The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses

Season 1

2023 · 12 episodes · 4h 48m in all · 6.4/10

After his grandmother Sachiko passes away, Hayato Kasukabe returns from Tokyo and inherits her cafe—Familia Café Terrace. He aims to demolish the cafe and convert it into a parking lot, only to discover that his grandmother had taken in five girls prior to her death. The girls—Ouka Makuzawa, Akane Hououji, Riho Tsukishima, Shiragiku Ono, and Ami Tsuruga—evidently shared a deep bond with Sachiko, and they naturally refuse to give up the place they call home. They convince Hayato to change his mind, albeit reluctantly. Through this encounter, Hayato eventually remembers his past with his grandmother as well as his love for the cafe. Now resolved to carry on his grandmother's legacy, Hayato enlists the girls to act as the "goddesses" that will ensure the preservation of this precious abode.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Familia

   8 Apr 2023 · 24 min · 5.3/10

   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...

2. 

   2. A Promise with Grandma

   15 Apr 2023 · 24 min · 5.1/10

   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.

3. 

   3. Opening

   22 Apr 2023 · 24 min · 6.8/10

   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...

4. 

   4. Cherry Blossom Festival!

   29 Apr 2023 · 24 min · 6.8/10

   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...

5. 

   5. Day Off

   6 May 2023 · 24 min · 4.9/10

   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.

6. 

   6. Two Months!

   13 May 2023 · 24 min · 7.0/10

   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.

7. 

   7. A Year in My Life

   20 May 2023 · 24 min · 7.0/10

   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.

8. 

   8. A Beach Hut!

   27 May 2023 · 24 min · 6.8/10

   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...

9. 

   9. Riho and Her Past

   3 Jun 2023 · 24 min · 7.6/10

   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.

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    10. Ouka and Kikka

    10 Jun 2023 · 24 min · 6.8/10

    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...

11. 

    11. Fireworks of Love

    17 Jun 2023 · 24 min · 5.7/10

    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.

12. 

    12. Two Encounters

    24 Jun 2023 · 24 min · 7.0/10

    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...