Girls Bravo 8/10

Since Girls Bravo is essentially a fan-service anime this is going to be a fan-service kind of review BUT to prevent unwanted nudity from blemishing your reputations, the GOOD pictures can only be seen by clicking the BORING pictures.

Girls Bravo ran for 24 episodes during 2004 and 2005. There are some good visuals here with pretty nice backgrounds and a lot of nice animation. The amount of jiggle in this show is impressive and luckily the character designs are really great. This is of course a must for a show that's pretty much wall to wall fan-service. The music is very good with some nice guitar, piano, and harp pieces and not much synth. The OP and ED change after episode 11 and while the first two don't really stand out I really like the second OP but the second ED isn't a real improvement. The VAs are very good and Miharu and Koyomi are stand outs.

Yukinari Sasaki is a shrimpy little high school student who's been picked on by girls so much that he's developed an allergic reaction to them. Enter Miharu, she's a cheery, ditzy, pink haired girl from the planet Seiren which is near Earth but unseen, though the residents of Seiren can see the Earth in their sky. She's been watching Yukinari her whole life through the water of her bathtub and one day he gets warped through his tub and into hers. It turns out that Miharu is the one girl Yukinari isn't allergic to and she likes him from the start so things begin looking up for him. Unfortunately he must quickly return home since he's being pursued by hoards of women (since there are few men on Seiren). He gets home but accidentally brings Miharu with him and the fan-service gets into high gear.

The various other girls are:

Kirie Kojima - Yukinari's childhood friend and of the busty, violent, tomboy variety. She REALLY likes Yukinari but can never admit it. She's usually on the receiving end of Kazuharu Fukuyama's sexual harassment and fantasies. He's the local perverted rich boy.

Koyomi Nanaka - She and a little girl named Tomoka come from Seiren to get Miharu. She's terrified of boys and cries a lot.

Lisa Fukuyama - She's Kazuharu's younger sister and studies black magic. She's a lonely girl who sets her eyes on Yukinari after he matches her dream man shown in her fortune telling.

Most of the episodes are just silliness with some excuse to strip the girls, have them jiggle around or both. There are some somewhat quiet episodes, each of the girls has one, so you get to know the characters a little more but who cares!? The series has an ending where Miharu gets abducted by the leaders of Seiren and it's pretty good but this show is about the comedy and the fan-service. Every episode starts with a shower/bath scene! The heroic amount of service really sells this show and the sexual humour is very good. Highly recommended if you like naked anime girls! Here are some more pictures!

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Love Hina Again 7/10

Love Hina finally comes to an end with more closure than your average anime romance series. Now does the final OAV stack up to previous efforts?

Love Hina Again consists of 3 OAV episodes released in 2002 to satisfy all those rabid Love Hina fans. This show obviously had a bigger budget than the TV series, the Christmas Special, and the Spring Special but more money doesn't necessarily equal higher quality. Almost everything technical about this show kinda bugged me. While the art is better and more consistent, and the character designs are closer to the manga, I didn't care for the somewhat pointier hair used in the updated character designs. Everyone looks like they haven't washed their hair in a week or two. I also didn't like the new OP or ED. What's up with the creators' fascination with out of tune music? The score isn't as good as that of the TV series latter half either. All the old VA's are back and the new girl, Kanako, has a pretty good one so I suppose I wasn't entirely disappointed. This series also has MUCH more fan-service than anything preceding it so that's a good thing.

It's everyone's first day at Tokyo U and things are looking up. No wait, Keitaro breaks his leg and can't attend. Oops. Once he gets better he goes off with Seta on an archaeological dig leaving Naru alone and lonelier than she'd like to admit. After a couple of months the Hinata apartments get a new, strict landlord, Kanako, Keitaro's younger step sister and she's in love with Keitaro as well (no surprise in this show) and a master of disguise. After having Kanako make everyone's lives miserable for awhile, Keitaro finally returns and the real fun starts in episode two.

Of course Keitaro doesn't remember Kanako and Naru is in a tizzy because Kanako says she's the girl Keitaro promised to go to Tokyo U with. We now also meet a changed Keitaro. He's confident, less clumsy, can cook, and holds his own against Motoko in a swordfight. You can feel the girls liking him more and more. The second episode is spent with Kanako trying to get Keitaro into compromising situations and Naru doing her best to prevent it. At the end of the episode we find out Keitaro has bought a ring for Naru but he ends up accidentally confessing to Kanako in an abandoned hotel that magically makes couples fall in love. What's a violent girl who's too shy to tell the object of her affections how she feels to do? On to episode three.

Now, at last, Naru gets her comeuppance. The spell on Keitaro keeps Naru from him and she ends up flying through the air and crashing into the ground much as Keitaro used to courtesy of Naru. After much running away from the inevitable confession it finally comes out and Love Hina ends with Keitaro and Naru together at long last.

I didn't like the weird magic hotel thing and the technical problems mentioned above. Other than that, Love Hina ends better then expected and I'm glad it ended the way it did. As a whole, Love Hina is a pretty good romance story if you can tolerate the slapstick side of it.

NOTE: According to the manga, Keitaro and Naru were married on April 3rd, 2005 and all the girls but Kitsune (who didn't apply) ended up getting into Tokyo U.

Love Hina: Spring Special 5/10

Ugh. I didn't like this story in the manga and I dislike the anime. Also, what happened to the seriousness and high quality of the Christmas Special?

This, the 2nd Love Hina special, aired in 2001 and ran as an hour special. This show is almost as good as the Christmas Special as far as the technical side of things go but there are some scenes near the end where it's almost as bad as some of the worst the TV series has to offer.

The music is only average in this special and the insert song near the end is pointless and not very good. I also hate the parts where Nyamo, the little island girl, sings. Her lips don't come close to syncing but it's like the animators were TRYING to do it and failed miserably. These little things really bothered me considering how they are are all in the last half of the show.

Things start out with Keitaro, Naru, and Mitsumi writing their Tokyo U entrance exams. Naru for the second time and the third time for the other two. While writing the exam Keitaro goes off into lala land wakes up with only 5 minutes left. He fills in the answers, leaves a note telling the others not to follow him, and runs off to sea after getting a job on some Pacific island. Naru, pissed, decides to head off alone to get Keitaro back. Of course the other girls follow suit a little later since they find out Naru and Mutsumi have passed and everyone ends up on the island looking for our doofus hero. Of course they know Keitaro's fate but we don't find out until later.

The rest of the show is about Keitaro, Naru, and Nyamo (who's a tanned Shinobu) discovering some turtle civilization and a bunch of crap about following your dreams or whatever. Everyone then meets up and goes home. While the whole turtle civilization thing is funny in the TV series since it's a reason for some wackiness I'm offended that the creators are still writing that crap into the story right when Keitaro and Naru are really clicking. It isn't even that funny, a waste of time. BAH! There is some Shinobu goodness here and a couple of near kisses but it's not enough to improve my score.

Three OAV's to go, will ANYTHING be resolved?

Love Hina: Christmas Special 9/10

Love Hina comes back for more after the TV series with it's best effort. Any romantic show HAS to have a Christmas episode.

The Love Hina Christmas special aired in 2000 on Christmas Eve as a one hour show. The animation here is a little better than the best the TV series has to offer with no real changes in overall style. The ED for this show is new and I liked it, especially since the gang have a chase around a temple at new years during the credits.

The show starts off a little before Christmas with the Funkies studying for yet another Tokyo U practice/assessment exam. Since Christmas is for couples in Japan, Keitaro is having a difficult time concentrating since he's keen to get Naru a gift and properly confess his feelings to her, hopefully with her reciprocating.

Of course it's never that easy. Naru is acting rather aloof towards Keitaro and he's getting nervous. Su discovers a present in Naru's closet with some letter about being in love or something and Shinobu spills the beans to Keitaro because she's upset that he's upset. The revelation of the gift sends Keitaro into a tizzy and he ends up twisting his ankle. Naru comes to chastise him for fooling around and he blurts out his confession as she leaves. Right after this Naru returns home to her parents without saying a word and everyone is left to wonder what's going through her mind.

After writing the exam Naru takes off and the gang follows her to a hotel in Tokyo. The girls think she's off to meet Keitaro but little to they know that Keitaro and Mutsumi are following Naru as well. It turns out that Naru is meeting Seta, her old crush and tutor, and the gift is for him. The girls are shocked and Keitaro simply drops his gift for Naru and leaves. In the lobby he asks Shinobu to spend Christmas Eve with him and Naru storms off. Misunderstandings abound.

After Motoko delivers Keitaro's gift and Keitaro reads Naru's letter to Seta in which she says her crush is over, the two plan to meet for Christmas Eve. Of course things never turn out smoothly as Naru loses her gift and keeps having to change the meeting place. Of course in the end all is well as the gang meet up and Naru confesses to Keitaro on TV BUT doesn't say she likes or loves him, just that she wants to stay with him and go to Tokyo U with him. More Love Hina to come.

I like this little show better then the other Love Hina efforts. At last all the girls are helping Keitaro and Naru get together and are feeling the frustration we all are in watching these idiots. While the misunderstandings get old after awhile in Love Hina the gift one is the most important in the series so I can tolerate it. Insecurity makes people believe the worst and we have two very insecure protagonists here. I like how Naru's violent side is in remission and we see much more of her kind side. Shinobu also gets some screen time here as she's torn between her crush on Keitaro and her desire to see him happy. She's the only character that hasn't been a jerk in this series and deserves a break. Keep watching the remaining shows though this one ends pretty well. Very recommended.

Love Hina TV 7/10

Love Hina got a lot of hype before it was released in NA and it's somewhat understandable why. This isn't your average harem anime filled with fan-service aimed at horny young men, it's a romantic comedy with a habit of over-exaggerated violence towards the main male lead (Keitaro) and a problematic relationship that's more the main female lead's (Naru's) fault. For once the girl is more at fault than the guy. It's a nice change.

Love Hina aired in 2000 and ran for 24 episodes, there is also a bonus 25th episode I will cover in this review. Love Hina suffers from a couple of technical problems but is pretty good overall. The backgrounds are consistent and well drawn but the character animation suffers at times. Some of the scenes in episode 22 are really bad and I can only assume this is so they could spend more time on the final two.

The character designs are pretty good but not as close to the manga as I'd like (this is one of the few manga I've bothered to read). The score is a mixed bag, the first half of the series is largely synth and while not unpleasant it isn't very memorable. The second half is more orchestral and is a great improvement. I actually consider the music of the closing 5 episodes almost worth buying the O.S.T. for. A lot of people like the OP but I've soured on it over time, it's just got too much distortion. I didn't mind the ED though, even if I never listen to it. The insert songs are pretty good since they're sung by Naru's VA (I think). I like all the VA's but Motoko's is worth a mention. She has the best scream in anime. It changes to a higher register halfway in. It's great, very girly and cute considering she's supposed to be the toughest of the girls.

Keitaro is a 20 year old failure. He's failed his university entrance exams twice and doesn't have a girlfriend. Of course he's trying for the toughest university in Japan, Tokyo U, in order to keep a promise he made to a little girl 15 years before who's face he doesn't remember. He gets roped into managing his grandmother's all-girls dorm with several tenants of the female persuasion. Kitsune is the oldest of the girls at 20, a bit of a drinker, a bit of a gambler, she doesn't HATE Keitaro but doesn't think much of him and she doesn't do much but sit around. Motoko is in high school and a master swordswoman. After having her sister leave her to get married she's got a hate on for men in general and Keitaro in particular. Su is the youngest girl, in Jr. High and comes from some mysterious foreign country. She's a mechanical genius and very hyper, she likes Keitaro from the start but perhaps more as a playmate. Shinobu is another Jr. High student who joins the cast in the 2nd episode. She's quiet and shy and has a huge crush on Keitaro. Naru is the girl Keitaro falls for, she's grumpy and violent, loud and quick to anger. She's also trying to get into Tokyo U but for other reasons. She can't stand Keitaro and punches or kicks him into the sky for any transgressions, real or perceived.

At first only some of Keitaro's problems are of his own making. He crashes into the girl's bath multiple times, lies about having passed his exams and clumsily falls on top or ends up groping various tenants. He's a nice guy but prone to accidents and since he gets so frantic the girls always think the worst of him and it doesn't help that Kitsune sabotages him at times. As the show progresses he starts to get his act together and the girls slowly start to come around. Of course Naru and Motoko still think the least of him and attack him mercilessly when he steps out of line. He likes Naru from the start but has such a low opinion of himself can't believe she'd like him back. Throughout the series, just as he thinks there might be some hope for a relationship with Naru his hopes are dashed. This is usually caused by some misunderstanding on his part or Naru getting angry with him over her misunderstanding.

After the first 7 or so episodes there are quite a number of non-plot episodes but these are all pretty funny and let us learn more about the various characters. They're all really entertaining so the lack of plot advancement doesn't annoy me too much. We do meet Mutsumi, a girl the same age as Keitaro who is so much like him she's almost too perfect. The show really gets back on track in episode 21 when Naru's little step-sister, Mei, comes to the dorm to bring Naru back home. This leads to a plan to get Keitaro together with Mutsumi and forces Naru to decide whether to fight to keep him or simply let him go. In these episodes the focus shifts as much to Naru as Keitaro and we learn that she does like him and her pride is getting in the way of telling him how she feels. It's like a saying I once heard: "It's easy to say "I love you" until you don't say it. Then it's the hardest thing in the world to say." It's only at this part of the series we really start to feel sorry for Naru since Keitaro now has Mutsumi who likes him without all the drama and violence. How dangerous Mutsumi is is shown in episode 23. In episode 21, for the first time someone asks Keitaro on a date, someone comes to his aid after being punched by Naru, and the old men who represent the dreams of the tenants throughout the series cannot bar Mutsumi from passing.

Of course Naru wins the day but escapes from really confessing to Keitaro. The ending resolves little but since there is more Love Hina to come I can forgive that as the remaining animes can do the big resolutions. I liked this show a lot better once Naru got a rival and I suppose the price I have to pay for good character development is an unpleasant Naru for the majority of the series. Motoko is also a character that gets some good development but her moment is in the bonus episode 25 where not only does she start to care for Keitaro but starts to realize how unfair Naru is to him. Now the only character I dislike is Kitsune.

I recommend this series with the condition you watch the Christmas and Spring specials and the Love Hina Again OAV. Without those the TV series ends somewhat poorly.

Brigadoon 10/10

This is the best show nobody bothered to see. I suppose it's cutesy main character and comedic first episode might be the reason but past that is an excellent story and currently my second favourite anime ever. Lofty praise indeed.

Brigadoon aired in 2000-2001 and consists of 26 episodes. One thing that's always stood out about this show above all others are the episode titles. While this is a minor thing it's worth a mention that this show had some of my favourite titles of all time such as: "Under the Soda-Coloured Sky", "A Broken Umbrella and the Dark Rain", and "In the Light of Snow". The backgrounds and character designs were somewhat simple but I really liked them anyway and the backgrounds are only sub-par a couple of times. The score was amazing with a lot of Lord of the Rings style flute, some music box tracks, and quite a few choral pieces. The OP was another really great choral piece and the ED was good as well. The VA's are terrific with Melan Blue having an absolutely perfect voice for his part.

The year is 1969 and Marin Asagi is a 7th grader who was left at an old apartment building as a baby. The people of the apartment took her in and she's being cared for by an adoptive grandmother (the grandfather died a year ago). She's poor but happy, cheerful, and prone to bouts of over-imagination. She has a friend named Moe who is weak, soft-spoken, wealthy, and has an overprotective mother who doesn't approve of her daughter's friend. One day, Marin is attacked by a large flying machine that starts blasting lasers at her that arrived from a strange mirage of another world that has recently appeared overhead. She runs to the local temple and stumbles upon a small blue ampoule (bulb thingy) that contains the gun-swordsman Melan Blue.

His mission is to protect Marin from the Monomakia sent to kill her from the land of Brigadoon, the world visible above and Melan Blue's home. His reasons are not revealed at first though it is clear that he is at odds with even his own kind. As the attacks progress Marin meets a little green fellow named Lolo that appears from time to time to help her out. The worlds also seem to be interacting in a bad way since pieces of Earth seem to be "falling" into Brigadoon and vice-versa. Since Melan and his battles have caused so much damage and loss of life, Marin is ostracised and bullied at school then arrested for interrogation. Her problems get worse when she wins a trip to the World's Fair she couldn't ever afford on her own and goes with her grandmother. After a battle where many people are killed but Marin and he grandmother survive her grandmother passes away in the hotel room while Marin is having a bath. Faced with the prospect of moving into an orphanage and having just nearly being killed by an angry mother who's lost her daughter she is offered money from Moe to help her get by. Marin accuses Moe of treating her as a pet and runs off. She ends up going to Brigadoon at the request of the U.S. government on Apollo 11 in an attempt to stop the Mutual Collapse.

After fighting to the centre of Brigadoon it turns out the Marin isn't the one to stop the Mutual Collapse, Creis Marine. Melan is nearly killed by Pyon Silver (whom he's fought before) and Erin Garnet (a female gun-swordsman) and our heroes escape and eventually end up back on Earth where Melan has to leave Marin to look for the real Creis. After a sad parting Marin gets home to discover it burned down and the residents missing. She goes to her school which has become a shelter for the large numbers of people injured and rendered homeless by the Mutual Collapse but is sent away as her former classmates blame her for the world's problems. Even Moe is absent as her family has left town so at this point Marin is alone, freezing and starving. She goes to steal bread and is stopped by Makoto, an older girl who helped her get out of jail earlier. About here things take a turn for the worse.

Marin goes blind after falling out of the bath and leaves Makoto's house in search of Melan with only a new change of clothes. As she stumbles though the city she accepts some help finding a pedestrian bridge but her helper turns out to be one of the mean girls from her school and Marin is led off the edge of the bridge. Finally something goes right as a necklace she acquired in Brigadoon saves her and gives her the ability to see and transform herself into things (Such as a mouse, a moth, Melan, Erin and so on). She now rushes off to save Melan and the fight is on. After a quick victory they are attacked by Erin Garnet and battle to a draw.

Marin is now reunited with her family and friends but there is only a brief interlude before Erin attacks again. We also now start to get some action in Brigadoon where Lolo and some of his friends are attempting to prevent their world from being destroyed by a traitor in their midst. On Earth, Melan is victorious over Erin Garnet but is then smashed by the new, most powerful gun-swordsman, Kuston Brown. Melan, Erin, Pyon, and the now found Creis, Marine are taken to Brigadoon and Marin must follow to save them and the two worlds. Of course she must now face her toughest enemy yet...

I'll stop here at the end of episode 24. Why do I like this show so much? It's the music, the battles, the character designs, the premise, the story. I've always loved "end of the world" shows and this one does it better than any story I've ever seen or read with the exception of one which isn't anime. With the exception of some backgrounds I can't really point out any other flaws in this show.

Why such an exhaustive review? When it's #2 it gets the royal treatment I suppose. The plan is to review #1 as the 100th review. How many more 10/10's are in the pipe at this point since I seem to spit them out like Pez? Maybe 3 more, there's a lot of crap to review folks. As of the date of this post I have seen over 277 complete anime TV series, over 217 anime OAV series, and over 60 anime movies for a rough total of 122 days of anime. This show is my second favourite. I know my shit. Go get this show and watch it NOW!

UltraManiac 3/10

The manga on which this show is based was written by the same guy who wrote the Marmalade Boy manga. I liked the anime version of that so what the hell happened to the anime version of UltraManiac. I'll never read either manga but I suspect it was the creators of the anime screwed up this mess.

These 26 episodes aired back in 2003 and I'm surprised a show so new had so many problems. The backgrounds lacked a lot of detail at times and some of the angles on things didn't look quite right. They also decided to make the show look like it took place on the set of the My Little Pony movie. Everything not natural is either purple, pink, yellow or orange. Blue, grey, black, and brown are nowhere to be seen unless it's night-time.

I was also disappointed in the poor animation of some really nice character designs. The animators seemed to spend 3/4 of their time drawing the eyes and deciding on new outfits for the lead girls in each episode. I appreciate the expansive wardrobes but when the eye's look so much better than the rest of the animation and when any movement seems clunky I get pissed.

There's also a lack of lighting effects on non-magic scenes and the CG looks really dated at times. The score was OK but didn't impress, I really liked the OP, and the ED was OK as well. I HATED the insert song in the final scenes which was a slow version of the OP. Didn't Marmalade Boy do this? (checks old review) AND THAT'S TWICE!!! The VA's were OK and I liked Nina's childish voice better then I expected as I started watching. She sound's great when she gets flustered (which happens often).

Nina Sakura is a grade 8 witch girl that has been sent to Earth from the Magic Kingdom to search for 5 Holy Stones and attend high school. She accidentally reveals her magic to Ayu Tateishi and they become friends. The episodes all start with either someone visiting from the Magic Kingdom and wreaking havoc, Mina going after a Holy Stone at the prompting of her grandfather and her rival Maya wreaking havoc, or Nina coming up with a scheme to get Ayu and Kaji, the boy Ayu likes, together and wreaking havoc. Since Nina's magic isn't very good things usually go wrong and hilarity ensues.

The show really meanders through the first 23 episodes with very little emphasis put on the search for the Holy Stones and a lot of mindless filler. In the last 3 episodes they cobble together a rushed ending and I was not impressed. Because the Holy Stones are such a low priority for Nina I couldn't help but give a damn about them either. Maya is very important in the finale but since she's so unlikable and rarely in the show her part also falls flat.

I really can't forgive this show for screwing up a simple premise and looking like crap. I suppose little girls might like this but I can't even see girls the same age of the female leads tolerating the plot problems. I can't recommend UltraManiac at all.

Maburaho 10/10

I've seen alot of harem anime and Maburaho stands above all others. Hell, this show has more going for it than most shows period. This is not a frivolous 10/10, this show earned it.

The 24 episodes of Maburaho aired back in 2003-2004 and the technical side of this show was extremely good. The backgrounds were very nice and looked like outlined watercolour paintings with alot of soft colours. The character designs were extremely well done and the girls are all well animated and attractive (this is of course a must in a harem anime). One thing that struck me as impressive was how much design work went into all the extra characters where your average show would just draw a bunch of generic people. The quality of this series also manages to maintain a very high quality throughout all the episodes. The music is excellent and stands as one of my favourite scores of all time (maybe my favourite). The OP is especially good and the ED isn't too shabby either. All the VA's are excellent as is standard in most anime with only Elizabeth bugging me a little.

This the story of Kazuki Shikimori. He's been accepted into the prestigious Aoi Academy, a special school for those particularly gifted in magic in a world where everyone has some magical ability. The problem is that Kazuki can only use his magic eight times then his body will turn to ash and he'll die. On top of that in this world the amount of magic you possess somewhat determines your social status so Kazuki comes in somewhere near the bottom.

One day he arrives home to his dorm room to find a girl in her underwear getting changed. After some screaming we find out she's Yuna Miyami who's there to become Kazuki's wife. At the same time two other girls, the blonde and buxom Kuriko Kazetsubaki, and the small samurai girl Rin Kamishiro, are being ordered by their families to marry Kazuki as well and bear his children. It turns out that Kazuki has a large number of impressive wizards in his family tree and since no-one in his family has exhibited any special magical power his children stand a very good chance of becoming amazingly powerful. Yuna doesn't really care about this and neither does Kazuki's childhood friend Chihaya Yamase who moves away without ever telling him how she feels.

It's quickly revealed that not only does Kazuki likely have impressive genes but his few spells, if cast, could be some of the most powerful ever. As the first half of the series moves forward, Kuriko and Rin, who started out not thinking too highly of Kazuki, start to fall for him as he uses his magic to help them and others. In episode 12 his final two spells are used to cure Yuna of a virus that was robbing her of her magical power and she's saved in the nick of time. Kazuki is not as lucky and turns to ash.

Of course things can't end like this and Kazuki ends up as a ghost. The remaining episodes introduce the sister of the school doctor who is keen to capture Kazuki for her ghost collection and prevent the girls from discovering how to return Kazuki to life. It turns out that his ashes are with each of the girls he has feelings for and should they be returned he'll return to life but lose his memories. The remaining episodes deal with the girls admitting to themselves how much they care for him and their decision as to whether or not to go through with reviving him.

This series had a very original premise and the characters were very interesting for a harem anime. The episodes never dragged and I also thought the mix of comedy and drama throughout the series was extremely well balanced. Many people don't care for the harem premise in general and the wishy-washy or clueless main leads they usually have but in this case he actually has realistic cultural reasons to feel inferior to his peers and his insecurities are more believable than in most shows. With the great visuals, music, and an original and well executed story I grant this show my highest honour.

Buttobi CPU (I Dream of Mimi) 7/10

This is the closest thing to an X-rated show I've ever reviewed on this site but it's low on the usual Japanese perversions and pretty funny so it gets a review.

Buttobi CPU has been released in NA under it's original name and the title "I Dream of Mimi", the latter is a better DVD so get the "I Dream of Mimi" one if you're looking for this particular title. These 3 episodes were released in 1997 and are of a better quality than almost all adult titles I've seen from that time (or any time for that matter). The animation and backgrounds are great but the score didn't really strike me as anything special. I really liked the kinda happy groovy OP though. The character designs are a little unique but pretty good and the girls weren't designed with over exaggerated busts which is good for a show such as this which is more a comedy than anything.

The show begins with young "college student” Akira (in Japan college students DO NOT wear uniforms so read into that what you will) looking to buy a new PC with his savings. He misses out on a cheap deal at a local computer store but on his way home is approached by a man in an alley who has the same PC he was looking for and offers Akira the same deal he just missed out on. Akira rushes home with his purchase and lo and behold it's actually a naked girl (haven't we all had this happen?). While he's deciding what to do she wakes up and informs him that she's a new type of bio-mechanical computer. The next thing Akira knows she's got his pants down around his ankles and is "reading his personal data" if you know what I mean. They don't SHOW anything but the implication is there and his reaction is really funny.

They get attacked by another robo-girl and this is when Akira learns the "deal" with Mimi (as he names her). It turns out that Mimi can run applications that are on disks inserted into her "drive" (*wink* *wink*) but requires active molecules from her master in order to increase her RAM to run the programs (*nudge* *nudge*). This is all highly amusing since she moans when he inserts the disks and throughout the series she's rather keen to have her memory upgraded but Akira is pretty shy about it.

In the next episodes they go into the Internet and end up fighting some other girls that represent American Macs a couple of times and Akira also brings Mimi to school and has to hide her true nature from his friends. This is all highly amusing I assure you and there's a little nudity but nothing worse than American Pie or other teen movies so I'm going to recommend this series.