Series synopsis
Hand Maid May, also known as HAND MAID メイ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on July 26, 2000. It ended on September 27, 2000. It was created by Shinichiro Kimura. It stars Maria Yamamoto, Omi Minami, Mikako Takahashi and Kikuko Inoue.
Saotome Kazuya is threatened with a computer virus. Trying to stop the virus, he makes a special order. May is a cyberdoll that arrives at his door a few minutes later and she is 1/6th the size of a normal person.
Premise
Saotome Kazuya is threatened with a computer virus. Trying to stop the virus, he makes a special order. May is a cyberdoll that arrives at his door a few minutes later and she is 1/6th the size of a normal person.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Maria Yamamoto as May (voice)
- Omi Minami as Kay (voice)
- Mikako Takahashi as Kasumi Tani (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Mami (voice)
- Kyoko Hikami as Sarah (voice)
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Hiroshi Daimon (voice)
- Ema Kogure as Miuki Jin / Mika (voice)
- Kae Araki as Chigusa Thani (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yuji Ueda as Kotaro Nambara (voice)
- Kisho Taniyama as Giuliano (voice)
- Kenichi Suzumura as Ozu Hideo (voice)
- Takayuki Yamaguchi as Saotome Kazuya (voice)
- Rie Kugimiya as Rana (voice)
Guest cast
- Miwa Yasuda as Icaria (voice)
- Nobutoshi Canna as Totaro Nambara (voice)
- Shin-ichiro Miki as Cyber X (voice)
- Masayo Kurata
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | February 21, 2001 | January 18, 2003 |
| Season 1 | 10 | July 26, 2000 | September 27, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Never Give Up At Kei's apartment a package from cyberdoll Mami filled with five "Chibi-Cyberdoll May's." After an accident causes May's personality to go into the five mini-May's, each one recieves distict aspect of her personallity. Elsewhere, Rena finds a lost child and brings it home. [This episode was included with the DVD set, and never aired] |
February 21, 2001 |
| 2 |
Hand Maid Mai (OVA) Hideo Ozu is an editor in a shady adult video company. For years, he has dreamed of being a motion picture director while his childhood friend Mai Kurosawa has become an upcoming actress. Then one day, his dreams are shattered when Mai takes all of his amateur videos of her and tells him to get out of her life. On his way home after a few drinks, Hideo bumps into Cyberdoll Sara, who makes him mark an invoice. When he arrives at his pad, Hideo is greeted by three Cyberdolls—Mai, Ai and Mie. All three of them happen to look like different age variations of Mai Kurosawa. And when Kurosawa announces the release of a biography video of her using Hideo's old footage, Hideo decides to start his directing dreams over again using his three Cyberdolls. |
January 18, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hello! After his computer is infected with a virus, by his self-proclaimed rival Nanbara, a package appears at computer programmer Satome Kazuya's doorstep the next day. The package contains a 12" tall Cyberdoll named May. |
July 26, 2000 |
| 2 |
Am I Being Helpful? After telling May to stay in the apartment, Kazuya goes off to school. Later, Nanbara calls Kazuya's apartment only to hear a woman's voice on the other end, and soon tries to sabotage the relationship he believes Kazuya is having with a secret woman. Also, another Cyberdoll named Sara has come to collect the bill for May. [1,450,000 Yen] |
August 2, 2000 |
| 3 |
What Should I Do... Sara, after having trouble collecting the payment for May, sends for another Cyberdoll to get the payment, or get May back. |
August 9, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 26, 2000 |
| Last aired | September 27, 2000 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |