Anthony

"*We can't run away completely from using energy and creating waste. But we must try our best to reduce our consumption of energy and the waste we make. We must reduce, reuse and recycle! This is how we can care for our Earth!*"

**Anthony** is a supporting character in Candy Series who made his debut in Sparkle & Shine: Hygiene. He was the hygiene monitor of Sacred Hearts Primary School and the son of the school's discipline and hygiene teacher, Mrs. Lawson. Anthony shares close ties with Alexandra and always prepared food for her everyday at school.

## Appearance

Anthony is a teenage boy with spiky black hair with spiky bangs parted to the right side of his forehead and blue eyes (brown and gold in book covers respectively until the Mandarin version of Fruits of Friendship). He is tall (bearing a height of 160cm) and just like the other characters, changes his clothes consistently with his clothing mainly consists of collared shirts, jackets, vests and neckties.

He is considered to be quite attractive, as several female characters in the series had commented on his appearance.

## Personality

As the school's hygiene monitor, Anthony's duty was to make sure the students are clean, neat and tidy, thus he is strict and does not hesitate to report students for having improper hygiene (he was also seen enforcing a dress code for students with outrageous outfits or hairstyles). Besides this, he is naturally stoic and calm, and does not lose his temper easily, nor does he smile often. His (rare) smiles mostly occur around Alex.

Despite his serious exterior, he is inwardly very kind and concerned about others (notably Alex), as he prepares food for Alex every day so that she does not have to buy food from the canteen (as her family is not very well-off) and protects Alex from harm. He also showed embarrassment at the end of Boys & Girls Rule! when he admitted the reason why he avoided Alex for much of the book (which was also the reason why he was infuriated when Alex was splashed with water). It was noted that when Alex is in trouble, he tends to lose his cool much more easily.

## Character Interview

In the official 2018 fanbook, Anthony was interviewed on several questions:

1. **Question:** Has anyone told you you're expressionless?

* **Anthony's answer:** Yes, but I forgot who said that (because too many have said that).

2. **Question:** Are you expressionless because you do not feel or because you want to appear cool?

* **Anthony's answer:** Actually, I do express my feelings. It's just that it's not obvious, so no one realises...

3. **Question:** How did you feel when you found out Alex was a girl?

* **Anthony's answer:** I was very calm; I wasn't nervous, not one bit.

4. **Question:** Tell us about Andrew.

* **Anthony's answer:** We look alike. He follows me around and even dresses like me. However, our characters are very different.

5. **Question:** Why do you prepare the same food for Alex every day?

* **Anthony's answer:** It's the only food I prepare well. I did try preparing other types of food, but failed.

6. **Question:** Why do you insist on preparing food for Alex?

* **Anthony's answer:** A growing person needs to eat nutritious and balanced meals. I can't allow her to eat meals from unknown sources.

7. **Question:** How did you become good friends with Richard? What do you think of him?

* **Anthony's answer:** We've been classmates since Year 1. We're also in the same basketball club. It's natural for us to be close. Though he's not what he seems, he's loyal to his friends.

## Other Media

### Candy Careers Card Game 1.0 and 2.0

Anthony, along with many other characters, are depicted and designed in several cards as performing different types of occupations. He is depicted as:

* Male Nurse
* Swimmer
* Spacecraft Pilot
* Bassist
* Airline Pilot

### Candy Cuties

Anthony, along with all characters are featured in the spin-off Candy Cuties series. Anthony appears in:

* Candy Cuties Vol.7
* Candy Cuties Vol.8
* Candy Cuties Vol.10

## Trivia

* Anthony's (and Andrew's) surname is **Lawson'** as it is used to address his mother.
	+ As of the English version of Book 18, when Joshua vowed to challenge Anthony, he addressed him as his surname.
* In the official Candy Series characters' stats, several information of Anthony are revealed.
	+ Anthony's blood type is A.
	+ Anthony's favorite things are tidiness, basketball and cleaning.

* Anthony was ranked seventh in the 2014 Candy Series characters popularity poll.

* In the book covers, Anthony's hair is depicted as brown while his natural hair color is black in the comics. However his hair color scheme is changed from brown to black starting from the Mandarin version of Fruits of Friendship.
* Anthony is right-handed, as mentioned by Emilia when he sprained his wrist during the events of Fruits of Friendship: Nutrition.
* According to the official 2018 *Candy Series* Fanbook:
	+ Anthony's birthday is on May 28, hence making him a Gemini.
	+ Positive traits of Anthony include his righteousness, seriousness, good behavior and sense of justice.
	+ Negative traits of Anthony include his strictness and awkwardness when interacting with girls.
	+ Anthony's favorite food is egg and rice cuisine while he does not have any least favorite food.
	+ Anthony's strongest subjects are English, Science and PE while his weakest subject is fine arts.
	+ Anthony joins the basketball club in his school.
	+ Anthony's favorite dressing style is mostly shirts that are plain and clean.
	+ Anthony's pastimes are playing basketball with friends, cleaning his room and occasionally helping Alex at the animal shelter.
	+ Anthony's role model is Captain America, an American comic book superhero.
	+ Anthony's motto is "Everyone is equal before the law".
	+ Anthony's personal stats are:

## References

1. ↑ Anthony's blood type in Character Information, see Trivia
2. ↑ Anthony's birthdate in Fanbook's Character Stats, see Trivia
3. ↑ Boys & Girls Rule!: Growing Up, page 10
4. ↑ Anthony's likes in Character Information, see Trivia
5. ↑ Anthony's favorite food in Fanbook's Character Stats, see Trivia
6. ↑ Be True, Be You: Interests