And all he wants to do is sing. Or swing, maybe.

For some reason this show feels over-animated to me. The art style takes a little getting used to, since I usually see it when used for scenes with a great deal of movement, when you don't have the luxury of examining every line in detail. Seeing it used for the longing stares at faces is a little unnerving.

I have no doubt that there will be a great deal of Drama in store for this show, mostly because anytime fiction deals with the Upper Crust there's going to be Drama about class responsibilities and social insecurities and all that. And yet, the fact that you can probably tell who the important female characters are by the size of their bustline is a little deflating to the inevitable angst.

The show is full of not thinking about things too much, and just going with the flow. Teppei is a little more composed than the usual flustered harem anime lead, either due to his l33t swordsmanship skills or his sideburns. Yuu is clearly the Maid Option, and it's a little early to tell whether she's the hypercompetent sort or the doormat sort (or both). Despite that, she's still the girl I'm rooting for the most, partly because I'm hoping that whatever class struggle backplot she may have will be neatly resolved by a romance.

However, I get the feeling Charlotte Hazelrink is the Chosen Girl of this anime, what with going around in a horse carriage in this day and age, as well as likely having both the largest chest and the smallest brain. Silvie gets to be the Established Fiancee Option that gets Gracefully Turned Down, after a highly-animated budget-breaking sword duel of some sort, leaving legions of Saber fans disappointed.

This is probably not a good show for me to blog, because I can't help but think of stuff like "I bet Teppei's really good with his sword, hur hur" and miss the actual plot in favour of low innuendo. Still, I'm still working my way through the current Summer 2009 season of shows, squeezing them into my very much non-copious free time, so it's probably a good fallback.