Tokyo Marble Chocolate
| Original video animation | |
|---|---|
| title | Tokyo Marble Chocolate |
| Original title | 東京 マ ー ブ ル チ ョ コ レ ー ト |
| Country of production |
 Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2007 |
| Studio | Production IG |
| length | 27 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Director | Naoyoshi Shiotani |
| music | Takeshi Yanagawa |
Tokyo Marble Chocolate ( Japanese 東京 マ ー ブ ル チ ョ コ レ ー ト ) is an anime released as original video animation from 2007. The two-part work was directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani at Studio Production IG . The short love story from Tokyo is told in the two episodes from the point of view of the man and then the woman. The story is based
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So far, Yudai has had bad luck with all relationships in his life, especially since he is very shy and does not dare to talk about his feelings. He hopes to have finally found the woman for life in Chizuru and gives her a present for Christmas. When he is briefly called away, she opens the package without him and the contents turn out to be a dwarf donkey instead of the planned rabbit. He creates chaos and she runs after him. Yudai also learns about the error in the package and immediately starts looking for her. When he almost reaches her, he thinks she is disappointed in him and is cheating on him. Yudai's ex-girlfriend, Miki, who had an argument with her boyfriend, also comes by overnight. The next morning, the Chizuru ringing the doorbell believes that Yudai has cheated on her. She leaves the donkey with him, which soon escapes Yudai and climbs to the Tokyo Tower , where he has to save him and meets Chizuru again. They are separated again when they are rescued.
Chizuru has also had no luck with love in her life and has ruined her relationships through clumsiness, temperament and misunderstandings. Since Yudai still doesn't react to her confessions of love, she thinks about breaking up. That he gives her something for Christmas makes her happy, but she has to run after the donkey that steals her bag. She catches the donkey, but loses her cell phone in the process. She also loses the gift for Yudai when it floats away on a balloon. Her cell phone is brought to her by Yamada in the evening, who immediately tries to approach her, but the little donkey defends Chizuru. The next morning she visits Yudai. When she sees Miki with him, she thinks he was disappointed and cheated on the previous evening. Chizuru leaves the donkey with him to go to work at the Tokyo Skytree . There she hears from Miki that Yudai did not have her and only loves Chizuru. She watches as Yudai tries to save the donkey from Tokyo Tower because the donkey followed her gift to the tower. She rushes to them and after both rescue she has to chase the donkey again, which makes off again. Eventually Yudai finds the gift and the donkey brings them back together so that Yudai Chizuru can confess his love.
Production and publication
The anime was created in the Studio Production IG in cooperation with BMG Japan on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of both companies. The story is based accordingly on two songs by BMG: In the first episode Zenryoku Shōnen ( 全力 少年 ) by Sukima Switch and in the second Mata Aimashō ( マ タ ア イ マ シ ョ ウ ) by Seamo. The artists also have cameo appearances in the anime, as pet dealers and cafe bosses. The production was directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani , who took on this role for the first time in his career. Masaya Ozaki wrote the script and Shichirō Kobayashi was the artistic director . The character design was created by Fumiko Tanikawa and Kyoji Asano . The animation work was directed by Kyoji Asano.
The two episodes were released on DVD on December 5, 2007 in Japan. Previously, the first episode was screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival . This was followed by demonstrations at other festivals. In January 2009 a German dubbed version was released on DVD by Anime Virtual . A 45-minute film cut from both episodes is included on a second DVD sold together with it. The anime was also released in French, English and Spanish.
synchronization
The German version was produced by TV + Synchron Berlin.
| role | Japanese speakers ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Chizuru | Nana Mizuki | Kaya Möller |
| Yudai | Takahiro Sakurai | Till Völger |
| Dwarf donkey | Mitsuo Iwata | Bernhard Völger |
| Yamada | Yūichi Nakamura | Bernhard Völger |
| Miki | Marina Inoue | Julia Stoepel |
music
The music for the film was composed by Takeshi Yanagawa , who created orchestral pieces and sentimental piano melodies for it. The songs used as templates for the episodes were used for the end credits of the respective part. Zenryoku Shōnen comes from the J-Pop duo Sukima Switch . Mata Aimashō was released back in 2006 by Japanese hip-hop artist Seamo.
reception
In May 2008, Tokyo Marble Chocolate won the Grand Prix for best film at the 12th Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival.
The German magazine AnimaniA calls the anime “a rousing, modern city fairy tale”, which does not have to hide emotionally behind productions by Studio Ghibli . The two episodes complement each other excellently, sometimes surprising and are also individually easy to understand and exciting. Yudai's episode is more serious, while Chizuru's story about the donkey hunt is more fun. The animations do not set new standards either, they are very good and fluid, with well-integrated CGI effects. The backgrounds implemented in harmonious watercolors offer a variety of apartments, cafes and “lovingly drawn Tokyo scenarios”. The main characters are “worked out very harmoniously both visually and emotionally” and have a high recognition value. The German version was also successful, mainly thanks to the speakers for the protagonists.
Web links
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)