Cultural Use
- The Naruto character Anko Mitarashi is derived from Anko, meaning sweetened red bean paste and mitarashi dango, which happens to be her favorite food.
- The cartoon hero Anpanman is an anthropomorphic anpan bun filled with azuki bean paste.
- In Natsume SÅseki's classic novel I Am a Cat, Prof. Sneeze is addicted to red bean jam, on which his wife blames both his dyspepsia and the family's unaffordable food bills.
- The Deadman Wonderland character Shiro is fond of red bean paste buns and often uses her points earned in competitions to buy them.
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