JAINITUOS ANIME REVIEWS – THE MAID I HIRED IS MYSTERIOUS – MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The Maid I hired is Mysterious

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Studio: Silver Link

Hello my friends. Welcome to another entry of my blog.

It is been a long time since I wrote my last review of Ya Boy Kongming!, but now I have again watch really good anime on this season, and I am more than happy to bring it to you. Once more, the title says it all.

Almost one year ago, I reviewed a series called The great Jahy Will not be defeated.

Which personally I found entertaining and hilarious for the most part. Well, turns out that this season another anime was released by the same author, Wakame Konbu, which is also a comedy and has another gorgeous dark-skinned female as a protagonist. My type.

Now, behold…

But before I start with this review, I must ask you my friends, the typical question:

Are you guys? Feeling healthy?

If the answer is yes, then I am very happy. And now, with no more introduction, let’s start with The Maid I Hired is Mysterious.

PREMISE

Based on the mange written and illustrated by Wakame Konbu, as I said, the same one from The Great Jahy Will not be Defeated, The Maid I hired is Mysterious (最近雇ったメイドが怪しい, or Saikin Yatotta Meido ga Ayashii), tells the story of Yuuri, the owner of a large mansion who recently lost both of his parents; due to him not having a lot of inheritance, Yuuri is forced to fire his maids and butler, and therefore, he must also live for himself. The problem is that he is, in nice words… a disaster. He is bad at cooking, doing laundry and cleaning, being force to eat noodles.

But one day, a young mysterious, but well-endowed, dark-skinned maid, which he learn is called Lilith, comes abruptly and asks Yuuri to hire her. Lilith does not ask for income or any payment, just for her to live with Yuuri. Despite his doubts, Yuuri hires her. To his surprise, Lilith is a fantastic maid. She is a great cook, she cleans fantastic, and leave the clothes brand new with her laundry. However, Yuuri is convinced she is up to something, and he will «find out» her true intentions. For there, he see a lot of comical situations from the interactions between Yuuri and Lilith.

One thing is for sure… Lilith is gorgeous.

Hail the dark-skinned anime characters!!!!

Anyway. The Maid I Hired is Mysterious was released by Silver Link, famous for anime adaptations like My Next Life As a Villainess, Masamune-kun’s Revenge, Kokoro Connect, and The Great Jahy itself. The anime adaptation was released last July 24, and I think it will be 12 episodes. But I will have the answer… later.

By the way, The Maid I Hired has fantastic cast, including Rie Takahashi as Lilith, and the seiyuu Goddess as Yuuri. Who you ask? Well… None other than Saori Hayami.

Before I forget, Wakame Konbu started The maid I Hired as a webcomic, in 2019, and then, it began regular publication on January 2020, at the Monthly Gangan Joker magazine, for a total of five volumes.

The series is available at Crunchyroll.

STORY

I think the story is exactly what you are thinking about. It is a romantic comedy in which two protagonist go through very particular situations, often with hilarious results and a good sense of entertainment. Simple as that. Nothing more and nothing less. I know I am saying this as it was a bad series. And no. The Maid I hired is Mysterious is not a bad story, it is simply want to tell the story of this two.

All of it with an atmosphere of feel-good and comedy, just for the sake of entertain, especially when Yuuri is always meeting that Lilith has mysterious intentions, when all what is happening with him is… something else. And we all agree with that.

As as matter of fact, if you enjoyed Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid…

…you will definitely enjoy The Maid I Hired is Mysterious.

Speaking of Miss Kobayashi’s, I think that The Maid I Hired shares a common element with the former. The animation is simple, yet engaging. Of course it is not MAPPA studio or Ufotable, but it has great balance in colours, especially when the scene takes place at night. Ok. I am not an expert in animation, but when the art shines, it helps the story.

Or when Yuuri begins pointing at Lilith’s secretism.

I am aware that this can become very annoying for those who expect a more dynamic plot, or fights with solid animation like with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, or Jujustu Kaisen. But I do not have any trouble with this rhythm.

Nonetheless, when Lilith becomes flirtatious, that cracked me a smile.

And of course… it made my heart pound.

Anyway, do not expect anything so ambitious or fast-paced for that matter. As I said, if you enjoy Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, in both story and animation, you will definitely enjoy the story of The Maid I Hired is Mysterious.

My only concern is that perhaps in the upcoming episode, it can become a bit predictable and slow. Let’s hope not.

CHARACTERS

So far, the only characters are Lilith and Yuuri. And I haven’t read the manga, but I know there will be more characters, including Natsume, a former colleague of Lilith from her former employer; Tsukasa Gojouin, one partner from Yuuri’s school, and Fujisaki, the women butler fo Tsukasa.

On one hand, the descriptions of Yuuri and Lilith are really straight-forward – Yuuri is the head of a big mansion who lost his parents, he tries to be independent, self-reliant and strong willed; in other words, he wants to. become an adult. And Lilith is a beautiful maid who just came to serve Yuuri for some mysterious reason. Despite not being precisely very profound characters, at least so far, I find them compelling enough, and like with Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, these two will become closer as Lilith helps Yuuri to become better and grow up as a man.

Just look at this lovely two being together. Especially Yuuri, he indeed loves Lilith.

And… what the heck? Lilith is sexy as hell. And now… I will bring more sweet images of her, from Wakame Konbu herself.

Enjoy.

After this… I feel like I want to hire Lilith now.

CONCLUSION

The Maid I Hired is Mysterious might not be the most compelling romantic comedy featuring a maid and her employer, especially if we compare with Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, but it is a very hilarious story that can absolutely keep you entertained for the time you watch the show. Just sit down, get a drink, relax, and enjoy this first chemistry of Yuuri and Lilith.

Please, do it for me.

Because now, I am going to summon my own dark-skinned maid. Let’s see if this time it works.

And…

F%^%K!!! CR&P!!!! SH^&&^*T!!!! My head!!!

JAINITUOS ANIME REVIEWS – THE GREAT JAHY WILL NOT BE DEFEATED – MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The Great Jahy Will Not be Defeated

Genre: Comedy, Slice-of-life

Studio: Silver Link.

Hello my friends.

Welcome to another entry of my blog.

Since I have a couple of extra hours before the day finishes, I am taking this opportunity to talk about an anime which I found very interesting, some series that helped me to have a relatively good time last weekend.

And… well. The title explains for itself.

But before I continue with my review, I must ask you again the typical Question:

Are you my friends ok? Feeling healthy?

If the answer is yes, then I am very happy.

Now, time to start with the review, to prove that I can defeat the great Jahy with my words, once and for all.

PREMISE

The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated , or Jahī-sama wa Kujikenai! (ジャヒー様はくじけない！) is based on the manga written by Wakame Konbu, and published by Square Enix; the story started publication on August 22, 2017. The great Jahy is the aide of most powerful, diabolical and feared Demon Lord on the Demon Realm, she rules practically over everyone and everything, when, suddenly, a magical girl attacks Jahy and defeats her. Worse still, the powerful mana crystal that grants Jahy her powers is shattered into pieces; because of this, Jahy ends up shrunken, almost powerless, and, believe it or not, transported to our world.

Now, Jahy must fight to reunite again all the pieces of her precious mana crystal, while fighting to manage her expenses, work hard, and pay the rent. One thing that definitely does not change from Jahy is her confident, determinate, resilient attitude.

The anime was released on August 1st, and it will consist in 20 episodes.

Regarding voice acting, The Great Jahy Will not be defeated includes talented seiyuu, such as Naomi Ozora (Servant x Service) as Jahy; Kana Hanazawa (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba), and Ai Kayano (Sword Art Online, Konosuba!), among others.

Finally, the opening theme, Fightin★Pose, is performed by Yui Ogura (Goblin Slayer), and the ending theme, Tsumari wa Itsumo Kujikenai!, is a Hololive Production.

A small tribute to Virtual YouTubers is always welcome!

Jahy-sama (Yeah! I will use that title from now on!), is currently available at Crunchyroll.

STORY

I must be honest now.

In 2021, I got this weird fetish toward dark-skinned, sexy, demon lords.

First it came Heine, from Combatants Will be Dispatched…

Then, it came Beelzebub, from Slime Taoshite 300 nen.

And now it’s gonna be probably be Jahy. That’s for sure!

But is her story as sexy as Jahy-sama in her real form?

Ok. Jokes aside. I will simply focus on what I saw on the first episode. First we got the introduction of Jahy, who was she before arriving to our world, who was the magical girl who brought Jahy so many trouble, where is she working, what she needs to do, her boss and landlady.

Don’t get surprised, but when I saw that episode, I remember another anime of similar premise – The Devil is a Part-Timer, and another favourite anime, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid; all of them being Inverse Isekai, where one creature from a fantasy world comes to ours. One of the main differences between Tohru, Sadao and Jahy is that the latter is all by herself.

Another big difference is that The Devil is a Part-Timer dedicates more time of its first episode to show us a bit more of the fantasy world Sadao comes from. In contrast, Jahy-sama starts with Jahy being shrunken and telling us what happened.

Then, it is revealed that Jahy got a job on a local izakaya restaurant, and because of her beauty and charm, she becomes the most popular waitress, as popular as her manager.

Now, she just earned two extra points on my top 2021 waifus.

And I know what you are thinking. If Jahy is shrunken, how she can return to her normal self? Well. Turns out that Jahy still has a piece of her mana crystal in the form of a necklace, which allows her to regain her form for some hours.

Unfortunately, Jahy returns to her shrunk form, just in the exact moment her manager is looking for her. Jahy freaks out, and for very good reasons; to her surprise, instead of being reported to police, her store manager sympathises with her, and gives Jahy some leftovers. But there is one big problem, Jahy loses her necklace, only to find out that her manager has it.

Oh, and casually, the store manager’s sister, Ryou, is also Jahy’s landlady.

To sum up, the first episode of Jahy-sama is very similar to the first episode of The Devil is a Part-Timer; where the once powerful Demon Lord is now reduced to a law-abiding citizen, and the comedy is very similar, of course, not to the point of being a copy, but this is a premise that you will immediately recognise.

I don’t mind if that’s the case. In fact, if you like The Devil is a Part-Timer, you will also enjoy Jahy-sama. Overall, the first episode delivers what it promises – a fantasy/sitcom that entertains you, as long as you are not too demanding. Otherwise, you will get disappointed.

The animation, on the other hand, is beautiful. It is a waifu factory. Watch.

Nevertheless, I personally prefer the animation of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, because this one has a more original style and more polished colour palette. I must remember that Kobayashi-san is done by Kyoto Animation, one of the best studios in terms of animation. No wonder why I feel like that.

Also, for the first episode, Jahy-sama offers a decent rhythm, except in the part where Jahy lived as an authentic Demon Lady, because it is more exposition; and yes, I know the focus of Jahy-Sama is the trials of our shrunk demon lady, but I think that if the episode one dedicated a bit more of time to Jahy in the former life, we could root for her even more.

The Devil is a Part-Timer! did that? Why not Jahy-sama?

Anyway. I am looking forward for the other nineteen episodes.

CHARACTERS

Art by Wakame Konbu

I think I already mentioned what I needed to say regarding the characters.

Jahy, despite acting like a brat some times, is actually a very likeable characters. I know it is only the first episode, that watching her so perseverate, so confident, yet so vulnerable, is wonderful, to the point of being cutesy.

My gosh! What’s wrong with me?

The other two characters, Tenchou (The Story Manager) and Ryou have simple, yet full-filling roles in the story, the former being the typical boss who is compassionate and works as a counselling voice of reason, with a waifu beauty, and Ryou is a tsundere that is there, trying to do her job as landlady, but caring about Jahy at the end.

And I will be stay tuned of how the other cast is going to unfold.

CONCLUSION

Jahy-sama (Or The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!) is a very simple story, from the same premise of The Devil is a Part-Timer!, something that you will enjoy if you like to see some kind of isekai story told from the opposite perspective. It is actually a good time to binge a couple of hours, and you are looking for anything that is simple.

Like I said, we still need to see the other nineteen episodes, but, personally, I am convinced I will enjoy it, regardless this story’s originality.

In other words, I invite you to see by yourself and make your own opinion, as usual.

But… But…

My beauties… My preciouses…

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That’s it!!!

I will summon my own dark-skinned, sexy demon.

Magna tenebris Dominus tenebris !!!
Quaeso, ut tibi placet, dona mihi animam meam, conscientia mea, et frons in hominibus, in Super FORUM. Da mihi fusco nigra demon curatum et fortis corpore et memorabile.
Placere.

What did I got? My hot, dark-skinned demon?

NOW. THAT’S WHAT YOU CALL A KISS OF DEATH.