Mouse

Teacher Sorata Muon carries on his family's centuries-old old tradition of being the master thief Mouse who can steal anything after properly alerting authorities of his intentions so they can be there yet fail to stop him. He is assisted by 3 nubile female assistants who also use the teaching cover and who, in typical Satoru Akahori, favor tight/skimpy/bondage outfits over their ample curves as they constantly pursue Sorata much more than he pursues them, although the girls do get some attention from their master. Not only is Mouse pursued by the girls & the local law enforcement authorities, there is also a secret art protection society employing the services of a former ally of Sorata's after his pretty little hide, all in 15 minute episodes.

Muon, Sorata Main

Yamaguchi, Kappei Japanese

Kuribayashi, Yayoi Main

Fukui, Yukari Japanese

Momozono, Mei Main

Inoue, Kikuko Japanese

Kakio, Hazuki Main

Nakahara, Mai Japanese

Onizuka, Heitaro Supporting

Nagasako, Takashi Japanese

Momozono, Fuyuharu Supporting

Ikeda, Masaru Japanese

Morishima, Samarsa Supporting

Momoi, Haruko Japanese

Hanamura, Mirei Supporting

Moriya, Yoshimi Japanese

Nyan, Rin Supporting

Akai, Tomato Japanese

Fon Supporting

Asai, Harumi Japanese

Satomi, Tetsurou Producer

Nagata, Katsuharu Producer

Chiba, Shigeru Sound Director

Shimizu, Akira Episode Director

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Jan 22, 2023

TheLewdOtakuRe

Recommended

This is pretty funny for an ecchi anime, I didn't expect to laugh so much watching it and all the girls are 10/10 and the ecchi is epic no cap.

This anime is perfect for coombrains and normies alike, the last few episodes kind of confused me though but in the end I managed to follow it a bit the short episodes can leave you sort of confused you just have to keep watching for it all to make sense but I think that's because I am not very smart rather than the animes fault itself.

I recommend it, truly, this anime is a shining ... beacon of light in terms of writing for what I thought would be an anime that has nothing but fan service too its name

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 11, 2009

Alberio

Mixed Feelings

This show was most definitely not what I was expecting. I thought that it was going to be showing a master thief stealing things, but god was I wrong. This show is all about fan-service, and that's it.

Ok, I'm lying about that being what it's all about. There is a slight story to it, and the characters are decently developed (no pun intended). At times you can feel some suspense, but it's mainly wondering what the three are going to do to Mouse next.

All in all, it's a decent show, but not worth me watching it a second time. And if it wasn't for the ... hentai that surprised me by being in it within the first few minutes, I'd probably pawn it to try to get some of my money back.

(That rating on the box saying that it's for those 13 and up is complete bull.)

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Aug 31, 2024

DrMechano

Not Recommended

As a huge fan of Lupin III, I was curious when I was recommended Mouse for having a similar premise: A master thief pulls off daring heists and gets chased around by a dogged inspector? Sounds like my kind of show!

Unfortunately, for all these superficial similarities, Mouse fails to capture the charm of Lupin. Sorata Muon's career as a thief is mostly background dressing for the *real* focus of the show, which is mostly just aimless, meandering fanservice scenes. Now, I have nothing against fanservice in anime (lord knows Lupin III itself had plenty), but that's all about 75% of this series is.

But since the ... show's so focused on steamy scenes, let's talk about that a bit more. Comparing this show to the series it's clearly aping -Lupin is a suave flirt, a charmer, a genuinely fun guy to be around; And yet, he still has to work to woo the ladies (and the occasional gentleman). Muon is about as interesting as a plank of wood, yet he's surrounded by women who just throw themselves at him, despite lacking any of the raw charisma and audacity of the thief he's obviously a cheap knockoff of. So we're left to watch his three mostly-interchangeable henchwomen fawn over this absolute wet blanket of human being.

Of particular note is the character of Heitaro Onizuka, the detective in charge of chasing down and arresting Mouse. He really is just, "Inspector Zenigata but not funny." I know I keep harping on how badly Mouse tries to rip off Lupin, but it's especially transparent with Onizuka.

The animation and art is lacking. The music opts for a jazzy vibe, which does fit - but none of it is particularly memorable. There are some attempts at comedy, but it's mostly trite unoriginal gags. Everything about Mouse feels stale; Like it's a worse version of a better idea.

I do want to be clear: Lupin III doesn't "own" the concept of an anime starring a master thief (it famously takes after Maurice Leblanc's novel series itself, after all). You can absolutely do a story like that with enough original elements to truly be its own thing. But Mouse either doesn't do this, or when it does, its few "original elements" are just boring and lame. By all means, I welcome other shows with a similar premise to Lupin; Mouse just fails in every regard to bring something fresh or interesting to the table.

This is one Mouse that's just not worth catching.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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Ecchi Anime where the main guy is unique and interesting

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	Poll: Mouse Episode 6 Discussion RafaelDeJongh - May 28, 2014	4 replies	by Boogerman1984 »» Nov 3, 2023 7:28 AM
	Poll: Mouse Episode 12 Discussion RafaelDeJongh - May 28, 2014	2 replies	by GakutoDeathGlare »» Aug 10, 2022 1:59 AM
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	Poll: Mouse Episode 7 Discussion RafaelDeJongh - May 28, 2014	1 replies	by Punkero »» Mar 21, 2022 7:27 PM
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