Mei chan no shitsuji

My J Drama for the summer and June. I ranked it a B drama, second last to Honey and Clover. I learnt a lot from this drama. Funny how considering it's only ranked B while the others were all As except for Honey and Clover.

Mei chan no shitsuji can be translated as Mei chan's butler. Through research, I learned that it is from a manga, but I suspect the entire plot was changed a lot. Anyway, I have never read the manga before so I can't comment on that. But anyhow, here goes:

Shinonome Mei(Eikura Nana) lives happily with her parents selling udons for a living - until her parents passed away in an accident. Suddenly, she discovers that she is actually from a wealthy family, she has a S rank butler, Shibata Rihito(Mizushima Hiro) serving her and she is enrolled in the prestigious St Lucia Academy to learn how to be a lady. You may think waahhhh so fairytale like...it's always like that anyway in dramas. So she went there unwillingly and her classmates aren't too happy with her anyway. She dresses poorly and does not have the slightest lady like look on her at all. Not to mention, our top antagonist, Lucia-sama who is secretly plotting to rid Mei from the school. Right from the start, you get a feeling that our heroine is going to be in deep trouble. How will she fare and thrive in this new desolate environment, without any friends?

No fears, we have our S ranked butler, Rihito who does his best to guide and protect his lady. LOL....the  plot is there but it wasn't up to my expectations. The fight between Rihito and Kento for example, was meant to be emotionally serious but I can't help but to let out a chuckle. It was poorly acted out, with no suspense at all!!! Come on, the guys don't look like the fighting type to begin with. Rihito is the standard anime prettyboy type, goodlooking with a skinny body. Definitely not the macho type. Kento is like a rash schoolboy going head first into fights. Still, it was great just recognising the actors from HanaKimi.

Rihito(Hiro) is Nanba Minami from Hanakimi. Nebucchi is Masao from Hanakimi. Izumi is Hibari from Hanakimi. Shinobu is Mayama from Honey and Clover. I learn that the twin butlers are going to be the Hitachiin twins in Ouran. It's been like a drama where I wish I can be like the heroine, fitting in the school and making good friends with everyone. Idealistic I know, but one can always dream, no?

A post on the upcoming J drama Ouran High School Host Club! http://pixyl.tumblr.com/post/5791788356/ouran-high-school-host-club-drama-update