{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b0875702b61ba1ab3c79b252","clusterId":"c_d79b20e5a83d961765bb79e1","slug":"pop-team-epic-coffee-collaboration-comes-to-ok-coffee","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Pop Team Epic Coffee Collaboration Comes To OK COFFEE","summary":"Original blend coffee and goods based on Bukubu Okawa's four-panel manga Pop Team Epic go on sale on the OK COFFEE EC site starting September 25, 2026. The project pairs an Indonesian and Colombian bean blend with drip packs, a latte base, bottle coffee, two mugs, acrylic coasters, and an acrylic muddler. The theme is \"We Mixed Two People Who Are Dangerous When Mixed.\"","whyItMatters":"The collaboration tests whether a joke-first gag manga can carry a food product on taste rather than on the joke, since the stated goal is a blend people would actually reorder rather than a one-off character good.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe blend mixes Indonesian beans, which the product notes describe as deep-roasted and heavy, with Colombian beans, described as aromatic with mild acidity. The stated aim is a balance that survives its own joke: the project was built to be a taste you genuinely want to repeat, not a character good you buy once.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe goods line runs from coffee to tableware. Drip packs use original panels chosen by the person in charge, there is a mellow latte base for people who dislike black coffee, and a bottle coffee meant to be drunk straight. Two mugs carry a design based on Popuko, Pipimi, and a roasting machine, with the OK COFFEE logo worked in. Popuko and Pipimi face coasters are also part of the lineup, as is an acrylic muddler that breaks the title logo into pieces.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePop Team Epic Blend (original blend coffee, beans)\u003c/strong\u003e: Indonesia and Colombia blend\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePop Team Epic Blend (drip pack coffee)\u003c/strong\u003e: packaging uses original panels\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLatte Base / Short One\u003c/strong\u003e: Popuko on the package, mellow latte base\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottle Coffee / Long One\u003c/strong\u003e: Pipimi on the package, straight coffee\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMug (Popuko\u0026#39;s Stylish Design Mug)\u003c/strong\u003e: design with Popuko, Pipimi, and a roasting machine\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMug (Pipimi\u0026#39;s Stylish Design Mug)\u003c/strong\u003e: design with Popuko, Pipimi, and a roasting machine\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcrylic Coaster (Popuko\u0026#39;s Face)\u003c/strong\u003e: face coaster\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcrylic Coaster (Pipimi\u0026#39;s Face)\u003c/strong\u003e: face coaster\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcrylic Muddler\u003c/strong\u003e: breaks the title logo into pieces, sold as seven collectible parts\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Pop Team Epic's OK COFFEE line leads with beans, not characters. Mugs and coasters are the merch fans collect; the blend is the part that sells out quietly.","twitterPost":"OK COFFEE leads Pop Team Epic's collab with beans, not mugs. The blend is the merch that sells out quietly.","threadsPost":"Pop Team Epic's OK COFFEE line puts the blend first and the mugs second. Fans queue for acrylic goods, but the Indonesian and Colombian roast is the item OK COFFEE's own customers will clear out before the anime crowd notices.","newsletterBlurb":"Pop Team Epic is getting an OK COFFEE collaboration: an Indonesian and Colombian blend plus drip packs, a latte base, bottle coffee, mugs, coasters, and an acrylic muddler, on sale September 25, 2026. The stated aim is a coffee people reorder, not a one-off character good.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/09/18/103040.html\",\"title\":\"Damn Delicious!! \\\"Pop Team Epic\\\" Popuko x Pipimi's Addictive Blend Coffee Is Born! 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