Candy Boy

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Candy☆Boy

Kanade (front-left), Yukino (front-right), and Sakuya (top-right)
Genre Romantic comedy, Yuri
ONA
Director Takafumi Hoshikawa
Studio AIC
Episodes 1
Released November 22, 2007
Runtime 8 minutes
ONA
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.[1] Since November 22, 2007, the ONA is available through streaming on the Cho! animelo audiovisual website and the Nico Nico Douga online video service.[1] On February 2008, the Candy Boy official website announced the production of a follow-up seven-episode series,[2] the first one being streamed on May 2, 2008.[3]

Advertised as a romantic school comedy,[1] 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.[4]

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[edit] Characters

Kanade Sakurai (櫻井 奏 Sakurai Kanade?), Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame .

Yukino Sakurai (櫻井 雪乃 Sakurai Yukino?), Voiced by: Ryōka Yuzuki .

Sakuya Kamiyama (神山 咲夜 Kamiyama Sakuya?), Voiced by: Emiri Katō .

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On December 5, 2007, Candy Boy was released on DVD along with the limited edition of Korean artist Meilin's Candy Boy CD single.[4] This is the first release from a project called Anime 2.0, in which a single is sold accompanied by an OVA.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Candy Boy Romantic School Comedy Episode Posted Online. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
  2. ^ Candy Boy Net Anime to Continue Online with 7 Episodes. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  3. ^ New Candy Boy Net Anime Series Launched Online. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  4. ^ a b Interview with Hitomi Nabatame, Ryōka Yuzuki, and Emiri Katō (Japanese). animate.tv. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.

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