Chocotto Sister


Chocotto Sister is a Japanese manga series written by Gō Zappa and illustrated by Sakura Takeuchi. It was published in Hakusensha's manga magazine Young Animal from 2003 to 2007, with its chapters collected in eight volumes. The series has been adapted into a 24-episode anime television series by Nomad, airing in 2006 and released on eight DVDs.

Plot

The story centers around a Christmas wish made by a young Haruma Kawagoe, who was eagerly anticipating having a baby sister, after his mother suffered a miscarriage followed by a hysterectomy. Several years later, when Haruma is a college student, a woman on a flying motorbike claiming to be Santa Claus delivers his wish, a younger sister. When he remarks that he made his wish a long time ago, "Santa" replies that making a little sister takes a lot more time than just making an android, takes his signature for delivery, and departs. Haruma now has a little sister, who comes with her own instruction manual — a manual for how to be a little sister, that is. When she asks him to name her, he calls her Choko, which refers to 2=あんちょこ, the Japanese word for "cheat sheet" or "study guide".

Characters

; Choko
; Haruma Kawagoe
; Chitose Serikawa
; Makoto Ashirai
; Yasuoka
; Ayano Sonozaki
; Kakeru Ishida
; Yurika Hanayamada
; Tamami Marumo
; Landlady
; Kazuya Sawamori
; "Santa"
; Midori

Media

Manga

Written by Gō Zappa and illustrated by Sakura Takeuchi, Chocotto Sister was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine Young Animal from 2003 to 2007. Hakusensha collected its chapters in eight volumes, released from 19 December 2003 to 27 April 2007.

Anime

Chocotto Sister was produced by Nomad, directed by Yasuhiro Kuroda, and written by original creator Gō Zappa, with music by Masara Nishida and character designs by Yukihiro Kitano. The opening theme is "Doki! Doki! My Sister Soul" and the ending theme is "Neko-nyan Dance", both composed by Harenchi Punch. It was broadcast for 24 episodes on Kids Station from 12 July to 20 December 2006. It was later released on eight DVDs.

Drama CDs

Four drama CDs have been produced.