BTW: SPOILERS this review might contain.
Being a butler is no easy job... all the cleaning, the washing, the exigencies of your masters and... the hilariousness that you can get.
Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de, also known as They are my Noble Masters (let's just call it TAMNM), is truly a good show for the target audience and the genres it wanted to touch. Me, mecha/sci-fi fan walked on this anime with this mind set: I want a mindless show that will entertain me, without being annoying. TAMNM did it perfectly!! Never had I so much fun watching a mindless "harem/romance/parody" anime. Now let's get to the review please.
Story: huh... none. Read the synopsis and you pretty much get the story. This show never tried to force you a story. You can of course see that the story follows a path of going to point A to point B. It also makes sense, but it's not one continuous story. The setup for Ren and Mihato is very well done. Instead of having them just appearing out of nowhere in this crazy mansion, they give almost a complete episode before they actually start working as butler and maid. Having Ren being beaten up by his father and running away from home later was a good sad atmosphere at the beginning of the show. For the most part, this is an episodic show. Nothing that makes it stand out, but it makes sense. 7/10
Art: The animation is nothing that stands out, but the character designs are very good. Really too much to say, it's just good art in general. 8/10
Sound: Meh... generic soundtrack. It has a weird, but funny, mix of music that ranges from Classic music to almost Heavy Rock. Nothing impressive and the OP/ED were just not good. 6/10
Characters: This is where TAMNM did his job flawlessly. A lot of ground to cover in this section. Prepare yourself.
Ren: He is your anti-lead for a romance/harem/slice of life anime. First of all, he's hot-blooded which makes him absurdly epic sometimes. He's a man of decision. He's willing to become a better butler for the sake of never had to go back to home again. Of course, he gets embarrased over some things, but he eventually gets over that and that makes him stand out of the bunch of pussies in other animes *cough* Aono Tsukune*cough* *cough*Rito Yuuki*cough* *cough*Shinji Ikari*cough*. Thumbs up Ren, you were awesome.
Shinra-sama: The first child in the Kuonji family. She's incredibly colorful. Charismatic, beautiful and mysteriously attractive. She's so awesome. She loves to tease the people that she loves and you can definitely see that in the anime. The things that she does are ridiculously funny and when she gets serious, it is at least credible. Of course, they are two parts in the anime that I think she didn't make the right decision, but at least at the end *SPOILER* she kisses Ren with one of the most intense and straight forward kiss ever. *END OF SPOILER* That character did her job with a perfect score.
Mihato: Crazy sister, but funny crazy sister. The fact that she admits having a brother complex right from the start makes all her actions believable. She really loves her brother as much as he loves her. That's another thing that stands out in this anime. They show you their very deep love for each other, but without having to go in an incest route. She's willing to let him go, but she gets depressed when she cannot spare some moments with him and that is understandable. But she never gets in the way for character developments making her a very likeable character.
Natose: God, I love her. She is so likeable, always trying to do her best, supporting Ren in his work, giving him advice, etc. She's a perfect balance of hilarious moment and also serious moment (and that's the moment you don't F with her). The fact that she likes Ren, but only as brother, makes that show a "different" experience compared to the traditional harem show. That character is up there. Her backstory was also kinda sad, being the only survivor of a tsunami and seeing all her family dying without being able to do anything was touching.
Miyu: The second sister of the Kuonji family. At the first, I thought she was going to be the generic girl that looks like a little kid, but in fact is an genius and annoys everybody with her boastfulness. I was completely wrong. She's a grown up adult, but has her cute moments. The fact that her own sister calls her loli is hilarious, when she's probably the most mature character in the show. She likes Ren, but never to the point of love, which breaks yet again the traditional harem route. She doesn't have any shame and the moment when she's getting almost molested by Shinra makes her hilarious and like the others, a very likeable character.
Yume: The third and last sister of the Kuonji family and probably the most invisible out of the three. She sees herself as an invisible person that doesn't have a strong character, which is kinda true. But she is a fluffy person and when she is in the screen, she does have a presence and you like her. She doesn't stand out, but she's not annoying and you feel good for her at the end.
Benisu: That's the Tsundere of the show. She's looking down upon Ren, but eventually likes him. Her backstory is probably the main reason why she acts the way she does. That character was funny and interesting at times, but she also got in my nerves at some points. I just want to mention that her voice is done by someone who does a lot of hentai and it shows in episode 12... In the end she was just a good character.
Ageha: I LOVE HER TO DEATH!! Again, first impression is never the right one. I thought she was going to be the generic evil bitch, but it turns out very differently. She is, along with Shinra, the only character that develops an affection to the point of love over Ren. Instead of being evil, she's the hot-blooded female of the show. Very strong, very strict, but she is able to acknowledge the efforts of people around her and giving rewards for that. I was happy that she got an arc devoted only to her and Ren and I was also happy that she takes a backseat for the rest of the series while still being around sometimes. That way, she doesn't get in the way for the other characters to develop. She said that she will never give up on Ren, but they didn't make this the focus, parting away again from the traditional harem show.
Colonel: That guy was so epic. The head butler of the family and you can see why. Handsome, useful, polite, strong and for the most part, hilarious. His voice sounds so good and he's such a good butler. Nothing much to say about him other that he was instantly loveable character.
Now for the others.
Chiharu: That "guy" is the biggest trap in anime ever. He sounds like a girl, he looks like a girl and he has the hairs of a girl. He's just missing some tits and has a d**k in the way.
De Niro: An extra bonus. He's not useful to this series, but he's funny for the most part.
Anastasia: Punish me more.
Kojuurou: That guy was ridiculously hilarious and he's voice by one the greatest seiyuu ever (Nobuyuki Hiyama)
Iwao: A sorry father. He's a total douchebag, because he cannot express himself correctly. He, fortunately, redeems himself at the end.
In the end, the cast of characters deserves a 10/10. They really did make the show for me.
Enjoyment: I loved that show. It was so mindlessly entertaining!! The biggest thing that I loved about this anime was the fact that they never wasted time. The show moves at a fast paced, which gives the chance to see more and more as the show progress. I was also pleased that it was only 13 episodes. Otherwise, fillers this anime would have been full off. This anime beats Sekirei in my terms of a show that was mindlessly entertaining. I also watched this anime with the mind-set that it was going to put mindless. After watching all those serious shows (Legend of the Galactic Heroes for example) it was very refreshing. Good job TAMNM!! 9/10
Other: I would like to mention the multiple references to other anime this show has made (G Gundam, Gaogaigar, Initial D, Prince of Tennis, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and others). The hilarious jokes of G Gundam with Gaogaigar are well placed, because of Tomokazu Seki (Domon Kasshu), Yousuke Akimoto (Master Asia) and Nobuyuki Hiyama (Viral / Gai Shishio). This three combinations of hot-blooded seiyuus was a great add to this series. I also enjoyed the fact that if you ay very carefully, there is only two characters that are in LOVE with Ren and that is Shinra and Ageha. The others certainly like him, but not to the degree of love. To wrap things up, I would like to give congratulations to Shizuka Itou (Shinra) and Rie Tanaka (Ageha) for providing great performance.
Overall: Everybody who's tired to watch shows that needs you to keep your brain open, go watch this show on auto-pilot mode. This is without a doubt a show that I will rematch when I will feel the need to relax. I really recommend it to everybody that has an interest for a stupid-but-yet-great anime.
In the end 8/10 (but if I go with what my heart thinks, 9/10)
