{"id":78008,"date":"2020-09-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/feature-how-anime-coffee-makes-us-feel-so-cozy\/"},"modified":"2020-09-29T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T17:00:00","slug":"feature-how-anime-coffee-makes-us-feel-so-cozy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-how-anime-coffee-makes-us-feel-so-cozy\/","title":{"rendered":"#FEATURE: How Anime Coffee Makes Us Feel So Cozy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a329301d64fc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a329301d64fc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-how-anime-coffee-makes-us-feel-so-cozy\/#Coffee_Coziness_and_%E2%80%A6_Cannibalism\" >Coffee, Coziness, and &#8230; Cannibalism?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-how-anime-coffee-makes-us-feel-so-cozy\/#Coziness_as_an_Art_Form\" >Coziness as an Art Form<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-how-anime-coffee-makes-us-feel-so-cozy\/#The_No_Chill_Zone\" >The No Chill Zone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/feature-how-anime-coffee-makes-us-feel-so-cozy\/#The_Convenience_of_Togetherness\" >The Convenience of Togetherness<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#FEATURE: How <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anime<\/a> Coffee Makes Us Feel So Cozy<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: left\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Is the Order a Rabbit?\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire3\/7feb5c8cf2849c17b43e4d362f51af941601341057_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: left\"><em>Is the Order a Rabbit?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">Sometimes all you need after a long hard day is a cup of coffee. But maybe coffee alone isn&rsquo;t enough for you. No, sometimes you need that added touch of sophistication &mdash; something special, something <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:italic\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">cozy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">. Something <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:italic\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">especially<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"> cozy. On this year&rsquo;s international coffee day, let&rsquo;s reflect on a handful of anime <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> that take their coffee especially serious. And dare we might even say, care enough about it to put a luxurious coffee break above all else. It&#039;s the little things.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: italic;text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Coffee_Coziness_and_%E2%80%A6_Cannibalism\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><strong>Coffee, Coziness, and &#8230; Cannibalism?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">Fans of Sui Ishida&rsquo;s <em><strong>Tokyo<\/strong> <strong>Ghoul<\/strong><\/em> are no strangers to the magnificent power of coffee. For such a simple drink, it packs a powerful punch for protagonist Ken Kaneki. In this world, violent supernatural entities called &ldquo;ghouls&rdquo; have an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Once you become a ghoul, you are no longer able to consume normal food without becoming nauseous and ill. After becoming a half-ghoul after being attacked and undergoing an organ transplant from the assailing ghoul, Kaneki&rsquo;s world is turned upside down. If he can&rsquo;t sit down for a meal with friends anymore, then what are the chances of ever returning to the status quo?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tokyo Ghoul\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire1\/3c35fbdda1b1634250a966a5780a90631601238171_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><em>Kaneki drinks his first cup of Anteiku coffee&nbsp;(Source: <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funimation.com\/shows\/tokyo-ghoul\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Funimation<\/span><\/a><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">Well, there&rsquo;s one human thing Kaneki can still consume: coffee. Not just regular coffee though &mdash; the specially brewed coffee of Anteiku, a coffee shop front for a secret organization of ghouls living among men. Anteiku&rsquo;s homebrew isn&rsquo;t just suited for ghoul taste buds but serves a psychological purpose, as well. After a dietary nervous breakdown, Kaneki simply isn&rsquo;t able to come to terms with his new reality. Food is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>, and as Kaneki quickly learns, ghouls must learn to cope with everyday social interactions where it&rsquo;s involved to fit in. For as &ldquo;bitter&rdquo; as coffee might seem to everyone else, it is especially sweet to Kaneki if just for the sake of clinging to his last remnant of normalcy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tokyo Ghoul\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire3\/80f7897aa6628e8dbdb5c15f06ebef8c1601239156_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><span style=\"line-height:1.38;text-align:center\"><em>Kaneki reflected in a coffee pot practicing pour-over technique with Yoshimura&nbsp;<\/em><\/span><em>(Source: <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funimation.com\/shows\/tokyo-ghoul\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Funimation<\/span><\/a><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">Of course, it isn&rsquo;t all about drinking coffee either. The sophisticated and cozy vibe of Anteiku, meticulously managed by important side characters, serves as a background to the gruesome violence of their double-lives. Coffee isn&rsquo;t merely for Anteiku&rsquo;s true purpose as a ghoul hotspot. It&rsquo;s a much-needed buffer from the chaos and fast-paced action of supernatural battles all tied-up in <em><strong>Tokyo<\/strong> <strong>Ghoul<\/strong><\/em>&rsquo;s dark, and often disturbing <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>s. If we (and Kaneki) end up associating coffee with any sort of comfort, it&rsquo;s in stark contrast to the harrowing realities of life abruptly changing all too fast.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: italic;text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Coziness_as_an_Art_Form\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><strong>Coziness as an Art Form<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Is the Order a Rabbit?\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire1\/1b84dcac86624caaa91b34652595abcf1601341232_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><span style=\"line-height:1.38;text-align:center\"><em>Latte art from Is the Order a Rabbit?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.666666984558105px\"><strong><em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/is-the-order-a-rabbit?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Is the Order a Rabbit<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/font><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.666666984558105px\"><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/span><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.666666984558105px\">follows high school student Cocoa Hoto studying abroad, who has been assigned to live and work at a coffee shop called &quot;Rabbit House.&quot; To her dismay, Rabbit House isn&#039;t a cute gimmick cafe with bunnies everywhere, but rather a fully functional coffeehouse with &#8230; an eccentric waitstaff. Unassuming Cocoa quickly learns the ropes and soon enough she&#039;s practicing latte art with the owner&#039;s granddaughter Chino and firearm aficionado Lize. At first, it seems like Rabbit House&#039;s coffee is serious business. Compared to Chino and Lize&#039;s near-encyclopedic knowledge of coffee beans, Cocoa fails to recognize a single blend after being tested. So, how in the world can a coffeehouse hopeful prove herself? <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.666666984558105px\">Make adorable latte art! Duh.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.666666984558105px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Is the Order a Rabbit?\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire1\/94bdac72fda194608c7050448ec673121601341288_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><span style=\"line-height:1.38;text-align:center\"><em><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\">Chiya&#039;s Ukiyo-e latte art from Is the Order a Rabbit?<\/font><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.666666984558105px\">Rabbit House isn&#039;t cozy by default due to it&#039;s a slice-of-life status. Here, coffee is a social activity, not a snobby status quo symbol. On her first day, Cocoa is thinking outside the box and the three girls make latte art depicting their interests &mdash; army tanks, cute fluffballs, and naturally, a Pablo Picasso imitation. Who knew<em> latte<\/em>ral thinking could make such a good impression? In another episode, the girls visit former-competitor Ama Usa An, where Hokusai-inspired Ukiyo-e latte art is used as a punchline. There&#039;s no real purpose to latte art other than improving to the atmosphere. So, is coziness for coziness&#039; sake okay? Absolutely. Because you don&#039;t need to be a snob to enjoy coffee&#039;s charm.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.666666984558105px\">Unlike the intensity of series like <strong><em>Tokyo Ghoul<\/em><\/strong>, the girls of Rabbit House and friends don&#039;t have many reasons to be super stressed. Although it may seem like the cutesy cafe and coffee are setpieces, together they serve the vital purpose of bringing different people together. You don&#039;t need to take a break from saving the world or fighting monsters to warrant a chill coffee break. Sometimes, all you really need is a way to get to know friends and savor the finer niceties of life. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: italic;text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_No_Chill_Zone\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">The No Chill Zone<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out!\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire3\/d98a67f504e81e15adfbca2648206e7b1601238204_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><em>&quot;There was a fish in the percolator?!&quot;&nbsp;(Souce: <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funimation.com\/shows\/uzaki-chan-wants-to-hang-out\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Funimation<\/span><\/a><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">The recently aired slice of life series <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-style:italic\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out!<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"> has drawn attention for plenty of reasons, albeit probably not for its take on the supposedly chill vibes of a cafe. College student Shinichi Sakurai is persistently hounded by his underclassman Hana Uzaki, who really, really, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:italic\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">really<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"> wants to hang out. Whenever he&rsquo;s on campus, there&rsquo;s no doubt Uzaki is just around the corner. There&rsquo;s only one place Sakurai has as a sanctuary &mdash; a quaint and fancy coffee shop. Like <em><strong>Tokyo<\/strong> <strong>Ghoul<\/strong><\/em>&rsquo;s Kaneki, Sakurai takes up a part-time job there serving the dual purpose as an outlet for life&rsquo;s daily stresses. Except &#8230; one day Uzaki finds out where he works and it all goes to hell.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out!\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire3\/b0495bcda24283a6552c2b303e18b3d91601238289_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><em>Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out! (Souce: <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.funimation.com\/shows\/uzaki-chan-wants-to-hang-out\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Funimation<\/span><\/a><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">The thing about coffee is that someone has to make it. Maybe even serve it <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:italic\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">to<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"> you. Sakurai asks Uzaki to act as a customer, not his friend &mdash; which only causes a strange scenario to become even stranger. Unlike the relatively cozy atmosphere of Anteiku, this coffeeshop is a hotbed for situational comedy and gags. Sure, maybe you&rsquo;ve come across your friends working their side gig before, but to persistently badger them while they&rsquo;re under the watchful eye of their boss (hilariously nicknamed &ldquo;The Master&rdquo; in <strong><em>Uzaki<\/em><\/strong>) is a whole new, definitely anti-cozy environment. Like plenty of series reliant on gags, our expectations are inverted for laughs because we&rsquo;ve simply come to associate them with norms. Coffee is &#8230; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:italic\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">normally<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"> cozy, right? Of course, it&rsquo;s all the funnier if your chic coffee shop suddenly becomes a battleground for endless social <em>faux pas<\/em>. If your main character wants nothing else but to be alone, well, then there&rsquo;s practically no place better to exploit a trope we all know and love. If coffee is &ldquo;cozy&rdquo; then it might just simply be for all the social niceties we attach to it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-style: italic;text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Convenience_of_Togetherness\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">The Convenience of Togetherness<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">Narratively, coffee serves as a great excuse to sit down and do nothing. For example, series like <em><strong>K-ON!<\/strong> <\/em>and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/tower-of-god?utm_source=editorial_cr&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=article_driven&amp;referrer=editorial_cr_news_article_driven\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong><em>Tower of God<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"> couldn&rsquo;t be any more different save for their cast&rsquo;s shared love of coffee, tea, and sweets. Similarly, cultures across the world have their own approach to coffee shops and what they represent. In Japan, traditional teahouses called &ldquo;<em>kissaten<\/em>&rdquo; can serve as a more intimate venue to drink coffee with friends and often draw upon their own unique local culture. In other parts of the world, the small, tight-knit culture around &ldquo;coffeehouses&rdquo; and salons are still alive and well. Depending on where you live, such places might be incredibly easy to find or might have to be deliberately sought after, hidden behind an innocuous door or hallway. When we see a group of characters huddled over their coffee cups recollecting the events of today&rsquo;s episode or major plot twist, we can (usually) breathe a sigh of relief.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kiki's Delivery Service\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire1\/aa94a5066b0cf7bebce8cd7e4bd426941601238449_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 345px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.38;text-align: center\"><span style=\"line-height:1.38;text-align:center\"><em>Osono makes instant coffee for her and Kiki (Source: <strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/feature\/urn:hbo:feature:GXrHTGwYHRnUYOAEAAABC\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">HBO Max<\/span><\/a><\/strong>)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">If these places and their coffee need to be cozy, it&rsquo;s by extension of them being out of harm&rsquo;s way. And like series such as <strong><em>Tokyo Ghoul<\/em><\/strong> have shown us, there&rsquo;s no better distance between you and danger than a cup of Anteiku coffee. Coffee in anime joins the pantheon of that well-beloved trope of &ldquo;delicious-looking anime food.&quot; But thematically, it&rsquo;s obviously more than that. In the original Japanese dub of <strong><em>Kiki&rsquo;s Delivery Service<\/em><\/strong>, Kiki is offered a cup of coffee by Osono after first arriving in town. In the first American dub, she&rsquo;s offered hot chocolate instead, a change that sadly skims over the fact that coffee is often recognized as a &ldquo;grown-up&rdquo; drink (or at least, something you wouldn&rsquo;t normally give young children). With her first cup of coffee, Kiki is symbolically taking the first steps toward her new young adult life &mdash; a rite of passage. Not unlike Kaneki taking his first sip of ghoul-proof coffee, this gesture is imbued with powerful emotions and coming change.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">So, if you have the time, give yourself the gift of a cup of coffee today. There&rsquo;s never harm in a little peace of mind.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Is the Order a Rabbit?\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com\/i\/spire4\/804bd46268dcfc9b2c90e1fc4b5dff1f1601341114_main.png\" style=\"width: 640px;height: 360px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\"><strong>How do you take your coffee? Let us know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.38\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/got.cr\/PremiumTrial-NewsBanner4\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Try Crunchyroll Premium Today!\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/nXw_j2fYZxSYwAszeRfdgndzb1-kFgYGApF7f4BYLIKVkO9KFFxEedaU5MWYjA36gQ_7dzm65XJZZ1t0MWG79FO-DfDB2MSykztwmjI0i77H__KQSfc0YPSO4H9sDoC2XWYoJ0m9\" style=\"height: 43px;width: 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">Blake P. is a weekly columnist for Crunchyroll Features. He prefers his coffee black. His twitter is <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/_dispossessed\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">@_dispossessed<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">. His bylines include <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fanbyte.com\/author\/p\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\">Fanbyte<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vrvblog.co\/author\/p\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>VRV<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style: normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration: none\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/unwinnable.com\/author\/blake-p\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><b>Unwinnable<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">, and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/v2\/2019\/03\/26\/men-and-machine-share-the-price-of-neon-genesis-evangelions-violence\/\"><span style=\"color:#f39c12\"><strong>more<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"line-height:1.38\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Arial\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"text-decoration:none\">Do you love writing? 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