
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses
Taste attributes: animationcomedyromancewholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers all
Boxlist takeA polished, larger-than-life animated series: stirring and accessible. Best if you like polish over grit.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 30 votes
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Seasons
Season 1
· 2023 · 24 episodesEpisodes (24)
1Familia8 Apr 2023
Upon learning of his grandma's death, Hayato returns to the café she ran for the first time in years. He plans to shut it down, but finds five girls who formerly worked at Familia living there, and they're determined to save it from demolition...
2A Promise With Grandma15 Apr 2023
Hayato decides to reopen his late grandma's café. He begins cohabiting with the five girls who worked there part-time, but naturally, things get off to a rocky start in both the home and the business.
3Opening22 Apr 2023
As Familia is about to reopen, Riho tells Hayato that he needs to get along better with Ouka. He tries hard to make amends with her and repeatedly fails, but her reaction changes when he compliments the waitress uniforms she made...
4Cherry Blossom Festival!29 Apr 2023
A week after Familia's reopening, business is slowing down, so Hayato decides to run a stall at the local Cherry Blossom Festival with new menu items for spring to attract new customers. Everything goes great until some guys try to hit on Ouka...
5Day Off6 May 2023
Riho is working the café floor alone on busy days and planning promotions at night, leading Hayato to wonder if she's working too hard. Later, on the café's day off, Hayato happens to see Akane's band performing while he's buying supplies in town.
6Two Months!13 May 2023
Shiragiku and Riho compete to see who can make the best toasted sandwich. Ami is acting quieter than usual, and the rest of the gang tries to find out why. As all this goes on, Hayato loses sight of the line between family and working relationships.
7A Year in My Life20 May 2023
Hayato notices that Akane seems down, and suspects she's planning to quit. When he asks her about it, she responds with a defeated look, so he asks her to teach him how his grandma made coffee. His coldness makes Akane wonder what "family" truly is.
8A Beach Hut!27 May 2023
Summer has begun, and Hayato decides to open a beach hut to draw more attention to Familia. Its opening day is surprisingly busy, and Riho seems to be working harder than usual to keep up...
9Riho and Her Past3 Jun 2023
Beach hut business is booming, and Hayato feels like the girls are finally communicating more openly with him. But then a TV crew shows up, and the director seems to know Riho, revealing a past she hadn't told any of the Familia gang about.
10Ouka and Kikka10 Jun 2023
Ami is being her usual goofy self when Ouka suddenly yells at her. It turns out "Ouka" was actually Ouka's twin sister, Kikka, and she proceeds to insult Familia and all six of its workers. It seems Ouka and Kikka have a complicated relationship...
11Fireworks of Love17 Jun 2023
The Familia crew visits a bathhouse while their bathtub at home is broken. The wagashi shop owner happens to be there, and she asks the girls how they feel about Hayato, prompting some of them to face their feelings.
12Two Encounters24 Jun 2023
Hayato and Shiragiku are trying to come up with new menu items for fall. As they're discussing ideas with the neighborhood shop owners, the fishmonger brings up a memory of Hayato's grandma that he didn't know about...
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Episodes (12)
1A Dark Shadow Over Familia5 Jul 2024
It's business as usual at Café Terrace Familia, and the girls are coming to terms with their own feelings for Hayato. But then, a sinister quintet appear with their own designs to crush the café... and something new about the past is revealed.
2A Bolt From the Blue12 Jul 2024
Ouka realizes that all six of the current Familia staff are the grandkids of the six waitresses who once worked at Hayato's grandpa's coffee shop. Could it really be just a coincidence? Meanwhile, Fuwa opens a new café restaurant called Family...
3The First Counterstrike19 Jul 2024
The Familia crew counters Fuwa's Family by wearing Halloween costumes designed by Ouka and releasing an attention-grabbing new menu item created by Shiragiku. Riho also makes up her mind to defend Familia using a weapon unique to her...
4Eleven Co-ed Cohabitors26 Jul 2024
Family's reputation plummets after Ririka's accidental livestream. Enraged, Fuwa shuts the restaurant down and forces the five waitresses out of their living quarters. When Riho learns of their plight, she asks Hayato to let them stay at Familia.
5A Hot Spring Trip for the Familia Party2 Aug 2024
Café Restaurant Family reopens as Chiyoda Diner, and the Familia crew are among the first to sample its Japanese-style cuisine. As they're leaving, Ririka gives Riho a ticket for two to a hot spring inn. Will Riho finally get some alone time with Hayato?
6The End of a Scary Dream9 Aug 2024
Ami heads to the senior home, but her grandma still remains expressionless and pushes her away. Ami breaks down crying. Then Hayato remembers a dream he had last night involving his own grandparents...
7I'm Not Letting You Sleep Tonight16 Aug 2024
Ami decides to stay with her grandma, so the rest of the Familia crew stays a second night in an old inn that looks more like a haunted house. Hayato just wants to sleep, but the girls aren't going to make it easy for him...
8It's Not a Joke23 Aug 2024
Hayato wants to get Shiragiku a birthday gift, even though he's two weeks late. Akane helps him choose one, and on their way home, he remembers that today is Akane's birthday. He offers to buy her a gift as an apology, but she only wants one thing...
9Mother and Daughter30 Aug 2024
Riho gets an offer to appear in a drama. While she's away filming, a man dressed in all black and sunglasses enters Familia and waits alone for six hours. Suspicious, Ami tries to drive him away, but then Riho returns and takes a look at the stranger...
10Christmas Party!6 Sep 2024
The girls want to plan a Christmas party together, right as competition for Hayato's affection begins to really heat up.
11Kisses, Openings, and Things to Think About13 Sep 2024
After seeing Akane boldly kiss Hayato in front of everyone, Riho is dead-set on getting her own kiss from him, but she wants the scenario to be just perfect. She drags him around town to find the ideal setting for a kiss, but nothing seems good enough...
12The Last Pilaf20 Sep 2024
As the Familia crew enjoys their New Year's dinners from Chiyoda Diner, Hayato announces his decision to quit college and officially take over Familia. Ouka follows his announcement with one of her own.
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
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- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
After inheriting his late grandmother’s failing café, Hayato sees it as a bother and plans to sell it for a quick buck. Until he discovers five beautiful girls staying there! When they beg him to keep the café open, Hayato reluctantly gives in. Can he manage the seaside shop while learning to live with these unruly women?
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Animation
- Year
- 2023
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Tezuka Productions
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