Love, Election and Chocolate

Love, Election and Chocolate (恋と選挙とチョコレート, Koi to Senkyo to Chokorēto), abbreviated as Koichoco (恋チョコ), is a Japanese eroge visual novel developed by Sprite, which was released in Japan on October 29, 2010 for Windows PCs and later ported to the PlayStation Portable on September 27, 2012.

Love, Election and Chocolate is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Yuki Ojima.

Its gameplay requires little player interaction as much of the game's duration is spent on reading the text that appears on the screen, which represents the story's narrative and dialogue.

Yūki is a member of the Food Research Club (食品研究部, Shokuhin kenkyū-bu), abbreviated as FRC or "Shokken" (ショッケン), along with seven others, including his childhood friend Chisato Sumiyoshi.

When the election of the next student council president comes up, the front runner Satsuki Shinonome proposes that clubs that have no merit should be sorted out and abolished.

The Food Research Club seeks advice from the current student council president Yakumo Mōri, who suggests Yūki run in the election as an opposing candidate.

[18] Love, Election and Chocolate was released on October 29, 2010 as a limited edition version, playable on a Windows PC.

[19] Sprite released a special edition version of the game on December 29, 2011 to commemorate the anime adaptation, which included an art book and a single from I've Sound.

[21] At Anime Weekend Atlanta (Awacon) 2022, the game was announced for a future English release by NekoNyan.

[29][30] A light novel adaptation titled Love, Election and Chocolate a novel (恋と選挙とチョコレート a novel), written by Yasuaki Mikami and illustrated by AIC and Naoto Ayano, was published on August 21, 2012 by Shogakukan.

[32][33] The show was produced by Lantis and was hosted by Megumi Ogata who voices Oboro Yumeshima in Love, Election and Chocolate.

The show was revived with the title Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Radio: Ogata Megumi no Shokken Ran Yo!!

[34] A 12-episode anime television series,[35] directed by Tōru Kitahata and produced by AIC Build and Aniplex, aired between July 6 and September 28, 2012 on TBS and BS-TBS.

Mifuyu's theme is "Kizutsukerareru yori Kizutsukeru Hō ga Itai yo, Nante..." (傷つけられるより傷つけるほうが痛いよ、なんて...) by Kaori Mizuhashi.

An album containing the ending themes titled Chocolate Songs was released on April 27, 2011 by Lantis.

From June to October 2010, Love, Election and Chocolate ranked three times in the top ten in national PC game pre-orders in Japan.

Typical dialogue and narrative in Love, Election and Chocolate depicting the main character Yūki talking to Chisato (left) and Mifuyu.