Last night I watched the last episode of Mei-chan no Shitsuji
( メイちゃんの執事). The English translation is Mei's Butler or Mei-chan's Butler.
For more info and links to the episodes, you can go to MySoju
SPOILERS AHEAD
Mei-chan no Shitsuji is about a poor girl, Mei, whose parents die and she finds out that she is the heiress to a fortune. She then goes to a school for rich girls and every girl has their own butler, including her. Mei's butler is called Rihito and he is played by Mizushima Hiro, who was also in Hana Kimi (Hanazakari no Kimitachi e) and Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend). Rihito's younger brother Kento is actually Mei's childhood friend. He ends up going to the school to become a butler in training in order to stay close to her.
The show was cute, although sometimes it had its corny moments. I think it's worth checking out if you are into Japanese tv series. It's much more directed to a younger, teenage audience though, so be warned if you don't like that type of thing. If you want something more mature, check out the series Love Shuffle. All of my students know Mei-chan no Shitsuji and think that it's funny that I watch it too. lol. Story of my life. Anyway, the end of the series was cute and creepy at the same time. In the last minutes of the final episode Rihito kisses Mei and then says "This is our little secret". He says that because it's forbidden for a butler and student to have a relationship at the school. However, since he plays a man much older than her, ( I mean he is a butler of a teenage girl) its also kind of creepy. If Mizushima looked older and not as cool, it would have looked uber duper weird. However, since everyone thinks he's cool here, the ending was perfect for a lot of viewers and it opened up the doors for the next season, especially since Kento went to study abroad in England to be a high class butler, like his older brother, in order to steal the girl, Mei, away for himself. Ok, so although I'm not sure how I feel about the end of season 1, I still want to see how it continues on to season 2.
Music Listening to At the Moment: the Veronicas- "All I Have"
0 comments:
Post a Comment