During Anime Expo 2025, Yusuke Matsui and Studio Khara producer Kohei Fujiwara announced that the Sugar Sugar Rune anime will receive a brand-new adaptation. Moreover, a short film was released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Moyoco Anno’s Sugar Sugar Rune manga. The short film, titled Sugar Sugar Rune Les deux sorcières, is a prequel to the original story.
You can check out the short film below:
Moyoco Anno released the Sugar Sugar Rune manga in Kodansha’s Nakayoshi magazine from 2004 to 2007. The manga performed well, receiving the 29th Kodansha Manga Award in the children’s manga category. Studio Pierrot later adapted it into an anime, which ran for 51 episodes from July 2, 2005, to June 24, 2006.
Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the anime via My Anime List:
Chocolat Meilleure and Vanilla Mieux are both witches and childhood friends, pitted against each other in a contest to see who will become the next queen of the Magic World!
In order to win, the two queen candidates must attend school in the human world, cultivating relationships to bring out their classmates’ hearts of friendship and love… But if a witch gives their heart to a human, they’ll die?!
In an exciting adventure filled with transformations, mystery, jealousy, and romance, join Chocolat and Vanilla as they work alongside their knights to protect the kingdom from the threat of the Ogres and do their best to become the next queen!
