Blend S

Blend S
Sampul depan volume manga pertama Blend S, menampilkan karakter utama Maika Sakuranomiya
ブレンド・S (Burendo Esu)
Genre	Komedi
Manga
Pengarang	Miyuki Nakayama
Penerbit	Houbunsha
Majalah	Manga Time Kirara Carat
Demografi	Seinen
Terbit	Oktober 2013 – sekarang
Volume	4
Seri anime
Sutradara	Ryōji Masuyama
Produser	Shōki Niwa Hiroyuki Kobayashi Noriko Kosukegawa Yasuhira Tsuchikura Taiki Onoue Nobutaka Sakurai Kisho Tsuruta
Skenario	Gō Zappa
Musik	Tomoki Kikuya
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Pelisensi	NA Aniplex of America
Saluran asli	Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, KTV, TVA, AT-X
Saluran bahasa Inggris	SEA Animax Asia
Tayang	8 Oktober 2017 – 24 Desember 2017
Episode	12

Blend S (ブレンド・Scode: ja is deprecated , Burendo Esu) merupakan manga stip komik empat panel Jepang yang ditulis dan diilustrasikan oleh Miyuki Nakayama. Manga ini tampil perdana di majalah Manga Time Kirara Carat Houbunsha pada terbitan Oktober 2013. Adaptasi seri televisi anime sebanyak 12 episode yang dibuat oleh A-1 Pictures ditayangkan dari Oktober hingga Desember 2017.

Alur cerita

Maika Sakuranomiya, seorang siswa sekolah menengah, menemui kesulitan mencari pekerjaan paruh waktu karena pandangan ngerinya ketika ia tersenyum. Tetapi, ia kemudian diajak oleh seorang laki-laki Italia yang merupakan manajer Stile, sebuah kafe yang pegawainya diberikan karakter tertentu seperti tsundere dan adik perempuan. Maika diberikan karakter sadis karena penampilannya dan harus mengadopsi pesona yang kasar ketika melayani pelanggan, terutama sifat masokistik.

Karakter

Maika Sakuranomiya (桜ノ宮 苺香code: ja is deprecated , Sakuranomiya Maika)

Pengisi suara: Azumi Waki

Maika adalah seorang gadis berusia 16 tahun, yang meskipun memiliki kepribadian positif dan ceria, secara tidak sengaja memiliki tatapan sadis di matanya setiap kali dia tersenyum. Tampilan ini menarik perhatian Dino, yang memintanya menjadi pelayan "gadis sadis" di kafe Stile. Meskipun diberi tahu bahwa pelanggan suka diperlakukan dengan buruk, dia khawatir tentang bagaimana dia memperlakukan pelanggan mendapatkan yang lebih baik darinya, menyebabkan dia langsung meminta maaf setelah mereka pergi. Dia berasal dari keluarga yang sangat tradisional dan ia ingin bekerja paruh waktu sehingga dia bisa belajar di luar negeri menggunakan uangnya sendiri. Cintanya terhadap negara lain juga membuatnya mengembangkan kekaguman terhadap Kolonel Sanders (yang ia sebut sebagai "lelaki tua dari tempat ayam") dan Sinterklas. Dia menyukai Dino karena rambut pirangnya, tetapi ia tidak menyadari bahwa Dino suka padanya.

Kaho Hinata (日向 夏帆code: ja is deprecated , Hinata Kaho)

Pengisi suara: Akari Kitō

Kaho adalah pelayan berusia 17 tahun di Stile yang bertindak sebagai tsundere. Dia suka bermain video game dan sering mengunjungi arkade, dan menarik banyak penonton ketika dia melakukannya. Hal ini biasanya menyebabkan dia cepat kehabisan uang. Meskipun dia memerankan gadis tsundere, kepribadian Kaho yang sebenarnya adalah orang yang riang dan ceria, meskipun dia mempertahankan sedikit dinamika tsundere dengan Kōyō. Dia kesulitan menjaga kepribadiannya ketika pelanggan sedang mendiskusikan video game sehingga ia merasa perlu untuk bergabung. Saat ini dia adalah pelayan paling populer di Stile.

Mafuyu Hoshikawa (星川 麻冬code: ja is deprecated , Hoshikawa Mafuyu)

Pengisi suara: Anzu Haruno

Mafuyu adalah pelayan lain di Stile yang sebenarnya adalah seorang mahasiswa berusia 20 tahun, tetapi memerankan karakter adik perempuan karena sosok kecilnya. Kepribadiannya yang sebenarnya dewasa dan jarang menunjukkan emosi membuat mudah bersemangat setiap kali serial favoritnya, Aisatsu (Magical Frill dalam anime), terlibat. Dia memiliki adik laki-laki yang lebih tinggi darinya, namun dia menginginkan seorang adik perempuan. Meskipun dia memerankan karakter adik perempuan, dia memiliki tingkat penghinaan terhadap lolicon, dan pernah menolak seorang pelanggan yang mengajaknya kencan karena dia yakin dia hanya tertarik padanya karena penampilan mudanya.

Miu Amano (天野 美雨code: ja is deprecated , Amano Miu)

Pengisi suara: Atsumi Tanezaki

Miu adalah seorang pelayan yang memerankan sifat kakak perempuan. Dia biasanya memakai kacamata, meskipun dia memakai lensa kontak saat bekerja di kafe. Dia berusia 22 tahun, dan biasanya berperilaku elegan, namun dia juga seniman dalam grup yang disebut "Folder Hanazono" yang menggambar komik dewasa.

Hideri Kanzaki (神崎 ひでりcode: ja is deprecated , Kanzaki Hideri)

Pengisi suara: Sora Tokui

Hideri adalah pelayan berusia 16 tahun yang memenuhi sifat idola. Hideri sebenarnya adalah anak laki-laki yang berpakaian sebagai seorang gadis dan bercita-cita menjadi idola. Dia bekerja di Stile untuk mendapatkan penggemar; memberikan bukti kepada orang tuanya bahwa dia berbakat, atau dia harus mewarisi pertanian keluarganya. Sementara dia bertindak seperti gadis "imut" sepanjang waktu, dia secara tidak sengaja bisa berubah menjadi laki-laki. Meskipun ramah dan energik, ia juga percaya bahwa dirinya sangat imut, sering membual tentang seberapa besar dugaan penggemarnya mengagumi dirinya. Dia kadang-kadang berusaha membantu Dino lebih dekat dengan Maika, namun Dino biasanya mengacaukan peluang dengan satu atau lain cara.

Dino (ディーノcode: ja is deprecated , Dīno)

Pengisi suara: Tomoaki Maeno

Dino adalah manajer Stile Italia yang berusia 26 tahun dan bekerja di dapur. Dia mencintai gadis-gadis dan patung-patung anime, dan sering sampai larut malam menonton anime yang tayang pada larut malam. Hidungnya berdarah setiap kali dia bersemangat. Karena ketertarikannya pada gadis-gadis Jepang, terutama yang berambut hitam, ia mengembangkan naksir terbuka pada Maika, meskipun Maika sendiri tidak menyadari fakta ini. Dia tinggal di lantai dua kafe Stile dan memelihara seekor anjing bernama Owner (オーナーcode: ja is deprecated ) karena permintaan Maika. Karena kepribadiannya yang eksentrik, ia sering dituduh oleh karyawan lainnya sebagai orang aneh, dan pada satu waktu pernah ditangkap polisi karena menampilkan ketertarikannya kepada Maika di depan umum.

Kōyō Akizuki (秋月 紅葉code: ja is deprecated , Akizuki Kōyō)

Pengisi suara: Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Kōyō adalah koki berusia 21 tahun di Stile yang menyukai yuri dan selalu ingin melihat pelanggan wanita bersikap ramah satu sama lain untuk membakar imajinasinya. Bekerja di bagian yang sama dengan Dino, ia harus bekerja lebih keras karena sifatnya yang sering kali malas. Seperti Kaho, ia juga suka bermain permainan (gim). Dia sering bingung setiap kali dia secara tidak sengaja melihat payudara Kaho, dan kemudian mengembangkan semacam dinamika tsundere terhadapnya.

Aika Sakuranomiya (桜ノ宮 愛香code: ja is deprecated , Sakuranomiya Aika)

Pengisi suara: Rei Matsuzaki

Aika merupakan kakak perempuan Maika yang tertua yang sering memakai pakaian tradisional Jepang (yamato nadeshiko). Ia sering khawatir terhadap Maika karena penampilan Maika yang unik. Seperti Maika, ia mempunyai pula sifat sadis. Ia salah menyangka bahwa Dino adalah kekasih Maika.

Kōichi Sakuranomiya (桜ノ宮 香一code: ja is deprecated , Sakuranomiya Kōichi)

Pengisi suara: Shinki Satō

Kōichi adalah kakak laki-laki Maika yang dapat dikenali dari rambut hitamnya dengan poni di bagian tengah. Seperti saudara perempuannya, dia adalah karakter sadis yang alami. Dia khawatir terhadap Maika yang memiliki beberapa teman karena tatapan matanya yang menakutkan. Dia salah mengira Dino sebagai pacar Maika.

Media

Manga

Blend S merupakan manga strip komik empat panel yang dikarang dan diilustrasikan oleh Miyuki Nakayama. Manga ini tampil perdana di majalah Manga Time Kirara Carat Houbunsha pada terbitan Oktober 2013, dan diserikan dalam majalah ini pada terbitan Maret 2014. Empat volume tankōbon manga ini dirilis pada 27 Oktober 2017.

No.	Tanggal rilis	ISBN
1	27 Januari 2015	ISBN 978-4-8322-4520-4
2	27 Februari 2016	ISBN 978-4-8322-4667-6
3	27 Januari 2017	ISBN 978-4-8322-4798-7
4	27 Oktober 2017	ISBN 978-4-8322-4885-4

Anime

Sebuah adaptasi seri televisi anime, disutradarai oleh Ryōji Masuyama dan diproduksi oleh A-1 Pictures, ditayangkan perdana pada 8 Oktober 2017. Gō Zappa supervised the series' scripts and Yōsuke Okuda designed the characters. Aniplex of America melisensikan anime tersebut untuk dirilis di Amerika Utara. Lagu pembuka "Bon Appétit♡S" (ぼなぺてぃーと♡Scode: ja is deprecated , Bonapetīto♡Esu) dan lagu penutup "Detarame na Minus to Plus ni Okeru Blend Kō" (デタラメなマイナスとプラスにおけるブレンド考code: ja is deprecated , Detarame na Mainasu to Purasu ni Okeru Burendo Kō) dinyanyikan oleh Azumi Waki, Akari Kitō, dan Anzu Haruno di bawah nama Blend A (dibaca "Blend Ace").

Pada November 2017, tema pembuka seri itu menjadi meme terkenal di Twitter dan YouTube, yang menambahkan kata-kata "Smile, Sweet, Sister, Sadistic, Surprise, Service..." pada bagian pembuka lagu tersebut.

No.	Judul	Tanggal tayang pertama
1	"First-Time Super Sadist" "Hajimete no Do Esu" (はじめてのドS)	8 Oktober 2017 (2017-10-08)
Maika Sakuranomiya wants to gain a part time job so she can earn enough money to study abroad, but she is constantly getting rejected for placements due to the menacing look she often gains in her eyes. One day she happens upon Café Stile, a coffee shop where the Italian manager, Dino, becomes infatuated with her menacing look and wants her to be the "sadistic" waitress for the café. Maika successfully, yet partly through her own clumsiness, serves a pair of masochistic customers under this persona, and decides to take the position. She also meets and befriends Kaho Hinata, the tsundere waitress, and Mafuyu Hoshikawa, the younger sister waitress, spending the evening at the arcade with them, after learning that the former is obsessed with video games. The next day, Maika kisses Dino as she thought that it was a greeting, only for Dino to nosebleed.
2	"Sweets Without Honor" "Jingi Naki Suītsu" (仁義なきスイーツ)	15 Oktober 2017 (2017-10-15)
Maika attempts to practice being a sadist, and decides to try smiling while serving the customers. However her smile just comes across sadistic anyway. Meanwhile, Maika attempts to talk to an English speaking customer, Akizuki tests the idea of female customers by having Maika and Kaho feed each other dessert, and Mafuyu fights with Dino over a magical girl figurine won by Kaho. The Stile staff hold their seasonal tradition of deciding on a new menu item via a competition between two teams. Maika unintentionally uses salt, vinegar and tabasco hot sauce in her and Mafuyu's parfait, although the dessert becomes popular due to the customers considering it a sadism dessert made by Maika. Having won the competition, Maika says her prize is having had fun with her friends, where as Mafuyu makes Maika dress up in a magical girl outfit she won as her own prize.
3	"After the Date, Rated R" "Dēto Nochi Jūhachi-kin" (デートのち18禁)	22 Oktober 2017 (2017-10-22)
Maika reveals to Dino how her obsession with foreign cultures began after seeing a foreign visitor of her father's, and how it affected her childhood. Afterwards Dino goes on a date with Maika, although Maika invites Akizuki and Kaho along thinking it's an outing for the Stile staff. Dino tries to buy Maika a present, at the two's advisement, which results in Dino and Maika buying each other matching gifts. Later, a hentai dōjinshi about a schoolgirl in bondage that a customer left behind causes problems for the Stile staff. They attempt to locate the owner by discreetly ask their customers about it, eventually putting up a notice about a lost "self-published book". The owner responds to the notice, and to everyone's surprise, is revealed to be a young woman.
4	"The New Girl is a Big Sister" "Kōhai wa Onee-san (Kenzen)" (後輩はおねえさん（健全）)	29 Oktober 2017 (2017-10-29)
The author of the dōjinshi, Miu Amano, is hired as the café's "big sister" archetype. She mistakes Maika and Dino for a couple, and begins using them as a basis for her dōjinshi, although she learns from Kaho that Dino's feelings are currently one-sided. Feedback from customers reveals that they want Maika to be more sadistic, so the others attempt to "train" her, via sadistic anime, dark and violent video games, etc. This results in Maika's persona and attire turning full dominatrix, however she is relieved when she is told to tone it back again when serving most customers, limiting this extreme style to only those few who'd actually want it. Post-credits, Maika unintentionally "water tortures" a customer while trying to provide swift refill service.
5	"Cold After the Rain" "Ame Nochi Kaze" (雨のちカゼ)	5 November 2017 (2017-11-05)
It's ponytail day, so the café staff have all formed their hair into ponytails. Maika has problems with static electricity due to her hair being so thin, so Dino gives her a foreign treatment for her hair. Later on a rain storm prompts Dino to walk Maika to the train station. Meanwhile Kaho and Akizuki both stay late due to being adsorbed in a mobile game, and are accidentally locked in the break room by Dino. The following day Dino is distraught because Maika has a bad cold from the rain, so him, Kaho, and Mafuyu decide to pay her a visit. During the visit they meet Maika's older brother and sister, Kōichi and Aika, who are surprised to find that Maika has friends. They mistake Dino for Maika's boyfriend, with their "interrogation" of him for information ends up occurring Maika's wrath.
6	"By The Waterfront Et Cetera (For Adults)" "Mizube ni Matsuwaru Etosetora (Seijin-zumi)" (水辺にまつわるエトセトラ（成人済）)	12 November 2017 (2017-11-12)
Maika, Dino, and Mafuyu are at the riverbank for a barbecue, while Kaho, Miu, and Kouyou, who rather would have stayed indoors, were forced to come along. Maika brings along a big tuna for the barbecue, Dino slices and grills it so that everyone can enjoy eating it. As the sun sets and the café staff return home, Dino notices that Maika wanted to go to the beach one day. The next day, Maika and Dino go shopping in order to buy a swimsuit for her. The following day, the café staff are all at the beach. Kouyou becomes awkward because of Kaho's revealing bikini. Later, while going to buy shaved ice, Maika cuts herself on her foot and Dino treats her foot with a bandage. As the sun sets, Dino asks Maika if she had a good time, to which she responds yes.
7	"Busy with Bananas and Strawberries" "Banana ni Ichigo de, Isogashii" (バナナにイチゴで、いそがしい)	19 November 2017 (2017-11-19)
Before they open the café, Kaho arrives and she is all tanned. Maika, on the other hand, only has a sunburn on her face. Then, Dino comes up with an idea. The next day, it's jungle day, and everything in Café Stile is revamped accordingly. Maika is embarrassed as she got the customers lost in the jungle. Mafuyu wears a monkey costume. Maika and Kouyou watch the way Miu is feeding the customer with a banana. Later, Kouyou gets irritated when he is getting lost as well, and ends up touching Kaho's breast by accident. The following day, Dino is shocked that the café is all out of strawberries, so he and Maika go to the supermarket. Unfortunately, the strawberries are sold out, so they go to other supermarkets, but to no avail. Meanwhile, Kaho, Mafuyu, and Miu suggest the customers to order the banana crepes and orange tart in order to buy some time. Elsewhere, Maika finally finds the last pack of strawberries, only to encounter a little girl who starts crying due to Maika's glare. Fortunately, the little girl and her mother, charmed by Dino, let them have the strawberries. On their way back, Maika feels bad about the way she glared at the little girl and thinks about quitting her job, but Dino comforts her and tells her that he and the customers like her and her gaze, but he gets too enthusiastic and is arrested by a cop who thinks he was pestering her. Later that night, the café staff suggest that they should hire another staff member. The next day, a certain person is going for a job application at Café Stile.
8	"An Idol Character, Too" "Aidoru Zokusei mo, Tsuitemasu" (アイドル属性も、ついてます)	26 November 2017 (2017-11-26)
Hideri Kanzaki is hired as the café's "idol" archetype, though Maika had to lend Hideri her waitress clothes since Dino does not have that one clothes just for Hideri. At first, the café staff thought Hideri is a girl, but then they were surprised that Hideri is actually a boy. Hideri explained to them that his dream is to become a cute idol despite his gender. The next day, Hideri learned about Dino's feelings for Maika, so he suggested Dino to compliment Maika, though it ended in a bad result. During closing time, Dino finally confessed his feelings for Maika, though it was not what Hideri and Kouyou had in mind. The following day, Miu met up with Hideri, and then they went to a mall in order to buy a uniform for him, though they couldn't find what was Hideri looking for. As the sun sets, Miu suggested that Hideri should ask Mafuyu if she has any outfits that she doesn't need. The next day, Mafuyu makes Hideri dress up in a magical girl outfit, though he doesn't want to wear it during work. Then, Mafuyu and Miu makes him wear a kindergarten uniform, much to Hideri's dismay. Post-credits, it's school day, so Miu is wearing a caretaker outfit while the rest are wearing the kindergarten uniforms, including Hideri, but then he wakes up from a nightmare that he had.
9	"Owner Inauguration, Sister Attack" "Ōnā Shūnin, Shisutā Shūrai" (オーナー就任、シスター襲来)	3 Desember 2017 (2017-12-03)
Maika brings a big stray dog she found to Café Stile. Unfortunately, she can't keep the dog at home because her siblings hate dogs. Maika looks for someone to adopt it, but doesn't find any takers. Eventually, Dino is pressed into taking care of the dog named "Owner", whose menacing eyes resemble Maika's, at his place, at least until a willing owner can be found. However, Dino regretted his decision because he was forced to walk the dog in the morning. Meanwhile, Maika decides to bake sweets for Dino to show her appreciation. Later, Maika's older sister Aika comes to visit her at work. Aika was impressed when she saw her sister doing a good job at serving the customers with her sadism. But, Aika threatens Dino with a spear, thinking that he made Maika cry. However, Maika told her that he was only cheering her up, so Aika apologized for jumping into conclusions. As Aika returns home, Maika's brother Kōichi was hiding while crying about not being invited to Cafe Stile. Then, the cafe staff notices that Dino has gained weight, which turns out it was Maika who gave him too much sweets. The next day, in order to lose weight, Dino was once again forced to walk the dog, Owner.
10	"I'll Teach You" "Oshiete Ageru" (おしえて、あ・げ・る)	10 Desember 2017 (2017-12-10)
A customer of Café Stile confesses his affection to Mafuyu. However, not only is there a considerable height difference between them, but the gap between the character she plays for the customers and her true self is so wide that Mafuyu goes immediately into rejection mode. Mafuyu's little brother, on the other hand, worries that his sister will never have a boyfriend. Meanwhile, when Kaho's string of failing marks at school has prompted her mother to ban all video games unless she can get an average score or higher on a big makeup test, Mafuyu agrees to supervise Kaho's study sessions. The next day, Kaho spent all night studying she couldn't get enough sleep. Mafuyu then gives Kaho a makeover to cover her baggy eyes. But all of the sudden, Mafuyu also gave Kouyou a makeover after falling for Hideri's trick. The next day, Kaho finally passed her makeup test with a higher score. Mafuyu was proud of Kaho for passing the test, though she told her that the next time they go to a different cafe, Kaho must study hard in order for her to not fail the test again. Post-credits, Kaho was drinking a black coffee while telling Maika that it was a flavor from "a big sister".
11	"Good at Tsundere, Bad at Cornering" "Tsundere Jōzu, Kabe Don wa Heta" (ツンデレ上手、壁ドンは下手)	17 Desember 2017 (2017-12-17)
On their day off, Dino goes to the park with Maika and the dog, Owner. The time he spends with Maika is like a dream, while Owner falls in love with another dog. Meanwhile, at Café Stile, Kaho is extremely depressed after accidentally deleting all the data from her favorite video game. Akizuki makes things worse with his usual lack of delicacy, but then tries to console Kaho. He then makes a strawberry parfait to cheer her up, only to find out that Kaho feels all better when a customer gave her a plushy to cheer her up. Kaho then realized that he made that parfait for her so she will look forward to eat it next time. Later, Dino wanted to confess his feelings for Maika by cornering, but it was not what Hideri was hoping for. Dino then tries cornering Maika again during work, but she angrily told him to move away, causing him to be depressed. Post-credits, Maika feels bad for being mad at him, so she corners him while apologizing him, thus making Dino feel better.
12	"I Love You!" "Daisuki desu!" (大好きですっ!)	24 Desember 2017 (2017-12-24)
The members of Café Stile go on a ski trip. Dino is determined to confess his feelings to Maika, but rapid developments ensue when Maika, just out of the bath, interrupts him. Is Maika going to beat Dino to the punch and confess her love for him? The next day, Kaho, Miu and Mafuyu hear Maika make an unexpected, shocking confession! But then they soon realize that Maika only had a dream where Dino confessed his love for her. When Maika confessed her love for Dino with her sadistic look, Dino was unaware and apologized for his actions. Later, on Christmas Eve, the cafe staff were enjoying a leftover cake. Dino told the staff the day that Kaho and Akizuki were the first two people to be hired at Cafe Stile, which turns out that they were nervous at first, much to their anger. He then told them the day that Mafuyu was hired, though he only dragged her all the way to the cafe the minute she activated her alarm in case of strangers like Dino. Finally, when Maika remembered that Dino finally confessed his love for her, she finally confessed her love for not only Dino, but the entire staff as well. Post-credits, Maika welcomed the viewer with her sadistic look. Then, Maika and Dino met again, and this time they went together.

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Pranala luar

• (Jepang) Anime official website
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