Quote:Well, the subplot is Taro's developing relationship/s with the maids. There's definitely something between him and Mariel, the head maid. There's also a developing bond between him and Konai, the maid head of security. You can tell by the fact that his skin doesn't break into a rash in the presence of Mariel (and that Mariel's touch is the only one who can bring him back to normal after being overexposed to other female flesh). With Konai, there's a scene in the OVA where he was *ahem* physically affected being near Konai in the hot spring they were bathing in (he is a guy after all!)
More stuff I haven't heard of before... so what drives the plot? Is it just screwball comedy, or is there more?
There's also the antagonist, Rikyu, the female heir to the other rich family. Think Kodachi minus the ribbons and poisons. She was told by her family that in order to attain her inheritance, she has to marry Taro. Which gives her the temper of Akane, if not quite the strenght.
The series does not mention ages for the cast explicitly (which is aggravating). The only clue we have for Taro is that he attends middle school and he's too young to get married.
The only clue for the maids is a scene where Ikuyo (the genius mecha maid) was commenting on Konai's "mature" (i.e. well-developed) looks and Konai's reply that she was the same age as Ikuyo. Which does not tell much since Ikuyo looks like Sora in OMG!
Taro must have an AT field too since he's been punted by Rikyu a couple to times. Only football field length though.
The new series brought by geneon seems to be a bit more romance oriented. They seem to had narrowed the age gap between Taro and Mariel. Too bad they seemed to have gotten rid of Taro's allergic reaction to girls. Great pity that.
The good thing is that they gave the "bed staff" (the triplets) some distinctive personalities unlike the last season.
Notes on the maids mentioned:
Mariel - "warm as a mother, cute as a girl" was Taro's comment on her.
Konai - think Shiroko of Love Hina
Ikuyo - a younger version of Ri Kohran
The M.O.E version never made it here...too ecchi for for release to the U.S, I think. Geneon might release it here though. I do know that English version of the manga is out.
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