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Hanaukyo Maid-tai: La Verite

Hanaukyo Maid-tai: La Verite: Overall Rating 6/10

I personally thought the beginning of this anime was very boring, but I had to give it a shot. After watching the whole anime I can say it was alright for an anime. I was going to give it a 5, but it was alright for an anime so I changed my mind and gave it a 6.

This anime is whacky in way, it starts off with a young boy named Taro Hanaukyo a 14 year old who is going to be staying with his grandfather because his mother has passed away. All of that change's though when his grandfarther leaves the mansion, for some unknown reason. He is now the new master of his grandfathers mansion, and inheritance of the Hanaukyo family. The maid that tells him this is Mariel, a beautiful young woman that is kind and is completely dedicated to pleaseing her master at any cost, remember this it's important.

Taro Hanaukyo is then greeted by all the maids at his grandfathers mansion as soon as he gets there. Every single maid greets the young Taro. At first he seems to be having a bit of trouble living like this, but eventually he gets the hang of it. There is a love interest for the young Taro. Taro has a special relationship with one of his maids although she doesn't seem to notice it, some of the other maids already knew.

Story wise the anime focuses on Taro Hanaukyo and his maid's. Some of the maids think he's some bratty child and they assume he can't live up to his grandfathers name. Until they get to know Taro personally, one by one they slowly but surely accept him not as there master but as a person and a friend. Most of them find out that he's actually really mature when he need's to be. The beginning of the series is really random and happens for no reason most of the time. Until it get's half way through, then you'll start to care and it begins to get serious.

There are a few heart warming moments in this anime but they don't last very long. The character development is really slow paced. They could of done better job of introducing them. So this anime was alright, but you probably won't really fall head over heels for it. read more

I'll try to keep this short and to the point!

La Verite is apparently a remake of the original, i skipped the first one and went straight for this remake. One guy, surrounded by hundreds of maids. How can you go wrong?

I liked this anime for many reasons, its a "feel-good" anime that doesn't force you to think constantly. I love these animes when they do it right, i feel La Verite did it great!

It has enough of a story and character development to make it interesting throughout the whole show. Probably Verite's strongest point is its characters, i found it interesting learning all the maids (that are closest to Taro) backrounds and quirks. My favorite maid is probably Yashima. (Shes just really funny day-dreaming about Konae, reminds me vaguely of Hosaka from Minami-ke)

They don't get deep into the story until the last 3-4 episodes, but they do hint at it throughout the series. Didn't find myself bored on a single episode, which is quite rare for me.

This is my first review, your criticism (in the form of helpful/not helpful is appreciated, Thanks!) read more