Tokyo Marble Chocolate (2007)

Original title

東京マーブルチョコレート

Directed by

Naoyoshi Shiotani

Genre

romance anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

26 min

Rated

PG

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man and woman who are both unlucky in love start to fall for each other on Christmas Day in Tokyo. A small donkey and the city's famous tower set the scene.

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What happens

Tokyo Marble Chocolate (東京マーブルチョコレート, Tōkyō Māburu Chokorēto) is a Japanese anime OVA directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani, animated by Production I.G. and, based on Fumiko Tanikawa's manga of the same title. In October 2007, it was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The animation is a collaboration between Production I.G and BMG Japan in commemoration of both companies' 20th anniversaries. The story follows a young man and woman, both unlucky in love, as they begin to fall in love on Christmas Day - thanks to the intrusive actions of a Mini Donkey and the romantic backdrop of Tokyo Tower. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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