Candy Boy

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Candy☆Boy


caption = Kanade (front-left), Yukino (front-right), and Sakuya (top-right)
genre = Romantic comedy, YuriInfobox animanga/OVA
ONA = yes
director = Takafumi Hoshikawa
studio = AIC
episodes = 1
released = November 22 2007
runtime = 8 minutesInfobox animanga/OVA
ONA = yes
director = Takafumi Hoshikawa
studio = AIC
episodes = 7
released = May 2 2008 – ongoing
runtime = 14 minutes

"Candy☆Boy" is an eight minute ONA produced by Anime International Company, and directed by Takafumi Hoshikawa.cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-22/candy-boy-romantic-school-comedy-episode-posted-online |title="Candy Boy" Romantic School Comedy Episode Posted Online |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=2007-11-22] Since November 22 2007, the ONA is available through streaming on the Cho! animelo audiovisual website and the Nico Nico Douga online video service. On February 2008, the "Candy Boy" official website announced the production of a follow-up seven-episode series,cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-12/candy-boy-net-anime-to-continue-online-with-7-episodes |title="Candy Boy" Net Anime to Continue Online with 7 Episodes |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=2008-02-12] the first one being streamed on May 2 2008.cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-02/new-candy-boy-series-launched-online-japan |title=New "Candy Boy" Net Anime Series Launched Online |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=2008-05-09]

Advertised as a romantic school comedy, the story focuses on the relationship between Kanade and Yukino Sakurai, twin sisters in their second year in a Tokyo high school, and the conflict provided by freshman Sakuya Kamiyama's feelings towards Kanade.cite web|url=http://www.animate.tv/news/detail.php?id=atv071122e&page=&sea=&tid=&rid=&type= |title=Interview with Hitomi Nabatame, Ryōka Yuzuki, and Emiri Katō |publisher=animate.tv |language=Japanese |accessdate=2007-11-22]

Characters

nihongo|Kanade Sakurai|櫻井 奏|Sakurai Kanade, anime voices|Hitomi Nabatame.

The younger twin.

nihongo|Yukino Sakurai|櫻井 雪乃|Sakurai Yukino, anime voices|Ryōka Yuzuki.

The older twin.

nihongo|Sakuya Kamiyama|神山 咲夜|Kamiyama Sakuya, anime voices|Emiri Katō.

A freshman who has a crush on Kanade.

nihongo|Shizuku Sakurai|櫻井　雫|Sakurai Shizuku, anime voices|Kobayashi Yuu.

Kanade and Yukino's younger sister.

Episodes

In addition to the main episodes, extra episodes that take place around the main timeline are to be included on DVDs of music videos, the first of which was released on August 13, 2008cite web|url=http://candyboy.jp/songs/|title=Song Description on Offical Hompage|language=Japanese] .

Media

On December 5 2007, "Candy Boy" was released on DVD along with the limited edition of Korean artist Meilin's "Candy Boy" CD single. This is the first release from a project called Anime 2.0, in which a single is sold accompanied by an OVA.

References

External links

* [http://candyboy.jp/ Official website] jp icon
* [http://www.anime-int.com/works/candyboy Official website] (AIC) jp icon
* [http://www.animation2.net Official website] (Anime 2.0) jp icon