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Chapter 21

## Sakura Daikon

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Sakura Daikon.*

**Sakura Daikon** is the 21st chapter of the manga.

Hotaru said to Kokonotsu that she's from Osaka and he was wondering why she's eating rice now.

## Plot

She also told him that she can talk in a Kansai dialect but she refrains from doing so although she can't help it. One example is when she saw a Sakura Daikon, she refers to it as a *Tsukemono* and Kokonotsu doesn't get her at all. Hotaru also taught him that there are many dagashi deeply rooted to a given geographic region.

After having a bite of the dagashi, see referred to it as *Tsukemono* again and she wanted to have rice with it even though she has a bowl with her. Kokonotsu is now frustrated of Hotaru's act and she pointed out that you can find ways to eat that defy common sense when it comes to dagashi.

Hotaru then reveals she's not from Osaka at all and left the shop thanking for the meal. Kokonotsu saw his bowl of rice now empty and the rice cooker has no rice as well, implying that Hotaru went to the shop to eat rice with dagashi in the first place.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shidare Hotaru
* Shikada Kokonotsu
Season one episodes

Different Guys -episode one

Appreciation -episode two

Green Eyes -episode three

Body Swap -episode four

Video Games are everything -episode five

Simpsons -episode six

Halloween -episode seven

The Band -episode eight

It's always annoying with you guys around -season nine

Switched -episode ten

Closet -episode eleven

Contest -episode twelve

Unexpected Deal -episode thirteen

Death Bear -episode fourteen

CJ Returns -episode fifteen

Benson's Descious -episode sixteen

Dude, I Sold your Soal -episode seventeen

Who  Frammed Darwin Watterson -episode eighteen

The End -episode nineteen

Adventure Time -episode twenty

Darwin's Enimey -episode twenty one

Full Disclosure -episode twenty two

Tx Allergy -episode twenty three

Make way for Mordecai -twenty four

Cousins -episode twenty five

Divide or Subtract -twenty six

P is for Protest -episode twenty seven

Space Adventure -episode twenty eight

Stress -episode twenty nine

Brotherly Bond -episode thirty

It's a trap! -part one -episode fourty

It's a trap! -part two -episode fourty one

It's a trap! part three -episode fourty two

Can't live with you -episode fourty three

Sport Dudes -episode fourty four

Aliens -episode fourty five

Christmas to Rigby - part one episode fourty six

Christmas to Rigby -part two episode fourty seven

Christmas to Rigby -part three episode fourty eight

The Dark Ages -episode fourty nine

Texting Freak -episode fifty

My Mom 2 -episode fifty one

Mordecai and Darwin -episode fifty two

Lighting and Sparks -episode fifty three

It's all in your Head -episode fifty four

Space Plantium - part one episode fifty five

Space Plantiu! -part two episode fifty six

Space Plantium -part three episode fifty seven
Nicole Watterson

**Nicole Watterson** is was the mother of Gumballand Anais and the wife of Richard. She is deceased mentioned in The Apprentice and seen in Gem Wars.

Name= Nicole Watterson

Species= Cat

Age= 42

Alligiment= good

## Appearance

Nicole greatly resembles her oldest son, Gumball, who is, like her, a cat. She has light blue fur, and is somewhere between Richard and Gumball in height. Her head is shaped similarly to Gumball's, except Nicole's whiskers are shorter than her son's, and she has visible eyelashes. The inside of her mouth is light pink and her tongue is pink, and her nose is pink.

Her usual outfit consists of a white collared shirt with a button that symbolizes the Rainbow Factory, where she works. She wears a short, light gray skirt to go along with it.

## History

Before she kept on losing her temper, a flaming demon attaxked Nicole when she was a 8 year old and inverticly swallowed it, whenever she lost her temple, she realized what she have done, she feel bad and trying to get it out of her for years.

### Giving birth

Nicole along her husband Richard, have kids and been named, Gumball, Darwin and Anais. Nicole hopes that her temper doesn't frighten her kids.

She thought her plans to get rid of the flaming demon out of her was a failure, after it made her go angry by having fire eyes, losed control like creature, and purple eyes. She kept on trying tomrelax her self.

## A Success

After the fury sucker got the flaming demon out of her, she was finally free of the flaming demon and accidently releashed it by letting the sucker go outisde too long, the demon was later destroyed.

## Personality

Nicole has an extremely fiery temper, and has disaprooval of Zim and Gumball's reationship. She also serves as Nate's defender when Zim and Gumball are mean to Nate.
Chapter 29

## Beware of Sour Grapes

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Beware of Sour Grapes*

**Beware of Sour Grapes** is the 29th chapter of the manga.

Kokonotsu was playing video games and Tō tried to help him to get the secret item.

## Plot

Kokonotsu failed to get it and Tō sees that he's similar to a certain someone. While Hotaru's in the shop, she took out a pack of Beware of Sour Grapes and wondered if Tō's cosplaying one of the dagashi's mascots (because of the sunglasses). She then gave more insight of the dagashi to them and told Kokonotsu to use them to decide wether he's going to take over the shop.

Hotaru took the middle piece since she can tell that the position of the sunglasses mascot refers to the sour piece. Kokonotsu then remembers the three boys talking about it and he doesn't believe them which doubted Hotaru's choice. When all three ate it, Kokonotsu and Tō got the sweet pieces while Hotaru has the sour piece even though she tried to hide it.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Kokonotsu Shikada
* Tō Endō
* Hotaru Shidare
Chapter 24

## Yatta! Men

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Yatta! Men.*

**Yatta! Men** is the 24th chapter of the manga.

Kokonotsu is having financial problems since he wants to buy art supplies for his manga.

## Plot

Hotaru came in to help him even if he's suspicious of her claims of not being one. To solve his problem, she brought out Yatta! Men and told him about winning one can actually give you cash. When he took her piece, the pack says she lost and Hotaru reveals she loses a lot of times.

She then told him about a dented piece having a higher chance of winning which she got from the boys. After opening two pieces at the same time, Kokonotsu won and Hotaru lost again. Moments later Hotaru tried to do it multiple times until she admitted to him where she has not won anything with dagashi at all.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shidare Hotaru
Yō Shikada

* Anime
* Manga

**Yō** **Shikada** (鹿田 ヨウ, *Shikada Yō*) is the current owner (8th Head) of the Shikada Dagashi Shop and the father of Kokonotsu Shikada.

## Personality

Yō is extremely passionate about dagashi and frequently participates in animated conversation about candy with Hotaru when she visits the Shikada Dagashi shop. His love for dagashi is so great that he often can't help eating entire stocks of candy from his own shop. He is generally considered immature and strange to the point where he is known as a 'celebrity' by the local community. He enjoys teasing his son Kokonotsu, about his relationships, manga and is generally seen trying to convince him to inherit the store. Additionally, Yō is quite irresponsible, as shown when he often leaves the store unattended, forcing Kokonotsu to tend to customers, or when he frequently refuses to cook a proper dinner for himself and Kokonotsu in favour of eating dagashi.

## Relationships

### Kokonotsu Shikada

At the start, Kokonotsu used to hide his true goal of becoming a mangaka from him since he will make fun out of it. When Yō found his son's manga, he gave detailed comments about it and Kokonotsu was embarrassed because he didn't ask permission from him. As time goes on, they understand each other more when Yō accepted his decision of being a mangaka and he told him that there's still time to stick together until Kokonotsu's sure of what's best for him.

### Hotaru Shidare

When Hotaru met Yō, she will follow what he says to have Kokonotsu run the shop but it always backfires as seen in Chapter 10 of the manga. If they are not planning schemes to make Kokonotsu to inherit the shop, they eat dagashi together and exchange information about it.

## Etymology

* Yō's surname **Shikada** means "deer, venison" (鹿) (**shika**) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**/**da**).
Kotoyama

**Kotoyama** (コトヤマ) is the creator of the Dagashi Kashi series. His manga was adapted into a light novel, anime, and even inspired its own snack line.

## Works

* Dagashi Kashi (Manga) (Story & Art)

* Dagashi Kashi (Anime) (Original Creator)

* Dagashi Kashi: Mō Hitotsu no Natsu Yasumi (Art)

* Call of the night (Story & Art)
Episode 3

## Buta-men, Kuru Kuru Bou Jelly, and... / Bontan-ame, Seven Neon, and...

**"Buta-men, Kuru Kuru Bou Jelly, and... / Bontan-ame, Seven Neon, and..."** (ブタメンとくるくるぼーゼリーと… / ボンタンアメとセブンネオンと…) is the third episode of the anime. It originally aired on January 21, 2016 and the English dub was aired on February 24, 2016.

## Featured Dagashi

* Butamen
* Kuru Kuru Bou Jelly
* Bontan-ame
* Seven Neon

## Plot

Hotaru, along with Tō, arrive at the shop on a hot day and decide to boil water inside the shop to make butamen. While Hotaru insists that eating the snack in sweltering heat is the best way to enjoy it, Tō admits to Kokonotsu that he's only here to fantasize about Hotaru while she sensually eats the snack. Once the air conditioning breaks, Kokonotsu tells Hotaru that some dagashi might go bad due to the heat, the three decide to go to the pool while Tō contacts Saya about the meetup.

Kokonotsu and Tō meet Yō (as a lifeguard) and the girls at the pool; it is then revealed that Yō and Hotaru conspired the pool meeting in an effort to once again bring Kokonotsu closer to sweets. When he saw a "No Food or Drink" sign, they forgot to remove it and the plan backfires even though dagashi was planted by the pair in the pool.

The next day, Hotaru arrives at the shop to find Tō and not Kokonotsu, who is busy moving dagashi that might have gone bad from yesterday. Hotaru attempts to strike up a conversation with Tō about dagashi, but mistakes his aloofness towards the subject as a challenge. This culminates with Hotaru fast-balling candy into Tō's mouth as Kokonotsu stumbles upon the scene with no context and an air-conditioning repair crew. Kokonotsu makes Hotaru stay with Saya at the cafe shop and the two hit it off.

## Differences Between the Manga and Anime

* Tō did not arrive at the shop and he also didn't contact Saya to join with them at the pool in the manga.
	+ Because of that, Saya did not appear in the 10th chapter.

## References

1. ↑ [Chapter 9]
2. ↑ [Chapter 10]
Beniyutaka Shidare

**Beniyutaka Shidare** (枝垂 紅豊, *Shidare Beniyutaka*) is the manager of the local convenience store that recently opened across from Shikada Dagashi and the older brother of Hotaru Shidare.

## Appearance

Beniyutaka is a handsome young man with dark-blue hair that has bangs swept on either side and dark-purple eyes (from up close).

He wears a gray striped suit, a black button shirt, a white tie and brown shoes.

## Personality

Beni is a great gentleman and brother to Hotaru Shidare.

## Relationships

### Kokonotsu Shikada

Beni considers Kokonotsu virtuous and his rival, after he comments on how the stores overpriced cakes wouldn't sell, and recommended selling dagashi aimed at children and adults who would easily buy them.

## Etymology

* The name **Beniyutaka** means "crimson, deep red" (紅) (**beni**) and "abundant, plenty, lush" (豊) (**yutaka**).
* Beniyutaka's surname **Shidare** means "weeping" (枝垂).

## Trivia

* Beni's favorite sweet is everlasting gobsockers.
* Beni finds dagashi shops too old fashioned.
Chapter 6

## Morocco Fruit Yogurt

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Morocco Fruit Yogurt*

**Morocco Fruit Yogurt** is the sixth chapter of the manga.

Hotaru asks Kokonotsu if he's been to Morocco even though he didn't actually went there and she discussed about Morocco Fruit Yogurt.

## Plot

She talked to him about her experience there and learned a truth - there are no elephants in Morocco. They had snacks which is the one she taught to him and he pointed out that the snack does not come in different flavors. She was shocked because from his perspective, the different colored lids makes the person thinking that they are different, but they actually don't.

Yō then came in to talk about the name of the yogurt. He said to them the name is Morocco since it's somewhat near to Bulgaria, a country well-known for it and the container looks like an elephant's foot. One symbolism he thought was children will grow up as kind as elephants.

They were both shocked on his thoughts and he has no idea why they're like that.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shidare Hotaru
* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shikada Yō

## Trivia

* Yō claims that Bulgaria and Morocco are close even though in real life each one is located in a different continent
* The dagashi featured in this chapter was seen at Episode 10 where Kokonotsu tried to entice Hotaru with it despite having a mouth ulcer.
DankPenguin

## General Info

DankPenguin is a Diviner at The Divine MC.

## Lore

Tremorn Castor was born in a hot air balloon during a thunder storm, a few minutes after his older brother Jeff. Out of nowhere lightning hit Tremorn, but to his parents shock her was unaffected; seeing as his parents were human, they were terrified of his power
Chapter 14

## Cocoa Cigarettes

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Cocoa Cigarettes*

**Cocoa Cigarettes** is the 14th chapter of the manga.

Yō and Kokonotsu are somehow stuck on a rock in the middle of the sea which is far from the shore; Yō tried to swim back but he drowned himself.

## Plot

One hour earlier, Yō thought of his wife who currently lives with her parents' house and has not forgotten his mistake he made to her. He then asked Kokonotsu if he's getting closer with Hotaru and his son rejected it even though he can clearly see "it"

    right through him. Kokonotsu tried to avoid the conversation by skipping stones to the sea but failed. Yō did the same thing sideways but he accidentally threw the keys to the shop into the sea by mistake. He then swam to the sea to find the keys and Kokonotsu followed as well. Yō drowned on the way and both ended up on the rock they found.

Yō was disappointed with no progress between Kokonotsu and Hotaru and he offered Cocoa Cigarettes to him; he also thought his son's knowledge would make him the next heir, however he still refuses about it. He already knew Kokonotsu's answer and told him there's still time for him to decide and he makes sure that Kokonotsu decides what's best for him. Kokonotsu accepted his offer and both swam back to the shore and broke the front door lock instead.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shikada Yō
* Shikada Kokonotsu
RayneThePayne

## General Info

RayneThePayne is a Moderator at The Divine MC.

## Lore

Rayne (RayneThePayne) is a Frost Arcane Mage.

Rayne has 3 sisters: Crus, Hikari and Vitaly.

Rayne is a master in Frost Arcane.

## Powers & Abilities

**Offensive**

-Cryokinetic weaponry

-Cryokinetic attacks

-Instantaneous freezing

-Cryokinetic aura

-Physical attacks via cryokinetic propulsion

-Manipulation of frozen water (sleet, hail, snow, etc.)

-Cryokinetic constriction

**Defensive**

-Full-body transformation (Ice, snow, etc.)

-Cryokinetic defensive constructs

-Lethargy instigation via sub-zero temperatures

-Accelerated regeneration via snow/ice absorption

-Recreation of limbs via cryokinetic constructs

**Practical**

-Flight/Levitation via Cryokinetic/Cryomagnetic propulsion/suspension

-Cryokinetic constructs

-Infinite cryo-preservation

-Willing weather change

## Weaknesses & Drawbacks

-Temporary Insulation against hyperthermic temperatures

-Accelerated regeneration occurs only when non-user-generated frozen subsidies of water are present

-Ineffective against fire-based abilities
Tamako Tamai

**Tamako Tamai** (玉井 たまこ, *Tamai Tamako*) is an old acquaintance of Yō Shikada who runs an okonomiyaki shop.

## Etymology

* The name **Tamako** is written in hiragana (たまこ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (玉子, 珠子, 球子, 多満子, 多摩子, 多磨子 or 多真子), it could possibly mean:
	+ 玉子 - "ball, sphere, bullet, lens, jade, bulb, bead, gem, shot, jewel, shell, coin, bowl, pretty girl" (玉) (**tama**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
	+ 珠子 - "bead, pearl, gem, jewel" (珠) (**tama**) and "" (子) (**ko**).
	+ 球子 - "ball, sphere, bulb, globe, bowl" (球) (**tama**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
	+ 多満子 - "many" (多) (**ta**), "full/fullness, enough, satisfy" (満) (**ma**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
	+ 多摩子 - "many" (多) (**ta**), "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape" (摩) (**ma**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
	+ 多磨子 - "many" (多) (**ta**), "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)" (磨) (**ma**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
	+ 多真子 - "many" (多) (**ta**), "real, genuine" (真) (**ma**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
* Tamako's surname **Tamai** means "ball, sphere, bullet, lens, jade, bulb, bead, gem, shot, jewel, shell, coin, bowl, pretty girl" (玉) (**tama**) and "well, mine shaft, pit" (井) (**i**).
Chapter 28

## Watapachi

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Watapachi.*

**Watapachi** is the 28th chapter of the manga.

Hotaru discovers that she has a mouth ulcer and Kokonotsu felt bad for her.

## Plot

Initially, Hotaru thought her lack of sleep or stress is the reason even though Kokonotsu was telling to her that eating dagashi is the actual cause of it. She brushes off Kokonotsu's point and she wanted to eat Watapachi badly despite having the condition. Kokonotsu then warns her because if she eats it, the pain will get worse although Hotaru ignored him. After she ate it, Hotaru felt the pleasure of eating it and Kokonotsu kept his mouth shut.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Hotaru Shidare
* Kokonotsu Shikada

## Trivia

* In the anime, her condition got worse and it swelled up to her entire right cheek until the end of Episode 10.
Episode 1

## "Umaibō, Fries, and... / Coffee Milk Candies, Young Donuts and..."

**"Umaibō, Fries, and... / Coffee Milk Candies, Young Donuts and..."** (うまい棒とポテフと… / コーヒー牛乳キャンディとヤングドーナツと…) is the first episode of the Dagashi Kashi anime. It was originally aired on January 7, 2016 and the dub was aired on February 10, 2016.

## Featured Dagashi

* Umaibō
* Potato Fries
* Coffee Milk Candy
* Young Donuts

## Plot

Kokonotsu wants to be a mangaka, but Yō forces him to be next-in-line as the 9th head. While they are about to fight, Hotaru comes in asking if she's in the shop. She then asked Yō to work at her family's candy developer, but Yō refuses since he cannot leave the shop if Kokonotsu doesn't want to inherit the business. Thus, Hotaru decided to stay until Kokonotsu makes his decision.

Later, Kokonotsu meets Tō and Saya at their family cafe and told them about Hotaru without mentioning her name. Saya then meets her in person at a muddy field without any idea that she's the one Kokonotsu mentioned about and helped her. She lets Hotaru to take a shower as she gets new clothes for her and while taking her shower, Tō comes in the bathroom and sees her naked. Saya caught Tō and pushed him away from Hotaru even though she introduces herself to him with no shame. Hotaru then gets a cup of coffee from Saya and told her it's on the house. Then, Hotaru tells her that it's her first time visiting a cafe and told her reason why she came to town.

## Differences Between the Manga and Anime

* Yō contracted his back muscles to form Pochi-kun's face though this was not seen in the anime.

## Trivia

* The first eyecatch used was from Chapter 4's cover page and the third eyecatch used was from Chapter 8's cover page.
* There is going to be a figurine based on the second eyecatch by figure maker Pulchra with no announced release date as of yet
	+ Interestingly, the second eyecatch was from Chapter 19's cover page and that chapter was not adapted into the anime.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 4 cover page
2. ↑ Chapter 8 cover page
3. ↑ Green, S. (April 11, 2016). "Pulchra Shows Off Designs For "Dagashi Kashi" Scale Figure". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
4. ↑ Chapter 19 cover page
Characters

## Kokonotsu Shikada

**Kokonotsu "Coconuts" Shikada** is the main character of the series. He doesn't want to inherit the family business and strives to become a manga artist one day. He is voiced by Atsushi Abe in the orginal Japanese dub and Todd Haberkorn in the English dub.

## Hotaru Shidare

**Hotaru Shidare** is the main heroine of the series. She came from the city to look for the Shikada Dagashi Shop to find Kokonotsu's father, Yo, to ask for work at her family business of candy manufacturing. At the moment his father refuses, she finds a way to convince Kokonotsu to inherit the shop. She is originally voiced by Ayana Taketatsu  and Tabitha Ray in the English dub.

## Saya Endō

**Saya Endō** is the childhood friend of Kokonotsu and she currently has a love interest in him. She currently works as a barista in her own family cafe, Cafe Endō with the help of her own twin brother, Tō Endō. Her Japanese voice actor is Manami Numakura and her English voice actor is Sara Ragsdale.

## Yō Shikada

**Yō Shikada** is the father of Kokonotsu and the current 8th head of the Shikada Dagashi Shop. He always encourages his son to be the next-in-line of the shop but he cannot do so. He is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara in the Japanese version and Jeremy Inman in the English version.

## Tō Endō

**Tō Endō** is the older twin brother of Saya and a close friend of Kokonotsu. He likes to tease his sister about her love interest and talks about on how to be popular with his friend. His Japanese voice actor is Tatsuhisa Suzuki and his English voice actor is Justin Pate.
Chapter 19

## Waku Waku Smartphone

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Waku Waku Smartphone.*

**Waku Waku Smartphone** is the 19th chapter of the manga.

Three boys bought dagashi at the shop and they are going back to meet "the boss". Kokonotsu then followed them without thinking.

## Plot

At the park, Kokonotsu saw "the boss", also known as Hotaru who commended them for doing their task. She told them that the dagashi is their bond, belonging to their group and one of the boys tried to return the change but she doesn't need it. While the boys are praising her, she called Kokonotsu using a Waku Waku Smartphone and got word that the dagashi hunters have arrived.

Hotaru described to them as adults who buy all of the dagashi which are supposed to be for them and claimed that they are enemies. She then distributed a piece of the dagashi to the boys and one of them suspected that how was she able to make calls even though they bought it back at the shop. The three boys then fought over it and they even talked about how bad Kokonotsu is behind the back.

Another boy doesn't want to think like the others and Hotaru said that Kokonotsu has the will of a dagashi store owner greater than anyone else and she respects him. Those words made Kokonotsu happy and he played along with Hotaru's act and told the boys to hide since the dagashi hunters are coming. When they did it, Kokonotsu and Hotaru exchanged a handshake and the boys thought what Hotaru said was true all along.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shidare Hotaru
Chapter 9

## Butamen

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Butamen*

**Butamen** is the ninth chapter of the manga.

Meanwhile at the shop, Kokonotsu was suffering from the summer heat and the air-conditoning was already at its limits.

## Plot

When Hotaru came, she turned it off; brings out Butamen and used a stove to heat up water for the dagashi inside the shop. She then eats it and she gave him a share. Kokonotsu cannot stand for it any longer and tells her to turn the air-conditioning back on because the dagashi in the shop will become bad faster if they don't lower the temperature. At the moment Kokonotsu tried to turn it back on, it was not able to work again.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shidare Hotaru

## Trivia

* In the anime, Tō was with them and his only reason why is to see Hotaru doing her "thing" with dagashi.
Umaibō

**Umaibō** (うまい棒) or "delicious stick" is a small, puffed corn snack produced by Riska and sold by Yaokin. There are many flavors available and it has a suggested retail price of 10 yen. Since it has a small profit, the price can change without prior notice. The mascot of the snack is Umaemon, whose name is a pun of Doraemon, another popular animated character.

## In the Series

    It is the first featured dagashi of the series as seen in Chapter 2 of the manga and Episode 1 of the anime where Hotaru introduced it to Kokonotsu to know if he is worthy of being her rival and told him about the various flavors available. She also challenged him to make the best mix of Umaibō possible to satisfy her taste.

Kokonotsu tried to combine them and used cheese and takoyaki flavors but Hotaru said that it lacks a punch. When he suggested to grill them, she starts to drool

   and still tells him that it's still not enough. At the moment when he combines the flavors of pizza, onion salad, and corn potage, she said "Ambrosial!" to him. The dagashi was also seen in the opening where Hotaru was holding one flavor while three other flavors are in the background.

## Flavors

### Presently Circulating

* Mentai
* Corn Potage
* Natto
* Cheese
* Teriyaki Burger
* Salami
* Vegetable Salad
* Chicken Curry
* Tonkatsu Sauce
* Shrimp and Mayonnaise
* Takoyaki
* Chocolate
* Beef Tongue
* Pizza

#### Found in Specific Areas

* Monja (Tokyo)
* Honey (Shizuoka)
* Mentaiko (Kyūshū)
* Okonomiyaki (Kansai)
* Kiritanpo (Akita)

### Discontinued

* Caramel Candy
* Cocoa
* Kabayaki
* Saki-ika
* Choikara Panchi
* Crab Chanko
* Omuraisu
* Gyoza
* Chocolate Peanut
* Crab Dumpling
* Mame-rikan (Bean-American)
* Umeboshi Riceball
* Red Lobster
* American Hot Dog
* Marine Beef
* Curry

## See also

* Yaokin (Japanese)

Volume 11 | N/A
Episode 2

## "Kinako-bou, Namaiki Beer, and... / Fue Ramune, Menko, and..."

**"Kinako-bou, Namaiki Beer, and... / Fue Ramune, Menko, and..."**(きなこ棒と生いきビールと… / 笛ラムネとめんこと…) is the second episode of the anime. It was originally aired on January 14, 2016 and the English dub was aired on February 17, 2016.

## Featured Dagashi

* Kinako-bou
* Namaiki Beer
* Fue Ramune

## Plot

Hotaru arrives back at the shop and continues her eccentric and oblivious dagashi-related behavior by thinking that a toddler stole a *Gorigori-kun* and discussed about the *Kinako-bou*. She then talks about what is like being an adult and

    asked Kokonotsu if he wants to be one with her. Much to his nervousness, Hotaru gives him a pack of *Namaiki Beer* and hosted a small party. She unfortunately gets drunk from the non-alcoholic candy beer mix.

Kokonotsu later meets with Saya and Hotaru while playing with candy that can also function as a whistle. She then spins a tale relating to the snack; Saya believes it is nonsense, but Kokonotsu catches on that it is allegorical and also implies that Hotaru's ditzy antics may not be completely sincere. Saya defuses the situation when she imagines all the sweets she could get for free if Kokonotsu were to succeed the shop.

The three then play Menko into the evening as Saya stuns both Kokonotsu and Hotaru with instances of beginner's luck. No matter what Kokonotsu and Hotaru do, Saya always wins.

## Trivia

* The first eyecatch was from Chapter 13's cover page while the third eyecatch used was from the cover page of Chapter 12
* In the manga, Hotaru did not wear glasses first before she ate Kinako-bou

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 13 cover page
2. ↑ Chapter 12 cover page
Chapter 10

## Kuru Kuru Bou Jelly

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Kuru Kuru Bou Jelly*

**Kuru Kuru Bou Jelly** is the tenth chapter of the manga.

Kokonotsu went with Tō at the pool because the air-conditioner was broken.

## Plot

When they are there, Yō stopped them and reminded to his son that even though he's enjoying his summer, he doesn't even think about the shop. They tried to take a dip again until his father told them that the pool needs chlorine and Hotaru assisted him. At the moment Tō saw her in a swimsuit, he told to Kokonotsu that he will not go to cram school even though one doesn't actually exist.

Yō and Hotaru then secretly tells their plan: To ambush Kokonotsu as lifeguards to show the shop's situation to make him help out the shop more.

    While they are swimming, Kokonotsu found a Kuru Kuru Bou Jelly at the bottom of the pool and Tō found more. Yō tells them to eat it since it is a present to those who come to the pool. Kokonotsu then saw a sign saying that it is prohibited to eat in the pool premises, backfiring their plan.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Endō Tō
* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shikada Yō
* Shidare Hotaru

## Trivia

* Saya was with them only in the anime since her brother contacted her to join even though she didn't do anything.
Chapter 4

## Kinako-bou

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Kinako-bou*

**Kinako-bou** is the fourth chapter of the manga.

A boy from town went back to the shop saying that he won after eating a *Gorigori-kun* and Kokonotsu gave another one to him. When he stretched his arms, he saw the front door opened vigorously and Hotaru was there with the boy and she thought that the boy was shoplifting.

## Plot

Moments later she realised her misunderstanding and started to talk about dagashi, specifically Kinako-bou. She states that the world of dagashi is a battlefield and each one has its own plan to show its beauty to the customers.

After eating some of the Kinako-bou, the dust of it fell down to her chest and Kokonotsu was nervous to see it even though she wanted him to look at it. She told him the real problem of it which is she cannot eat an entire piece. Kokonotsu tells her to eat it and have her left hand under it to get the dust. When she did eat an entire piece, she ate six more and coughed but she had Ramune to drink.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shidare Hotaru

## Trivia

* The cover page was used as the first eyecatch in the first episode of the anime with the only difference having a background
Contrabandista

Un **contrabandista** era alguien que traficaba con el embarque clandestino de bienes o personas para prevenir los impuestos o algún otro impedimento. Los bienes eran a menudo altamente ilegales o prohibidos en algunos sectores.

El contrabando, si bien fue parte del comercio galáctico por muchos años en la República, prosperó absolutamente bajo el estricto control de bienes del Imperio Galáctico. Para el 3 ABY el contrabando era tan común que los oficiales Imperiales a menudo se hacían de la vista gorda cuando se encontraban un grupo contrabandista.

## Lista de contrabandistas:

* Han Solo
* Chewbacca
* Lando Calrissian
* Nien Nubn
Das Rennen von Ora

**Das Rennen von Ora** ist ein traditionelles Rennen, dass in Andalusien, Spanien, stattfindet.

## Historie

Die schnellsten und wildesten Pferde aus ganz Spanien, manchmal von noch weiter her, kamen alle zusammen, um am Rennen teilzunehmen. Es heißt, das Pferd, das dieses Rennen gewinnt, sei die Seele Andalusiens. Das Rennen von Ora hat seit einem halbem Jahrhundert nicht mehr stattgefunden. Die Pferde werden an diesem Tag bunt angemalt und teilweise auch ohne Sattel geritten. Manche Reiter lassen ihre Pferde das Rennen alleine bestreiten.

Das Rennen kann nicht irgendwann stattfinden. Erst wenn der Vollmond am Tag zu sehen ist, kann das Rennen ausgetragen werden.
Dagashi Kashi 2nd Season (Anime)

**Dagashi Kashi 2nd Season** (だがしかし2) is the second adaptation of the *Dagashi Kashi* series. It premiered on the TBS Channel January 2018 and ended on March 2018.

This series was directed by Satoshi Kuwahara, replacing director Shigehito Takayanagi. Because of this, Tezuka Productions handled production.

## Development

News of the sequel was initially teased on the 36th issue of the Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine that on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, Kotoyama's *Dagashi Kashi* manga will have an "important announcement" in the magazine's 37th and 38th issue. It also featured a color spread page of the announcement while the eighth volume released August 10, 2017.

## Cast

Mayumi Morita replaced Takayanagi and Yasuko Kamo in the series' composition. Nana Miura took over Kanetoshi Kamimoto's role for the character designs. Only Satoshi Motoyama returned as sound director of the series.

The cast from Season 1 reprised their roles respectively.

## External Links

* Official Japanese Site
* MyAnimeList

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dagashi Kashi Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2018. Anime News Network. (August 4, 2017). Retrieved August 4, 2017.
2. ↑ Dagashi Kashi Manga Has 'Important Announcement' on August 9. Anime News Network. (July 28, 2017). Retrieved August 4, 2017.
Chapter 3

## Potato Fry

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Potato Fries*

**Potato Fry** is the third chapter of the manga.

Hotaru expresses that the ideal snack to eat outdoors is Potato Fries and Yō agrees with her. While they are talking about it, Kokonotsu explains why they are outside, specifically at a small shrine.

## Plot

Back at the Shikada Dagashi, Kokonotsu told his dad that he's going out for a bit, however he saw Hotaru outside waiting for Yō. Both exchanged a handshake and Yō ordered him to bring the snack and meet up at the shrine.

At the shrine, Hotaru and Yō are eating the snack and they exchanged information about it while Kokonotsu is in the background. When they are done, Yō asked her if she's Kokonotsu's girlfriend but she told him that they are rivals. Yō then recognises her as the daughter of the Shidare Company and expresses a great future of the shop if Kokonotsu was going out with her. Hotaru tells him that she already has a love interest and she points to Kokonotsu, but the snack's mascot, Pochi-kun is actually the one referring to.

Hotaru then tells them the real reason why she came, to give Yō work at the company. Yō refuses since he grew up in the shop and he cannot leave it until Kokonotsu takes over. Kokonotsu has no intention of doing so, making Hotaru find ways to convince him to take over and give Yō his job.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shidare Hotaru
* Shikada Yō
Tō Endō

* Anime
* Manga

 **Tō Endō** (遠藤 豆, *Endō Tō*) is a good friend of Kokonotsu Shikada and the older twin brother of Saya Endō.

## Appearance

Similar to Saya Endō (Tō's younger sister), Tō has short golden hair that is parted to the right side and brown eyes that are blocked by his signature black sunglasses.

His wardrobe consists of a Hawaiian shirt and simple trousers.

## Personality

Tō is a very laid-back person with a smug attitude at times. He's also shown to be quite perverted since he often talks about the breast sizes between Saya Endō and Hotaru Shidare, also that he wants to look at girls' panties.

## Background

Not much is known about Tō besides the fact that he and Kokonotsu Shikada used to be classmates back then. Tō also looks out for the café when his sister is not around.

## Plot

### Tō's Question to Kokonotsu at the Café

One day at Café Endō, Tō asked Kokonotsu Shikada why he came to the café. With his response of meeting a girl who is pretty and weird with a love of dagashi, Tō teased him. Tō knew that Kokonotsu is like an open book and he's quite dense around girls especially to Saya Endō.

### At the Pool

Tō joined with Kokonotsu Shikada at the pool because the shop's air-conditioner was broken. While they were there, he saw Hotaru Shidare in a swimsuit and told to Kokonotsu that he will not attend cram school even though it doesn't actually exist.

### Popping Fortune-Telling

Tō has the urge to become popular with girls where he asked Kokonotsu Shikada on what makes a guy popular with them. According to his sister's fashion magazine which he borrowed, girls love fortune telling. He then tested it to show that it's true. Tō was amazed by the results and he wanted to know the result if he and Kokonotsu can see a girl's panties. When he used it for the last time, Hotaru Shidare saw them since she heard voices and she turned around. At the moment she turned around, Tō and Kokonotsu saw "it" which they didn't mind seeing the final result.

## Relationships

### **Saya Endō**

Saya is Tō's younger sister whom he likes to tease about her love interest, Kokonotsu Shikada.

### **Kokonotsu Shikada**

Kokonotsu is Tō's friend who used to be his classmate.

## Etymology

* The name **Tō** means "bean/beans, peas" (豆).
* Tō's surname **Endō** means "distant, far" (遠) (**en**) and "wisteria" (藤) (**tō**/**dō**).

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 10 Manga: Volume 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 15 Manga: Volume 1
Chapter 22

## Monster Stamp

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Monster Stamp.*

**Monster Stamp** is the 22nd chapter of the manga.

Yō woke Kokonotsu up and talked about summer and radio callisthenics.

## Plot

When Kokonotsu went to the front door, the three boys are back since "the boss" told them to come although she overslept. After Hotaru arrived, they had warm-up exercises and she tells everyone to line up to get their cards stamped. Kokonotsu was wondering about something stamped while

    everyone else gets their own stamp with Hotaru's Monster Stamp.

One of the boys was asking where Kokonotsu's card is even though he has no idea what is its use. When another boy told him he actually doesn't have one, all of the boys including Yō made fun of him. To settle it, Hotaru placed a stamp on Kokonotsu's face and he decided from then on to wake up early.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shikada Yō
* Shidare Hotaru

## Trivia

* Though this chapter was not adapted, the pajamas Hotaru wore in this chapter was seen in Episode 10 of the anime.
Exercise

**Exercise** is the first tale of the *Dagashi Kashi* series.

## Tale

A naked woman named Hotaru Shidare has to get out of the shower. She puts on a bra and panties. After all that candy, she runs off to the kitchen to get more candy.
In the kitchen table, Hotaru picks up some candy. She has to make sure she doesn't poop her panties. She picks up the right candy to put in the bag.
At the gym, Hotaru exercises in spanish making sure she doesn't get fat. She gets chubbier and chubbier.
Luckily, Hotaru's belly gets more fat and Hotaru is chubby. Her belly button is showing on her fat belly.
Soon, Hotaru finds a pool for her to swim in due to her fatness. She gets out a dino inner tube and floats in the water.
The company wants to take over the world and Hotaru has to get dressed.

Around the office, she is wearing her casual clothes. After all she sits down in the chair and gets a visit from the bringer.

## Rule

Don't eat too many candy or you'll get chubby.

## Cast

* Tabitha Ray: Hotaru Shidare
* Gary Oldman: Author
Dagashi Kashi (Anime)

**Dagashi Kashi** (だがしかし) is the first anime adaptaion of *Dagashi Kashi* by Studio feel. It was aired under the TBS channel from January 7, 2016 to March 31, 2016.

The first season was directed by Shigehito Takayanagi who is also supervising the scripts alongside with Yasuko Kamo. Aside from Kamo, scriptwriters also include Tatsuhiko Urahata, and Michiko Yokote. Kanetoshi Kamimoto is the character designer and Satoshi Moyomata is the sound director.

Funimation licensed the English dub and it was launched on February 10, 2016.

## Plot

*See Also: Dagashi Kashi#Plot*
The *Dagashi Kashi* anime loosely follows the plot of the manga, where in any order tells the life of Kokonotsu Shikada living in the countryside. It all started from an argument between his father, Yō Shikada who wanted him to become the successor of the family business about candy.

Until Hotaru Shidare walks in, she keeps persuading Kokonotsu to take over. As the series unfolds, Kokonotsu meets Saya Endō and Tō Endō talking about life in the countryside where candy is occasionally involved. Most of the series discusses about candies and snacks with its origins and it is adapted into twelve episodes.

## Media

### Music

* Opening: "Checkmate!? " by Michi
* Ending: "Hey! カロリー Queen  " by Ayana Taketatsu

### DVD/Blu-ray Releases

 * Episode 1
* Episode 2
* Episode 4
* Episode 6
* Episode 8
* Episode 10
* Episode 12

## Reception

When the final episode aired, Nick Creamer of AnimeNewsNetwork gave an overall grade of B and said that, "In the end, Dagashi Kashi remained what it's always been: a light show that's never likely to truly impress or disappoint, but is perfectly content to simply be its warm and endearing self." G.B. Smith of The Fandom Post thought that the show's a worth a watch, although he is not sure about its future rewatch value. He also gave the final episode and the first season a B+.

## Gallery

Volume 1 bonus itemsVolume 2 bonus itemsVolume 3 bonus itemsVolume 4 bonus itemsVolume 5 bonus itemsVolume 6 bonus items
## Trivia

* Ayana Taketatsu (Hotaru) and Keiji Fujiwara (Yo) tasted real snacks featured from each episode of the anime in a bonus series called,*"Hotaru to Yo no DAGASHI TV"* which is included in the DVD/Blu-ray.
* All of the DVD/Blu-ray covers are designed by Kotoyama, the mangaka.

## External Links

* Official Japanese Site
* MyAnimeList
* Official Funimation Site
* Wikipedia article

## References

1. ↑ [1] AnimeNewsNetwork. (December 9, 2015).
2. ↑ [2] Funimation. (February 9, 2016).
3. ↑ [3] Creamer, N. (April 3, 2016). "Dagashi Kashi Episode 12". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
4. ↑ [4] Smith, G.B. (April 2, 2016). "Dagashi Kashi Episode #12 Anime Review (Season Finale)". The Fandom Post. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
Chapter 26

## American Cola

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see American Cola.*

**American Cola** is the 26th chapter of the manga.

At Hotaru's house, Kokonotsu was there since she invited him and she thought that he's her rival.

## Plot

Kokonotsu was already nervous because he visited a girl's place and he already started to think dirty thoughts. At the moment Hotaru came back later with new clothes, Kokonotsu saw her mouth having bits of dagashi and he tried to regain composure. While

    she was preparing tea, Kokonotsu saw "something wonderful" and he's enduring his struggle. After she finished preparing, the tea Kokonotsu tasted is actually American Cola and Hotaru wanted to mix every flavor together. When she drank the cola with every flavor mixed, her reaction is blank and Kokonotsu tried to drink it as well until he regrets doing it.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shidare Hotaru
* Shikada Kokonotsu

## Differences in the Anime

* Most of the chapter was adapted into the anime but there are changes seen.
	+ One is Saya being with Kokonotsu while he was concerned for Hotaru's health.
	+ The dress Hotaru also worn in this chapter was changed to the one used in Chapter 22 and it was used in the first scene of Episode 10 instead.
	+ The most notable difference is Hotaru not realising that the medicine she made is actually American Cola when she's ironically trying to stop eating dagashi.
Potato Fries

**Potato Fries** (ポテトフライ) is a discontinued dagashi by TOHO-SEIKA. It costed 25 yen and was circulated in Japan for 25 years until its end last May 2013 due to small demand. The announcement made 100,000 tweets about it, YouTube video tributes, and even farewell snack parties. One of the featured mascots is Pochi-kun, Hotaru's favorite mascot.

## In the Series

It appeared in Chapter 3 of the manga and Episode 1 of the anime. Hotaru tells Yō that the fried chicken flavor is

    best eaten when outside. Her recommendation of eating it is by eating all pieces at once since it intensifies the texture. When Yō asked Hotaru on who is her type, she pointed at Kokonotsu, but the one she's pointing at is actually Pochi-kun on the dagashi Kokonotsu is holding. One scene only found in the manga which did not appear in the anime is Yō showing to them Pochi-kun's face on his back by contracting his muscles.

## Flavors

### Discontinued

#### French Fries Series

* Fried chicken (フライドチキン味)
* Teriyaki burger (てりやきバーガー味)
* Corn potage (コーンポタージュ味)
* Octopus grilled mayonnaise (たこ焼マヨネーズ味)
* Calvi Shoaji (カルビ焼味)
* Spicy spicy chicken (辛辛チキン味)
* Salty butter (じゃが塩バター味)

## See Also

* TOHO-SEIKA (Japanese)
* Article on Wikipedia Japan (Japanese)

## References

1. ↑ Torres, I. (July 10, 2013). "Japanese fans mourn end of ‘Potato Snack’ through hoarding, online tributes". Japan Daily Press. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
Chapter 27

## Chou Himo Q

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Chou Himo Q.*

**Chou Himo Q** is the 27th chapter of the manga.

Hotaru was playing with a long-stringed dagashi in front of the shop while both Kokonotsu and Saya were wondering what is she doing with it.

## Plot

Hotaru first asked them about a time if they were scolded during a meal for playing with your food. She then introduces the Chou Himo Q and she wanted to play it with Kokonotsu. When she tied two pieces of the string, Hotaru gave a dare to him while they are about to pull and if the first one breaks the string, that person will have to inherit the shop.

It ended in a draw and Saya tied a piece of her own. Hotaru then whirled the stringed dagashi with excessive force and at the moment it broke and flew, Kokonotsu got it by biting it with his mouth. After he fell to the ground, Hotaru was impressed with what he did and she wanted him to take over more.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Hotaru Shidare
* Kokonotsu Shikada
* Saya Endō

## Trivia

* The stringed-piece Saya made on her own is the Tokyo Tower in Hotaru's perspective.
OST

# Description

The **OST** (**O**riginal **S**ound **T**rack) was partially completed on the 16th of April, 2016. It contained 13 tracks including:

* Ice Cave
* Ice Fight
* Harriet
* Harriet Fight
* Leekin
* Is this a forest? It looks like a bunch of bushes.
* Poddcushionne
* Forest Fight
* Apple Pumpkin
* Weebley Market
* This is it
* Doorstop
* Night and Day

The full OST can be found here.
Chapter 11

## Fue Ramune

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Fue Ramune*

**Fue Ramune** is the 11th chapter of the manga.

Saya asked Kokonotsu if he has done any homework while summer has started. He replied no to her and they heard a sound that something is coming.

## Plot

It was revealed that the sound came from Hotaru, who was whistling with a Fue Ramune. While Hotaru talked about the snack, Saya was discussing how each one came with a free toy and Hotaru gave one to her. Saya showed the toy to Kokonotsu and Hotaru started to teach the history of Fue Ramune.

When she finished her lecture, Saya had no idea what she was talking about and Kokonotsu saw her true lesson: to show how great dagashi are by inciting him to take over the shop again. While they are about to argue, Saya stopped them by agreeing Hotaru's point and Hotaru did not think of anything else besides Saya's support.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Endō Saya
* Shikada Kokonotsu
* Shidare Hotaru
Chapter 16

## Bin Ramune

*\*For more information about the dagashi, see Bin Ramune*

**Bin Ramune** is the 16th chapter of the manga.

At night, Kokonotsu caught Hotaru and Yō doing an exchange of "powder" in the shop.

## Plot

The "powder" Kokonotsu saw is actually Bin Ramune; he also wondered where it came from and Yō admitted that he's eating all of it.

Hotaru defended Yō by saying the powder is 100% legal and it doesn't give withdrawal symptoms even though it made him more suspicious of them. She then gave Kokonotsu a bottle and told him to slurp in one gulp. When he did slurped it, Kokonotsu coughed and Hotaru already expected this since from her experience most people will get the same thing. She tried to give the dagashi a good look but she keeps on giving it a bad image because of what she treats it as. Yō also gave good points about it but he's still sensitive when Kokonotsu points out that he eats all of it before they can sell it.

Yō then left the shop and vowed to return with a clean state and Hotaru wished him good luck until the next morning Kokonotsu realised what they actually did to him.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shikada Yō
* Shidare Hotaru
* Shikada Kokonotsu