Sugarbunnies are a character duo created by Sanrio in 2004. The duo are composed oftwinbunnies called Shirousa and Kurousa, who specialize in making sweets and pastries. After the success of the franchise, Sanrio created more bunny twins who each specialize in their own jobs. They all live in the magical world of Bunniesfield. The characters gained a Japanese anime series in 2007. The series is directed by Hiroshi Kugimiya, the key animator of Death Note, and is a produced by Asahi Production. The original series premiered on TV Tokyo and Kids Station as a segment of the program Kitty Paradise Plus on April 3, 2007 and ended later that year after 27 episodes.
Story
One day, 14 bunnies were transported from their home world of Bunniesfield to the human world in order to complete a task assigned to them by the Two Queens. As they arrive, they meet and befriend Sophia, a human girl who dreams of being the bestpastry chef in all of Europe. Although Sophia keeps the bunnies hidden from everyone in town, even her parents, their cover is blown when the whole town finds out they are real. Together, they make delicious foods with the Sugarbunnies each making their own special treats.
Both in the franchise and anime: ;Shirousa ;Kurousa ;Hanausa ;Momousa ;Buchiusa ;Mintousa ;Aomimiusa ;Aousa ;Sutoroberiusa ;Buruberiusa ;Rateusa ;Kapuchinousa ;Komugiusa ;Pandausa Others that only appear in the franchise: ;Balletusa ;Primausa ;Cocoa ;Vanilla
The anime takes place in Europe, mostly in some provinces in France, on which pastry chiefs and baking were part of their tradition. It's also hinted in the second episode of Sugarbunnies: Chocolat! that Paris is also seen.
Sequels
Two sequel series were produced to coincide with the series. The sequel series, titled Sugarbunnies: Chocolat! premiered on April 1, 2008 and once again ended with 27 episodes on September 23. On February 16, 2009, a third season was announced by Sanrio titled Sugarbunnies: Fleur, which started airing on April 7, 2009 and ended on September 29, 2009. A manga adaptation by Kanaki Shiori titled Together Sugarbunnies is published by Shogakukan, serialized in the Ladybug Comics Special label.
All three series gained a major DVD-box release in Japan by Pony Canyon, featuring all the episodes of all three arcs and both opening and ending songs never used in the anime itself.
