kaichou wa meido-sama 3
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“I’m a high-level otaku who loves meido more than anything. All of my favorite books have to do with meido, and all the cafes that I visit have meido. Of course, I collect figures as well. I’d play meido games, get excited, say stuff like “moe~ moe~ kyun,” and even crossdress as a meido myself.”
(Only in shoujo anime can a guy turn down a girl like this and not be labeled as an asshat meido freak for the rest of high school. Are we supposed to like Usui after this?)
White Meido Ranger? Mmm… looks more like Bridezilla. Though only in shoujo anime can someone get away with a line as corny as, “I want to dye her my color.” That’s so cheesy, not even William Shatner would touch that line with a ten foot pole. Come on… is Kaichou wa Meido-sama supposed to be highly touted prospect on the shoujo side? Can we get some better dialogue in this show? Maybe we can get Nishio Ishin involved?
Best part of the episode? ツンデレ imouto Misa… I’m not sure what I enjoyed more… the gooey デレデレ filling, the double ponytails that make her look like Kana Minami, or juxtaposition of Misa’s normal character with this new character type. Basically, seeing Misa as a ツンデレ imouto is like finding a seven-footer who can block, defend, rebound, post up, and handle the ball, shoot threes, and run the floor. Basically, Kevin Garnett circa 2002… not the fraud 2010 version.
A solid 16 out of 10. VORI (Value Over Replacement Imouto) high but not ridiculously high like Ui, the Pujols of imoutos. I have no clue why I’m using more sports references in a post for a shoujo anime… out of curiosity, how many girls actually watch this show? I wonder if more girls watch this show or Durarara!!? I’m guessing more probably watch Durarara!!… though I hope not for reasons like, “Izaya is just so cute!”
(I guess that’s better than, “ZOMG! Shinra is so hawt!”)
(On further contemplation, I think we need a different stat for imouto… maybe F1-related because of the whole BMW thing… how about Average Moe Position or Fastest Moe Cycle Time? Mmm… I think this could work.)
Black Honoka? What’s the female equivalent of “cock block”? I can definitely imagine her hitting on poor Usui when Misa ain’t around. Though I want a special on the Blu-Rays for this show where Black Honoka rips into current issues… first up, I want to hear her thoughts on Tiger Woods… and then maybe AIG… and finally, we can have her rant on about B Gata H Kei. Black Honoka tells it like it is.
The “what color is Misa” conversation degraded very quickly… or not quick enough considering it’s between four horny teenage boys. My only question is… why? Why censor? Come on, they show worse on the censored version of Seikon no Qwaser. Throw the guys watching this show a bone… err… poor choice of words.
(Speaking of Seikon no Qwaser, I’ve been getting requests to blog episode 13… and… well… it’s impossible to take a screenshot without a boob, breast, or melonpan involved. You’d think that a hot springs episode would be epic enough, but they tossed in a genderswapped Sasha into the mix. And some of that patented soma-sucking. I thought nothing would top Sora no Otoshimono‘s bath episode with a genderswapped male lead… and that record went down in four months. Let that sink in. It destroyed Sora no Otoshimono and Tomoko.)
Three quick suggestions for improving Kaichou wa Meido-sama… one, get Sawa-chan as the lead costume designer. This is a must. Two, guest meido. Every week, why not feature a random guest meido? Like we’d have a quick cameo of Mahoro one week, Yoriko the next, followed by Kogarashi. Kukuku. Three, meido cafe girl band. I’ll let that one sink in for a minute. She’s not just a dark-haired meido beauty– she’s a bassist as well! Quick, get me JC Staff on the line…
So basically her job as disciplinarian/enforcer of the student council is to confiscate gravure magazines? Uh, that’s so out of touch with reality. More realistic scenarios would involve Misa dealing with hookup lists on Facebook, people sexting each other, and a meth epidemic. Seeing Misa confiscate magazines is about as realistic as seeing Suzaku piloting a giant mecha that rollerblades while wearing a fabulous flight suit.
(Basically, would I watch an anime that was basically Breaking Bad with meido? Mmm… yes!)
And the ED? Horrible. Brooding shots of Usui? Seriously? I’ve harped on this before, but JC Staff really should have gone with the other meido singing a song or something. The more I watch this show, the less I enjoy the ED… it just reminds me that we’ll head into a shoujo swerve, and I won’t enjoy it when we do.
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>>“’I’m a high-level otaku who loves meido more than anything. All of my favorite books have to do with meido, and all the cafes that I visit have meido. Of course, I collect figures as well. I’d play meido games, get excited, say stuff like “moe~ moe~ kyun,†and even crossdress as a meido myself.’
(Only in shoujo anime can a guy turn down a girl like this and not be labeled as an asshat meido freak for the rest of high school. Are we supposed to like Usui after this?)â€
You’re in this anime, Jason? ^_^
I’m not sure if this was a very good line from the popular guy to Misa-chan but apparently she got exicted from it,” If you was my sister, I will be SO turn on “. I’m guessing this on a fact that he don’t have a sister?
Well, she’s more the “I really dislike men, and I dislike how they’re always horny, so I’ll nail them whenever they do something horndog like bring questionable magazines among others” type… which makes her Meido job that much weirder in contrast, since it’s like a teetotaling Bible-thumper being forced to take a job as a bartender at a fraternity as their primary job.
Personally, I love Misa’s look (and the imouto) as well as the way she keeps changing meido outfits (unlike some shows we could name which keep the same clothes on all the time). Also, I can’t believe you missed the Mahoromatic reference there…
I 100% agree on the ED.
I know of a few females who are watching the show, and they’ve said its a poor experience at best. Boring and and not funny seems to be the common view.
Personally I can’t stop laughing. In addition to the above scenes I also enjoyed the whole flowers of now bit. Though I will say the show suffers from having the same
Though I also find myself enjoying B Gata H Kei.
Imouto-mode even. She knows what moe modes are, even if she dislikes her customers… and even though I’m not an imouto-con, even I liked this one. But maybe I’m just biased – I like her in all modes.
* the same characters as other shoujo manga.
You suggest that readers of posts on shoujo posts would be less likely to get your sports references.
I’m not sure that your demographic on other posts would be much more likely to get them. I know I sure as heck don’t. (Which isn’t criticism–Obviously, you should be blogging your way. I’m just saying I personally have no idea what you’re talking about and you’re the only otaku I’m personally aware of that would. Which just makes you a sports-otaku, too.)
Wait, so you don’t like B Gata H Kei? Most entertaining show of the season for me so far. It is good because it is different. Most Anime girls are unrealistic moe blobs with no hormones, no boyfriends, dont think about sex at all. Lead males are horny nice guys with no guts. B Gata H Kei is a breath of fresh air. Very funny too. Yamada herself, is the most unique anime character i’ve seen in a long time and challenges the norms that “you have to make the girl characters pander to lonely loser otaku”. Not to mention she is great looking B-cup too.
FUND IT
I’m pretty sure the number of Izaya fangirls outnumber Usui fangirls by a very large margin (judging from nnd). Shizuo’s pretty popular too.
What’s the female equivalent of “cock block�
Clam Jam?
Two thoughts:
1. Usui is bizzaro-Imadori from School Rumble.
2. Black Honoka needs to team up with Black Hanekawa.
Is that VORI genre normalized?
In for F1-based analogies. Finally, sports references that I can understand!
I’d say White Meido Ranger is actually a parody of Iroha, the meido warrior from the video game Samurai Shodown VI.
I’ve never heard anyone say I’m going to medio on vacation. What’s so good about meido?
“I thought nothing would top Sora no Otoshimono’s bath episode with a genderswapped male lead… and that record went down in four months. Let that sink in. It destroyed Sora no Otoshimono and Tomoko.”
I couldn’t agree more. The lolz and the nosebleed just wont stop!
One thing about Misa… which I can’t believe didn’t come to mind till now, is that she reminds me of a cross between Miki Onimaru (outright unrestrained aggression) and Megumi from Muteki Kanban Musume. She’s got Miki’s unrestrained wrath, and Megumi’s ability to manipulate others and pretend. And to cosplay hotly.
I’m amazed and quite happy to see a series that both propagates and satirizes modern moe. Misa is just the tops. I look forward every week to what new way she can turn a moe cliche on its head.