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I go back and forth in my opinion of Hanaukyo Maids Tai: La Verite. First, let me begin by saying that I'm a fan of both the Hanaukyo Maids manga and the Studio MOE anime. I started out disliking the series, as it changed the personalities of many of the characters for the worse, and the storys were just repeats of those in the earlier series. I came very close to dropping it.

Then, two things happened. The first is that I got volumes 2 and 3 of the manga, so I realized that the thing was that the character's personalities in La Verite are those they have in the later manga. So it's not total mischaracterization, but rather a lack of seeing them evolve. The other thing is that they did the "Blue Silent Bell" arc, which is the best part of the manga.

Unfortunately, La Verite ends rather abruptly, without resolving much. It was also a mixed bag in terms of episodes throughout the series. The animation also didn't appeal to me, feeling somewhat sloppy.

I'll call this an okay series, especially for fans of the larger work. I do reccomend the "Blue Silent Bell" arc, but you might as well just pick up the manga.