Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden - Combat Maid (Vol. 1)
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Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden - Combat Maid (Vol. 1) description
This slapstick jiggle comedy makes Steel Angel Kurumi sound like a feminist tract. Mahoro is a heroic combat android, created to fight alien invaders. As she nears her expiration date, Mahoro's given the opportunity to do whatever she likes with her remaining 398 days: she asks to become the maid of her former commander's orphan son. Middle school student Suguru lives by himself in his parents' old house. Mahoro turns the grungy dump into a spotless showplace, cooks wonderful meals, and bathes Suguru. The presence of what appears to be a cute 19-year-old girl in Suguru's house arouses the jealousy of his voluptuous, alcoholic teacher Ms. Shikijo, and the two women begin a fan service jiggle-off. The adolescent high jinks of Mahoromatic will offend many American females--and bore any male whose voice has changed. (Rated 16 and older: nudity, risqué humor, violence, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon |
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Don't heed the product review... excellent anime here
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I must take issue with Mr. Solomon's product review. His review might have made sense if the rest of the series, two seasons worth, gave nothing more than the (oh, my God!) fan service he so detests in every anime (which, by the way, is a cultural aspect of Japanese animation that simply reflects a nation's differing attitudes on sexuality and the human body, not an indication of perversion).
Mahoromatic is recognized as a flawed classic in anime. That show that was one episode away from greatness. The studio, GAINAX, also produced Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL (and many more) classics. Mahoromatic follows in the footsteps of NGE with a lighter heart and a remarkably un-flawed heroine.
Rather than be offended, it's likely most females would consider Mahoro one of the most admirable female leads in all of literature. She is steadfast and loyal, intelligent in her life choices (including some very difficult ones), considerate, strong, ethical, hardworking, uncompromising, detests perversion, and just basically represents what any sane male could only dream of having in a mate. While at first glance she appears stereotypical of romantic comedy anime females, she is in fact an epic heroine.
Add to the lighthearted story a ticking tragic time bomb, and you have not only engaging characters, but a well-crafted anxiety that both repels and attracts, keeping you interested if only to find out what happens. In NGE, you had no idea in the beginning that you could end up where you did. In Mahoromatic, you know from the start that serious emotions underlie the frivolity.
Geneon, the company holding the US license for Mahoromatic, has folded up as of Sept, 2007, and the Mahoromatic DVDs available as of this date will likely be the last. Due to various factors, it's unlikely another studio will re-issue these DVDs.
Rather than go on and possibly ruin the story for you, I would just suggest that you try it, if you are a fan of anime at all. It doesn't fit strictly into any genre, neither comedy, sci-fi nor drama, although it contains all of them. It contains some incredibly creative and moving moments as well as solid character development, though as mentioned it does have its flaws. But compared to the vast majority of anime, of any time period including today, Mahoromatic deserves it's place as a near-classic.
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