The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since February 2021, and has been compiled into twelve tankōbon volumes as of October 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions aired from April to June 2023. A second season is set to premiere in 2024. Plot
The series is set in Miura, Kanagawa, and follows Hayato Kasukabe, an orphan who had moved to Tokyo for high school. After passing the exams for the University of Tokyo, he returns to Miura after being notified of the death of his grandmother, with the intention to close her struggling café, Cafe Terrace Familia. There, he discovers five women who had been working for the café, as well as living under his grandmother's care. After seeing their struggles and learning of their bond with his grandmother, he decides to re-open the café for business. Characters
 
 
 The 18-year-old protagonist. He was orphaned at 3 years old after his parents died in an accident, and then raised his grandmother, Sachiko Kasukabe. He leaves for Tokyo to study, following an argument with Sachiko. After her death, he decides to come home, initially to close down the café, but later on decides to keep it open. He bears a striking resemblance to his late grandfather, Masahiro. A 19-year-old part-timer at Familia, who is studying at a fashion school. She has a tsundere personality. She has a twin sister named Kikka. She goes overseas to France in order to study fashion, but returns to Familia after a month, having been let go from her work-study. An 17-year-old part-timer at Familia and a high school student, she is skilled in karate. A running gag in the series is her wearing masks to prank her co-workers with them somehow performing moves from the game Street Fighter (especially both Shoryuken and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku). A 20-year-old part-timer at Familia and a college student. She is the granddaughter of a famous Shōwa era actress, and used to be a popular child actress herself, until her parents' acrimonious divorce. A 20-year-old part-timer at Familia and Hayato's childhood friend. She is the daughter of a Michelin star chef who had studied under Sachiko Kasukabe. A running gag is Shiragiku's penchant for doing lewd things when drunk, in addition to having a fetish for smells. She is nicknamed "Kiku-chan" by Riho. A 19-year-old part-timer at Familia, and the vocalist and guitarist of a band. She comes from a rich family, who disapproves of her singing career. Hayato's grandmother, who took care of Hayato after he was orphaned. Her death before the start of the series is what brings Hayato back to Familia. Sachiko's husband, who bears a resemblance to his grandson, Hayato. He had passed away some time before Hayato's birth. Ouka's younger twin sister. Media

Manga
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses is written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on February 17, 2021. The first tankōbon volume was released on May 17, 2021; as of October 17, 2023, the series has been compiled into twelve volumes. A special edition of the tenth volume was released to celebrate the character Akane Hououji topping the popularity poll, and is accompanied by a pamphlet titled "Akanebon", which features illustrations and bonus comics. In September 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for an English digital release; the first volume was released on October 18. Volumes

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
108. Twelve Go to Miyakojima! 109. Putting Romance and Respite Plans into Action
110. Flowers Blooming by the Beach at Night
111. A Midnight Intruder
112. Tour Guides
113. The Real Favorite to Win 
114. Overflowing Feelings
115. The Rules of Confessing One’s Love
116. Detective Hayato Kasukabe
117. Dream, Subconscious, or Hallucination? 118. Get Fired, then Tsun, then Dere
119. The Purpose of the Date
120. Mother and Daughter, Take Two
121. Sachiko’s Happiness 
122. Childish Whims and Playing Nice
123. The Five Girls’ Oath
124. The Karate Prodigy
125. Continue? 126. Summer Draws Near
127. The First Take

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 8, 2022. The series was produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by Satoshi Kuwabara, with scripts written by Keiichirō Ōchi, character designs handled by Masatsune Noguchi, and music composed by Shu Kanematsu and Miki Sakurai. It aired from April 8 to June 24, 2023, on the Super Animeism programming block on MBS and TBS. The opening theme song is  by Neriame, while the ending theme song is  by Miki Satō. Crunchyroll licensed the series. A second season was announced after the airing of the twelfth episode. It is set to premiere in 2024. Episodes

Reception
As of April 2023, the series has 1 million copies in circulation. Notes

References

External links
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses official manga website at Pocket Shōnen Magazine 
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses official anime website 
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses on Twitter 

2023 anime television series debuts
Anime series based on manga
Animeism
Crunchyroll anime
Harem anime and manga
Kodansha manga
Miura, Kanagawa
Romantic comedy anime and manga
Shōnen manga
Television shows set in Kanagawa Prefecture
Tezuka Productions
Upcoming anime television series