BLEND-S is currently streaming in Australia on Crunchyroll, and in the US on Crunchyroll, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 263 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Azumi Waki sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it on Crunchyroll whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, BLEND-S earns its spot. BLEND-S gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. High school girl Maika Sakuranomiya has trouble finding a part-time job because of how scary she looks when smiling. However, she is scouted one day by Dino, the manager of the café Stile where its waitresses play unique traits such as tsundere and younger sister. Maika is given a sadist trait because of her looks and has to adopt a dominant and cruel persona when servicing customers, particularly masochist ones. The chemistry Azumi Waki and Akari Kito bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. BLEND-S premiered in 2017. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and BLEND-S holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

BLEND-S is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. The tonal similarities to Wagnaria!! Are real, though BLEND-S carves out its own identity quickly. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Azumi Waki anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

BLEND-S wrapped up in 2017, created by Miyuki Nakayama — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro's free voice app makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just say the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.