is a 13 episode Japanese television

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, following five young men who work at Lady Braganza, a

butler café A is a subcategory of cosplay restaurant that originated in Japan. In these cafés, waiters dress as butlers and serve patrons in the manner of domestic servants attending to aristocracy. Butler cafés proliferated in reaction to the popula ...

. It was adapted into a manga by

Makoto Tateno , who also uses the pen name Shinjuku Tango, is a Japanese manga artist who made her debut in 1986. Tateno regards her influences as being Go Nagai and Osamu Tezuka. Two of her best-known works are ''Yellow'' and ''Happy Boys''. For the latter, ...

Television series

The series aired Mondays between 13:15 and 14:45.

Cast

Koji Seto Koji, Kōji, Kohji or Kouji may refer to: *Kōji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Kōji (Heian period) (康治), Japanese era, 1142–1144 *Kōji (Muromachi period) (弘治), Japanese era, 1555–1558 *Koji orange, a Japanese citrus ...

as Segawa Kyoichi/Shiva *

Kenta Kamakari is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer, famous for his role as Ryo Shishido in the '' Prince of Tennis Musical''s. He was hospitalized on April 21, 2007 and was unable to play the role of Minami Itsuki in ''Musical Air Gear'' vs. Bacchus S ...

as Akasaka Junta/Renjou *

Keisuke Kato Keisuke (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese general *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer * ...

as Kitamura Kosuke/Ivory * Gaku Shindo as Inada Gen/Silk * Shugo Nagashima as Tsuruoka Kokoro/Ibu *

Eiji Sugawara Eiji is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Eiji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *, "prosperity, peace" *, "great, peace" *, "great, second" *, "eternity, next" The name can also be written in ...

as Fukawa Kiichi *

Shunji Fujimura was a Japanese actor from Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He appeared in the second series of ''Monkey (TV series), Monkey'' as the horse. He appeared in the ''Death Note'' live-action movie as Quillsh Wammy A.K.A. Watari. Filmography Film *''Seishu ...

as Shikawaichi Kura (Owner) *

Tetsushi Tanaka is a Japanese actor. Personal life Tanaka married actress Yukie Nakama on September 18, 2014, after a six-year relationship. Selected filmography Film *'' Get Up!'' (2003) *''One Missed Call'' (2004) *''Umizaru'' (2004) *'' 69'' (2004) *''Vero ...

as Katano Sakatoru/Katapi ;Guest stars *

Megumi Komatsu is a Japanese feminine given name. In Japanese, the word megumi means "blessing; grace." Possible writings While the word megumi means blessing and can be written using that kanji, it may also be spelled using other kanji, such as the kanji fo ...

(ep1-2) * Natsuhi Ueno (ep3-4) * Hisae Morishita (ep5-6) *

Takahiro Uemura is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Takahiro can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *高広, "high, broad" *隆弘, "noble, vast" *隆宏, "noble, wide" *隆博, "noble, gain" *孝広, "filial piety, broa ...

(ep5-6) *

Kaori Ikeda Kaori ( "scent/aroma, fabric/weave" and occasionally rendered "perfume", ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kaori (voice actress) (born 1976), Japanese voice actress and singer *, musician known as Bonni ...

(ep7-8) *

Atsushi Hashimoto is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with Amuse, Inc. He played the role of Kai Ozu (Magi Red), the main character of the 2005 Super Sentai TV series ''Mahou Sentai Magiranger''. Biography Hashimoto had an interest in acting since he was in hi ...

(ep7-8) *

Rie Minemura Rie is a Japanese ( ja, 利恵, りえ, リエ) and Dutch feminine given name. It is also an uncommon masculine short form of Henri and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Japanese given name Rie can be written using different kanji ...

(ep9-10) * Toshiyuki Toyonaga (ep9-10) *

Hana Kino Hana or HANA may refer to: Places Europe * Haná, an ethnic region in Moravia, Czech Republic * Traianoupoli, Greece, called Hana during the Ottoman period * Hana, Norway, a borough in the city of Sandnes, Norway West Asia * Hana, Iran, a city ...

(ep11-13)

Manga

The

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is licensed in English by

Digital Manga Publishing Digital Manga is a California-based publishing company that licenses and releases Japanese manga, anime, and related merchandise in the English language. Digital Manga also owns and operates eManga, a digital publishing site for manga and l ...

, and in Germany by

Egmont Manga Egmont may refer to: * Egmont Group, a media corporation founded and rooted in Copenhagen, Denmark * Egmond family (often spelled "Egmont"), an influential Dutch family, lords of the town of Egmond ** Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568), the bes ...

Development

Makoto Tateno visited the cast and talked with them when she was developing the manga.

Reception

Snow Wildsmith described the manga as "enjoyable, but not all that memorable", but noted that the stereotypically "blatantly gay" chef could offend some readers. Leroy Douresseaux felt the manga series had potential, but that the first volume was not "anything really special". Connie C. described the manga as being "a cross between ''Antique Bakery'' and ''Princess Princess''". Matthew Warner felt it was fun to see the characters switch on their "butler-mode".

References

External links

Official Site
2007 Japanese television series debuts 2007 Japanese television series endings Japanese drama television series 2007 manga Shinshokan manga Digital Manga Publishing titles {{Japan-tv-prog-stub