Sugar Apple Fairy Tale

"Sugar Apple Fairy Tale" (シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル) is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miri Mikawa and illustrated by aki. The story is set in a world where humans enslave fairies, and it follows Anne Halford, a young candy artisan who aspires to become a Silver Sugar Master like her late mother, a title only granted to royalty. To achieve her dream, Anne buys a fairy named Challe as her bodyguard. However, fairies are treated as property in this kingdom, and Challe wants nothing to do with humans. Anne must confront the value of her ambitions as she is torn between Challe's freedom and her own needs. The series has been published by Kadokawa Shoten since March 2010, with twenty volumes released to date. In addition to the light novels, there have been manga adaptations and a television anime series that aired from January to September 2023. The story explores the complex relationship between humans and fairies, and the protagonist's journey of pursuing her dreams.