The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses
| The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 女神のカフェテラス (Megami no Kafe Terasu) | |
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| Written by | Kōji Seo |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | February 17, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Satoshi Kuwabara |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Keiichirō Ōchi |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Tezuka Productions |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | JNN (MBS, TBS) |
| Original run | April 8, 2023 – present |
| Episodes | 13 |
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses[a] (Japanese: 女神のカフェテラス, Hepburn: Megami no Kafe Terasu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since February 2021, and has been compiled in 15 tankōbon volumes as of May 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions aired from April to June 2023. A second season premiered in July 2024.
Plot[edit]
The series is set in Miura, Kanagawa,[3] and follows Hayato Kasukabe, an orphan who had moved to Tokyo for high school. After passing the exams for the University of Tokyo, he returns to Miura after being notified of the death of his grandmother, with the intention to close her struggling café, Cafe Terrace Familia. There, he discovers five women who had been working for the café, as well as living under his grandmother's care. After seeing their struggles and learning of their bond with his grandmother, he decides to re-open the café for business.
Characters[edit]
- Hayato Kasukabe (粕壁 隼, Kasukabe Hayato)
- Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[1]
- The 18-year-old protagonist.[b] He was orphaned at 3 years old after his parents died in an accident, and then raised by his grandmother, Sachiko Kasukabe. He leaves for Tokyo to study, following an argument with Sachiko. After her death, he decides to come home, initially to close down the café, but later on decides to keep it open. He bears a striking resemblance to his late grandfather, Masahiro.
- Ouka Makuzawa (幕澤 桜花, Makuzawa Ōka)
- Voiced by: Akari Kitō[4] (PV), Ruriko Aoki[1] (anime)
- A 19-year-old part-timer at Familia, who is studying at a fashion school. She has a tsundere personality. She has a twin sister named Kikka. She goes overseas to France in order to study fashion, but returns to Familia after a month, having been let go from her work-study.
- Ami Tsuruga (鶴河 秋水, Tsuruga Ami)
- Voiced by: Akari Kitō[4] (PV), Sayumi Suzushiro[1] (anime)
- An 17-year-old part-timer at Familia and a childish high school student, she is skilled in karate. A running gag in the series is her wearing masks to prank her co-workers with them somehow performing moves from the game Street Fighter (especially both Shoryuken and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku). And she is also airheaded when she drops a dumbbell in Hayato's laptop and smartphone.
- Riho Tsukishima (月島 流星, Tsukishima Riho)
- Voiced by: Akari Kitō[4] (PV), Aya Yamane[1] (anime)
- A 20-year-old part-timer at Familia and a college student. She is the granddaughter of a famous Shōwa era actress, and used to be a popular child actress herself, until her parents' acrimonious divorce.
- Shiragiku Ono (小野 白菊, Ono Shiragiku)
- Voiced by: Akari Kitō[4] (PV), Azumi Waki[1] (anime)
- A 20-year-old part-timer at Familia and Hayato's childhood friend. She is the daughter of a Michelin star chef who had studied under Sachiko Kasukabe. A running gag is Shiragiku's penchant for doing lewd things when drunk, in addition to having a fetish for smells. She is nicknamed "Kiku-chan" by Riho.
- Akane Hououji (鳳凰寺 紅葉, Hōōji Akane)
- Voiced by: Akari Kitō[4] (PV), Asami Seto[1] (anime)
- A 19-year-old part-timer at Familia, and the vocalist and guitarist of a band, Mussy Moustache Girls. She comes from a rich family, who disapproves of her singing career.
- Sachiko Kasukabe (粕壁 幸子, Kasukabe Sachiko)
- Voiced by: Kazue Ikura[5]
- Hayato's grandmother, who took care of Hayato after he was orphaned. Her death before the start of the series is what brings Hayato back to Familia. She had worked as a waitress in the previous iteration of the Familia café under Masahiro.
- Masahiro Kasukabe (粕壁 大洋, Kasukabe Masahiro)
- Sachiko's husband, and Hayatos's grandfather. His grandson resembles him. He was the previous owner of the Familia café, and had passed away some time before Hayato's birth.
- Kikka Makuzawa (幕澤 橘花, Makuzawa Kikka)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[6]
- Ouka's younger twin sister. She is a Tokyo University student, and was estranged from Ouka at the beginning of the series.
- Hekiru Yoshino (吉野 碧流, Yoshino Hekiru)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[7]
- Moemi Sо̄ya (宗谷 萌美, Sо̄ya Moemi)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda[7]
- Ririka Chiyoda (千代田 莉々歌, Chiyoda Ririka)
- Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[7]
- Valentina Azuma (ヴァレンティーナ吾妻, Vuarentīna Azuma)
- Voiced by: Yu Serizawa[7]
- Mao Takasaki (高崎 舞乙, Takasaki Mao)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[7]
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses is written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on February 17, 2021.[8] The first tankōbon volume was released on May 17, 2021;[9] as of May 16, 2024, the series has been compiled in 15 volumes.[10] A special edition of the tenth volume was released to celebrate the character Akane Hououji topping the popularity poll, and is accompanied by a pamphlet titled "Akanebon", which features illustrations and bonus comics.[11][12]
In September 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for an English digital release; the first volume was released on October 18.[13]
Volumes[edit]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | May 17, 2021[9] | 978-4-06-523407-5 | October 18, 2022[14] | 978-1-68-491465-4 | ||
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| 2 | July 16, 2021[15] | 978-4-06-524008-3 | November 15, 2022[16] | 978-1-68-491544-6 | ||
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| 3 | September 17, 2021[17] | 978-4-06-524832-4 | December 20, 2022[18] | 978-1-68-491598-9 | ||
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| 4 | December 17, 2021[19] | 978-4-06-526289-4 | January 17, 2023[20] | 978-1-68-491644-3 | ||
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| 5 | March 17, 2022[21] | 978-4-06-527290-9 | February 17, 2023[22] | 978-1-68-491704-4 | ||
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| 6 | June 17, 2022[23] | 978-4-06-528182-6 | March 21, 2023[24] | 978-1-68-491850-8 | ||
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| 7 | September 16, 2022[25] | 978-4-06-528662-3 | April 18, 2023[26] | 978-1-68-491894-2 | ||
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| 8 | November 17, 2022[27] | 978-4-06-529633-2 | June 20, 2023[28] | 978-1-68-491971-0 | ||
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| 9 | February 17, 2023[29] | 978-4-06-530576-8 | August 15, 2023[30] | 979-8-88-933099-8 | ||
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| 10 | April 17, 2023[31][11] | 978-4-06-531253-7 978-4-06-531254-4 (SE) | November 21, 2023[32] | 979-8-88-933275-6 | ||
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| 11 | July 14, 2023[33] | 978-4-06-532185-0 | February 20, 2024[34] | 979-8-88-933379-1 | ||
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| 12 | October 17, 2023[35] | 978-4-06-532897-2 | April 23, 2024[36] | 979-8-88-933447-7 | ||
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| 13 | December 15, 2023[37] | 978-4-06-533905-3 | June 25, 2024[38] | 979-8-88-933578-8 | ||
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| 14 | February 16, 2024[39] | 978-4-06-534566-5 | — | — | ||
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| 15 | May 16, 2024[10] | 978-4-06-535509-1 | — | — | ||
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| 16 | July 17, 2024[40][41] | 978-4-06-536166-5 978-4-06-536132-0 (SE) | — | — | ||
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format[edit]
- 148. The Manager's Unseen Side (見知らぬ、店長, Mishiranu, tenchō)
- 149. Is This a Date? (これってデート？, Kore tte Dēto?)
- 150. Even I... (私だって…, Watashi datte…)
- 151. Ally of Justice (正義の味方, Seigi no mikata)
- 152. Eri vs. Ami (恵里vs.秋水, Eri vs. Ami)
- 153. A Lonely Person (寂しがり屋だから, Samishigariya dakara)
- 154. Mission: Proposal (プロポーズ大作戦, Puropōzu dai sakusen)
- 155. Ami vs. Eri (秋水vs.恵里, Ami vs. Eri)
- 156. The Fight's Conclusion (決着, Ketchaku)
- 157. The Proposal (プロポーズ, Puropōzu)
- 158. Vows (誓いの言葉, Chikai no kotoba)
Anime[edit]
An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 8, 2022.[42] The series was produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by Satoshi Kuwabara, with scripts written by Keiichirō Ōchi, character designs handled by Masatsune Noguchi, and music composed by Shu Kanematsu and Miki Sakurai.[1] It aired from April 8 to June 24, 2023, on the Super Animeism programming block on MBS and TBS.[43][c] The opening theme song is "Unmei Kyōdōtai!" (運命共同体！) by Neriame, while the ending theme song is "Dramatic" (ドラマチック) by Miki Satō.[5] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[45]
A second season was announced after the airing of the twelfth episode.[46] It premiered on July 5, 2024 in the Super Animeism Turbo programming block.[47][7] The opening theme song is "Charge!" by Hikari Kodama, while the ending theme song is "Nacchatta!" (なっちゃった！) by VTuber Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino (a.k.a. Pepechi).[48]
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title [49][d] | Directed by [e] | Written by [e] | Storyboarded by [e] | Original air date [51][c] | |
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| 1 | "Familia" Transliteration: "Famiria" (Japanese: ファミリア) | Kimiharu Mutō | Keiichirō Ōchi | Satoshi Kuwabara | April 8, 2023[f] | |
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Following the death of his estranged grandmother Sachiko, 19 year old Hayato inherits her Café Familia, which he intends to turn into a car-park. Visiting the house where Sachiko raised him he is shocked to find five girls living there. Ouka, Ami, Riho, Shiragiku and Akane are Familia's waitresses and Sachiko's unofficial granddaughters. Uncaring due to his past falling out with Sachiko, Hayato evicts them. They decide to manipulate Hayato by seducing then blackmailing him. Hayato angrily rejects Ouka and Ami so Shiragiku is deliberately given alcohol, causing her repressed lechery and male body odour fetish to emerge. She jumps on Hayato but Ami, as the girl's self-appointed bodyguard, "rescues" Shiraguki and beats up Hayato. Developers arrive to discuss demolition work, but when Familia's sign is damaged Hayato regrets falling out with Sachiko and retrieves the sign. Sensing his feelings Ouka makes pilaf from Sachiko's recipe. Hayato finally cries over Sachiko's death. Looking at Sachiko's records Hayato realises Familia is bankrupt from Sachiko paying the girls despite Familia being too small to sustain five employees. Hayato abruptly decides to reopen Familia but warns them unless Familia becomes profitable in one year he will demolish it. | ||||||
| 2 | "A Promise with Grandma" Transliteration: "Obā-chan to no Yakusoku" (Japanese: おばあちゃんとの約束) | Kōki Onoue | Keiichirō Ōchi | Satoshi Kuwabara | April 15, 2023[g] | |
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Hayato forces the girls to share household chores. When they realize Hayato has seen their underwear by doing laundry they send him to clean Familia as punishment. Shiragiku insists Hayato eat with them at mealtimes like family. When Hayato and Ouka see each other naked in the bathroom because there was no sign, Ami beats him up even though Ouka walked in on him. Hayato practices making coffee but the girls agree his coffee is terrible. Later, the antisocial Akane somehow makes excellent coffee. Despite being annoyed by her, Hayato asks for help. Akane realizes Sachiko was right, he does look cute whilst sulking. Hayato childishly responds she looks cute when she smiles, but she doesn't react and shows him how to make coffee. After Hayato leaves Akane is actually shown to be quite flustered. Hayato is again beaten by Ami, this time for seeing her naked in the bathroom, even though he put up a sign. Hayato takes Riho on courtesy visits to advertise Familia's reopening but Riho scolds him for acting moody, putting people off. Realizing she is right, Hayato promises to do better. Riho rewards him by flashing her panties, making him fall down the stairs. Riho is shown with a shrine fortune predicting she will find love with a co-worker. | ||||||
| 3 | "Opening!" Transliteration: "Kaiten!" (Japanese: 開店！) | Yūji Kanzaki | Mayumi Morita | Kenji Setō | April 22, 2023[h] | |
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Hayato and Ouka argue constantly so Riho advises Hayato find a solution. Akane advises compliments so he praises Ouka several times; but Ouka takes it as sarcasm. He later finds Ouka in her waitress uniform which he compliments as cute, making Ouka smile as she made their uniforms herself. Shiragiku, accidentally drunk again, ruins the moment molesting Hayato. Hayato pays the girls some wages, revealing he has money in the stock market. Ami tries to distract Hayato from discovering she broke his phone and laptop but fails. This prevents Hayato from selling his stocks in a suddenly bankrupt company, wiping out his savings. He punishes Ami for breaking his phone and laptop. Now entirely financially dependent on Familia, Hayato announces the girls will have to rotate shifts so only two work at a time. Familia reopens with multiple satisfied customers, until the arrival of Fuwa, the loan shark who always harassed Sachiko over money she owed. Hayato keeps his temper, even stopping the girls from hitting Fuwa when he insults Sachiko. However, when Fuwa intentionally exposes Shiragiku's panties, Hayato blackmails him and throws him out while their customers applaud and promise to be his witnesses in case Fuwa comes back. Fuwa swears revenge for insulting him. Shiragiku realizes Hayato hasn’t changed since they were childhood friends 15 years ago. | ||||||
| 4 | "Cherry Blossom Festival!" Transliteration: "Sakuramatsuri!" (Japanese: 桜まつり！) | Taiji Kawanishi | Keiichirō Ōchi | Satoshi Kuwabara | April 29, 2023[g] | |
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In order to recover from the decreasing customers at Familia, Hayato decides to open a stall at the Cherry Blossom Festival. Shiragiku suggests cherry liqueur cookies but gets drunk and molests Hayato, who is then punished by Ami. Akane gives Hayato a cookie recipe she and Sachiko developed. They open the stall, but Ouka is harassed by Fuwa's grandson and his thugs. The other stall owners drive them away, but Familia's stall is vandalised overnight. Hayato recalls Sachiko had an old food cart which they quickly spruce up into a mobile café stall, which is a success thanks to Riho's social media work. The same thugs meet them on the way home and continue harassing them. Fuwa's grandson punches Hayato, who took it on purpose, believing Fuwa's reputation protects him from being arrested by the police. Claiming self-defense under Hayato's orders, Ami beats up the grandson and the thugs. Hayato threatens them further by claiming Ouka is a secret murderous gang leader, much to her dismay, so the thugs flee. Hayato recorded the whole conversation about Fuwa's connections to corrupt police officers to prevent further retaliation. Ouka is surprised Hayato took the punch on purpose so they wouldn't vandalize Sachiko's food cart. | ||||||
| 5 | "Day Off" Transliteration: "Teikyūbi" (Japanese: 定休日) | Yuri Uema | Keiichirō Ōchi | Yuri Uema Satoshi Kuwabara | May 6, 2023[g] | |
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Hayato notices between college and Familia Riho is working too much. Riho is grateful for how Sachiko helped her and wants to make Familia successful. She flashes back to her mother who told her those who don't work hard are worthless. Hayato tells her she should do more things for herself, reminding her of Sachiko and making her think Hayato might actually be reliable. Hayato learns Akane plays in a band on her days off but won't let the girls attend her concerts. By chance Hayato comes across her underground concert and finds that despite her usual indifference she is a passionate, talented singer. Akane is embarrassed he saw her sing so he promises to keep her talent secret, but is surprised Akane is unwilling to try becoming a professional singer. Akane is further embarrassed Hayato has bought one of her CD's. The next week the girls discuss living together with a man but conclude from his personality Hayato won't try to seduce them. They wonder what Hayato plans to do when the year is over. Akane claims she wouldn't mind marrying Hayato, shocking the girls, then claims she was joking. | ||||||
| 6 | "Two Months!" Transliteration: "Nikagetsu!" (Japanese: 2か月！) | Tomoko Hiramuki | Mayumi Morita | Satoshi Kuwabara | May 13, 2023[g] | |
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Riho notices Hayato smiles whenever Shiragiku praises him, and Shiragiku is envious when Hayato pats Riho's head. Shiragiku is outraged Hayato plans to change Sachiko's old menu, leading to a taste test, a Sachiko sandwich against a new menu sandwich made by Riho. Aware the girl's real motive isn't the menu, Hayato claims he is full and doesn't try either sandwich. Ami becomes a perfect employee, worrying everybody. Akane suspects it is because Ami recently lost a karate match. Ami confirms her coach even advised her not to try due to her opponent's strength. Hayato rejects this, pointing out Ami just needs to learn more moves. Ami recovers but breaks Hayato's new laptop, followed by Ouka breaking his phone. Ami makes her usual offer of a breast squeeze as compensation, but is shocked when Hayato actually takes her offer and punishes her by giving her a mad breast squeezing rampage. Humiliated, she decides to stop offering breast squeezes from now on. After the girls start acting strangely, Hayato realizes that despite appearances, they are just employees, not his family, and almost tells them so, only to find they had planned a party to celebrate Familia's two month anniversary. Hayato realizes they are his family after all. Akane receives a phone call from her mother that upsets her. | ||||||
| 7 | "A Year in My Life" Transliteration: "Atashi no Ichi-nen" (Japanese: アタシの1年) | Mie Matsushima | Keiichirō Ōchi | Satoshi Kuwabara | May 20, 2023[g] | |
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From Akane's behavior, Hayato deduces she is planning to quit and move out due to her mother. Akane is grateful for Hayato's help, jokingly offering a breast squeeze as repayment, but Hayato asks her for a date instead. The girls discover the secret date and are suspicious. Akane realizes the date is Hayato's way of asking her to share her problem. She eventually reveals her family owns a trading company; since her father died she is sole heir, so her mother has chosen a fiancé for her and is pressuring her to have children. Hayato deduces from the lousy coffee she just made Akane doesn't want to go. The girls agree she can't leave so Akane asks Hayato to help her. They meet Akane's mother, but she is unable to speak her mind, so Hayato gives her a harsh scolding that she needs to stop making excuses and start standing up for herself. With that, Akane gains the courage to defy her mother. She relents and tells Akane can live as she pleases and seems to be familiar with Hayato's family name Kasukabe. The other girls are relieved Akane is staying. As she leaves, her mother cheerfully points out if Akane wants to marry Hayato she will need to defeat the other girls first, much to her embarrassment as she denies her claim. In private, Akane thanks Hayato for his help by hugging him and promising to make his coffee the rest of his life. An embarrassed Hayato warns her not to make fun of him and walks away. Delighted, she confirms she has a crush on him. | ||||||
| 8 | "A Beach Hut!" Transliteration: "Umi no Ie!" (Japanese: 海の家！) | Motomasa Maeda | Mayumi Morita | Satoshi Kuwabara | May 27, 2023[g] | |
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After paying their wages Hayato reveals his plan to open a Familia beach hut, though this would involve the girls giving up their summer break in order to work and the hut costs 4 months profits to build. Akane re-joins her band mates to start singing again. The girls agree to work the summer and immediately discuss whether to wear beach uniforms or bikinis, depending on which one flusters Hayato more, until Hayato insists on shorts and vests. Shiragiku gets drunk touching alcohol cleaning wipes and molests Hayato half-naked. Akane changes her band name like Hayato had suggested, making the others worry she has become a serious rival for Hayato’s affections. Shiragiku creates a watermelon parfait as the hut's signature item, followed by a photoshoot that goes viral due to Ami wearing a bizarre mask. On the opening day, Riho sees Akane talking with Hayato instead of working and becomes angry at them before fainting from overwork and heatstroke. Hayato scolds her for worrying him again, which actually makes her feel less jealous, though she throws a tantrum when Hayato refuse to apologize to Akane for her. Akane overhears this anyway and smiles. | ||||||
| 9 | "Riho and Her Past" Transliteration: "Riho to, Sono Kako" (Japanese: 流星と、その過去) | Kōji Matsumura | Mayumi Morita | Satoshi Kuwabara | June 3, 2023[g] | |
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Riho yells at Hayato when bikini girls flirt with him. Akane teaches Ouka to make coffee, though it doesn't go well. Hayato learns Shiragiku has a guaranteed chef career after college and wonders why she bothers to work at a coffee shop. Fuwa’s grandson and thugs visit the hut and hassle Riho, so Hayato sends Ami to scare them away. Riho decides to apologize for yelling but when she sees more bikini girls flirting with him she yells again. Akane tells Hayato her next song is about first love. Before he gets her hint Ami pulls him into the ocean as a prank. Akane teaches Ami to make coffee and she does better than Ouka. Hayato has to force Riho to take a break so she won't faint again. A news reporter accidentally reveals Riho’s past as a child-actress, upsetting her. It is revealed Riho’s mother overworked her, leading Riho’s father to divorce her over concerns for Riho's health, which Riho never recovered from. Hayato assures her Familia's success doesn’t matter if it risks her health, so she agrees to relax more and cries in Hayato's arms. It turns out the girls knew about her past anyway but didn’t think it was important since to them she is just Riho, not child-actress Riho. | ||||||
| 10 | "Ouka and Kikka" Transliteration: "Ōka to Kikka" (Japanese: 桜花と橘花) | Mie Matsushima | Keiichirō Ōchi | Satoshi Kuwabara | June 10, 2023[g] | |
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Ouka’s twin sister Kikka tracks her to Familia and is angry Ouka only has part time employment and a bizarre living arrangement. She proceeds to insult the girls, Hayato and Familia as unsuitable for their respectable Makuzawa family, so Ouka slaps her. Kikka leaves angry. Ouka explains her family all graduated from Tokyo University for generations, but she couldn't handle the pressure from their parents and left to study fashion. Kikka observes everyone from a distance while Ouka remembers Kikka agreed to attend university so their parents would let her study fashion. Hayato points out Kikka continuing to hang around can only mean she is worried about Ouka, so he gives her the day off to talk to her. Kikka reveals she wanted to go to university, so Ouka acting like she forced her to go and then distancing herself is infuriating. Ouka realizes Kikka misses her and they reconcile. Kikka reveals Hayato impressed her; he was the only one not to mistake her for Ouka. Later, Ouka thanks Hayato for his help and asks how he knew Kikka wasn’t her when even their parents still mix them up. Hayato points out Kikka is left handed, but she had also shouted at Ami which Ouka would never do as she is too kind hearted. Ouka becomes unexpectedly flustered. | ||||||
| 11 | "Fireworks of Love" Transliteration: "Koi no Hibana" (Japanese: 恋の火花) | Yuri Uema | Keiichirō Ōchi | Satoshi Kuwabara | June 17, 2023[g] | |
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Akane surprises Hayato by asking about his romantic future. Embarrassed, Hayato claims he won't think about it until he decides Familia's future. Akane accepts he is not yet ready to accept or reject her confession. This is all overheard by Shiragiku. The house bathtub breaks so they must bathe at a bathhouse while Hayato agrees to install a new bath and toilet. In the baths, the girls overhear the men talking and are embarrassed to learn Hayato is larger than average. Akane informs Riho she confessed to Hayato at the beach, so if she loves Hayato as well she needs to let him know soon. Riho finally confesses to Hayato, but instantly claims to be joking. Hayato is uncomfortable by this and repeats himself that he won't think about romance until Familia's future is decided. Riho accepts this, but the next day loses her temper as Akane now openly flirts with Hayato. Their rivalry is noticed by customers as they argue over Hayato. Ami steps in to calm them down and force them both to stop fighting. Akane admits she provoked Riho on purpose so she could be honest about her feelings as she tends to keep them bottled up. Riho confirms her statement and apologizes for losing her temper. They both agree to be civilized rivals. Hayato witness this and runs off confused, afraid he did something wrong. Despite the misunderstanding, Akane and Riho both swear to tell Hayato how they really feel for him. That night, Hayato sees Shiragiku in Sachiko’s room. | ||||||
| 12 | "Two Encounters" Transliteration: "Futatsu no Deai" (Japanese: 二つの出会い) | Taiji Kawanishi | Keiichirō Ōchi | Satoshi Kuwabara | June 24, 2023[g] | |
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Hayato decides to create another new menu item. Akane and Riho notice Hayato doesn't trust either of them, given their recent rivalry behavior. Shiragiku is annoyed when Hayato casually mentions her moving out soon to get a real job, so she abruptly confesses to him as well. Thankfully she was just drunk on kitchen disinfectant and passes out in her underwear. Hayato hears a rumour about Sachiko and finally demands to know why he saw Shiragiku in her room late at night. Shiragiku's flashback shows Sachiko was once a 3 Michelin Star chef in Spain who mentored Shiragiku's father, which is how Shiragiku first met Hayato as children. Sachiko never wanted Hayato to know she had to quit being a chef to raise him. Hayato blames himself for ruining Sachiko's life, but Shiragiku assures him Sachiko never once regretted choosing to raise him. Hayato decides he simply can’t let Familia fail. The other girls, all eavesdropping, tearfully agree to do whatever it takes to make Familia thrive, though their emotional outbursts only cause Hayato to yell in frustration. A flashforward shows an older Hayato, still working at Familia, but now with his teenage daughter, though which of the five girls he ended up marrying is left a mystery. As Hayato and the girls are having a picnic, a drunken Shiragiku tells everyone that she loves Hayato, much to their shock, especially to Akane and Riho as they have another rival in their hands to win Hayato's heart. | ||||||
| 13 | "A Dark Shadow Over Familia" Transliteration: "Famiria ni Kuroi Kage" (Japanese: ファミリアに黒い影) | TBA | TBA | TBA | July 5, 2024 | |
| 14 | "A Bolt from the Blue" Transliteration: "Seiten no Hekireki" (Japanese: 青天の霹靂) | TBA | TBA | TBA | July 12, 2024 | |
Reception[edit]
As of April 2023, the series has 1 million copies in circulation.[52]
Anime News Network had three editors review the first episode of the anime:[53] James Beckett found nothing "actively terrible or migrane-inducing" with the series opener but felt it was "played out and low effort," saying it lacked more lively animation to make it a "pure, shameless comedy" and recommended that people seek out "funnier comedies and sweeter romances" throughout the spring season. Nicholas Dupree commended the first half for giving its audience the cheesecake fanservice with "professional efficiency", but criticized the second half for Hayato's "extremely hackneyed" family story clashing with said fanservice, noting the cast were not "well-rounded" and "too unlikable" to deliver the drama and comedy respectively. He concluded that "there doesn't seem to be much else in the way of ecchi shows this season, so if that's your bag, I guess you can do the opposite of reading Playboy for the articles." Richard Eisenbeis respected the premiere for being an unashamed "good ol' fanservice harem rom-com" and singled out Akane as the most interesting out of the female cast, concluding: "With solid character designs, and at least one character that genuinely intrigues me, I might give this show another chance next week. I mean, it's definitely a fanservice anime, but part of me wonders if it might be something more."[53]
Eisenbeis reviewed the complete anime series in 2024 and gave it an overall C+ grade.[54] He criticized the first half for being "painfully cliché" with its tired setup and one-note, cookie-cutter caricatures, but praised the second half for Hayato's "arrogant asshole" character helping to guide the female cast to confront their personal issues and make them more than stereotypes, concluding that: "Ultimately, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses has left me conflicted. The first few episodes are so boring and uninspired that I can't, in good conscience, recommend the anime. However, at the same time, the back half is good enough that I am honestly looking forward to the second season."[54]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The English subname of the original Japanese manga version is Goddess Café Terrace
- ^ Hayato was originally said to be 19 in the serialized version, but his age was changed to 18 in the volume version.
- ^ a b MBS listed the series premiere at 25:25 on April 7, 2023, which is effectively April 8 at 1:25 a.m.[44]
- ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[50]
- ^ a b c Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
- ^ This episode aired at 1:53 a.m. JST, 28 minutes after the original air time.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j This episode aired at 1:23 a.m. JST, 2 minutes before the original air time.
- ^ This episode aired at 1:38 a.m. JST, 13 minutes after the original air time.
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External links[edit]
- The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses official manga website at Pocket Shōnen Magazine (in Japanese)
- The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses official anime website (in Japanese)
- The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses on Twitter (in Japanese)
- The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
