is a Japanese

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series written and illustrated by

Eisaku Kubonouchi is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. Biography Kubonouchi made his professional career debut in 1986 with the short story ''Okappiki Eiji'' published in the manga magazine '' Shōnen Sunday''. From 1988 to 1991, he worked on his ...

and serialized in the magazine

Big Comic Spirits is a weekly Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. The first issue was published on October 14, 1980. Food, sports, romance and business are recurring themes in the magazine, and the stories often question conventional va ...

. It was adapted into a

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in 2003 and a Taiwan television series in 2013.

Synopsis

Chocolat is a mature comedy series about half-orphan Tatsumi Chiyoko, whose father was caught up in huge debt. Now living with Omugi Matsukichi, an ex-underground king who opened a pastry shop, she gets to know people like Katou Ichigo, an ex-inmate. With people after her father's whereabouts, what will happen to her?

Taiwan Television Series

Cast

Masami Nagasawa is a common Japanese given name and can be given to either sex. Possible writings *惟美, meaning "Considerate beauty" *真己, meaning "True self" or "Truth, Snake" *昌美, meaning "Prosperous beauty" *雅美, meaning "Gracious beauty" *� ...

Lan Cheng Long Lan Cheng-lung (, born March 1, 1979) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. He was born in Yilan, Taiwan. Career Lan made his acting debut in 2001 and gained attention for one of his first roles, a small cameo as Ya-men, Dao Ming Si's olde ...

Kim Woo Bin Kim Woo-bin (born Kim Hyun-joong on July 16, 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career as a runway model and made his acting debut in the television drama ''White Christmas (TV series), White Christmas''. He subsequently gaine ...

Japanese Television Drama

Cast

* Otsuka Chihiro *

Isao Natsuyagi was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1963 to 2013. Career In 1960, Natsuyagi began attending the Bungakuza actors school while attending Keio University. He eventually left Keio before graduating and entered the H ...

Kazuya Takahashi is a Japanese actor, singer, songwriter and bassist. He was a vocalist and bassist of Otokogumi, the Japanese rock band which was active during late 80s and early 90s. Takahashi has appeared in more than fifty films since 1988. Career He was a ...

Sei Hiraizumi is a Japanese actor. In 1964, Hiraizumi joined Daiei Film company and started his acting career. In the 1970s to early 1980s, he appeared in a lot of jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest villain actor. Hiraizumi starred as Koichi ...

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* {{Weekly Big Comic Spirits 1999 manga 2003 Japanese television series debuts 2003 Japanese television series endings 2003 comics endings 2014 Taiwanese television series debuts 2014 Taiwanese television series endings Manga adapted into television series Taiwanese television dramas based on manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga Taiwanese drama television series Television shows written by Eriko Shinozaki