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![]() Cover of the first DVD released by Pony Canyon
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Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 51 |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original release | July 2, 2005 | – June 24, 2006
Sugar Sugar Rune is a 2005 Japanese anime television series based on Moyoco Anno's award-winning manga series of the same name. The animated series was produced by Studio Pierrot under the direction of Matsushita Yukihiro and consists of fifty-one episodes. Scripts were composed by Reiko Yoshida while the musical score was supervised by Yasuharu Konishi. The series was first broadcast on TV Tokyo in Japan between July 2, 2005 and June 24, 2006.
Three pieces of theme music are used—one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is "Crazy for Chocolat" (ショコラに夢中 Shokora ni Muchū) by Karia Nomoto. The closing theme for the first twenty-nine episodes is "The World Beyond the Moon" (月の向こうの世界 Tsuki no Mukō no Sekai) by Karia Nomoto and the last twenty episodes is "Date Date" (デート☆デート Dēto Dēto) by the series starring voice actresses Marika Matsumoto and Juri Ibata.
Young witches Chocolat Meilleure and Vanilla Mieux are chosen as compete to become the Magical World’s next Queen. They’re sent to the Human World, where they’re to collect human "hearts"; crystallized emotions that can be used as money and energy. Whoever takes the most by the end shall be crowned Queen.
As they arrive in the Human World, the girls are introduced to "Rockin Robin," a witch who uses his pop idol career to steal the hearts of women. His job is to guide them through their challenge and monitor their progress.
Blanca badmouths Chocolat’s deceased mother Cinnamon, leading Chocolate to wonder what kind of person her mother was. She decides to secretly journey back to the Magical World to find out more about her, having forgot that a Queen Candidate can be disqualified if she leaves the Human World without her examiner’s permission. She’s caught, and a hearing is called to decide Chocolate’s fate.
Pierre invites Chocolat and Vanilla on a trip to his villa, along with his fanclub. Chocolat agrees, intending to capture Pierre’s heart while there, but begins to feel childish after spending some time around him and the club. She orders a pair of heels from the magic catalogue that can change the wearer’s age, hoping to get Pierre’s attention as an adult. While on a date with him in her disguise, Chocolate realizes the magic hasn’t made her any less of a child on the inside.