Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Normal_Jabiru
A lighthearted romp to pass the time that got a few laughs out of me. Each character had their own little quirks that endeared me to them, despite the fact they aren't the most complex or unique out there. Everyone has a fun dynamic with each other dripping in the essence of its 4-koma origins. Hideri, Kaho, Kōyō, and Mafuyu were the characters I had the most fun watching, especially the snappy banter between Mafuyu and Kōyō. They're similar in vibe, but bring their own fun traits to the table. (pun intended) Basically, I liked them all, with the exception of Dino, but I’ll get to him later.
The production quality is fairly consistent, and the art is soft and serviceable. I like some of the tracks of the OST, as they make for calming background noise while doing things around the house. T…
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This anime is not all about part time work. There is also a romance bit here and there, but the main thing is about bonding and having fun with your coworker. First thing I wanna point out is the romance bit kinda weird. They have a big gap on their age. One is a schoolgirl, one is a manager. So if you are not into it just skip this anime. This is a really great anime to relief stress after going home from work yourself.
Story is easy to follow because there aren't like big plot or something. Just some schoolgirl doing a part time job to go overseas. The shenanigan Cafe Stile produce is so entertaining to not make it a boring anime, considering this anime premise is not engaging. Every episode filled with hillarious moment. And the joke delivery is on point. I never gone an episode withou…
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Blend S was one of those animes that didn’t interest me back when it aired in 2017, and perhaps for good reason. Beyond the pedophile manager’s (aged 26) attraction to the mc Maika (aged 16), the anime fails to go anywhere in terms of plot despite introducing multiple new characters throughout the season. Despite being a moe anime with constant attempts to break the fourth wall to appeal to ‘otaku’ viewers, the jokes play on overused tropes and come off as cringe-worthy. It’s characters, each with their own ‘gimmick’ and role they play at the café, experience no character development, growth or change. Coupled with the fact that the plot itself doesn’t go anywhere, the whole anime feels like a series of filler episodes from start to finish. If you skipped this anime back in 2017, it probab…
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Blend S is definitely that guilty pleasure that you don't tell your friends about. The story is meh, the characters are pretty simple, and it's not doing anything groundbreaking, but it's definitely a show you can sit down, turn off your brain, and get more than a few laughs from it.
Story: 3
This is a slice-of-life, moe anime so as you might expect there's not much of a story line. The premise itself caters to your heavy anime watcher so it's not something you would recommend to someone getting introduced to anime. Maika Sakuranomiya is a girl trying to find a job to raise money in order to travel abroad, but having no luck due to her scary glare. However, Dino, the owner of a cafe that contains waitresses with different personalities (i.e. tsundere, imouto, etc) scouts her out as his "s…
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Blend-S made a bombastic entry into 2017 with a decent enough premise to draw many people in. However, it let this premise down with terrible performance in nearly every category. You’d think that a show with such a self-aware plot could deliver to most otaku flawlessly, right?
Plot- 4/10
A highschool student named Maika finds a job at a cafe where all waiters must fulfill the role of an anime/manga character cliche. Instead of making bright remarks on the plethora of overused gags and character traits in anime, Blend-S proceeds to bombard viewers with fanservice and over-the-top one liners. Either way this ruins the “slice-of-life” aspect as absolutely nothing feels natural in this anime. Comedy is key for such an anime’s plot yet it seems completely deprived of any decent comedical ma…
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(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
I like to think that I’m an okay kind of dude. So, my opposite alter ego, if I were ever to have one, would be someone downright dastardly. He would perform misdeeds like wearing mismatched socks and inserting a silent “m” at the beginning of every word he spoke out loud.
Such super-evil antics would befit his own motives and contrast my own personality. If I could control this hypothetical alternate self of mine, I could then potentially earn a job at Stile, the fictional maid café of Blend S where the employees’ own personas balance out into a straightforward experience.
STORY
People are multifaceted creatures. They have many skills they hone, and they have many thoughts in their brains. They also have emotion…
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A comedic slice of life story that follows the antics of employees of a particular maid cafe. Make no mistake, the show is a witty comedy first and a SoL second. If I had to say something bad about Blend-S it would be the plot. Like any other SoL there isn't a sense of anything important happening anytime soon, expect a ton of pointless goofing off. Music has a very smooth selection of instruments (like you'd see at a real cafe) that are low-key and relaxing, though a bit underwhelming.Pieces are overly simple in my opinion, though fitting. If I had to say something good about Blend-S it would be the comedy. Brilliant lines are delivered with a great deal of personality. The voice acting and lines combine for a surprisingly funny experience. Visuals are well above average. Everything from…
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This show is the very definition of what's wrong with japanimation: fanservice, childish, and not realistic.
I take those as "global problems in anime", because they are very common. The fact is, many anime are aiming at this otaku cliché (you know : an ugly disgusting shut-in that likes young girls skirts and is afraid of reality).
The thing is, the anime community has grown so much, that this otaku cliché is now barely a fraction of the actual market. Now would be a good time for anime studios to realize that.
Because if kids would like such a childish anime, clearly they are not the target.
STORY
It's about a café who hires young girls as "actor-maids": they have to serve a client, while playing a role.
Now the concept is interesting. Sadly it doesn't go further than that. This anime…
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Ever been, or at least heard of those fancy butler and maid cafés? with the aristocrat ceiling decoration, full high quality skirting board of the era. Those cafés are more appreciated for their atmosphere and special customer service which make you feel like a legitimate duke being served his afternoon cup of tea.
But, of course, everything can be parodied, or at least copied to an extent. With the rise of Anime, Otakus were flooding from nowhere replacing the stereotypical millennials demanding a freedom of speech for their fresh odd tastes, and so there was an explosion in the medium of Otaku cafés where waitresses and waiters (mostly waitresses for reasons) cosplay as a specific Anime character and server their customers on a more Anime-like way. That intro took long enough. “Blend S”…
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***spoiler free***
Before we start I should let you know how I rank my anime. To start off I don't rank anything below 5, I just feel like an awful human being. This means if I rank something 5, it's pretty much the worst thing I've ever seen. A 6 is yeah it has some good points but still pretty bad, 7 means it's average, i might be able to see how people can get enjoyment, however, I didn't get any enjoyment. 8 is my average where I get a bit of enjoyment and I don't think I need to go any higher.
Now onto the review!!!
If you read my previous paragraph you will see what I said about a rating of 7 (which I gave this). After reading other reviews people said they couldn't stop laughing/smiling. I could. In fact, for a comedy, I think this show maybe got 2 sharp exhales through my nose th…
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Imagine any generic comedy/harem/action anime with the essential beach/maid-cafe/hot springs episode,
remove the rest of the plot-driven episodes and take out the following:
1- Story
2- Character motivation
3- Any conflict
4- Action
5- Any meaningful relationships
What you are left with is Blend S(hit). All the characters are one-note to the point that the show itself defines the characters in 1 word each.
This show is just a series of events full of cliches and blatant pandering to otaku culture. There might be a few funny moments but nothing that hasn't been done better in every other generic anime.
A more accurate description of the show will be
"A 26 year old manager of a Cafe hits-on & makes advances towards his 16 year old naive employee,
gets rejected/misunderstood repeatedly,…
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Oh boi - Blend S - the mighty overmemed and all around fuckfest of an anime, filled with everything you could ask for - smiles, sweetness, sisters, sadistics and a literal trap. Sounds like a perfect utopia to me, but what do I know. The anime in general has a fresh touch of all of them combined. All of them well mixed to the story, brought out with the art, sound and characters for the maximum enjoyment. (Friendly reminder - the following is purely based on my opinion).
• Long story short, the story is great. It's like a revamped version of all our loved and stale anime series. It had the story that you'd expect from an anime that looks like this, but it has extra spice. Spice that just makes it perfect, in a way that you know you shouldn't like it, but you still do. In summary, it has…
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Spoiler-free review incoming.
To note: Blend S is an anime adaptation of a manga series by the same name. The following review is based off the merits of the show as an anime, and the existence of the source material will be ignored.
The Premise:
Blend S is a wonderful show that follows the adventures of Maika, a girl who has a naturally scary face due to her eyes, and her friends and co-workers at the themed cafe, Stile. The cafe is themed so that every waitress has a "character" to play to entertain the guests.
The Story:
Blend S is structured so that each episode has its own little story or two to tell. As such, there's not really a large overarching plot. There is, however, and overarching theme that is present throughout the show, and that is purely a story of friendship and relati…
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*insert original "S" joke*
Blend S is A-1's attempt at making Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu Ka?, and it's a fair attempt, that falls short because of the bland unlikable characters, unlike the characters of GochiUsa. I had high hopes for Blend S, I thought it would be the first A-1 show that I actually like, but sadly, I was wrong.
Story: 3/10
What story? Do you really think A-1 would try to compliment this show with an overarching story like the one in New Game? A story in a Slice of Life CGDCT show is something that can make said show even better, because the events happening compliment each other instead of being random one-shot episodes. Blend S does not have a story. It tried to, with various character introductions that come later on in the show and the last """confession""" episode, bu…
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When is it the best time to watch an anime with cute girls in maid outfits parodying adorable anime tropes? Anytime. Whether they can be enjoyable to watch or not is anyone’s prerogative. But how often do we get these shows? Entirely too often, in my opinion. With that said, when one of them clicks, they become a worthwhile, laugh-out-loud experience.
Blend S proved to be the funniest slice of life anime of 2017. It comes down to the jokes, characters, comedic situations, and dialogue. These aspects meld together successfully to make an enjoyable anime that pulls off even the most stereotypical jokes that have become a staple in anime of this nature to the point of mockery. So how do each of these four aspects work great with each other?
For starters, the jokes are very quirky and over-t…
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A1 Picture is back at it again, with lowest common denominator entertainment…. but I kind of enjoyed it this time. Blend S is not a good show that explores the human psyche but it neither is an insultingly bad show or one that is boring. I think the main Issue is that the show isn’t really capturing the zeitgeist of slice of life and decided to be kind of dull. Slice of Life anime’s are about growth and character interaction. This show is completely one note in that regard. None of them felt like they grown as a character or have that much of an interesting dynamic in the end, which really hinders the show immensely. Of course this isn’t to say that all slice of life should be about growth theres plenty out there that is good that isn’t “Mangaka and His Assistant”, “D-Frag” or “Oshiete Gal…
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Sometimes it just takes and endearing cast and fun situations to make me Smile. Blend S doesn’t boast an intricate plot with elaborate detail and it quite frankly doesn’t need one to be successful. This is a very Sweet anime that managed to be enjoyable and consistently entertaining, which was honestly a Surprise to me since I didn't really have any expectations coming into this anime. Maika with her unintentionally Sadistic looks ended up being my favorite part of the show, though this doesn’t mean that she overshadowed the rest of the cast, who all managed to stand out in their own ways. Even the really minor characters, like Maika’s Sister, had their moments. Overall, I’d have to say that A-1 pictures did a fine Service to the anime industry by releasing this show.
The basic premise of…
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There are six words starting with "S" you should remember, plus another word starting with "S" you have to add to make it an internet pride.
"Smile, Sweet, Sister, Sadistic, Surprise, Service" - these are the holy words that starts with "S" that summarizes the whole anime itself. I was wondering why its called "Blend S".... Now when I finished it, my first guess was correct (though this is my opinion only). A mix of attributes of the characters. Words that starts with "S" that characters are assigned to. Blend S is an anime this Fall 2017 that offers us a cafe that have the employees acting like anime characters. Though this cafe is not an ordinary cafe you always go to like Starbucks or Costa Coffee. The cafe is called "Cafe Stile", owned by an Italian manager. A crazy one. The staff com…
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Blend-S is a funny and enjoyable show that mantains its composure until the end and doesn't turn into a teen melodrama . The usual anime stereotypes :tsundere, imouto, sadistic,trap etc. are well used for the ironic comedy in this anime.Don't be fooled by the cute girls and moe atmosphere its content has a lot to offer.
The story is set in a cafe were a bunch of cute girls who let's say have a unique personality work, using their other personality trait to please the needs of customers.Despite having a moe atmosphere overall the final product is a really enjoyable anime with some references from old gold anime (Ashita no Joe) and ironic comedy for the purpose of criticizing the japanese society making you laugh until you get a stomach ache.
The characters are cute ,sweet and adorable the…
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What’s better than a cafe with delicious food? A cafe with cute girls to serve you of course! It gets even better. These girls have some exaggerated personalities. From sadistic to tsundere, it’s a place that really gives customers a hell of an experience. Blend S is honestly an anime that I found ridiculously fun to watch.
Starting from the beginning, it shouldn’t take long for viewers to recognize that the anime has a lot of fun with itself. The selling point of show is the comedy as every main female characters’ personalities are beyond the normal norm. Honestly, I lost count how many times I laughed in this show because how over the top it is. From Maika’s sadism to Miu’s older sister behavior, it’s a series that really became self-aware of its intentions. Indeed, Blend S’ storytelli…
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