Megami no Café Terrace 2nd Season

It has been months since Hayato Kasukabe decided to save his late grandmother's cafe, Familia Café Terrace, from permanently closing its doors. He and the five "goddesses" who serve as the cafe's mascots—Ouka Makuzawa, Akane Hououji, Riho Tsukishima, Shiragiku Ono, and Ami Tsuruga—persevere through all the hardships of maintaining a business to stay afloat for as long as possible.

Rougher times await them when a new competitor cafe, Family, appears with the sole intent of bringing Familia down. To come out on top of this business competition, Hayato must use his wits, fortify his trust in the girls, and figure out how to entice customers to continue supporting Familia.

To further complicate matters, the girls slowly begin to develop feelings for Hayato, causing tensions within the group. As this can potentially pose an even greater threat to Familia's survival, the five goddesses need to find a way to compromise and unite at all costs.

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Hououji, Akane Main

Seto, Asami Japanese

Makuzawa, Ouka Main

Aoki, Ruriko Japanese

Tsukishima, Riho Main

Yamane, Aya Japanese

Ono, Shiragiku Main

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Tsuruga, Ami Main

Suzushiro, Sayumi Japanese

Kasukabe, Hayato Main

Mizunaka, Masaaki Japanese

Confectionery Seller Supporting

Takeuchi, Emiko Japanese

Makuzawa, Kikka Supporting

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Kasukabe, Sachiko Supporting

Ikura, Kazue Japanese

Takasaki, Mao Supporting

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Kuwabara, Satoshi Director

Motoyama, Satoshi Sound Director

Kawanishi, Taiji Episode Director

Oochi, Keiichirou Script, Series Composition

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Oct 21, 2024

Elhwing

Recommended

Megami no Café Terrace S2 was fun to watch, and I'd recommend it to everyone who enjoyed the first season, because both of them share the same qualities... as well as their weaknesses.

The story is still about the everyday life of Hayato and his harem, the many shenanigans the girls will think of to tease him and try to get his attention. This second season adds a few new story elements, some of them serve as new comic reliefs while others will try to deepen a bit the story and explain some stuff. Nothing too convoluted, it does the job and if you like ... the overall cozy mood of this show, chances are you'll enjoy the events and new additions made in the S2.

However, this show does suffer from the same flaws of the first season : even if this anime is clearly aiming for a goofy lightheaded vibe, some jokes will get repetitive, and overall, there's a lack of ambition, meaning that many jokes and situations are predictable, the gags could be more inspired.

All in all, this S2 was enjoyable to watch and it should please every viewer who liked the S1. The show is still cozy to watch, it has a decent animation ( for "low budget" romcoms ), funny situations and jokes. Nevertheless, it's not ambitious enough, even if there are some funny running gags, some of them are a bit cringy, and as a whole, this show does lack a bit of "uniqueness", it's not really trying to go off the beaten tracks and that's a shame.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 21, 2024

Justykanna

Mixed Feelings

The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Season 2 has a lot going for it, but it also has a handful of things that play against it too. I'll assume you've seen Season 1 for the purposes of this review.

Story & Characters: Let's start with the strengths, many of which continue from Season 1. The storytelling is still quite strong. The first arc focuses around a competing café, known as Family. It features a rival owner who hires five girls to run the café for him. There is a minor problem this posses, as it's not the most use of character ... design - each girl resembles and shares characteristics with the current cast. Leaving that out, I actually enjoyed the storyline with that setting quite a bit. It posses a serious problem for Hayato and company and, while it's still a little goofy, they go about their business in trying to find a way to coexist with this new crew. Expanding the setting can only be a good thing considering how much time is spent in Familia anyway.

One character that really starts to shine is Ami. You may recall that each girl got their own mini-arc in Season 1, but Ami did not receive the same benefit. And, like the others in Season 1, it was pretty well told. Much of Ami's character is about this weird, over-the-top girl who always seems so carefree, but introducing a serious problem for her fleshed her out so much more. This actually was really good timing, because you can see her finally develop as a character, especially when you consider the finale. She was great here. This isn't to say the rest of the crew didn't develop either. The other four were still really well represented, though some got more screentime than others. Shiragiku and Akane might have the least here and I'd like to see the two of them developed more if this series were to continue.

As the series carried on, I felt like the second half started to get slightly dull in terms of exciting material. This isn't to say an attempt to continue strong storytelling didn't continue because it remained different. I just didn't think it was quite as interesting. If you liked the weird and over-the-top stuff from before, then you'll still find it here. This, along with the excessive fan service, were probably my least favourite parts of this series, but the latter was at least a little more held back than before.

Aside the new Family cast, there weren't a ton new characters to really sink your teeth into, but at the same time, you don't really need to. There's enough story elements with our current cast that I didn't feel more than a handful of additional minor characters were necessary, and they delivered that here. Hayato, for the most part, remains the same person as before, which I enjoyed for the most part. You can clearly tell that he's starting to feel pressure about who he likes most out of the five girls and if this series were to continue, I hope he starts to form more of a connection with someone. (Story: 7/10, Characters: 8/10)

Art: The series looks more or less the same as the previous season, but in terms of shine and terrible censoring. (9/10)

Sound: I don't have a ton to add here, as everything sounded fine. The OP wasn't nearly as iconic as the first season's, but that's a minor gripe at best. (7/10)

Overall: The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Season 2 continued to be an entertaining series, even if started to taper off in the second half of the season. Audiences happy with the first season should still enjoy this series and it continues to do right by its characters, which should have been the goal with such a large main cast. If it were to continue, there are things I'd definitely want to see, especially after the developments of the finale, but I'd check it out to feed my curiosity. (7/10)

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 6, 2024

enriquelirac

Not Recommended

I was deeply disappointed with the second season of The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses.

Admittedly, the first season wasn't anything special either. However, after a decade of the 2010s where many great stories didn't get a second season, seeing that The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses was getting a continuation sparked my curiosity. The end of the first season had left the door slightly ajar, hinting at significant revelations to come.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. Firstly, there's a clear lack of imagination from the author. He keeps repeating the same formula with every girl in the story: they have a relative they haven't spoken to ... in a while, and through Hayato, they reconnect. It's the same thing over and over.

Moreover, the harem concept is presented in a very dull way. I mean, it's a harem anime, so we all know the girls are going to fall for the protagonist. While Hayato has the credentials to attract them (which is a plus), the girls' expressions of affection are meant to be comedic but come off as absurd. Even more ridiculous is how Hayato supposedly maintains control by rejecting the girls. Unlike other anime where the protagonist tries to be polite, here it seems like Hayato genuinely dislikes the interaction, taking it to an extent that, at least for me (a die-hard harem anime fan), was quite irritating.

What's most disappointing is that, as I mentioned, the first season suggested a narrative that would resolve its cliffhangers. But it didn't. By the end, none of the issues from the first season are addressed, as if the setup was irrelevant. Instead, the focus shifts to exploring the characters' backstories.

Honestly, I'm not hoping for a third season, and if there were one, I'd think twice before watching it.

The Good: The fanservice has increased, and for an ecchi anime, that's a positive.

The Bad: Hayato's purity comes across as annoying and irrational.

Unexplained: The story introduces a group of girls who are supposed to be rivals to the goddesses of the Terrace Café. However, their presence feels unnecessary. If they hadn't appeared, the story wouldn't have changed at all.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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