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October 1 is “Coffee Day”.

The anniversary was established by the All Japan Coffe Association as the new semester of coffee is said to begin in October, and coffee grows in demand during fall and winter.

In anime and games, a lot of characters related to coffee appear. They are depicted in various ways. Some of them value a coffee break, work in a cafe that has the best coffee, or others like coffee-flavored food.

Therefore, Anime!Anime! conducted a reader survey titled “Speaking of ‘coffee’, who comes to your mind?”. During the survey period from September 18 – 25, a total of 154 responses were received. For the gender ratio, the females were the majority with about 75% while the males were about 25%. For the age distribution, we received the majority of responses from the young readers: about 45% were from teens, and 25% were from those in their 20s.

■Characters conversant with coffee assembled!

1st Place

1st place went to Beethoven from “ClassicaLoid”. The support rating was about 20%.

Beethoven is a composer that is known as a coffee connoisseur by the historical fact. Many readers mentioned episode 22 of the first season “A Discerning Man”, where he brews coffee. They left comments while showing their surprise toward his unceasing search for coffee, “He sticks to his policy of using 60 coffee beans for a cup of coffee, and he is particular not only about beans but also about where he has a cup of coffee” and “When he attempts to write lyrics filled with his love for coffee to go with ‘Für Elise’, I couldn’t help laughing to see the gap between the quality and the funniness of lyrics”.

2nd Place

2nd place went to Chino from “Is the Order a Rabbit?”. The support rating was about 14%.

She is a poster girl at the Rabbit House Café, and the received comments include “She knows a lot about coffee like a master at a café” and “I want her to check my fortune with the coffee fortune-telling that she is good with!”.
From “Is the Order a Rabbit?”, Syaro came 6th, and Cocoa came 10th. Especially for Syaro, a lot of fans mentioned her constitution of getting drunk after having coffee.

3rd Place

3rd place went to Kaneki Ken from “Tokyo Ghoul”. The support rating was about 5%.

Kaneki Ken is a university student that has become a half-ghoul in the world where ghouls feed on humans. Coffee appears as an item to connect humans and ghouls, which left impressions on the fans. The received comments include “Even though ghouls are not able to eat human foods, they are able to eat coffee”.
Yoshimura, the manager of the Anteiku café, came 10th. He is a character that teaches Kaneki a way of life as a senior ghoul.

■Let’s introduce other comments!!

Aohitsugi Samatoki “Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle”
“Although he looks scary and short-tempered, he can brew coffee in a highly professional way. His coffee also receives goods comments from his friends, so I am curious about it!”
Iggy “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders”
“He is a dog and a Stand user. He likes coffee-flavored gum, which is unique, and his ugly face while chewing gum is cute.”

Polar Bear “Shirokuma Cafe”
“He is the master at Shirokuma Café. He often serves coffee at his café, so I want to have some coffee while being healed by him.”
Coffeepanman “Go! Anpanman”
“Anpanman can transform with heads made of something other than sweet red bean paste. Coffeepanman is cool and funny when he poses like a kabuki actor.”
The popular hero with a different figure received votes.

In this survey, characters conversant with coffee assembled. The results feature some characters working at cafes and multiple non-human characters.

■Ranking Top 10

－Speaking of “coffee”, who comes to your mind?－
1. Beethoven “ClassicaLoid”
2. Chino “Is the Order a Rabbit?”
3. Kaneki Ken “Tokyo Ghoul”
4. Amuro Toru “Detective Conan”
4. Aohitsugi Samatoki “Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle”
6. Akai Shuichi “Detective Conan”
6. Edogawa Conan “Detective Conan”
6. Syaro “Is the Order a Rabbit?”
6. Polar Bear “Shirokuma Cafe”
10. Aoyagi Touya “Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku”
10. Cocoa “Is the Order a Rabbit?”
10. Godot “Ace Attorney”
10. Takamura Shiki “TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION”
10. Tsukinaga Leo “Ensemble Stars!”
10. Yoshimura Kuzen “Tokyo Ghoul”

（Survey Period: September 18 – 25, 2021）

*This survey is intended to research the readers’ “interest in anime and characters today”. It is not intended to discuss the relative merits of each character nor work. I would be glad if this article can help you develop an understanding and interest in anime and characters.

■Ranking Top 20

－Speaking of “coffee”, who comes to your mind?－
1. Beethoven “ClassicaLoid”
2. Chino “Is the Order a Rabbit?”
3. Kaneki Ken “Tokyo Ghoul”
4. Amuro Toru “Detective Conan”
4. Aohitsugi Samatoki “Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle”
6. Akai Shuichi “Detective Conan”
6. Edogawa Conan “Detective Conan”
6. Syaro “Is the Order a Rabbit?”
6. Polar Bear “Shirokuma Cafe”
10. Aoyagi Touya “Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku”
10. Cocoa “Is the Order a Rabbit?”
10. Godot “Ace Attorney”
10. Takamura Shiki “TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION”
10. Tsukinaga Leo “Ensemble Stars!”
10. Yoshimura Kuzen “Tokyo Ghoul”
16. Amaguni Hitoya “Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle”
16. Andrew Waltfeld “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED”
16. Iggy “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders”
16. Emilico “Shadows House”
16. Saiki Kusuo “The Disastrous Life of Saiki K”
16. Sandalphon “Granblue Fantasy”
16. Manhattan Cafe “Uma Musume Pretty Derby”

（Survey Period: September 18 – 25, 2021）

*This survey is intended to research the readers’ “interest in anime and characters today”. It is not intended to discuss the relative merits of each character nor work. I would be glad if this article can help you develop an understanding and interest in anime and characters.