Love's Sweet Garnish
Released Sep 2018
Amidst the falling cherry blossoms, Asaki wishes to revitalize his grandmother's beloved cafe. With the appearance of Rira and Richer, two girls who wish to work at the cafe, this is the start of a bittersweet story that will intertwine them all.
93% positive · 779 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Love's Sweet Garnish is a visual novel that launched on September 7, 2018, with its only DLC — an 18+ adult content patch — releasing shortly after on October 5, 2018. That DLC has been available since launch and is the only listed content for this game.
All developer news posts for this game's Steam page focus on a sequel, Love's Sweet Garnish 2, announced in July 2019, released in late 2020, and updated to English in March 2021. These posts represent activity around the sequel — not additional content planned for the original game. The most recent communication on this page (March 16, 2021) was a celebration of the English update for Love's Sweet Garnish 2 and a combined sale, not any announcement of new content for the first game.
The original Love's Sweet Garnish shipped as a complete visual novel with a single adult content patch. No additional DLC has been announced, no roadmap exists, and the developer's focus has clearly moved to the sequel. The game is complete as of October 5, 2018.
Evidence
18+ adult content patch released on October 5, 2018 — the only DLC listed for the game, and it is already released
Game released as a complete visual novel with a standalone story about reviving a café
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Sekai Project
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
A visual novel from the talented doujin circle, Canvas+Garden featuring their mascot characters who come to life in this youthful story!
Spring break at the school academy. It is a season filled with both expectation and hesitation as I enter my new life as a student at a new school. I, Ogisawa Asaki, have just moved from the quaint surroundings of my hometown to a new place: the town of Hanao Usaka.
My new home is my grandmother’s house that also functions as a café. Due to my grandmother’s recent illness and hospitalization, however, she was forced to close the café until further notice. When I heard about my grandmother’s situation from Chisato Komada (a childhood friend who is like an older sister to me), I looked around the desolate café and my heart was filled with a sense of loneliness. It was then I immediately thought:
“I want to bring the shop back to life again and show it to grandmother…!!!”
We renovated the inside of the shop and gave it a new name. We prepared a new menu and café uniforms and began the hiring process to find new, part-time staff. Right away two girls, Niwasaka Rira and Shionomiya Richer came into the cafe.
“Um… would it be ok if we worked here?”
An unusually strong breeze blew cherry blossom petals inside the shop and they fluttered and danced around the cafe, myself, and the girls around me. This could only be a premonition of the bittersweet tale that would soon follow…
Spring break at the school academy. It is a season filled with both expectation and hesitation as I enter my new life as a student at a new school. I, Ogisawa Asaki, have just moved from the quaint surroundings of my hometown to a new place: the town of Hanao Usaka.
My new home is my grandmother’s house that also functions as a café. Due to my grandmother’s recent illness and hospitalization, however, she was forced to close the café until further notice. When I heard about my grandmother’s situation from Chisato Komada (a childhood friend who is like an older sister to me), I looked around the desolate café and my heart was filled with a sense of loneliness. It was then I immediately thought:
“I want to bring the shop back to life again and show it to grandmother…!!!”
We renovated the inside of the shop and gave it a new name. We prepared a new menu and café uniforms and began the hiring process to find new, part-time staff. Right away two girls, Niwasaka Rira and Shionomiya Richer came into the cafe.
“Um… would it be ok if we worked here?”
An unusually strong breeze blew cherry blossom petals inside the shop and they fluttered and danced around the cafe, myself, and the girls around me. This could only be a premonition of the bittersweet tale that would soon follow…
- Fully voiced in Japanese (except main character)
- English, Japanese, and Chinese Language Support
- CG Gallery
- Music Gallery
- Character Designs by Miyasaka Miyu and Miyasaka Nako
- Two Routes
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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