# Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory (2021)

> A homeless young man becomes the reluctant dormitory mother of a women's college residence full of unruly students.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/86975

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy
- Network: AT-X
- Cast: Misuzu Yamada, Asaki Fukuyama, Hikaru Nanjo, Ayaka Nanase, Chiaki Takahashi, Risako Murai, Yuki Yomichi
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12378990/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, risqué, comedic, flustered, lighthearted

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with viewers enjoying the comedic dormitory premise and fan service while objecting to its suggestive content and the protagonist's characterization.

## Synopsis

Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory (2021) is a Japanese animated comedy series based on a manga and aired on AT-X, a harem comedy with a slice of life edge. Down-on-his-luck Koushi Nagumo (voiced by Misuzu Yamada) goes from homelessness to the job of dormitory mother at a women's college residence known for its most unruly students. Voiced by Asaki Fukuyama as Frey, Hikaru Nanjo as Sutea Khoroya and Ayaka Nanase as Atena Saotome, the eccentric residents keep pulling him into chaos as he tries to keep a roof over his head and his sanity intact. The engine of each episode is a run of small domestic crises, romantic complications and clashing personalities inside one busy building. The series is a single ten-episode season, with each installment largely self-contained and light in plot momentum. Its tone is breezy and risqué, with fan service foregrounded and a comedic, flustered register throughout. Fans of Love Hina, Ranma and Shuffle will find a familiar mix of dormitory antics and romantic farce, though this one leans more heavily on ecchi suggestion than its peers. Reviews are mixed, with viewers divided over the fan service and the lead's whining.

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