Neighbor (Happy Sugar Life)

The nameless neighbor was a minor character in the horror manga and anime series Happy Sugar Life.

History
He was the original owner of the apartment room Satou and Shio would come to own. While he is never seen directly, he plays a pivotal role in Satou's desire of "protecting" her happy sugar life with the young girl. Satou first arrives to his apartment when it was raining one day, and he allows her to use his shower. Afterward, he takes an interest in Satou's appearance, and asks if she could pose for him. Satou agrees, and she began to model. She would continue to pose for her neighbor for what could be assumed to be a few days or weeks. While interacting with her, Satou asks him several questions and he would return this exchange by asking her questions. This would lead to her asking him what he thought love was.

As he was nearing completion of his portrait based on Satou, Satou arrives to his apartment one rainy day, carrying Shio with her. When Shio came into the equation, this deeply unsettled the neighbor because what had him drawn to Satou was that look of incompleteness in her eyes. Now that she was "whole," this sent him into a sudden rage. While Satou was running a bath for Shio, the neighbor inches his way towards the young girl and he wraps his hands around the young girl's neck. Without warning, Satou arrives to the scene and immediately bludgeons the neighbor with his own art easel. His final words were of his disappointment that he would never see Satou's face again.

Shortly after his death, Satou chops his body into pieces and places them in three bags. While relatively unimportant to the overall plot, Satou thanks him for his actions, concluding that what she felt for Shio was true love because she went the extra mile to save Shio.

Trivia

 * He never speaks in the anime. Rather, static sound beats are used in place.