such as killing to accomplish his happiness. Information technology's a bit sugarcoated simply he is more of a hero than Satou will ever be. By the fourth dimension you reach the conclusion of the starting time episode, I remember it'll become obvious whether or not information technology'south worth post-obit this anime. Are you the type that love suspenseful horror? Do you favor a story with twisted inhumane characters? Do you want to come across if characters such as Satou or Shio really find love in each other in the end? If these are some of the questions in mind, then definitely requite this anime a shot. Otherwise, it'southward going to be a sluggish ride every bit every episode builds more and more into the suspense. I personally find this anime unique in the sense that it isn't truly deceptive yet e'er makes me conceptualize on what to wait next. The grapheme bandage wants you lot to detest them and they succeed without jeopardizing the plot. And to me, that'south a feat that I admire. Similar the title suggests, Happy Sugar Life has a sugary and sweet coloring to its animation style. Studio Ezo'la (one that I never heard of before until this serial) bought out its ideas to fullest. Information technology'due south vibrant and full of life during moments when we see happiness. Then, in that location are those nighttime eerie scenes that brings out the horror of the story. Information technology's often moody especially in Satou's flat where questionable content lies in the dark. Every bit you should expect, this show contains violence that includes murder. The TV version seems to have tone it downwards a bit as some of the graphic content is done behind the scenes rather than shown directly on screen. Satou is the primary culprit of this but in that location are some other characters that commit sinful deeds. Oh and be prepared for some uncomfortable scenes from the main cast. Taiyou is a guy that I securely regret watching for his pedophilic tendencies. Skilful God, erase him from the show. Other character expressions in the series are agonizing to watch such as with Satou's red predatory eyes or her aunt'southward mentally unstable behavior. The low-cal in the dark tunnel is Shio as she brings in sugar, spice, and everything dainty. If you want psychology in this series, you demand the characters to be convincing. Thank you to the modern talent of Kana Hanazawa, that is achieved. She'southward known for a variety of heroine roles and to play a yandere in this serial truly bought out her talent to full. Misaki Kuno is also able to footstep into the shoes of a kid to portray her grapheme's innocence. The theme songs contain an upbeat mood that contrasts with the tone of the show. It's very playful and bubbly while the ED theme contains a more melodramatic feeling. Happy Saccharide Life tells the tale of love that isn't the typical romantic story you lot're familiar with. Instead, it crafts psychological horror with a cast of degenerate characters. In that location are some that you lot'll find to be abominations of our social club. Yet, this series is far from an abomination. It'south a psychological horror washed right with a articulate set of intentions at its heart and soul.
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