Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls

*Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls* is an online animated series created by SoapOpera46 (Yoli-Chan) for YouTube in the early 2010s, and is the parent series of *Haime! Sweet and Sour Boys.*

(SPOILERS FOR NNSG BELOW!!)

## Series Details

Running from Spring 2010 to Winter 2012, NNSG was created by Yoli-Chan in what is variously described as either an amateurish attempt at a legitimate anime, or (and the more likely explanation), a hilariously vapid parody of both typical anime tropes and amateur animation attempts. It focused on the exploits of two girls and a boy Raku-Chan, Koneko-Chan, and Hitoshi-San.

Although the series officially ended in 2012, it has periodically been revived for several special videos; in 2015, an apparent lost episode was released, detailing events supposedly set between episodes 1 and 2. In 2020, a PSA on curbing the spread of Covid-19 was released. In 2022, a video celebrating Cat Day was released. Later that year, a cover of Dream's "Mask" featuring Bokutachi-san was released.

## Synopsis

The series initially focuses on the day-to-day lives of the bubbly Raku-Chan, the reserved Koneko-Chan, and the flirtatious Hitoshi-San. Early episodes focus on Raku's not-so-subtle crush on Hitoshi, and her attempts to get closer, parodying several slice-of-life anime.

Episode 4 however, marked a gradual turn into a supernatural drama; After being bitten by a squirrel, Raku gets sick and is revealed to have rabies. Her condition deteriorates but she continues to hold out hope that she'll be with Hitoshi, who is struggling with homoerotic feelings after being kidnapped by a man named Bokutachi-san. Eventually, Raku gets turned into a cat by God, and her doctor/local shrine maiden Vet-Sama is able to cure her, albeit temporarily.

She then spends a day with Koneko and Hitoshi, and ultimately professes her love to Hitoshi, but ends up dying of a broken heart when he reveals his relationship with Bokutachi.

## In Relation to Haime! Sweet and Sour Boys

As revealed both by Yogi-Kohai himself as well as the presence of Raku and Koneko in Episode 3, NNSG seems to take place after H!SSB does. Other characters and elements from the series also appear in H!SSB, such as Nya-Sempai in episode 1, and a Mochi Central location in Episode 3. H!SSB's art style also seems to be loosely based off of NNSG's.

Furthermore, each of the main characters seems to parallel those of NNSG:

* Gasu wears clothes a similar color to Raku's; a (partially) blue top, pink shorts/skirt, and brown shoes. He's also more outspoken and excitable.
* Tuzi is a bit more subdued and generally mature, and speaks an additional language like Koneko (Spanish for Koneko, and Chinese for Tuzi).
* Kasaki bears the most obvious similarities to Hitoshi; They share a skin tone, eye color, and similar speech patterns, as well as a tendency to end sentences with "nya, rawr."

However, significant differences separate the two series;

* H!SSB episodes last, on average, twice as long as NNSG episodes do.
* H!SSB has a significantly larger cast of characters than NNSG does, with 13 characters named and revealed *so far.*
* The series seems to be aimed more at boys than NNSG was, with more violent action and raunchier writing.
* While Hitoshi/Bokutachi was the extent of LGBT content in NNSG, H!SSB seems to be loaded with it, with Tuzi and Gasu being various degrees of openly gay, Baioreto being transgender, an implied pride protest in a special, and more.

## Successors

In the wake of Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls' end, several successors have come about, with one of the most well known ones being ShonenJump94's *Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls Mayonaka.* As a spin-off, H!SSB is technically a successor itself, but rather serves as an expansion on the NNSG universe rather than a continuation of the story.

## Additional Info

For more info on Nyan~ Neko Sugar Girls and its sequels and prequels, please refer to its official fan wiki which you can find here.