Is the Order a Rabbit?

Is the Order a Rabbit?
Cover of Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? volume 1 by Hōbunsha featuring the characters Cocoa (center), Rize (left) and Chino (right)
ご注文はうさぎですか？ (Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?)
Genre	Comedy, Slice of life
Manga
Written by	Koi
Published by	Hōbunsha
Magazine	Manga Time Kirara Max
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	March 2011 – present
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroyuki Hashimoto
Written by	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music by	Ruka Kawada
Studio	White Fox
Original network	Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, AT-X, BS11
Original run	April 10, 2014 – June 26, 2014
Episodes	12

Is the Order a Rabbit? (ご注文はうさぎですか?, Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?), also known in short form as GochiUsa (ごちうさ), is a Japanese 4-panel comedy manga series by Koi, serialized in Hōbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Max since March 2011. It has been collected in three tankōbon volumes as of March 2014. An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired in Japan between April and June 2014.

Plot

Cocoa Hoto moves into a new town to attend school. There, she begins living with Chino Kafū at her family's Rabbit House café, working as a waitress to pay for her accommodation.

Characters

Cocoa Hoto (保登 心愛, Hoto Kokoa)

Voiced by: Ayane Sakura

A young girl who moves into the Kafū residence and helps out at the Rabbit House to pay for her accommodation. She is quite keen on cute things, considering Chino as a little sister to her, and is skilled in baking bread. Named after hot cocoa.

Chino Kafū (香風 智乃, Kafū Chino)

Voiced by: Inori Minase

The granddaughter of the Rabbit House's owner. A quiet and soft spoken girl who slowly warms up to Cocoa, though is often annoyed by her insistence on being called 'big sister'. Along with her father, she is the only one who knows the secret concerning Tippy and her grandfather. Named after cappuccino.

Rize Tedeza (天々座 理世, Tedeza Rize)

Voiced by: Risa Taneda

One of the waitresses at the Rabbit House. The daughter of a soldier, she has a very disciplined, military-like personality, however she is still very kind. She even carries a Glock and combat knife hidden on her person, but she is shown to having a strong feminine side as well, such as being vulnerable to cute things, and her appearance. She's pretty close to Sharo. Named after Thé des Alizés.

Chiya Ujimatsu (宇治松 千夜, Ujimatsu Chiya)

Voiced by: Satomi Satō

Cocoa's classmate at high school, whose family runs a coffee shop of their own, Ama Usa An (甘兎庵), which has its own rabbit mascot named Anko. Named after uji matcha tea.

Sharo Kirima (桐間 紗路, Kirima Sharo)

Voiced by: Maaya Uchida

Chiya's childhood friend who lives next door to the Ama Usa An. She attends the same elite school as Rize, as a scholarship student, but is otherwise quite poor. She also has a slight fear of rabbits and becomes increasingly hyper after drinking coffee, her emotions differing depending on the blend. It is shown that she has feelings for Rize. Named after Kilimanjaro coffee.

Maya Jōga (条河 麻耶, Jōga Maya)

Voiced by: Sora Tokui

Chino's classmate in middle school. Named after Jogmaya.

Megumi Natsu (奈津 恵, Natsu Megumi)

Voiced by: Rie Murakawa

Chino's classmate in middle school, known as "Meg" (メグ, Megu) for short. Named after nutmeg.

Aoyama Blue Mountain / Midori Aoyama (青山 ブルーマウンテン / 青山 翠, Aoyama Burū Maunten / Aoyama Midori)

Voiced by: Saori Hayami

A female novelist who admired Chino's grandfather (who she affectionately calls "Master" (マスター, Masutā)) and always asked his opinion about her stories. She stopped writing books after she lost a pen that was given to her by Chino's grandfather, and Chino gave her a temporary job in the Rabbit House. Named after Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. Her surname (青山, Aoyama) literally means "Blue Mountain".

Tippy (ティッピー, Tippī)

Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa

A female angora rabbit and the Rabbit House's mascot, who is so fluffy that she looks more like a fluffball than a rabbit. When not around Cocoa and the others, typically sat atop Chino's head, she speaks in a manly voice and helps Chino's father out at the bar. It is later revealed that through some unknown circumstances (though it is implied Cocoa was somehow involved), Tippy possesses the spirit of Chino's grandfather, who runs the Rabbit House.

Takahiro Kafū (香風 タカヒロ, Kafū Takahiro)

Voiced by: Shō Hayami

Chino's father, who runs the bar during the night alongside Tippy.

Mocha Hoto (保登 モカ, Hoto Moka)

Cocoa's older sister. Named after caffè mocha.

Media

Manga

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	February 27, 2012	978-4-8322-4119-0
2	February 27, 2013	978-4-8322-4269-2
3	March 27, 2014	978-4-8322-4420-7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired in Japan between April 10, 2014 and June 26, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Daydream Café." by Petit Rabbit's (Ayane Sakura, Inori Minase, Maaya Uchida, Risa Taneda, and Satomi Satō), whilst the ending theme is "Poppin' Jump♪" (ぽっぴんジャンプ♪, Poppin Janpu) by Chimame-tai (Inori Minase, Sora Tokui, and Rie Murakawa). The ending theme for episode 12 is "Nichijou Decoration" (日常デコレーション, Nichijō Dekorēshon, lit. "Everyday Decoration") by Petit Rabbit's. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series in North America.

Episode list

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External links

• Official anime website Template:Ja icon
• Is the Order a Rabbit? (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Is the Order a Rabbit? (anime) at Crunchyroll.