Rainy Cocoa (manga/anime)

Rainy Cocoa (雨色ココアAmeiro Cocoa) is a bilingual Japanese digital manga series. An anime television series based on the manga began airing in April 2015, and a second season, titled Rainy Cocoa, Welcome to Rainy Color (雨色ココア Rainy colorへようこそ!Ameiro Cocoa Rainy color e Yōkoso!), began airing in October 2015. A third season, titled Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii (雨色ココア in HawaiiAmeiro Cocoa Rainy color Waikiki), began airing in October 2016. A fourth season, titled Rainy Cocoa Amecon!!, began airing in October 2017. A fifth season, titled Rainy Cocoa side G, began airing in January 2019.

Characters

Aoi Tokura (都倉碧Tokura Aoi)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese); Joel McDonald (English)
Keiichi Iwase (岩瀬啓一Iwase Keiichi)
Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)
Shion Koga (古賀シオンKoga Shion)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)
Koji Amami (天見浩司Amami Kōji)
Voiced by: Ryo Horikawa (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat (English)
Ryota Sakuragi (桜木涼太Sakuragi Ryōta)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese); Vic Mignogna (English)
Rain (レインRein)
Voiced by: Yuko Okui
Noel Koga (古賀ノエルKoga Noeru)
Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto
Nicola Koga (古賀ニコラKoga Nikora)
Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya
Haruka Torigoe (鳥越陽佳Torigoe Yōka)
Voiced by: Shunya Marue
Jun Arisawa (有沢純Arisawa Jun)
Voiced by: Shouma Yamamoto

Manga

The manga is available in both Japanese and English, and allows the reader to switch between the two languages for both text and audio. According to the creators, the manga’s app has been downloaded from the iTunes Store and Google Play in over 50 countries.

Anime

An anime television adaptation was announced in December 2014. The series is directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, Atsuko Takahashi provides the character designs, and Kaoru Kondou is composing the series’ music. The series’ theme song, “Rainy Cocoa”, is performed by Hiro Shimono. The series began airing on 5 April 2015, and was simulcast in North America by Funimation.

A second season was announced in June 2015, titled Rainy Cocoa, Welcome to Rainy Color (雨色ココア Rainy colorへようこそ!Ameiro Cocoa Rainy color e Yōkoso!). Also announced was a crowdfunding campaign to raise 2 million yen to add more characters and cast members. It premiered on 4 October 2015 on Tokyo MX and Sun TV. It was accompanied by a live-action segment. The second season was also streamed by Funimation.

A third season was announced in April 2016, titled Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii (雨色ココア in HawaiiAmeiro Cocoa Rainy color Waikiki). It premiered on 2 October 2016 on Sun TV and Tokyo MX.

A fourth season was announced in August 2017, titled Rainy Cocoa Amecon!! It premiered on 4 October 2017 on Sun TV and Tokyo MX.

A fifth season was announced in April 2018, titled Rainy Cocoa side G. It premiered on 8 January 2019 on Tokyo MX and Sun TV. Unlike previous seasons, this season has an all-female cast.

Episode list

Rainy Cocoa
No. Title Original air date
1 “Episode 1”
 (都倉碧です)
5 April 2015
2 “Episode 2”
 (オーナーの仕事?)
12 April 2015
3 “Episode 3”
 (開店準備…?)
19 April 2015
4 “Episode 4”
 (啓一の素顔)
26 April 2015
5 “Episode 5”
 (ふたりは親友!?)
3 May 2015
6 “Episode 6”
 (ふたりの距離(1))
10 May 2015
7 “Episode 7”
 (ふたりの距離(2))
17 May 2015
8 “Episode 8”
 (ふたりの距離(3))
24 May 2015
9 “Episode 9”
 (ふたりの距離(4))
31 May 2015
10 “Episode 10”
 (ふたりの距離(5))
7 June 2015
11 “Episode 11”
 (ふたりの距離(6))
14 June 2015
12 “Episode 12”
 (ふたりの距離(7))
21 June 2015
Rainy Cocoa, Welcome to Rainy Color
No. Title Original air date
1 “Episode 1” 4 October 2015
2 “Episode 2” 11 October 2015
3 “Episode 3” 18 October 2015
4 “Episode 4” 25 October 2015
5 “Episode 5” 8 November 2015
6 “Episode 6” 15 November 2015
7 “Episode 7” 22 November 2015
8 “Episode 8” 29 November 2015
9 “Episode 9” 6 December 2015
10 “Episode 10” 13 December 2015
11 “Episode 11” 20 December 2015
12 “Episode 12” 27 December 2015
Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii
No. Title Original air date
1 “Episode 1” 2 October 2016
2 “Episode 2” 9 October 2016
3 “Episode 3” 16 October 2016
4 “Episode 4” 23 October 2016
5 “Episode 5” 30 October 2016
6 “Episode 6” 6 November 2016
7 “Episode 7” 13 November 2016
8 “Episode 8” 20 November 2016
9 “Episode 9” 27 November 2016
10 “Episode 10” 4 December 2016
11 “Episode 11” 11 December 2016
12 “Episode 12” 18 December 2016
Rainy Cocoa Amecon!!
No. Title Original air date
1 “Episode 1” 4 October 2017
2 “Episode 2” 11 October 2017
3 “Episode 3” 18 October 2017
4 “Episode 4” 25 October 2017
5 “Episode 5” 1 November 2017
6 “Episode 6” 8 November 2017
7 “Episode 7” 15 November 2017
8 “Episode 8” 22 November 2017
9 “Episode 9” 29 November 2017
10 “Episode 10” 6 December 2017
11 “Episode 11” 13 December 2017
12 “Episode 12” 20 December 2017
Rainy Cocoa side G
No. Title Original air date
1 “Episode 1” 8 January 2019
2 “Episode 2” 15 January 2019
3 “Episode 3” 22 January 2019
4 “Episode 4” 29 January 2019
5 “Episode 5” 5 February 2019
6 “Episode 6” 12 February 2019
7 “Episode 7” 19 February 2019
8 “Episode 8” 26 February 2019
9 “Episode 9” 5 March 2019
10 “Episode 10” 12 March 2019
11 “Episode 11” 19 March 2019
12 “Episode 12” 26 March 2019

 

 

Rainy Cocoa
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Promotional artwork for the anime.
雨色ココア
(Ameiro Cocoa)
Manga
Published by IAM
Original run May 2013 – present
Volumes 6
Anime television series
Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki
Music by Kaoru Kondou
Studio EMT Squared
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MXSun TV
Original run 5 April 2015 – 21 June 2015
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Rainy Cocoa, Welcome to Rainy Color
Directed by Kazuomi Koga
Studio EMT Squared
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MXSun TV
Original run 4 October 2015 – 27 December 2015
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii
Directed by Hisashi Ishii
Studio EMT Squared
Original network Sun TVTokyo MX
Original run 2 October 2016 – 18 December 2016
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Rainy Cocoa ‘Amecon!!’
Directed by Hisashi Ishii
Studio EMT Squared
Original network Sun TVTokyo MX
Original run 4 October 2017 – 20 December 2017
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Rainy Cocoa side G
Directed by Hisashi Ishii
Studio EMT Squared
Original network Tokyo MXSun TV
Original run 8 January 2019 – 26 March 2019
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)

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