Mechanical Marie

Also known as: Kikaijikake no Marie, 機械じかけのマリー, Mechanically Marie, Kikaiji Kake no Marii, Kikai Jikake no Marie, Kikai Jikake no Marii, 기계 인간 마리, Mechanical Marie – Mein Hausmädchen ist (k)ein Roboter!

by Aki Akimoto

He was a boy. She was a robot. Well...not really. In all actuality, Marie is completely, totally, 100 percent human, but because her strange new employer seemingly despises humans, the powers-that-be are paying a handsome sum for her to pretend she's the latest and greatest android while protecting said eccentric master from the seemingly endless attempts on his life. Which is fine, but they forgot to mention one tiny seemingly insignificant detail-this dude absolutely dotes on inanimate objects like Marie can't believe. She's not sure what will kill her first, the assassins or his affections...? (Source: Yen Press) Note: Began as a one-shot published in the May 2020 issue of LaLa on March 24, 2020. A three-chapter series ran from the August to October 2020 issues. They were collected and released as Volume 1, as the extended serialization continued in the January 2021 issue of LaLa on November 24, 2020. Chapter count includes three special chapters.