Mahoromatic
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Mahoromatic is a sci-fi romantic comedy manga and anime series about a girl named Mahoro, a former android soldier. Driven by guilt from her actions during her combat days, she decides to dedicate the rest of her life to serving the son of her late commander, Misato Suguru, as a maid. The story alternates between the humourous and serious, and features much T&A fan service.
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Original Manga
Mahoromatic 『まほろまてぃっく』was originally a manga series by Bow Ditama and Bunjuro Nakayama. Originally serialised in Gum Comics, it has been complied into eight tankōbon volumes. Each volume cost 950 yen each, except for the last volume which cost 1,150 yen.
Anime
The manga proved popular, and was adapted into two anime series by Gainax: "Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden" and "Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful" (まほろまてぃっく~もっと美しいもの~, Mahoromatic: Motto Utsukushii Mono)
The first series consisted of twelve episodes and ran from September 10, 2001 to January 28, 2002 on BS-i in Japan, and more or less followed the manga to the third volume.
The second series also followed the manga, culminating in the story's end. This series ran from September 26, 2002 till January 16, 2003.
A television special, "Mahoromatic: Summer TV Special" (まほろまてぃっく夏のTVスペシャル), set in the days when Minawa had become a regular part of the household, was produced and aired around Summer 2003.
Characters and Voice Actors
(All names are given in Japanese style, last name first)
- Ando Mahoro 「安藤まほろ（V1046-R MAHORO）」
Voice actress: Ayako Kawasumi 「川澄綾子」
- Misato Suguru 「美里優 」
Voice actress: Fujiko Takimoto 「瀧本富士子」
- Ando Minawa 「安藤みなわ（CODE:370）」
Voice actress: Ai Shimizu 「清水愛」
- Slash 「スラッシュ（V1046 R9-SLASH ZERO）」
Merchandise
Music CDs, drama CDs, a Playstation 2 game by Konami, mailer software and models were all produced at the height of its popularity. Although easily found in Japan at second-hand shops, most of these goods are difficult to come by in other countries.
Trivia
Mahoro's favourite saying is "ecchi na no wa ikenai to omoimasu", which translates roughly to "I think that being lecherous is bad". Mahoro's aversion to erotic or perverted material naturally fueled much humor consider the fanservice GAINAX is famous for.
Resources
Official sites
(The following sites are all in Japanese)
- Main Official Site (http://www.mahoro-matic.com/)
- Gainax Mahoro Anime Site (http://www.gainax.co.jp/anime/mahoro/)
- Mahoromatic Mailer (http://www.gainax.co.jp/soft/maho_mailer/)
- Mahoromatic Playstation 2 game (http://www.konamijpn.com/products/mahoro/topics.html)
See also
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Categories: Manga | Anime | Gainax