Maniattemasu
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is a manga series by Morinaga Ai. As with all of Ai's stories Maniattemasu is a twist on a traditional theme.
She's in her first year of high school, and is sold to the Ichinokura family to pay off her family's debt. Her parents disappear soon afterwards using a tuna vessel as their escape craft. She is terribly scatterbrained, always forgetting everyone's names, fighting with Masamune's cat Ran and generally causing havoc and mayhem in whatever she attempts to do, even though she has the most honourable intentions.
Masamune Ichinokura
The eldest son of the Ichinokura family in his third year of high school. Immediately takes a dislike to Homare, and only loves his cat.
Housui Ichinokura
The second eldest son of the Ichinokura family in his second year of high school. Gets extremely frustrated having to repeatedly correct Homare for calling him Houshi (meaning Monk).
Sonichi Ichinokura
The youngest son of the Ichinokura family in his second year of junior high school. Of the three brothers he has the least enmity towards Homare.
, in Poland by Waneko
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Plot
Due to her father bankrupting their family, Homare, is essentially sold to the Ichinokura family. Once taken in by them her sense of duty encourages her to work as their maid with hilarious consequences. Her main obstacle is winning over the three sons of the Ichinokura family.Characters
Homare HokunoShe's in her first year of high school, and is sold to the Ichinokura family to pay off her family's debt. Her parents disappear soon afterwards using a tuna vessel as their escape craft. She is terribly scatterbrained, always forgetting everyone's names, fighting with Masamune's cat Ran and generally causing havoc and mayhem in whatever she attempts to do, even though she has the most honourable intentions.
Masamune Ichinokura
The eldest son of the Ichinokura family in his third year of high school. Immediately takes a dislike to Homare, and only loves his cat.
Housui Ichinokura
The second eldest son of the Ichinokura family in his second year of high school. Gets extremely frustrated having to repeatedly correct Homare for calling him Houshi (meaning Monk).
Sonichi Ichinokura
The youngest son of the Ichinokura family in his second year of junior high school. Of the three brothers he has the least enmity towards Homare.
International release
Maniattemasu was licensed for international release in a number of languages and regions. It was published in Spain by Planeta DeAgostiniPlaneta DeAgostini
Planeta DeAgostini is a Spanish-Italian publisher and a subsidiary of Grupo Planeta specializing in collectable books, sold in pieces, periodically through newsstands. It has its headquarters in Barcelona....
, in Poland by Waneko
Waneko
Waneko is a Polish manga publisher, located in Warszawa, Poland. The founders of Waneko are Aleksandra Watanuki, Martyna Taniguchi and Kenichiro Watanuki.-Manga:*Cat Shit One*Cześć, Michael!...
, and in Germany by Carlsen
Carlsen Verlag
Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish publishing house which in turn belongs to the Swedish media company Bonnier. The branch was founded on 25 April 1953 in Hamburg. The publisher's program focuses on books for children Carlsen Verlag is a subsidiary of the homonymous Danish...
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