A show that I watched on a whim but was glad I did.
[PREMISE OF THE SHOW:]()
Blend S...it doesn't really have a story.
It focuses on Maika, a young gal who stumbles upons a strange cafe. This cafe is filled... cute girls doing cute things.
Each character works as a maid with their own trope (Tsundere, Sister, etc...).
There is some moments of "Romance" in the show which diverts us from the usual Slice of Life we all love.
Thats about it.
[CHARACTERS:]()
Blend S has many great characters, as is to be expected from Slice of Life shows (due to the fact that they don't really have stories xd).
Each girl works as a maid in the cafe with a trope.
Maiko - Sadistic.
Mafuyu - Younger Sister.
Kaho - Tsundere.
~~Best Girl~~ Hideri - Idol.
Miu - Older Sister.
Each character, funnily enough, acts quite the opposite outside of their work hours. Maho, for example, is a cold blooded hunter who will kill anyone in their vicinity.
This whole "Trope Maids" is the main selling point for Blend S, and as said before its the reason why Blend S manages to stand out so much from the rest of the genre. It is quite fun seeing all of the different Tropes in a singular room having to interact to real people, especially with Maiko due to the fact that she cannot be sadistic despite the fact that its her job. Most of the times Maiko is sadistic its a misunderstanding or accident which added to the fun factor when watching.
[ART/ANIMATION:]()
Blend S has decent animation and art-style. The animation is quite average but the art-style does look really nice and managed to capture my interest even more.
This show likes to use a LOT of bright colours, it doesn't overdo them. It uses them just enough to make the show "pop" out more with vibrance.
[MUSIC:]()
Smile, Sweet, Sister, Sadistic, Surprise, Service.
I belive EVERYONE on planet Earth has seen this OP, no matter if you watch Anime or not. This has been meme'd to hell.
All of that aside it is quite a catchy OP with the animation and visuals being really good. Not gonna lie but I listen to the song sometimes due to the fact that it is so catchy. The ED is quite average if you ask me though, no where near as catchy and memorable as the OP.
The OST present in Blend S is decent. More on the average side but the OP manages to make up for that.
[OVERALL OPINION:]()
Blend S seems like your average Slice of Life on the outside but manages to stand out and draw you in with its fun twist on the Tropes present in Anime/Manga community. I honestly did not think I would enjoy this as much as I did.
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