ハッピーシュガーライフ
Happy Sugar Life
Satou Matsuzaka is a beautiful high schooler who has a reputation for being permissive with men. However, a chance encounter with a young girl named Shio Koube makes Satou realize that this is her first and only true feeling of love. Telling others that she lives with her aunt, Satou secretly shares an apartment with Shio. Despite her innocent appearance, Satou is willing to do anything to protect her beloved, resorting to desperate measures to ensure that their "happy sugar life" remains intact. (Source: MAL Rewrite)
Names
| Original | ハッピーシュガーライフ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Happy Sugar Life |
| English | Happy Sugar Life |
| Also known as | White Sugar Garden, Black Salt Cage · 幸福甜蜜生活 |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2018-07-14 → 2018-09-29 (Summer 2018) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Ezo’la |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Shounen |
| Genres | DramaHorrorMysteryPsychologicalRomance |
| Themes | Found FamilyYandereFemale ProtagonistUrbanAnti-HeroPrimarily Female CastPsychosexualDenpaYuriGoreAmnesia |
| Streaming | Amazon Prime Video |
Reception
| Community score | 6.62 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.65 / 10 |
| Composite | 46.1 |
| On lists | 101,359 |
| Favourited | 2,248 (2.2%) |
| Completion | 78.0% |
| Drop rate | 9.2% |
| In backlog | 34.4% |
| Score spread σ | 2.13 |
| MyAnimeList | 6.75 / 10 |
Score distribution
11,216292931,48842,29153,57566,08479,14486,75294,378102,601
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Summer 2018 | D | 56 of 90 |
| Genre | Horror | D | 142 of 272 |
| Year | 2018 | D | 244 of 383 |
| Genre | Psychological | D | 329 of 416 |
| Genre | Mystery | D | 497 of 652 |
| Demographic | Shounen | E | 1,005 of 1,219 |
| Season (all years) | Summer | D | 1,075 of 1,662 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 1,136 of 1,687 |
| Era | Late 2010s | D | 1,143 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Drama | D | 1,477 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,670 of 2,668 |
| Source material | Manga | D | 2,206 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,246 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,670 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Keizou Kusakawa, Nobuyoshi Nagayama |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Touko Machida |
| Character design | Shouko Yasuda |
| Original creator | Tomiyaki Kagisora |
AniList id 101351 · MAL id 37517 · record updated 2026-08-27