Ranked #781

Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de

They Are My Noble Masters is a Harem, Ecchi, Romance, Comedy that pays more attention to its extremely ecchi fanservice rather than the actual romance or comedy.

The series is about a brother and sister (Ren and Mihato) who ran away from home in order to start a new life together and after a turn of events, they end up working for a famous, rich Kuonji family consisting of 3 sisters (Shinra, Miyu and Yume). Surprisingly this anime has an underlining story to it but for the most part it is full of random mini stories/adventures that have little relation with each other. Each episode spends it’s time either focusing on a specific character or theme, usually involving Ren getting to know one of the girls, so the series never gets entirely boring and it becomes slightly dramatic later on.

There are plenty of characters in this short series and each with their own unique personality. Nevertheless only a few of them seem to get plenty of attention, while the rest barely get any screen time. But at least they all get their own moment to shine.

I must say that the quality of the animation is somewhat good with a lustrous colour palette, for the nicely drawn backgrounds and characters. But most of the effort seems to go towards the fanservice, which is a good thing I suppose. The music can only be described as very upbeat and even though it’s good, there’s nothing special about it.

Overall They Are My Noble Masters proved to be a very enjoyable ecchi, comedy with quite a few parodies for the hardcore anime fan to enjoy. There’s plenty of tasteful fanservice and adult humour for any guy to enjoy as well but sometimes it does feel a bit excessive. At least this anime has creative ways of censoring nudity XD. In the end this series did prove to be somewhat dull compared to its superior counterpart (Hayate no Gotoku) but if you just feel like watching something entertaining and extremely ecchi then be sure to check this out.

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Comedy. Ecchi. Harem. Romance. These four words, along with the term 'adult game adaption' have attracted numerous anime watchers that expected a good show, but got betrayed in return. After their hopes have been scattered it is up to a good series to restore the lost faith; and They Are My Noble Masters, or KimiAru for short, does a great job at that.

The story, for a harem series, is pretty good. The male lead and his sister have run away from their violent and abusive father at home and, after helping out a member of the Kuonji family, get hired as servants. Although the story isn't really that visible until the last two episodes and some flashbacks in between, I am impressed that the producers brought it back and wrote out a nice resolve.
Too often I find myself to realize that the 'ending' is about the main guy seeing his favorite girl leave or being taken away after which he runs after her while screaming and wins her back with not too much effort. But KimiAru is a different story (pun intended), so you can count on a decent ending.

The characters have more to them than just their bust size or usual shared childhood past with the male lead. Each one has a noticeable different personality and background which is also shown in the anime and they are all fun to watch as well. Except the broom guy which was effectively tossed aside I haven't really found any disturbances. I'd also like to add that after giving all of them some romance development they don't vanish into the background; throughout the episode you'll often come across them and actually remember what they are like. That is also the kind of romance development that fits this series; not just one girl that is set in stone as the male lead's future wife after 2 episodes but some romance development for all girls. And with their characters, they indeed do deserve some love.

The male lead is also one of the strongpoints of KimiAru; no spineless wimp that bangs everything that has an ass and moves but actually someone that is kinda cool as he does what he has to and knows when he has to: be it cheering someone up, helping him/her out with something or protecting them when he has to. It isn't just the male lead; all characters in KimiAru are fun to watch with their different personalities and treats. To the point of where you start thinking that it is a waste they only can shine throughout 13 episodes.

The art, aside from episode 1 where all bystanders are just generic orange painted figures, is likeable. It is sweet with nice coloring and really matches the overall 'feel' of the series if you know what I mean. The sound wasn't really anything special, but at least you don't finish this series with a serious headache or negative feeling from it. It is what it is, which is enough.

Overall KimiAru is an enjoyable series that should have no problem raising your mood after watching many fail harem series. A good story, likeable characters, your daily dose of ecchi and a matching art stand at the foundation for a nice ride. The journey to a good harem series was tedious and long, but you have made it and rewarded now at least. Don't let your mood drop again and proceed to the shows as listed in the recommendations section. Watched them all? Dig up another anime on your 'want to watch list' and wait for the upcoming series in fall 2009; some of them have alot of potential so it'll be worth your time.

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Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de also known as They Are My Noble Masters is an anime originally based from an adult visual novel game for PC. It was later released for the PS2 with the adult contents taken out. Finally, the anime version was released in early January of 2008.

They Are My Noble Masters (anime version at least) is safe to watch by any age group and both genders. In fact, I recommend anyone to watch it on their spare time. But ecchi-oriented viewers should be warned, the anime itself is pretty "innocent" so one might get disappointed if raising the ecchi standard too high. With that said, the anime is still very entertaining and should be watched.

Story:
At first, this may seem like another ordinary maid/butler/master series with random events to fill up each episode. But in actuality this anime has a deeper story to it as first hinted on episode 1.

Art:
Both the artwork of the anime (characters, settings, etc) should not be disappointing to most viewers ... afterall if the artwork is terrible, I doubt the visual novel will be very good selling.

Sound:
The only department that's a bit lacking in my opinion. There just wasn't any theme song that is particularly outstanding that I can recall (sadly the OP and ED were so-so as well) ... NOT terrible, they are just okay (they do fit some scene occasionally).

Character:
Another one of the strong point of the anime. Through each little event in the series, character relationships are developed and over time one will come to understand the characters more and more ...in the end, one will have a good understanding of each uniquely developed character.

Just to name an example:

Why Shinra is attached to Miyu but not Yume was explained half way through the story. Later on they were able to talk things through and strengthen the bonds between them.


Enjoyment etc
I definitely enjoyed the anime a lot more than I first expected. The fact that they have the right voice actor animating a particular role just made it even more entertaining (watch and you'll know what I mean). This will be glaringly obvious to anyone who have watched G Gundam. read more

They are my Noble Masters is ecchi harem with a great story. That pretty much sums it up and if any of you out there have watched a lot of harem, you'll know it's a rare thing when it has a story at all. What was great about this anime is that the story doesn't apologize for itself - it is what it is. The eldest sister, Shinra, is a weird cross between a tsundere and a deredere with potent perverted instincs. She's so unique, that she alone is worth watching this series.

But the supporting cast minus maybe one or two characters are all well-developed and you find you know them intimiately by the end of the series, which is another rare thing. The theme of this story is essentially this trio of rich sisters who lost their parents, taking on delinquents or orphans like them to become their butlers and make them a part of their family. And what's great is that this anime never loses that theme, not for a moment. Most anime will introduce a theme and then forget it two episode in in order to dispense with the cliched nuances of harem anime. So, by remembering the theme, this anime accomplishes so much. I wanted 30 more episodes of this anime simply for that reason. It was refreshing and I fell in love with the people.

There were some minor problems. The relationship between Shinra and Ren could have been developed more, but the animators chose to put it off most of the time in order to stuff each episode with Shinra basically molesting her chief maid and her lolita-looking younger sister. It wasn't bad (it was very good, if you get me. hehe), but romantics might be a little disppointed until the last episode. Also, as mentioned before, this series was just too short, but it's because it was so good. So it's a win/lose proposition.

I would recommend this to any guy. (I just don't see how girls could enjoy this.) It's certainly among the best out there and considering it was released in 2008, I'll have my fingers crossed for a second season. read more

Note: I may have been comparing this too much with Hayate no Gotoku. This review is from a man who has watched it first, I would probably have given this a higher rating if I had watched this first.

Story: Your basic maid/butler story. Ren and Mihato have ran from their home and looking for a job, and all of a sudden, they find themselves working as butler/maid for the ultra-rich Kuonji family. Based on an Eroge, it contains scenes that shows relationships between Ren and all those sisters. I like how they gave enough attention to all of the chars.
7/10

Art: Not very good, and the scenes where they "tried" to make comedic moments were sometimes not-so-well drawn. Despite that, I think they've found amusing ways to censor nudity^^ Average drawing+ good ways to censoring = Not the best, but not the worst either.
7/10

Sound: Definitely not good. The seiyuu cast usually lacks emotions. You all know the scenes where something strange happens and a character changes their voice to mark some entertaining remark. Well, it just doesn't happen right in this anime. This may just be because I'm watching Lucky Star again (which has an awesome seiyuu cast,) but they really aren't the best. Background music was average. OP wasn't that bad, but I certainly didn't wait for it to finish. The ED wasn't so bad too, mainly because I listened to it every episode (due to various reasons >_> guess why ^^)
5/10

Characters: The Kuonji family were unique in my opinion, and they really provided me a reason to watch this anime (other than ecchi.) What I didn't like was that the others didn't have good backgrounds. Ren's background is the same as Hayate's, Mihato acts too much like Maria-san (calm looking but can be very dangerous,) and also the cooking scenes where she cuts various animals and we see blood is too much like psycho Kaede (Shuffle!)
8/10

Enjoyment: As a healthy young man, I enjoyed watching the ecchi moments. I didn't realise that I like this anime until it finished (which really left an empty hole in my heart.) I think I liked watching one episode a day, it was about the right amount for my daily ecchi needs.
9/10

Overall: Please, do not ask me how I got 8 for overall while I have two 7s and a 5. Lets call it being a man. Ecchi gave me enough reason to watch, the Kounji sisters made it interesting enough, and the end made me want for more (and made me want for its eroge - not translated yet unfortunately.) My advice would be to watch this before Hayate no Gotoku or other animes that have very powerful seiyuu cast.
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Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de is hard to descibe. The closest thing this can be described to is Shuffle! It has a solid story, the art is good (with the exception of crowds) Some nice character progression through the story. The voice acting is exceptional. But what makes this anime truely brillant is the references to other shows. Its hard to quote due to spoilers. If you consider yourself a fan of anime then this is a must. A few references include Guren lagann, Shuffle and Fruits basket. And these are only a few, there are several per an episode. And the good thing is it never feels forced.

I feel this is a must watch as it is consistently funny, and ebraces the rest of the industry read more

If you are looking for the usual
harem/shonen romance/ecchi anime, this ain't it.
But it was a good weird and spontaneous romance
story.

One, there are only sporadic content of ecchi in there.
Save for Shinra Kuonji's occasional tease and some other
gimmicks, not much ecchi content. And that is not necessarily a
bad thing. It allows the story to expand beyond the scope
of the visual novel.

But, the producer could have done better. The storyline was not
planned out, and was very sporadic, with too many filler episodes
for a short series. What drives the story forward? It should be Ren's
relationship with the other girls. But, little progression is made at the emotional
or psychological level. There is a huge social gap between both sides.
The character planning could have been better, but since this came
from a visual novel, you could not have expected anything but one male
character along with a huge ensemble cast of girls.

Artwork is pretty well done, and there was no action, no pan shots, no
heroic shots. But it was well done for this genre. The animation studio
did a nice job touching up this anime. The characters look like repeats from
other series except for Shinra. She seems to be fresh design, and I think that
design will be used in the future for other independent female designs.

To conclude, good anime to watch on the plane, or something. Don't waste your
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I didn't really want this to be my first anime review, but I somehow had a hidden urge to write this.

I hated this anime. with a firey burning passion in the first 4 episodes.
Mainly because that sister (sort of-ish) rape scene disturbed the hell out of me and pretty much spoiled the entire anime for me.

The it was if the anime suddenly found out it deeply offended me after a few episodes and suddenly made direct anime refrences to all of my favorite animes. (as opposed to all those other anime refrence-ing animes, to which I couldn't make heads or tails of.) They made refrence to Rozen Maiden, Sailor Moon, Haruhi, Fruits Basket, Sayonara Zestobu Sensei, all of my beloved animes.

As the story progresses, I got less and less creeped out by that creepy rape-ish sister complex because I

A. brushed it off as fanservice
B. saw that she just has an-overbearing sisterly love, and later it shows that they are sisterly friends and doesn't do it on a regular basis.
C. She probably did it for the lulz.

So if you hate the anime with a passion like I did, give it time. read more

It's not a typical harem anime; it relies heavily on the ecchi and story aspect to be successful. The overall feel of the ending is rather pleasant but nothing to really write home about.

Story: 7
It has a story... per se. Each episode revolves around or focuses on a character within the household and nicely incorporates the remaining cast into each episode as it goes along. Some might find this technique appealing and fresh but it sacrifices time for development of characters that aren't pertinent to the story and are giving TV-time to "be fair." However, the story boils down to Ren's interactions with the rest of the people within the house (mostly the girls) and the outcome of each relationship.

Art: 8
I enjoyed it. There were some scenes which were really gorgeous and stylized, but there were others that were very "meh."

Sound: 9
The voice acting was really spectacular. A lot of good, varying octaves and distinct voices for each character allow for each character's individual personality to be showcased.

Character: 8
Suffers a little bit due to the inclusion of having EVERY remotely relevant character have a episode devoted to them. But the characters are awesome where it's needed the most: namely the ones that receive more screen time.

Enjoyment: 8
I liked it. I would've liked to have seen a little more romance, though.

Overall: 8
Not entirely harem, so if you're looking for a true-blooded harem anime, look elsewhere. This series focuses on the importance of family and does a good job at it while adding in some pretty hilarious moments; ecchi too. A solid choice of viewing for any comedy, romance, or harem lover.
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Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de is one of the many animes that has potential to be a rewatchable anime.

~Story
The Story for me was very entertaining and very romantic (In a harem sort of way).
But good things always come to an end, it was way to short to end so suddenly. But its DEFINITELY a story worth telling.

~Art
The art was superb I would give it 5 thumbs up (...if I had five thumbs that is). The background was superb and the character designs are very amazing to begin with. Different character designs that truly blend with their characteristics and traits.

~Sound
The Sound was good nothing that special. But the ending of the story had a great sound effect though. The Opening theme really suits the anime well.

~Character
The Characters had all their screen times except... it was too short. Not really much of a Character development though.

~Enjoyment & Overall
I was Definitely and positively sure that I made the right decision... On making this one of my Favorite Animes. read more