ChocoMimi

Main characters

Chiyoko Sakurai (桜井 ちよこ, Sakurai Chiyoko), nicknamed Choco (チョコ)

A gentle and reliable teenager who does well in school and has a liking towards fashion. She is best friends with Mimi and often tries to serve as a figure of responsibility amidst the former's antics. She enjoys cooking and creating crafts. Some jokes in the manga revolve around her poor singing and drawing abilities. Her family runs a cafe called the March Rabbit; she herself hopes to find a future of opening her own cafe. She is voiced by Ami Koshimizu in the drama CD. Yukika Teramoto portrays her in the live-action series.

Mimi Nekota (猫田 ミミ, Nekota Mimi)

A carefree, optimistic girl. She is a poor student and often tries to slide out from working on her schoolwork, but she has a wild, amusing imagination. Most of her daydreams consist of finding true loves and secret worlds. She claims Mikami is her "dream prince," although she is shown to have feelings towards Mumu. She owns a plush bear toy named Pirate Bear (カイゾクグマ, Kaizoku Kuma), a recurring mascot in the manga. Ai Nonaka voices her in the drama CD. She is portrayed by Kayano Masuyama in the live-action series.

Ryūnosuke Andō (安藤 竜之介, Andō Ryūnosuke), nicknamed Andrew (アンドリュー, Andoryū)

A transfer student from Osaka with a seemingly cold, grumpy attitude. Despite his quiet demeanor, he is rather kind and cares deeply for animals. He plays the guitar in a band. He is good friends with Choco, although their relationship becomes awkward at times due to their feelings for each other. He is voiced by Takayuki Sasada in the drama CD. Yuya Kido portrays him the live-action series.

Mumu Momoyama (桃山 ムム, Momoyama Mumu), or Mumu-chan (ムムちゃん)

A mischievous student with a self-centered attitude that causes him to constantly clash with Mimi. He has a very cute, feminine appearance that he takes pride in. He has feelings for Mimi and gets easily jealous when Mimi tends to favor Mikami instead of himself. He adores Mimi's dog, Chiffon. Like Mimi, he is a poor student and despises school and homework. He owns a plush bear toy named Death Bear (デスベアー, Desu Bea), a counterpart to Mimi's Pirate Bear. He is voiced by Motoki Takagi in the drama CD. Toko Miura portrays him in the live-action series.

Kōmei Mikami (三上 功明, Mikami Kōmei), nicknamed Mikachin (ミカちん)

Ando's classmate whom Mimi compares to a prince. He is a good student and does well academically, but he is rather air-headed and prone to making bizarre comments. He is the nephew of Mr. Take. Masahiro Usui portrays him in the live-action series.

Kojika Mori (森 小鹿, Mori Kojika), nicknamed Bambi (バンビ)

Ando's level-headed, tomboyish band friend. She loves singing and playing sports. She has slight feelings for Ando but puts them aside for Choco and Ando's relationship. In spite of this, she is very close to Choco and gets along well with the rest of the group. Ayame Goriki portrays her in the live-action series.

Other characters

Masato Takeda (竹田 正人, Takeda Masato), nicknamed Mr. Take or Take-chan (タケちゃん)

Choco, Mimi, and Mumu's homeroom teacher. He is constantly exasperated by Mimi's shortcomings and is often frustrated with her inability to concentrate on her studies. He is also the uncle of Mikami and Aoi. Taro Suwa portrays him in the live-action series.

Misaki Tsubakiyama (椿山 美咲, Tsubakiyama Misaki), or Misaki-sempai (美咲センパイ)

The gang's senior, a third-year student. She is very pretty, but is rather eccentric. At times, she behaves in an outlandish, almost stalker-like manner due to her extreme crush on Mr. Take, which often disturbs the others. She was introduced in the fourth volume.

Abe (阿部くん, Abe-kun), nicknamed Captain (キャプテン)

A third year student who is the captain of the soccer team. He gave Choco a love letter. A friendly guy; he remains on good terms with her and the gang even after she turns him down.

Yamada (山田くん, Yamada-kun)

A classmate of Choco and Mimi who is extremely popular in their class. He has a crush on Misaki and has been in love with her since he saw her at the entrance ceremony. He doesn't understand Misaki's obsession with Take-chan.

Kawai Maho (河合 真帆, Kawai Maho), nicknamed Maho Maho (マホマホ)

Mimi's old friend from her childhood. They knew each other when they were young and had made a promise to get married to each other, although Mimi has forgotten about it. Mumu is jealous of him. He is honest, though not very bright, which pleases Mimi to see that someone is duller than herself. He works in the library with Mikami. He was introduced in the sixth volume.

Sae Kiguchi (木口サエ, Kiguchi Sae)

A shy and pessimistic first-year student who has a crush on Mumu. She was friendless before meeting Mumu and the gang. She was introduced in the seventh volume.

Remi Kinosaki (城崎レミ, Kinosaki Remi), nicknamed Remi-sama (レミ様)

A beautiful but narcissistic first-year student. She is constantly competing with Mumu over who has the best appearance. She claims that she will not fall in love with any other person because she is in love with herself. She was introduced in the seventh volume.

Family members

Mimi's father (ミミの父, Mimi no chichi)

Mimi's father who dotes on her and honors her every request. He becomes upset whenever she is disappointed in his actions. Kousei Amano portrays him in the live-action series.

Jin Sakurai (桜井 仁, Sakurai Jin)

Choco's energetic, youngest brother in the fifth grade. He and Ando get along very well with each other due their hobby of playing video games. He has a crush on Aoi. Reo Sawada portrays him in the live-action series.

Rai Sakurai (桜井 礼, Sakurai Rai)

Choco's second younger brother. He is usually poker-faced and very stoic; the others often comment on how he does not look related to his siblings. He is a year younger than Choco. Mimi and Mumu often tease him by calling him the name "Rachel," which he dislikes. He is often compared to Ando on their similar appearances and behaviors. He was introduced in the fourth volume.

Aoi Mikami (三上 葵, Mikami Aoi)

Mikami's sweet younger sister, whom Jin has a crush on. She is a year older than Jin and loves reading. Kana Okunoyama portrays her in the live-action series.

Animals

Chiffon (シフォン, Shifon)

Mimi's pet dog who communicates in an archaic dialect. He dislikes it when Mimi dresses him up, as he believes himself to be a samurai. Aya Ozaki provides his voice in the live-action series.

Huckleberry (ハックルベリー, Hakkuruberī)

Choco's sassy, female pet cat. Sachi Kumada provides her voice in the live-action series.

Picho (ピッチョ, Picho)

Ando's female pet chick, whom he constantly dotes on.

Anko (アンコ, Anko)

A kitten that was found by Choco and Mimi at school, whom Mumu takes in. His real name is Dark Rose Prince Black Requiem Dark Soul II (暗黒のバラ王子ブラックレクイエムダークソウルⅡ世, Ankoku no bara oji burakku rekuiemu dāku sōru Ⅱ-sei), but Mumu calls him "Anko" in public because it is so embarrassing.

Drama CD

A drama CD was released with the December 2005 issue of Ribon magazine, featuring the voices of Ami Koshimizu as Choco, Ai Nonaka as Mimi, Takayuki Sasada as Ando, and Motoki Takagi as Mumu.

Live-action series

The manga was adapted into a live-action drama series^[2] directed by Yoka Kusano, which ran for 26 episodes on TV Tokyo from October 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008^[3]. It aired on Mondays from 17:30 to 18:00. Each episode was divided into two parts: an A-story and a B-story.