Kikaijikake no Marie

Wealthy, handsome, and successful, Arthur Louis Zetes is no stranger to the greed of people. Constantly doubting those around him, he has no faith in humanity; thus, he makes a request for the perfect maid—a robot maid. However, his butler is unable to acquire such a servant due to technological limitations, so he finds the next best substitute.

Marie Evans is a former child prodigy in martial arts known for her lack of expression. Drowning in debt, she readily accepts the offer to be a maid that acts like a robot. While Arthur is often blunt towards humans, he cannot help but dote on his personal robot; in turn, Marie is moved by his drive and consideration toward her.

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Marie Main

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Arthur Main

Ishiya, Haruki Japanese

Noah Supporting

Kobayashi, Chiaki Japanese

Marie 2 Supporting

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Narrator Supporting

Takeda, Masanori Japanese

Allison Supporting

Tanaka, Takako Japanese

Cleaner Supporting

Amasaki, Kouhei Japanese

Lisa Supporting

Yamada, Natsumi Japanese

Louis Supporting

Takeda, Masanori Japanese

Nicole Supporting

Sonoyama, Hikari Japanese

Hayashi, Nobuhito Producer

Takeda, Eri Producer

Miyagi, Yumeno Producer

Kikuchi, Miho Producer

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Dec 21, 2025

BrotherCoa

Recommended

This was one nice romance anime. It started with an interesting premise and it played it safely until the very end. It is after all a very simple and comedic romance and as that it works very well.

Animation and music: on a budget and you can tell that. Animation is standard and you can see that they cut corners here and there, there was also a controversy with using AI generated images in the anime for certain scenes. Even if they were created by original author, the fact that IA was used still made a commotion amongst the community. Music was standard one, nothing bad ... but then again nothing memorable. Only exception was the piano tunes which were nice to listen to.

Overall: animation was on budget and music was standard. But they did the best what they could with limited budget.

Characters: Main due in this anime are Marie and Arthur. He is a man who is constantly under threat of assassination from his half-brother and others and as such he does not trust any humans. Marie is newly hired personal maid who has no facial expressions at all and is tasked with serving and protecting Arthur. Their relationship and development is what makes this anime good, it is also both of them that get the most character development (Arthur especially). Sadly, everyone else took a backseat for this. There are many other secondary characters, Marie 2 (true robot maid), Noah (professional hitman), Maynard (rival half-brother), Roy (Arthur's personal servant), Isabel (Arthur's little cousin) etc... But all of them fit their one trope and stay in it, which in itself is not bad as show can focus solely on main duo, but that leaves everyone else in the dark and show that much empty.

Overall: main duo is great but that comes at the cost of everyone else.

Story: it's really simple standard love story. Marie is pretending to be a robot becasue Arthur does not trust humans. But over time and all the different scenarios that two of them go trough love grows and grows and with it the characters. The show is romance and comedy first and foremost and it knows. Nothing is to be taken too seriously, even the important parts of the story and just a setup so that main due can develop further. For what it is its working fine, but if you expect something more than that you will be disappointed.

Overall: the story only serves to develop main characters and it's tone is comedic in nature despite various assassination attempts.

Overall grade: 7, I gave it a 10 because I enjoy it that much personally. But realistically, for what it is, solid 7 is a fair grade. It was a fun ride from start to end if you do not think much about complexity and just enjoy the ride.

I would recommend this show for a weekend when you want to enjoy something comedic and wholesome.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Nov 20, 2025

pbuczek

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (7/12 eps)

Well, yes, let me take up the mantle and write review for this one.

TLDR - it's a plain yoghurt of comedy romance.

It is... ok. Pretty good. Not bad. Slightly above average.
Light comedy that reminds me of Hayate no Gotoku for some reason, and Ninkoro a bit, but it's just missing that extra spice that would make it memorable.
Decently animated. Okay soundtrack. Usual romance stuff. Some funny moments. Shallow characters though.
The only thing that stands out to me is that the artstyle is sometimes really nice and sometimes really cheap.

I have nothing really bad to say about it, but there is just nothing great either, it's ... just fine..
Hard to imagine anyone having strong feelings either way about it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 28, 2025

Chuy_diazz

Not Recommended

The best example of how a good start doesn't always translate into a great anime.

The anime starts off quite solidly. It introduces the characters, the plot, and the conflict in just a few episodes, grabbing your interest from the very first minute. You have a girl with zero facial expression who has to pretend to be a robot, a misanthrope who doesn't trust people but is easily swayed by his robo-maid, and if it's discovered that she's human, she'll be fired. The story is presented as a romance where, little by little, the male protagonist's high barriers will have to be broken down. So far, ... so good. The problem begins when the story doesn't know how to resolve its conflict due to the initial setup of its male protagonist. At first, the guy is not only a misanthrope, but he's also someone with a very sharp instinct, able to detect lies people tell him and always on high alert. Then, the series lacks the creativity to craft solid lies that could convince someone with these characteristics. Throughout the series, the anime focuses more on making its male protagonist stupid. The protagonist at the end is just a bad parody of what he was at the beginning. This aspect is what ultimately kills the series.

The girl's role also undergoes many changes throughout the series. At the beginning, she's a fighting machine worthy of being a steamroller. She can defeat anyone, survive a missile, and be as fast as a moving car. When the story's antagonist appears, all these characteristics disappear, and the girl is much more fragile than she was at the beginning. In the end, the girl can't beat anyone who isn't an NPC. The action aspect dwindles, while the romance fades away. The antagonist starts out hateful and ends up being pathetic. None of the initial versions of the characters are maintained at the end of the series. The anime is so inconsistent that it only makes you lose the desire to continue watching.

The worst crime in the story is committed in its last two episodes. They decide that the best way to end their story is to use the well-worn cliché of amnesia. I've always said that resorting to amnesia to reset your characters or the story is the most mediocre thing you can do. They didn't have the slightest idea how to fix their mess, so they tried to do a soft reset of the story. The final episode is just an attempt at fanservice for romance lovers. They ask themselves, "What kind of ending do romance fans like?" And that's where they come up with the idea that it's best to tie up all the loose ends with a final wedding. All the problems are magically solved, all the antagonists are invited and make up with the protagonists. It's a nonsensical ending that simply sought the laziest way to find closure without actually putting any effort into it.

The anime could have been a memorable and fun story worth recommending. In the end, it's just an anime that you'll put in the pile of forgettable anime that you once watched out of mere curiosity but didn't end up liking.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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