The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses has a lot of surprises and one non-secret you kind of have to ignore are the ecchi parts. Do that, and I think you might have a good time with this one.
Story & Characters: The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses takes place in Tokyo where Hayato Kasukabe has inherited a café, Café Familia, that his grandmother, Sachiko, once owned. With no real ambition to use it as a project, Hayato decides to return to check the place out to demolish it in place of a parking lot that he wants to earn some money off of.
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The problem? His grandmother took in five girls to live on the premises that connects the café. While away, Hayato realizes that these girls loved his grandmother like his own, and they want the café to remain in place. Our story shows us how these five girls, Ouka, Akane, Riho, Shiragaku and Ami, attempt to work with Hayato to make sure the café remains in place!
Right away, audiences may notice the intense similarities that this series has with another popular Harem, The Quintessential Quintuplets. Fives girls, all looking for the attention of a single dude? Check. Each girl here seemingly being very similar to each of the quintuplets? Check. Subtle hints that he'll eventually go out with one of them? Check. Now, the whole thing isn't entirely a repeat, but the things that sets this apart from the others are those differences. They matter here.
For starters, Hayato's not a complete bonehead like many male protagonists in Harem anime have. I'm not sure why that archetype is so common, but it really doesn't take much to create a decent main character, even if they're surrounded by five females. After Hayato reluctantly takes on this café as his own little project, he actually puts his heart into trying to make it successful. He's a solid lead, with decent ideals, even if some of the random bits that try and make the series funny don't always land. Plenty is shown of Grandma Sachiko, and she's shown to be a very devoted grandmother who puts her grandson first, even if he wasn't the nicest person in his younger years. What's easily apparent is that it isn't just how she treated her grandson, but most everyone that had a friendly face. That includes all five of these girls, many of which don't exactly have the happiest of pasts.
Ouka comes off as someone who has quite a temper, but after a few episodes, she really does mellow out. She has an ambition to eventually create cloths with her fashion sense, and I love that they connected this to the café's needs. Some of Ouka's complicated past is revealed to have been in relation to her twin sister, Kikka, and while it isn't the deepest of stories, it was a fun episode where we can see some resolution. Akane, in contrast, is likely the calmest of the bunch. Her calling card is that she's in a band, though if she plans to make this her life's goal was never revealed. Still, Akane's skill is that she's likely the best at brewing coffee, something a good café obviously needs. Riho is the oldest of the bunch, and specializes in more-so the business side of things such as advertisements and supervising. She's quite mature at certain times, and basically tries to play it cute at others, but that's part of her charm. Shiragiku wants to eventually be a chef like Sachiko, and is the best of the five girls and making food. Her charm? If she smells a whiff of alcohol, she turns into, what I can only describe, as the trampiest girl that I've seen in a Harem anime - which says a lot. It's definitely overkill, but her past and the connection it has with Hayato was easily the best part of the series. Ami is probably the blandest of the character in this series, while also being the one with the most energy. How? She's the same character day in and day out - obsessed with exercise and basically no skills to match the café. Her past was never revealed, but she does have a strong sense of loyalty to her fellow co-workers, something that shouldn't be overlooked.
One of the minor problems with this series is that it starts off very strong in the Harem-Ecchi direction right off the hop. There is a LOT of fan-service in the early going, most of which feel like an attempt to grab audiences, when this series really isn't about that at all. Once you get past that and pay attention to the story and characters, this series is wonderfully written. Our six characters stick together through a lot and the series takes sizable chunks of time to try and make their chemistry apparent. Who gets along with who, who doesn't, why don't they and how to they stick together? These are all questions that are constantly asked and answered, and I loved it. There are a lot of strong plot points and, unlike a lot of other anime, they're answered right away.
We've talked about the Harem and Ecchi aspects. How about the Romance aspects. Are they really strong here? To that, I answer with "somewhat". It's no real secret that some of the girls will start to get a crush on our somewhat oblivious protagonist, but I feel like they didn't want to push too much of that in this season, with another one on its way. It's pretty common in romance series to slow burn it a little bit, but they definitely give you hints of who likes Hayato and why. "Why" is important here because it's not uncommon for characters to just... like each other. They literally say it out here, and I like that. Time will tell if this series goes until the very end.
Apart from our characters' pasts that I mentioned above, the current day story plays out in a somewhat predictable fashion, but is still well executed. Many problems that they run into relate to how the café can become either more profitable, or well-known, and our characters need to think of a way to get past some obstacle. My minor worry with all of this is that the next season will be a lot of the same. What other problems can a café have? I'm anxious to find out. (Story: 8/10, Characters: 9/10)
Art: I gotta hand it to Tezuka Productions, they really delivered a solid looking series here. They don't do a lot of popular works, but they certainly helped themselves here after putting out series like the first season of Quintessential Quintuplets, Dororo and How Not to Summon a Demon Lord. Everything looks incredibly crisp with colours that absolutely pop off the screen. Yeah, fan service is a little overwhelming in the early going, but that was just going to happen with an Ecchi series. Less than subtle is the censoring going on here - it looks terrible. (9/10)
Sound: I could take or leave basically every audio aspect of this series. I didn't have much to say other than it was solid all around. (7/10)
Overall: Every time I decide to watch an Ecchi series, I'm not really sure what to expect - maybe unfairly. But The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses really impressed me with the storylines it put into the series. Especially with how much fan service can turn audiences away. The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses needs to continue with these strong character relations going into the next season in order to see itself as a contender as one of the best Harem series on the market. If they improve upon what they have here? It'll make a strong case. (9/10)
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Synonyms: Goddess Café Terrace
Japanese: 女神のカフェテラス
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
12
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Apr 8, 2023 to Jun 24, 2023
Premiered:
Spring 2023
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Saturdays at 01:25 (JST)
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Tezuka Productions
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Demographic:
Shounen
Duration:
23 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Dec 20, 2023
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses has a lot of surprises and one non-secret you kind of have to ignore are the ecchi parts. Do that, and I think you might have a good time with this one.
Story & Characters: The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses takes place in Tokyo where Hayato Kasukabe has inherited a café, Café Familia, that his grandmother, Sachiko, once owned. With no real ambition to use it as a project, Hayato decides to return to check the place out to demolish it in place of a parking lot that he wants to earn some money off of. ... Aug 20, 2024
THE ONLY REVIEW YOU'LL EVER NEED!
This is not like quintuiplets. At first glance it seems similar but not quite. The story revolves on the mc and with the goddesses of their cafe keeping it alive tribute to the mc's grandma. quintuplets do not have this kind of plot. touch of romance will be seen while showing how the cafe was build in the firstplace, complications getting resolved comedy and chill plot. Even showing that their grandmother's were in the same cafe working that they're currenlty working, makes the story different from others, all of the characters have nothing in common expect for the fact they were ... Jan 27, 2024
My experience with The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses was very strange. I expected a lot from the fan service. I expected very little from the story. Ironically, everything was the opposite.
In terms of ecchi, it is an anime, for experts in the genre, without much merit. Of course, the girls are cute, but nothing remarkable. Average ecchi level, leaning towards low. The strange thing is that, even though these girls don't show much skin, the animation quality makes them look gorgeous. Wow! These girls are beautiful! And the fan service scenes are well-received. In terms of story, while it is not a new work by ... Sep 20, 2024
Really nice blend of harem, excellent comedy and solid story. The characters are an obvious copy of TQQ anime for the most part but that's the only similarity. In my opinion it's much better than TQQ because everyone is of legal age so there are a lot of adult jokes, also much more fan service than TQQ. It's set outside of school so not having to see the regular high school tropes is a breath of fresh air. Animations are top notch and so it the music. Also, all of the main cast is really likeable so it's hard to pick a favorite which is
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Feb 7, 2024
Megami no Café Terrace is a harem romcom, and it's a pretty enjoyable one. I recommend it for any romcom enjoyer and I'll try to explain why down below.
I'll give some details regarding the strengths and the weaknesses of this show, while bearing in mind that this review is based on romcom standards. Strengths : + The male MC, Hayato is a "normal" dude, meaning that he doesn't fit the loser/virgin mc archetype, therefore there won't be any cringe scenes with unbelievable reactions, where the dude becomes unhinged by talking with a woman etc... + Riho Tsukishima best girl ... Oct 1, 2024
I like watching it, but words cannot come out when I look for words when I try to praise it. To be honest, it's an average harem/romance but with arguably good characters. It's mixed for me.
I've been recommended this as something to watch if you like 'The Quintessential Quintuplets.' To a certain extent, I can see it. Synopsis: Kasukabe Hayato moves back to his dead grandmother's cafe with the intention of selling it. He was surprised to find 5 beautiful girls living there. Little did he know that these part-timers were treated by his grandmother as family. Eventually, he decided to revive his grandmother's cafe with ... Jun 24, 2023
Megami no Café Terrace would be a good anime for audiences who enjoyed some, if not all, of Gotoubun no Hanayome or any other harem anime, the details below will explain reasons why.
As far as the music goes, such as the opening and the ending songs, it was pretty fitting to the anime's mood, the opening was attractive and the melody was quite catchy in a fun way, while the ending music played a crucial role in wrapping up the mellow story in this anime. From episode to episode, Megami no Café Terrace did well to build on characters and character relationships. Their interactions made ... Feb 20, 2024
Megami no Café Terrace
The anime shows with ecchi tags are usually tedious. The story and characters become repeatable and enjoyment waves off as the experience of watched anime increases. However, this show is well done for the genre and can bring a lot of enjoyment. The troupe of girls and a boy living in the same living space is nothing new. It usually goes along with accidents of a sexual nature and girls falling in love with the MC. You can write it off as a typical harem that brings nothing of value. However, there is something more comforting about this show. It is a ... Jun 19, 2023
if you like harem anime, this anime is the one.
it reminds me a lot of Quintessential Quintuplets. if you haven't watched it before, than you need to watch that one as well. I wouldn't say this is the best harem anime out there, but compare it to anime like rent a girlfriend or something like domestic girlfriend and its pretty darn good watch. In case my words above haven't convinced you, i'll let the story try to hook you in. Its a dude who plans to sell this place called the familia which his grandma used to own and she saddly passed away. He ... Aug 20, 2024
For a show that's little more just another wholesome harem anime this is actually surprisingly good. It's unoriginal with characters you can largely compare directly to others in similar series (particularly one with the initials QQ) but for some reason I found this fun and relaxing to watch. Ok well if I'm being honest I really do recommend this, it's great. It's more of a binge watch show in my opinion though.
Characters Well, if you've seen Bokuben or Quintessential Quintuplets you know the girls characters but they are reasonably well rounded and fun. There is a fair bit of mystery which is kept for quite some ... Jul 31, 2024
after watching the first episode I thought it was gonna be another cliche ecchi anime with a bunch of annoying, spoiled girls with big boobs, a loser MC with no backbone that all the girls like for some reason and a mid story with cheesy dialog, and it kinda was but it was entertaining enough to keep you watching, the characters have their own unique story that ties them up to the cafe and are not as one dimensional as I initially thought and the plot, while simple, was interesting to see develop over each episode. It's nothing spectacular but it's good if you like
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Mar 31, 2024
So, you're in need of a trashy harem romantic comedy? Then come right in! This anime will give you a pretty simple story that's easy to understand not really complicated at all. You also have a mc that's straightforward,tactless,and rude but smart, and Brave unlike 99% of harem mc that are horn dogs. Now lets somewhat talk about the girls the real reason your most likely watching this yes there is booba but not much so if your looking for a lot of fanservice then turn around and go watch highschool dxd for the 10th time okay but if u want to see some somewhat
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Nov 22, 2023
Visual Appeal: Tezuka Productions, the studio behind the popular anime "Kanojo mo Kanojo," is known for its detailed and graphic animation style. "Megami no Café Terrace" continues this tradition, bringing to life the characters and their world with vibrant colors and intricate details. From the expressive facial expressions to the meticulously crafted backgrounds, the anime is a visual feast for the eyes.
Sound and Music: The opening and ending themes of "Megami no Café Terrace" are catchy and memorable, setting the tone for the anime's lighthearted and romantic atmosphere. The background music throughout the series is equally well-composed, complementing the visuals and enhancing the emotions of ... Jul 9, 2024
Story: 5/10 The Story is average There's really is nothing unique or exciting about it it's average
Plot: 7/10 The Plot of the story is really intriguing its good Art: 7/10 The art style is actually pretty nice it fits the theme of the story it's nice Creativity: 5/10 The story and other elements of this Show are very common to see in other Series It is pretty average Pacing: 7/10 The pacing of the story is great there are no unnecessary Scenes or Talks Dialogue: 6/10 The dialogue of the characters is pretty above average It is Okay Characters: 5/10 The characters of the story are quite average there's nothing ... Dec 5, 2023
Pada awal cerita disuguhkan dengan adegan yang kurang, di 3 episode pertama memang tidak terlalu berkesan ceritanya, tapi mohon bersabar.
Episode selanjutnya sangat menyenangkan, ada tipe gadis tsundere ( ouka ), ada tipe tsundere yang lainnya juga ( riho ). Jangan terpaku dengan rating dari anime ini, menurut saya ini anime harem terbaik. Jujur saya sangat menantikan musim kedua dari anime ini pada tahun depan. Dari segi opening menyajikan musik yang bagus dan saya menyukai gaya animasi dari anime ini. Dari kelima gadis, yang paling kusukai adalah shiragiku karena tipe yang manis seperti hinata. Sekian review dari saya, menurutku ini anime yang sangat bagus, sangat saya rekomendasi ... Jun 30, 2023
At the beginning of the episode, the MC entered the sordid storyline and immediately met 5 girls at the same time with various sordid encounters! It makes me disgusted to see it, I'm not that I don't like the Echi genre, but I'm tired of Lucky Sukebe.
As for comedy, it's also normal, it doesn't make you laugh at all, there's only screaming from the female characters, and the male characters just pretend to be calm. The essence of this anime story is just Fan Service, nothing more than that, for those of you who want to find a better storyline, I suggest not watching this, because ... Jun 23, 2023
First of all, I want to say that despite some of the controversies related to Kouji Seo and his works, he has kept up a level of consistency in both the anime and manga industry. His most popular works have received anime adaptations including Suzuka, Kimi no Iru Machi, Fuuka, and now, Megami no Cafe Terrance. The latest one perhaps got the speedrun treatment as it was announced faster than any of this other adaptations. That being said, I confess to say that Megami no Cafe Terrance is nothing short of mediocrity.
Based on his latest work, Seo decided to jump onto the trend of maids. ... Previous - |







