Aniplex of America Launches Official Site for Super Kawaii Working Comedy BLEND-S - Plus More Details on Collaboration Café Event

Aug 22, 2026

Aniplex of America launches the English official site for the fall working comedy BLEND-S, based on Miyuki Nakayama’s popular 4-panel manga, and releases a second promotional video. The anime centers on Café Stile, where waitresses perform fixed character roles including tsundere, idol, imouto, oneesan, and do-S super sadist. The document adds cast and staff highlights, the October 7 premiere plan, and details a Little Tokyo Café Dulce collaboration event with exclusive giveaways and commemorative merchandise.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages7

Reading Time18 min

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BLEND-S official site launch

Anime overview and release schedule

Character highlights and promotional video

Café Dulce collaboration event details

Main characters and voice cast

Staff and production credits

About Aniplex of America Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2017 Aniplex of America Launches Official Site for Super Kawaii Working Comedy BLEND-S Plus More Details on Collaboration Café Event © MIYUKI NAKAYAMA, HOUBUNSHA / BLEND-S Committee BLEND-S site officially open for business plus more details on collaboration event with Café Dulce! SANTA MONICA, CA (September 22, 2017)– Aniplex of America has officially launched the English site for fall working comedy, BLEND-S, featuring the second promotional video. The anime, which features the tagline “Everything’s a treat-even being stomped on” is based on Miyuki Nakayama’s popular 4-panel manga series by the same name. BLEND-S features a colorful cast of characters working at Café Stile, where the waitresses must play a specific typecast role. These include familiar female anime archetypes such as the tsundere, idol, little sister (or imouto) and the super sadist, known as do-S. Produced by the acclaimed studio A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, anohana~The Flower We Saw That Day~), BLEND-S has signed on Yosuke Okuda (High School Fleet) for Character Designer and Ryoji Masuyama (Gurren Lagann, Occultic;Nine) as Director. BLEND-S is scheduled to premiere on October 7th. The newly launched site features a character page highlighting the characters within the anime. In addition to the 3 main characters Maika (super sadist), Kaho (tsundere), and Mafuyu (imouto), visitors to the site will get a first glimpse of the other staff at Café Stile including Miu (oneesan), Hideri (idol), Dino (manager), and Koyo (kitchen) . The second PV features BLENDS’ opening theme song titled “Bon Appéti~t􀁪S” sung by the 3 main voice cast members (Azumi Waki, Akari Kito, and Anzu Haruno), who make up the girl group “Blend 􀂘 A”(pronounced Blend Ace) . To commemorate the premiere of BLEND-S, Aniplex of America will be partnering with Café Dulce in Little Tokyo (Los Angeles, CA) for a collaboration event where they will be giving away special collaborative donuts to the first 50 customers who show that they like the BLENDS Facebook page at Café Dulce. Guests will also receive a commemorative BLEND-S x Café Dulce collaboration coaster and mini-poster with purchase of any beverage and they show they like the BLEND-S Facebook page. More details will follow on the official BLEND-S Facebook page [at:](at: Facebook.com/BlendS.USA)[ ](at: Facebook.com/BlendS.USA)[Facebook.com/BlendS.USA](at: Facebook.com/BlendS.USA). CHARACTERS: Maika Sakuranomiya (Super Sadist) She was concerned with her evil glare that kept her from getting a part-time job, but with the manager’s invite, begins working at Stile. Her dream is to go on an overseas exchange program. Kaho Hinata (Tsundere) This high school waitress is popular for her blond twin tails and her nice figure. Despite her looks, she loves video games so much, sometimes even running out of money. Mafuyu Hoshikawa (Imouto) She looks young, but is actually a college student. She is normally calm, but transforms into an upbeat little-sister-type during work. Loves kids anime. Miu Amano (Oneesan) Normally wears glasses and draws her own manga. She plays the gentle big-sister-type, but is surprisingly outgoing outside of her role. Hideri Kanzaki (Idol) A tomboyish girl whose dream is to become an idol. She looks like a doll, but actually…? Dino (Manager) The Italian café manager, who scouted Maika to work at Stile. He tends to get nosebleeds when he gets excited. Koyo Akizuki (Kitchen) Runs the kitchen at Stile. Likes yuri, finding girls’ relationships mysterious and fascinating. BLEND-S Introduction: Everything’s a treat-even being stomped on-in this outrageous working comedy! At Café Stile, tsundere and imouto (or little sister type) are only a few of the characters the café waitresses must act out. Much to her surprise, new hire, Maika, is asked by the café manager to take on the role of the super sadist?! As she works hard at her new job, she unexpecte

FAQs

What does the document announce about BLEND-S in September 2017?

It announces the launch of Aniplex of America’s English official site for BLEND-S and the release of a second promotional video, along with additional collaboration-event details.

Where does BLEND-S take place and what is distinctive about the waitresses?

BLEND-S is set at Café Stile, where the waitresses must play specific character role archetypes such as tsundere, idol, imouto, oneesan, and the super sadist do-S.

What collaboration event is planned with Café Dulce?

Aniplex of America partners with Café Dulce in Little Tokyo to give special collaborative donuts to the first 50 customers who engage with the BLENDS Facebook page, and offers a commemorative coaster and mini-poster with purchase of any beverage for customers who show they like the page.

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