| Candy Boy | |
 Kanade (front-left), Yukino (front-right), and Sakuya (top-right) | |
| キャンディ ボーイ (Kyandi Bōi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romantic comedy, yuri[1][2] |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Takafumi Hoshikawa |
| Studio | AIC |
| Released | November 22, 2007 |
| Runtime | 8 minutes |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Takafumi Hoshikawa |
| Studio | AIC |
| Released | May 2, 2008 – May 8, 2009 |
| Runtime | 12–20 minutes |
| Episodes | 7 (+2 DVD Episodes) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiro Tōge |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Comic Flapper |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 5, 2009 – October 5, 2010 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Candy Boy ~Young girls fall in love!~ | |
| Written by | Hiro Tōge |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Flapper Mobile |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | November 2009 – December 2010 |
Candy☆Boy (キャンディ ボーイ, Kyandi Bōi) is an eight-minute original net animation 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] This was followed by a seven-episode series,[3] with episodes being streamed between May 2, 2008 and May 8, 2009.[4] Additional episodes were released on DVD, one with the DVD version of the single, "Bring Up Love" by Nayuta, and another released with volume 2 of the series. A spin-off manga series by Hiro Tōge was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine between November 2009 and December 2010,[5] with another series, also by Tōge, distributed on mobile phones.
As a romantic school comedy setting,[1] the story focuses on the budding romantic relationship between Kanade and Yukino Sakurai, twin sisters in their second year at an all-girls high school in Tokyo, and the conflict provided by freshman Sakuya Kamiyama's feelings towards Kanade.[6]
- ^ a b c d "Candy Boy Romantic School Comedy Episode Posted Online". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ Browne, Nicoletta Christina. "Candy Boy: Nonchalant Talk of the Certain Twin Sisters in Daily Life". THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Candy Boy Net Anime to Continue Online with 7 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
- ^ "New Candy Boy Net Anime Series Launched Online". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 9, 2008.
- ^ "Batman: Death Mask's Natsume Starts Togari Sequel (Updated)". Anime News Network.
- ^ "Interview with Hitomi Nabatame, Ryōka Yuzuki, and Emiri Katō". Animate.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved November 22, 2007.