The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses

Hayato inherits his late grandmother's struggling seaside café and plans to sell it for quick cash. When he turns up, he expects an empty shop, but instead finds five attractive, opinionated women living there, each with a different reason for staying. They plead with him to keep the café open, and he reluctantly agrees, taking on cleaning, cooking and the everyday work of running a small business. The show watches the café slowly come back to life as regulars return, odd customers arrive, and the housemates' personalities clash in comic ways. The tone mixes light romance, workplace comedy and slice-of-life beats.

The series, created by Kinoshita, Koji Seo and Keiichiro Ochi, premiered as a televised anime in 2023. Voice leads include Masaaki Mizunaka, Azumi Waki, Aya Yamane, Sayumi Suzushiro and Asami Seto, who bring the characters to life, and aired internationally.

The show didn't collect major industry awards or high-profile nominations, but it earned warm reactions for its voice performances and easygoing tone. Fan communities noted the chemistry among the cast, even if the series wasn't singled out by mainstream anime juries in 2023, and niche blogs gave it some coverage.

Although it wasn't a mainstream breakout, the series built a modest online following. Fans shared character art, short clips and reaction threads, and the warm seaside café setting became a frequent motif in fan illustrations and casual cosplay at smaller conventions.

Critics and viewers tended to enjoy its laid-back harem-comedy vibe, which is reflected in a 7.1/10 average from 49 votes. The series favors slice-of-life, domestic humor and slow character development, balancing light romantic tension with everyday workplace mishaps and seaside atmosphere, and fans praised the chemistry more than the plot.