Happy Sugar Life

its REALLY difficult to explain how i felt watching it. the way i put it when i explained it to my friends is: "the saddest fucked up best anime ive ever watched" best MIGHT be a bit of a stretch, but you get the point. it really made me question different elements of the show and who was morally right.
despite that, it didn't have the ideal ending i wanted it to have, however the ending is still somewhat (?) satisfying.

additionally: the reason i watched this show was because i originally thought it would be a cute yuri anime (ive learned that reading genres ... is important from this experience) but i really don't regret watching it anyways. would i watch this again? ABSOLUTELY not. is it going to stay in the back of my mind forever? definitely.

A psychological thriller with a crapsaccharine twist- I want to rate this anime higher, but for all the qualities that make it appealing, it fails to exceed in any given area.

Happy Sugar Life hooks you with the protagonist's Death Note-esque calculated Machiavellianism, and the short 12-episode season culminates in a much more satisfying conclusion than the 2006 anime. However, the mid-season was painfully slow-paced and featured side-plots which failed to grab my attention. Conversely, all they did was interrupt my suspended disbelief- how did all these unhinged characters converge? One answer might have lied in Happy Sugar Life's religious undertones, but this explanation was barely ... addressed by the season's end—truly a missed opportunity.

This anime is a good pick for those who want a psychological thriller with a captivating cynical protagonist, sans the shonen action that characterises so much of modern anime. However, consider "Classroom of the Elite" to satisfy a Death Note itch, Kakegurui for a similarly cerebral female-led high-stakes drama, or, if shonen is your thing, Mirai Nikki for another obsessed tsundere psycho-in-pink.

Honestly, I had to finish it because I could not believe it was THAT bad. All in one sitting too. I'm not getting those 4 hours back lol. If you truly think this is a masterpiece, then all power to you, but this is the worst anime I have ever watched.

The entire dynamic between the MC and the supporting cast feels like the writer was trying their best to stab themself while they were writing the plot every time that the MC made a decision. I am impressed with how bad it was. Truly a work of art and something that I will try ... my best to forget.

0/10 would not recommend.

~ ANON