Information:
Other Names: Aishen Qiaokeli Jinxingshi, 爱神巧克力ING...
Studio: ?
Writer: ?
Director: ?
Music: ?
Type: Short Series, Web Manga Adaptation
Length: 13 minutes per episode approx. 15 episodes.
Genres: Comedy, Ecchi, Harem, Romance, School
Rating: R - 17+
Air Dates: 2nd December 2015 - 16th March 2016
Alternate Recommendations: "Nisekoi", "R-15".
Synopsis:
Jiang Hao, a normal, high school student who is extremely scared of getting into trouble suddenly becomes the Harem King of his school and gets confessed to by a bunch of beautiful girls! The worst thing is, Jiang hao doesn't know any of the girls who confessed to him! What on earth is happening?
Review:
So what can the Chinese do that the Japanese can't with animation?
Well in many senses not a whole lot as this series is just another run of the
mill harem show, clinches and all.
Though one think I will praise them on is the art and animation, with the art itself not looking to different from standard anime styles but there are some slight unnoticeable changes that are so small there barely visible but they will make a difference. In contrast the animation is very noticeable, being good for the type of show it is, as harem anime isn't known for its amazing animation, though I'm not saying this shows’ is amazing but it is much better than the norm. Unlike the soundtrack which while sounding nice brings nothing new to the slice of life table. But the opening and ending songs are worth listening to as they are uplifting and silly like the show itself, as they feature no singing and is just pure music but is produced just as well fitting with the series, however the animations at least for the opening is just confusing though not at first but in middle of it there a basketball game, why is it there? It makes no sense. Apart from the ending animation is nothing to talk about and just features still images of the characters that aren't much to look at.
However in contrast to the art & animation the rest of the
show is nothing but cliché and predictable plot lines, with some of the most
run of the mill characters, from a bland main character watchers can project
themselves onto to the five girls for make up his harem which include: the rich
girl, the sports girl, the bookworm, the helper and the childhood friend, yeah
we've seen this all before, not to mention the character designs to match. On
the other hand though these characters do get some development which, is
different or at least it should be since the actual development itself is
nothing we have seen before, with the issues that take place in these character’s
lives.
And this strangely enough is the whole focus of the plot with the main
character Jiang Haoyi, tasked with resolving these girls problem, in order to
stop them from loving which happened because he gave them a cake that made them
love him, which a cupid left around who know “helps” him with these problems.
Sound dumb, yeah it is but it is one of the more original settings I have seen
in a long time. The plot works in arcs where the MC fixes each girls problems
over a few episodes, nothing new but I found each arc paced fairly well with
nothing feeling out of place until the end of the series where he has “fixed”
three girls but the childhood friend isn't however by the end after a time skip
by the way, everything is fine like they just forgot about her which didn't
feel right though the ending itself wasn't bad as it didn't finish on a cliff-hanger.
In conclusion I can’t really recommend this to anyone
unless you enjoy anime of this kind. Though if you are interested a second
season is in production.
Final Verdict:
Story/Setting: 5.6
Characters: 5.3
Animation/Art: 7.1
Sound: 6.8
Final Score: 6.3/10
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