Blend S
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Sebuah adaptasi seri televisi anime, disutradarai oleh Ryōji Masuyama dan diproduksi oleh A-1 Pictures, ditayangkan perdana pada 8 Oktober 2017. Gō Zappa menyelia naskah seri itu dan Yōsuke Okuda mendesain karakter-karakternya. 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  |  |
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| 1 | "First-Time Super Sadist" "Hajimete no Do Esu" (はじめてのドS) | 8 Oktober 2017 (2017-10-08) |  |
 Maika Sakuranomiya ingin mendapatkan pekerjaan paruh waktu sehingga dia bisa mendapatkan cukup uang untuk belajar di luar negeri, tetapi dia terus-menerus ditolak karena tatapan mengancam yang sering dia tampilkan di matanya. Suatu hari dia menemukan Café Stile, sebuah kedai kopi di mana seorang manajer asal Italia, Dino, menjadi tergila-gila dengan penampilannya yang mengancam dan ingin dia menjadi pelayan "sadistik" untuk kafe tersebut. Maika pun berhasil mendapatkan pekerjaannya, namun karena kecanggungannya sendiri,  dia kemudian melayani sepasang pelanggan masokis di bawah persona ini, dan memutuskan untuk mengambil posisi itu. Dia juga bertemu dan berteman dengan Kaho Hinata, pelayan "tsundere", dan Mafuyu Hoshikawa, pelayan adik perempuan. Mereka menghabiskan malam di permainan arcade bersama mereka, setelah mengetahui bahwa Hinata terobsesi dengan video game. Keesokan harinya, Maika mencium Dino karena dia mengira itu adalah salam. Karena perbuatan tersebut, Dino kemudian mimisan.
| 2 | "Sweets Without Honor" "Jingi Naki Suītsu" (仁義なきスイーツ) | 15 Oktober 2017 (2017-10-15) |  |
 Maika mencoba untuk berlatih menjadi sadis karena merasa dirinya masih belum cukup sadis, dan memutuskan untuk mencoba tersenyum saat melayani pelanggan. Namun senyumnya malah terlihat benar-benar sadis. Sementara itu, Maika mencoba berbicara dengan pelanggan berbahasa Inggris, Akizuki menguji gagasan pelanggan wanita dengan meminta Maika dan Kaho memberi makan makanan penutup satu sama lain, dan Mafuyu berkelahi dengan Dino untuk memperebutkan patung gadis ajaib yang dimenangkan oleh Kaho. Staf Stile memegang tradisi musiman mereka dalam memutuskan item menu baru melalui kompetisi antara dua tim. Maika secara tidak sengaja menggunakan garam, cuka, dan saus pedas tabasco di dalam parfaitnya Mafuyu dan miliknya, meskipun makanan penutup tersebut menjadi populer karena pelanggan menganggapnya sebagai makanan penutup sadis yang dibuat oleh Maika. Setelah memenangkan kompetisi, Maika mengatakan hadiahnya adalah bersenang-senang dengan teman-temannya, di mana Mafuyu membuat Maika berdandan dengan pakaian gadis ajaib yang dia menangkan sebagai hadiahnya sendiri.
| 3 | "After the Date, Rated R" "Dēto Nochi Jūhachi-kin" (デートのち18禁) | 22 Oktober 2017 (2017-10-22) |  |
 Maika mengungkapkan kepada Dino bagaimana obsesinya dengan budaya asing dimulai setelah melihat tamu asing dari ayahnya, dan bagaimana hal itu mempengaruhi masa kecilnya. Setelah itu Dino mengajak kencan dengan Maika, meskipun Maika malah mengajak Akizuki dan Kaho karena berpikir bahwa ajakan Dino adalah kegiatan jalan-jalan untuk seluruh staf Stile. Dino mencoba membelikan Maika hadiah, atas saran keduanya, yang mengakibatkan Dino dan Maika saling membelikan hadiah yang serasi. Kemudian, adanya hentai dōjinshi tentang seorang siswi diikat yang ditinggalkan pelanggan menyebabkan masalah bagi staf Stile. Mereka berusaha menemukan pemiliknya dengan diam-diam bertanya kepada pelanggan mereka tentang hal itu, akhirnya memasang pemberitahuan tentang "buku yang diterbitkan sendiri" yang hilang. Pemiliknya menanggapi pemberitahuan itu, dan yang mengejutkan semua orang ternyata pemiliknya adalah seorang wanita muda.
| 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.