Mamotte Shugogetten (Protect Me, Heavenly Moon Guardian!) Review

So I recently finished Mamotte Shugogetten also known as Protect Me, Heavenly Moon Guardian. Mamotte Shugogetten initially started as manga written by Minene Sakurano. It was then adapted into a 1998 22-episode anime series by Toei Animation. Additionally there is also an 2000 8-episode OVA series known as Denshin Mamotte Shugogetten and a 2002 manga after both anime. Mamotte Shugogetten is not a very well known anime so I'm going to give it some attention. Mamotte Shugogetten bears many similarities to Oh! My Goddess. In my opinion, while I did like Mamotte Shugogetten there are a few things this anime could improve on that could make it much better. I will discuss the ending (I'm trying not to spoil it) but just in case...

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Summary
Tasuke Shichiri is an average teenager, who lives on his own due to his parents always traveling. One day Tasuke gets a package that contains an artifact from his father and from it appears Shaorin: a guardian spirit charged with protecting the person who brings her forth. A second artifact arrives which contains another spirit, Ruuan, whose job is to bring her master happiness. Unfortunately Ruuan and Shaorin are old rivals and they cause no end of trouble while vying for Tasuke's attention.

My Thoughts
Mamotte Shugogetten bears many similarities to another anime I really like known as Oh! My Goddess. How much I wish a magical girlfriend would suddenly appear for me since I've failed at finding a girlfriend in real life. While I did like the concept of the anime there were things about it that could've worked a bit "better". It had the right idea but not the right execution.

 

Characters
This is probably my biggest problem with the anime. The only two good characters that I liked were Tasuke and Shaorin but other than that most of the other characters were pretty unlikable on varying levels. And Holy S*** I really f***ing hate Ruuan, like she's one of the most obnoxious dumbest b*** I've ever watched in an anime. I mean she's stupid, annoying, inconsiderate, and doesn't take responsibility for her own actions and essentially ruined most of the anime for me. Ruuan is pretty much the perverted grown lady who is attracted to underage males which I've seen so much it is not even funny anymore. (I have these same thoughts on ecchi scenes) The other characters have varying levels of annoying, some I can understand and sympathize with more, others not so much.

Ending/Follow Up
While the ending wasn't completely bad this was another example where the script writers thought it was a good idea to make it "funny". I've explained this in My Endings Rant. You don't want to make the ending funny you want to make it good. I would've strongly preferred if Tasuke and Shaorin became an official couple and kissed or something because it was so obvious they were in love. What they could've done is make a movie sequel to show the story and characters progressing forward or some kind of update on the story which is what Oh! My Goddess did which is the reason I liked that anime better.

My Conclusion
I would give Mamotte Shugogetten 4/5 stars or an 8/10 score it had the right idea but didn't carry out a good execution. It's not a bad anime I think it does deserve more attention but would've been better if it weren't for most of the characters and the ending. If you are a fan of magical romantic comedy anime and you want to give it a try then go ahead and watch Mamotte Shugogetten.