The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses

The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (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 began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in February 2021, and has been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of April 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions premiered in April 2023.

The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
女神のカフェテラス
(Megami no Kafe Terasu)
Genre
Manga
Written byKōji Seo
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 17, 2021 – present
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed bySatoshi Kuwabara
Produced by
  • Tadayuki Akita
  • Hiroyuki Aoi
  • Masazumi Katou
  • Sumio Udagawa
  • Hiroaki Yamazaki
Written byKeiichirō Ōchi
Music by
  • Shu Kanematsu
  • Miki Sakurai
StudioTezuka Productions
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkMBS, TBS
Original run April 8, 2023 – present
Episodes7

Plot

The series is set in Miura, Kanagawa,[3] and follows Hayato Kasukabe, an orphan who moved to Tokyo for high school. After passing the exams for the University of Tokyo, he returns to Miura after the death of his grandmother, where he decides to close her struggling café Familia. There, he discovers that five women have been working at the café, and after seeing their struggles and learning of their bond with his grandmother, he decides to re-open the café.

Characters
Hayato Kasukabe (粕壁 隼, Kasukabe Hayato)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[1]
The 19-year-old protagonist. He was orphaned at a young age after his parents died in an accident. He then lives with his grandmother, Sachiko Kasukabe, but leaves for Tokyo following an argument with her. After her death, he decides to come home, initially to close down the café, but later on decides to keep it open.
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.
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 high school student, she is skilled in karate. A running gag in the series is her wearing masks to prank her co-workers.
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.
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 that alcohol turns her lecherous with a fetish for smells, Hayato's body odour in particular, and the amnesia that follows means she herself isn't aware of her lechery or her fetish.
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 a vocalist and guitarist of a band. She comes from a rich family, which 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.

Media

Manga

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.[6] The first tankōbon volume was released on May 17, 2021;[7] as of April 17, 2023, the series has been compiled into ten volumes.[8] 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.[9][10]

In September 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for an English digital release; the first volume was released on October 18.[11]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 17, 2021[7]978-4-06-523407-5October 18, 2022[12]978-1-68-491465-4
2 July 16, 2021[13]978-4-06-524008-3November 15, 2022[14]978-1-68-491544-6
3 September 17, 2021[15]978-4-06-524832-4December 20, 2022[16]978-1-68-491598-9
4 December 17, 2021[17]978-4-06-526289-4January 17, 2023[18]978-1-68-491644-3
5 March 17, 2022[19]978-4-06-527290-9February 17, 2023[20]978-1-68-491704-4
6 June 17, 2022[21]978-4-06-528182-6March 21, 2023[22]978-1-68-491850-8
7 September 16, 2022[23]978-4-06-528662-3——
8 November 17, 2022[24]978-4-06-529633-2——
9 February 17, 2023[25]978-4-06-530576-8——
10 April 17, 2023[8][9]978-4-06-531253-7
978-4-06-531254-4 (SE)		——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 8, 2022.[26] The series is 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 premiered on April 8, 2023, on the Super Animeism programming block on MBS and TBS.[27] 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.[28]

Episode list
No.Title [29][30]Directed by [lower-alpha 1]Written by [lower-alpha 1]Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 1]Original air date [31]
1"Familia"
Transcription: "Famiria" (Japanese: ファミリア)		Kimiharu MutōKeiichirō ŌchiSatoshi KuwabaraApril 8, 2023 (2023-04-08)[lower-alpha 2]
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"
Transcription: "Obā-chan to no Yakusoku" (Japanese: おばあちゃんとの約束)		Kōki OnoueKeiichirō ŌchiSatoshi KuwabaraApril 15, 2023 (2023-04-15)[lower-alpha 3]
Hayato forces the girls to share household chores. When they realise 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 Ami beats him up. 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 realises 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. Hayato takes Riho on courtesy visits to advertise Familia’s reopening but Riho scolds him for acting moody, putting people off. Realising 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!"
Transcription: "Kaiten!" (Japanese: 開店！)		Yūji KanzakiMayumi MoritaKenji SetōApril 22, 2023 (2023-04-22)[lower-alpha 4]
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. This prevents Hayato selling his stocks in a suddenly bankrupt company, wiping out his savings. 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 hitting Fuwa when he insults Sachiko. However, when Fuwa intentionally exposes Shiragiku’s panties Hayato throws him out while their customers applaud. Fuwa swears revenge for insulting him. Shiragiku realises Hayato hasn’t changed since they were childhood friends 15 years ago.
4"Cherry Blossom Festival!"
Transcription: "Sakuramatsuri!" (Japanese: 桜まつり！)		Taiji KawanishiKeiichirō ŌchiSatoshi KuwabaraApril 29, 2023 (2023-04-29)[lower-alpha 3]
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, believing Fuwa’s reputation protects him from arrest by the police. Claiming self-defence 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 vandalise Sachiko’s food cart.
5"Day Off"
Transcription: "Teikyūbi" (Japanese: 定休日)		Yuri UemaKeiichirō ŌchiYuri Uema
Satoshi Kuwabara		May 6, 2023 (2023-05-06)[lower-alpha 3]
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 parents 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!"
Transcription: "Nikagetsu!" (Japanese: 2か月！)		Tomoko HiramukiMayumi MoritaSatoshi KuwabaraMay 13, 2023 (2023-05-13)[lower-alpha 3]
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 and is shocked when Hayato goes on a mad breast squeezing rampage; she decides stop offering breast squeezes from now on. After the girls start acting strangely Hayato realises 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 realises they are his family after all. Akane receives a phone call from her mother that upsets her.
7"A Year in My Life"
Transcription: "Atashi no Ichi-nen" (Japanese: アタシの1年)		Mie MatsushimaKeiichirō ŌchiSatoshi KuwabaraMay 20, 2023 (2023-05-20)
8"A Beach Hut!"
Transcription: "Umi no Ie!" (Japanese: 海の家！)		TBATBATBAMay 27, 2023 (2023-05-27)

Reception

As of April 2023, the series has 1 million copies in circulation.[32]

Notes
  1. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  2. This episode aired at 1:53 a.m. JST, 28 minutes after the original air time.
  3. This episode aired at 1:23 a.m. JST, 2 minutes before the original air time.
  4. This episode aired at 1:38 a.m. JST, 13 minutes after the original air time.

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