Nobody talks about this one. It builds an entire world around the idea that two people saving each other is just as important as saving the world, then proves it through 41 episodes of quiet, specific moments between Asahi and Ryouya that feel earned instead of assembled. The premise sounds like it could be generic, magical pairs, emotional healing, but the show treats the relationship between a Sugar and Patron with the same weight other anime reserve for apocalyptic stakes. You come for the slice-of-life comfort. You stay because it understands that helping one person through their day is a complete story.

Patraisers are hero teams made up of two roles: a Sugar and the Patron who supports him. Their purpose is to bring life back to hearts that have gone cold. The main story centers on one such pair, the Sugar Asahi Yuga and his Patron Ryouya Nekoyashiki. Side stories look at the pair's everyday lives and at the other characters around them. The slice-of-life ONA runs 41 short episodes, and the same material was also released as 11 longer episodes.