Series synopsis
BLEND-S, also known as ブレンド・S is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 8, 2017. It ended on December 24, 2017. It was created by Miyuki Nakayama. It stars Azumi Waki, Akari Kito, Anzu Haruno and Atsumi Tanezaki.
High school girl Maika Sakuranomiya has trouble finding a part-time job because of how scary she looks when smiling. However, she is scouted one day by Dino, the manager of the café Stile where its waitresses play unique traits such as tsundere and younger sister. Maika is given a sadist trait because of her looks and has to adopt a dominant and cruel persona when servicing customers, particularly masochist ones.
Premise
High school girl Maika Sakuranomiya has trouble finding a part-time job because of how scary she looks when smiling. However, she is scouted one day by Dino, the manager of the café Stile where its waitresses play unique traits such as tsundere and younger sister. Maika is given a sadist trait because of her looks and has to adopt a dominant and cruel persona when servicing customers, particularly masochist ones.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Azumi Waki as Maika Sakuranomiya (voice)
- Akari Kito as Kaho Hinata (voice)
- Anzu Haruno as Mafuyu Hoshikawa (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Miu Amano (voice)
- Sora Tokui as Hideri Kanzaki (voice)
- Tomoaki Maeno as Dino (voice)
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Kouyou Akizuki (voice)
Guest cast
- Aoi Ichikawa as Customer (voice)
- Daichi Hayashi as Customer (voice)
- Daiki Hamano as Foreign Customer (voice)
- Ei Mochizuki as Customer (voice)
- Fumihiko Tachiki as Maika's father (voice)
- Genki Muro as Clerk (voice)
- Yuka Nishio as Shop clerk (voice)
- Haruki Ishiya as Customer (voice)
- Hiroyuki Endo as Customer (voice)
- Kitsune Kagura as Customer (voice)
- Katsutoshi Matsuzaki as Customer (voice)
- Kazuki Narumi as Customer (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 8, 2017 | December 24, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First-Time Super Sadist Sixteen-year-old Maika Sakuranomiya dreams of studying abroad, so she wants to find a part-time job to save up money for it. Unfortunately, the naturally menacing look in her eyes has torpedoed all of her job interviews so far, leaving her feeling dejected. But then, Dino, a foreigner with blond hair, suddenly appears before Maika and invites her to work at his coffee shop. She’s thrilled to score her first job, but there’s a catch... |
October 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
Sweets Without Honor Ever since Maika has been assigned the "sadist character," she's been practicing to get it right with the customers. Even though it doesn't go as planned, Maika seems to have a naturally sadistic streak that is popular with the regulars. Other than that, Café Stile has a tradition in which the staff members compete every season to add a new item to the menu. Kaho, Akizuki and the manager are pitted against Maika and Mafuyu. |
October 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
After the Date, Rated R The manager, Dino, continues to lose sleep due to watching too much late-night anime. Maika is interested in foreign animation herself. When Dino asks her why she's so enamored of foreign countries and wants to study abroad, Maika shares childhood memories and talks about her family. Meanwhile, Dino wants to get closer to Maika and asks her out on a date. |
October 22, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 8, 2017 |
| Last aired | December 24, 2017 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | ended |