Blend S

- Season 1

(2017)

Sixteen-year-old Maika Sakuranomiya dreams of studying abroad, so she wants to find a part-time job to save up money for it. Unfortunately, the naturally menacing look in her eyes has torpedoed all of her job interviews so far, leaving her feeling dejected. But then, Dino, a foreigner with blond hair, suddenly appears before Maika and invites her to work at his coffee shop. She's thrilled to score her first job, but there's a catch.

Ever since Maika has been assigned the "sadist character," she's been practicing to get it right with the customers. Even though it doesn't go as planned, Maika seems to have a naturally sadistic streak that is popular with the regulars. Other than that, Café Stile has a tradition in which the staff members compete every season to add a new item to the menu. Kaho, Akizuki and the manager are pitted against Maika and Mafuyu.

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 others along.

The author of the dojinshi, Miu Amano, is hired as the café's "big sister" archetype. She mistakes Maika and Dino for a couple, and begins using them, although she learns from Kaho that Dino's feelings are currently one-sided.

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.

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.

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.

Hideri Kanzaki is hired as the café's "idol" archetype. At first, the café staff thought Hideri is a girl, but then they were surprised that Hideri is actually a boy.

Maika brings a big stray dog she found to Café Stile. Unfortunately, she can't keep the dog at home. Maika looks for someone to adopt it, but doesn't find any takers. Eventually, Dino is pressed into taking care of the dog.

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

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.

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.