Love, Elections, & Chocolate (LEC) is the kind of visual novel that washed over me. There's nothing particularly great about it, nor anything particularly awful; it just went in one ear and out the other—or in one eye and out the other, I suppose. The protagonist Yuuki is a member of the Culinary Research Club (CRC). Despite the fancy name, his club basically just hangs out after school eating snacks purchased with their club budget. That's until Satsuki Shinonome, a candidate for the upcoming student council presidential election, releases her platform, and the CRC is among the clubs she plans to terminate as part of her budget reforms. After much persuasion from his friends, Yuuki eventually agrees to run for student council president in order to protect their club. Unfortunately, his campaign is somewhat of a footnote compared to Yuuki's growing romance with the five routes' select heroines. And while I can buy into the student council elections being a big deal in-universe,...
Love, Elections, and Chocolate
- Release Date:
- Mar 28, 2025
- Developer:
- sprite
- Publisher:
- HIKARI FIELD, NekoNyan Ltd.
- Platforms:
- Windows
Game Tags
About This Game
Love, Elections, and Chocolate is a romantic visual novel developed by the Japanese game studio Sprite. Upon its release in Japan, it garnered numerous awards for its exceptional art, captivating music, and well-crafted characters.
■Story
Sappy romantic Oojima Yuuki and notorious chocolate-hater Sumiyoshi Chisato are longtime friends who both attend Takafuji Academy, a massive mega-school with over 5,000 students.
The two are part of the Culinary Research Club—which sounds cool on paper, but in actuality, is just an excuse to sit around and eat junk food with their friends.
As the Student Council presidential election approaches, however, the CRC is targeted for termination by a prominent candidate named Shinonome Satsuki.
Their only option: Join the election and keep her from winning at any cost!
■Characters
President of the Culinary Research Club and childhood friend to Yuuki.
Smart and athletic with an overbearing personality, she has publicly declared Yuuki to be her property.
Notoriously hates chocolate.
A hard-working optimist who attends Takafuji through its Financial Aid program while looking after her two younger brothers.
Her smile is contagious.
The newest member of the Culinary Research Club.
Quiet and aloof like a cat, she often keeps to herself.
Her catchphrase is "Meh."
A delicate girl who was held back a year due to illness.
While her sense of humor borders on esoteric, she wants nothing but the best for her bestie Chisato.
Head Treasurer and favored candidate to win the upcoming election.
Her beauty is surpassed only by her analytical mind... and her sweet tooth.
Former president of the Culinary Research Club and a brilliant inventor of wacky gadgets. Yuuki's signature roll cake is her favorite food.
Vice president of the Culinary Research Club whose family operates a major snack food manufacturer.
He may seem polite and docile, but he's mastered the art of innuendo.
Bratty and shallow, but call her a "monkey" at your own peril!
Her family runs a fishmonger's shop.
Rarely seen without her childhood friend Ai.
Advisor to the Culinary Research Club and older sister to Satsuki.
She has a bad habit of getting drunk and causing trouble.
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User Reviews
"Part of me is honestly baffled that anyone would go to this length over a high school student council presidential election." ~Oshima Yuki The politics in this school is crazy. 4/10. Mifuyu is worst girl, Isara and Satsuki best girls.
Honestly, surprised at how much I loved this Visual Novel (helped that I watched the anime way back when.) It's honestly really good, even though it's set in one period (election time) I love how every story is unique enough that it doesn't feel like it's repeating besides the default election scenes. Aomi proved to me why she's the best girl in Koichoco all these years later.
Pretty fun, happy to see more work from sprite
System Requirements
Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 or newer
- Processor: 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Sound Card: PCM
FAQ
How much does Love, Elections, and Chocolate cost?
Love, Elections, and Chocolate costs $29.99.
What are the system requirements for Love, Elections, and Chocolate?
Minimum: Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or newer Processor: 1.5 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space Sound Card: PCM
What platforms is Love, Elections, and Chocolate available on?
Love, Elections, and Chocolate is available on Windows PC.
Is Love, Elections, and Chocolate worth buying?
Love, Elections, and Chocolate has 89% positive reviews from 9 players.
When was Love, Elections, and Chocolate released?
Love, Elections, and Chocolate was released on Mar 28, 2025.
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