Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル, Shugā Appuru Fearī Teiru) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miri Mikawa and illustrated by aki. Kadokawa Shoten have published seventeen volumes from March 2010 to February 2015 under their Kadokawa Beans Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Alto Yukimura was serialized online via Hakusensha's Hana to Yume Online website from November 2012 to October 2014. It was collected in two tankōbon volumes. A second manga adaptation with art by Yozora no Udon has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace since November 2021. Both the light novel and second manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff premiered in January 2023.
| Sugar Apple Fairy Tale | |
![]() First light novel volume cover | |
| シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル (Shugā Appuru Fearī Teiru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy[1] |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Miri Mikawa |
| Illustrated by | aki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
| Demographic | Female |
| Original run | March 31, 2010 – February 1, 2015 |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Miri Mikawa |
| Illustrated by | Alto Yukimura |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| Magazine | Hana to Yume Online |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | November 2012 – October 2014 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Miri Mikawa |
| Illustrated by | Yozora no Udon |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Young Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 4, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yōhei Suzuki |
| Written by | Seishi Minakami |
| Music by | Hinako Tsubakiyama |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, SUN, KBS Kyoto |
| Original run | January 6, 2023 – present |
| Episodes | 6 |
Characters
- Ann Halford (アン・ハルフォード, An Harufōdo)
- Voiced by: Yuka Nukui[2] (Japanese); Celeste Perez[3] (English)
- Shalle Fen Shalle (シャル・フェン・シャル, Sharu Fen Sharu)
- Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[2] (Japanese); Ivan Jasso[3] (English)
- Mythril Lid Pod (ミスリル・リッド・ポッド, Misuriru Riddo Poddo)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[2] (Japanese); Ciaran Strange[3] (English)
- Hugh Mercury (ヒュー・マーキュリー, Hyū Mākyurī)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[2] (Japanese); Ernesto Jason Liebrecht[3] (English)
- Cat (キャット, Kyatto)
- Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[4]
- Jonas Anders (ジョナス・アンダー, Jonasu Andā)
- Voiced by: Reiji Kawashima[4] (Japanese); Matt Shipman[3] (English)
- Keith Powell (キース・パウエル, Kīsu Paueru)
- Voiced by: Yūto Uemura[4]
- Elliot Collins (エリオット・コリンズ, Eriotto Korinzu)
- Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[5]
- Bridget Page (ブリジット・ペイジ, Burijitto Peiji)
- Voiced by: Ayumi Mano[5]
- Cathy (キャシー, Kyashī)
- Voiced by: Aya Yamane[5] (Japanese); Naya Moreno[3] (English)
- Benjamin (ベンジャミン)
- Voiced by: Minori Suzuki[5]
Media
Light novels
The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[6]
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Silver Sugar Master and The Obsidian Fairy Gin Satō-shi to Kuro no Yōsei (銀砂糖師と黒の妖精) | March 31, 2010[7] 978-4-04-455007-3 | October 4, 2022[8] 978-1-97-535000-0 |
| 2 | The Silver Sugar Master and The Blue Duke Gin Satō-shi to Ao no Kōshaku (銀砂糖師と青の公爵) | July 31, 2010[9] 978-4-04-455016-5 | January 17, 2023[10] 978-1-97-535097-0 |
| 3 | The Silver Sugar Master and The Ivory Aristocrat Gin Satō-shi to Shiro no Kikōshi (銀砂糖師と白の貴公子) | November 30, 2010[11] 978-4-04-455023-3 | April 18, 2023[12] 978-1-97-535099-4 |
| 4 | Gin Satō-shi to Midori no Kōbō (銀砂糖師と緑の工房) | March 31, 2011[13] 978-4-04-455044-8 | — |
| 5 | Gin Satō-shi to Murasaki no Yakusoku (銀砂糖師と紫の約束) | July 30, 2011[14] 978-4-04-455050-9 | — |
| 6 | Gin Satō-shi to Aka no Ōkoku (銀砂糖師と赤の王国) | September 30, 2011[15] 978-4-04-455056-1 | — |
| 7 | Gin Satō-shi to Ki no Kakan (銀砂糖師と黄の花冠) | December 28, 2011[16] 978-4-04-100091-5 | — |
| 8 | Gin Satō-shi to Hai no Ōkami (銀砂糖師と灰の狼) | March 31, 2012[17] 978-4-04-100222-3 | — |
| 9 | Gin Satō-shi to Niji no Kōkei-sha (銀砂糖師と虹の後継者) | July 31, 2012[18] 978-4-04-100402-9 | — |
| 10 | Gin Satō-shi to Mizu no Ōsama (銀砂糖師と水の王様) | September 29, 2012[19] 978-4-04-100502-6 | — |
| 11 | Gin Satō-shi to Kin no Mayu (銀砂糖師と金の繭) | December 28, 2012[20] 978-4-04-100637-5 | — |
| 12 | Ōkoku no Gin Satō-shi-tachi (王国の銀砂糖師たち) | March 30, 2013[21] 978-4-04-100769-3 | — |
| 13 | Gin Satō-shi to Kon no Saishō (銀砂糖師と紺の宰相) | September 1, 2013[22] 978-4-04-100975-8 | — |
| 14 | Gin Satō-shi to Gin no Gādian (銀砂糖師と銀の守護者) | January 1, 2014[23] 978-4-04-101159-1 | — |
| 15 | Gin Satō-shi to Hi no Sōran (銀砂糖師と緋の争乱) | May 1, 2014[24] 978-4-04-101528-5 | — |
| 16 | Gin Satō-shi to Kuro no Yōsei-ō (銀砂糖師と黒の妖精王) | September 1, 2014[25] 978-4-04-101527-8 | — |
| 17 | Gin Satō-shi-tachi no Mirai-zu (銀砂糖師たちの未来図) | February 1, 2015[26] 978-4-04-102331-0 | — |
Manga
A manga adaptation with art by Alto Yukimura was serialized online via Hakusensha's Hana to Yume Online website from November 2012 to October 2014. It was collected in two tankōbon volumes. A second manga adaptation with art by Yozora no Udon has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Ace since November 4, 2021.[27] The second manga is also licensed in North America by Yen Press, who are publishing new chapters simultaneously with the Japanese release.[28]
2012 manga
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 20, 2013[29] | 978-4-59-219771-3 |
| 2 | October 20, 2014[30] | 978-4-59-219781-2 |
2021 manga
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 3, 2022[31] | 978-4-04-112484-0 | April 18, 2023[32] | 978-1-97-536732-9 |
| 2 | December 28, 2022[33] | 978-4-04-113054-4 | — | — |
Anime
On October 1, 2021, an anime adaptation was announced.[1] It was later revealed to be a television series produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Yōhei Suzuki, with scripts written by Seishi Minakami, character designs handled by Haruko Iizuka, and music composed by Hinako Tsubakiyama.[2] It premiered on January 6, 2023, on AT-X and other networks.[4] On August 6, 2022, during their industry panel at Crunchyroll Expo, Crunchyroll announced their license to the series outside of Asia.[34] The opening theme song is "Musical" (ミュージカル, Myūjikaru) by Minori Suzuki, while the ending theme song (from episode #02 onwards) is "Kanaeru" (叶える, "To Grant") by Sumire Morohoshi.[35][36]
| No. | Title [37][38] | Directed by [37] | Written by [37] | Storyboarded by [37] | Original air date [39] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Scarecrow and the Fairy" Transcription: "Kakashi to Yōsei" (Japanese: かかしと妖精) | Miyuki Ishida | Seishi Minakami | Yōhei Suzuki | January 6, 2023 | |
| Anne Holford visits her mother's grave and recalls the time she told her about fairies becoming slaves to humans and that as a silver sugar master she's obligated to treating them as equals. After returning to her village, Anne sets off for Lewiston to enter the Royal Candy Fair despite objections by her friend Jonas Anders since the journey there is dangerous. At the town of Redington along the way, Anne sees a fairy about to be killed by a fairy hunter by crushing his detached wing and saves the fairy while returning his wing allowing him to escape. Needing to find a fairy slave to be her bodyguard on the way to Lewiston, Anne purchases the warrior fairy Challe fenn Challe. Afterwards, the two leave Redington for Lewiston traveling on the path nicknamed the Bloody Highway. On the first night, Anne and Challe camp out at a fortshelter with Anne informing Challe that after the journey to Lewiston she intends to set him free. The next day, Anne and Challe are attacked by bandits that are attacking another wagon and Challe defeats them. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Bloody Highway" Transcription: "Buradi Kaidō" (Japanese: ブラディ街道) | Yūki Morita | Seishi Minakami | Iku Suzuki | January 13, 2023 | |
| Anne meets up with Jonas again after Challe saved him from the bandits, and despite Anne's objection he accompanies her to Lewiston. At night, Anne meets Cathy, a fairy serving Jonas, and makes a meal for everybody. With Challe absorbing the food rather than eating it like a human does, she is informed that fairies can only taste silver sugar. With Anne noticing that somebody snuck into her wagon, she goes in and finds the fairy she saved in Redington, Mithril Lid Pod, hiding in it. Mithril insists on returning the favor, but Anne is disinterested. Anne and Jonas continue their journey and on the next night, Anne formally introduces Challe to Jonas. The next day, Anne and Jonas are attacked by a pack of hungry crows and Challe defeats them. However, the attack delayed their travels and being unable to make it to the next fortshelter before nightfall, they stay at a nearby doctor's inn instead. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Sugar Apple Is the Tree of Betrayal" Transcription: "Satō Ringo wa Uragiri no Ki" (Japanese: 砂糖林檎は裏切りの木) | Kōzō Kaihō | Akiko Waba | Shinji Itadaki | January 20, 2023 | |
| At the doctor's inn, fellow guest and sugar artisan Hugh tasks Anne and Jonas with making confections in exchange for him paying for their stay. Despite producing good confections, Hugh criticizes Jonas for lacking ingenuity and Anne for lacking creativity. He smashes their confections, but agrees to pay for their stay. That night, Challe recalls the time when he befriended a human girl named Elizabeth 15 years ago, but she was killed by humans leading him to mistrust humans. The next day, Anne prepares to make her entry confection, but finds out that her supply of silver sugar has mysteriously vanished. With help from Jonas, she finds some sugar apples just in time to replenish her supply of silver sugar and make her entry piece. However, Jonas betrays Anne by having Cathy splatter Anne with blood from raw meat to attract a pack of wolves that forces Challe to protect her, using that distraction to steal Anne's wagon with her confection in it and make his getaway. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Fate of the Royal Medal" Transcription: "Ōke Kunshō no Yukue" (Japanese: 王家勲章の行方) | Akira Tanaka | Seishi Minakami | Yōhei Suzuki | January 27, 2023 | |
| A despair-ridden Anne goes into Jonas' wagon to find her missing supply of silver sugar, and learns from the blueprints that he intended to enter a piece designed by her mother, and being unable to make it he resorted to stealing Anne's confection. Anne decides to return Challe's wing and set him free, but Challe refuses to leave wanting Anne to keep her promise of making him a confection. The next morning, Anne meets a fairy named Lusul El Min, and makes another confection modeled off Lusul. Anne and Challe travel through the night and arrive in Lewiston right before the confections are judged. Anne learns that the person she met at the doctor's inn is the silver sugar viscount Hugh Mercury. Anne and Jonas are ordered to present their confections to the king, and the king declares Jonas the winner. However, when Mithril appears, Anne explains the truth that she made the confection that Jonas submitted as his own. Hugh orders Anne and Jonas to make the confection Jonas submitted to prove Anne's accusation. Jonas struggles, and despite her best effort Anne is unable to reproduce her confection. As such, neither Anne nor Jonas could take credit for making the winning confection and the Royal Medal was not awarded to anybody. Afterwards, Anne punishes Jonas by slapping him in the face. Despite having completed his task, Challe decides to stay with Anne wanting a confection from a silver sugar master, while Anne is determined to try again. | ||||||
| 5 | "Anne and the Cat's Sugar Confectionery" Transcription: "An to Neko no Satō Kashiten" (Japanese: アンと猫の砂糖菓子店) | Miyuki Ishida Shizuka Izumi | Yoriko Tomita | Kiyotaka Ōhata | February 3, 2023 | |
| Anne goes around the different shops owned by silver sugar masters in Lewiston, and ends up working at a shop owned by the silver sugar master Kat after being accused of destroying a confection after a thief tried to steal it. Despite not being at fault, Anne decides to help Kat make a replacement, seeing this as an opportunity to watch a silver sugar master in action. At the end of the day, Kat runs out of silver sugar, but Anne works through the night to replenish it so that Kat can immediately get to work. Later in the day, the viscountess Clay visits the shop offering to buy the confection he's making for a cobbler's daughter at an exorbitant price, but Kat maintains his policy of not making confections for people he dislikes like Clay. As Clay leaves, Anne notices that the thief is one of her servants. That night, the thief returns to steal the confection, but is caught as Anne delivered the confection earlier that night and replaced it with a fake. The next day, Anne learns that Kat's real name is Alph Hingley, a silver sugar master she greatly admires, as she and Challe set out for Westol, a place known for its cold weather. | ||||||
| 6 | "The Castle on the Sea" Transcription: "Umibe no Shiro" (Japanese: 海辺の城) | Miyuki Ishida Akira Tanaka | Seishi Minakami | Iku Suzuki | February 10, 2023 | |
| Hugh presents Lord Downing with a confection and talks about Anne, who has returned to Lewiston in preparation for Pull Soul Day after struggling to get customers in Westol. To build her reputation and earn some money, Anne heads to Philax, a seaside town run by the Duke William Alburn, after being told that William will pay a huge reward to the artisan that makes him the best confection regardless of whether or not the artisan is a silver sugar master. At the castle, Anne presents William with a confection modeled off Mithril and passes the first test. Afterwards, she is tasked with making a confection modeled off an elf lady in a painting. As she heads off to the workshop, she runs into Jonas and two other students from the Radcliffe school, who accuse her of setting Jonas up at the festival. Anne spends the next few days working on the elf confection and just before completing it, she encounters Jonas again. Jonas already finished his confection and was chosen to be William's artisan. The next day, Anne presents her confection to William and impressed by her work, he decides to have both Anne and Jonas as his artisans. | ||||||
| 7 | "A False Farewell" Transcription: "Itsuwari no Sayonara" (Japanese: いつわりのさよなら) | Yūki Morita | Yoriko Tomita | Kiyotaka Ōhata | February 17, 2023 | |
References
- "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Fantasy Novels Get Anime". Anime News Network. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 6, 2022). "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Anime Reveals Teaser, Cast, Staff, 2023 TV Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- Dempsey, Liam (January 19, 2023). "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 17, 2022). "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, January 6 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 8, 2022). "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Anime Unveils More Cast, Collaboration Visual With I'm the Villainess Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- Mateo, Alex (March 25, 2022). "Yen Press Licenses The Executioner and Her Way of Life Manga, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Belle Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と黒の妖精". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Vol. 1 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と青の公爵". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Vol. 2 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と白の貴公子". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Vol. 3 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と緑の工房". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀銀砂糖師と紫の約束". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と赤の王国". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と黄の花冠". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と灰の狼". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と虹の後継者". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と水の王様". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と金の繭". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 王国の銀砂糖師たち". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と紺の宰相". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と銀の守護者". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と緋の争乱". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師と黒の妖精王". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル 銀砂糖師たちの未来図". Kadokawa Beans. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 4, 2021). "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Novels Get Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- Mateo, Alex (October 29, 2021). "Yen Press Licenses Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Manga as Digital Simulpub". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- "銀砂糖師と黒の妖精 ~シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル~ 1". Hakusensha. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "銀砂糖師と黒の妖精 ~シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル~ 2". Hakusensha. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- "シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル(1)". Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル(2) [Sugar Apple Fairy Tail (2)]. Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- Loo, Egan (August 6, 2022). "Crunchyroll to Stream My One-Hit Kill Sister, Reborn to Master the Blade, Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure, Strongest Exorcist In Another World, Reborn as a Vending Machine". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- Loo, Egan (November 5, 2022). "Minori Suzuki Performs Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Anime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 29, 2022). "Sumire Morohoshi Performs Ending Theme for Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- "Terebi Anime "Shugā Appuru Fearī Teiru" Kōshiki Saito|Sutōrī" TVアニメ『シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル』公式サイト|ストーリー [TV Anime "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale" Official Website|Story]. sugarapple-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- "Terebi Anime "Shugā Appuru Fearī Teiru" Kōshiki Saito|On'ea Jōhō" TVアニメ『シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル』公式サイト|オンエア情報 [TV Anime "Sugar Apple Fairy Tale" Official Website|On Air Information]. sugarapple-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2023.
External links
- Light novel official website (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Sugar Apple Fairy Tale (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
