Chocolate and other sweets have been banned thanks to the political reign of the Good For You Party, and the new laws are enforced strictly, with force if need be. Smudger and Huntley are two teen boys determined to eat chocolate again. They search out rumored chocolate bootleggers, eventually starting their own chocolate underground distribution. 
Based on the the British children's novel Bootleg by Alex Shearer.

A furoku (free) comic volume included in the February 2008 issue of Betsuma Margaret magazine. Contains 3 short stories and 2 short gag comics: 
"Chocolate Underground" by YAMAKAWA Aiji (Story by Alex Shearer) 
"So, Stand By Me" by MINAMI Toko 
"Silent Valentine" by SHIMOKITAZAWA Mitsuo 
Gag Comics: 
"Otona no Shiranai Valentine" by MIDORIKAWA Saiko 
"2hon Ashi no Inu" by KAWASAKI Nozomi

The previously announced Chocolate Underground anime adaptation of Alex Shearer's Bootleg novel will be heading to Japanese theaters this January. The satirical novel follows two English boys who create a bootleg chocolate factory after their country bans chocolate. The theatrical version will add 20 minutes of new footage and present the entire project in widescreen format.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Chocolate and other sweets have been banned thanks to the political reign of the Good For You Party, and the new laws are enforced strictly, with force if need be. Smudger and Huntley are two teen boys determined to eat chocolate again. They search out rumored chocolate bootleggers, eventually starting their own chocolate underground distribution. 
Based on the the British children's novel Bootleg by Alex Shearer. Adapted to Manga by YAMAKAWA Aiji

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