Misaki Ayuzawa is a unique phenomenon within Seika High School. In a predominantly male institution, she became the first-ever female student council president through her honesty and diligence. Ever since Misaki got promoted to the position, she has been working tirelessly to ensure a better school life for all girls. Despite that, Misaki is very strict with the boys, which has earned her the title "Demon President."
One day, after hearing a girl cry in the hallway, Misaki encounters Takumi Usui—the most popular boy in the school—as he rejects a love confession. Enraged at what she is seeing, Misaki reprimands him for making the girl cry. However, Usui is indifferent and brushes it off as nothing.
Unexpectedly, Misaki soon runs into Usui again, but this time when she is working at a maid cafe! Embarrassed that someone has found out about her secret occupation, Misaki promises herself not to let Usui destroy her reputation. However, the mysterious boy now begins to visit the same cafe regularly to observe and tease Misaki. When push comes to shove, will Usui still be able to keep the president's secret?
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Skadi
When news of this year's new shows began surfacing, Kaichou wa Maid-sama was near the top of the ones I was looking forward to most. I had read a little of the manga and always found it to be funny. Last year had featured a pretty good run of romance anime and this looked poised to continue that run. Despite the series' fabulous artwork and a lot of great comedy, it is unfortunately a bit of a disappointment. The premise behind Maid-sama has an initially interesting hook. Misaki Ayuzawa is the newly elected student council president at a mostly male high school.She is strict and violent in protection of the female students and in making it a place friendlier to girls. But she has a secret that could ruin her image as the tough and unyielding class president, she works part time in a Maid Cafe to help her family with the bills. Of course this means that the ultimate alpha male at the school, Usui Takumi, will find out about her secret. Blackmail, as only shoujo can do ensues... or does it?
Thankfully the answer is no but what does follow, at least initially is a pretty fun and entertaining back and forth repartee between Misaki and Usui. Misaki is revealed to not be quite the man hating tyrant she is in school and Usui is not the cold, unfeeling ladies man either. The romantic chemistry between the two characters is quite good and builds very quickly early on. But the typical problems that plague shoujo romances soon follow. Relationship development slows to a crawl and nothing of significance happens after the first third of the series until its end. Despite this the series does end with a bang and has a very touching and satisfying conclusion which is probably the only thing that saved it from a lower overall score.
Maid-sama at its best is extremely funny and enjoyable to watch. The series' comedy is really quite good most of the time. But no amount of jokes can hide the fact that it doesn’t have any kind of story what so ever. Misaki's job at Maid Latte is mostly just a gimmick, and besides for a handful of episodes it’s totally unimportant to the plot. Basically what we get is a series of loosely connected stories with the same underlying theme. Even though they are mostly funny it gets tiring when you realize that nothing significant is ever happening. When things do finally start to get interesting between our couple, not unexpectedly a rival appears. Though he is so poorly conceived and much too late to the party to have any real significance. It was almost like someone in the production staff realized with five episodes to go that they nearly made an entire anime without a love triangle. Though despite all of this the biggest flaw is the sheer weight of supporting characters and their overall detraction to the screen time and back-story of the lead characters.
Misaki makes for a good heroine. She is quite funny walking the line between her dictator president and her submissive maid persona's. However she is a bit of your stereotypical tsundere, but it's easy to root for her. Shockingly we really don't find out all that much about her with the exception of some flashbacks of when she was a little girl (which in actuality weren't even about her). Other than learning her father had walked out on her mother and sister, leaving enormous debts and apparently they are also really poor. An aside to Misaki's family poverty though. I thought the way they portrayed her family was kind of offensive. The inside of the house is crumbling and dirty. Walls have paint peeling off them, the floor has holes in it, and their are spider webs and other cliches. Yes we get it, they're poor. Like poor people can’t keep a clean house? Besides this is completely out of character for someone as meticulous as Misaki. When you consider how fanatical she is at school about keeping things clean and orderly the very idea that she wouldn't do the same at home is totally implausible.
Usui on the other hand initially comes off as the kind of love interest I hate. Aloof, privileged, and apparently great at everything he tries he is precisely the kind of ideal man that makes shoujo romances so unbelievable. However it is pretty quickly apparent he isn't your typical leading man. You can tell he is immediately smitten with Misaki from the start and he uses this droll personality of his to push her buttons and amuse himself while at the same time bring her closer to him. I ended up liking him quite a bit. Like Misaki, his past remains as much of a mystery at the end as it was at the beginning. Especially frustrating considering the amount of time that was given to Misaki's childhood friend Shintani who basically only appeared in 4 episodes.
The supporting cast really brings down this series though. As much as I enjoyed the leads, I found the rest of the cast to be uninspired and lacking substance. The main reason for this is that there are just way too many of them. Maid-sama features nearly 30 supporting characters and they take way too much from the ones that are actually important. Even if many of them are likable and funny, they have absolutely zero depth and at best one facet to their personalities. Stories with lots of characters rarely work that well especially when the majority serve no purpose and overlap one another. Too many of them are basically identical to each other and were unnecessary. For example I know having a cross dresser is a shoujo staple but having more than one in the same anime is overkill, regardless of whether or not they both did it willingly.
The anime is well acted and I enjoyed the performances for the lead actors in particular. Though neither of them are rookies by any means, they aren’t the typical names we are used to seeing at the top of a cast either. So I enjoyed hearing some fresh voices for a change. The music is solid but unspectacular. Saya Mizuno's "My Secret" is an appropriate if kind of generic shoujo OP. Both ED songs by heidi are pretty good though and I liked them a lot more.
Artistically Maid-sama is strong. I did enjoy the character designs and the frequent use of deformed and chibi characters to complement the series comedy. The art really brings out the emotions of Misaki and Usui and is able to speak volumes about their feelings for one another even with nothing is being said. The quality of this non audible communication is one of the best I have seen in an anime.
Even though I was ultimately disappointed with this anime, it was not a complete waste of time to watch. If you enjoy Rom-Com anime then you will most likely not be sorry for watching this. The comedy is great; the romance is hit or miss.
Bryce-kun
Kaicho Wa Maid-sama, another series put in the category of typical. Plot: Typical. The main character, Misaki is your not so average shoujo lead, why? Because she is the head of the student council but also conceals and dark secret; she works in a maid cafe. Big whoop. The plot is very linear she meets the handsome, popular bishie of the school and gradually throughout the episodes romance is suppose to flourish. Slice of life is evident because of school activities, competitions, pesky, convenient love triangles and maid service to make the anime seem related to real life. There's is nothing special about the plot, if youseen other shoujos then you can predict what's going to happen next. On a side note when the words "Maid Cafe" appear, I automatically guessed more fan service than the usual. Yup, there is plenty of fan service for both sexes. Hurray.
Characters/Development:
Very static. Misaki may appear strong at first but after seeing her character I have one thing to say, Tsundere. Everything about her is "Tsundere". How she treats her fellow students with her Iron Fist. How she treats Usui harshly and then tenderly is just plain nonsensical. Did I also mention that she is poor too? Typical. Usui is definitely the worst character in the entire show. He has no flaws, everything about him is perfect and to add he's from a wealthy family. Wikipedia even says so! How is this bad? Usui stalks Misaki... and this is suppose to be sexy? He does not show any emotion, and character at all. Essentially he is a boring robot. Incredibly indistinguishable if you line up him up with other male leads. Expecting character development? Than you'll be disappointed. Side characters are quit forgettable except Hinata and Aoi. Well there's the egotistical rival of Usui, the fan-boys and Misaki's classmates/co-workers. Blah
I have a problem with people liking the series just because they think Misaki is a "strong" lead. If that's the case then why does Usui always comes to the rescue? Even when someone is harassing her, Usui seems to be there to stop it automatically.
Art/Sound:
Decent.
Enjoyment:
Mediocre. I was expecting something out of the norm since this series was so "talked" about.
Overall:
The only thing that is unique about this series is Misaki working in a Maid Cafe. Don't believe the hype.
Sylvoon
Kaichou wa Maid-sama! is far from your regular romance anime and that is EXACTLY why you'll love it. While most anime if they have a romance element tease you by implying character feelings with subtle interactions but no real physical connection such as a kiss and without spoiling much Kaichou doesn't exactly have a lot of physical connections either but it's just so bluntly put you love it. It literally defines your anime dream romance which is why you should watch Kaichou wa Maid-sama! now! Storyline; 10 While the storyline in Kaichou is not complex and the most intense thing ever you'll fall helplessly in love withevery element of it. From the comedic side-stories to the annoying childhood friend to the stubborn protagonist not admitting their feelings! There are so many elements intertwined within the story that create this bittersweet mood you can't escape.
Art/Animation Style; 9
Kaichou wa Maid-sama isn't the most recent series but it's art style definitely compares to some recent anime and I would argue effortlessly that it is really easy on the eyes. You'll find as you watch the artist do a fantastic job of really visually allowing you to follow the cute story of Kaichou!
Sound; 8
Despite not having any of my favorite songs Kaichou does bring some nice songs within it's OST that I can sit down and listen too every now and then to really relive the ever amazing experience of watching Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Now I will say I did love the main theme, and don't get that mixed up with the opening, the maid theme is super cute and plays throughout multiple parts of the series. You'll know it fully after five episodes what I'm talking about, it is just so damn catchy!
Character; 10
The characters presented in Kaichou are definitely among some of my favorites. Usui being my male role model because we share this quiet/shy nature about us that allows us to appear mysterious to women and that leads to easily teasing them! Usui you'll find is rather comical, reserved but also just out there. He fits perfectly with Misa and I definitely think you all will too!
Misa now, she is your typical yet slightly cuter Tsundere that we all fandom over! Her characteristics are rather aggressive at first but slowly over time she shows more kindness and even some extra stuff all of you romance lovers will just die over!
As you watch Kaichou you'll find between these two main characters and the perfectly fit supporting characters that you'll be left in the characters shoes on an entertaining adventure of romance, heartbreaks and much more!
Enjoyment; 9
Overall I adored Kaichou and really hope you will too! It's cute, funny and all around enjoyable! All you romance lovers I promise you won't be left dissatisfied like other shoes such as Nisekoi, you will definitely get your plateful with this anime and even some of you comedy lovers will get a certain level of laughs out of this wonderful show!
In the end I gave Kaichou wa Maid-sama a 9/10 for its dazzling ability to keep me on the edge of my seat the entire length of the series! A giant round of applies for the creators of this anime and a huge pat on the back to the author!
tehsystem
Well, let me get started on this review. Story? There is no story. There is no objective in for the plot, and the same episode plan repeats itself until the very end. It's always Misaki having trouble with something, then Usui does something incredible or they have a romantic moment where she doesn't trust him or what he feels about her. She's always worrying if people will find out she works as a maid, but there isn't drama involving this fact. You would expect to see problems involving the main character being with the popular guy in school, but nothing happens. 4/10 The art is okay.Just okay. It doesn't have anything special about it, Usui could have been drawn better, but that's just my opinion. Not much details and there is a lot of chibis in the anime for comic relief. 7/10
Sound is okay too, even though easily forgettable. Nothing special. 6/10
Characters? Well, this I feel the need to write about. The characters have absolutely no character development. We see Hinata, that only appears in the last episodes, having more character development than the protagonist! It's just absurd. There is no depth in her character, and not even in Usui's character. All we actually know about Misaki is that she is poor, has a lot of work to do, and hates boys. She's a typical tsundere. We know very little about Usui, except the fact that he is some-like a God, being perfect on everything he does. There are a lot of characters I could name here that appear almost every episode, but don't have any importance. 2/10
I'd put 4/10 on enjoyment by the fact that I had nothing else to watch.
Overall, 4/10. Characters were bad, plot was pretty bad(since there was none), and the art and sound weren't enough to compensate those both, that together are just asking for disaster. You could have a bad plot(or none) and good characters, that would probably be a good rated anime. And the other way around too, it isn't that unusual, with great plot but bad characters. When you don't have either of them, it tends to be badly rated.
hisfinalblade
Typical, nothing special, and predictable. If you are a fan of slow-paced romance stories in a high school setting, then this is for you. This is a story of a girl who's clueless that the popular & perfect guy in school likes her. Just add a bit of twist that the girl has a headstrong personality and very stubborn to admit to love. I have to say that this anime is for the kiddies and who likes to waste time with very slow character relationship development. I felt that I should have skipped 3/4 of the series and just watched the last 3 episodes where there wassense. Lots of moments of boredom, dull, irrelevant scenes that made me want to fast forward. Not to mention, there were fillers. For me, it was in the last 3 episodes that finally got interesting and exciting. Despite that, there are funny scenes and cuteness appeal to it that encouraged me to finish until the end.
20+ episodes of dragging story is just too much for me, so it's a 5. I don't recommend this anime for people who have limited time to watch and dislikes watching an episode with very small connection to the previous. Plus, the anime is incomplete and continues to the manga which leaves plenty of plot holes. Better watch Bokura ga Ita or Lovely Complex than this.
slitskin
****SPOILERS BELOW**** Shounen tropes and Shoujo tropes are always at war for the number 1 position at Anime Cringefest. Anime is very educational. Shounen tells young boys that if you spot a pair of tiddies anywhere near the diameter of your dick, this thing, for 99.9% of cases, will lack any sort of motivation or ideal other than a sole emotion called 'love' exclusive to you/your rival & remember boys, your every 'annoying' and 'get lost' = one blush which fills in half of the circumference of that thing's face. Ofcourse you're allowed to have multiple of these plushies around but it depends on your universe/genre/theextent of contact between the writer & a living female. You don't need to press any buttons, the 'Ereh' 'Sasuke-kun' 'Naruto-kun' 'Light-kun' are almost spontaneous. They're pretty handy for the day mc loses his memory or somewhere along the way, the reader/viewer forgets said MC's name for how boring he is.
Shoujo teaches young girls that it's okay for that one 'PERFECT' guy who has no personality other than being 'physically perfect', to touch you without asking & harass you whenever he feels like. It's alright for him to suddenly pull you up close and land a hickey on your waist and lift up your skirt on the second day of you seeing him and kiss you by force BECAUSE, HE'S FUCKING HOT. And because he's everybody's crush but he's paying attention to you and only to you. Don't you dare think about saying 'no' to anything he does to you! Don't you dare. And girl, don't get confused. It's not like you don't reciprocate his 'love' because, you know, YOU DON'T LOVE HIM OR ANYTHING. You're a shoujo protagonist and this guy touches you without consent and is the national crush. You will eventually love him. That's the friggin' rule.
*Slight spoilers for Yona of the Dawn.
I remember when I was watching 'Yona of the dawn', a particular scene where Hak - the main male lead (a character with a decent backstory and personality), suddenly started licking honey off Yona's hand (For extra context, they're not lovers & Yona likes someone else at that point of the story) after a jar of honey accidently fell on her hands and I remember seeing comments saying 'hot' & 'romantic' but I was grossed out as fuck at that scene. I provide this example, to show that even a good story like 'Yona of the dawn' with actual good characters starts to cower when you decide to include typical overused problematic meta-narratives exclusive to 'shoujo' or 'shounen' demographics. This particular scene was so out of character for said, 'Hak' who in the early episodes/chapters is proved to be very stoic and is shown to respect Yona and prioritize Yona's privacy. And even though he's in love with her, he would never force Yona to feel the same, right? Wrong. Yona, quickly multiply your feelings for me by a leap of 50 folds while I grab your hand and lick it without asking if it's okay because it's so romantic gooosshhh!
Many great shounen and shoujos, have regressed by 100 years, only because of the implementation of these clichès and Kaichou wa Maid-sama isn't even great to begin with. So how bad can it get?
Okay this is becoming too much of a general anime rant. Coming back exclusively to Maid-sama.
NEGATIVES :
- Usui, in the first and only season of Maid-sama is just a stalker with no personality.
- Misa is a tsundere by default and by the rules of anime, she'll fall in love with the guy after he constantly follows her for a span of 8-10 episodes.
- The chemistry is just zero. Plain Zero. They try but it's just SHALLOW.
- There are moments when something romantic SHOULD happen, provided it's tagged 'Romance' but, is instead followed by Usui being a pervert while Misaki starts pushing him away with a ripe tomato face. This same thing goes on and on and on and on and on only for Misaki to say 'You sexually harass me but I love you I guess' during the 100th repeated version.
- There's this typical love traingle guy introduced at the near end and the writer leaves no stones untouched to make it crystal clear to us that Usui is far superior to him in all sorts of 'aesthetic' aspects or that he or no other guy for that fact stands a chance in front of Usui when it comes to our Misa-chan.
FEW POSITIVES:
- That one band in the show. Bruh.
- Art is pretty crisp for something animated in the early 2000s.
- Taking out the context of 'Romance', Kaichou wa Maid-sama! is fun for the most part. Obviously most jokes don't work, but you can still sit through with a laugh every once in between, provided Takumi & Misa are not trying to make sense of their half-assed relationship.
- Supporting cast, even if not that great, some of them are quite okay, like the hypnotising guy with hoodie or the other maids at the cafe or even the idiot trio.
CONCLUSION:
If it's as a comedy, you CAN watch it but I'd recommend it only and if you are done with comedic geniuses such as Gintama and Saiki.
As a romance, a huge NO.
In all honesty, this is one of those many many MANY animes which gives it's teen veiwers the wrong message about how relationship and consent works. They tried to portray the protagonist in the light of a 'strong' woman who takes no bullshit but at the same time when she's in the vicinity of the main guy, she makes no deal about him lifting her dress. The irony lmao.
I might be being too salty for one hell of a fictional piece of work but again, I'm just tired of shoujo being ONLY about falling in love and getting turned on after being dominated or harassed. When I was 15, one the few things I was constantly worried about was if I'd get spanked by my mom for drawing a fake tattoo with a sketch pen on my arm. Anyway, don't exactly recommend it but you can watch it, it can be YOUR thing if you resemble anime's idea of a teen girl.
helur
I follow the MAL rating format; Hence 6 is a fair. However i encourage you to make judgment on the review rather than staring at my score. I would also like to state i was not a previous fan, nor am i a girl. -The maid theme is not overused. This is refreshing because when i first started watching i was afraid as to how important this detail would be. While it is a catalyst for many events it is refreshing to see other interesting situations occur totally independent of it; The arcs are not exactly unique or unpredictable, but are still rather enjoyable. -An okay comedy. Itis hard to make me laugh. However, i was surprised at the number of times I enjoyed a joke. The assortment of side characters and their quirks were implemented rather well.
-Good array of characters.
It is nice to see lots of unique characters and still not overpopulate the cast. It is able to give most of them significance, and have them all interact in many ways. However, they still remain side characters.
-Some development for each of those characters.
Many characters are given their own episode which allows us to see a small amount of growth in everyone one of them. Even without many getting their own dedication it still takes away from the main plot, and draws out the relationship much longer than need be.
-Usui is given the wrong image.
He could of been our perfect prince charming, but he is also portrayed as a giant tease. We get absolutely not development for Usui, and never learn why he is afraid of commitment and keeps his distance. Personally, I accepted this since there was no real reason to think badly of him. Yet, in the end we are able to compare him to the more sincere rivals, and I slowly grew to hate him in the later episodes. This point depends on how you feel towards your cliché cold, perfect bishounen when he is the one trying to win over Misaki's feelings.
leep11
"President of the Student Council at the almost-all-boys Seika High School, the hard-as-nails Misaki Ayuzawa works every day to make life easier on the small population of co-eds who have enrolled there. Though an unholy terror to all things male during school hours, in order to provide for her impoverished family, she secretly works after school at a maid cafe in Akihabara. However, when campus hottie Usui Takumi wanders into the restaurant during her shift, suddenly she finds her reputation in school at his mercy..." Story: Even though I finished watching Kaichou wa Maid-sama long ago, I’ve been caught up in some strange and unexpected businessthat made me postpone doing this review sooner, however better late than never. Kaichou wa Maid-sama from the moment it was announced people expected this one to be a big hit. The manga was popular way before the anime was announced, and the content that it has and the theme that it debats at the beginning surely managed to form a big fan-base in no time. What Kaichou presents is actually a simple romantic story but with a comedy aspect, sometimes well thought with very funny moments, with a tasteful humour but dragged way too long. The story centers on a high school girl named Misaki Ayuzawa. Even though she appears to be a normal high school girl, she has a big responsibility on her shoulders. Her father left her mother with a huge debt and to repay it she needed to get a job so that she can help her mother to pay the bills and to live a poor but normal life together with her younger sister Suzuna Ayuzawa. In order to cope with such a huge responsibility she had to strengthen up and become a reliable person and also an organized person. She became the student council president in a school where in the past it was an only all boys highschool but recently it got co-ed. By becoming a dictator she placed the welfare of the feminine side first so that the influence of boys may diminish. But this thing proved to be very difficult since all the time she had to do more than just her normal job. One boy in particular always proved to be very annoying since he did not do anything bad for the school nor for the teachers nor for other people but he attracts attention with his good looks and by the fact that he always rejects the proposals coming from other girls. Misaki stands firm and confronts the boy, his name is Usui Takumi. However this ends when Misaki’s secret has been exposed to Usui, he sees her when she was working part-time at a maid café, which Misaki did her best to keep it as a secret so that her reputation won’t fall. Thinking about it, since the school at that time was filled with delinquent boys, the fact that she was seen as a ruthless dictator might’ve been a stimulant so that they should stop harassing the girls, however if the secret was known by the guys they would have used it to exploit her weakness and all the thing would’ve went out of control. Nevertheless, Usui offered his help since Misaki is the kind that works too hard for other people’s sake while ignoring her own welfare, in other words a workaholic, and from this point on a strange but an imminent love relationship begins. One thing makes this show so popular, and that is the comedy aspect that I mentioned at the beginning. While the beginning of this show seemed to be a bit more serious, what is about to come are some big waves of laughter and shocking scenes (shocking not in a negative way). The romantic plot moves in slow motion but it surely develops mainly because Usui always hanged around Misaki, when she needed or not. How will their relationship develop and will Misaki be able to accept Usui and his own feelings in the end? What about her own feelings, will she notice them and accept them? I guess we all know the answers since this show does not seem like a melodrama to end in a dramatic way but the one thing that I was kinda disappointed in, was that they needed over 26 episodes so that they can reach a damn conclusion, when this could’ve been ended much earlier with room for more development. Nevertheless, Kaichou wa Maid-sama is not a show to be overlooked that easily, since it provides what fans look for mostly.
Animation and Sound: When we speak about a studio like J.C. Staff (Ai Yori Aoshi, Azumanga Daioh, Hatsukoi Limited, Kimikiss Pure Rouge, Tsukihime, Nodame Cantabile, Shakugan no Shana, Zero no Tsukaima, Toradora, etc) we speak about good animation quality, design and directing. Even though this studio has a long history with both good shows, average and bad shows I have to admit that they did their best when it comes to animation issues and Kaichou is yet another example. Somehow this studio has a tendency to adapt romantic shows (with the romance aspect being in the center or as a side aspect is really not important) rather than mindless shounen shows which is another reason why they managed to impress. As for the sound, pretty much forgettable, the soundtracks are so shoujo~ish that it makes you sometimes burst into flames and quickly overlook them, however the only good point about this show regarding sound issues are the background sound where we can see several improvements. As for voice acting, it was pretty good even though there aren’t so many popular names among the cast, Misaki being voiced by Ayumi Fujimura (Kara no Kyoukai, Hatsukoi Limited, Kaze no Stigma, Letter Bee, Shinrei Tantei Yakumo, etc) and Usui being voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto best known for his role Asu no Yoichi and To Aru Majutsu no Index.
Characters: Character wise I was once again impressed. Misaki surely has a very interesting personality, a ruthless dictator at school, a kind person around the other female students, a hardworking one when it comes to both school and family issues, she places the welfare of others in front of her own. However the only person which she can’t handle very well and her true self is revealed is of course Usui. He does not have a bad influence around her but somehow he is always around whenever she needs help. By pulling several pranks he managed to see more moods and reactions from Misaki and without knowing a true and strong relationship develops, which Usui does not try to deny while Misaki strongly tries to keep her feelings locked inside, catalogating Usui as a perverted alien whenever he pulls a prank against her and makes her feel embarrassed. As for the other characters, even though they have a less important role to play in this show they help in building the relationship between Misaki and Usui while they are also developed and not left behind.
Overall: Kaichou wa Maid-sama has everything a good show should have. Though sometimes drama is the aspect that makes a romantic show more spicy, for this one it did not need it since the comedy aspect of it did a great job. I admit that I prefer romantic dramas over romantic comedies but this was up until I encountered this show. I hope for a second season of this show.
punkertz
a cool guy....a beautiful girl a simple yet interesting plot...... ingredients in making a good romantic comedy sometimes all it takes to attract viewers are just simple and common things. the story is simple, a school setting a a crush between two opposing characters that have their own individual flaws. capitalizing on the cuteness of the "maid cafe" culture made the series appealing to the "typical" anime fan. its not unique but still interesting, sometimes common scenarios can still works i like a strong female character, the director did a good job in creating the heroin to be a strong yet cute girl. the supporting characters does notstand out a lot but still contributed to make the series interesting and added a few laugh. the love triangle that the author try to insert in the series is very weak maybe it was because the character is not interesting enough compared to the hero, i think the best phrase to describe him is not very."threatening"
the jokes are a bit cheesy but still funny
sometimes you just wanna watch something light and easy to understand, this is one of the anime you should choose for that kind of mood.
poptart-sama
Quite possibly the most pathetic anime I've had the misfortune to experience. The only reason I continued to watch the whole series was out of sheer disbelieve that it couldn't get any worse, yet every episode kept proving me wrong. Story: 1 Your typical cookie-cutter anime overflowing with terribly overused cliches, except this particular show somehow is lazier than its thousands of look-a-like anime shows. There is NOTHING interesting going on: your typical anime rom-com featuring beautiful characters in a high school environment finding themselves involved in "wacky anime antics" with a minute or two at the very end of each episode of forced sentimentality to trickthe viewer into thinking that the show has a heart. Watching a brick tumble around in a washing machine is more emotionally investing than anything Maid-sama can hope to conjure up. A major proponent to this ugly story is the characters, which I will get into next.
Characters: 1
If you were to replace all the characters of the show with cardboard cutouts of retired NASCAR drivers, then nothing of value would be changed in the slightest. The characters in Maid-sama are easily some of the most dense, unmotivated, and inorganic I've ever witnessed in any anime. The female MC has a jaded view of all men, believing that they are all perverted scumbags, while the male MC, the run-of-the-mill cool guy who always has his hands in his pockets and his eyes half closed, is trying to convince her that guys are nothing to be scared of. Now, this might make for a good story, if it weren't for the fact that literally every guy in town IS a perverted scumbag. Every episode has a token scene of a group of guys sexually harassing a girl/girls at school, the female MC intervening, then the male MC making some unabashedly rude/insulting remark to irritate her, just generally being a terrible human being, yet because he's the MC, she always lets it slide, allowing him to abuse her emotions and sometimes her private space (in one episode he follows her into a back alley and directly pulls up her skirt to look at her panties. She calls him a "baka" and continues on normally). In one episode, the female MC is closing up shop alone at the maid cafe (her workplace), when she suddenly gets abducted, bound and gagged, and threatened at taser-point by two guys who give off some veeeeery unsettling sexual assault innuendos. She manages to break free and beat up her abducters, and walks away from the incident. The male MC, who was watching the scene unfold, tells her that she has to be more "tolerant" of men like them, or else people will start to hate her. AND THEN SHE BEGINS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM. Because that's what real people do, right? These characters are totally believable, right?
Art/Sound: 1
Just as any canned anime, the art is unoriginal and the music is your typical rom-com soundtrack made to fill the episode with more noise, in addition to the mind-numbing voice acting. Nothing really else to say here, because there's nothing to look at or listen to.
Enjoyment: 1
No.
Conclusion:
The fact that so many people like this anime says a lot about the non-existent standards of the anime viewer base as well as the nosedive that the anime industry is taking right now. Cookie-cutter schlock that is shoveled out in droves every season in order to meet quota, yet since the frequent anime viewers' concept of what makes a good story is so saturated with the utterly lazy plot lines, the cardboard cutout characters shown in EVERY anime, and the complete absence of any real creativity leads them to believe that shows like Maid-sama are not complete audio/visual abominations.
mylovelyfate
I've been searching for a romantic comedy anime to watch recently, and I was flooded with suggestions for Kaichou wa Maid-Sama. I've tried to watch this series before, but gave up after the first episode because it wasn't really an anime that titillated my brain. But yesterday I gave it a second go, and since I'm not in school until September, I finished it in a day. So, here's my review for the critically acclaimed Maid-sama! Story: 6. There's really not much interesting about this story. It's enough to keep the viewer interested, but it's nothing spectacular. I didn't appreciate the filler episodes seeing as this isa measly 26 episode series. the story was definitely missing the umph factor, but as I said before, it's enough to keep the viewer interested.
Art: 8
The art is enjoyable and easy on the eyes. Chibi animation isn't usually my thing, but I didn't mind it whenever it popped up in this anime. The character design was nice as well. The thing that I didn't appreciate about the art was that sometimes it was just so damn cheesy. The 'embrace' scenes usually made me laugh and cringe with the amount of cheese. It could have done without the overly flowery backgrounds, wind ruffling the characters' hair when they were inside, and slow motion. Another thing that made my eyes roll was the slow pan on Usui every time he was introduced in the episode. Okay. We get it -- he's attractive. Stop reminding us.
Sound: 6
I think that this is one of the first anime where I haven't listened to more than 5 seconds of the ED. There was nothing there for me. And maybe it's because I watched the episodes on repeat, but the OP wasn't doing it for me either. It was annoying after the third time of hearing it, and since I couldn't fast forward it without my screen buffering I muted my computer until it was over. I usually like the OP and ED. As a matter of fact, there was no way that I -- even once -- got tired of the Lovely Complex and Death Note first OP & ED's. They had a good sound, and great corresponding images. But with Maid-Sama, it was pretty much Usui trying to look hot. AGAIN. *RAGEFACE FUUUUU*. I didn't mind the score in the anime, though. A lot of the time it went unnoticed, which I saw as a good thing.
Characters: 7
I'm constantly confused with my feelings with these characters. One minute, I love them and the next minute they annoy me. I was definitely up and down with Misaki. I appreciated her dedication and her hard work, but sometimes she was just un-rightfully a bitch. On top of that, she acted clueless when it came to Usui a lot of the time, which annoyed me. I did like her relationships between her girlfriends, though. Because no matter what, she'd do anything for them, and I thought that was nice. Usui I spent most of the anime impartial about. I liked his witty sexual humour, but there was no character development with him. The writer tried way too hard to make him a mysterious character. It was plain annoying. A thing that truly annoyed me about Usui was that he was constantly at Misaki's beck and call. I'm sorry, I don't need realism in an anime, but his 'being there right in the nick of time' was wholly ridiculous. He was such a stalker, and he didn't let Misaki do anything without his guidance. I can't count the amount of times that he has been just waiting for her, saving her, or eavesdropping on her. For someone who was supposedly the most popular guy ever, he REALLY needed a life. Some arcs in the story would have been way more interesting if he wasn't there to stop the progression. The only thing that Usui's got going for him besides his looks, is that he's got a playful personality. I enjoyed a lot of the secondary characters in this anime because they were, a lot of the time, more interesting. My favorite secondary character was Hanata. He actually had a real personality and feelings. He was funny, but dedicated. Out of Usui and Hanata, Hanata is certainly the more desirable one in my opinion, but opinions differ.
Enjoyment: 7
I think the fact that I finished this anime in a day says something. It's entertaining enough to watch from beginning to end. The humour is sometimes fresh, and the story was fun for the most part. There were a few episodes that I forced myself through, and a few episodes where I couldn't stop watching. I like these types of anime, so it was easy to get through, but it's certainly not anything spectacular. A lot of the arcs could have been better done, but they were enjoyable none the less. My biggest annoyance with this anime was certainly the amount of cheesiness in certain episodes. Certainly eye-rolling worthy.
Overall: 7
If you want a nice rom/ com anime to watch, I recommend this anime. It's certainly not the best in the genre, but it's certainly not the worst either. I enjoyed it, it just wasn't my favorite. If you want a truly great rom/ com high school anime Lovely Complex is one that does it right, and Maid-sama is one that does it well. Pick your poison. Hope I helped!
milnivek
After a series of pretty depressing animes (Hoshi no Koe, Byousoku 5 Centimetres), I decided to pick up something light and fun in a school setting and thought that this series looked promising. As a guy, my only other experience with Shoujo anime has been Ouran High School Host Club (OHSHC), which was really funny and enjoyable, so I thought to give it another go. The plot of this anime is pretty straightforward as can be seen from the synopsis. Right from the get-go we already know who the 2 main characters are and how this is going to end, so the only interesting part isin HOW we get there, i.e. the characters and their romantic/comedic interactions have to be tight.
The female lead, Ayuzawa Misaki, is refreshingly strong-willed, independent and decisive, totally unlike the simpering, useless female leads we get in the Shounen genre. Importantly, we see that although she has all these positive qualities, she's gotten to where she is through lots of hard work, study and training. This makes her easily likeable.
Unfortunately, this does not hold true for the male lead. Usui is (and this is what the anime tells us) the most handsome guy in school, the smartest, the best at every sport he tries his hand at (when he tries, because he doesn't actually belong in any clubs) and rich. Basically he doesn't put in any effort into anything but is still the best at everything. The character is poorly developed because there is no revelation of any flaws/weaknesses, his background, or his motivation (I still don't know why he decided to randomly chase Misaki!). He's just an enigmatic, perfect, rich kid. (I also found him to be an insufferably smug SOB who was borderline stalker-ish and overly possessive, but that might be personal bias). To me, this is unacceptable because the anime was 27 episodes long - more than sufficient to devote 1 or 2 episodes to develop him. In comparison, OHSHC with a harem of 6 guys managed to develop each one's personality, strengths and weaknesses in 26 episodes.
The rest of the supporting cast was well fleshed out which made them interesting characters in their own right, from the cross dressing shota to the former delinquent boss to the childhood friend. Each of them got an episode to flesh out their personalities, which again makes me wonder why Usui didn't get any such development. This could be a flaw from the source manga and may not be the fault of the anime, but is a flaw nonetheless.
In fact, from the mid-point of the series, I started dreading the moments when the main pairing would get together in a romantic sequence. I also ended up rooting for the 'love rival' who appeared towards the end of the series even though I knew it wouldn't work out. This was when I realised that the 'romance', the whole premise on which this series is founded, had fallen flat for me, mainly on the weakness of Usui's character.
Comedy wise, the tone was pretty light and pretty enjoyable throughout. I quite enjoyed Usui's teasing of Misaki and her flustered reactions. The art was also top notch, which made it that much easier to finish a series in which I was unable to make any personal investment. Although I have rated it a 6, I try and use the whole spectrum of grades, so it is still above average and watchable. Just don't have too high an expectation for a good romance, for the reasons I have stated above.
RapGeneral
I got this anime recommended as a romance. Given the focus of the anime, it is obvious its most heavy side is romance. But to be honest, thats one of the worst romances i have ever watched. Here is why: Story - 3: Where should I behin with? When I started watching it, it was all fine and interesting, I would say even fun. That was till episode 6. After that the story became repetetive, one tease after another, useless scenes as those with the 3 guys, which didnt even have the slithest mean of comedy. Just useless at all. The story is not connected atall, just some random events happening.
You would think that the main thing would be the relationship between the two main characters? Wrong. All its happening in the whole anime could be seen trough 1-6 episodes. The whole story is about how Misaki realises she loves Usui.
Art - 6: The art is somewhat decent, I really like how Misaki is drawn, but I guess this style of characters is not mine. I could say this is the best part of the anime.
Sound - 2: Most of the time I didnt even realise there was sound, the Opening is annoying as fuck and i try to skip it ASAP. The best song would be the one they play at 'happy' moments, but after a while it gets annoying.
Characters - 2: Basically no depth at the characters. Tho thats the good sides. All the relationships between the characters are bullshit, there is no progress, no depth at all. The characters that we had in the begining are the same as in the end. The only stuff that caught my eyes were the student's oppinion of the president. But I though i watched a romance? Where is the focus going? The romance side starts to get annoying at some point, given the progress stops at episode 6, only annoying teases occur, with both weakly said tsundere characters. Or 'endure' as they call themselfs. Thats not even funny. Is this teaser or romance anime?
Enjoyment - 4: After the first culmination in episode 6 I though: Yes! They will become couple, have sweet moments, then marry or smth, with ofcourse the respectful problems and plot twists, ending in the second, bigger culmination in the end (with marriage or smth). But since the characters dont become couple (?) the anime gets back in the state of episode 1. There is no surprise or interest factors, since you have seen all. Oddly enough, there is second culmination at the end, being what the first one should have been. This anime could be describen with a diagram going up, then sharply down, and after 20 episodes it goes up again. With every single episode i my wish to continue the anime dropped.
Overall - 3: As I said in the previous paragraph, i am greatly disappointed in the anime. Just a dry, streightforward ploth with nothing happening, supposed to be relationship advance, but insread shit stick filled with unfunny moments. We dont even see a couple in such anime. To be honest, such a plot would have been great with other story on top, maybe being some kind of action-fantasy plot, which would take the focus off the romance. And the romance would occur every now and then, gradually advancing the relationship. Such animes which manage to do so are real masterworks, since you are happy to see the characters together, but thats not the only thing happening and you dont get bored. Such anime is Bakuman. Imagine it with only romance, and the manga drawing side be just as a secondary plot which is shown every now and then as a progress with just any regular hobby? That would just be total newbiework. Just as this anime. Dont waste your time - thats 10 hours.
miwars
"I’ll come to save you as much as you want. I’ll make you fall for me as much as you wish." Usui Takumi. Kaichou wa Maid-sama is certainly one of the best Shojo ever made. The plotline may look classic at the first glance, but the story captivates your attention without delay, and soon enough, you will realize the uniqueness of the story. Misaki is the president of her high school's council, and works in a maid cafe because of her family debts. She is a strong, capable and caring protagonist, but also a feminist that looks down on men. She has to meet Usui Takumi,the handsome, popular and genius guy who looks utterly annoyed all the time, but who will take a special interest in her after finding out she works as a maid. Takumi is not your classic bishounen, he speaks his mind all the time, can say/do very weird things, but still looks adorable, and his chibi version is way too endearing. His nickname is the perverted alien, which is quite fitting. The tension between Misaki and Takumi keeps building with every passing day which makes the anime thrilling and heartwarming. The humour in Kaichou wa Maid-sama is terribly effective, the supporting characters are well portrayed, and the whole atmosphere of this masterpiece will make you smile often. The animation is beautiful, the voice actors are brilliant, especially Okamoto Nobuhiko, the soundtrack is sweet, and the second ending song absolutely addictive. A must see for every fan of Shojo animes.
A 10 out of 10.
27lily
Kaichou Wa Maid Sama - I picked up this series because I heard a lot of compliments about it being one of the best romance anime ever. Well, to be honest, I disagree. It's not one of the best romance anime I have ever watched and to call it the best is an overstatement. Story: 6/10 Basically, it's about a man-hating high school president who works part time in a maid cafe and tries her best to not let her secret leak out as it will ruin her reputation as a high school president. However, one fateful day, her secret is found out by Usui Takumi, thehottest guy in school.
The plot seems pretty interesting although cliche. But as the series progress, the whole maid thing seemed like it was all just a "line" to attract viewers - like me.
Misaki as a maid didn't even seem important in the series - the series was quite jumbled up and I don't even know if there's a story behind it.
What bugged me the most was Shintani - Misaki's childhood friend who appeared out of a sudden in the last 4 episodes - I mean why on earth does it has to be in the last 4 episodes?
Basically, the story has lots of unsolved parts like Usui's mysterious background - why is he living alone huh with a cat? What happened to Shintani? :O So how does the maid thing goes? Did the school find out about it?
If they weren't planning on doing another season of Kaichou Wa Maid Sama, then they should have omit all these "missing" parts. But IF there is a second season, I rest my case.
Art: 7/10
Before I watched Kaichou Wa Maid Sama, I was watching Sugar Sugar Rune and I know it's pretty biased to do this but I just had to compare Sugar Sugar Rune's art with Kaichou wa Maid Sama although they are two completely different series.
The background art in Kaichou wa Maid Sama was......decent. I thought it wasn't very detailed and to put it simply, it's unattractive. The characters are alright- lots of chibi art and that makes it really cute :D
Sound: 7/10
OP song is catchy although I'm not a big fan of the ending songs D: They were a bit too rock-ish for me..
Character: 7/10
I think the main reason why so many people loved Kaichou Wa Maid Sama and regard it as one of the best romance anime is because they either
A) Find Usui cute
Trust me, if you fell in love with an anime character, you would love that anime to death - I've been there.
B) Wishes there was someone like Usui
I'm put off by Usui's personality. Damn! Is he perfect or is he PERFECT? There are absolutely no flaws in him. He can fight, he's handsome, hot, smart, sporty and everything you want in a perfect guy. But that's why I dislike him.
In reality, there is no guy like that and I do wish Usui had some kind of flaws...(Wearing glasses is not a flaw) HAHAHAHA I did see Usui wearing glasses in some episodes - is he really short sighted or what? Was he wearing contact lenses all these while?
Okay, bear with me, I'm just curious :P
However, I do like Misaki. She's hardworking, stubborn and strong and let's not forget, she does has some flaws which is why I rated the character part a 7 out of 10.
The supporting characters made the series more lively and interesting but to be honest, they were quite useless in all 26 episodes. There weren't much character development till the end of the series and I thought that the ending was really, really awful.
It was rushed and it's a mix of all 25 episodes crumbled up into 1 last episode - episode 26. That's what I have to say about episode 26.
Misaki's feelings for Usui was so CONFUSING! I don't even know if she likes him or what...she may like him all of a sudden in this episode and then hate him all of a sudden in another episode - it's just so messy.
Enjoyment: 7/10
It was funny and enjoyable if it's in a "Slice of life" category but as one of the best romance anime? NEVER.
To put in in "One of the best romance anime" is simply an offence to all romance anime lovers.
Romance series should leave you happy, warm and fluffy inside - and make you go "Awwwwwwwwwwwwww"
Kaichou wa Maid Sama didn't really leave me warm and happy inside...it just made me go...."WTFFFFFF" cause the series are quite unexpected.
It was alright overall.
So I shall rate it a 6/10.
Thanks for reading ^_^
Rusafa
This is my first review so bear with me ^^" Story(4 decent) Well for starter where is the story, where is the actual plot of thing? The the point of the anime is the PLOT! But sadly I can't seem to find it. The only reason I gave it a 4 is because this anime is excusable as it is suppose to be a slice of life/ romance and most romance animes don't have a plot. But this one seemed like the mangaka only wanted to draw a couple of fluffy sences revolving around two people and accidently forgot to add a plot. Oops. For meanime needs to me up hook to it and actually have SOME surprises even if its the teeny tiniest portion. But I never even have to guess cause I already saw through the entire season in ep 1. Well other than that I would liek to ask a queston, does misaki being a maid have anything to do with anything whatsoever? The only part it did play is people not finding out about it, and let me tell you it is a minor part. The only other reason is that the plot needed fillers. Loads of it. But in conclusion the anime could have ened in 3 or less eps. Also this anime is suppose to be relaxing but I can give a similie more sutiable: boring. Yea exactly.
Art(3 poor) The only character desing style I liked was aoi's boy form. The rest it just ....weird. Misaki's maid outfit is blah, her hair is blah, her eyes are too big, the sparkly and shiny background around make my eyes water(srsly tho), oh yea and all those people who saw usui has no flaw, I beg to differ, he has one flaw. He is not good-looking. Well at least not in my taste. I don't like bishonens like him. Well I do like some but usui is not someone I would date if I was in anime land. But my main problem with the art is that its too shiny I prefre classic ones (e.g. Pandora Hearts, Gosick).
Sound(5 Mdicore) Squeaky voices. Nuff said. Annoying ops and eds.
Characters(2 Dreadful) I didn't like one chracter not one. Misaki is the most annoying person I have everrrrrrrrrrrr seen. Ugh annoying annoying annoying. Tsundere? I don't think so, she is just like I said before- annoying. Everytime she speaks it gets on my nerves. She just has two facial expressions : trying to be cool, and being embarresed.Strong female lead? Go watch higurashi no koro naku ni, and you'll see how scary girls can get.Next usui. I don't have any opinion of him. To me he is just a character that is as good as not existing at all. Every other character has no point in this anime.
Enjoyment(5 Mdicore) I gave it a five because I have seen way worse animes, way worse so I thought it was fair to give it an average, cause thats what this anime was, average.
Overall 5, I am not saying this anime is horrible, just boring, I didn't find it interesting, but then again I watched it right after Pandora Hearts so it should be a surprise. My advice, watch it if you want to, don't watch it if you don't want to.
Cornholio77
I just have to make a review about this one. It's my all-time favourite Comedy/Romance and never laughed so hard. Several times. I have lost count how many times I've seen this Anime... Story: 6 The story may lack, but it is the Comedy that lift this series to the top. We have Misaki Ayuzawa and Usui Takumi, and it mostly revolves around them. The supporting characters does play parts with the 2 main char, but this is a rom/com where you can clearly already see the ending. But It's not the ending that's the best, it's the way there to the ending. The story itself, I think is good.It's funny, it has good variations, I never got bored. What people could think the series lack is something bigger, something even more dramatic and more conflicts involving the supporting characters.
This is nothing you will see from the Main Guy perspective, since the story right from the beginning, you can see that Usui has no interest in any other girl. But you will see some other guys being interested in Misaki. And Misaki responds. This is for you to see ;)
Manga is continuing, and I am hoping for a Second Season. This Anime does not end at episode 26. Story actually is as greatest at the last 4-6 episodes.
This is all about your own taste and what you like. This is Com/Rom on it's very best. If you don't like seeing romantic conflicts, teasing girls, cool guys, perverted guys, struggling girls (girl), funny jokes and display of love. Then you wont like this. Simple as that.
I give it a 6 on Story. The story could have huge improvements. But series like this are good for it's comedy and drama, not particular it's story develop.
Art: 8
The art is fantastic. It's a good standard Anime Look were the Age the character are, does actually match how they look.
The art displays good use of Chibi in it's comedy, which is super funny. I think this is the best display of Chibi comedy ever.
Backgrounds are good detailed, supporting characters have not been wasted and do look good.
What could have been better is ofc more shading and details. But a well worth 9.
Sound: 9
Kaichou wa Maid-sama only have 1 opening theme, tho the Ending Theme changes.
The opening is very good. The lyrics is all about the series and is very good. The song itself has a unique and sweet sound to it, making it very easily to remember. I promise you that. My brain switches on like when a Dog is shown Candy when I hear the Opening.
The Endings are good as-well, but you never watch them really.
The background music to fit the specific moment are great. Usui Takumi also performs with music in this series, and it is Beautiful. It's reaches the heart, and is so sweet music to my ears.
Sound is given a 9. I have not found anything anyone or bad with the sound parts at all.
Character: 8
Usui Takumi is a pervert who likes Maids, Maids Cosplay, different kind of dresses on Maids and so on.
It is not known if he liked Maids before he saw that Misaki was a part-time working maid. I believe no, he did not. ;P
He is on my favourite list for a number of specific reasons.
I love his attitude, his humor, his /careface are just hilarious. At the same time he displays careface, he is very carefree. He likes to just chill out and focus doing the thing he likes most. Which you haft to see for yourself ;)
He is the best (in sports) and most attractive guy in the school with top grades. Which is funny cuz you always see him slacking. What makes this character so epic, is that he only has 1 interest.
Misaki Ayuzawa is a hard working, plain looking, VERY hard working girl. She is forced to work hard for her family, and she want to do her best and display her best. She cares for all, but it's hard to care for bunch of perverts in your school when you are the Student Council President. And the school is about 80-90% male.
It is a well created character and different from what I've ever seen. Usually it' sweet looking, pure hearted, innocent girls. Not here mate. Here we got a real women who works hard.
The supportive characters do have their traits, but this is what the series lacks in Character which effects the story. The supportive characters are actually very often involved, but not much in a deep matter. That comes more in the few last episodes. It's at least the same amount of time with supportive char, as with the 2 mains alone.
But I would give it a 10 for this. But for a more general opinion analysing the series. It's an 8 even tho supportive char could have been improved for it's 8. Mains are so good it deserves 8, and the supportive are included a lot.
This is rom/com, so its supposed to be focused on mains!
Enjoyment: 10
As said, this is my favourite!
My personal opinions why I think this series is freaking wicked epic.
The comedy matches my humour so well. I love teasing girls, show off a more "cool" side and this series displays it.
The series develops in the relationship all the time which a Romance should do, and that is practically the story. So technically the story deserved better rating because the relationship development between the 2 main is all but boring, tedious, hideous and lame. It's wonderful, it's Originality at is best and so unique Romance Story.
Overall: 9
I give it a 9 in overall. Sure the story in general (Compared to other animes in all genres) it's not the expected Story development you would see. But it's all about taste, and as said before. This is ROMANCE, the story should be rated accordingly to how the supportive char are involved and the relationships development. Which is great here. But story is 6, because you could amp it up with a lot. But then it would prob have added genre to it.
Characters, Sound, Art is all superb. I enjoyed it full 10, and it's my all-time favourite.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes Romance or Comedy. If you don't like Romance, then you would not like this. If you don't like this specific humour in the comedy, then you wont like it as well.
It's just how it is. We all have our tastes. The kind of humour is explained in the story section.
I would love to receive feedback to make my reviews better and more helpful to everyone!
Cheers folks
Animelover820
You won't find many people who watch/read Kaichou wa Maid-Sama that don't like it. If so, they're either (a) a guy, (b) not a shoujo fan, or (c) cray cray. (No offense to anyone and if you are a guy and you like it, kudos to you man! You rock; let's be friends :D) Story 9/10 Maid-Sama is a VERY entertaining romantic comedy that is enjoyable throughout consistently. The only thing I wish that it had was a little more fluidity regarding plot. The storyline just follows the life of Ayuzawa Misaki, a headstrong and sometimes devilish-looking girl, who absolutely hates men with a passion and becamethe first female student council president in her once all-boys high school. Hence, the title of this anime Kaichou wa Maid-Sama (The President is a Maid) Her hatred of men originates from her supposed abandonment by her father towards her, her sister Setsuna, and her mother, who struggle with poverty often, leading our heroine to work at a maid café doing easy labor for a more generous payroll. One day, Usui Takumi discovers her secret and the plot continues on from there following the development of her romance with Usui and her daily trials as the President and a maid.
Overall a nice story that I thoroughly enjoyed as a hopeless romantic.
Art 9.5/10
Very comfortable to look at overall, with a blemishes here and there.
Sound 10/10
I have nothing to complain about, so a 10 it is!
Character 10/10
I loved the individuality of each character and how their personality traits were easily expressed by physical features (ex. Sakura, curly hair= very bubbly and happy personality)
The strength and hardworking personality of Misaki is amazing and very admirable and it is entertaining to see how she handles her roles as both Maid and President.
Usui. Oh Usui, how can you NOT love him? Good at everything he does, Misaki's competitor/future lover, good-looking (even in glasses!) Cat lover, weird, and as described by Misa: "a perverted alien from the planet Phermos." (XD)
Enjoyment 10/10
LOVED IT. SO HILARIOUS.
Overall 10/10
No need to say anything more.
whylime
TL;DR Maid-Sama is absolutely terrible. It's so bad it's funny, and the awful dub really doesn't help. But should you watch it? Absolutely! I can guarantee a fun time. L;DR I debated about what rating to give this show for quite a while. Let me make myself clear- This show is not good. It's bad. It's really bad. Which is strange, because generally I'm a sucker for these kinds of trashy shojo shows. But something about Maid-Sama... WARNING: REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! WHAT'S GOOD? The good things first. Maid-Sama has pretty alright animation and the art isn't bad. Each frame is pretty and the layouts and storyboarding is decent. The musicisn't terrible either. From this standpoint- the technical one- Maid-Sama has a lot of promise. But does it deliver? Well... no...
From my perspective, having not read the manga, the anime adaptation- where it takes its liberties- isn't bad. I think the source material is just what's terrible. I'm not too sure, but I did try and read the manga at some point before and couldn't get past the first chapter. You'll have no problem with this anime.
I also found Maid-Sama to be pretty funny. Not just the funny-because-its-bad, but some of the intended comedic moments were pretty funny. The show seemed very self-aware and made a lot of jokes using this premise.
SO THEN... WHAT'S BAD?
First things first- I had to watch the entire twenty-six episodes dubbed. Usually I watch subs but when I went to watch this on Netflix, there was no subtitles... at all. As I cannot speak or comprehend Japanese, I was forced to put up with the dub. I say terrible, because it's not exactly a good dub. Yes, good dubs exist, don't @ me, but this wasn't one of them. It grows on you eventually- and whoever played Usui did an excellent job- but that's all I have to say on that matter.
THE "ROMANCE": I'm going to be real, the relationship between Misa and Usui is definitely not healthy. He's completely and utterly possessive and she's just... a wreck, I guess. There's supposed to be a lot of romantic tension between them and I just don't see it. I honestly cared more about whatever was going on between Kano and Yukimura than I did about the main couple. It was just boring, predictable, and straightforward.
THE CHARACTERS: Usui is a weird possessive jerk, Misa is an annoying crybaby, and everyone else is some stereotype or trope. Nothing in this show is left up to surprise. I wish we had gotten more info about Usui's background and past, or whatever, but honestly you could probably guess whatever and have a really close chance of being right. Like I said, this show aint subtle.
THE "STORY": It started off with an interesting premise... until this show just pumps up the drama. I mean really pumps up the drama. Homegirl gets assaulted multiple times, kidnapped like twice, had maybe seven boys fall in love with her... All the while fitting in every single possible cliche. The first few episodes in particular had me rolling on the floor laughing with just how bad they were. Oh no, we have a crossdresser, an assaulting guy, a rich kid school, a sad backstory. Some of the situations in this show are laughably improbable. At one point Usui quite literally jumps off the roof of the school. If I had a drink for every time Usui gets hurt in a stupid way because Misa keeps falling over or something and he wants to save her, then I would be drunk enough to think this is a good show. At least the ending was semi-conclusive. That's all I can give about the story.
IT'S PREDICTABLE: Not a single event happened in this anime that surprised me. I can say with confidence that I predicted everything, right down to some of the situations and dialogue. There was absolutely nothing shocking- not even Aoi's big boy reveal shook me as it was obvious the moment he walked in. And this show doesn't have enough absurdity to pull off the cliches (sort of like how Ouran does.)
SO... WHY SHOULD YOU WATCH THIS?
I still firmly believe that no matter how bad something is, as long as you have a good, memorable time consuming it, then you still have the right to like it. So in that way, I guess I like Maid-Sama. That was a really fun nine hours. Sure, it's not a good show, but it's a good time- and I'd like a lot of people to experience it. And who knows? You might like it!
