Yuria is a robot, built to be a sex slave by Doctor Akiba. (The latter is being played for goofy comedy, but it's still disturbing to see his obsession with making sex slaves.) Anyway, Yuria decides that Doctor Akiba is a weirdo and going looking for another master! She finds Shunsuke Kubo... but unfortunately he has a fiancee and isn't interested in random sex!

I've read the manga this is based on. That's explosive and kind of brilliant in how far it pushes its comedy, but also a bit terrifying. This film doesn't even come close. I don't dislike it and you'd definitely have to tone down certain aspects of the source material in a live action film, but it's still a bit half-arsed. The acting's not great, the scenes don't pop and I wouldn't particularly recommend the movie.

That said, though, it also had things I liked. The comedy has its moments, e.g. when Yuria's been fellating Shunsuke and is about to proceed to full penetration when his boss opens the door and wanders in. Yes, I laughed. He's asking if his inflatable sex doll's arrived. Shunsuke responds by claiming that Yuria's his sister (not improving the situation, mate) and that they'd been practicing pro-wrestling.

I was also surprised by Doctor Akiba's full frontal reaction to finding Yuria in his lecture theatre, including a chase through campus with a black blob over his manhood.

I even warmed up to Yuria herself. Fujii Shelly's not very good in the early scenes, but the narrative helps her once the plot's developed. When Shunsuke's fiancee appears, Yuria accepts her and is happy to see the pair trying to consummate their relationship. She's not jealous. She even helps them, in a weird threesome where the happy couple haven't realised that someone else is assisting, then quietly slips away. Afterwards, the scene where she's talking to a discarded sex doll is quite good. She then ends up back in Doctor Akiba's laboratory and the plot gets more serious.

This film is inconsistent, but could have been far worse. It improves. I don't understand the happy ending and the script doesn't even try to explain it, but I'm happy that things are working out for our protagonists. They're thoroughly likeable, with Yuria always trying to do the right thing and Shunsuke being too generous and trusting. Giving out a spare key to his room? He hardly knew her then. His altruism was dangerous since she was a complete stranger (and he was getting nothing from it, not even sex since he was avoiding taking advantage). Even Shunsuke's fiancee proves nicer and more trusting than you'd expect.

Shijimi (whom I like) gets a cameo role as a TV character. Its writer/director is Hideo Jojo, who's built his career on tits-and-arse rubbish but has also made some good sex comedies (e.g. Rinko Eighteen). I still prefer the manga, but this film has good bits and definitely isn't a dead loss.

YURIA = "What's my mission? World peace?"

DOCTOR AKIBA = "Something like that."