X: "Magikano"

Y'know, inadvertently, I end up watching and eventually getting hooked on harem anime for what seems to be no reason at all. This next title is of such anime, called Magikano. As it is a harem anime, it also counts as romantic comedy (seems to go well hand-in-hand, huh?) This anime generally deals with magic, hence the title, which the main male character, Haruo Yoshikawa, isn't quite aware of. More to say, by dumb luck he sees it and somehow forgets (you'll know when you see it.)In the pilot ep he notices a cute girl, who ends up sitting behind him, as well as moving in as a maid. And, well... she's a witch, which is something still kept in the dark to him. His sisters try to see to it that he lives a normal life (also witches), but there is a deep secret about him that he himself isn't quite aware of, for better or worse.

Not to bring any spoilers, but if you have seen the anime Maburaho, and notice that one of the characters in Magikano sounds like someone from the other anime, you're not too far off. It's meaningless to say here, but indeed Ayumi Mamiya has the same English voice actor as Maburaho's Yuna Miyami: Jessica Boone, who also did Angelic Layer's Misaki Suzuhara (though I find it odd that their last names are just rearranged, among other things regarding those two.) Still, if you want to know the plot behind it, good luck. For the bulk of it, it's mostly comedy, if you don't include a few "meme" references within it. Still it does have one, and it's much deeper than what was stated in the first episode. Of course, the scenario of the girl trying hard to get the guy, with others in the way, hilariously it's still there. So expect a lot of that going on.

Against common reviews/critics against it, and despite how much the ending appealed LESS to me, I'll give Magikano a 6 of 10. A few parts made me want to gag, but I was kept entertained for the most part. It's only 13 episodes, so yeah, it's pretty short. Still, if you see it, and have complaints over the plot of the story, that's you and a lot of people.