A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
January 13, 2014
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 11
Finale:
March 24, 2014
Original Title:
失恋ショコラティエ
Alternate Titles:
Shitsuren Chocolatier
Un chocolatier de l'amour perdu
失恋朱古力
失恋的巧克力职人
Genres:
Drama
Countries:
JP
After graduating from high school, Sota Koyurugi studies bakery at an institute. In high school, he fell in love with beautiful Saeko. Because of Sota's effort, he is able to have a romantic relationship with Saeko right before Christmas. Saeko though tells Sota that she will be unable to meet him on Valentine's Day, but can meet him on the day before Valentine's Day. On that day, Sota gives Saeko chocolate that he made, but she doesn't accept his gift. Saeko tells him that she didn't think they were dating. Sota is heartbroken, but he doesn't give up hope. To make Saeko love him, he travels to France with little money and studies chocolate there. This is because Saeko loves chocolate. 5 years later, Sota becomes a first-class Chocolatier. Now back in Japan, Sota opens his very own store.
Director:
Hiroaki Matsuyama
Shogo Miyaki
Music:
Ken Arai
Original Story:
Setona Mizushiro
Producer:
Wakamatsu Hiroki
Ichiryu Obara
Screenplay:
Miyako Koshikawa
Naoko Adachi
Theme Song Performance:
Arashi
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