Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Vintage:
April 12, 2007
Status:
Completed
Summary:
Since Hiro Hiyorimi's parents died, he and his sister Sawawa have lived apart. Now, Sawawa has gotten a new job as the caretaker of a creepy old mansion, and has sent Hiro a letter asking him to come and stay there with her. Finding the mansion boarded up and apparently empty, Hiro wanders around town looking for Sawawa. Instead, he runs into the new resident of the mansion, and ends up pushing her out of the way of some falling steel beams. Unfortunately, he loses his own life in the process. Luckily, or perhaps unluckily, the person he thought he saved turns out to be a princess of the monster kingdom, and she grants him a second life...but only for as long as he will be her servant.
I absolutely love the artwork in this anime and in the manga. I found the characters to be enjoyable and memorable. The story premise was great and I feel they could have gone much farther than they did. It moved a bit fast and sometimes I had to resort to the manga to get a full understanding of what was happening on a few episodes.
I would suggest viewing it if you enjoy viewing manga as well, but be prepared for a lackluster finale.