Kamen No Maid Guy - Television Tropes & Idioms

That's me, Maid Guy!

~~By and large, a show about breasts.~~

In the history of anime, there have been robot maids, maids in debt, and teams of maids. A new kind of maid is here - the Maid Guy.

The ridiculously well-endowed Naeka Fujiwara and her brother Kousuke are the last heirs in line to their grandfather's humongous fortune. Naeka in particular, since her 18th birthday is approaching. In order to protect them until Naeka's 18th birthday, their grandfather gives them two live-in maids. The first is Fubuki, a fine example of a meido for Kousuke's tastes. The second...is Kogarashi, the Maid Guy. A monster of a man (in a dress) whose idea of service to his master is very rough around the edges.

Throw in more side characters from Naeka's school, Maid Guy's beyond-superhuman abilities, and a whirlwind of comedy begins. The anime series aired in spring 2008 as a Twelve Episode Anime.

Tropes in Kamen no Maid Guy include:

Amusing Injuries — Naeka's sword and Fubuki's nail bat regularly inflict pain upon Kogarashi. He survives.
Anime Anatomy — Averted occasionally for the sake of Naeka's boobs, used straight all other times.
Battle ~~Butler~~ Maid Guy
The Beastmaster — Kogarashi is shown summoning and directing tengu (Japanese crows)...to search for underwear. He even dresses as one in episode seven.
Bishounen — Hendrick, Liz's older brother. He knows it and uses it to his advantage.
Brown Note — Maid Guy Voice, with the power to freeze anyone in place for 30 minutes.
Brother Sister Incest — Liz loves her brother way more than a little sister should. Hendrick's love of big breasts (breasts are big in this show) has made Liz very self-conscious.
Bunny Ears Lawyer — Kogarashi wears a dress, has the skill sets of a ninja, bodyguard, mathematician and top-class maid, but is shaky on the concept of "personal space", "restraint" or "metaphor". It makes his outbreaks of common sense all the more surprising.
Catchphrase Interruptus — One of Kogarashi's long speeches and finishing line of "That's me, Maid Guy!" is cut off by Fubuki once again smacking him in the head with a nail-bat.
Calling Your Attacks — Kogarashi calls out the name of any ability he uses, just because he can.
Charm Person — Hendrick hypnotizes women with the power of his Bishie Sparkle. He has plans to build a harem of big-breasted women. Liz and Naeka are usually the only ones who can stop him.
Combo Platter Powers — Kogarashi has 37 senses and as many powers as are required by the comedy.
Crazy Awesome — Kogarashi has his heart in the right place, but his behavior is beyond crazy and well into absurd.
Crowning Music Of Awesome: "Kogarashi's Theme" makes anything awesome.
Date Peepers — When Naeka goes to the festival with the Breast Fanclub Leader, her Those Two Guys, the other two members of the fanclub, and both maids are watching the thing play out. The date is fake, but that doesn't stop them from thinking that Naeka may be in love with him.
Dojikko — Fubuki's least favorite word. A large part of her character is overcoming her stigma that she's a "clumsy maid".
Easy Amnesia — When the Breast Fanclub Leader falls down the stairs (and later gets hit by Fubuki's lantern), he's sent into a Convenient Coma, then reawakened by Naeka/Fubuki's breasts after the doctor melodramatically informs them there's no hope of him waking up.
Every Episode Ending — The countdown to Naeka's birthday.
Everyone Calls Him Barkeep — Leader of the Breast Fanclub. That's all he ever goes by.
Evil Laugh — Kogarashi's "Kukuku" ranks amongst the best ever for a hero.
Fan Service
Fanservice With A Smile — All of episode nine.
Festival Episode
Furo Scene
Gag Boobs — Naeka, especially episode two.
Gainaxing — Naeka again.
Genius Bruiser — Would you believe Kogarashi went to MIT? And taught high level mathematics there, no less.
Girl With Psycho Weapon — Whenever Kogarashi does or says something particularly bad, Fubuki smashes him (usually in the face) with a wooden bat with nails stuck in it.
Glowing Eyes Of Doom — Kogarashi, on several occasions.
Gratuitous English — Liz and her brother Hendrick. Also in the names of Kogarasi's powers and "Liieda!" (Leader).
Guilty Pleasures — Laughing with and/or at a cast of idiotic schmucks (minus Fubuki, of course) has never been so much fun!! And of course, who can forget Naeka and Fubuki's... ahem...most prominent features.
- Even Fubuki can't escape, as she's usually the prime target of being made the Butt Monkey for a lot of things, especially Fetish Fuel - being the IMMEDIATE target after Naeka drinks Kogarashi's love potion, being forced to wear see-through lingerie in an attempt to ward off her Dojikko-ness, flashing her panties to get a lead in a game of tennis, etc.
Hard Gay — Kogarashi
Heroic Sociopath — Kogarashi
Instant Fanclub — The Naeka's Breasts Fanclub.
Japanese Pronouns — Kogarashi always, always uses kisama to refer to Naeka, even when he's complimenting her, indicating either a severe lack of respect for his master or a rougher-than-sandpaper personality.
- Hell, he uses kisama with nearly everyone.
Jerkass — Kogarashi without even trying, and occasionally Naeka when she says things without thinking about the consequences first.
Kick The Dog — Half of Kogarashi's antics would get any normal person without superpowers thrown in jail. Though this allows us to cheer when Naeka and Fubuki kick the living daylights out of him for his stupidity. Of course, we all cheer for him anyway because he's the Heroic Sociopath.
King Of All Cosmos — According to Maid Guy, God likes panty shots.
- He also loves Fetish Fuel. To the point where all his "miracles" only occur while the girl in question is fulfilling that fetish.
Love Letter Lunacy — Pretty much all of episode three.
Lethal Chef — Naeka. This plays into two different situations — once during the Love Letter Lunacy episode, once when she's a Nurse With Good Intentions.
Made Of Iron — Kogarashi really can survive a lot.
Male Gaze
Master Of Disguise — Kogarashi again.
Master Of Illusion — Daydreaming Maid Guy Illusion, to be exact.
Mask Power
Meido — Played straight with Fubuki. Subverted and parodied with Kogarashi.
Monochromatic Eyes — Kogarashi yet again.
Naughty Tentacles — Kogarashi's hair, of all things, serves as this trope in Episode 6.
Nerf Arm — Used, then subverted almost immediately afterwards in Episode 7. With a log.
New Powers As The Plot Demands — There seems to be no limit to the skills / abilities Kogarashi possesses.
Ninja Maid — Tsurara and Shizuku, Liz's maids.
No Name Given — Miwa, Eiko and Saki all have names, but they aren't often said (if at all...).
Otaku — Kousuke. Has a maid fetish and a collection of eroge to prove it.
OVA — An 'OVD' was released alongside the first DVD collection, with an entirely predictable increase in fanservice. A combined beach episode and hot springs episode with Urashima Taro, plenty of Show Some Leg moments, very visible nipples, and it all happened in Kousuke's head.
Panty Shot — Almost the entire female cast (in the uncensored broadcast version).
Pettanko — Liz Strawberryfield.
Pet The Dog — Sort of. Kogarashi won't attack civilians.
- While he won't attack civilians, he has absolutely no qualms about messing with them if it is part of his mission. Like stealing panties off of girls in the middle of the day to examine them to find a thief (of underwear, no less).
Phenotype Stereotype, Teen Genius — Liz Strawberryfield.
Prehensile Hair — One of Kogarashi's many abilities.
- See Naughty Tentacles
Rape As Comedy — There is little doubt of what Saki did to poor Naeka when trapped in Kogarashi's love-hotel-pit... her dishevelled clothes said it all.
Real Men Wear Pink — Kogarashi manages to be Bad Ass whilst wearing a maid dress and a frilly face mask.
Refuge In Audacity — This series would not survive past page one without this.
Restraining Bolt — Naeka gets a whistle in the first episode that can incapacitate a Maid Guy. It's broken in the first few minutes of episode two.
- In the last episode it's shown that even this only stops Kogarashi for a moment and, immediately afterwords, goes into an Unstoppable Rage
Roof Hopping — Kogarashi again.
Sarashi — Because everyone knows about the inverse relationship between bust size and math grades.
Schoolgirl Lesbians — Saki, Naeka's Stalker With A Crush.
Single Target Sexuality — Even more specific than that, Leader only has eyes for Naeka's breasts. Though he quickly eyes Fubuki's after he gets slammed in the head again.
Slasher Smile — As seen in the picture.
Squick — That moment in episode 10. Even God went for the Brain Bleach.
Super Window Jump — Parodied with Liz/Strawberry Mask. After successfully pulling off the jump, Liz realizes that she leapt out a third story window without planning. Ow.
Take That — Comedic as this series may be, it can also be interpreted as a biting commentary on the sheer ridiculous nature of maid fandom/fetish in the otaku community.
Technopath — Kogarashi can also communicate with electronics, simply by stuffing a USB cable in his ear. Because he's JUST that good.
Tempting Fate — Episode seven has a good example. Naeka, ready to train, feels as though she could take on a bear. Cue bear. Though this can also be seen as a much more immediate version of the Gilligan Cut.
Those Two Guys — Eiko and Miwa, Naeka's sometimes friends.
Trash Of The Titans — Kogarashi and Fubuki turn Naeka's house from something unlivable into a normal house. Which is probably the other reason why they need live in maids.
Unstoppable Rage — Kogarashi after resurrecting, goes a little crazier than normal.
Wig Dress Accent — Subverted with ~~Strawberry Mask~~ Liz.
Verbal Tic — Kogarashi has a tendency to say "kukuku" a lot. Kukuku.
X-Ray Vision — Maid Guy Scanner!
Yuppie Couple — The fish store owner.

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