Finally completed this set!
There is quite a bit of nudity, but only in the
first episode(probably to grab an audience!!)!!
The music, both the beginning and ending, is
quite good!!
The review for the series will be at the end of
the final episode as will also the cast listing!!
HANAUKYO MAID TEAM VOL 1(2001):
EPISODE 1: HOW DO YOU DO MASTER?:
A boy of 14ish loses his mother and is going
to his grandfather's house to live, but once
he gets there, he is the only one there, other
than his 200+ maids who's only job it is it to
make him comfortable and do just about
everything(!!!) for him!!!! B+
EPISODE 2: A TEN-GAME MATCH:
So, right away after his arrival at his new digs,
Tara is approached by an overbearing, mean,
rude girl(Kanoe) from a rival family with designs on
marriage!! So a challenge is cooked up between
her and Mariel!! B+
EPISODE 3: CYNTHIA AND GRACE:
Cynthia and Grace are the same girl, just a
split personality!! She did this to try and
cope with the dysfunctional family that
she grew up with! She is the head of the
security in the household!
Turns out, that because of the split
personalities, it's putting a lot of stress
on their body, and she may not survive!!
This is actually a pretty serious episode! B+
EPISODE 4: KOHOE RISES:
So this is one that's pretty messed up,
not really sure what this one is really
about, except that one of the girls(Yashima)
has a thing for Taro!
She is trying to get Taro to be a responsible
head of household, but failing miserably!!!!
Also here, it appears that Konoe is starting
to have feelings for Taro herself!! B+
HANAUKYO MAID TEAM VOL 2(2001):
EPISODE 5: Ryuka Again:
A visit to the Manga Comic Con where the girls
are trying to sell their books!!!! This has many
cos-play girls and guys from several different
manga and animes!!
So, of course the ever helpful Yashima gets
Taro to dress up in cos-play as a girl!!!
While, later that same day, Ryuka is still trying
to get her hooks on Taro, and tries to get a job
in his house!! B+
EPISODE 6: BUDGET CONTEST:
There's a softball tournament to determine
who wins the budget contest?!! Not really sure
of the connection here!! lol!! Of course, like
with any other things they do, they all go WAY
overboard with their "training!!" B+
EPISODE 7: UNIDENTIFIED LIVING CREATURE:
Cynthia is out in the garden, when something
pops up out of no where!!
Cynthia is now missing, and the whole
household is out looking for her!!
Actually more going on here than meets
the eye, which I'm sure will be revealed
in later episodes!! B+
EPISODE 8: WOMAN IN A SPORTSCAR:
After seeing the painting of what appears
to be Mariel, Konoe is suspicious, and is
trying to find out more about the young
lady!!
Meanwhile, Tara decides he needs to get
away to sort things out! And Yashima is
showing her obsession for Konoe!! And
Konoe has sent out some of the security
team to keep track of him, but lose him
along the way! Hmmmmm, what's up?? B+
HANAUKYO MAID TEAM VOL 3(2001):
EPISODE 9: THE FIRST DATE:
Taro asks Muriel out!! However, Konoe doesn't think
it's a good idea!! Ryuka crashes the party again
insisting that Taro is only for her!! But the two
finally get their day out, and end up at an aquarium
as well as a bowling ally, and then watch a sunset!!
There is nudity, but not really, as there's no real
definition here!! B+
EPISODE 10: BLUE SILENT BELL:
Muriel is in deep trouble, as she is "falling apart"
according to the others! And there seems to be an
attack on the property!! They are demanding Muriel!!
By the end of this episode, Taro makes up his mind
about what he wants!! And all the others join in!! B+
EPISODE 11: FORCED ENTRY:
This kind of looses it's way in this episode, as nothing
is very well explained about why Taro's grandfather
is causing such issues!!!!!! Anyway, they all invade the
place where they took Muriel, and it seems that they
are vastly out manned!! B
EPISODE 12: TRUE SMILE:
With everyone back home, everything comes together
in the end!! There is a small amount of nudity, but only
at the very end, before the epilogue!! B+
A review from Amazon.com
What do you do when you are a young boy that
inherits a fortune from your family and live in a
mansion full of beautiful women as your maids?
That is what Taro has to face as he tries to hide
from the moves by his personal maid service,
avoid being a test subject for the science maids
and trying to live free from the over protective
security maids. All while trying to figure out his
feelings from one maid, Mariel.
This series starts out with many stories that are
on one ep long but hint towards the arc that
happens near the end of the series. My favorite
two eps are the comic con ep and the baseball
ep. - RockManX