Kaichou Wa Maid Sama Anime Review: A Stereotypical Romance Yet Captivating in Whole!

When watching a romance anime, there are a lot of criteria set by different people for telling its worth. This anime has a lot of controversial opinions for this reason. People either love Maid-Sama! Or they hate it.

One of the top works by J.C. Staff, Maid-Sama! has garnered a lot of attention in the past few years for its different characters and comedic timing. This anime has many adorable moments that can capture your heart.

It was interesting to see the idea of characters who work hard and reach their desired goals to the point where everyone acknowledges their strength. The main character’s love story is the main plot line of the anime. Know more about it in our maid sama anime review.

Maid Sama Anime Review!

Title	Kaichou wa Maid-Sama
Animation Studio	J.C. Staff
Original Run	2010, April–September
Director	Hiroaki Sakurai
Manga Author	Mamiko Ikeda
Episodes	26+1(OVA)
Genre	Romance, Comedy

You’re probably wondering if it’s worth watching or not, so check out this review to make an easy decision.

Synopsis:

Misaki Ayuzawa has led a difficult life. She is an ambitious girl. She wants to improve the conditions of her school for the sake of the girls at the school. Her school, Seika High, changed recently from being an all-boys school to a co-ed school. The school is infamous for its student’s rowdy behavior. Thus, Misaki becomes the President of her school with a lot of effort.

The majority male body of the school views Misaki as a male hater. Misaki has a secret that she hopes no one will find out. Takumi Usui is the most popular boy at Seika High. He finds Misaki’s secret of being a part-time maid at a maid café. Will Usui keep her secret? Will he use the secret to threaten her?

Peculiar Characterization

The main characters, Takumi Usui, and Misaki, stand out in the show as characters with extreme strength and intelligence. Their talents make the other characters look up to them or envy them. While they are good characters, they are overly stereotypical.

The characters, such as Misaki’s mother and sister, add humor to the anime with how they live their life. The café characters make the anime more hilarious.

Exquisite Music

The different songs in the show sung by Kana Ueda and the OST sung by Saaya Mizuno have made people feel like standing up and dancing. Wataru Maeguchi is the most important songwriter of the anime.

The music in this anime is fun and exciting. “My Secret” is the top song that gets stuck in your head for some time.

Decent Animation

The animation by J.C. Staff is good for 2010, but does not stand up against the current graphics or animation. Some would even say that there are better animations seen in 2010.

There could have been more details in the animation to improve the background. I felt that the end credit scene of Usui had better animation.

A Few More Thoughts!

This anime has been hilarious throughout and does not lack comedy in any episode. There have been a few problematic scenes, such as Usui picking up Misaki’s skirt to tease her, him kissing the Vice President of the Student Council, and so on. 

The show tried to disprove the idea of “feminism” and “masculinity” being tied to gender. It does get messed up by the fact that Usui is better than Misaki.

While the anime has some troubling content when applied to real life, it can still be enjoyed as it has an adorable romance.

Spoiler: The fact that a love triangle is bought into the show is disliked by many fans. Although, it seems to work for the anime. If not for these problematic scenes and the animation, I would have given the show a 10/10.

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