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“Computer genius Kazuya accidentally orders a tiny cyberdoll May, causing chaos and debt with Cyberdyne.”
Hand Maid May
HAND MAID メイ
6.75
6,690 rank · 33,489 viewers · 40 favorites
Comedy
Romance
Sci-Fi
Ecchi
Harem
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Synopsis
Computer genius Kazuya accidentally orders a tiny cyberdoll May, causing chaos and debt with Cyberdyne.
Saotome Kazuya is a computer whiz. One day his friend Nanbara, threatens him with a computer virus. Trying to stop the virus, Kazuya ends up making a special order. May is a cyberdoll that arrives at his door a few minutes later and she is 1/6th the size of a normal person, which makes for many awkward situations. Not to mention the fact Kazuya can't even afford to keep May. Cyberdyne is not satisfied with Kazuya's non-payments and will do anything to retrieve CBD May. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
7.2
/10
What 9 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 6
σ 1.62
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.62 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 0.22
Running avg · Jun 2008 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I personally loved this anime + the OVA (For some reason it counts as episode 11) The only reason i'm giving the story a 6 is because it didn't get too dramatic until the second half of the series....”
- 7 “That is actually a good example of how you do a harem anime. Take extra hints from DearS as well. In this harem show all girls a cute, nice and likable. It is cinnamon-rolly thorough and through,...”
- 7 “This show is all about moe. The story is nothing special by any means, its mostly just one of the "day to day life" of the characters with random things happening here and there. Most of...”
Verbosity
Short · 22%
Medium · 56%
Long · 22%
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- Format 10 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 50m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2000 – Sep 2000 Summer 2000
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0295 catalog
Produced by
- Pioneer LDC Producer
- Cosmic Ray Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor
- Geneon Entertainment USA Licensor