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Japanese: ショコラ


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Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 73
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 25, 1999 to Sep 13, 2003
Genres: Comedy Comedy, Drama Drama, Romance Romance, Slice of Life Slice of Life
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Comic Spirits
Authors: Kubonouchi, Eisaku (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.351 (scored by 12391,239 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #42892
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #5901
Members: 3,657
Favorites: 27

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MangaBig Comic SpiritsKubonouchi, Eisaku (Story & Art)
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Chapters: /73

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Synopsis

Chocolat is a mature comedy series about half-orphan Tatsumi Chiyoko whose father was caught in huge debt. Now living with Omugi Matsukichi, an ex-underground king who opened a pastry shop, she gets to know people like Katou Ichigo, an ex-inmate. With people after her father's whereabouts, what will happen to her?

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Tatsumi, Chiyoko
Tatsumi, Chiyoko
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Katou, Ichigo
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2 Recommended
2 Mixed Feelings
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May 30, 2019
namibozu
Recommended
Such a slice of life type manga. I definitely enjoyed this story.

Story:
You have our main character Chiyoko Tatsumi who's life is turned upside down because her dad's company went into debt. She now moves into a house full of a bunch of ex-mafia member that live in a bakery shop owned by the ex-mafia leader. The story focuses on her & the lives of these individuals and how they live with one another while their pasts are revealed, bringing them closer together. The story can get serious at times despite the comedy and I think the mangaka did an amazing job at blending in ...
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Apr 7, 2010
Miss-Saori
Recommended
Preliminary (48/73 eps)
'Chocolat' may not strike you as a particularly interesting story, but it's the characters and the superb art that make this manga great. Before you read this review, you should keep in mind that there will be spoilers, although minor ones.

The plot is quite original with a former yakuza boss suddenly buying a house to start his own bakery. The cause of his sudden change of heart is due to his wife's death and the love she had for cakes.

However, the story isn't really about him, as it mostly revolves around a young girl named Tatsumi Chiyoko who is forced to live with this very ...
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Nov 10, 2019
noemarabbit
Mixed Feelings
Chocolat has gorgeous art, fun characters, and a random, nonsensical storyline.

It's definitely a fun read, filled with jokes. But the humor sometimes shows up in places that make it hard to take the rest of what's happening. The plot also didn't make too much sense: elements from Ichigo's dark past kept being thrown in but not really resolved, and at one point it's mentioned that he's a brawling genius but then this thread abruptly ends. The character development also didn't seem genuine; for example, the part about Chiyoko and her father toward the end was very sudden.

I feel like this manga was trying to be ...
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