If you’ve watched more than three episodes of anime, you’ll likely know that Valentine’s Day in Japan is a little different from in your home country. Here, instead of men giving boxes of chocolate to their sweethearts, the custom is for females to give chocolate to the important men (boyfriends, husbands, sons or possibly male coworkers) in their lives, which is usually the subject of much entertainment in harem anime series.
There are two kinds of chocolate, 本命チョコ honmei-choco or “real heart chocolate,” given to someone you actually care about, and 義理チョコ giri-choco or “obligation chocola…