Series synopsis
Shonen Maid, also known as 少年メイド is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TBS on April 8, 2016. It ended on July 1, 2016. It stars Natsumi Fujiwara, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Asuna Tomari and Kaede Hondo.
After the loss of his mother, Chihiro is left alone. With no known family left, he has to find a way to move on. Things aren’t looking good until a chance encounter with the young and handsome Madoka—who turns out to be his wealthy uncle! Madoka offers him his home and all Chihiro has to do is clean up after the messy, irresponsible man. The problem? This job requires a uniform—a maid outfit!
Premise
After the loss of his mother, Chihiro is left alone. With no known family left, he has to find a way to move on. Things aren’t looking good until a chance encounter with the young and handsome Madoka—who turns out to be his wealthy uncle! Madoka offers him his home and all Chihiro has to do is clean up after the messy, irresponsible man. The problem? This job requires a uniform—a maid outfit!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Chihiro Komiya (voice)
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Madoka Taketori (voice)
- Asuna Tomari as Yukito Amahara (voice)
- Kaede Hondo as Hiroshi Takei (voice)
- Kazutomi Yamamoto as Ibuki (voice)
- Taku Yashiro as Hayato (voice)
- Mitsuki Saiga as Yūji Hino (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Chiyo Komiya (voice)
Supporting cast
- Tomoaki Maeno as Keiichirō Shinozaki (voice)
- Natsuki Hanae as Ryūji (voice)
- Yui Makino as Miyako Ōtori (voice)
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Kazusa Takatori (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | June 24, 2016 | June 24, 2016 |
| Season 1 | 12 | April 8, 2016 | July 1, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onna wa Dokyō, Otoko wa Aikyō? | June 24, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Those Who Do Not Work Shall Not Eat After Chihiro loses his mother, he is faced with homelessness until he meets a man named Madoka who claims to be his uncle. |
April 8, 2016 |
| 2 |
Failure Is the Mother of Success First, a girl named Miyako appears at Madoka's door. What is her connection to the Takatoris? Also, will Chihiro's friends find out his secret? |
April 15, 2016 |
| 3 |
Feed a Dog for Three Days and He Will Remember It for Three Years Chihiro finds an abandoned dog on the street and takes it home, but Madoka is deathly afraid of dogs... |
April 29, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 2016 |
| Last aired | July 1, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 01:58:00 |