AniWorthTrouble Chocolate
Introduction
Cacao, a student at Micro Grand Academy, wakes up one morning to find a girl made of wood sleeping in bed with him. She is Hinano, a tree spirit who possessed the body of a wooden puppet after Cacao messed up his magic teacher's spell. Having taken an instant liking to Cacao, Hinano enrolls in his school. Between Hinano, monsters, two strange twins and their four-eyed cat master, a demon boy, odd teachers and students, and the fact that he may have the potential to be one of the greatest magic users of all time, Cacao's life seems to have taken several turns for the worse...and the weird.
(Source: ANN)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.58/10 · 2324
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Audience reviews
4 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
TooManyGoodShows
This show contains some of the funniest and most quotable jokes in anime. Like others here, I’ve only seen the English dub, but the jokes are spot on and the voice actors do some incredible work.
If we were just judging on the best scenes, this would be an easy 10/10, but there are two problems that really hold it back:
The quality is inconsistent
Although the best episodes hit incredibly hard, there are also a few episodes that are a bit boring.
The transphobia
If you like “man in dress” jokes, then this won’t be a problem for you. That said, every character is intentionally one note, and when someone’s only character trait is “woman who likes girly things and calls herself a girl but looks like a guy and everyone misgenders them” it can get hard to watch.
Why I recommend this show
D…
Read at the sourceKont-Alucard
Yes, another classic AIC anime with 90s vibes, although this anime is actually a parody of 90s anime (hence, it is made in 1999).
This anime has a pretty whacky storyline with early 2000s graphics, and a decent OST. The setting revoles around the theme of chocolate and food. Even the names of characters are certain foods. Characters are not unique, but are characterizations of stereotypical anime characters from 90s. For example, you have two lovestruck characters that their sole role in this anime is being in love with eachother, while the main character always saves the other main character in a pinch.
If I were to sum up the entire storyline without giving context, it would be like this: Someone invades the school, some student council looking people step in and ultimately fail, our m…
Read at the sourceOBruxo
Trouble Chocolate is one of the few animes I have completed after only watching the English Dub version and I have to say it was a unique series that had some vibes from Urusei Yatsura.
Story: 6/10
The story follows a magician-in-training, Cacao, who wakes up one day to find a beautiful girl sleeping next to him. He freaks out and she wakes up, introducing herself as Hinano, a marionette. The show basically follows the two and their friends dealing with various problems that arise in every episode that are loosely related but somehow they all fall into full circle, all while Hinano tries to win Cacao's love while Cacao isn't interested and obsesses over another thing (Sounds familiar?).
Art: 7/10
The art was pretty good considering that it was relatively ahead of its time before it bec…
Read at the sourceardeeuchiha
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Anime Information
Anime Production : AIC
Director: Tsuneo Tominaga
Episodes: 20 episodes
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Shounen
Duration: 25 min. per episode
Original Run: 9 October 1999 – 25 March 2000 Synopsis
Cacao, a student at Micro Grand Academy, wakes up one morning to find a girl made of wood sleeping in bed with him. She is Hinano, a tree spirit who possessed the body of a wooden puppet after Cacao messed up his magic teacher's spell. Having taken an instant liking to Cacao, Hinano enrolls in his school. Between Hinano, monsters, two strange twins and their four-eyed cat master, a demon boy, odd teachers and students, and the fact that he may have the potential to be one of the greatest magic users of all time, Cacao's life seems to have taken several turns for the wor…
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