Cocoa Hoto

Blood type: B, Birthday: April 10, Height: 154 cm, Age progression: 15 years old in first year of high school → 16 years old in second year → 17 years old in third year. She is the youngest of four siblings, with one older sister (Mocha) and two older brothers.

She is the protagonist of the series and a high school student. Her trademark is a hair accessory shaped like a half-cut cherry blossom, and she lives by the motto "friends within three seconds of meeting."

Upon entering high school, she moved to a town with timber-framed houses and cobblestone streets, and she boards at the Rabbit House café.

Initially unfamiliar with coffee, she couldn't distinguish by taste or aroma, though she knew the brands. However, working as a staff member at Rabbit House, she is gradually acquiring the skills appropriate for a café.

She has a bright and cheerful personality. Although very positive, she is somewhat clumsy and often needs support from those around her. She loves cute and fluffy things. Being the youngest child, she idolizes the concept of having a younger sister and dotes on Chino as if she were her real sister. She gets upset and cries when Chino is treated like a sister by someone else or when Chino treats someone else like an older sister. However, she also acts like an older sister to Maya and Meg, which has caused Chino to complain that "any younger person will do" for her. At school, she is treated like everyone's younger sister by her classmates, and she protests this treatment.

Her family owns a bakery, and her passion for baking surpasses anyone else's. She possesses adequate knowledge and skills, and has introduced "Tippy Bread" as a signature menu item at Rabbit House, along with "Cocoa's Special Thick-Cut Toast." However, she cannot match her sister Mocha's baking skills. Besides baking, she has never won against Mocha in any competition, which frustrates her to the point of considering running away from home due to her competitive nature.

Contrary to her natural demeanor, she excels in scientific subjects like mathematics and physics (she can instantly solve calculations like 430×29, though she is not aware of her own skill), but her performance in liberal arts subjects is disastrous, dragging down her overall academic ranking. It is unclear if this is related, but Chino has criticized her teaching methods. Initially, she dreamed of becoming a baker or an international lawyer in town, but influenced by Chino's desire to become a barista and the novelist Aoyama Blue Mountain, she began to consider a multifaceted career as an international barista lawyer in town, baking while pursuing a novelist's path. She also dreamed of being a street musician when she bought an accordion. Later, she decided to focus solely on becoming a baker, resolving to train as a baker in the City of Hundred Bridges and the City of Radiance after graduating from high school.

She was unable to ride a bicycle for a long time, but under Rize's guidance, she managed to learn. Additionally, she has demonstrated impressive drifting skills during an accident.