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Blend S

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.7K
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Blend S (2017)
AnimeRomantic ComedySeinenSlice of LifeWorkplace DramaAnimationComedyDramaRomance

Sakuranomiya Maika is, by nature, a person with bad luck who always gets into trouble, but knows Dino, who manages a cafe. However, it is not any cafe, as the waitresses have to act accordin... Read allSakuranomiya Maika is, by nature, a person with bad luck who always gets into trouble, but knows Dino, who manages a cafe. However, it is not any cafe, as the waitresses have to act according to their "attributes."Sakuranomiya Maika is, by nature, a person with bad luck who always gets into trouble, but knows Dino, who manages a cafe. However, it is not any cafe, as the waitresses have to act according to their "attributes."

  • Creator
    • Miyuki Nakayama
  • Stars
    • Akari Kitô
    • Tomoaki Maeno
    • Tatsuhisa Suzuki
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Miyuki Nakayama
    • Stars
      • Akari Kitô
      • Tomoaki Maeno
      • Tatsuhisa Suzuki
    • 15User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Akari Kitô
    • Kaho Hinata
    • 2017
    Tomoaki Maeno
    Tomoaki Maeno
    • Dino Roma…
    • 2017
    Tatsuhisa Suzuki
    Tatsuhisa Suzuki
    • Kouyou Akizuki
    • 2017
    Azumi Waki
    • Maika Sakuranomiya
    • 2017
    Anzu Haruno
    • Mafuyu Hoshikawa
    • 2017
    Atsumi Tanezaki
    • Miu Amano
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    Sora Tokui
    • Hideri Kanzaki
    • 2017
    Daichi Hayashi
    • Customer…
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    Hiroyuki Endô
    • Customer…
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    Sayaka Senbongi
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    Seiichiro Yamashita
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    Yui Ogura
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    Genki Muro
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    Tatsuyuki Kobayashi
    • Customer
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    Rei Matsuzaki
    • Aika Sakuranomiya
    • 2017
    Saki Yamakita
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    Aoi Ichikawa
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    • 2017
    • Creator
      • Miyuki Nakayama
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    6Mysterygeneration

    What could be more ideal than a tasty cafe?

    What could be more ideal than a tasty cafe? Of course, a cafe with adorable females to serve you! It improves even further. Some of these girls have very inflated personalities. From tsundere to cruel, this venue truly offers its patrons an incredible experience. To be honest, I had a ridiculously good time seeing Blend S.

    Blend S is an anime that has a great sense of humor and endearing female characters with distinct personalities. The storyline of the show draws from workplace sitcoms that subtly convey humor in addition to their plot. The show's seamless pacing makes sure that each episode flows naturally into the next, adhering to the genres and idea without overly depending on the plot to satisfy viewers.

    Maika, Kaho Hinata, and Mafuyu Hoshikawa are the three primary female characters in the program, and they are mostly responsible for its humor. Maika is a cunning figure with sadistic tendencies who frequently exudes a charming innocence. Her statements and deeds, however, are satire of her actual character since she cares about providing superior customer service. Mafuyu Hoshikawa, a more experienced character, adds an air of purity, while Kaho Hinata, a tsundere, is not seen as such. The show revolves around these characters, who are able to use their personalities to incredible effect.

    Characters with personality, such as Miu and Hideri Kanzaki, are prominent in the anime. The primary characters, Dino and Koyou, on the other hand, are unmemorable and only really come to light during their interactions with other people-especially Dino and Maika. The show occasionally leaves the cafe and heads to the beach, with Dino depicted as a butt monkey. Despite being a blue-collar industry, the anime makes light of the working atmosphere and portrays the major characters as supporting characters. The show is enjoyable to watch because it is lively and entertaining.

    Instead of being a blend, Blend S gives its characters a lot more attention. They are able to sell viewers on the show's enormous amount of humor through their personalities. It's not simple to play characters who defy conventional tropes, but Blend S truly went above and above to get that off, in my opinion.
    5ramoncarrasquel

    The very definition of average

    Blend S is a perfect show when you don't have anything to watch, it is an inoffensive comedy but I don't think this show stands out in any way.

    Blend S doesn't do anything exceptionally terrible, while at the same time, it doesn't do anything exceptionally good, it's just stands in the middle in terms of quality.

    The characters are really average, they are characters we have seen in other shows before, and they don't bring anything new to the table, their interactions and dynamics are also pretty bland.

    The humor is really simplistic, it's just your typical slapstick comedy with over exaggeration humor we have seen a million times, and even some jokes have already been done better in the shows.

    The animation is nice, but it doesn't stand out for the other shows out there.

    However, that doesn't mean i totally despised this show, I've got a chuckle here and there and it was overall a very welcome experience, just not something that was really memorable or groundbreaking.

    In conclusion, this anime doesn't do many things wrong to be called bad, but at the same time it doesn't do many things right to be called good either, it is just in the middle for me, and that's why I consider this show to be really mediocre.
    10jakebarairo

    Perfect

    Its cute,its fun,its romantic and has cute anime girls with different role in work. Which is really cute so i recommend this anime for all
    6masonfewel

    Nothing special

    I've watched my fair share of slice of life anime and anime in general, and this is by far the most average I've seen. Some jokes are moderately funny, none of the characters have any development besides like one or two traits and maybe something to motivate them, and there is literally no story. (Not that that's a bad thing no matter what, some really great anime like non non biyori don't have a story.) Not having a story in this case is a detriment, however. I would not recommend this, it's not so bad it's good and it's not so good that it's good, it's right in the middle. Overall, this was a mildly enjoyable yet somewhat boring experience.
    7martinwasdeleted

    I'm just here for the memes

    I mean, literally. The only reason why it become popular was the OP, which is still great. However, if you stay for a little longer, you will realise that the anime is actually a good comedy with dumb but lovely characters. The jokes are funny and the show luckily doesn't take itself seriously. I can only recommend it.

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    • Trivia
      Based on a seinen manga series written and illustrated by Nakayama Miyuki. It made its first appearance in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine with the October 2013 issue, and began serialization in the magazine with the March 2014 issue. The last chapter was published in the June issue on April 28, 2022. Eight tankobon volumes of the manga have been released with the last on May 26, 2022.
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      Referenced in Kirara Fantasia (2017)

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    • Release date
      • October 8, 2017 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Садистська суміш
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      • A-1 Pictures
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      • 23m
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      • Color
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      • Stereo
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      • 16:9 HD

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