Mistakes were made in the purchase of Forme, I'll admit it. The first problem: I thought it was called For Me. This made me giggle, wondering if the candy was intended for selfish chocolate eaters ("For me!") or surprised chocolate recipients ("For me?") Then I got home and noticed the katakana pronunciation -- "forumu." In the bizarre world of katakana, that's just boring old "form." Snooze...

Second problem: I thought there would be some sort of almond cream inside the chocolate squares, something like the substance pictured in the upper right corner of the box. I thought it might be a little like the fondly-remembered chocolate bars I had to sell for a fundraiser in junior high school, smooth rectangles of chocolate filled with soft peanut butter that I inevitably ended up buying off of myself half the time. Alas, no almond cream. Just a faint almond flavor peeking through the unremarkable milk chocolate. Yawn...

A look at the candy's website has revealed that there is a 4mm layer of almond cream inside of each square -- an invisible, nearly tasteless cream, apparently. This candy also has, for some reason, a blog with some cute pictures people have posted of their toys and amigurumi dolls pretending to eat Forme. What the...

I have never been so utterly confused by the niche a candy is attempting to occupy in the Japanese candy world. I underestimated you, Forme. I thought you were just a straightforward chocolate in a rather elegant box. When in reality, you're just as weird as the rest.