My guilty pleasure. I adore it.
Cons:
Age in general. I think all the “problematic” stuff it has are traced to the ages of the characters… Like, if they were all in high school or even middle school this wouldn’t be a problem. I blindly ignored that, telling myself it’s an old anime what did I expect… Other problematic stuff I guess was their foster “father” flirting with them somehow but he didn’t mean it as in it was simply his character and personality. Also oh my god that episode where Chocola aged herself up and kept calling Pierre a kid was SOOO weird and this is
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a problem traced to age as well. Then there’s this guy she took the heart of… A HIGH SCHOOLER. FELL IN LOVE WITH CHOCOLA AND WAS SO ANNOYING it was uncomfortable to watch. Pierre is 14 at least he’s not a high schooler I could justify him somehow (a 3 years gap, still a difference in realistic maturity though) that high schooler was not justifiable in any kind of way… Anyways… That’s the only problems with the show I guess.. at least for me
Pros:
Many things are good in this anime you wouldn’t find in another. Let’s start off with the first thing that made me like it: the relationship between the girls. Chocola and Vanilla had a VERY healthy dynamic about rivalry. Maybe even the best representation of rivalry between friends. These two are competing to become the queen. They’re the only candidates, and they are best friends. I love how they always support and help each other. They use words of encouragement and the other’s progress to work even harder. The fact that Vanilla became corrupted later didn’t poison this fact. It was realistic and good honestly. You don’t see the shy cute girl turning evil and become manipulative by her own will. Even as “enemies”, Chocola and Vanilla still challenged each other and rivaled in a good way. I also find it the best thing ever that Vanilla was the “winner” because yup she was so much better than Chocola at collecting hearts but every heart Chocola collected was nice and meaningful. That’s their appeal.
The second thing I liked… The thing that was made for ME. This anime was so insane for making Pierre both the villain and the love interest. They knew how to lure me in! He wasn’t a bland villain like he was ACTUALLY GOOD AT IT. He manipulated and tortured etc HE WAS BAD! And even Chocola realizes it. She still loves him though. That I liked more! Ofc at some point she hated him but when she fell in love with him she just continued and didn’t stop. However that didn’t make her easy to manipulate after the first time. Even before she found out about his true identity she wasn’t an easy prey. She always refused him and turned him down. She was honest and strong for that. After falling in love with him she knew he was a liar and tried her best to stay away from him until he gave up on her. I LIKED MORE THE FACT THEY STILL ENDED UP HAPPILY TOGETHER LMAO it was realistic and nice. Both were awful to each other in many ways but loved dearly at the end. It’s also hinted that they’ve been crushing on one another since childhood which I found adorable tbh… Pierre was a real villain he stayed a villain up until the very last episode. That’s a true villainous love interest right there.
More I liked about this anime was the drawing style and fashion. It’s so unique and pleasing to the eye… I like how the hair has different line art than the rest (idk if I explained it well, sorry English isn’t my first language) the eyes being big didn’t bother me so much maybe because I’ve seen worse… also the world building in the magical land is so fun and cute. Also the way they talk about “racism” and admit both sides of that conflict are wrong for many things but it was the *supposedly good side* that made them like this first. I loved how it ended on a good note like they are united but not so much. I’m pretty sure there’s more good stuff about it but I don’t remember them now.
In summary this anime is very very good if you just ignore the bad stuff like I did… Which are just the ages honestly. But if you don’t like enemies to lovers (one of them being THE VILLAIN HIMSELF) this anime isn’t for you. ETL is my absolute favorite romance trope (x100 when one of them is THE villain) so I ate it up. I understand why many would be uncomfortable and hate it but for me? Nope, I adore it. I think it’s from my love for the villains since I always tend to love them whether they’re a romantic interest or not. Idc how problematic they’re I still like them, and when there’s the main character as a romantic partner things are more interesting. The complexity of emotions, the thin line between hate and love, someone loving you despite all your flaws etc…
I’d only recommend this to someone who likes antagoinst x protagoinst. Otherwise go home because this will seriously piss you off. OH also if you can’t ignore the ages then yeah go home too this is for your own good…
Jan 23, 2025
Sugar Sugar Rune
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My guilty pleasure. I adore it.
Cons: Age in general. I think all the “problematic” stuff it has are traced to the ages of the characters… Like, if they were all in high school or even middle school this wouldn’t be a problem. I blindly ignored that, telling myself it’s an old anime what did I expect… Other problematic stuff I guess was their foster “father” flirting with them somehow but he didn’t mean it as in it was simply his character and personality. Also oh my god that episode where Chocola aged herself up and kept calling Pierre a kid was SOOO weird and this is ... 
Dec 23, 2023
Trinity Blood
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Just finished the anime. It was entertaining enough… Not bad and not AMAZING…. I must say I’m a huge fan of the “Evil Twin” trope, where each twin is the protagonist and the other is the antagonist, such as Blood+ and Trigun. When I heard this one had it, I came running to watch it. But sadly we didn’t know enough about the conflict. Why are Abel and Cain fighting exactly? Did they use to get along better? We don’t know. Other than that, I love how the anime handles peace and character development. The red haired girl bothered me sometimes but she’s pretty tolerable
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Jun 24, 2023
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
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Not Recommended Funny 
This anime is genuinely one of the worst magical girl animes I’ve ever seen. I have so many problems with it… Why is a history nerd watching this type of garbage anyway? Well someone recommended it, I felt like it was a task so I had to finish it. Oh my god the amount of bullshit it has is unbelievable. I thought it would be interesting but NOPE. Even by 90’s mahoshoujo anime standards, the characters, the designs, the writing… most of all these were horrible. I only liked Miyako’s dad and his silly group. Chiaki was awful and SO UGLY I couldn’t see the
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