The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious
The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious
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The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious

8.1
Yr 2022
Rt 23m
Status Ended
Animation Comedy Mystery
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Overview

There’s something really strange about the maid I just hired! No normal person could be so beautiful, or cook such amazingly delicious food, or know exactly what I want before I even ask. She must be using magic—right, a spell is the only thing that can explain why my chest feels so tight whenever I look at her. I swear, I’m going to get to the bottom of what makes this maid so...mysterious!

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 72 /100

Critics generally praised The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious as a sweet, lighthearted anime anchored by charming character dynamics and soft visual work. Reviewers appreciated how the show carefully managed the underlying mystery around Lilith's background while delivering a cozy, warm atmosphere in its opening stretch.

While critics pointed out that the overarching romance following Yuuri and Lilith can be predictable and heavily reliant on its central gimmick, the series received credit for balancing silly, dark, and heartfelt moments without feeling disjointed. Episodes that dialed back the core gimmick were highlighted as particularly strong examples of the show's writing potential.

“The relatively light tone, the very soft line work on the characters, and the cute character dynamics all left me feeling appropriately sweet and warm inside”

“had a lot of good, well-written moments that showed a lot of promise”

“As far as things go, it’s pretty much what we expect, for better or worse.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
UK • US • CA
Crunchyroll
CA • UK • US
Why fans love it

The 2022 series explores the dynamic between a young master and his housekeeper, blending lighthearted romcom tropes with an undercurrent of genuine enigma. It sits at the intersection of slice of life and mystery, focusing on the awkward, fumbling efforts of the protagonist to identify the source of his employee's uncanny abilities. The humor stems from his inability to distinguish between genuine magical interference and his own growing infatuation.

Rooted in manga source material, the show balances its shounen sensibilities with a stylized aesthetic. The character designs serve the central mystery, heightening the tension between household domesticity and the strange, lingering feeling that something is off. Rie Takahashi manages to navigate these shifts in tone, maintaining a playful perspective on what began as a simple tale of domestic service. It is a focused examination of how quickly one person can upend another’s carefully ordered world.

Production Board

Crew

Key Animation
Sayuki Nakamura
Sound Mixer
Kenji Hoshino
Background Designer
Hwang Ju-hyeon Kim Dae-hwan
Original Music Composer
Kouji Fujimoto Osamu Sasaki
Animation Director
Naoko Shokinji
Original Series Design
Wakame Konbu
Editor
Katsuhiro Kimura
Producer
Takumi Ito Daisuke Kobayashi Yutaka Suwa Hayato Kaneko Yoshito Hayano Yusuke Tanaka
Music Arranger
Yunna Kisaragi
Prop Designer
Ryozo Sugiyama
Main Title Theme Composer
Kikui Ketarō
Vocals
Rie Takahashi
Supervising Animation Director
Machi Yoshino Takahiro Mizuno
Director of Photography
Yuko Shintani
Music Producer
Yutaka Suwa
Theme Song Performance
Yui Horie
Executive Producer
Akio Mishima Toshikazu Goto Chidori Hayashi
Sound Effects
Hiromune Kurahashi
3D Director
Tsutomu Ogasawara
Series Director
Mirai Minato
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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

romcom romance slice of life maid based on manga shounen anime
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
July 24, 2022
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
23 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
124