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In the early 80's an aliens appeared hell bent on destroying humanity. A secret organization called Vesper was formed. Their purpose was to repel the seemingly unstoppable alien organization Saint. For the most part they were unsuccessful until the creation of the Type V-1046 R android, more commonly referred to as Mahoro. Aside from her super human abilities, Mahoro is indistinguishable from a regular person. However her lifespan is limited and her expiration is getting closer. In honor of her distinguished career keeping the earth safe, Vesper allows Mahoro to go into retirement and live out her remaining short life in peace. One of those odd things Mahoro picked up over the years after watching movies was her fascination with maids. Having lived a life of service and needing some way to occupy herself she decides to become one.

Suguru was a boy who had been living on his own for many years and his house was close to being a bio hazard site. He decides to hire a maid. While expecting an older woman to show up at his door, Suguru is surprised to find the super cute Mahoro applying for the job.

Needless to say Suguru's day to day life wouldn't be the same after his ex combat android turned maid began staying with him. Mahoro hasn't revealed that she's going to stop functioning eventually. The bigger secret that she hasn't revealed has to do with Mahoro being responsible for the death of Suguru's father. Can she really atone for his death and will Suguru forgive her if he finds out?

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Mahoromatic comes on the heels of a sudden surge of robot girl type anime, most of of which failed to impress, but Mahoromatic manages to actually get a robot girl in formula that works. Thankfully there isn't any big buildup to a massive conspiracy unveiled here. There are aliens, the earth is at war with them, but the general population doesn't know. That's all in the backdrop actually. While the agents of Saint come out in many episodes they're mainly plot devices and not the real focus. Mahoromatic managed to get that part right at least because in a story around Suguru and Mahoro messing around with the other stuff only gets in the way of the real story.

Characters are a lot of fun but most aren't so outlandish that you can't comprehend them. Suguru is very much your typical teenage boy, but also fairly introspective. Contrasting that is the adorable but naive Mahoro. Her idealistic views are a bit odd, but considering she's an android and sheltered from human society it's plausible. Supporting cast of classmates are a bit shallow but each of them at least has a personality. Then there is Suguru's teacher Sukijo. Over sexed and totally over the top, she tends to add a humorous touch.

Music, animation and story are all good, they're just not great. That mainly leaves the comedy, which Mahoromatic pulls off pretty well, but may not be for everyone. There are odd bits of slapstick, but most of it revolves around sexual innuendos. Where this title manages to get it right is that it's not pushed on you in a way that feels like a cheap attempt to score points, and I found honestly funny. Much of it revolves around the rivalry between Mahoro and Sukijo and their respective bust sizes (or lack their of in Mahoro's case). While I still managed to find that amusing unlike most titles, I know many of us are getting really tired of boob jokes. That isn't all there is to Mahoromatic, but there are a lot of them.

For the most part it's an average title, but the comedy still manages to work well. If you're looking for a humorous title, and are alright with the combat android maid backdrop theme look no farther.