Hee! I kind of ventured into the "Mei-chan no Shitsuji" manga too - and it is even odder, the girl is 13-years old and the butler is the same age- 20+ (YIKES!!!!) . At lest in the drama she is high-school age (17-18). I am still enjoying the drama, though - really strange (if you think about it) but it works for me for some reason, in a nice cheer-you-up way.