james_desantis's profile picture

james_desantis 's review for:

Happy Sugar Life, Vol. 1 by Tomiyaki Kagisora
4.0

Yo, wtf is this? I'm hooked.

So this starts off with a teenager taking care of a kid in a random apartment building. Almost like a big sister, though gets weird at points, I'll get to that later. Either way our main character, Seto, decides to start a job to help her pay for the bills. About 1/3rd of the way in you start to unravel everything and let's just say...shit goes sideways quick. Blackmail, murder, and more all begins to pile up quickly.

To say this series is dark would be downplaying it. Every character seems to have a hidden agenda, every character a motive that is pretty sickening, and the "cutesy" parts to break it up are both jarring yet work to help push the series. The pacing is like a train wreck, quick and viscous, and then slows down just enough. The art solid and works.

I didn't love the weird romantic feel the two main characters have. For one is a way too young and feels weird. I don't know if that's what is going on but it came across that way.

Anyway, I'll be reading more for sure. A 4 out of 5.