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Friday, January 26, 2018

Manga Review: Maid-sama!, Volume 17 & 18, by Hiro Fujiwara


Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)
Release Date: August 2017
Volumes: 18.
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1&2. 15&16.

Goodreads Synopsis:

A 2-in-1 edition of the romantic-comedy series where a student council president secretly works at a maid café!

As if being student council president of a predominantly male high school isn’t hard enough, Misaki Ayuzawa has a major secret—she works at a maid café after school! How is she supposed to keep her image of being ultra smart, strong and overachieving intact once school heartthrob Takumi Usui discovers her double life?!

Misaki undergoes strict training on how to become a lady before visiting Usui in England! Later, she decides to apply to a highly selective university… With everyone heading down different paths toward the future, will Misaki and Usui be able to find happiness together?

Review:

In the first half, we get to see the conclusion to all of Misaki's practice. She's still working up to being on par with Usui's family, and then she finally gets to go see him. It's a bit of a mess, and an embarrassment for some, and rather dramatic. Misaki and Usui have to make a statement, and still struggle to be accepted. Because they don't really fit in with Usui's family, and it's a bit questionable whether they want to.
In the second half, we get back to normal, and get to draw everything to a close. Usui deals with his family how he wants. Misaki is studying hard for school, and finally has to deal with her maid secret. I actually kind of forgot about that being a big secret, up until it's pointed out again. There's a lot of super hotness between Misa and Usui. Thankfully, there's also some scenes between Suzuna and Hinata, because I would have been upset if that was left open. I quite like Suzuna, and wish there had been more shown between them. (Sadly, nothing between Kanou and Yukimura, though the hints are hilarious. Seriously, I'd be all over a yaoi spin-off of them, and I usually don't care for that. We do get to see Aoi all grown up, though, and he's a hottie.)
This was a very satisfying ending to this series. I'm so glad we finally got to see it, and I'm happy with it, overall. It would be nice to see another of her series.


 A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

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