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Apr 5, 2010 4:12 PM

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I couldn't help but seeing how similar it is to Special A while watching this episode... I'll stick with it for a while and see what happens.
Apr 5, 2010 5:41 PM

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Okay, I can't say I hate it, but I can't say I loved it either. I still have high expectations for it. I mean, it's only the first episode. Lots of times first episodes are total crap.

The biggest thing that got me was the artwork. I mean, what was up with that sketchy background??? The sketchiness of it all reminded very painfully of Nabari no Ou. I mean, just compare the two of of the backgrounds!!!
Because of that, the artwork of the characters wasn't a great as it could have been. They stood out too much. Usui-kun doesn't look as....how to say....sharp. Never does Misaki. They don't have that roughly done feel to them anymore.

Wasn't the story line fast though?? I mean, that's already three or more chapters worth. I think -___-
Apr 6, 2010 1:35 AM

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Some of my thoughts on the first episode.
I felt it was a bit fast paced. But that could be a plus. We'll see as the story continues.
I'm quite disappointed in the animation. I felt like they could have done a better job at drawing the characters and background.
Usui is definitely hotter in the manga but during the first few seconds of the ED, Usui was looking hellllla sexy ;]
I'm not that pumped about the OP song. The ED was a little better.
Anyways, I'll keep watching this series since i really like the manga :D

Edit: The OP has grown on me. But it's still not amazing. You know?
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Apr 6, 2010 4:23 AM

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Better than I thought, the characters are cliche but funny in their own way, especially tsundere Misaki. I'm gonna give it a few more episodes.
Apr 6, 2010 4:57 AM

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Jacut said:
JC Staff know perfectly what they're doing.
At least not an action show.

As for the episode, not too bad but nothing really standout either. And the background image is just damn horrible. Hopefully I won't see something that just keeping repeat endlessly during the whole series.


"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie."
Apr 6, 2010 6:27 AM
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Misaki is what is making me watch this show. And so far, its pretty good.
Apr 6, 2010 10:57 AM

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fluxin42 said:

Wasn't the story line fast though?? I mean, that's already three or more chapters worth. I think -___-


You'll probably find it hard to believe but that was only the first chapter of the manga :D [with some extra to it :P]





What I just realized now is the three idiots' part in this...

I really hope I missed something and we'll be seeing more of them ^^




Apr 6, 2010 3:56 PM

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I find it similar to His and Her Circumstances but I like their characters better. can't wait for the 2nd episode
Apr 6, 2010 6:15 PM

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Great episode :D Love Misaki and Usui <3 Haven't read manga but will do :p
How frequently do episodes come out?
"If it's your wish, I will follow you everywhere, Even if your throne crumbles, And your shiny crown turns to rust, Even if the bodies pile up endlessly, Above the bottomless pile corpses, Beside you as you lie softly down, I will be.....Until i hear the words "check Mate." ♥
Apr 6, 2010 8:27 PM

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The animation (beside the characters) is hurting my eyes ... I'll give it another episode (see if I can adapt to it) ... else ... drop
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Apr 7, 2010 12:12 AM
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I'm actually quite disappointed in the animation and the sound. I disliked Usui's voice. I mean Okamoto Nobuhiko is a great voice actor, but I feel he doesn't suit the role of Usui. I don't know...I'm really disappointed, but because this is one of my favourite mangas, I decided I'll watch until the end. Maybe it'll get better :)
Apr 7, 2010 1:41 AM

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What animation are you people complaining about? Is a romantic series it's not like it has action scenes or anything. Really the movement was just fine for the job it needed to do.
Apr 7, 2010 1:57 AM

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diamond9393anda said:
fluxin42 said:

What I just realized now is the three idiots' part in this...

I really hope I missed something and we'll be seeing more of them ^^

Yeah, I was wondering about that, too. Hopefully they'll be used like that in later episodes.
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Apr 7, 2010 2:23 AM

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Monad said:
What animation are you people complaining about? Is a romantic series it's not like it has action scenes or anything. Really the movement was just fine for the job it needed to do.
Like kaminakun said, everything beside characters is just bad.


"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie."
Apr 7, 2010 2:34 AM
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I liked it, its cute =3
Apr 7, 2010 5:48 AM

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Monad said:
What animation are you people complaining about? Is a romantic series it's not like it has action scenes or anything. Really the movement was just fine for the job it needed to do.
I'm guessing it's the art that they're thinking of. The animation was fine.
Apr 7, 2010 7:00 AM

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stAtic91 said:
Monad said:
What animation are you people complaining about? Is a romantic series it's not like it has action scenes or anything. Really the movement was just fine for the job it needed to do.
I'm guessing it's the art that they're thinking of. The animation was fine.


Well then, people really need to sit there asses down and learn the difference between artwork and animation because it's getting annoying.
Apr 7, 2010 5:18 PM

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It was good.
Apr 8, 2010 12:33 AM

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Monad said:
stAtic91 said:
Monad said:
What animation are you people complaining about? Is a romantic series it's not like it has action scenes or anything. Really the movement was just fine for the job it needed to do.
I'm guessing it's the art that they're thinking of. The animation was fine.


Well then, people really need to sit there asses down and learn the difference between artwork and animation because it's getting annoying.
I'm totally with you here.
Apr 8, 2010 6:00 AM

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I like misa chan and usui kun voice! It matched with their personality
Apr 8, 2010 9:39 AM

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Hmmm I liked the manga better but its still somewhat amusing..

hopefully it keeps up
Apr 8, 2010 12:03 PM

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cute episode x3 Looks like a good shoujo series

and the ED is hawt. I approve >:D
Apr 8, 2010 6:04 PM

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hmm I think im going to enjoy but, i'm not hopeful this series will me anything special,
Apr 8, 2010 9:47 PM

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Somewhat disappointed the character art, but i loved the backgrounds, i dunno why, it had a nice feeling over it.

Anyway, not a bad adaption, i will continue to watch it.
Apr 8, 2010 10:48 PM

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Geez, what's with people complaining about art? Yes, Usui was more better looking in the manga but they did a good job on animating Misaki. I thought it was even better than the manga. My only complaint is the poor execution of jokes but that aside they did a decent job here.
Apr 8, 2010 11:37 PM

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well.. great start.. looking for next episode
Apr 9, 2010 9:25 AM

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I really enjoyed the first episode and I thought the character design was great! Misaki-chan turned out much cuter in the anime then she is in the manga (in my opinion).

So far, I think this is my favorite anime out this season, but it might be too early to tell.
Apr 10, 2010 7:06 AM

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Usui looks good albeit a little on the thin side. I like his voice too.

The pace of the first ep is good; some funny scenes too.
Don't really get why those school thugs are afraid of Usui. He's popular yeah but it's not like he has a hold on them.
Apr 10, 2010 8:14 AM

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the animation is fine, but the art looks awkward. i don't like how their legs are structured. also, the crude lines in the background turn me off. i'd prefer a sleeker design.

not my favorite of the season, but i'll give it a chance (not as much as the others since i despise shoujo with a passion).
Apr 10, 2010 8:47 AM

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I liked Misaki, she doesn't strike me as the stereotypical weak shojo lead. The male lead was rather boring (imo) as the personality seems to be lacking.

Character designs were average, background art was horrible. Opening average, ending fanservice.

I guess it was OK but I really hope it gets better eventually.
Apr 11, 2010 5:18 AM

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I love it! Both the main characters!

And the OP and ED are nice. :)
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Apr 11, 2010 9:32 AM

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Much better than I expected. Wonder how many episodes it will be.
Apr 12, 2010 1:06 PM

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I was looking forward to this anime, ever since I fell in love with Toradora and therefore with J.C. Staff. My feelings, well, are mostly positive, although Maid-sama doesn't start off all that good.

Flaws first. The visual side needs to improve a lot. The drawn-in backgrounds in certain scenes are pretty well-made, although the characters animated on them look like simply pasted in in Paint, which ruins the whole effect. The animation was sloppy at times and in general, the graphics are not something I'd praise here.

But, what do we get from J.C. this time? We get a warm and funny series with characters that, being totally different, are drawn to each other because of that exactly, that they're two different people. And what draws them to each other? The fact that Usui discovered Misaki's secret, her part-time job as a maid.

The relationship between the two is the highlight, similar to Toradora's Taiga and Ryuuji, where the fuel of that relationship is the tsundere nature of Misaki. I see a lot of ways this could progress and I believe the best path would be a consistent romance with elements of drama and some humor throughout the series.

I like the OP/ED, which certainly make the sound part of Maid-sama make up for the flawed graphics.

7/10
Apr 13, 2010 10:22 PM

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The animation wasn't so great, but I've certainly seen worse, so it didn't bother me. I wasn't a huge fan of the OP song, but that's just me.

Better than I thought it was going to be. I'll certainly be watching the next episode.



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Apr 14, 2010 12:34 AM

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damit Takumi Usui kinda reminds me Imadori
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Apr 15, 2010 6:54 PM

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diamond9393anda said:
fluxin42 said:

Wasn't the story line fast though?? I mean, that's already three or more chapters worth. I think -___-


You'll probably find it hard to believe but that was only the first chapter of the manga :D [with some extra to it :P]




GECKO

Really now! (no sarcasm intended) -___- Then again, first chapters tend to be 60 something pages. XPP And most things move pretty quickly in the manga if it's 30 pages every month.
Apr 16, 2010 5:54 PM

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Mukatsuku!!!! This anime piss me off. I don't see what so appealing about a guy having something on the girl! No matter how strong, smart she is the fact that she's in that situation makes her inferior to the guy! *sigh* that's why I hate shoujo no matter strong the girl is something always makes her depend of a guy! Mukatsuku!!!!!!
Apr 20, 2010 10:27 PM

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Wasn't that bad... Kinda expecting a bit more form the animation, but I guess I'm into the crowded wagon of the ones who dislike the animation in one way or other... The best way to desribe it is plain.... wasn't that exciting as it could be... just with Usui and Misaki... she looks much more like her manga version and the Anime ver. is like it it... she pretty much looks the same since Misaki is reall.. um... plain.. not in physically... well in fact her problem of simplicity lies on her physique, but I didn't mean to say it that way... my point is that Misaki still looks good, while Usui is really missing something...

What I don't knoe but the animators have to give him... or maybe them, and then to the backgrounds, a better coloring.... or something that makes them stand out from the others.... Their chibi and demonic poses and faces were awesome, but they hace to really work on them since they need to catch us with this animation... and story of course

BTW the story is grat, nothing really different from the manga happened here, unless you count Misaki's mother and sister being at the first episode and in the manga much more later.... So far the dvelopment of the plot is really interesting and I'm cetain that somehow it will manage to catch everyone.... So then next epi the School Festival? YAY! I wanna see that!!

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Apr 21, 2010 1:29 PM

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Good episode, really beautiful art, and quite funny too :)
A bit classical anyway, but i enjoyed it :)
Apr 24, 2010 7:58 PM
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it looks pree good so far
Apr 25, 2010 3:08 AM

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Hm, it was ok. I expected a bit more laughs, but I guess I'll keep watching for now.
May 3, 2010 10:38 AM

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Love the beginning of the ending 8D Muwhaha.
May 9, 2010 1:20 AM
May 9, 2010 6:09 AM

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I think the manga is better than anime.
But still it's good.

Those 5 brothers are cute, same faces and same attitude. XD

May 15, 2010 8:45 AM

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It wasn't bad. I enjoyed the characters and the comedy. I had to cringe at how lame it was when he saved her though.
May 16, 2010 8:57 PM

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I've been waiting for there to be a catch, or a hint of what the rest of the series will be like. So, yeah, he knows, and he's not using it as blackmail? So what's going on?

Onto episode 2.
May 18, 2010 6:03 PM

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I thought the first ep was cute. This looks like it will be an interesting show :)
May 19, 2010 11:47 PM

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I like how she beat the Moron Trio at the 1st part

and how things counter each other - boxing club

Takumi visiting her at the Maid latte and making all sort of expression (really funny)
and how he pisses Misaki everyday
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May 31, 2010 8:00 PM

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ahh! i'm in love!
this series is so cute *gonna go read the manga nao bai*

--*will keep watching faithfully*
Jun 4, 2010 7:37 AM
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I good start to the anime and the plot strted striaght away.
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