Sugar Dog Life
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Sugar Dog Life
| image = Sugar Dog Life vol 1 JPN.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Cover of the Japanese version, released on {{start date|2020|2|14}}
| ja_kanji = シュガードッグライフ
| ja_romaji = Shugā Doggu Raifu
| genre = Cooking,{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.or.jp/feature/feature-3075003/ | title=漫画から出てきたような2人――田中洸希＆多和田任益「シュガードッグライフ」インタビュー | trans-title=As if the two of them had popped out of a manga: interview with Kōki Tanaka and Hideya Tawada from Sugar Dog Life | language=ja | work={{ill|TV Guide (Japan)|lt=TV Guide|ja|週刊TVガイド}} | date=2024-07-27 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=August 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805050937/https://www.tvguide.or.jp/feature/feature-3075003/ | url-status=live }} romance, boys' love
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Yoriko
| publisher = Ichijinsha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Manga Planet}}
| demographic = {{transliteration|ja|Josei}}
| magazine = Gateau
| imprint = Gateau Comics
| first = {{start date|2019|1|30}}
| last = {{end date|2019|12|28}}
| volumes = 1
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| director = {{ubl|{{ill|Ryūichi Honda|ja|本田隆一}}|{{ill|Takahiro Ōuchi|ja|大内高弘}}|Kozue Sasaki}}
| producer =
| writer = {{ubl|{{ill|Motoko Takahashi|ja|高橋幹子}}|{{ill|Ayumi Shimo|ja|下亜友美}}|{{ill|Shiori Ueno|ja|上野詩織}}|Fumino Ikuzaki}}
| music = {{ill|Erina Koyama|ja|小山絵里奈}}
| studio =
| licensee =
| network = {{flatlist|
| network_en =
| first = {{Start date|2024|8|3}}
| last = {{Start date|2024|9|29}}
| episodes = 9
| episode_list =
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{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Sugar Dog Life|シュガードッグライフ|Shugā Doggu Raifu|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series by Yoriko. It was serialized in the monthly boys' love manga magazine Gateau from January 30, 2019, to December 28, 2019. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Asahi from August 3, 2024, to September 29, 2024.
Plot
While returning home from a drinking party late at night, university student Isumi Sakuraba is mistaken for a minor due to his short, youthful appearance by police officer Kyōsuke Amasawa and is almost taken into custody. When Amasawa shows up at Isumi's part-time job at the convenience store, Isumi answers his recommendations on food. Since then, Amasawa often shows up asking for more recommendations. Despite Isumi getting annoyed at Amasawa talking to him, he becomes concerned about his diet. One day, out of the blue, Isumi suggests going to Amasawa's home to cook for him. As the two grow closer to each other, Isumi finds himself falling in love with Amasawa, but Amasawa remains oblivious to his feelings. Eventually, Amasawa realizes he reciprocates Isumi's feelings, and the two become a couple.{{cite web | url=https://www.chil-chil.net/compNewsDetail/k/801authors108/no/22809/ | title=依子先生インタビュー 誤補導から始まる恋♥ 高身長天然タラシ警官×やんちゃ系童顔大学生 コミックス『シュガードッグライフ』 | trans-title=Interview with Yoriko: A love story that begins with from mistakenly being taken into custody! A tall, naturally flirtatious police officer with a mischievous, baby-faced college student in the comic Sugar Dog Life | language=ja | work={{ill|Chil Chil|ja|ちるちる}} | date=2020-02-12 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=August 7, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807221001/https://www.chil-chil.net/compNewsDetail/k/801authors108/no/22809/ | url-status=live }}
Characters
;{{nihongo|Isumi Sakuraba|桜庭 唯純|Sakuraba Isumi}}
:{{portrayed by|{{ill|Kōki Tanaka (Japanese singer, born 2003)|lt=Kōki Tanaka|ja|田中洸希}}}}
:Isumi is a college student, but he is often mistaken for a minor due to his short stature and his appearance. He works part-time at a convenience store. He is part of his university's cooking club and has a {{Transliteration|ja|tsundere}} personality. He is described as a slightly "cunning" and "mischievous" boy with a "pure-hearted" personality.
;{{nihongo|Kyōsuke Amasawa|天沢 恭丞|Amasawa Kyōsuke}}
:{{portrayed by|Hideya Tawada}}
:Amasawa is a police officer with an easy-going, naturally flirtatious personality. He works at the police box close to the convenience store where Isumi works.
;{{nihongo|Yōhei Nakagawa|中川 陽平|Nakagawa Yōhei}}
:{{portrayed by|{{ill|Souta Uemura|ja|植村颯太}}}}
:Yōhei is one of Isumi's friends at university who is also in the same cooking club. Yoriko stated that Yōhei and Shōji were important in the story so that they could show a different side to Isumi compared to when he is with Amasawa.
;{{nihongo|Rihito Shōji|東海林 璃仁|Shōji Rihito}}
:{{portrayed by|{{ill|Raiku|ja|楽駆}}}}
:Shōji is one of Isumi's friends at university who is also in the same cooking club.
Media
=Manga=
Sugar Dog Life is written and illustrated by Yoriko. It is serialized in the monthly boys' love manga magazine Gateau from the February 2019 issue released on January 30, 2019,{{cite tweet |author=Ichijinsha's Gateau editorial department |authorlink= |user=gateau_info |number=1090535532340244481 |date=2019-01-30 |title=【単話配信】1月30日(水)配信解禁 『シュガードッグライフ 1話』著：依子 おまわりさん×大学生のあまあま年の差BL❤ 大学3年生の桜庭唯純は、飲み会帰りに警察官の天沢に補導されかかって以来、会うたびに馴れ馴れしく話しかけられるようになり――？ |trans-title=(Single chapter distribution) Releasing on Wednesday, January 30: Sugar Dog Life chapter 1 by Yoriko. A sweet age gap BL story between a police officer and a university student! Since Isumi Sakuraba, a third-year university student, was almost taken into custody by police officer Amasawa on his way home a drinking party, Amasawa has been talking to him in a friendly manner whenever they meet?! |language=ja |link=https://twitter.com/gateau_info/status/1090535532340244481 |access-date=2024-08-04}} to the January 2020 issue released on December 28, 2019.{{cite tweet |author=Ichijinsha's Gateau editorial department |authorlink= |user=gateau_info |number=1210469867121336320 |date=2019-12-28 |title=【単話配信】🐶12月28日(土)配信解禁🐶 『シュガードッグライフ 6話』著：依子 おまわりさん×大学生のあまあま年の差BL💕大学3年生の桜庭唯純は、飲み会帰りに警察官の天沢に補導されかかって以来、会うたびに馴れ馴れしく話しかけられるようになり――❓最終話🥳 |trans-title=(Single chapter distribution) Releasing on Saturday, December 28: Sugar Dog Life chapter 6 by Yoriko. A sweet age gap BL story between a police officer and a university student! Since Isumi Sakuraba, a third-year university student, was almost taken into custody by police officer Amasawa on his way home a drinking party, Amasawa has been talking to him in a friendly manner whenever they meet?! Final episode! |language=ja |link=https://twitter.com/gateau_info/status/1210469867121336320 |access-date=2024-08-04}} The chapters were later released in one bound volume by Ichijinsha under the Gateau Comics imprint. In July 2023, during Anime Expo, Manga Planet announced that they would distribute the manga in English on their website.{{cite web | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-01/manga-planet-adds-loveless-7-more-titles/.199706 | title=Manga Planet Adds Loveless, 7 More Titles | work=Anime News Network | date=2023-07-01 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=August 4, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804151657/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-01/manga-planet-adds-loveless-7-more-titles/.199706 | url-status=live }}
In 2020, Yoriko stated through an interview with {{ill|Chil Chil|ja|ちるちる}} that she had wanted to draw an age gap romance, and that she made one of the characters a police officer because she had also wanted to draw a height difference. While drawing cacti in Sugar Dog Life, she ended up buying and raising one herself.
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| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = {{start date|2020|2|14}}{{cite web | url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/366991 | title=【2月14日付】本日発売の単行本リスト | trans-title=(February 14) List of {{transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} released today | language=ja | work=Natalie | date=2020-02-14 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=March 16, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316024214/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/366991 | url-status=live }}
| OriginalISBN = 978-4758020909
| LicensedRelDate = {{start date|2023|7|1}}
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=Television drama=
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A live-action television drama adaptation of Sugar Dog Life was announced on June 14, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/577657 | title=スパドラ田中洸希×多和田任益がBLドラマでW主演、大学生と警察官の癒し系ラブストーリー | trans-title=Kōki Tanaka from Super Dragon and Hideya Tawada co-star in BL drama Sugar Dog Life, a healing love story between a university student and a police officer | language=ja | work=Natalie | date=2024-06-14 | accessdate=2024-08-04}}{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2331742/full/ | title=スパドラ田中洸希、多和田任益とBLドラマ 身長差&年の差&おうちごばん…『シュガードッグライフ』 | trans-title=Kōki Tanaka from Super Dragon and Hideya Tawada co-star in BL drama Sugar Dog Life, a story about height difference, age difference, and homemade food... | language=ja | work=Oricon | date=2024-06-14 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=August 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805050936/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2331742/full/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | first=Rafael Antonio | last=Pineda | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-13/yoriko-boys-love-manga-sugar-dog-life-gets-live-action-series-on-august-3/.211927 | title=Yoriko's Boys-Love Manga Sugar Dog Life Gets Live-Action Series on August 3 | work=Anime News Network | date=2024-06-13 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=August 4, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804163739/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-13/yoriko-boys-love-manga-sugar-dog-life-gets-live-action-series-on-august-3/.211927 | url-status=live }} It was broadcast on TV Asahi on August 3, 2024, and ABC on August 4, 2024, for their late-night Sunday programming block {{ill|Drama L|ja|ドラマL}}.
The series stars {{ill|Super Dragon (group)|lt=Super Dragon|ja|SUPER★DRAGON}} member {{ill|Kōki Tanaka (Japanese singer, born 2003)|lt=Kōki Tanaka|ja|田中洸希}} as Isumi and Hideya Tawada as Amasawa. The supporting cast includes {{ill|Souta Uemura|ja|植村颯太}} as Yōhei and {{ill|Raiku|ja|楽駆}} as Shōji.{{cite web | url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/583564 | title=「シュガードッグライフ」に植村颯太と楽駆が出演、天沢と唯純の出会い収めた映像解禁 | trans-title=Sugar Dog Life adds Souta Uemura and Raiku to the cast, footage of Amasawa and Isumi's meeting released | language=ja | work=Natalie | date=2024-07-24 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=July 26, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726163537/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/583564 | url-status=live }} Additional cast members include Toshiki Kashu as Keiichirō Sakuraba, {{ill|Noa Kita|ja|喜多乃愛}} as Nanao Toyoshima, and Liyuu as Shiorin, original characters created for the drama.{{cite web | url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/584559 | title=「シュガードッグライフ」Liyuuがドラマ初出演、人気声優役 2分のティザー映像も | trans-title=Liyuu makes first drama appearance in Sugar Dog Life as popular voice actor, 2-minute teaser preview released | language=ja | work=Natalie | date=2024-07-31 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=August 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806054328/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/584559 | url-status=live }}{{cite web | first=Joanna | last=Cayanan | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-31/live-action-sugar-dog-life-series-reveals-3-new-cast-members-ending-song/.213773 | title=Live-Action Sugar Dog Life Series Reveals 3 New Cast Members, Ending Song | work=Anime News Network | date=2024-07-31 | accessdate=2024-08-04 | archive-date=August 1, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801084806/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-31/live-action-sugar-dog-life-series-reveals-3-new-cast-members-ending-song/.213773 | url-status=live }}
The television drama adaptation is directed by {{ill|Ryūichi Honda|ja|本田隆一}}, {{ill|Takahiro Ōuchi|ja|大内高弘}}, and Kozue Sasaki. {{ill|Motoko Takahashi|ja|高橋幹子}}, {{ill|Ayumi Shimo|ja|下亜友美}}, {{ill|Shiori Ueno|ja|上野詩織}}, and Fumino Ikuzaki are in charge of the script. The soundtrack is composed by {{ill|Erina Koyama|ja|小山絵里奈}}. The opening theme song is "Sweets" by Super Dragon, and the ending theme is "Futari Yōbi" by YaYuYo.
==Episodes==
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = The Food I Made Just For You
| TranslitTitle = Kimi no Tame ni Tsukuru Gohan
| NativeTitle = 君のために作るごはん
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|3}}
| DirectedBy = {{ill|Ryūichi Honda|ja|本田隆一}}
| WrittenBy = {{ill|Motoko Takahashi|ja|高橋幹子}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Today, We'll Have a Meal for Two
| TranslitTitle = Kyō wa Futari Meshi
| NativeTitle = 今日は二人メシ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|12}}
| DirectedBy = Ryūichi Honda
| WrittenBy = Motoko Takahashi
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = A Rewarding Meal For the Two Who Worked Hard
| TranslitTitle = Ganbatta Futari no Gohōbi Gohan
| NativeTitle = 頑張った二人のごほうびごはん
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|19}}
| DirectedBy = Ryūichi Honda
| WrittenBy = {{ill|Shiori Ueno|ja|上野詩織}}
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = I Want to Keep Your Deliciousness to Myself
| TranslitTitle = Kimi no Oishii o Hitorijime
| NativeTitle = 君のおいしいをひとりじめ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|8|26}}
| DirectedBy = Kozue Sasaki
| WrittenBy = Shiori Ueno
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = A Lunch Box That Produces Love
| TranslitTitle = Koi ga Minoru Obentǒ
| NativeTitle = 恋が実るお弁当
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|1}}
| DirectedBy = Kozue Sasaki
| WrittenBy = Fumino Ikuzaki
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Since My Breakfast is Good
| TranslitTitle = Ore no Asa Meshi, Umai Kara
| NativeTitle = 俺の朝メシ、うまいから
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|8}}
| DirectedBy = Kozue Sasaki
| WrittenBy = Fumino Ikuzaki
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = A Sweet, Delicious Surprise
| TranslitTitle = Amakute Oishii Sapuraizu
| NativeTitle = 甘くておいしいサプライズ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|15}}
| DirectedBy = {{ill|Takahiro Ōuchi|ja|大内高弘}}
| WrittenBy = {{ill|Ayumi Shimo|ja|下亜友美}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Your Rice Porridge is a Miracle Drug
| TranslitTitle = Kimi no Okayu wa Tokkōyaku
| NativeTitle = 君のおかゆは特効薬
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|22}}
| DirectedBy = Takahiro Ōuchi
| WrittenBy = Ayumi Shimo
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = The Meal I'll Eat with You From Now On
| TranslitTitle = Kore Kara mo Kimi to Taberu Gohan
| NativeTitle = これからも君と食べるごはん
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|29}}
| DirectedBy = Takahiro Ōuchi
| WrittenBy = Motoko Takahashi
| ShortSummary =
}}
}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.asahi.co.jp/sugardoglife/|Official website of the TV drama}} {{in lang|ja}}
Category:2024 Japanese television series debuts
Category:2020s Japanese LGBTQ-related television series
Category:Cooking in anime and manga
Category:Japanese boys' love television series
Category:Japanese television dramas based on manga
Category:Romance anime and manga