Is the Order a Rabbit?
Is the Order a Rabbit?, often abbreviated as GochiUsa, is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Koi. The series has been serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine since March 2011 and the chapters collected into twelve tankōbon volumes as of May 2024. The manga was released in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo. An anime television series adaptation animated by White Fox aired in Japan between April and June 2014. A second season by White Fox and Kinema Citrus aired in Japan between October and December 2015. Two OVA films animated by production doA were released in November 2017 and September 2019. A third anime season by Encourage Films aired in Japan between October and December 2020. A new anime film produced by Bibury Animation Studios has been announced.
Plot
In a small Continental European styled town in Japan, teenage Cocoa Hoto enters the cafe Rabbit House, assuming there are rabbits to be cuddled. What Cocoa actually finds is her high school boarding house, staffed by the owner's daughter, Chino Kafū, a small, precocious, and somewhat shy girl with an angora rabbit on top of her head. She quickly befriends Chino with the full intention of becoming like her older sister, much to Chino's annoyance. From there she experiences her new life and befriends many others, including the military-influenced, yet feminine Rize Tedeza, the playful Chiya Ujimatsu who goes at her own pace, and the impoverished Syaro Kirima who commands an air of nobility and admiration despite her background. Slowly, through slices of life, often comedic, Cocoa becomes irreplaceable in her new friends' lives, with Chino at the forefront.Characters
Most characters are named after drinks or food.Main characters
;Cocoa Hoto;Chino Kafu
;Rize Tedeza
;Chiya Ujimatsu
;Syaro Kirima
;Maya Joga
;Megumi Natsu
Rabbit House
;Cocoa Hoto;Chino Kafu
;Rize Tedeza
;Tippy
;Takahiro Kafu
;Saki Kafu
;Midori Aoyama
Ama Usa An
;Chiya Ujimatsu;Chiya's Grandma
Fleur de Lapin
;Syaro KirimaBright Bunny
;Natsume Jinja;Eru Jinja
;Fuyu Fuiba
Other town residents
;Midori Aoyama;Rin Mate
;Rize's father
;Megu's mother
Classmates
Rize and Syaro's high school
;Yura KaredeCocoa and Chiya's high school
;Class president / Mai;Rei
;Kano
;Anzu
;Natchan
;Miki
;Karin
Hot Bakery
;Cocoa Hoto;Mocha Hoto
;Chiyoko Hoto
City Residents
;Cocoa's father;Kei Hoto and Itsuki Hoto
;Chidori Ujimatsu
;Syaro's mother
Books and publications
Manga
''Complete Blend'' manga
Art books
TV anime official guide books
Comics anthology
Anime television series
Overview
An anime television series adaptation animated by White Fox aired in Japan between April 10 and June 26, 2014, and simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Daydream Café." by Petit Rabbit's, and the ending theme is "Poppin' Jump♪" by Chimame-tai. The ending theme for episode 12 is "Nichijou Decoration" by Petit Rabbit's. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for the North America market, while Muse Communication licensed the series for Southeast Asia and South Asia market.A second season titled Is the Order a Rabbit?? animated by White Fox and Kinema Citrus was announced in the March 2015 issue of Gakken's Megami Magazine, and aired in Japan between October 10 and December 26, 2015. The opening theme is "No Poi!" by Petit Rabbit's and the ending theme for episode 1 to 10 is "Tokimeki Poporon♪" by Chimame-tai. For episode 12, the ending theme is Nantonaku Mirai by Petit Rabbit's.
An OVA film, Is the Order a Rabbit?? ~Dear My Sister~, was announced in May 2016, and animated by production doA. The film was screened in 40 movie theaters across Japan on November 11, 2017, and later released on home video on May 30, 2018.
A second OVA, Is the Order a Rabbit?? ~Sing For You~, was released on September 26, 2019. The OVA features the return of scriptwriter Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, director Hiroyuki Hashimoto, and animation studio production doA.
A third season titled Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM animated by Encourage Films aired in Japan between October 10 and December 26, 2020, with the cast and staff reprising their roles. The opening theme is "Tenkū Cafeteria" by Petit Rabbit's while the ending theme is "Nakayoshi! Maru! Nakayoshi!" by Chimame-tai. For episode 12, the ending theme is "Yume
A new anime project was announced during the "Is the order a rabbit? Rabbit House Talk Party 2025" event on March 1, 2025. It was later revealed to be a film produced by Bibury Animation Studios and written and directed by Tensho, with Hiroyuki Hashimoto returning as chief director, Munenori Nawa serving as assistant director, and Akane Yano designing the characters.
After the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony Pictures Television, the parent company of Funimation in 2021, Is the Order a Rabbit?, among several Sentai titles, was dropped from the Crunchyroll streaming service on March 31, 2022.