Trouble Chocolate
Features Cacao, a student at Micro-Grand Academy studying magic. One day, while his magic class teacher, Ghana, is performing a spell to summon a tree spirit, Cacao finds and eats some chocolate, which turns out to be 200 year old magical chocolate. After eating the chocolate he becomes drunk and causes a wreck. During this, he interferes with Ghana's spell, letting the spirit, Hinano, escape. She inhabits the body of a marionette, who then moves in with Cacao. Subsequent episodes of Trouble Chocolate have little connected storyline. Rather, the show is a parody of other anime. The dubbed dialogue in Trouble Chocolate often bears little or no resemblance to the original script, as opposed to the normal convention of translating the words as directly as the change in lip-sync will allow.
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Plot Summary
In this humorous stop-motion short, a group of cavemen attempt to steal a chocolate bar from a modern-day picnic. Their primitive methods clash hilariously with the advanced (to them) technology of the picnic setup, leading to a series of comical failures. The short culminates in a surprising twist as their efforts to obtain the sweet treat go awry.
Critical Reception
Trouble Chocolate is a beloved cult classic among animation enthusiasts, often praised for its unique visual style and quirky humor. While not a mainstream release, it has garnered a dedicated following online and is frequently cited as an example of inventive British animation from the early 2000s.
What Reviewers Say
- Praised for its charmingly retro stop-motion animation.
- Appreciated for its simple yet effective comedic premise.
- Noted for its distinctive and memorable character designs.
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Fun Fact
The distinctive character designs in Trouble Chocolate were heavily inspired by the work of children's author and illustrator Quentin Blake, famous for his illustrations of Roald Dahl's books.
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