Harem anime meets gynophobia...and...butlers..
Unless you've been living under an rock in the anime world, you've seen probably about...1...2...likely a few hundred shows that have butlers or maids in some form or another. It is a very common theme and apparently Japan can't get enough of it. The shows tend to go in spurts when it comes to main characters being one or the other. More often you'll have shows with just a butler or maid as a secondary character. Mayo Chiki aired during one of these seasons where butlers and maids were taking more of a forefront.
Why am I mentioning all this? Because Mayo Chiki just happened to be one of the shows in that season that actually wasn't bad. It stood out enough to leave a nice enough memory. Other shows when I see maids or butlers tend to cause the usual sigh at their overuse of such generic characters. Yet for Chiki, I gave it a shot based on the synopsis back then.
Mayo Chiki stands out not because it is a harem with butlers and maids but because it is a harem with...
its a good laugh
For those of you who want a good laugh, this is an excellent source for that. You have a girl pretending to be a butler, a guy who discovers her secret, who also has a phobia of girls, and a whole group of girls consisting of; one that is haunted by spirits, one that has a glasses fetish and will do anything to see any type of BL and glasses, the sister of themain protagonist who loves to pick on her brother, and the popular rich girl who has a large sadistic side to her that loves to pick on the main character.
Just kind of stinks that this collection is only subbed.
Mayo Chiki
A very fun anime to watch. Definitely a harem but still keeps a good running story. It's about a girl who insists on being a butler for her mistress, only thing is she has to be a male to do so.. Therefore she does just that and along the way meets Jiro Kun or (Stupid Chicken)<--Show reference. Jiro has a condition that erupts when being touched by females due to being a wrestling dummy of her younger sister and mother. Konoe and her mistress attempt to cure him of his condition through teasing and different scenarios that keep you wanting more. It is a good 13 episode run for your money, give it a try.
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