I’ve decided to review at least two ongoing Anime per season. With Hana-Saku Iroha just recently releasing its 14th and 15th episode complete with a new but still loveable opening sequence, I’ve decided to start with a new one.
Since Hana-Saku Iroha was a little too… pure… I’ve also decided to go a little ecchi this time – Mayo Chiki!
Needless to say, I haven’t laughed this hard and this often after watching just two episodes.
Mayo Chiki is both HOT (as an ecchi, 9/10) and funny (as a comedy, 10/10)!
Read on!
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The Plot
As usual, spoilers will be avoided unless necessary to make a point. Please read at your own risk.
Let’s start with a brief synopsis of its plot. Kinjirou Sakamachi (Jirou) is a High School boy who has a feared pro-wrestler for a mother and a wannabe fighter for a sister. Because of this (or so he thinks), he gets nosebleeds whenever he comes in contact with a girl.
Because he keeps his distance from women, he is rumored, in his school, to be gay.
He accidentally discovers that the Butler (Subaru Konoe) of his school’s most popular female student (Kanade Suzutsuki) is actually female. He is then forced to hide this fact in exchange for a cure for his “phobia”.
Now the dilemmas start to intersect. Jirou has to spend time with Subaru, while at the same time, Subaru and Kanade needs to “teach” Jirou not to fear women by teasing and/or making contact with him from time to time. Jirou also needs to hide Subaru’s secret at all costs, while Subaru sticks to Jirou all the time. All these further fuel his homosexuality speculations.
The Main Selling Point: Comedy
When starting new Animes I focus on the first episode. If I don’t like the pilot, I stop watching and switch to a new series.
After the first episode made me laugh hard multiple times (literally, I even had to repeat a scene five times and I still laughed hard each time), I knew I’m sticking to this one.
The comedy is so masterfully done that even if you’re expecting what’s going to happen, when it happens, the combination of comic music, animation, and excellent voice acting would still make you chuckle.
Again, there’s only two episodes at this time, so I can’t be sure this can be sustained for the remainder of the season, but so far, so good. Both episodes will keep you hooked, and will definitely make you laugh and, well, whatever it is ecchis do.
The Seiyuus
Before I end, I initially picked this Anime because of the presence of two familiar seiyuus, Eri Kitamura and Hana Kanazawa, so I’d like to comment on their performances first.
Kitamura, known for lively and sometimes perverted characters such as Yui from Angel Beats! and Nao from Ochinko, shows a very mature side as the attractive and very seductive Kanade Suzutsuki. Surprising at it may be, her “serious, adult” voice easily reminds one of the likes of Aya Hirano’s “Dame Deshou, Hamada-san” teaser (YouTube for more info).
Kanazawa, known for monotonous, lifeless characters such as Suou (Darker than Black 2), Tenshi (Angel Beats!), and Kuroneko (Ore no Imouto), recreates herself as the highly energetic Kureha Sakamachi. Just like Kitamura, the twist is both refreshing and fantastic.
Lastly, I would like to reiterate that this is an ongoing anime, and the comments and ratings will change as the season progresses. Keep visiting otaku.ph for updates.
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