{"product_id":"mahoromatic-automatic-maiden-something-more-beautiful-dvd","title":"Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden ~Something More Beautiful~ DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife in the Misato household has settled into something resembling a routine. Mahoro cooks, cleans, and politely but firmly confiscates Suguru's adult magazines. Suguru goes to school, hangs out with his friends, and tries not to think too hard about the countdown on Mahoro's remaining days. Then a new android girl appears — clumsy, anemic, and watching the house from the shadows. Her name is Minawa, and she has been sent by a third organization called the Management to gather intelligence on Mahoro. The plan immediately falls apart when Mahoro discovers her, takes pity on her, adopts her as a little sister, and enrolls her as a maid-in-training. Minawa, who has been promised a heart in exchange for her mission and cannot understand why she cries, begins to discover that the thing she was promised may already be present. Meanwhile, Management is not the only threat on the horizon — SAINT has not abandoned its interest in Mahoro, VESPER's own calculations are growing increasingly grim, and the days on Mahoro's timer continue to count down toward the ending that the series has been quietly building toward since its first episode. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMahoromatic: Something More Beautiful is the 14-episode second season of Mahoromatic, once again produced jointly by Gainax and Shaft and directed by Shouji Saeki, airing on BS-i from September 2002 through January 2003. The season expands the emotional and dramatic scope of the first series considerably — the introduction of Minawa gives the story a new emotional center, and the three-way conflict between VESPER, SAINT, and the Management raises the stakes while the domestic comedy continues as warmly as before. The season's final episodes deliver the culmination that Mahoromatic has been earning across both seasons, and remain among the most discussed endings in early 2000s anime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in North America by Geneon Entertainment across three DVD volumes between August and December 2003; later reissued by ADV Films \/ Sentai Filmworks as Collection 2, which includes all 14 episodes plus the Summer Special OVA. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Shouji Saeki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Manga:\u003c\/b\u003e Bow Ditama \u0026amp; Bunjuro Nakayama (serialized in Comic Gum, Wani Books)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharacter Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazuhiro Takamura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e Gainax \/ Shaft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Toshio Masuda (Naruto, Flame of Recca)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpening Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"I Can't Stop\" by Ayako Kawasumi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnding Theme:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Mahoro de MAMBO No. 2\" by Triomatic \u0026amp; Minawa \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Cast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Ayako Kawasumi as Mahoro Andou (Great Dangaioh, Pilot Candidate, AD Police)\u003cbr\u003e• Atsushi Kisaichi as Suguru Misato\u003cbr\u003e• Ai Shimizu as Minawa\u003cbr\u003e• Takehito Koyasu as Minato Hokaze (Slayers, Escaflowne, Gate Keepers, Z.O.E. Dolores I)\u003cbr\u003e• Unsho Ishizuka as Feldlance (éX-Driver, Z.O.E. Dolores I)\u003cbr\u003e• Hiroyuki Yamaga as Ryuga (Gainax founder) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnglish Dub Cast (Geneon Entertainment):\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Bridget Hoffman as Mahoro Andou\u003cbr\u003e• Richard Cansino as Suguru Misato\u003cbr\u003e• Lara Jill Miller as Minawa\u003cbr\u003e• Mona Marshall as Miyuki Shikijo\u003cbr\u003e• Steve Blum as Feldlance (Cowboy Bebop, Trigun)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Features\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Full Color Art Gallery\u003cbr\u003e• Non-Credit Opening \u0026amp; Ending Animations\u003cbr\u003e• Promo Videos \u0026amp; TV Commercials\u003cbr\u003e• Geneon Entertainment Previews \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e English \u0026amp; Japanese Audio, English Subtitles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e まほろまてぃっく〜もっと美しいもの (Mahoromatikku: Motto Utsukushii Mono)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~350 Minutes (Complete Season 2, 14 Episodes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Shouji Saeki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDVD Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2003 (U.S. Release, Geneon Entertainment, 3 Volumes); ADV Films \/ Sentai Filmworks Collection 2 reissue includes Summer Special\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginal Broadcast Date (Japan):\u003c\/b\u003e September 26, 2002 – January 16, 2003 (BS-i)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Geneon Entertainment (Pioneer)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e 16+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region 1 (U.S. \/ Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Sci-Fi, Comedy, Romance, Action\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Android Maid, New Android Sister, Three-Way Faction War, Countdown to Shutdown, Emotionally Devastating Finale \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Owned","offers":[{"title":"V1: Maid in Training (EP 1-4)","offer_id":42487690133589,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"V2: Hectic Holidays (EP 5-9)","offer_id":42487690166357,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"V3: All Goods Things… (EP 10-14) FINAL","offer_id":42487690199125,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/244C291F-F15E-42F7-AD0E-7FD431596C46.jpg?v=1780262212","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/mahoromatic-automatic-maiden-something-more-beautiful-dvd","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}