Megami no Café Terrace
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses

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After reading 30 chapters, i'm sure that Megami no Café Terrace is the best answer for question about how to create a good main character in harem manga.

Hayato, no family, young, "lonely" in a big house, having a life with 5 different girls suddenly. From the beginning, many pepole will hate him because of his overconfident and arrogance. But, Hayato is a boy willing to realize mistake and try to fix it immediately, learn every thing necessary to re-open and earn more in his Cafe.


Akane, Riho, Ouka, Ami, Shiragiku, each girl has characters different form the others:

- Akane - cold but easily shy if ... Hayato finds her weakness.

- Riho - always happy, active, but inside, she always scared be lonely and easily cries like a child if she faces with tough problems.

- Ouka - toughest, hardest girl everytime she faces with Hayato, and she is only one knowing his favorite food.

- Ami - always makes Hayato have a headace or suffer from her stupid and naive actions. She is the believable protector for Goddess cafe terrace. Sometimes, her martial makes him piss off =)))

- Shiragiku - secretest girl being best at cooking and household, but after chapter 30, she seems to know someting about Hayato she doesn't want to tell him.

Development progresses so smooth and logic. Hayato, doing everything for himself or girls by normal and exquisite ways, not silly or comical like normal harem mangas. He cares but never go to far about their peronal life. Hayato is still young, and surly he will show the weakness inside him, chapter 30 proved it. Outstanding!

Hopefully, Megami no cafe terrace will keep going and shining. Seo! Don't do anything toughly like Fuuka. Please!

A solid slice-of-life series that is all-around a calm and relaxing read. Don't expect too much from the story; we're only 25 chapters in, and Seo Kouji is known for taking an extremely long time in his exposition. So sit back and enjoy the wistful character interactions, the sumptuous fanservice, and the occasional heart-pounding glimpses of romance.

-- all of it is executed perfectly, as expected from a veteran mangaka who was once known as the king of shounen romance. I'm sticking with this series because:

1. The art is breathtaking, especially the characters. Seriously, look at the girls. The way Seo draws his girls is reminiscent ... of the classic Shoujo manga style: long, slender limbs (legs for days...), and large facial features brimming with emotion-- but with the right proportion of curves as expected of a shounen artist

2. The character development never gets old or too cliche. This is just the thing to read after a long day at school or work, to unwind and watch people have fun with the every day life of running a restaurant.

3. The Seo Kouji brand. This guarantees us a long and fulfilling storyline that'll last at least 1-2 hundred chapters of bliss. Seo Kouji's made such a huge name for himself with long-spanning works like Suzuka and Kimi no Iru Machi, and built such a reputation with publishers, there's no way this series will get prematurely cancelled. That means us readers will get *plenty* of shipping material for each of our favorite heroines ;) And I bet, after reading even just the first 5 chapters, you'll already have a favorite "waifu." Seo's character development/exposition is just that strong.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy. This series is what slice of life romance is all about

Almost identical setting as Love Hina, in less compelling and a tad more edgy — not that the latter is necessarily an issue. Not bad per se, but not much material to keep us engaged. Likeable characters with their own quirks (although maybe a bit forceful e.g. Ami), but predictable narrative tropes and comedic delivery, as well as a slow-paced rhythm without much unfolding. Backstories and their resolutions are way too superficial and easy. Also not as fan service-heavy as the first chapter could make it seem in the long run, which may be a good or bad thing depending on your preferences — definitely ... comes off as a mean to grab audience though, which is valid I guess. The art is very clean, oddly enough. Might be worth a read but overall not the most exciting slice of life out there tbh.

By the way, what's the deal about that second "tip" for new writers? The whole point of a review is giving insights that reflect the opinion of the reader, so of course you should expect them to use pronouns. There's no such thing as an "objective" or unbiased review. Don't assume people can't work out critical thinking on their own, lol. And don't assume they can't read either.