areaseven Posted March 18, 2004 Posted March 18, 2004 My My Mai J.C. Staff/Apple Video, 1993 U.S. Manga Corps, 1995, 2003 Directed by Osamu Sekita (U-Jin Brand, Transformers Car Robots) Rated 16-Up for T&A, HLA and S&M. Follow the misadventures of sex counselor Mai Waku as she solves unusual sex-related problems from her male clients. Story: C- Just what we need: another borderline hentai anime that simply doesn't deliver. My My Mai relies too much on slapstick comedy and a few vulgar jokes. Of all the ecchi titles I've seen, this one put me to sleep after the first episode. Animation: C+ Though J.C. Staff (Azumanga Daioh, R.O.D -The TV-) is credited for the production, My My Mai was animated by a studio called Marsa Co. (which seems to be based in India, given the names of the animators). Apparently, J.C. Staff does not list My My Mai on their website as one of their works, probably because the artwork is rather lackuster and the animation is passable. Soundtrack: C The BGM is generic and the songs by Akiko Yajima aren't very memorable. Sub vs. Dub My My Mai features Akiko Yajima (Dorothy in The Big O, Anakin in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace) as Mai, Sho Hayami (Max in Macross and Macross 7, Gineas in Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team) as the Black Count/Dr. Ben K. Shinobi, Shigezo Sasaoka (Goura in Zenki) as the Shinjuku Granny, and Toshiyuki Morikawa (Space Knight Tekkaman Blade, Alex in Last Exile) as Ryouichi. Additional voices by Keiji Fujiwara (Eledore in Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Sai in Jubei-chan), Kumiko Nishihara (Iris in Sakura Wars, Shiori in Revolutionary Girl Utena), Masashi Hirose (Ranba Ral in Mobile Suit Gundam, Stinger in Getter Robo Armageddon), Tomoe Hanba (Mikoto in King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Lucciola in Last Exile), and Naoko Matsui (Katsumi in Silent Möbius, Pai in Dangaio). Because I fell asleep halfway through the disc, I'm not gonna bother listening to the English dub. DVD Extras: B Aside from a character menu and an image gallery, the DVD includes the original live-action ending sequence, which features a "Miss My My Mai" beauty contest. Probably the only redeeming factor of this title. The Bottom Line Rent My My Mai if you want to. Otherwise, skip it. There's better ecchi anime out there. Reference Anime News Network Quote
areaseven Posted March 18, 2004 Author Posted March 18, 2004 But, but...It has MAX in it! So did Chojuushin Gravion, but you don't see anyone raving over that title. Quote
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