List of Is the Order a Rabbit? episodes

Is the Order a Rabbit? is a 2014 television anime series produced by White Fox based on the manga of the same name written by Koi and serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine. The series follows a high school girl name Cocoa Hoto who begins living at the Rabbit House café and making new friends. The first season 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. A second season, co-produced by Kinema Citrus, aired between October 10, 2015 and December 26, 2015. The opening theme is "No Poi!" (ノーポイッ！, Nōpoi!) by Petit Rabbit's while the ending theme is "Tokimeki Poporon♪" (ときめきポポロン♪) by Chimame-tai.

Episode list

Is the Order a Rabbit? (2014)

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"I Knew at First Glance That It Was No Ordinary Fluffball" "Hitome de, Jinjō de nai Mofumofu da to Minuita yo" (ひと目で、尋常でないもふもふだと見抜いたよ)	April 10, 2014
Upon arriving in a new town, Cocoa Hoto comes across a café called the Rabbit House whilst looking for her accommodation, disappointed to find it is not actually a café filled with rabbits. She does take interest in a curiously shaped rabbit named Tippy, who appears to make weird human-like sounds when she pets it. Cocoa soon learns that the café is in fact the residence where she will be staying, its waitress, Chino Kafū, being the owner's granddaughter. Cocoa is soon put to work at the café in exchange for her accommodation, receiving training from another staff member, Rize Tedeza, whilst also trying her hand at latte art. Later that night, Cocoa and Chino spend the night getting to know each other, whilst Tippy, who can speak fluently, works alongside Chino's father at the bar.
2	"The Girl Who Loved Wheat and the Girl Loved by Azuki Beans" "Komugi o Aishita Shōjo to Azuki ni Aisareta Shōjo" (小麦を愛した少女と小豆に愛された少女)	April 17, 2014
Cocoa goes around in circles trying to find her new school and ends up meeting a girl named Chiya Ujimatsu, who informs her the school entrance ceremony is actually the next day. Later, Cocoa teaches Chino, Rize, and Chiya how to bake fresh bread, coming up with some new ideas for the Rabbit House's menu. Afterwards, Chiya invites the other girls to her family's coffee shop, the Ama Usa An, which features some rather elaborately named menu items and another particularly unique rabbit mascot.
3	"Do You Remember the First Day You Got Drunk? You Tried to Light a Campfire in Your Own Home, Didn't You?" "Hajimete Yotta Hi no koto Oboeteru? Jibun no Ie de Kyanpufaiyā shiyō to shita wayone" (初めて酔った日の事憶えてる? 自分の家でキャンプファイヤーしようとしたわよね)	April 24, 2014
Cocoa, Chino, and Rize go shopping for some mugs for the café, where they meet Rize's underclassman, Sharo Kirima, who is in love with Rize. The next day, Chiya, whose coffee shop is right next to Sharo's house, becomes worried that Sharo may be working at a shady place and asks Cocoa and the others to investigate, finding it just to be a simple café, Fleur de Lapin, where they try out some herbal teas. Later, Sharo comes by the Rabbit House, becoming hyper after drinking some coffee, with everyone deciding to have a sleepover due to the rain, where Chiya scares everyone with her ghost stories.
4	"Your Lucky Items are Vegetables, Crime, and Punishment" "Rakkī Aitemu wa Yasai to Tsumi to Batsu" (ラッキーアイテムは野菜と罪と罰)	May 1, 2014
After hearing some remarks from Cocoa, Chino gets advice from her classmates, Maya Jōga and Megumi "Megu" Natsu, about how to grow taller. The next day, the girls try their hand at fortune telling, whilst Cocoa experiences some bad luck whilst spending time with Chiya and her rabbit, Anko. Later, the girls go to the library to study, as well as search for a book Chino is looking for.
5	"Cocoa and Murderous Intent Without Malice" "Kokoa to Akuinaki Satsui" (ココアと悪意なき殺意)	May 8, 2014
Chino asks Rize to help her practise for a badminton tournament whilst Cocoa and Chiya practise volleyball, soon inviting Sharo to take part in a volleyball match. Later, Rize takes on additional jobs at both Ama Usa An and Fleur de Lapin so she can buy her father some vintage wine for Father's Day. After finding the wine to still be too expensive, Sharo helps Rize pick out an alternative present.
6	"A Story About Telling a Story" "Ohanashi o suru Ohanashi" (お話をするお話)	May 15, 2014
On their day off, Cocoa and Chino take a walk in the park, encountering the others along the way, where Cocoa meets a novelist named Aoyama Blue Mountain. The next day, Maya and Megumi come by the Rabbit House to help out and get to know Cocoa and Rize, leaving Chino a little bit jealous and lonely. Whilst lamenting at the Ama Usa An, Chino receives some sound advice from Aoyama, soon learning that Cocoa and Rize had similar feelings. Later, Aoyama explains to Cocoa about a certain café owner who inspired her to write her best-selling novel.
7	"Call Me Sister" (Call Me Sister)	May 22, 2014
After upsetting Chino by finishing a jigsaw puzzle she had been working on, Cocoa apologises by buying her a new 8000 piece puzzle, which the girls get together to solve. The next day, Chiya gets depressed after getting into a little fight with Sharo, so Cocoa helps the two make up with each other. Later, Rize and Sharo pass out flyers for their respective cafés, unaware that the flyers for Rabbit House sport a rather noticeable typo. That night, the other girls learn Sharo's secret that she is a poor scholarship student living next door to Chiya.
8	"Wet with Pool Water, Wet with Rain, Wet with Tears" "Pūru ni Nurete, Ame ni Nurete, Namida ni Nurete" (プールに濡れて 雨に濡れて涙に濡れて)	May 29, 2014
The girls spend the day at a swimming pool, where Sharo teaches Rize how to swim. Later, the girls overcome tiredness and rainpour in order watch a movie based on Aoyama's book together.
9	"Aoyama Slump Mountain" "Aoyama Suranpu Maunten" (青山 スランプマウンテン)	June 5, 2014
It is shown how a young Cocoa met Chino's grandfather, seemingly casting a spell to grant his wish of becoming a rabbit. Meanwhile, Rize is chosen as the heroine for a school performance of The Phantom of the Opera and seeks out Chiya for advice on how to become more ladylike, although in the end, her role ends up being scripted to her usual personality. Later, Aoyama, who has decided to quit writing, takes up a part-time job at the Rabbit House, becoming saddened when she hears Chino's grandfather had died. She explains that her slump came from losing a fountain pen that was given to her by Chino's grandfather, so Cocoa and Chino help to look for it. Upon finding the pen, Chino convinces Tippy, who possesses the soul of her grandfather, to encourage Aoyama, who returns to her writing career whilst she remaining oblivious of Tippy's true identity since she's airheaded.
10	"The Anti-Sister Battle Corps, Also Known As the Chimame Corps" "Tai Onee-chan-yō Kessen Butai, Tsūshō Chimame-tai" (対お姉ちゃん用決戦部隊、通称チマメ隊)	June 12, 2014
Whilst Cocoa stays over with Chiya to study for exams, helping out at the Ama Usa An as well, Megu and Maya come help out at the Rabbit House, where Chino starts to feel a little Cocoa-sick. After work, Chino and the girls head over to the pool, where they participate in a water gun fight and also run into Aoyama. Meanwhile, Sharo comes over to help Cocoa and Chiya with their studies and sleeps over with them.
11	"The Girl Dons a Red Coat and Drives a Team of Rabbits Across the Christmas Eve Night Sky" "Shoujo wa Akai Gaitou o Matoi Usagi o Karite Seiya no Sora o Iku" (少女は赤い外套を纏いウサギを駆りて聖夜の空を行く)	June 19, 2014
As the girls go to a Christmas Market to buy ornaments for the Rabbit House, they make plans to hold a Christmas party after everyone finishes work on Christmas Eve. As the guests arrive for the party, they help out around the Rabbit House when their special Christmas pancakes bring in a lot of business. After a successful work day, the girls get the party underway with food and presents. Later that night, Cocoa takes on the role of Santa Claus to try and sneak a present under Chino's pillow, but ends up falling asleep by her bed. Nonetheless, Chino is delighted with the present she received from her 'scatterbrained Santa'.
12	"For You, I Can Sleep Late" "Kimi no Tame nara Nebō suru" (君のためなら寝坊する)	June 26, 2014
Megu and Maya come to the Rabbit House to interview its employees for a school report, roping Cocoa into taking them to interview Chiya and Sharo at their workplaces. Later, Chino discovers Cocoa has a fever and puts her to bed, whilst Chiya also looks after Sharo who has her own fever. As Cocoa's fever worsens, Chino and Tippy go out into the snowy streets to borrow some medicine from Chiya, as theirs was over. Cocoa recovers but Chino ends up getting sick with mumps instead, so Cocoa nurses her back to health. The next morning, as Cocoa is sleeping, Chino whispers to her ear, calling her "Big Sister," prompting Cocoa to wake up immediately.

Is the Order a Rabbit?? (2015)

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Her Smile And Flash Are Annoying, That's My So-Called Older Sister" "Egao to Furasshu ga Yakamashī, Kore ga Watashi no Jishō Ane desu" (笑顔とフラッシュがやかましい これが私の自称姉です)	October 10, 2015
Cocoa decides to take photos of everyone to send to her family, though has trouble gettng a smiling picture of Chino, who seems to be rather camera-shy. Later, Chino becomes downhearted after a magazine appears to report on everything besides the Rabbit House, but she is soon cheered up when her father helps publish a bigger article in the next issue.
2	"The Ash-Colored Rabbit and the Ash Princess" "Hai-iro Usagi to Haikaburi-hime" (灰色兔と灰かぶり姫)	October 17, 2015
Sharo asks Rize and Chiya to investigate a mysterious phenomenom in her house, which turns out to be the grey rabbit wanting a place to live. Naming the rabbit Wild Geese, Sharo attempts to get over her fear of rabbits and become friends with him. When the incident causes a sprain Rize had to become worse, the others visit her at her house and become maids to help her out. Feeling left out, Rize shows the others her gun collection while they let her join in the maid fun too.
3	"The Legendary Twirl Dancing Duck Squad" "Kaiten Butō Densetsu Ahiru-tai" (回転舞踏伝説アヒル隊)	October 24, 2015
Chino, Megu, and Maya prepare for their school's arts festival, which involves drawings and dancing. The girls start by trying to draw various things and people, showcasing their uniques drawing styles. Later, Chino starts taking ballet lessons from Megu's mother to prepare for her dance recital, which soon attracts the attention of the others.
4	"Cocoa-senpai's Elegant Tea Party Tutorial" "Kokoa-senpai no Yūga na Osakai Chūtoriaru" (ココア先輩の優雅なお茶会チュートリアル)	October 31, 2015
The girls celebrate moving up a grade by having afternoon tea at a fancy café, where Chino and the other middle schoolers try to act more like grown-ups. The next day, Cocoa becomes determined to look like a responsible big sister after learning her older sister is coming to visit.
5	"I Could Tell with One Bite That It's Just a Normal Chewy" "Hitokuchi de Futsū no Mochimochi da to Minuita yo" (ひと口で普通のもちもちだと見抜いたよ)	November 7, 2015
After getting distracted upon arriving in town and running into Aoyama along the way, Cocoa's older sister, Mocha, comes to the Rabbit House in a suspicious disguise while Cocoa is out searching for her. After eventually introducing herself to Chino and Rize, she delights them with her own bread recipe, while Cocoa becomes worried that her role as a big sister is being taken from her. Announcing that she'll be staying at the Rabbit House for a few days, Mocha spends the evening with Cocoa and Chino.
6	"Wood-Framed Town Mission Complete" "Kigumi no Machi Misshon Konpurīto" (木組みの街攻略完了)	November 14, 2015
The girls go on a picnic and end up having a boat race, where Cocoa becomes determined to beat Mocha only to lose to Chiya's team. Later, Cocoa tries to distance herself from Mocha to avoid looking spoiled in front of Chino, which in turn leaves Mocha feeling lonely. On the day Mocha is due to return home, the girls throw her a surprise party before Cocoa and Chino see her off at the station.
7	"That Babyish Little Child Vanishes Like a Soap Bubble" "Amaenbō na Ano Ko wa Shabondama no Yō ni Hakanaku Kieru" (甘えん坊なあの子はシャボン玉のように儚く消える)	November 21, 2015
With the café's washing machine broken, Cocoa and the others decide to do their laundry by hand. Later, the girls get together at Sharo's place for a curry party, where Chino seems to get drunk off some alcoholic chocolates, adopting a more little-sister-esque personality.
8	"Sneaking Stalking Stalker Story" "Sunīkingu Sutōkingu Sutōkā Sutōrī" (スニーキングストーキングストーカーストーリー)	November 28, 2015
Chiya comes to Sharo after having a supposed fight with Cocoa, who simply didn't understand her vaguely hinted fears over potentially ending up in separate classes. Coming to them for advice, Sharo joins Chino and Rize to a stationary store, while Cocoa and Chiya clear up their misunderstandings, winding up in the same class in the end. Later, upon hearing that Megu wants to go to Rize and Sharo's school, Maya follows Rize as she stalks Aoyama, becoming stalked themselves by Sharo, who turns out to have been observed by Aoyama. Afterwards, as Chino and Megu follow Rize and Maya while Cocoa and Chiya follow them, Maya expresses her concerns over becoming separated from her friends upon entering high school, to which Rize assures her that being friends isn't limited to being together all the time.
9	"The Furball Launches a Suicide Attack and a Cruel Button is Fired" "Kedama wa Tokkōshi Mujihi na Botan wa Hanatareru" (毛玉は特攻し無慈悲なボタンは放たれる)	December 5, 2015
As the girls investigate whether the Rabbit House and Ama Usa An really had a rivalry with each other, they discover both cafés once collaborated on a coffee anmitsu dish. Later, as part of their school's work experience, Chino tries her hand at working at the Ama Usa An, while Maya and Megu work at the Rabbit House and Fleur du Lupin respectively. Noticing Chiya feeling lonely working all by herself, Chino encourages her to ask Sharo to work alongside her.
10	"A Day in Search of E" "Ī o Sagasu Nichijō" (Eを探す日常)	December 12, 2015
Rize invites Sharo to join her as she helps around the clubs, where they learn about a legendary student known as "Miss Emerald". The pair investigate the other clubs for information on Miss Emerald, only learning that her name is Midori. Meanwhile, Cocoa and Chino learn from Aoyama's editor that her real name is in fact Midori. Later, Cocoa becomes upset when she assumes she wasn't invited to join everyone on a trip to the mountains, after they rejected her own invitations to go playing. The girls quickly manage to get Cocoa out of her funk and they all head to the mountains to what is Chino's first outdoor trip.
11	"Stardust Mayim Mayim" "Sutādasuto Maimu Maimu" (スターダスト・マイムマイム)	December 19, 2015
The girls arrive at their mountain cottage, quickly discovering they have to search for their own food and deciding to go fishing. After dropping the hat Cocoa gave her, Chino finds herself stuck on a sandbar in the middle of the river chasing after it, but is soon rescued by Rize. Later that night, the girls go camping outdoors, where they eat toasted marshmallows, dance, and making wishes upon shooting stars.
12	"The Treasure is Your Decisive Moment" "Takaramono wa Kimi no Ketteiteki Shunkan" (宝物は君の決定的瞬間)	December 26, 2015
Noticing a well-done picture she took of Cocoa during the trip, Chino becomes determined to take natural photos of the others. Later, while on a treasure hunt with Cocoa and Chino after they find a map in the café, Megu and Mayu recall how they first became friends with Chino. Afterwards, Chino gives her thanks to Cocoa for coming to her town, revealing she was asked by Mocha to try and take some less goofy pictures of her. The next day, Chino and the others hide some more treasure for Cocoa and the other seniors to search for, while Mocha receives letters from Cocoa and Chino.

External links

• Is the Order a Rabbit? (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia