Майко 2010: Манга және Аниме Сериясы

Japanese manga series

Maico 2010 is a manga series by Toshimitsu Shimizu which ran in Young King from 1997 to 1998. The manga was adapted to an anime television series on WOWOW that ran from April 6, 1998 to September 28 of that year titled Android Announcer Maico 2010 (アンドロイド・アナ MAICO 2010) as part of the Anime Complex omnibus show. The series was published in English by ComicsOne. ComicsOne rated the series as "Suggested 17Up."

Maico is Japan's newest radio DJ. When she is not working, she must stave off assassins, crazed fans and a couple of office workers as well. She believes she was created just to be the perfect DJ. What she does not know is that she is really a sexdroid — a robot specifically designed for sexual intercourse. However, her creator Otari Masudamasu wanted her to be as close to human as possible and not a sex toy. Maico has never had sexual intercourse and is shy at times. She constantly learns about love and matters of the heart. She later meets another sexdroid Rei, Masudamasu's first android, who is designed to be like her late sister. After saving her from her evil controllers, who only used her to try to destroy Maico and as a sex toy, she and Maico become crime fighting DJs called Cherry Bombs. The anime version differs from the manga, with less sexual themes, and no crime fighting involved. Also, there is no mention of her being a sexdroid, and Rei is never introduced.

Allen Divers of Anime News Network said that Maico 2010 is "a nice little romantic comedy with a bit of action and back story through in to create a potential richer storyline" and "well drawn [artwork] accompanied by smooth writing, leading to an easily understandable and entertaining story." Divers said that Maico 2010's English translation "shows a lot of care, fitting smoothly with the action of the characters." The English version of the comic was flipped to the left to right format to fit the direction of the English language; while flipping can expose flaws in the artwork, Divers said that the English volumes did not reveal any flaws.