This manga tells the story of a girl named Chocola Aikawa who sells magic chocolate in a shop in the middle of the forest with her partner named Cacao Theobroma. The manga currently has 22 volumes in 2023, however I have only read 17 volumes for now as the next volume has not been released in my country. Each volume of the manga tells around 5 to 7 different stories with each additional character and different problems. Some volumes also include side stories about Chocola and Cacao's daily lives.
If you like reading shoujo manga that is oneshot, then you should read this manga. Each story that is told is the same as most shoujo manga's stories, especially about romance, friendship and companionship. The drama given in each story is very good and there will be lessons for each story. Don't forget this manga have a horror genre, but the more read until the latest volume it will feel that this manga will feel less and less horror and what is expected from the continuation of the story is what and how the relationship and conflict between them (Chocola and Cacao) and other characters who have the opposite role from them. What is lacking in this manga are stories about working adult customers, most of the customers who come are students or teenagers of the same age.
For art, I realized that the newer the volume, the more natural the depiction. Here it can be concluded that Author continues to grow from year to year. But this does not really change the character and style of drawing, it just feels more beautiful.
The author knows how to make and draw interesting characters. Each character has its own characteristics and that includes the customers. For the story of each customer, some have very unique characteristics and some are so evil that the reader will be happy if she/he ends up in tears. Everyone loves a story about good person with a happy ending, right?
In conclusion, this manga has an interesting story and characters, this manga is not too fixated on the order of the volumes but following it in order will get a more interesting story that is the main character herself. If you only want good stories that focus to the customers, the author has also summarized them in different volumes such as "tears collection" or "perfect collection". This manga has been around since I was a kid and I love it, but that doesn't mean it's a perfect work.
