Blend S

Wishing to be independent, 16-year-old Maika Sakuranomiya is desperate to nail down a part-time job so that she can afford to study abroad. Unfortunately, her applications are constantly rejected due to the menacing look she unintentionally makes whenever she smiles, despite her otherwise cheerful disposition.

After yet another failed interview, she chances upon Café Stile, a coffee shop where the servers interact with the customers while roleplaying distinctive characteristics. The Italian store manager, Dino, becomes infatuated with Maika's cuteness at first sight, and offers her a job as a waitress with a sadistic nature. Coupled with her inherent clumsiness, she successfully manages to serve a pair of masochistic customers in accordance with her new, ruthless persona. Alongside Kaho Hinata as the tsundere and Mafuyu Hoshikawa as the younger sister, Maika decides to make the most out of her unique quirk and cements her position in the cafe with merciless cruelty!

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Sakuranomiya, Maika Main

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Hinata, Kaho Main

Kitou, Akari Japanese

Hoshikawa, Mafuyu Main

Haruno, Anzu Japanese

Dino Main

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Akizuki, Kouyou Main

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa Japanese

Kanzaki, Hideri Supporting

Tokui, Sora Japanese

Amano, Miu Supporting

Tanezaki, Atsumi Japanese

Sakuranomiya, Aika Supporting

Matsuzaki, Rei Japanese

Mahou Shoujo Frill Supporting

Ogura, Yui Japanese

Sakuranomiya, Kouichi Supporting

Satou, Shinki Japanese

Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Producer

Onoue, Taiki Producer

Niwa, Masami Producer

Masuyama, Ryouji Director

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Jan 26, 2023

Naneo

Recommended

This anime is not all about part time work. There is also a romance bit here and there, but the main thing is about bonding and having fun with your coworker. First thing I wanna point out is the romance bit kinda weird. They have a big gap on their age. One is a schoolgirl, one is a manager. So if you are not into it just skip this anime. This is a really great anime to relief stress after going home from work yourself.

Story is easy to follow because there aren't like big plot or something. Just some schoolgirl doing a part time job ... to go overseas. The shenanigan Cafe Stile produce is so entertaining to not make it a boring anime, considering this anime premise is not engaging. Every episode filled with hillarious moment. And the joke delivery is on point. I never gone an episode without laughing. One problem tho. The only thing that makes the story looks like progressing is when they introduce a character. So when an episode doesnt introduce characters, it feels like just exist to fill the 12 episode count. Because there are hardly any meaningful story at all.

The series also does a great job of introducing the other characters and their roles at the café. Each character has their own unique personality and backstory, and the series does a great job of exploring them. The anime OP point that out. Everyone except the cook have 2 personality. What I love about it even more is they're not perfect. So we can relate to them, its a hospitality job after all. Sometimes their true personality slipped out in front of customers. Always interesting to watch them interact with each other in the backrooms, their rich personality and the context given. The series also does a good job of balancing the comedy with more serious and heartfelt moments, making it an enjoyable watch throughout.

The animation is of course a good quality, with detailed and expressive character designs. The voice acting need to be praised too, with the actors bringing the characters to life in a charming and humorous way. Not to mention they also sing the OP and ED song. Both of it are in my playlist now. Most of the time, its all takes place inside a room. And when they go outside. They didn't miss the opportunity to make the background so beautiful.

Really enjoy this anime, definitely will rewatch this in near future. Oh yeah and read the manga too. This anime is so iconic with that OP. There are tons of people creating memes with various scene and characters, which makes it even more popular. I decided to watch this anime because me myself get my first job too. Although it is not a part time work. I can relate and relax watching it after my 12 hour shift. Thats all I wanna say about this anime. Thank you for reading my review.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 19, 2024

xX_Shibe_Xx

Mixed Feelings

first ever anime i watched. and the way i found out was because of the snoop dog meme of this anime intro. however due to this being my first ever anime i am somewhat biased about it. so i wouldn't recommend this to anyone really, especially since there is tons of new way cooler anime nowadays. uh looking back on this it wasn't that good but my bias still says it great. anyway the story was eh, but thats because its a slice of life. characters were ok i guess. the dog definetly carried the anime fight me if u disagree and uh yeah i ... give this anime a very memorable anime intro out of 10 as that's why i still remember it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 4, 2023

inkytypo

Not Recommended

Blend S was one of those animes that didn’t interest me back when it aired in 2017, and perhaps for good reason. Beyond the pedophile manager’s (aged 26) attraction to the mc Maika (aged 16), the anime fails to go anywhere in terms of plot despite introducing multiple new characters throughout the season. Despite being a moe anime with constant attempts to break the fourth wall to appeal to ‘otaku’ viewers, the jokes play on overused tropes and come off as cringe-worthy. It’s characters, each with their own ‘gimmick’ and role they play at the café, experience no character development, growth or change. Coupled with ... the fact that the plot itself doesn’t go anywhere, the whole anime feels like a series of filler episodes from start to finish. If you skipped this anime back in 2017, it probably isn’t worth your time picking it up now.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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