Trouble Chocolate English Sub & Dub

About Trouble Chocolate

Looking for background on Trouble Chocolate (トラブルチョコレート)? This comedy, romance and sci-fi series by Robot and AIC (1999) starts out like this. At its core: Cacao, a learner 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.

Next up: Having taken an instant liking to Cacao, Hinano enrolls in his school. Between Hinano, monsters, two peculiar 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.

With comedy at the core, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Hinano Ish-Finelle Melhei ne-Wienan (Sakura Tange) and Cacao (Naoki Yanagi) are two of the characters you will meet early. This one is best suited to viewers who want something light between heavier series. With 20 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Robot and AIC, which means the visual identity of Trouble Chocolate follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. With a 6.3/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. Voice casting, including Sakura Tange as Hinano Ish-Finelle Melhei ne-Wienan, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. Released in 1999, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.