Coffee & Vanilla (Japanese: コーヒー&バニラ, Hepburn: Kōhī Ando Banira) is a Japanese manga series by Takara Akegami. Coffee & Vanilla is serialized in the monthly josei manga magazine Cheese! from April 2015 to January 2024. In addition, a spin-off series titled Coffee & Vanilla Black ran in the digital monthly magazine Premier Cheese!! since 2018.
Coffee & Vanilla | |
コーヒー&バニラ (Kōhī Ando Banira) | |
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Genre | Romance[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Takara Akegami |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint | Flower Comics |
Magazine | Cheese! |
Demographic | Shojo |
Original run | April 2015 – January 2024 |
Volumes | 24 |
Manga | |
Coffee & Vanilla: Black | |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint | Flower Comics |
Magazine | Premier Cheese! |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | 2018 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Television drama | |
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Original run | July 5, 2019 – September 6, 2019 |
Episodes | 10 |
A live-action television drama adaptation ran from July 5 to September 6, 2019.[2]
Plot
editRisa Shiragi is a popular student at her university known for her beauty, but she has a timid personality, which prevents her from entering relationships with others. One day, after Hiroto Fukami rescues her from a stalker, she becomes attracted to his mature personality and they begin dating. Throughout their relationship, Risa tries to match Fukami's maturity and hopes one day to become a suitable partner for him.
Characters
edit- Risa Shiragi (白城 リサ, Shiragi Risa)
- Portrayed by Haruka Fukuhara (TV drama)[3]
- Risa is a 20-year-old college student who is popular among other students for her beauty, but is very shy in reality.
- Hiroto Fukami (深見 宏斗, Fukami Hiroto)
- Portrayed by Dori Sakurada (TV drama)[3]
- Fukami is the 32-year-old and the president of Fukami Holdings.
- Takaaki Akutsu (阿久津 孝晃, Akutsu Takaaki)
- Portrayed by Mario Kuroba (TV drama)[3]
- Akutsu is Fukami's rival and the president of Akutsu Corporation. He is popular with women.
- Tsubasa Yoshiki (吉木 翼, Yoshiki Tsubasa)
- Portrayed by Yuki Ogoe (TV drama)[3]
- Tusubasa is Risa's classmate. He is friendly and falls in love with Risa.
- Natsuki Ashiya (芦屋 なつき, Ashiya Natsuki)
- Portrayed by Noa Kita (TV drama)[3]
- Natsuki is Risa's childhood friend who later enters a friends-with-benefits relationship with Akutsu.
- Yuki Ichiyanagi (市柳 雪, Ichiyanagi Yuki)
- Portrayed by Shogo Hama (TV drama)[3]
- Yuki is Fukami's private secretary. He was Fukami's classmate when they were in high school.
Media
editManga
editCoffee & Vanilla is written and illustrated by Takara Akegami. It was serialized in the monthly josei manga magazine Cheese! since the June 2015 issue.[3] It ended in the March 2024 issue on January 24, 2024.[4] The chapters were later released in twenty-four tankōbon volumes released from October 26, 2015 to February 26, 2024 by Shogakukan under the Flower Comics imprint.[5][6]
A spin-off series titled Coffee & Vanilla: Black, focusing on side characters Natsuki and Akutsu, began running concurrently in 2018 in the magazine Premier Cheese!
Coffee & Vanilla
editNo. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | |
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1 | October 26, 2015[5] | 978-4-09-137719-7 | |
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2 | February 26, 2016[7] | 978-4-09-138299-3 | |
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3 | June 24, 2016[8] | 978-4-09-138454-6 | |
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4 | November 10, 2016[9] | 978-4-09-138778-3 | |
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5 | February 24, 2017[10] | 978-4-09-139135-3 | |
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6 | June 26, 2017[11] | 978-4-09-139182-7 | |
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7 | October 27, 2017[12] | 978-4-09-139680-8 | |
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8 | February 26, 2018[13] | 978-4-09-139876-5 | |
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9 | June 26, 2018[14] | 978-4-09-870078-3 | |
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10 | October 26, 2018[15] | 978-4-09-870253-4 | |
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11 | February 26, 2019[16] | 978-4-09-870392-0 | |
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12 | June 26, 2019[17] | 978-4-09-870489-7 | |
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12.5 | June 26, 2019[18] | 978-4-09-870535-1 | |
13 | September 26, 2019[19] | 978-4-09-870626-6 | |
14 | February 26, 2020[20] | 978-4-09-870799-7 | |
15 | June 26, 2020[21] | 978-4-09-871007-2 | |
16 | November 26, 2020[22][23] | 978-4-09-871204-5 978-4-09-943075-7 (SE) | |
17 | April 26, 2021[24] | 978-4-09-871253-3 | |
18 | August 26, 2021[25] | 978-4-09-871413-1 | |
19 | February 25, 2022[26] | 978-4-09-871575-6 | |
20 | August 26, 2022[27][28] | 978-4-09-871715-6 978-4-09-943110-5 (SE) | |
21 | December 26, 2022[29] | 978-4-09-871846-7 | |
22 | May 25, 2023[30] | 978-4-09-872139-9 | |
23 | November 24, 2023[31] | 978-4-09-872443-7 | |
24 | February 26, 2024[6] | 978-4-09-872545-8 |
Coffee & Vanilla: Black
editNo. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | |
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1 | March 26, 2019[33] | 978-4-09-137719-7 | |
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2 | March 26, 2020[34] | 978-4-09-870805-5 | |
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Television drama
editA live-action television series adaptation was announced in June 2019 and slated for release on July 4, 2019.[2] The series stars Haruka Fukuhara as Risa, Dori Sakurada as Fukami, Mario Kuroba as Akutsu, Yuki Ogoe as Tsubasa, Noa Kita as Natsuki, and Shogo Hama as Yuki.[3] The television series aired weekly on MBS TV at 1 AM as part of their Drama Tokku programming block, with other broadcasts on TV Kanagawa and Television Saitama.[3] The opening theme song is "You & I" by Good on the Reel and the ending theme is "Melancholic" by Airi Miyakawa.[35]
Episodes
editNo. | Title | Writer | Original air date |
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1 | "Kiss & Night" Transliteration: "Kisu Ando Naito" (Japanese: キス&ナイト) | Yuko Shimoda | July 5, 2019 |
2 | "Courage & Jealousy" Transliteration: "Karejji Ando Jerashī" (Japanese: カレッジ&ジェラシー) | Yuko Shimoda | July 12, 2019 |
3 | "Enemy & Guardian" Transliteration: "Enemī Ando Gadian" (Japanese: エネミー&ガーディアン) | Yuko Shimoda | July 19, 2019 |
4 | "Revenge & Reward" Transliteration: "Ribenji Ando Riwādo" (Japanese: リベンジ&リワード) | Yuko Shimoda | July 26, 2019 |
5 | "Play & Game" Transliteration: "Purei Ando Gēmu" (Japanese: プレイ&ゲーム) | Unknown | August 2, 2019 |
6 | "Battle & Crisis" Transliteration: "Batoru Ando Kurashisu" (Japanese: バトル&クライシス) | Unknown | August 9, 2019 |
7 | "Sweet & Home" Transliteration: "Suīto Ando Hōmu" (Japanese: スイート&ホーム) | Unknown | August 16, 2019 |
8 | "Host & Mother" Transliteration: "Hosuto Ando Mazā" (Japanese: ホスト&マザー) | Unknown | August 23, 2019 |
9 | "Risk & Danger" Transliteration: "Risuku Ando Denjā" (Japanese: リスク&デンジャー) | Unknown | August 30, 2019 |
10 | "Coffee & Vanilla" Transliteration: "Kōhī Ando Banira" (Japanese: コーヒー&バニラ) | Unknown | September 6, 2019 |
Reception
editThe series ranked #6 in the shojo and josei category on the digital book service BookLive! in the first half of 2019.[36]
Volume 10 debuted at #12 on Oricon and sold 45,368 copies.[37] Volume 11 debuted at #6 on Oricon and sold 70,155 copies.[38]
By February 2024, the series had over 10 million copies in circulation.[6]
References
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- ^ a b "コーヒー&バニラ 1". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c "コーヒー&バニラ 24". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ "コーヒー&バニラ 2". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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- ^ "コーヒー&バニラ black 2". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ "福原遥主演×桜田通『コーヒー&バニラ』ポスター完成 OP&ED曲も発表". Oricon (in Japanese). June 26, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official television series website (in Japanese)
- Coffee & Vanilla (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia