Hi, everyone. This is a quick filler for other stuff to come, so don't expect too much. It was a short anime, so I just watched it in like, 2 days. For the second time. It's 13 episodes long. Well I'm getting ahead of myself here.
This anime is a lot of things. It's a comedy, an ecchi, and a drama. But mostly comedy. While there are quite a few characters, they're all pretty much main characters, so I guess I should name them all. So let's get started on the -
ROLL CALL
Uesugi Ren - A young man in search of a job. He left his home with his sister, Mihato, because his father was very abusive - a result of his alcohol addiction. He does find a job. He becomes a butler at the Kuonji residence. He and his sister are the newest additions to the family under the household and Ren tries his best to serve and to please his masters.
Uesugi Mihato - Ren's sister. She is a very kind and caring person on the outside that would never hurt a fly. She loves her brother very much and...yeah. On the inside, however, it's revealed that she does things to achieve some of her personal desires. But that doesn't change your view of her a whole lot. She has many tools and items hidden all around her body for some reason, and that makes her a very useful servant in the Kuonji household.
Kuonji Shinra - The eldest sister of the Kuonjis. That makes her the super master of the house. She is a composer and she loves music. She usually has a busy schedule and looks down on people a lot. Even if you're not her servant, she expects you to call her Shinra-sama (which is how you address nobility). There is seriously something wrong with her brain, because she constantly sexually harasses her younger sister, Miyu, and also some of the servants.
Kuonji Miyu - The middle sister of the Kuonjis. She looks like a child, but she's in her twenties. She's a genius and graduated very early. She doesn't even have to leave the house and she still makes money (from all the inventions that she created). For some reason, she constantly walks around the house with her shirt off (but you don't really see it, of course). She also owns a robot named De Niro. De Niro is shaped like an egg and is very useful in most situations. It has a developed personality and it's almost like he's a member of the family. Almost.
Kuonji Yume - The youngest of the three Kuonji sisters. She is a very happy-go-lucky girl and is best friends with one of the other servants in the house, Natose. She is often neglected as the youngest sister, and she gets sad from this lack of attention. She often has fantasies of people paying attention to her because she is some kind of hero or something. And she has pink hair.
The Colonel - He does have a real name, but it's never used in the series. Instead, he is called the Colonel because he was a war veteran and now a butler in the Kuonji residence. I believe that he is the head butler because of his age and power over the other servants of the house. He believes that appearances are important and shows it by constantly combing his hair or trimming his mustache.
Benisu - I'm pretty sure she has a last name too, but they never mention one. She's kind of like the head maid or something. She's usually in charge of the cooking and is very sensitive to bad comments about her food. She is a very temperamental person. She often releases her anger on the lower servants (in good comedy).
Natose - Again, she probably has a last name, but I never heard it. She is Yume's personal attendant. She is a crazy athletic servant and shows off her skills by running super fast and jumping super high. She also wears an eye patch over her right eye, which was a result of an injury from a tsunami that hit Natose's hometown. She pays the most attention to Yume and always tells her to never give up. Yeah. Ok.
Kiyohara Chiharu - Also known as Haru, this servant is the youngest of all the servants. He looks like a girl, but is actually a guy. This person is even more invisible than Yume. Nobody notices him, which can be both good and bad. He's in charge of cleaning and he always dreams of creating a clean world. Cute kid.
Kuki Ageha - Not related to the Kuonjis, this is another person from a separate household. She just looks...weird. Remember Scar from Full Metal Alchemist? Ageha looks like his sister. She has a big X-shaped scar on her forehead and has silver hair. She has her own personal servant most of the time, but he constantly displeases her. However, the servant, Kojuro, has his heart set on serving Ageha with passion. Ageha is pretty violent. She hits her servant all the time (which he enjoys, by the way). And she has this outgoing attitude that takes people back a lot.
So those are the main characters. So what's the story? Ren runs away from home with his sister, Mihato. His father keeps abusing them and Ren is sick of it. So out on their own, Ren and Mihato now have to find jobs. Their job search didn't go well. Ren slowly loses hope when he notices a girl in trouble. He rushes over to help and the girl tells him to take her to her house. So Ren and Mihato go to the house where they are greeted with many thanks for saving this girl, who is now revealed to be Miyu. While they are there, Mihato notices the servants and arranged for the two of them to apply to become servants in the house.
Since this anime jumps around a lot, it's hard to come up with a good summary, but that's how this series gets started and how Ren and Mihato get their jobs as servants of the Kuonji house. The story was pretty good. It wasn't solid, but it was entertaining to watch. Sometimes, I think that viewers are left in the dust about certain things. We don't get to see some characters develop and there are a few plotholes here and there. It was at least coherent, however.
Characters are great. Some are kind of annoying though. Like there's this horny girl (who I didn't mention in the roll call) who always wants to be "punished". *shudder* Ageha can be pretty annoying too, sometimes. It's a minor thing, and for the most part, I liked the characters. We see some of their past lives, and that kind of makes you have a different impression of them. My personal favorite is Chiharu because...well...just look at him.
It's pretty funny for a comedy, and most of the time the series is like this. But at the end, the storyline takes on a drama feel, which I like. It also ends pretty well, so most people would be satisfied with it.
So overall, this anime is a pretty entertaining show, but I wouldn't recommend it to hardcore anime viewers or else they'll blame me for wasting their time. It's meant to be just a short, enjoyable series and that's what it is. So don't expect too much out of it.
Sorry this review was so short.
Storyline: 7/10
Characters: 8/10
Mood: 9/10
Uniqueness: 8/10
Overall: 7.5/10
SOME CLOSING REMARKS
You know, summer is starting to close, which we all are dreading. And so am I, because it means that I won't be posting that much anymore, since school is starting. So I just wanted to take this time to thank all of my faithful readers ^^ for keeping up with Blue Yoshi for these few months. This doesn't mean I'll stop posting, though. I will try to make new entries when I can, but it'll be at a slower pace. Before summer is over, I wanted to do one more anime review (Hidamari Sketch) and maybe an entry about a look back at 2009's summer. So thank you all for reading, and I hope to keep writing for you guys XD.
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