Abstract: The invention provides an anode material for lithium ion secondary battery using a coated graphite powder as a raw material. The coated graphite powder is coated with carbonized material of thermoplastic resin of a carbonization yield of not more than 20 wt % in a proportion of not more than 10 parts by weight the carbonized material per 100 parts by weight graphite powder. The graphite powder as coated with thermoplastic resin increases 5% or more in accumulative pore volume of the graphite powder having a pore size of 0.012 ?m to 40 ?m as measured by a mercury porosimeter method, as compared with the graphite powder before coated with the thermoplastic resin. The coated graphite powder has a mesopore volume defined by IUPAC of 0.