sometimes I'm reminded that Mahoromatic wasn't just something I fever dreamed up

a gainax anime about a cute robot maid who has zany fanservice antics for 25 out of 26 episodes

but also has a limited operation reactor that can't be replaced for some reason

so every wacky episode ends with a black screen saying TIME UNTIL MAHORO STOPS FUNCTIONING: 72 DAYS

slowly counting down until the ten year timeskip in the finale

after which the earnest young boy who was the useless protagonist is now an elite cyborg hunter who fights with a lightsaber

gainax would really just do anything

Wacky fanservice goofing around but with the Spawn gimmick

"Mahoro's new weapon is a chest-mounted missile launcher that's extremely powerful but can only be activated by shouting 'booby missiles'. Remember, death is inevitable"

The series follows Mahoro, a female android former soldier who, driven by guilt from her actions during her combat days, decides to dedicate the rest of her life to serving the son of her late commander as a maid. incredible

Hold up is roboco a parody of this specifically

is violet evergarden an anti-parody of mahoromatic

Mahoromatic is a parody of Violet Evergarden that came out 16 years before the material it's parodying