A young boy from a wealthy family is kidnapped by an unknown man and forced to eat cakes and cakes every day instead of ransom. Theme for an anecdote, but they made a comedy. Comedy is slightly specific, a little bitter and gives sadness. The story of the abduction lies at the heart of the child psychological trauma of the protagonist Tachibana, many years later decided to open a confectionery as a remedy. A great connoisseur of sweet business hires a well-known in narrow circles baker Ono, a fine cook with a non-traditional sexual orientation, which prevents him from working in one place for more than a year; once in school confessed his love to Tachibana and still harbors illusions about this.
With the advent of Ono, Tachibana’s dream of a cute waitress in a short dress collapses, unforeseen complications and all sorts of nonsense arise, like dancing in the rain. Childish, of course, wildly funny and even uncomfortable.
The doubtfulness of the enterprise caused concern among people close to Tachibana, so that the appearance of his loyal servant Tikage, unable to do any difficult work, distinguished by poor memory and great sentimentality, brings an element of unpredictability into everyday life and relieves tension, like many strange personalities from the past environment of the brilliant pastry chef.
They sometimes come back, often at a bad time, with howls or declarations of love, bringing not only joy, but also pain and suffering. Between the baking of cakes, new buyers and old mental traumas, the drops of memories spread their own problems of the heroes, unresolved and poisoning life. In such moments, the series successfully maneuvers on the edge of the knife between drama and comedy, without falling into tragedy or farce, which makes the anime only wins, remaining at a high artistic level. It is amazing that the creators manage to show even morality in a series of this genre.
The graphical solution is a mixture of rough computer interiors and subtle almost watercolor drawing of characters. Comic characters are transmitted by superdeforms, but in the usual state of facial expressions and movements are natural and plastic. Viewing leaves behind a slight sadness and romantic mood with a subtle aroma of vanilla. It's a candy store.
6 out of 10