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Trouble Chocolate (TV)

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Alternative title:
トラブルチョコレート (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: 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.
User Ratings: 113 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (raw:1, dub:1)
 Excellent: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:2)
 Very good: 7 votes (sub:5, dub:2)
 Good: 24 votes (sub:19, dub:5)
 Decent: 17 votes (sub:10, dub:6, others:1
1 Indonesia dubbed
)
 So-so: 13 votes (sub:9, dub:4)
 Not really good: 8 votes (dub:4, sub:2, raw:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Weak: 21 votes (sub:18, dub:2, others:1
1 Indonesian dubbed
)
 Bad: 7 votes (dub:4, sub:3)
 Awful: 7 votes (sub:6, dub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:2)
Seen in part or in whole by 301 users, rank: #3071 (of 10146)
Median rating: So-so
Arithmetic mean: 5.062 (So-so), std. dev.: 2.3472, rank: #9400 (of 10324)
Weighted mean: 5.058 (So-so), rank: #9428 (of 10324) (seen all: 5.73 / seen some: 4.46 / won't finish: 3.24)
Bayesian estimate: 5.307 (So-so+), rank: #7539 (of 7760)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 20
Episode titles: We have 20
Vintage:
1999-10-09 to 2000-03-25
2003-07-06 (Indonesia, TV7)
Release dates: We have 4
Opening Theme:
"C.H.O.C.O." by Tange Sakura & Hikami Kyoko
Ending Theme:
"Ne, Nande..." by Yoshizawa Rie
#2: "Anata ni Aitakute ~Missing You~" by Sakura Tange and Hikami Kyoko
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DVD (Region 1)
    Trouble Chocolate (DVD 1) 2002-10-22 (from $14.70)
    Trouble Chocolate (DVD 2) 2002-12-17 (from $16.94)
    Trouble Chocolate (DVD 3) 2003-02-18 (from $9.53)
    Trouble Chocolate (DVD 4) 2003-04-22 (from $15.99)
    Trouble Chocolate (DVD 5) 2003-06-10 (from $12.03)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tsuneo Tominaga
Series Composition: Hideki Sonoda
Script:
Hideki Sonoda (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 18-20
)
Kōji Tanaka (eps 6, 11)
Michihiro Tsuchiya (4 episodes
eps 4, 10, 14, 17
)
Miho Maruo (4 episodes
eps 5, 9, 13, 15
)
Ritsuko Hayasaka (4 episodes
eps 3, 7, 12, 16
)
Storyboard:
Hiroshi Kawashima (eps 8, 17)
Kaoru Suzuki (ep 15)
Kazuhiro Koyama (ep 18)
Kazuhisa Ōno (eps 9, 14)
Mitsuko Kase (ep 10)
Satoshi Nakagawa (ep 5)
Shinichi Watanabe (ep 4)
Shunji Yoshida (eps 6, 11, 16)
Tomoaki Kado (ep 2)
Tsuneo Tominaga (7 episodes
eps 1, 3, 12, 14-15, 19-20
)
Yoshitaka Fujimoto (eps 7, 13)
Episode Director:
Hideaki Ōba (eps 1, 17, 20)
Hiroshi Kawashima (ep 8)
Kaoru Suzuki (eps 10, 15)
Kazuhisa Ōno (eps 9, 14, 18)
Kenichirō Watanabe (ep 2)
Satoshi Nakagawa (eps 5, 19)
Shunji Yoshida (eps 6, 11, 16)
Takeshi Yamaguchi (ep 4)
Yorifusa Yamaguchi (eps 3, 12)
Yoshitaka Fujimoto (eps 7, 13)
Original creator: Tsunefumi Harada
Character Design: Chizuko Kusakabe
Art Director: Takeshi Waki
Animation Director:
Akio Ujiie (ep 4)
Akira Kano (ep 3)
Atsushi Aono (eps 9, 14, 18)
Chizuko Kusakabe (ep 1)
Hideaki Shimada (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 15, 19
)
Junichi Takaoka (eps 1, 20)
Minoru Yamazawa (ep 2)
Moriyasu Taniguchi (eps 7, 13)
Saburō Masutani (eps 6, 11, 16)
Satoshi Shishido (ep 3)
Tsutomu Murakami (ep 12)
Yoshitaka Yasuda (ep 1)
Yuji Ushijima (eps 3, 8, 17)
Character Conceptual Design: Morito Kakei (Robot)
Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
Producer:
Hikaru Kondo (Step)
Masakazu Kumabe (AIC)
Masatoshi Kotaka (TV ASAHI)
Shunsuke Harada (AIC)
Taro Iwamoto (TV ASAHI)

A&R: Kazuhiko Inomata (Avex Mode)
Background Art Design Support: Tsunefumi Harada
Color design: Reiko Iwasawa
Design: Nobuhiko Genma
Design Director: Hiroyuki Kitazume
Editing: Masahiro Gotō
Executive animation Director: Junichi Takaoka
Key Animation:
Ayako Suzuki (eps 1, 4)
Hiroyoshi Iida (ep 2)
Kenichi Nagai (ep 17)
Nobuaki Yoshida (ep 17)
Music Composition: Moka
Music Director: Hiromi Kikuta
Music producer: Takayuki Nagasawa (Avex Mode)
Original screenplay: Hideki Sonoda
Planning: Kanji Kudo (Step)
Production Supervision: Matsuri Ouse
Sound Effects: Junichi Sasaki
Supporting Scriptwriter: Shigetoshi Mashita
Theme Song Composition: Akio Togashiki (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Kyōko Hikami (OP)
Rie Yoshizawa (ED)
Sakura Tange (OP)
Sakura Tange as Hinano
Tomoki Yanagi as Cacao

Hiromichi Kogami as Murakata
Kyōko Hikami as Deborah
Tomohiro Tsuboi as Ghana
Yasuyuki Kase as Truffle

Hidenari Ugaki as Big Bang
Hiromi Tsunakake as Azuki
Hiroshi Ōtake as old teacher
Ikue Ōtani as Almond
Kōichi Kitamura as Lake Annecy NG
Naomi Kusumi as Macaroni
Ruri Asano as Mai
Shigeru Nakahara as Papaya
Yui Horie as Mint
Yūji Ueda as Hamham
Yūko Sasamoto as Maccha
Yumiko Watanabe as Komugi

Masaaki Tsukada
Mayo Hinano (eps 4, 11)
Mitsuo Iwata
Seika Hosokawa (ep 11)
Shō Saitō
Yuka Inokuchi (ep 11)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: AIC
Backgrounds:
E-cho (9 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 9, 12-18 even, 19
)
Green (12 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 8, 10-11, 13-19 odd, 20
)
Backgrounds Assistance: Plum (9 episodes
eps 2, 4, 6, 9, 12-18 even, 19
)
Broadcaster: TV Asahi
Distributor: avex mode
In-Between Animation:
AIC (ep 20)
Ariel (ep 2)
E-cho (8 episodes
eps 1-4, 9, 14, 17, 19
)
FAI International (7 episodes
eps 3, 6-7, 10-11, 13, 16
)
FAI Shanghai Studio (5 episodes
eps 6-7, 11, 13, 16
)
Frontline (ep 9)
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 18
)
M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 9, 14, 18)
Mook Animation (ep 2)
Moon Seong Animation (ep 5)
Office AO (ep 15)
Phoenix Animation (ep 20)
Studio Cockpit (ep 9)
Studio Flag (ep 20)
Studio Mark (ep 9)
Studio MAT (eps 11, 16)
Sung San Production (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 15, 19
)
Tokyo Animation Center (ep 2)
In-between Animation Check: FAI International (5 episodes
eps 6-7, 11, 13, 16
)
Key Animation:
Anime R (eps 7, 13)
Joong Ang Movie (eps 3, 8)
Last House (eps 6, 11, 16)
Moon Seong Animation (eps 5, 10, 19)
Pak Production (eps 3, 8)
Sung San Production (ep 5)
U-ni animation (ep 19)
Music Production: Avex, Inc.
Paint:
AMGA (ep 3)
Dalian Time Animation (5 episodes
eps 1-2, 8, 17, 20
)
E-cho (7 episodes
eps 1-4, 9, 14, 17
)
FAI International (ep 13)
FAI Shanghai Studio (ep 13)
Hangzhou Flying Dragon Cartoon Co., Ltd. (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 18
)
M.S.J Musashino Production (eps 9, 14, 18)
Phoenix Animation (ep 20)
Studio Elle (eps 5, 10, 15)
Studio Flag (eps 14, 17, 20)
Studio March (5 episodes
eps 3, 6-7, 11, 16
)
Studio Peacock (7 episodes
eps 2-4, 9-10, 14, 18
)
Sung San Production (ep 10)
Tanto (5 episodes
eps 2, 4, 9, 14, 18
)
White Line (eps 11, 16)
ZEXCS (eps 2, 4)
Photography:
AMGA (ep 3)
Toei Kagaku Digital Tech (18 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-11, 13-20
)
Tōgen Anime Room (ep 12)
Production:
Hakusensha
Robot
Step Visual Corporation
Production Cooperation:
Beige (4 episodes
eps 5, 10, 15, 19
)
Frontline (ep 2)
Lifework (5 episodes
eps 6-7, 11, 13, 16
)
Plum (4 episodes
eps 4, 9, 14, 18
)
Ripple Film (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 12, 17
)
Studio Flag (ep 20)
Production Support: Studio Flag
Recording Studio: Studio Echo
Sound Production: Mausu Promotion
English staff
English cast
Executive producer: Seiji Horibuchi
Producer: Trish Ledoux

Adaptation: Pamela Ribon
Dialogue Editing:
Aaron Nordean (eps 1-12)
Bryan Rennie
Cisco McLaren
Marc Matsumoto
Engineering Assistant: John Duncan
Production Coordination:
Diana Gage (eps 1-12)
Travis Fraser
Re-Recording Mixing: Keith A. Goddard
Recording engineer:
Aaron Nordean (eps 13-20)
Jason Cushing (eps 5-12)
Jeremy Butler (eps 1-4)
Video Post-Production:
Barbara Allen
Heather Nevin
Leland Miller
Voice Direction: Rob Bakewell
Nicole Oliver as Hinano
Richard Cox as Cacao

Michael Adamthwaite as Truffle
Michael Dobson as Ganache
Ted Cole as Murakata
Venus Terzo as Deborah

Alaina Burnett as Girl in Shop (ep 18)
Alistair Abell as Truffle's Guard #2 (eps 18-19)
Andrew Francis as Sardine
Bill Switzer as
Boy with Card (ep 1)
Raisin
Brian Dobson as
Big Bang
Soldier (ep 19)
Brian Drummond as Tomeju (ep 9)
Brittney Irvin as
Iwana (ep 10)
Mai (ep 9)
Cathy Weseluck as Pocky
Colin Murdock as Crunchy Bug
Danny McKinnon as Courier (ep 10)
Don Brown as Master
French Tickner as Chief (ep 17)
Janyse Jaud as Mint
Jenn Forgie as School Council Rep (ep 9)
Jillian Michaels as Reporter (ep 1)
Jocelyne Loewen as Wheat
Kelly Sheridan as Red Bean
Marcy Goldberg as Cafeteria Lady (ep 11)
Michael Coleman as Mega-Tech Man (ep 15)
Michael Dobson as Ham-Ham
Nicole Oliver as Reporter (ep 19)
Paul Dobson as
Love Granny (ep 16)
Macaroni
Richard Newman as
Bun Man (ep 4)
Mozzarella
Nago (ep 6)
Turtle (ep 14)
Ron Halder as Papaya
Saffron Henderson as
Almond
Green Tea
Tabitha St. Germain as
Mr. Pencil (ep 15)
Mysterious Girl (ep 9)
Venus Terzo as Mecha-Deborah (ep 13)
Viv Leacock as Truffle's Guard #1 (ep 18)
Ward Perry as
Soldier (ep 19)
Sorrymander (ep 18)
English companies
Adaptation: The Ocean Group
Licensed by: Viz Media
Recording Studio: Westwood Studios
Translation: JN Productions

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