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| Watch | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Devil Doll | # |
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[Score: 70% = Watch+. Similar series: Girls Bravo, Kanokon, Gosyusho-sama Ninomiya-kun]
Fan service, anyone? Well, here's lots of it! To begin with, it is hard to understand who would be the target group of this series. The nudity level is way too high for children, while the intellectual substance of the storyline is way too low even for teenagers ... so you have to take this one as a silly comedy and don't try to find any message inside. This way it can actually work ... 12 TV + 3 OVA episodes of about 10 minutes effective playing time each (if you skip intros, trailers and the boring real girl photos at the end) doesn't leave you too much room for a story line or character development. But surprisingly, both actually are there: Taro, the boy who inherited the Hanaukyo empire, is improving during the series, and of the large staff at least three maids (Grace, Konnai and Ikuyo, featuring the additional OVA episodes 13-15 respectively) really get a personality. Too bad that the chief maid Mariel doesn't develop beyond a certain limit ... (the image above shows Mariel, little Grace and Taro) And then, Taro is acting like a 10-year-old, but for ecchi's sake we are told later he were already 14 ... which I don't buy at all. (Jeez - the Evangelion kids are 14!) Providing so little substance and so much nudity, the series did surprisingly well for me. Although I don't consider this one a gemstone, it might be fun watching it again some time. Last updated Sunday, June 15 2008. | ||||||||
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| Rent | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | MasterYoshidino | # | |
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This anime is certainly overlooked by many anime fans as an ecchi title with no substance. People should look at this anime as a comedy anime as Taro does the silliest things throughout the 15 episodes, especially the last one where he goes overboard. =) Somewhat silly and dumb as you see the army of maids worship Taro-sama and he getting allergic to them but funny nonetheless. Ok story but is skimmed through as this oav and tv series only lasts 15 episodes. Not quite worth buying unless you do not mind the fanservice and comedy, then by all means buy the dvd (region 2 only). Last updated Monday, October 20 2003. | ||||||||
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| Rent | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | Alexander | # | |
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Taro Hanaukyos mother had just died and he has no other recourse but to look for his grandfather. Somewhat lost he finds an unbelievably large mansion, he is suddenly attacked by a bevy of beautiful girls. It seems like his grandfather was an extremely wealthy man and he has left his grandson not only a manor of grandeur, but also a handful of women who are more than eager to please. Having watched esps. 1-6, this series is quite good. i just wished that the boy was just a little taller and older.. Last updated Wednesday, May 07 2003. | ||||||||
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