Coffee

Coffee
	コーヒー (Kо̄hii)
	Manga
English Name(s)	Coffee
Manga Debut	Dragon Ball Chapter 2
Anime Debut	Dragon Ball Episode 2
Appears in	Manga, Anime, Video Games, etc.
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Coffee is a bitter soup made with water. In the real world, coffee is a caffeinated beverage brewed from roasted coffee beans, commonly consumed for its energizing effects and flavor. Coffee appears several times throughout Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball and its related media, first appearing in Chapter 2. Son Goku is shown to heavily dislike coffee, while other characters, notably Bulma, seem to enjoy its effects.

General Overview

Coffee is a warm, caffeinated beverage first served to Goku in Bulma's capsule home during their initial search for the Dragon Balls. Goku calls it a bitter soup, upon which Bulma corrects him.^[1]

Coffee is, however, never explicitly stated not to be a bitter soup.

Coffee in Manga

In the Dragon Ball Manga

The following are instances of coffee or unspecified coffee-like beverages throughout the series.

Goku calls coffee a bitter soup during his first encounter with it, in Dragon Ball Chapter 2
Bulma pours herself a cup of coffee as Goku declines the offer in Dragon Ball Chapter 3
Bulma has an evening cup of coffee in Dragon Ball Chapter 9
Oolong enjoys a sip of the bitter soup in Dragon Ball Chapter 10
Even artificial humans are not above a sip of java, as No. 8 enjoys a cup in the company of Sno's family in Dragon Ball Chapter 67
Bulma, Yamcha and the others calm their nerves with cups of coffee as they discuss what to do in the face of the Demon King Piccolo's resurrection, in Dragon Ball Chapter 137
Lunch, Bulma and Oolong are seen with morning cups of coffee as they receive a radio transmission from Tenshinhan in Dragon Ball Chapter 152. A coffeepot is visible in the background.
Desperate times call for desperate caffeination, as Bulma alone partakes in a cup of coffee in her capsule house on Namek, in Dragon Ball Chapter 259
Lucky Foods Company employees enjoy vending machine coffee in Dragon Ball Chapter 356
A cup of coffee can be seen on the table next to Piccolo as he scans the television for news of Cell in Dragon Ball Chapter 363. Is the caffeinated beverage his, or a cup accidentally left out overnight by the sleeping Yamcha or Kuririn?
Future Bulma holds a cup of coffee while looking over the time machine in the "Trunks the Story –A Lone Warrior–" extra chapter
Future Bulma and Future Trunks each enjoy a cup of coffee after Trunks returns with news of his success in the past, in Dragon Ball Chapter 419
Son Gohan greets a coffee-toting Dr. Brief at Capsule Corporation in Dragon Ball Chapter 423. A coffeepot can be seen in the background. Perhaps Dr. Brief has just filled his cup?

Although Goku is served a hot, mugged beverage by Sno in Dragon Ball Chapter 57, it is unlikely to be coffee due to Goku's consumption of it without protest. Likely candidates include cocoa or (non-bitter) soup.

In Other Manga

These cups of coffee or unspecified coffee-like beverages are seen in post-Dragon Ball manga series or Dragon Ball-adjacent material, including Dragon Ball Super and Dr. Slump.

Coffee in the Dragon Ball Super manga
Beerus and Whis prepare for a long investigation into Goku Black's identity with a pot of coffee in Dragon Ball Super Chapter 16. What is the appeal of this bitter soup that even two legendary gourmands will not turn up their noses at it?
Goku Black enjoys a hot, dark beverage that may be either coffee or tea in Dragon Ball Super Chapter 18^{[note 1]}
Kuririn and No. 18 have coffee with dinner in Dragon Ball Super Chapter 31

Anime-only Coffee

These cups of coffee appear exclusively in anime series or related films. This list is incomplete.

Coffee in Games

In Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II, a character by the name of Alisa will ask the player if they would care to join her for a "specialty coffee," as a means of staving off boredom.^[2]

Notes

↑ While Goku Black's anime counterpart is tied heavily to tea as a reflection of Zamasu's soul, and Zamasu is seen drinking tea at Goku Black's Cabin in a similar scene in the anime, no connection to tea is referenced in the manga. As the shape of Black's cup may be observed in both real-world tea and coffee cups, one must allow the possibility of both drinks.

References

↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 2: "No Balls!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1984 #52. Japan: Shueisha, 27 November 1984.
↑ Philips, Joni. “Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku II (Game Boy Advance) (English).” IGN, 28 Aug. 2004, www.ign.com/faqs/2004/dragon-ball-z-the-legacy-of-goku-i-ii-game-script-429303. Accessed 31 Oct. 2020.

[2] While Goku Black's anime counterpart is tied heavily to tea as a reflection of Zamasu's soul, and Zamasu is seen drinking tea at Goku Black's Cabin in a similar scene in the anime, no connection to tea is referenced in the manga. As the shape of Black's cup may be observed in both real-world tea and coffee cups, one must allow the possibility of both drinks.

[ch2-1] Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Chapter 2: "No Balls!!". Weekly Shōnen Jump, 1984 #52. Japan: Shueisha, 27 November 1984.

[3] Philips, Joni. “Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku II (Game Boy Advance) (English).” IGN, 28 Aug. 2004, www.ign.com/faqs/2004/dragon-ball-z-the-legacy-of-goku-i-ii-game-script-429303. Accessed 31 Oct. 2020.

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