Megami no Cafe Terrace - Episode 5 - Bare Akane on Bed

Does Akane play in a rock band? Really? Her roommates imagine she secretly engages in “suspicious behavior.”

Busy! The Familia Café Terrace is hopping after the Cherry Blossom Festival and Riho’s social media engagement. And there she is, come to save the day! I see hints that Riho is putting in too many hours. Geez. Ouka is so quick to nag Hayato. Oh? Akane noticed Riho working too hard in the café. Yup. The Goddess Café Terrace social media influencer schedules posts in the dead of night. Using Windows 10 on her pink laptop. Ah. Riho tells part of her origins story. Grandma took her in and told her not to worry. Riho wants to “protect the café” as gratitude and duty. She had a falling out with her mother, and Riho dresses differently now. Hayato’s words echo what Grandma told her, so they hit Riho in the feelings. Watch out! Head pats! Right in the feels!

Welp. Chuunibyou Hayato is officially a thing in Goddess Café Terrace. Ah. It’s Akane’s turn for harem points. Akane won’t tell her roommates what her band’s name is called. Fishy business? Uh. Ami thinks that means tasty fried squid. We know what that squid smell reminds most people of. Efficient storytelling. A broken toaster oven means shopping in the city, which leads directly to Hayato giving up on a movie to watch Akane’s band perform in a dive bar. I didn’t say it was good storytelling. Just efficient. The dude needs to stop talking to himself out loud. Oh well. It’s the only way the girls will learn his true feelings. Akane rocks! Hayato smiles like a hentai protagonist without eyes.

Aw. Akane’s bandmates feel lonely, but she has promised to eat dinner with her family. Speak of one of those devils! Hahaha! All the blushing Akane faces in the world! I will never see Akane as calm and collected again in Goddess Café Terrace. Har. Ami has a battery saver mode. Follow the money! Akane’s music moved people’s hearts because it so clearly made Hayato buy a CD! Moon Goddess, eh? I see creative spellings of “Cafeteria” and “for Grandmother.” We have just seen Akane sing “My Standard.” I wonder if we’ll hear renditions of “Moon Goddess,” “You,” “Rano,” or “Ren.” I remember Akane talking about how nice sipping wine while watching a full moon would be. What the heck, Hayato? How did he get “mustaches” out of an all-girl rock band?

And it’s another day off for the girls of Goddess Café Terrace. Hayato isn’t here, so you know what that means. Girl-talk! No kotatsu for Ami because it’s almost May. Hey! What. Ami still wants to prove to Shiragiku how she acts when she’s drunk. Ami hasn’t yet figured out what kind of “stinky” Shiragiku likes. Ouka needs to stop this. Is this like a sitcom clip show after only six weeks? Ha! Ami has a running joke about Shiragiku’s stink kink! Welp. This scene did not pass the Bechdel test of female characters talking about a dude. Uh oh. Shiragiku doesn’t know that she’s the only girl to make a pass at Hayato. Yup. It’s a clip show for fanservice! I love it! Ami’s running joke with Shiragiku’s stink kink cracks me up. Akane brought up Mussy Mustache Girls! We still don’t know her band’s actual name. Hoh! Marriage is on the table to keep the café running and stay in the house! The goddesses are such terrible liars, except for Ami. She and Hayato will be Heroes of Justice together! Dosukoi!

Next time, Riho and Shiragiku compete for Hayato’s stomach. And we’ll have new fanservice scenes!