Mei-chan no Shitsuji

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Mei-chan's Butler
メイちゃんの執事
(Mei-chan no Shitsuji)
Genre Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by Riko Miyagi
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Magaret
Original run November 21, 2006January 25, 2013
Volumes 20
Manga
Mei-chan no Shitsuji DX
Written by Riko Miyagi
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Magaret
Original run September 5, 2014 – present
Volumes 4
Television drama
Directed by Ishikawa Junichi
Kinoshita Takao
Joho Hidenori
Iwata Kazuyuki
Written by Riko Miyagi
Network Fuji TV
Original run January 13, 2009March 17, 2009
Episodes 10
Anime and Manga portal

Mei-chan no Shitsuji (メイちゃんの執事?, lit. "Mei-chan's Butler") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riko Miyagi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's Margaret magazine. The manga is licensed and published in Chinese in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing. The manga has been adapted into a live-action Japanese television drama, which was broadcast on Fuji TV between January 13 and March 17, 2009.

Media

Manga

Mei-chan no Shitsuji is written and illustrated by Riko Miyagi. The manga is serialised in Shueisha's Magaret magazine. The individual chapters have been collected into 20 tankōbon by Shueisha. The series ended on January 25, 2013 and was followed by a sequel called Mei-chan no Shitsuji DX in 2014.[1] The manga is licensed and published in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.[2]

Drama

The manga has been adapted into a live-action Japanese television drama,[3] which was broadcast on Fuji TV between January 13 and March 17, 2009.[4] The Region 2 DVD Box set for the series was released on June 17, 2009.[5]

Cast

Group Cast Role Note
Lead Role ''Nana Eikura'' Shinonome Mei[3] Hongo's successor
Hiro Mizushima Shibata Rihito[3] Butler, Older brother
Takeru Sato Shibata Kento Butler's Apperantice, Younger brother
''Yu Yamada''
  • Rio Sasaki
Lucia (Hongo Shiori)
  • young Hongo Shiori
Hongo's foster daughter, Hongo's successor
Osamu Mukai Shinobu Butler
St. Lucia Girl's Academy ''Horiuchi Keiko'' Sister Rose Principal
Kosuke Suzuki Sakuraba Principal's Butler
''Mitsuki Tanimura'' Tami Yamada Master
Shinnosuke Abe Kanda Butler
''Mayuko Iwasa'' Ryuonji Izumi Master, Class's President
Jutta Yuki Kiba Butler
''Aya Omasa'' Rika Kayama Master
Akihiro Mayama Aoyama Butler
''Aoi Nakabeppu'' Fujiko Natsume Master
Nobuo Kyo Nezu Butler
''Riko Yoshida'' Miruku Mamahara Master
Ryohei Suzuki Daimon Butler
''Shiori Kutsuna'' Rin Amo Master
Tomomi Maruyama Yotsuya Butler
Sun (Sole) Rank Usuda Asami Daichi Yuma
Horan Chiaki Mizusawa Satomi
Yamamoto Ayano Hino Eriko
Ishibashi Natsumi Kazama Ai
Hongo's Family Masahiko Tsugawa Hongo Kintaro Grandfather of Mei & Shiori
Manpei Takagi Akabane Ukon Assistant
Shinpei Takagi Akabane Sakon Assistant
Hashizume Jun Shutaro Mei's father
Yamashita Yorie Yu Mei's mother
Nakamoto's Family Nanase Hoshii Nakamoto Natsumi Younger sister
Hiromi Kitagawa Nakamoto Mifuyu Older sister
Mako Ishino Nakamoto Akiko Mother
Tetta Sugimoto Nakamoto Shunpei Father
Others Yamaguchi Kaori Ryuonji Miwako Izumi's mother
Kamio Yu an agent Episode 5

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient
2009 60th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Drama
2009 60th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Takeru Sato
2010 Élan d'Or Award Newcomer of the Year Nana Eikura

Reception

The Mei-chan no Shitsuji series was ranked 6th best selling manga series in Japan in the first half of 2009 with an estimated 2,580,155 copies sold between November 17, 2008 to May 17, 2009.[6] The first volume of Mei-chan no Shitsuji was ranked the 36th best selling manga in Japan in the first half of 2009 with 334,536 copies sold from November 17, 2008 to May 17, 2009.[7] The Mei-chan no Shitsuji series was ranked 7th best-selling manga series in 2009 with 3,076,659 copies sold.[8] The first volume was ranked 12th on the Tohan charts between January 13 and 19, 2009.[9] It was ranked 12th again between January 27 and February 2, 2009,[10] and was ranked 10th between February 10 and 16, 2009.[11] The second volume was ranked 13th between January 13 and 19, 2009.[9] The third volume was ranked 19th.[9] The fourth volume was ranked 37th.[9] The fifth volume was ranked 24th.[9] The sixth volume was ranked 25th.[9] The seventh volume was ranked 23rd and 30th.[9][12] The ninth volume was ranked 1st, 5th and 16th.[13][14][15] The tenth volume was ranked 2nd, 14th and 30th.[16][17][18]

All 10 episodes of Mei-chan no Shitsuji drama have been listed on the Japanese Anime TV rankings.[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] The DVD box for the drama series was ranked the second best selling DVD between June 8–14, 2009 with 11,170 copies sold.[29] Mei-chan no Shitsuji was awarded two prizes at the 60th Japanese Drama Academy Awards on April 22, 2009. Mei-chan no Shitsuji was awarded best drama and Takeru Satoh was awarded best supporting actor.[30]

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