Ladies versus Butlers!

Hey, here's a fun game! In thirty seconds, try and see how many common Ero-game character archetypes you can think of then, see how many of them you can find in Ladies versus Butlers. I did the same thing and found all of them before I was even halfway through episode 1. You name it, they've got it! From tsundere, to clumsy chicks, to childhood friend/tormentor. They even have an OBVIOUS reverse trap who's roommates with our main hero and what harem would be complete without a 19 year old girl who looks like she's 10!

However, I digress. The truth is Ladies vs. Butlers ... is a harem that tries to mash as many cliches(God, I hate that word) of the harem genre into one place, hoping it won't just collapse on itself. And while the whole "Oh crap! I tripped and grabbed your titties" can be good for a laugh once and a while, devoting an entire episode to it may be crossing the line. Especially when we get to the level of "Clumsy maid girl falls onto to guy and rubs her cooch on his face".

In terms of story, it's the usual deal. Guy transfers to a "special" school for butlers, maids, and up and coming "ojou-samas", that has an insanely unbalanced ratio of boys to girls because, how are you gonna have a decent harem, when there aren't 20 girls to every guy. The music is nothing special and, as I said before, the characters are very ordinary. Things may get better over time but, as things look now, that is very unlikely.

10/10 for 13 year old boys!

I knew the show wasn't gonna be good when the entire first episode was comprised of boob grab jokes. I chuckled the first time and then I stopped chuckling after the 3rd one in the same episode. Upon watching the second episode, I thought they showed us tits because they knew episode 1 was a flop. Without fail, we got tits on every episode after that. I love some tig ol' biddies, but you can't run a show off of those alone. And they knew how to compensate for all the huge tits. I like me some small titties as ... well, but I don't care too much for girls that look like a dolled up 10 year old boy. It is a little creepy, at the very least, seeing the tits of a girl that looks like she belongs in grade school. Then saying she is the oldest one doesn't make that alright. It is still not cool.

This anime has a few off topic things worth mentioning. I have never seen a lack of facial features consistent throughout an entire series. Noses are not optional, we need them. The main character is the first delinquent without a personality. I love how delinquents are always given a decent personality because they have more freedom with their character. This was clearly not the case with Akiharu. This is also the first time I have ever seen a few episodes subbed and then decided to swap out to the dub version. There comes a time where you say "fuck it, we are doing it live" and change to the dub because you know the show can't get any worse. This is the first time I ever felt bad for a voice actor. They got some people who seemed sleep deprived and asked them to read the entire script in one sitting and record it. Money is money and we all like food and shiny things.

With all the bitching I have done, I still give the show a 4. It is bad. There wasn't anything that particularly pissed me off. The show was a generic boob and scoot. This strikes me as a show that I will show my 13 year old son and he will love anime because of it. When he asks me about women and their bodies, this will be a worthwhile instructional show. I will get my ass kicked by my wife if/when she finds out. Everything will be worth it in the end though.

I have always believed that no matter how bad the anime is i can always find something made up for it. So i rarely dropped an anime and i dont hate any animes, i just dislike them.

And i think that no matter what gernes you're watching, there's nothing more badass than treating the girls with respect. So im very frustrated to rate an anime this bad for a long long time and it's all because of the main male character.

I dont care if this is a very ecchi anime with lots of fanservices ( naked bodies, bouncing boobs,.. ), i will enjoy it but there ... comes the main male character who look like a gay always angry for no reasons what so ever. Treating women so bad like it makes him the coolest guy in the world. Finally i found a character i really hate the same like Banri from Golden Time or Kirito...

Well the girls of this anime are pretty typical, stundere, childhood friend, tranfer student,... well it could be an awesome comedy if not for the reason i just stated.

That's all i wanna say.

I'll get the obvious bit out first.

Yes, this anime is the most basic formulaic ecchi/harem anime out there. There should be no surprise there.

This is a key fact which I'm using as a base for this review. It doesn't make sense to treat this anime any more seriously.

Let's start off with the characters. You already know them if you've watched any ecchi anime ever. They are just as basic as the show itself, presenting commonly seen behaviors and personalities. There is nothing interesting about them other than their figure. I won't dwell on it any longer because this is to be expected from the statement ... I made earlier.

The concept was definitely something different. This anime is set in some kind of Maid/Butler/Noble lady training school. I can at least give them props for that since it's the only thing that stands out at all. There isn't anything particularly unique about the OST or the atmosphere either.

Art style and fan service. Okay, this is something they did well. If you're here to beat yo dick, this anime will serve you well with very unnecessary ecchi scenes in almost every episode. I really liked Selnia's design with the drill looking hair no matter how ridiculous it may be. The ecchi scenes were pretty nice as well, which just barely pushes the anime to make it worth watching at least.

As for the comedy... it's a mixed bag. I personally didn't find anything funny in it, but it does have some decent enough attempts at comedy that don't ALL rely on ecchi. The recurring gags got old VERY fast, and soon it was almost annoying to see that gag again since they were never funny to begin with. This is entirely subjective of course.

Overall, did I enjoy this anime? No. I feel like I wasted my time.

But does this anime deserve such a harsh critique?

No. This is because such anime isn't made for stellar fleshed out characters with masterful storytelling. It's there to give you heaps and heaps of fan service. If you're into the whole maid fetish, then it's got heaps of that too.

This anime doesn't take any risks with trying to be different and is very much content blending in with the mass. However, for those who watch Ecchi anime for...well, the ecchi and don't expect anything more, this anime absolutely delivers in that aspect and that aspect only.

So, if you fit that, go ahead and give it a watch.

After much internal debate , i finally decided to write a review for the abomination that is this anime. Yep ! you read it right fam - ABOMINATION . Not a word you'd associate with a genre designed to solely satisfy your not so dormant carnal desires , without having to resort to hentai or you know actually getting some.. but lets be honest - you arent getting any thats why you watch harem anime (UNLESS you are getting it , then well done bro!.. or girl.. Gender Equality for the win right?)

Anyway the anime..

~Synopsis~

Our MC Akiharu joins a school that trains you to put ... a straight smiling face whilst being oppressed by your now peers and soon to be "masters" .Basically they train butlers and maids....and also arrogant teenage girls from rich families how to oppress their classmates who are in the " servant class" . Also the majority of students are female obviously.

~Story~

It would have been interesting if they just showed servant class students being trained in the brutal anime-esque fashion. The only training the mistresses get is knowing what tea and cake to order .. how original!

The story telling is so bad that they spend half the season of 12 episodes introducing pointless characters , who are all basically the overused troupes we are all tired of -
1) the loli ,
2) the overtly cluless girl,
3) the clumsy AF times ten girl with unsurprisingly large bossoms who offer a sneak peek at her panties every time she "falls"
4) the mute exotic princess who stereotypically is indian-ish and her ninja bodyguard who'll go to any lengths to satisfy her
5) an otaku chick
6) the pervert friend who gets nothing
7) the boy who keeps questioning his gender.
and so on

The story never picks up any sort of movement till the last 3 episodes. I had to force myself to finish the series hoping to get some sort of plot. But who was i kidding - its an echhi anime..very rarely do they put more effort into the story than into deciding how large the next girl's boobs should be. And i wasnt wrong.. all this anime offers is eyecandy .. i.e nude girls ( No Steam-san or 'god rays from out of nowhere'-kun to spoil your mood) If hentai minus the action gets your blood boiling then this anime is for you.

The only saving grace storywise was the entertaining female protaginists who easily overshadow the most clueless male protagonist since Goku. The Tsundere vs Yandere battle was by far the most entertaining thing on a show where they just cut-away to a bath with lots of nude girls when the story gets boring...or when these 2 need to ponder about their feelings for the idiot Akiharu.

But what grinds the gears of most people including myself who watched the whole ordeal is the ending.. I'm not gonna spoil it for anyone who actually wants to go waste 6 hrs on this anime. But its so bad that i think the internet got the word 'Cop-out" from this anime. Its so bad that even one of the characters in the anime admitted it . Not joking , its true .

But to be honest i think the creators did this thinking that they would be able to get a second season out of this. How deluded were they ?

~Artstyle~

I have to give this an 8 . Nothing new . But a pretty solid design for most characters , mainly Selnia (the tsundere) . The artsyle is perhaps the only reason i managed to finish this horrendous piece of crap.

~Sound~

Average.

~FINAL VERDICT~

If you still want me to spell out for ya - go elswhere! There are plenty of better echhi harems with uncensored content who atleast make an effort to make a decent attempt.

This show is garbage, shows that end up without a real outcome are garbage, the writer is trying to please everyone and ends up pleasing no one with a half assed outcome, I'll rate this show garbage out of 10. And now, I wasted 6 hours of my life watching this piece of crap because a misleading synopsis and a score that should be 50% less than what it is.

This show is garbage, shows that end up without a real outcome are garbage, the writer is trying to please everyone and ends up pleasing no one with a half assed outcome, I'll rate this ... show garbage out of 10. And now, I wasted 6 hours of my life watching this piece of crap because a misleading synopsis and a score that should be 50% less than what it is.