[My Solo Spun in Spiraling Runs] Manhattan Cafe

SSR Stamina

Analysis

Tier B. A clean friendship-stamina SSR with excellent stayer skills, held back by zero deck support and Super Creek doing the same job better.

Manhattan Cafe does one thing and commits to it hard: friendship stamina. Lv50 gives her a 35% Friendship Bonus, and her unique at Lv30 drags the effective number up to around 45%. The Stamina Bonus also ticks from 1 to 2 once that unique fires. Specialty Priority reaches 50 by Lv45, so she actually parks herself in the stamina facility instead of wandering off. You also start with 20 Initial Stamina and a bit of Friendship Gauge in the bank.

The skills are why you’d run her. Long Straightaways, Long Corners, Stamina Eater, Stamina Siphon, and Highlander are exactly the proc list a long-distance runner wants. Good hints, good event reads.

Here’s the problem. No Training Effectiveness. No multi-stat anywhere. She feeds her own stamina rainbows and gives the other five cards in your deck nothing. Super Creek pulls the same stamina duty but packs recovery and lifts the whole board, which is the gap that keeps Cafe in second place. At 0-1LB she’s a stopgap if Creek didn’t show and you’re desperate for stamina. MLB turns her into a real pillar for stayer comps.

• Pros: ~45% effective friendship, climbing Stamina Bonus, loaded long-race skills, sticky stamina priority.
• Cons: no training effectiveness, very LB-dependent, Super Creek just outclasses her.

F2P should pass. Speed banners worth saving for are on the way, and a maxed SR stamina card fills this slot for free.

Card details

Field	Value
Character	Manhattan Cafe
Rarity	SSR
Type	Stamina
Obtain	Gacha
Global release	Jan 15, 2026
Hint skills	Wet Conditions ○, Rainy Days ○, Long Straightaways ○, Passing Pro, Stamina Eater, Highlander
Event skills	Long Corners ○, Stamina Siphon, Non-Standard Distance ○

Support effects

Effect	What it does	Values
Friendship Bonus	Increases the effectiveness of Friendship Training	Lv1: 10%, Lv30: 25%, Lv50: 35%
Stamina Bonus	Increases Stamina gain when training together	Lv35: 1
Initial Stamina	Increases initial Stamina when beginning a Career playthrough	Lv15: 10, Lv25: 15, Lv45: 20
Initial Friendship Gauge	Increases initial Friendship Gauge when beginning a Career playthrough	Lv10: 10, Lv25: 20, Lv45: 25
Race Bonus	Increases stat gain from races	Lv45: 5%, Lv50: 10%
Fan Bonus	Increases fan gain from races	Lv45: 10%, Lv50: 15%
Hint Levels	Increases the level of hints gained through events	Lv15: 1, Lv45: 2
Hint Frequency	Increases the frequency at which hint events occur	Lv15: 5%, Lv25: 20%, Lv45: 30%
Specialty Priority	Increases the frequency at which the character participates in their preferred training type	Lv10: 5, Lv25: 35, Lv45: 50

Unique effect

Unlocks at Lv 30. Friendship Bonus: +10, Stamina Bonus: +1

Training events

Drawn In

• Option 1: Stamina +10, Wit +5

Discovery

• Option 1: random — Stamina +10, Wit +10, Bond +5, Skill Long Corners ○ (hint Lv1) / Energy +15, Bond +5, Status: Night Owl, Skill Long Corners ○ (hint Lv1)
• Option 2: Energy +15, Bond +5

Shadowing

• Option 1: Stamina +15, Bond +5, Skill Stamina Siphon (hint Lv1)

Drawn In

• Option 1: Stamina +10, Wit +5

Discovery

• Option 1: random — Stamina +10, Wit +10, Bond +5, Skill Long Corners ○ (hint Lv1) / Energy +15, Bond +5, Skill Long Corners ○ (hint Lv1)
• Option 2: Energy +15, Bond +5

Shadowing

• Option 1: Stamina +15, Bond +5, Skill Stamina Siphon (hint Lv1)