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Alright, just a one I suppose I should mention before I start this review- it's my first one. Bear with me, please! *^* Also...beware of spoilers ; u ; I'll try my best to avoid them.

So...what exactly made me give this show, Mayo Chiki, as bad of a score as I did? Well, I suppose that there's two reasons: first off, I usually find harems to be pretty meh, and also, I was let down. You see, not knowing much about the anime before diving into it, I figured it would be different than other harems, with a strong female lead (Konoe), rather than one ... who got all squirmy and constantly having their breasts fondled. Well, I shouldn't ever come to that conclusion. After all, this is a harem, and all harems NEED to have the fondling, it seems.

Story: 5

I thought the story was just, okay. I mean, it was plenty creative- a story about a teenage girl who became a boy so she could serve her mistress as a butler. If that was the story all on it's own, than I'm sure this would have been rated better. However, it isn't. There was the romance intertwined in the story that made me squirm way too much in the worst of ways. It was too generic, and it felt too much like other rom-com/harems out there. Still, there were parts to the story I liked, don't forget that. I thought Konoe's familial issues were interested, and I wished there would have been a part where her and her father made up. However, it was left up in the air, which did not make me happy.

Also, I don't understand why the 13th episode even existed. It might be that Hulu has the last 2 in the wrong order, or that 13 was a special add on for a DVD, but it confused me. The story was closed up at 12 and I was happy then. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy watching a Nakuru episode >:3

Art: 6
To be honest there isn't much to say here. It's not that much different than other shows, with a style that doesn't bother doing anything different. It is also the kind of art-style that isn't afraid to make their girls as big-breasted as possible. Look at Nakaru as example (even if she doesn't like them). I guess that this should be the time for me to go on a short rant about one thing that ruined Konoe for me a little bit. How come she has completely average breasts, but still managed to be a guy? I know that she straps them down, but still. Again, average, but not that terrible. Not much noteworthy in this department. Shall we go on?

Sound: 6
Actually, the theme song was really nice, one of those songs that will remain in my head for hours after watching the show (I've even caught myself humming to it once or twice ;3), though the insert music is nothing noteworthy or memorable. Actually, that's a lie. There was the ONE song where all the maids were singing Happy Birthday to Kureha. Not living in Japan, I'm not sure if that's a common song they sing there (maybe at Maid Cafes?), but it was really annoying, and I wanted it over right from the start. Other than that, I guess I like everything, but nothing better than just good.

Character: 3
Yeah....I didn't enjoy the characters much at all. Usually I don't mind the characters from Harems, as most will try to find more creative characters, as annoying as they will probably end up being. While yes, there were a few characters that I thought were creative (Kanade is an example of a character you don't see so much, and her sadistic personality was pretty good...ish), most of the time I was rolling my eyes.

Let's start with the Main Character- the straight man: Baka Chicken. Uh, I mean, Sakamachi Kinjiro. He seemed like a good guy at first, and actually, through the story I liked him okay. It's just that the some old nose-bleeding gags got on my nerves. How come he barely managed to improve on his 'illness'? Kanade promised, though I have a feeling that she just liked to taunt and torture him.

After Baka Chicken, there's Subaru Konoe, the butler who's actually a girl. She's basically the only sane character (Baka Chicken is sane too...just boring) throughout the series, but she got on my nerves too. I can understand her insecurities about things, but sometimes she would over-react, and had a terrible, terrible temper. The more she lashed out at Baka Chicken, the more angry I'd get myself. And then...you know what happens. *eyeroll*

The other main character of this show is Kanade Suzutski, who's the sadistic mistress of Konoe. She's always pissed me off, not gonna lie. Though she's made me laugh once or twice, everything she does seems too cliche, and it's really hard to like her when she's constantly harassing the chicken and her butler.

The other (not as important) characters were probably my favorite. Though Kureha had the same issues as Konoe (beating Baka Chicken up), Nakuru and Usami (Bunny), were enjoyable. I'll admit, I'm a sucker for the BL Fanatics, being one myself, so Nakuru was an obvious favorite of mind, though she was annoying at times. I hated Usami at first, considering ultra-tsuns like her were too cliche and annoying, though after awhile, I realized I liked her a bit. She seemed to understand things better than most of the others, realizing that Subaru was actually 'dressed as a girl', though she never learned her secret.

All in all, annoying characters, with a few, and I mean few redeeming qualities in them. Each one irritated me at some point, and tried to hard to be funny to be that funny.

Enjoyment: 4
I didn't enjoy the show that much. There were time that I was bored, and others when I was rolling my eyes or cringing. There was little to no laughter. It all felt too similar to others shows that I watched, so without relatable characters (all far too bizarre to be), I didn't feel there was much reason to watch Mayo Chiki at all.

Overall: 5
This wasn't the worst show ever, it just wasn't great. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes over-the-top everything, even if it's executed poorly and ends up being annoying. Decent at best.