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Misha Takanashi
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Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi
A Russian girl who has the tendency of scaring off potential maids due to her mischievous nature. Is currently trying to get rid of Tsubame.
- Bratty Half-Pint: Becomes one after the death of her mother.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Is very intelligent for her age, though she'd rather stay home and play video games all day.
- Calling Parents by Their Name: She calls her father by his first name. It shows how much she distanced herself from him after her mother died.
- Character Development: She slowly opened herself up to other characters, and is getting more used to Tsubame's antics... though she is still understandably irritated by her.
- Cross Player: She plays as a middle-aged man in an online game to avoid all the attention from perverts.
- Defrosting Ice Queen: Was rather cold towards everyone after her mother died. But Tsubame gradually helps her to start having a normal life again, such as going to school and hanging out with friends.
- Disappeared Dad: Yasuhiro is only her step-father; her biological father isn't brought up in the anime. He does appear later in the manga, along with Misha's half-sister Alvina.
- Gamer Chick: Is often seen playing games.
- Hates Being Alone: She became this after being traumatized by the passing of her mother.
- Lazy Bum: She's not discreet about the fact that she would gladly sit around and play video games all day if she could.
- Leitmotif: Scenes of her panicking are often accompanied by a fast-paced rendition of "Kalinka", and a slower version is sometimes heard during calmer scenes, such as when she shows up at school in episode 5.
- Missing Mom: Her mother died before the events of the series.
- My God, What Have I Done?: In episode 7, she expresses guilt towards firing Tsubame, realizing that she missed her. Either that, or she missed her cooking. Or both.
- No Social Skills: Not as bad as it is in Tsubame's case, but Misha's attempts at befriending Mimika show that she had been secluded for so long, she practically forgot how to socialize.
- Only Sane Man: Realistically reacts to Tsubame's advances as any normal person would, but other characters don't seem to take much note of it.
- Tsundere: Expresses traits of this. For instance in episode 2, she was trying to deny having had fun with Tsubame after the two went camping.
- Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: Scared her previous maids off. Also made a habit of leaving banana peels all over the floor for her father to slip on, or burning the laundry. She also personally saw that she could live off the money that Yasuhiro makes on his job in the events of his death. And while justified in regards to the person she dealt with on a daily basis, Misha spends most of her time browsing the internet on ways she could get rid of Tsubame up to and including how to kill someone while making it look like an accident.
- Unknown Rival: To Yui who often challenges her to different games while Misha herself only sees her as a nuisance.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Every flashback shows how happy she used to be and what a loving relationship she had with her mother. Her mother's death hit Misha hard, keeping her out of school for some time, crippling her social life, driving her to terrorize any maid her step-father tried to hire, and rendering even little things like calling Yasuhiro to her room something he considered worth celebrating.
- Wise Beyond Their Years: Definitely is more aware than most other second grade kids. The fourth episode sees her writing a report where she states that she would want to work as a veterinarian or anything of that sort so that she could have a financially stable house.
Tsubame Kamoi
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Voiced by: Manami Numakura
An ex-Air Self Defense Force soldier and the current maid of the Takanashi household. Has an interest in little girls and as such, she is attracted to Misha, much to her chagrin.
- Abhorrent Admirer: Misha is visually disturbed by her mannerisms.
- Amazonian Beauty: Is absolutely ripped with a lot of attention to her six pack abs, and while her attempts to woo Misha usually fail other characters find her very attractive.
- Batman Gambit: Does this in episode 7. Knowing that Midori was a terrible cook, Tsubame bided her time until Misha couldn't take it anymore and beg her to become her maid again.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: A hardcore lolicon that's extremely talented in nearly everything she does, from housework to fashion.
- Catchphrase: Milady.
- "In any event."
- The Chessmaster: Usually. She comes up with some cunning plans to get Misha to do what she wants, like pretending to be fired gracefully in episode 7 just to get the girl on tape saying she wants Tsubame as her cook again. However, she keeps thinking it's a smart idea to dress like a kid and pass herself off as Misha's age, which never, ever works since everybody can see right through it.
- Chivalrous Pervert: While she ogles young girls quite often, Tsubame limits herself whenever Misha felt too uncomfortable. For instance, when she goes to clomp Misha, she respects her demand of letting her go by breaking off the hug.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Often becomes envious of Mimika, particularly her closeness with Misha. She also envies Midori because of how Misha permits her to pat her head or how she shows more affection/concern towards her.
- Comedic Lolicon: Is attracted towards young girls, though she doesn't seem to recognize that her behavior towards Misha is pedophilic in design. And it's all Played for Laughs. Very, very, very dark laughs.
- Creepy Housekeeper: Eyepatch, "Psycho" Strings, and all.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Lost her father at a young age.
- Death Glare: Displayed this during her time in the military. Apparently, this caused her to be on the top of the pecking order as the training dogs would always obey her without prompt.
- The Determinator: Wants to marry Misha, with having her try out her dresses being the secondary option.
- Does Not Know Her Own Strength: Has the habit of breaking down doors.
- Dumb Muscle: Can be naïve.
- Establishing Character Moment: One of the first things that seals Tsubame's characterization is her asking if there were any jobs where she could put dresses on little white girls.
- Even the Girls Want Her:
- In the past, Tsubame received a love confession from one of her classmates only to turn it down (see the aforementioned Has a Type entry for more details). Yui — though admittedly has more of an infatuation — also expresses some interest in her. Lastly, Ukai Midori, despite being her first lieutenant, was drawn to Tsubame, so much so, she set herself up to be talked down to, or beaten by her.
- Happens again in the thirteenth episode (OVA) of the anime. Tsubame garners the attention of both the male and female visitors of the resort, but she slightly ruins it by suddenly nose bleeding as per the course.
- Everyone Has Standards:
- Dislikes child predators... though it falls squarely under Hypocritical Humor.
- She also makes it clear that she wouldn't resort to watching Misha while she was in the bathroom... but she did feel the need to tell her how much toilet paper she uses.
- Eyepatch of Power: Played with. While she is certainly muscular and strong enough for the part, this is slightly mitigated because of her obsession with little girls.
- Girly Bruiser: Ripped as hell, but loves all things cute, namely little girls.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Is envious of how Misha likes Midori more than her.
- Has a Type: Admits to liking girls who hadn't gone through their menstruation cycle yet. Though she tends to specifically like white girls.
- Hidden Depths: Is very good at designing dresses and has some insight into fashion as indicated in episode 5.
- Hypocritical Humor:
- Is disturbed to receive messages from possible child predators on an MMO website... never mind the fact that in the process of literally doing the exact same thing to talk to Misha.
- In episode 5, she not only gives a young girl a balloon, but also her LIM messenger and phone number. And yet, somehow she doesn't realize that it's criminal behavior.
- Karma Houdini: Practically evades arrest numerously despite her attraction to Misha and other young girls. The only time she was held accountable for her actions was when she infiltrated Misha's school, and was made to fix the door she unwittingly broke rather than for being borderline pedophilic.
- Karma Houdini Warranty: Finally happens in the OVA of the anime where at the hot spring resort, Tsubame is arrested twice by security. To make it even sweeter, Misha here takes advantage of the resort's staff.
- Leitmotif: The "Psycho" Strings accompany her whenever she is doing something truly unnerving.
- Loophole Abuse: Loves doing this.
- Love at First Sight: Falls for Misha when she sees her as a younger girl playing with her mother in the snow.
- Master of Disguise: She tails Misha using a variety of costumes, such as an old lady walking her dog and a bumblebee kigurumi handing out balloons to small children. The only disguises of hers that don't work are her schoolgirl outfits, mainly because she's a grown woman with shredded abs.
- Ms. Fanservice: There are several shots of Tsubame's well-toned body, namely when she's bathing.
- No Sense of Personal Space: All the time. In episode 4, Tsubame tries to follow Misha into the bathroom when she was going to take a bath.
- No Social Skills: Due to spending a duration of her time in the military, Tsubame is unaware that she acts incredibly creepy whenever she's around Misha.
- Obliviously Evil: Doesn't seem to realize that she exhibits behaviors that most child predators display whenever she's around Misha or any other little girl for that matter.
- Funnily enough in the OVA, Tsubame seems to be aware that on some level her actions can easily get her reprimanded by the police. She starts off by saying that she came to the hot spring resort to protect Misha and the others from any creepers, but when Misha points out that she would be wearing a swimsuit, she changes it to her "legally" watching Misha after beating up the perverts obviously.
- Psycho Lesbian: To Misha.
- Single-Target Sexuality: Is absolutely obsessed with Misha, and even promises her that she'd love her even when she has her first period.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: With Kumagoro and the hamsters.
- Soap Opera Disease: A non-fatal example. Misha briefly explains that she wears an eye-patch because of some unnamed disease that caused her to gradually lose sight in her right eye. This also made her unfit to be a pilot, hence why she was later transferred to the Midori's dog-training unit.
- Stalking is Love: Follows Misha around town without Misha being the wiser.
- Stalker with a Crush: Even before she became a maid, Tsubame was watching Misha around the time of the death of Misha's mother. A case of Double Standard as well, since Tsubame's unhealthy obsession with Misha is Played for Laughs, but she'd be immediately locked up as a creepy pedophile if she were a male character.
- Too Much Information: Goes into great detail about why she prefers younger girls over older ones, namely because they hadn't reached puberty yet.
- Undying Loyalty: To her milady. Whether she reciprocates it or not.
- Yandere: She keeps data on Misha so to learn everything she could on potential rivals.
Secondary characters
Yasuhiro Takanashi
Voiced by: Masayuki Katou
Misha's step-father.
- Butt-Monkey: Is presented with a lot of misfortune. For one, Misha refuses to refer to him as "Dad," he gets suspicious passing glances from his neighbors, and he cannot upkeep a house.
- Everyone Has Standards: Even he finds Tsubame's actions a little disturbing.
- Idiot Ball: Hires Tsubame despite her having a clear attraction towards his daughter. Though to be fair, he seems to be pleased that he finally found someone who could be a challenge for Misha.
- The Lost Lenore: Lost his wife a few years prior to the series.
- Parents as People: Clearly loves his daughter, but he is unable to move on efficiently after the death of her mother.
Mimika Washizaki
Voiced by: Sayaka Harada
Misha's best friend.
- Bespectacled Cutie: Wears glasses and is a cute yet shy girl.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: As Misha and Yui soon learn, Mimika takes pillow fights very seriously.
- Shrinking Violet: Bashes herself often because she felt bad for her plain appearance.
Kumagorō
Misha's pet ferret.
- It Can Think: Can use tablets and other electronic devices.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Well, makes sense; Misha loves cute animals.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: With Tsubame.
Hamsters
Three hamsters that Misha had adopted from the school. Their names are Big, Medium, and Small.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Alongside Kumagoro, they function as this.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: With Tsubame. The feelings are mutual.
Yui Morikawa
Voiced by: Shiori Izawa
A classmate of Misha's and her self-proclaimed rival.
- Alpha Bitch: Subverted. She acts like one, but she hardly gets any respect, even from her friends. They especially consider her attempts to "challenge" Misha rushed and poorly-thought out.
- Attention Whore: She lives off of it. Her animosity with Misha began because people took notice of Misha's cute features.
- Ambiguously Gay: Takes a liking to Tsubame, even going as far as to refer to her as "Master."
- Defeat Means Friendship: Is on better terms with Misha.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Envious of Misha because of her "cuteness."
- Hidden Depths: There are several moments that suggest that deep down, Yui is insecure about herself which is why she puts in a lot of effort to look cute.
- Imaginary Love Triangle: Between her, Misha, and Tsubame. Yui's infatuated with Tsubame and wants to one-up Misha in the Kawaisa department, but even though Tsubame is an unrepentant lolicon she only has eyes for Misha, while Misha is filled with contempt for both of them.
- Leitmotif: A preppy beat accompanies her whenever she shows up. Makes sense as Yui is someone that craves attention.
- My Friends... and Zoidberg: Often is on the receiving end of this by Misha.
- Tsundere: Doesn't like admitting that the primary reason that she puts Misha into many challenges is because she wants to be friends with her.
Midori Ukai
Voiced by: Mao Ichimichi
The former first lieutenant of the JSDF.
- Abhorrent Admirer: Ironically, she is this for Tsubame given Tsubame's Single-Target Sexuality when it came to young girls.
- Cordon Bleugh Chef: Admits to having an obsession with making bad food due to her sadomasochism.
- Death Glare: Her default expression.
- The Dreaded: Kumagoro and the hamsters are shown to fear her.
- Even the Girls Want Her: Has this response when she attends the hot spring resort with the others.
- Everyone Has Standards: Rightfully tells Tsubame that her activity of stalking Misha around town was disgusting.
- Freudian Excuse: She brings up the possibility that the reason she's so masochistic is because she hated being treated so nice and spoiled growing up rich and must've become so desiring of discomfort and torture in clear opposition.
- Gothic Lolita: Has this style in the present day as a means of getting Tsubame to love her.
- The Hedonist: Lives to derive pleasure from her sadomasochistic desires.
- Love at First Sight: Fell for Tsubame upon seeing the aura she exerted onto the training dogs.
- Mistaken for Pedophile: Frequently gets arrested by unintentionally placing herself in those situations.
- Nosebleed: Happens frequently in episode 8, especially when she was sleeping in bed close to Tsubame.
- Not So Stoic: She becomes borderline psychotic in manners having to do with Tsubame.
- Odd Friendship: With Misha. Despite her preferences, Misha gets along fairly well with her, more so than with Tsubame, at the very least.
- The Ojou: She's filthy rich and her family owns quite a bit.
- Only Sane Man: Aside from her obvious sadomasochistic fantasies, she is otherwise "normal."
- Psycho Lesbian: For Tsubame.
- Shameless Fanservice Girl: When she agrees to help in Misha's plans of getting rid of her maid, Ukai discovers a maid outfit in a trashcan and starts to unbutton her top.
- Smarter Than You Look: She had observed Misha enough to know that she tries to avoid Tsubame on a daily basis.
- The Stoic: Hardly smiles or emotes much. Even when she's being enthusiastic, she at best musters up a monotonous "yay."
- Too Kinky to Torture: Liked being talked down to, or in some cases beaten, by Tsubame. In episode 8, she admits she hates nice conditions.
Misha's teacher
Misha's second-grade homeroom teacher.
- Idiot Ball: Was responsible for the hamster dilemma by placing the male and female hamster into the same cage out of laziness. A student making this mistake would be one thing, but a teacher really should know better.
Minor characters
Misha's mother
The late wife of Yasuhiro Takanashi, and Misha's mother. Died before the events of the series.
- Posthumous Character: Died prior to Tsubame volunteering for the job as the family maid.
Yuina Morikawa
Yui's younger sister.
