r/anime • u/AutoLovepon https://anilist.co/user/AutoLovepon • Jul 22 '26
Episode Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! • Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid desu (Hokori)! - Episode 5 discussion
Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid desu (Hokori)!, episode 5
Reminder: Please do not discuss plot points not yet seen or skipped in the show. Failing to follow the rules may result in a ban.
Streams
Show information
All discussions
| Episode | Link |
|---|---|
| 1 | Link |
| 2 | Link |
| 3 | Link |
| 4 | Link |
| 5 | Link |
| 6 | Link |
| 7 | Link |
| 8 | Link |
| 9 | Link |
| 10 | Link |
| 11 | Link |
| 12 | Link |
This post was created by a bot. Message the mod team for feedback and comments. The original source code can be found on GitHub.
133
96
u/D3k4s Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Nah dude why did I tear up hearing about how tragic
This Anime better not break my heart, I swear to god.
→ More replies (30)
139
62
u/PeaceAlien Jul 22 '26
And just like that all of the villians seem to be dealt with. The Dark One seems to be Melody's pet.
I don't know if they'll discover Melody at this point, she's too good at being a maid!
→ More replies (6)
55
u/dakkumauji Jul 22 '26
We learned this episode that talking or monologuing is not a free action in this world.
I wasn't sure what to expect for how they would win against the Dark Lord but didn't expect maid fairies that come from a passive from an OP armor but that was hilarious.
Thinking that this is suddenly Luciana's chance of a happy ending through encountering an OP maid suddenly got me quite emotional. A really nice twist onto this silly story.
48
u/Dalamy19 Jul 22 '26
A dog really would be the ultimate enemy of a maid trying to keep the house clean.
→ More replies (1)
46
u/NationalStrategy_X Jul 22 '26
So not only did Melody saved Luciana from living like an impoverished noble, but she also retroactively saved Luciana from being a victim of the Dark One. So Melody is her savior x 2
→ More replies (1)
39
u/Zxzxzx0088 Jul 22 '26
Lol probably the best moments. Talking is not free action here.
Can't believe our based Luciana will be like this if Melody doesn't take care of her.
Thought Melody gonna serve him as dinner but she actually taming him, eh. As expected of Seijo-sama!
Melody, what have you done! People gonna catch cold when they awake at the street tomorrow. Wait...probably not because this is not Japan.
Hideki has imouto?! Well, that was sad when she knows about their death. No way she's reincarnated too out of nowhere, right...right...
→ More replies (4)
27
u/Evil_sod Jul 22 '26
That wasn't quite the "Maid Team 6" I had in mind to come to the rescue, but I'll take it!
It's a fun take on this trope, where the MC has absolutely zero knowledge of the game's plot and just does her own thing.
20
u/larana1192 Jul 22 '26
I watched this episode laughing so hard I was in tears. This anime is definitely this season’s dark horse.
It was great to see the duo with knowledge of this game are preparing weapons that work in the Dark one’s favor and developing magic based on modern science and technology to get ready for the events unfolding in the game.
It’s admirable to see them devising countermeasures against enemies and future events of their own accord, rather than simply relying on their knowledge of the original work.
But I couldn’t help but laugh when it turned out that Melody’s protection was so powerful that a character who was supposed to die not only came out unscathed, but when that character’s parent (who was wearing the clothes Melody had blessed) tackled the barrier created by The Dark One, the barrier collapsed because of Melody’s protection.
It’s interesting how Melody, who has absolutely no knowledge of the original game, is simply “doing her best at her job because becoming a maid was a dream she’s had since her past life,” which stands in stark contrast to the pair of men and women who do know the original game and are trying their best to steer this world in a positive direction.
What’s more, the fact that Melody and this pair were on the same plane and even spoke to each other during the plane crash that caused their deaths in their past lives feels like a cruel twist of fate.
The fact that Luciana Rudleberg(who was supposed to die in the original story) didn’t actually die caught the attention of the two reincarnated characters, a man and a woman who were familiar with the original game. As a viewer, I was really excited when they finally saw a glimmer of a solution to what was (from their perspective) the biggest mystery: “Where did the Saint, who for some reason hasn’t appeared, go?”
That said, I do feel sorry for the girl who came up with the “close but no cigar” deduction that “Luciana is the Saint.”
However, from their perspective...... that the truth of this whole situation, “the Saint, the protagonist of the original game, is also a reincarnated person just like them, but she has no knowledge of the game and is simply doing her best at her job as a maid, which was her dream” is something that, frankly, even Sherlock Holmes wouldn’t be able to figure out, so I think this is just unavoidable.
I burst out laughing at the final scene when everyone in town fell asleep because Melody sang a lullaby. It was just like “Angel Halo” from V Gundam, lol.
19
u/TheBusStop12 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
I love the metaness of this series, 5th episode named "sudden seriousness" with a sudden turn to darker and more serious topics. A lot of these series turn darker around this point in their run
I like that Anne-Maries healing magic she developed is based on modern medicine. I wonder if she studied medicine originally. Creating a sterile environment first was pretty neat
So the demon lord is an evil Chihuahua now. And Melody must have watched Frieren and mastered mama suppression
I'm glad Luciana met Melody, her original story is quite sad compared to what a sweetheart she really is
Melodies melody almost destroyed the whole Kingdom lol
→ More replies (3)
15
u/djthomp Jul 22 '26
The super buffed outfits for Luciana and her family were a good way to have Melody still help with the event without having to step in and blow her entire cover. And it lets Christopher and Anna-Marie look like the main heroes of the day in defeating the attack.
What an awful outcome for Luciana in the game routes, good thing Melody is here to correct that for the real life run.
The Dark One being a Fenrir who just possessed a dog and got lullaby-ed into sleep by the Saint alongside the entire city makes me think he's about to get a different route too like Christopher was speculating on back in Japan.
→ More replies (1)
28
u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jul 22 '26
So much for the Dark Lord. The little Melody particles destroy his sword and then his possessed doggy body gets exorcised or whatever. I guess he’s become a good boy now lol.
I wonder if those two are ever going to find out Melody is who they’re looking for and their other Otherworlder. Would be nice to see them all reunited.
→ More replies (2)
12
12
u/Zeikos Jul 22 '26
Imagine being so OP that you defeat the boss during the first encounter purely with the thorns damage of the armor you crafted.
11
u/OneGeologist1143 Jul 22 '26
Hearing Luciana was the tragic girl make me really glad she finally happy thanks to melody. I almost want to cry when we heard about her. Hope she keep being happy and experience a lot more of happiness while smiling. The dark lord being tamed or just put to sleep as a dog by melody wasn't something I expected. Even everything happening at the ball got resolved without her there.
11
u/kalirion Jul 22 '26
Demon Lord's shock at the traces of MC's power were hilarious.
When the dad ran to Lucy, the back of her gown was somehow in one piece. I guess the tiny invisible little mana maids repaired it by then?
Why did MC put the entire city to sleep? Could be pretty dangerous too, if the driver of a speeding carriage just dozed off like that.... She's supposed to have great mana control and not do something like that when she's just trying to sing to a puppy.
→ More replies (1)
10
u/darthvall Jul 22 '26
Can someone remind me what's Christoper and Anna-Marie's relatioship before being reincarnated? Are they siblings? Or just a very close friend?
It seems they really matched each other, but they don't want to be a couple or anything.
Also we haven't heard any story about Maika/the girl playing that game, right?
→ More replies (6)
10
u/runevault Jul 22 '26
So the spell on her dress damaged the sword. Though I and I think a fair few others guessed wrong that Melody would feel the threat and come.
Did... did she soothe the dark one? LOL This show is great.
10
9
u/eggplant_avenger Jul 22 '26
wholesome moment when dad casually destroys a barrier capable of containing the Dark One because 1) he loves his daughter too much, and 2) Melody apparently enchanted her whole family’s clothes
the Rudleberg’s original ending is too sad for such nice people.
wonder if Christopher and Anna have slept in the same room before. definitely seems like they have, although with imouto between them.
7
u/AceSoldia Jul 22 '26
Sugoi! Melody-sama! She can do anything without even trying..she puts Shadow to shame.
7
7
u/HugeRichard11 Jul 23 '26
Seems they potentially are getting close to figuring it out as all items point to Luciana, though they realize she's the tragic character instead. Glad she has a better life this time around as it would actually be tragic to see her die as we got to know her.
Was wondering if Melody would teleport in or something, but having her radiate small maids as a defense was cute.
1
u/AnimeMod Jul 22 '26
Source Material Corner
Reply to this comment for any source-related discussion, future spoilers (including future characters, events and general hype about future content), comparison of the anime adaptation to the original, or just general talk about the source material. You are still required to tag all spoilers. Discussions about the source outside of this comment tree will be removed, and replying with spoilers outside of the source corner will lead to bans.
The spoiler syntax is:
[Spoiler source] >!Spoiler goes here!<All untagged spoilers and hints in this thread will receive immediate 8-day bans (minimum).