The Magic of Chocolate

The Magic of Chocolate is a series focusing on Chocolat Aikawa, the owner of a chocolaterie called Chocolat Noir, located deep in the forest. She sells chocolates that can grant wishes when consumed. However, the chocolates come at a price; as payment, Chocolat will take something precious to the customer. Many of her customers have concerns or grievances they wish to remedy with the chocolates, though some aim to abuse the chocolates' magic for nefarious purposes; Chocolat will curse those who do so to "plunge into the depths of darkness," resulting in often bizarre and ironic retributions. ==Characters==

; : : An emotionally stoic chocolatier, and owner of the Chocolat Noir. She is always seen dressed in lolita fashion. ; : : A chocolate devil who was summoned by Chocolat's father, Shūga, and lives together with her. He is usually seen in the form of a black cat. ==Media==

Manga The Magic of Chocolate is written and illustrated by Rino Mizuho. It has been serialized irregularly in the monthly magazine Ciao and its sister magazine, '', since September 3, 2008. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes, under the Ciao Horror Comics imprint. The first volume was released on July 1, 2009. From October 11 to November 1, 2013, columnist held a contest on Twitter for contestants to guess the subtitle of the then-upcoming volume 10, slated to begin with the letter "J." The episodes were distributed through the Ciao Ciao TV! DVD discs included in the monthly magazine Ciao, starting with the April 2011 issue; the final episode was published with the February 2013 issue. All episodes were made available to watch on Ciao'''s official YouTube channel in 2021. Light novels The light novel adaptation of The Magic of Chocolate is written by with illustrations provided by Rino Mizuho. 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. ==Reception==

Along with Duel Masters, The Magic of Chocolate won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the children category in 2021. ==References==