NOVELTY - A flake-like carbon material has ratio of peak measured in 1580-1620 cm-1 of the Raman spectrum and the peak measured in 1300-1400 cm-1 of the Raman spectrum is 5.2-100, when the end surface of the particles is measured by a microscopic Raman spectroscopy measuring device. The average plane spacing (d002) of the (002) plane is 0.337 nm or less, as measured by X-ray diffraction method. An optical structure of the molded material containing carbon material is observed with a polarization microscope in the visual field with a rectangle of 480 mu mx 540 mu m in cross section.    USE - Flake-like carbon material is used for carbonaceous material for paste used for electrode for battery (all claimed) e.g. lithium ion secondary battery used for portable apparatus and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon material is economically manufactured with high productivity, by safe process. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery containing the electrode containing carbon material has excellent charging/discharging characteristics and high energy density, capacity, coulomb efficiency and cycle characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A flake-like carbon material has ratio of peak measured in 1580-1620 cm-1 of the Raman spectrum and the peak measured in 1300-1400 cm-1 of the Raman spectrum is 5.2-100, when the end surface of the particles is measured by a microscopic Raman spectroscopy measuring device. The average plane spacing (d002) of the (002) plane is 0.337 nm or less, as measured by X-ray diffraction method. An optical structure of the molded material containing carbon material is observed with a polarization microscope in the visual field with a rectangle of 480 mu mx 540 mu m in cross section, and the resultant molded material satisfies the relation: 0.2x D50=(SOPx AROP)1/22x D50 or more, where SOP is an area of the optical structure constituting 60% with respect to total optical structure, AROP is 1.5-6, which is number of structures counted from the structure having small aspect ratio is small, and the aspect ratio in the structure of the 60% with respect to the total structure, D50 is the volume-based average particle diameter by a laser diffraction method. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of carbon material, which involves mixing particles (A) obtained by pulverizing calcined coke and particles (B) obtained by pulverizing coal tar pitch or petroleum pitch, and heat-processing obtained mixture at 2400-3600 degrees C;    (2) carbonaceous material, which comprises carbon material;    (3) paste, which comprises carbon material and binder;    (4) electrode, which consists of a molded material of the paste; and    (5) battery, which contains the electrode as a component.