The Magic of Chocolate facts for kids
| The Magic of Chocolate | |
Cover of the first volume
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Quick facts for kids ショコラの魔法(Shokora no Mahō) |
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| Genre | Dark fantasy, horror |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rino Mizuho |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Imprint | Ciao Horror Comics |
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| Original run | 2009 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Shinichiro Kimura |
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| Music by | tenten |
| Studio | SynergySP |
| Released | March 3, 2011 – January 19, 2013 |
| Runtime | 14 mins |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Tomonobu Morikawa |
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| Written by | Tatsuya Kanazawa |
| Studio | Film |
| Released | Q3 2021 |
The Magic of Chocolate (Japanese: ショコラの魔法, Hepburn: Shokora no Mahō) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Rino Mizuho. It is serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Ciao and its sister magazine, Ciao DX, since 2009.
A 13-episode original video animation by SynergySP was released from 2011 to 2013. A live-action film adaptation is scheduled to release in Japan in Q3 2021.
In 2021, The Magic of Chocolate won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Children's Manga.
Contents
Synopsis
The Magic of Chocolate is a series of short stories with Chocolat Aikawa in each chapter helping her clients with the problems they are facing. Chocolat is the owner of a chocolaterie called Chocolat Noir, which is located deep in the forest. She sells chocolate treats that are able to grant wishes when consumed. However, the chocolates come at a price, and in exchange for granting wishes, Chocolat will take away what her clients value the most in their lives.
Characters
- Voiced by: Yukana
- A chocolatier who makes mysterious chocolate desserts that can fulfill dreams when are eaten. She always wears lolita fashion dress. Many customers who have various wish come her store Chocolat Noir.
- Her father Syūga was dead in the past and she was gifted "the power that extract person's mind" that was to be gifted to Syūga from chocolate devil Cacao - then she became dark witch Chocolat Noir. She is fearful of fire since her experience that Syūga's store being burned out was her trauma.
- Voiced by: Kōki Miyata
- He is a chocolate devil who was summoned by Syūga. He is usually transformed into a black cat and lives with Chocolat.
Media
Manga
The Magic of Chocolate is written and illustrated by Rino Mizuho. It is serialized in the monthly magazine Ciao and its sister magazine, Ciao DX, since 2009 on an irregular schedule. The chapters were later released in 20 bound volumes by Shogakukan under the Ciao Horror Comics imprint.
Instead of being ordered numerically, each volume is named according to the Roman alphabet. From October 11 to November 1, 2013, columnist Bourbon Kobayashi held a contest on Twitter for contestants to guess the subtitle of volume 10, which would begin with the letter "J." Mizuho would be judging the results herself, with the prizes awarded to the first three people who were able to answer correctly, as well as special jury awards such as the "Nice Silly Answer Award" and the "Cool & Sweet Award."
The series is licensed by Shogakukan Asia in English for Southeast Asian distribution.
Volume list
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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| 1 | Shokora no Mahō: Almond Kiss (ショコラの魔法〜almond kiss〜) | July 1, 2009 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-2642-3 |
| 2 | Shokora no Mahō: Bitter Sweet (ショコラの魔法〜bitter sweet〜) | March 1, 2010 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-2884-7 |
| 3 | Shokora no Mahō: Creamy Sugar (ショコラの魔法〜creamy sugar〜) | November 29, 2010 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-3445-9 |
| 4 | Shokora no Mahō: Dark Spice (ショコラの魔法〜dark spice〜) | April 1, 2011 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-3774-0 |
| 5 | Shokora no Mahō: Evil Essence (ショコラの魔法〜evil essence〜) | November 1, 2011 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-4088-7 |
| 6 | Shokora no Mahō: Fruity Flavor (ショコラの魔法〜fruity flavor〜) | March 1, 2012 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-4088-7 |
| 7 | Shokora no Mahō: Guilty Crunch (ショコラの魔法〜guilty crunch〜) | August 1, 2012 | ISBN: 978-4-0915-9119-7 |
| 8 | Shokora no Mahō: Honey Blood (ショコラの魔法〜honey blood〜) | November 30, 2012 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-4827-2 |
| 9 | Shokora no Mahō: Ice Shadow (ショコラの魔法〜ice shadow〜) | July 26, 2013 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-5547-8 (LE) |
| 10 | Shokora no Mahō: Jewel Syrup (ショコラの魔法〜jewel syrup〜) | January 31, 2014 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-5720-5 |
| 11 | Shokora no Mahō: Knocking Egg (ショコラの魔法〜knocking egg〜) | July 1, 2014 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-6268-1 |
| 12 | Shokora no Mahō: Love Flake (ショコラの魔法〜love flake〜) | October 30, 2014 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-6608-5 |
| 13 | Shokora no Mahō: Melty Night (ショコラの魔法〜melty night〜) | September 2, 2015 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-7627-5 |
| 14 | Shokora no Mahō: Nutty Carnival (ショコラの魔法〜nutty carnival〜) | April 28, 2016 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-8326-6 |
| 15 | Shokora no Mahō: Odd Cake (ショコラの魔法〜odd cake〜) | November 1, 2016 | ISBN: 978-4-0913-9456-9 |
| 16 | Shokora no Mahō: Phantom Decoration (ショコラの魔法〜phantom decoration〜) | September 1, 2017 | ISBN: 978-4-0987-0199-5 |
| 17 | Shokora no Mahō: Queen Candy (ショコラの魔法〜queen candy〜) | August 2, 2018 | ISBN: 978-4-0987-0592-4 |
| 18 | Shokora no Mahō: Romantic Flambe (ショコラの魔法〜romantic flambe〜) | December 29, 2019 | ISBN: 978-4-0987-0736-2 |
| 19 | Shokora no Mahō: Salty Leaf (ショコラの魔法〜salty leaf〜) | May 1, 2020 | ISBN: 978-4-0987-1030-0 |
| 20 | Shokora no Mahō: Tricky Beans (ショコラの魔法〜tricky beans〜) | July 31, 2020 | ISBN: 978-4-0987-1092-8 |
Anthologies
| No. | Title | Japanese release | English release | |
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| 1 | The Magic of Chocolate: Premium Collection 1 The Magic of Chocolate: Premium Collection 2 Shokora no Mahō: Puremiamu Korekushon (ショコラの魔法～プレミアムコレクション～) |
June 1, 2015 ISBN: 978-4-0913-7408-0 |
February 21, 2019 ISBN: 978-9-8111-6806-2 |
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| 2 | The Magic of Chocolate: Tears Collection Shokora no Mahō: Tiāzu Korekushon (ショコラの魔法～ティアーズコレクション～) |
August 29, 2017 ISBN: 978-4-0987-0044-8 |
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OVA
An original video animation adaptation was announced on the wrap-around band released with volume 3 on November 29, 2010. The episodes were distributed through the Ciao Ciao TV! DVD discs included in the monthly magazine Ciao. Beginning in 2018, Ciao reuploaded all the episodes onto their official YouTube channel.
| No. | Title | Director | Writer | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Melange au Chocolat: Melody of Sadness Part 1" | Shinichiro Kimura | Hiroko Fukuda | February 3, 2011 |
| 2 | "Melange au Chocolat: Melody of Sadness Part 2" | Shinichiro Kimura | Hiroko Fukuda | March 3, 2011 |
| 3 | "Tartelette: Silent Rain" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | July 2, 2011 |
| 4 | "Parfait: Autumn Day Melancholy" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | September 3, 2011 |
| 5 | "White Macaron: Flame of Regret" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | October 3, 2011 |
| 6 | "Red Cherry Chocolate: Memory of a Ghost" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | November 2, 2011 |
| 7 | "Pure Heart Chocolate: Pure Heart" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | December 28, 2011 |
| 8 | "Gateau Opera: The Songstress' Invitation" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | February 3, 2012 |
| 9 | "Red Cherry Chocolate: Demise of a Ghost" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | April 3, 2012 |
| 10 | "Chocolate Mold: Heart's Key" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | August 3, 2012 |
| 11 | "Franboise: Beautiful Sin" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | September 3, 2012 |
| 12 | "Violet: Fabricated Love" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | December 1, 2012 |
| 13 | "Mendiant: Shape of Life" | Shinichiro Kimura | Tomoko Konparu | December 28, 2012 |
Light novels
A light novel adaptation of The Magic of Chocolate is written by Riku Hozumi (穂積りく) with illustrations provided by Rino Mizuho. Volume 4 was written by Sayoko Fujiwara (藤原サヨコ), with Hozumi credited as a co-writer. The light novel series is published by Shogakukan under the Shogakukan Junior Bunko imprint.
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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| 1 | The Magic of Chocolate: Chocolate Dacquoise, Labyrinth of Memories Shokora no Mahō: Dakkuwāzu Shokora, Kioku no Meikyū (ショコラの魔法〜ダックワーズショコラ 記憶の迷路〜) |
July 4, 2011 | ISBN: 978-4-0923-0722-3 |
| 2 | The Magic of Chocolate: Classic Chocolate, The Lost Story Shokora no Mahō: Kurashikku Shokora, Ushinawareta Monogatari (ショコラの魔法〜クラシックショコラ 失われた物語〜) |
February 8, 2012 | ISBN: 978-4-0923-0723-0 |
| 3 | The Magic of Chocolate: Ispahan, Love from Roses Shokora no Mahō: Isupahan, Bara no Koi (ショコラの魔法〜イスパハン 薔薇の恋〜) |
August 1, 2012 | ISBN: 978-4-0923-0729-2 |
| 4 | The Magic of Chocolate: Chocolate Scone, the Ice Curse Academy Shokora no Mahō: Shokora Sukōn, Kōri Noroi no Gakuen (ショコラの魔法〜ショコラスコーン 氷呪の学園〜) |
February 26, 2014 | ISBN: 978-4-0923-0753-7 |
| 5 | The Magic of Chocolate: Ginger Macaron, Mid-afternoon Dreams Shokora no Mahō: Jinjā Makaron, Mahiru no Yume (ショコラの魔法〜ジンジャーマカロン 真昼の夢〜) |
August 5, 2014 | ISBN: 978-4-0923-0775-9 |
Film
A live-action film adaptation was announced in January 2021 and scheduled for a Q3 premiere. The film stars Maho Yamaguchi as Chocolat in her film debut. It is produced by Shinya Furugori and Kana Ohtsubo, with Tomonobu Morikawa directing and Tatsuya Kanazawa writing the script.
Other media and merchandise
An official fanbook titled The Magic of Chocolate: H to I was released on April 30, 2013. In February 2013, The Magic of Chocolate collaborated with lolita fashion brand Baby, The Stars Shine Bright to produce a dress based on Chocolat.
