Welcome To Pia Carrot 2

Late to his own job interview at the Pia Carrot family restaurant — due to an embarrassing accident he'd rather not explain — Koji Maeda somehow still gets hired anyway. That stubbornness sets the tone for this 3-episode OVA, a late-90s workplace comedy that leans heavily into the harem setup you'd expect from the era's PC dating-sim scene, adapted here with that warm, hand-drawn cel animation that screams golden-age visual novel adaptation. The restaurant is staffed by a memorable crew: Ryoko the manager who expresses affection by piling Koji with extra work, Aoi who treats every shift like a personal drinking challenge, Jun the waiter carrying a secret that gradually surfaces, and Azusa — the waitress who has Koji pegged as a pervert and isn't entirely wrong. Her younger sister Mina is around too, being relentlessly cheerful while Koji tries to prove he's actually a decent employee. The tone stays comedic throughout. It's not trying to be emotionally heavy — it's workplace chaos with suggestive humor and the kind of awkward romantic tension that defined late-90s harem anime. If you've seen the original Welcome to Pia Carrot or spent time with similar titles like Kakyuusei or Dokyuusei 2, you know exactly what register this is operating in. The uniforms alone became a genuine cosplay staple of the era, and that nostalgic visual charm holds up as a snapshot of the genre at its peak.