Megami no Cafe Terrace - Episode 8 - Shiragiku Sleeps Off Alcohol

Shiragiku became insanely drunk and naked again. No, not from wine. Yes, from inhaling fumes from wet wipes.

It’s July in Goddess Café Terrace. It’s time for a café by the ocean to have a beach hut arc! There’s no time for Hayato to meet a summer girlfriend, even one right in his house. Akane is the lead candidate! Riho and Shiragiku can’t bear that! Chuunibyou Hayato announces decampment to a secondary location. Ami eats it up!

I can’t believe it. Akane’s bandmates agreed to keep the mustache band name. Mussy Mustache Girls is the new name. And we still don’t know the original one. Ami is set for the beach hut battle in Goddess Café Terrace! Uh. Market. Whatever. She wants to beat down tanned surfer dudes! Oh no. Hayato proves to be an investment gambler instead of a risk-averse investor. He sunk four months of profits (they did?) into the beach hut project. There shouldn’t be a way for Ami and Ouka to destroy his laptop and phone to prevent him from dumping stock on a sudden dip. Should. Not. Be.

Riho adjusted quickly and recruited herself, Shiragiku, and Ouka by suggesting a “grammable (Instagram-worthy)” summer menu served by waitresses in cute beach hut outfits. Ami asked the most pertinent chuunibyou question: what’s the name of the beach hut? Familia Type 0 Kai! Vetoed, of course, over Ami’s effusive approval.

Whoa! Ouka fabricated a bikini-type uniform prototype! Powder blue stripes match the regular uniforms, but horizontal ones on swimsuits call to the hearts of cultured individuals everywhere. Goddess Café Terrace knows its audience. I’ll wager that the hibiscus flower hairband will end up around Shiragiku’s boobs soon. Hoho. Ouka found one of Hayato’s weak points: he’s shy around sexually assertive girls. Good luck, Drunk Shiragiku! Uh oh. Riho pouts. Why? Ah, I see. She competes for Hayato’s attention. Bikini babe, Riho!

Oh crap. Alcoholic wet wipes. You know what that means. Drunk Shiragiku wears a hairband! Doh. Riho doesn’t want obligatory compliments. This scene resembles the cookie fight between Riho and Shiragiku. Akane won’t save Hayato. Later, Shiragiku sleeps, Akane writes song lyrics, Ouka worries about Akane, and Riho worries about Akane’s interest in Hayato. Harem hijinks! Also, Hayato still hasn’t stopped talking to himself out loud. Nice. Goddess Café Terrace brought back the omake comic strips. Shiragiku thinks people prank her when she’s asleep. I’d like to see her BAC from wet wipe fumes.

Hey, there’s a “grammable” watermelon parfait. Ami’s dork face is not “grammable” at all! Ocean-wading girls in waitress uniforms? Totes “grammable!” Ha! Ami’s dorky picture went viral.

Beach Hut Time for Goddess Café Terrace! Seaside Café Familia? Looks fancy. Fun. Ouka took Hayato and Shiragiku’s advice for the official beach hut waitress uniforms. Only one hibiscus for the hairband, so Shiragiku had better stop getting drunk from liquor fumes. And a bustier style tank top to guard Shiragiku’s modesty. Aw, and hahaha! Ami wanted “Familia Type 0 Kai” on the sign! Typical. The army blamed the navy. Funny! Ami keeps the recurring joke of asking about Ami’s drunkenness alive. Guh! Acchan from the market district is a top-tier MILF! Look at those abs! Ami likes them too! Acchan makes traditional Japanese sweets called wagashi (和菓子), but that swimsuit is untraditional. Not traditional at all.

Here comes the drama for Goddess Café Terrace. Riho is overworking again. Heat, dehydration, not eating. Add in stress from jealousy, and boom! Collapse! Thanks for letting us know whose turn is next for the bathos meter. Abandonment issues stalk Riho. Headpats are her reassurance! Wow. Three omake comic strip panels in one episode.

Well, Goddess Café Terrace isn’t subtle about its plot development. A pensive Riho in the epilogue led straight into the preview of the next episode titled “Riho and Her Past.” I’m still uncertain about the subject matter. I need a couple more of Ami’s dumbbells dropped on my head. The unrelated voiceover is hilarious! Akane thanks the concert crowd for watching Mussy Mustache Girls! How many times can she say the band’s tongue-twister name? Next time, the swimsuit episode for the other goddesses happens. Will Ami’s feet and fists meet some old friends?