"Kore ga watashi no go shujin sama" (2005) TV series

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Shôji Saeki

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 April 2005 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation

Tagline:

"I'm a cute maid at a pervert's house!"

Cast

Masumi Asano

...

Izumi Sawatari (unknown episodes)

Also Known As:

"He Is My Master" (International: English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Company:

Gainax

Trivia:

The first and last episodes are named after the series: the first is titled "He is My Master?!" and the last is titled "He is My Master!"

Given the plot you should know what to expect..but it is better than it sounds

Izumi and her younger sister Mitsuki are two middle school age girls who are in need of a job. Their desperation leads them to the heir of a mansion who is currently hiring live-in maids . However, Yoshitaka, the heir, is about the same age as the girls and he is as perverted as he is greedy. In fact, he never spares a chance to sneak a peek up one of his maid's skirts or heartlessly dock their pay in order to keep them under his control.

He is My Master is a gag comedy anime series with a simple, slow-moving, and obviously nonsensical plot so it is mainly the running jokes, lightweight humor, over-the-top characters, and strange situations which drive it. Although a lot of the humor does rely on one-note jokes, it never gets tiresome to see the characters clash with and harass one another (and it's usually Izumi who's on the receiving end). Though the characterizations are comically one-dimensional, I loved how Yoshitaka would behave believably sweet and sincere only to revert back to his evil self when least expected. The dialogue writing and character exchanges were often witty or strange enough to make me laugh which is also due in part to the voice actors who are perfect with their comic timing and performances in general. If you are worried about the show itself being unreasonably perverted or 'dirty' it's actually surprisingly clean considering how I've described it so far. I have no complaints with the artwork in general although I found it funny how it looks like the characters have dirt on their faces due to the scribbles on their cheeks. But I guess that's a way of making them stand out and it's not too distracting anyway. I do wish that the lovable character of Anna had a bigger role and had more things to do other than...well, you'll see. Unfortunately, the conclusion of the series' 12 episodes is not one that ties up loose ends and is, well, inconclusive. I'm not sure if this was how the creators intended to end the series but if not then that's a shame. I liked the show a lot despite what most would consider its faults and I don't mind a lack of plot development as long as the show manages to entertain me and make me laugh a lot(which it did).