restaurant chain Komeda Coffee announced the temporary suspension of sales of the “Kuro Neige Black Mont Blanc” and the “Kuro Neige” due to a massive increase in requests from otakus. In this regard, it should be noted that theKuro Neige” is a standard product consisting of a baumkuchen topped with a serving of ice cream.
Now him “Kuro Neige Black Mont Blanc” is a limited edition as part of a collaboration with the local ice cream parlor in the Kyushu Region, “black mont blanc“, with a crunchy chocolate sauce inspired by this ice cream. So why did otakus start ordering this product in droves if it’s just something based on a product from the region? Well, it seems that it has something to do with a popular anime series broadcast during the Summer-2022 season (July-September).
A reporter commented on it: «In the story of the anime “Lycoris Recoil,” which aired last year, a high school girl who works part-time at a coffee shop came up with a “Hot Chocolate Parfait.” However, the shape was like that of excrement, and it became extremely popular among otakus as a young mental age.».
However, Komeda Coffee is not having any collaboration with “Lycoris Recoil“. Rather, they are currently collaborating with the YouTuber group “Tokai On Air“, which is not popular with otakus. However, many anime fans started asking for this product when they discovered that it resembled the one shown in Lycoris Recoil.
«The otakus keep saying that “the restaurant should be grateful”, but I don’t think the people at Komeda Coffee are taking it that way. From the restaurant’s point of view, it’s more of a nuisance when one of their products is popular because it “looks like excrement.” Customers unfamiliar with “Lycoris Recoil” will come across the comparison and not understand it, thus losing interest in the dish. Otakus look down on women taking photos in restaurants, but when an anime collaboration comes along, they do the same themselves.», commented the same source.
And, of course, reviews with photographs have also emerged on the Internet, highlighting: «They were talking about Komeda Coffee on Lycoris Recoil Radio, so now it’s a real collaboration.»; «I only came to eat the Takina Special»; «I was ordering, and seeing the Kuro Neige Black Mont Blanc I couldn’t help but think that it looked very similar to Takina’s.»; «About the situation at Komeda Coffee, only nasty otakus get your joke, so I don’t think it’s a problem.»; and “Those of Komeda Coffee could not with the greatness of the Takina Special».
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