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!!!
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