"T-the truth is, I'm a masochist! I get pleasure when women abuse me. It feels so good that I lose myself! I'm tellin' ya it gets really bad! What do I do!? I cannot control myself at all!!!"
And there you have it, the outline of Tarou Sado, a high school freshman with a sexual masochism fetish, or whatever the hell you call it. Whatever it is, it's funny, it's catchy, and it makes Mio look absolutely sexy.
And that's how the first episode of comedy romance "MM!" started. Along comes the OP, "Help!" by Ayana Taketatsu, with a catchy beat and suitable lyrics. I found it a little interesting that there hasn't been any pantsu flashes yet, not that it matters, but it's just there have been so many camera angles that refer to pantsu, but no pantsu are to be seen, strange...anywho, based on the OP, it is implied that this series is a harem, with all the kawaii desu girls and what not, but who knows, I'm just making an educated guess.
Here we have the same guys who brought us Kanokon and Ladies versus Butlers (notice the animation similarities), XEBEC and AT-X. However, the character designer and directors are different, therefore the slight difference in animation, which I actually think looks even better than Kanokon and Ladies versus Butlers. First thing's first, I absolutely loved the character designs of both Kanokon and LvB, so I don't see why I wouldn't feel the same way about MM!. It's only the first episode and I'm already in love with the character designs AND their personalities.
Basically the entire episode we are shown Tarou being tortured, kicked, slapped, tied, being hit by baseballs, etc. while he laughs hysterically and enjoys it all. I find this quite hilarious, and the fact that Mio is trying to cure his masochism by hurting him even more just elevates the humour of the storyline to a whole new level. But Mio isn't the only person that is involved with the torturing of Tarou...cue Yuuno Arashiko, a cute purple haired girl who finds Tarou absolutely disgusting (and also doesn't mind giving him a good beating).
Seems like everything has happened in just one episode, even Tarou's sister Shizuka has a brother complex (yaay for brother complex!), and Tarou's mother has a son complex (err...yaay for son complex? Hmm...)! And what's even more amazing is that...IS THAT...AHHHHHHH I'm itching to say it, but I won't spoil the most epic scene of the first episode for anyone.
Well, that wraps up my first impression of "MM!", I must say, I didn't expect much from this series, but I got quite a pleasant surprise and a huge load of hilarious laughs out of it, so I'm going to continue covering this series. And I'm quite grateful that Ryuumaru subbed it so fast, since I just happened to have a lot of time on my hands today.
And, last but not least, COULD MIO BE A TSUNDERE!?
That's all for now, happy watching, mina! Join us next week as we cover the second episode of "MM!"
