Mei's Butler
2009 1 season · 10 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Mei's Butler

メイちゃんの執事

Synopsis

メイちゃんの執事

The story revolves around a young woman named Mei, who was rescued as a young girl by someone calling himself her "butler." With only a vague memory, though, the experience seems like just a dream. But one day, after her parents' accidental death, he appears: Rihito comes from a line of outstanding butlers, and he has been appointed to serve her! Now her ordinary life has completely flipped, as she discovers that she's actually the heiress to a fortune, and is forced to transfer to St. Lucia Girls' Academy, where all the students have butlers! As a result, her childhood friend Kento decides to enroll in a butler school so that he can stay close to her.

Also On Fuji TV

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The 2008–2010 Japan Window

Mei's Butler holds position #240 of 386 Japan seriess in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mei's Butler premiered alongside 123 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 123 other Japan seriess in 2009.

The 2154th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

15
Reviews
25th
Review-volume percentile
9th
Popularity percentile

15 audience reviews — more than 25% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 9th percentile among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
January 13, 2009
Last Air Date
March 17, 2009
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
10 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 7.7 hours

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,178 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,040 of 1,411 (top 74%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 10
Release DateJanuary 13, 2009

Questions Answered

Who created Mei's Butler?

Mei's Butler was created by Hiroyuki Gotō, Dai Ōta.

When did Mei's Butler end?

Mei's Butler finished its run with its final episode airing on March 17, 2009.

Where did Mei's Butler air?

Mei's Butler aired on Fuji TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.