Author / Artist:
Kou Matsuzuki
Welcome to the Happy Café, where romance and happiness are the specials of the day! Meet Uru: She's a little short, a bit disorganized, often is mistaken for an elementary school kid, and lives by herself after her mother gets remarried. When she decides to pay the bills by working part time at the Happy Café, she meets Ichiro and Shindo, two of the most unsociable guys she's ever met! And to make matters worse, it turns out that Uru is not exactly meant for the waitress world, as she's a HUGE klutz. But as this hilarious shojo tale unfolds, happiness--and even true love--might be lurking just around the corner...
Mon, 12/28/2009 - 15:20 — Anonymous
Pull Quote:
Like the cakes served at Café Bonheur, Happy Café is a sweet, light-hearted confection of a shojo manga that just wants to make you smile. It's not terribly deep, dramatic or original, but that was never its intention in the first place. A likeable, but mostly forgettable romantic comedy.
Mon, 12/28/2009 - 15:21 — Anna
Pull Quote:
There are a few jokes in the manga that are amusing, but the biggest problem is the lack of dramatic tension or narrative urgency. Happy Cafe feels a little inert, even though the interplay between the characters is cute.
Sun, 01/03/2010 - 13:19 — Anonymous
Pull Quote:
Happy Cafe is a pleasant read, and it has a feel good vibe going for it. Uru isn’t cut out for waitressing, because despite her diminutive stature, she is surprisingly strong and clumsy. These are obviously not good traits for a waitress to have, and broken glasses and dishes soon pile up around her
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 22:40 — Anonymous
Pull Quote:
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pastry Shop might be a better title for this rom-com about a teen who waits tables at the neighborhood bakery, as the characters are so nondescript I had trouble remembering their names.
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 22:42 — Anonymous
Pull Quote:
There is absolutely nothing new or innovative about this manga. It will not shock you, or make you struggle to get through the months until the next volume is released. It is what I call 'comfort manga', the title you can turn to after a long day that is not very taxing on the brain and puts a smile on your face (and a song in your heart, naturally). But it's funny, and sweet, and has likeable leads, and thus as comfort manga I think it does its job quite well.
Mon, 03/29/2010 - 22:31 — Anonymous
Pull Quote:
This cute, food-based shojo series starts with promise but settles down into standard stories for the genre. It’s a comfortable read, but like the desserts it features, it’s fluffy, not particularly filling.
