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"* Based on a romantic comedy manga by Seo Kouji.

When Hayato's grandmother passed, he planned to sell her rundown café on the shore—not realizing that it was also home to five young women who call themselves her family?! Their desperation to keep the café open convinces Hayato to give it a shot...but even their best intentions might not be enough to make it work! And can he even work with these five unruly women? No matter what, he's got his work cut out for him!

Source: Kodansha"

Genre(s): Romance/Harem, Comedy, Drama, Ecchi

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Megami no Terrace has a few small things in its favor that add up big time to make a pretty decent ecchi harem.

Firstly, by aging the characters all up by a simple two years above the average distribution, they are all clearly adults and unchained by the dreaded high school setting; halleluiah! Aside from that, the character tropes and dynamics really don't change much- meaning harems being set in high school are redundant, which I've grumbled about for years. Do the thing with adults: the story is the same either way!

Number two, while there is a clear power imbalance of Hayato having the final say on the fate of the cafe, the girls aren't feeble, doting maidens who's love and life center on this newly introduced male. The palpable distain and ill-will from the first (invariably poor) encounter carries on and navigating their relationships together enriches the story so much more than they had to. Don't get me wrong- this ain't no Shakespeare, but I appreciate that the universe doesn't feel like it was made for our self-insert character and that makes the doki doki hit harder.

Sparse animation, but some attractive character designs make for an overall pleasing look as well, and yes, there is the obligatory fanservice.

If you are looking for a recommendation, well... it ain't isekai?