ハンドメイド・メイ

"Hand Maid May" (ハンドメイドメイ, Hando Meido Mei) is a Japanese anime series directed by Shinichiro Kimura, with scripts by Kazuki Matsui and Jyuzo Mutsuki, and produced by TNK. The series premiered in Japan in 2000. The story revolves around Kazuya Saotome, a college student who dreams of creating a robot like Doraemon. Due to an accident, he orders a miniature robot maid named May online. May is highly emotional and very sensitive to Kazuya's preferences and needs. This anime is a comedy with harem elements and also includes a lot of fan service. The plot mainly follows Kazuya and May’s daily life and how he deals with rivals and a robotic company wanting to take May back. Later in the series, May is upgraded to life-size, and the plot incorporates elements of time travel and explores the future possibilities of cyberdolls. Originally available from Pioneer/Geneon in the United States, it is now out of print, but is planned for re-release by Discotek Media on Blu-ray Disc in 2024.