The title sums it up pretty well;
There's Love/Romance and the conflict that comes with that. Don't worry, there isn't a lot of stupid harem drama here. The MC is kinda bland so it;'s hard to get behind the girls since it's hard to see what they see in this guy though. Thankfully you do see the relationship Yuuki (MC) and the girl he does pick in the end develops through the show. Still, there's nothing too special about the love story here itself. Through the harem routes in this show you also get development for the different characters you probably would not have gotten otherwise which is kind of rare, and a big plus. The love drama is made even more complex/ intriguing as it's mixed in with the show's central conflict: SENKYO!
Election:
So I'm sure you saw that this show has "Election" in it's title and if you read the synopsis you'd know that there is, indeed, an election in this show, and it is the central driving force for most of the show's conflicts. This is also the area where the show surprised me the most. Going into this show, I was just expecting a simple election where each candidate makes a simple speech and then ballets were submitted and the rest of the show would center around Yuuki's self journey through the short process . I was correct about the latter part but blown away at just how elaborate this election turned out to be! This election was like a miniature version of an election for a political office in a country. You had primaries, fundraising, bribing, scandals, and so much more, all being ran completely by high school students! This was insane and incredible at the same time! The political party analogies were awesome and the way the Food Research Club, the club our MC is trying to save by running , overcomes the odds stacked against them was really crazy and so fun. This is a full on game of strategic politics with each side having their own agenda- handled by high school students. Handled in a similar fashion to how real high schoolers would handle things. You'l find at least one character to love here, and the direct and satirical humor found here is some of the best.
There is a bit of a suspenseful conflict thrown in at the end which isn't so realistic for high schoolers however it was still fun to watch through out, and got a bit motional toward the end too.
Chocolate
I can't say too much about this part because it's spoiler territory but how this chocolate is used in this story as a catalyst to push the relationship between certain characters was very interesting and, -sigh- sweet. -Escorts self out the door now- Through the chocolate and what it means to one of the characters, you get a bit of psychological drama here and get into some dark and psychological themes which was pretty cool.
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate takes all three of the things in it's title and blends them all together to give you a fun crazy heartfelt tale about a ragtag bunch of friends teaming up to stand up for what they believe in and earn what they want. You'l encounter some surprises along the way too. The show has a slow start however it picks up gradually and you'll be glad you stuck with it by the end.
Well that was my first review. It's format is a bit unconventional . .. Hope you got something out of it.
