History Anime / TokyoMarbleChocolate

* HeroicBSOD: We don't see it from Yuudai's perspective, but Chizuru actually goes through one after[[NotWhatItLooksLike encountering the girl in Yuudai's apartment]], made even worse when Yuudai mistakenly calls her out for [[OutOfContextEavesdropping being with a guy in her home the previous night]].

* HeroicBSOD: We don't see it from Yuudai's perspective, but Chizuru actually goes through one after encountering the girl in Yuudai's apartment, made even worse when Yuudai mistakenly calls her out for being with a guy in her home the previous night.

* AllAnimalsAreDogs: The Mini-Donkey behaves pretty much like a hyperactive dog.

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Yuudai arrives home he finds an ex-girlfriend waiting for him outside who begs him to let him spend the night in his apartment since he got into a fight with her boyfriend and has nowhere to go, Yuudai being a NiceGuy lets her spend the night there, the next morning Chizuru makes a surprise visit to Yuudai, and encounters the girl in his apartment so she assumes that Yuudai got together with her.

* InsecureLoveInterest: ''Both'' Yuudai and Chizuru are this towards each other: He thinks he's a coward and lazy person, while she blames herself for her past failed relationships.

* OutOfContextEavesdropping: When Yuudai goes to Chizuru's home and arrives to the door, he overhears her talking about him to someone inside her house, Chizuru says how Yuudai is unreliable but luckily she knows she can now count with whoever she is talking. Yuudai leaves heartbroken believing that Chizuru has a new boyfriend, however she was actually talking with the Mini-Donkey.

''Tokyo Marble Chocolate'' is an RomanticComedy anime that deals with two young adults, Yuudai and Chizuru. Previously both of them have been unlucky in love, now they have been dating each other for some time,
but because of their previous bad experiences in relationships and their own issues and insecurities they are being driven them apart: Yuudai is jittery, cowardly and can't bring himself to tell Chizuru that he loves her, while Chizuru becomes quite clumsy whenever she falls in love and she's afraid this will scare her boyfriend away. Luckily, with the intervention of a pet Mini-Donkey they might find a way to sort their issues.

* SnowMeansLove: Twice, justified because the story is set during Chrismas Eve.

* WordSaladTitle: At first it looks like this, but in reality: "Tokyo" refers to the backdrop setting and the Tokyo Tower, "Marble Chocolate" is the name of the cafe Chizuru works on but it can also be a reference to a white chocolate, which is a traditional romantic gift from a girl to a guy.

The story consists of 2 [=OVAs=] each tells the story from the perspective of one of the protagonists.

but because of their previous bad experiences in relationships and their own issues and insecurities they are being driven them apart: Yuudai is jittery, cowardly and can't bring himself to tell Chizuru that he loves her, while Chizuru becomes quite clumsy whenever she falls in love and she's afraid
this will scare her boyfriend away. Luckly, with the intervention of a pet Mini-Donkey they might find a way to solve their issues.

* WaifFu: In one flashback, Yuudai and his then-girlfriend get mugged during a date, Yuudai becomes paralized with fear, but then his girlfriend single-handendly beats the crap out of the muggers.

* KillerRabbit: The Mini-Donkey is described like this by the pet store, despite its size it is shown having torn its metal cage to shreds. We also see a glimpse of his killer side when he scares a JerkAss guy from forcing his way into Chizuru's home.

** The first when Yuudai receives a text message from Chizuru apologizing to him for leaving so suddenly during their date, Chizuru mentions that it's snowing right now outside.

* WorldSaladTitle: At first it looks like this, but in reality: "Tokyo" refers to the backdrop setting and the Tokyo Tower, "Marble Chocolate" is the name of the cafe Chizuru works on but it can also be a reference to a white chocolate, which is a traditional romantic gift from a girl to a guy.

* WaifFu: In one flashback, Yuudai and his then-girlfriend get mugged during a date, Yuudai becomes paralized with fear, but then his girlfriend single-handendly beats the crap out of the muggers.

* KillerRabbit: The Mini-Donkey is described like this by the pet store, despite its size it is shown having torn its cage to shreds. We also have a glimpse of his killer side when he scares a JerkAss guy from forcing his way into Chizuru's home.

* UglyCute: The Mini-Donkey, it's just as misshapen as you would expect it to be, yet it's undeniably adorable.

this will scare her boyfriend away. Luckly, with the intervention of a pet mini-donkey they might find a way to solve their issues.

* [CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]: In one flashback Chizuru, while on a date in a fancy restaurant, she gets drunk after just one glass of wine and starts playfully beating her then-boyfriend.