TheGoobSon

Favorite Quote: "My life is dull and boring. But this dull life suits me, since I hate getting into troublesome situations. If I could stay like this forever, that would be the best." -Jiang Hao Originally, I did my review on Cupid's Chocolates on my old account son714, but I lost the account information. Whenever somebody asks me "hey do you watch anime?" Immediately the thing that comes to mind would be a Japanese style drawing along with Japanese voice actors. This Chinese cartoon definitely caught me by surprise. Without any spoilers I have presented my personal opinion on this series as of right now. Story:The story is pretty much similar to how all harems and romantic comedies are. Most harems either center around a loner or an average everyday student who does something and suddenly finds himself surrounded by a bunch of pretty girls. In this case it would be the "average everyday student." The plot in this series is very fast paced and extremely hilarious. It had me laughing out loud in a lot of their sequences. The series does a very good job in allowing the audience to understand the story despite being roughly 15 minutes long for an episode. 8/10 Art: Anime is a Japanese style animation. It is very interesting to see how far anime has gotten throughout the years. In my opinion, the artwork has gotten alot better over the years. For Aishen Qiaokeli-ing or Cupid's Chocolates, I would say that the artwork is mirrored to have it feel like an anime type artwork. But I had to say that the artwork in this series is very well done. The colors were on point and it didn't feel distracting at all to the very least. It also feels great to know that anime has made an impact worldwide. 10/10 Sound: As mentioned this is a Chinese cartoon. Initially when I watched this series the voice acting for the characters sounded very strange for me. As I progressed in the series I didn't find their voices strange rather I didn't come mind it as much. For the opening theme, it is very well done despite being a non lyrical theme. In my opinion, it captures the plot and the mood of the series. An opening theme without singing without singing was done extremely well. 9/10 Character: One of the biggest downfalls and complaints of bad animes would be the how the characters fit with the storyline. This would also include their overall personalities throughout the series. In this case however, I actually enjoyed every single character. Despite the main character being the overused loner student in typical harems, the other character were very entertaining. The reason for this being is that after the main character sets in motion the plot, each character in this series has their own desires and backstories. As mentioned before, the episodes are roughly 15 minutes long, so how can they do all of this in such a short time? The series does a fantastic job of clearing their desires and backstories in a non-overwhelming way. Each episode presents the main character tackles each issue in his own way making it very satisfying until the very end. Not to mention also that the main character isn't as dull and "numb to love" as other harem characters are. 10/10 My Opinion: I thoroughly enjoyed this Chinese cartoon. The artwork is great definitely has obvious signs of influence from Japanese anime artwork, the characters are well done, the sound and openings perfectly capture the mood in each episode. All of these points contributed into making this rather overused harem genre into a very satisfying series so far. Also this anime makes it enjoyable for the viewer because it constantly makes us imagine who the main character will eventually fall for. I believe he will fall for the first girl he met, but that is just a speculation at this moment. It also makes me genuinely happy to know that anime is spreading and appreciated worldwide. This cartoon is a great example of that. Just realized I'm also submitting this review on Valentines day, this cartoon is great for that occasion! Oh and also I'm rooting for Xia Zitong! Thank you for reading my review, I really appreciate it guys. Final Score: 9/10

Lyree

There's nothing wrong with shows that are silly or absurd yet have their strong points and somehow manage to keep the audience entertained. I'm a fan of ecchi harems myself and am able to enjoy even really average shows. However, Aishen Qiaokeli-ing, aka Cupid's Chocolates, is hopeless in my eyes. The story revolves around Haoyi and his harem, which consists of girls that, just like him, ate some cursed chocolates. This caused them not only to be in love with a dull and idiotic guy but also made them believe they're married to or even pregnant with him. So Haoyi's job is to help the girlsand fulfill their wishes in order to lift the spell. It didn't have to be this bad. If you look at the recommendations section, you can see people comparing this show to Kami nomi, where the main character also has to help the heroines with their problems and magic is apparent there too. Kami nomi is however a well written, clever and interesting anime that actually makes sense. Cupid's chocolates is a show filled with absurdity, unfunny gags and irrational characters. It's just dumb and offensive. The only good things about this cartoon is its art. The animation is definitely above average and the heroines look simply beautiful. Their character designs are detailed and can be only described as a real eye-candy. I have to say not all the heroines are that bad, I actually liked two of them - the pink rich girl and the crazy yandere. Mei Tata is quite cute as well. Not that they have much of personality - I'm probably just fond of their looks. The soundtrack isn't anything outstanding but it's not bad either. What's worth noticing is the fact that it is literally a chinese cartoon. So the voice acting may sound a bit strange at first but I got used to it quickly and I actually found it refreshing to hear the characters speak Chinese. All in all, Cupid's chocolates is far from being good. It's not even average. It doesn't offer you anything apart from cute heroines and good animation. Even if you tend to like silly harem shows, I recommend you to stay away from this one. Watching Cupid's chocolates only satisfied my eyes and left me with a feeling of having wasted my time, because what I just saw can't be even called mindless fun. No fun at all.