Publisher: Geneon USAFormat: Region 1 DVD, NTSC, Japanese Dialogue with optional English Dub and English Subtitles
Length: 12 Episodes x 25 minutes (released as three discs and box set)
Production Date: 2004
Currently in Print (as of writing): No
Story Outline: Our milquetoast hero Taro Hanaukyo, who is in his very early teens, becomes the head of the of the Hanauko family house after his grandfather abdicates, and obtains a multi million dollar fortune, a massive mansion and estate and about 150 maids. Hilarity ensues as Taro meets and greets maids, with various clichéd anime personalities, some of which want to bugger him (is that legal? He looks underage...) including triplet bed warmers who seem to be nothing more than glorified prostitutes. But soon our little hero falls in love with the dullest maid of all; Mariel.
Mini Review: Well, it wasn't 18 kinds of awful, but half way there. I knew I shouldn't have bought this thing, but I think it about $8 per disc in the closeout bin, so I thought what the heck. 18 months after I bought it, there's still 300 - 400+ of each disc in the closeout bin at Right Stuf…
The show; oh our milquetoast hero gets an instant harem, maids, lots of maids. At least some of the girls want to screw him right from the get go. And of course the usual stereotyped anime girls. And of course he goes for the no personality doormat Beldandy clone (but at least Beldandy HAS a personality) rather than any of the other girls who have backbone, have their own mind and far more interesting than Mariel. Blarg. What was wrong with the head of security, Konoe? Easily the pick of the girls. At the very least the designs were great (spoiled by some really off model animation in the second last episode) and I respect the fact they just went for nudity and sex in the first episode rather than stringing the viewers along. Also the young maid with multiple personalities was a rather original touch for this type of show.
Overall, OK for wasting time. Not much good for keeping in your collection really. I'd give it a 5 out of 10.
Remaining Backlog: 18 months (it's much easier this way than listing the number of discs).
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