Midnight Secretary

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Midnight secretary...actually this manga was the first Josei I read. But my opinion is based on my experience reading shoujo, seinen and mature titles, not on the shounen/action/martial arts titles I know what I must look for and what I should not expect.

Story:
He is charming, arrogant, lustful, irritating and well, a vampire. She is charming, uke (muahaha), strict, loyal and well, a secretary. The first impression is very important and you will get it very easy when they argue, even in the first chapter what a secretary should be - attractive jewel or productive employee. And since she discovers the secret of him being a ... vampire, she, as his secretary, decides that she manage his other needs (no midday appointments, gorgeous girls for meals, etc.) as well as his work needs. It is hard to say something more without spoiling T.T.

Art:
Great at times, but the details can be a little more, while keeping typical shoujo methods like the incredible "bubbles", or shining. Well, since this is josei they fit right, but I though that a little better backgrounds will contribute to the manga more than the fangirls fanservice. But the overall quality is very high, especially the moments of transformation, when Satozuka stops being a secretary and becomes woman.

Character:
Great characters, great development. They pass trough all stages of love like denial, fury, acceptance and mutual affection. In work they know what they are there for and at night they know it too. Humans have human troubles, but the vampires doesn't share them. They have other affairs, usually even more serious. And their behavior is pretty realistic.

Enjoyment:
If you want a funny gag manga you have to look elsewhere. There is some comedy relief, but most of the manga is serious, without the usual tear-jerking or laugh-inducing moments. If you don't like serious manga, have never had a job (you liked) before or never fell in love I doubt that you will understand it or enjoy it.

Overall:
This manga is precisely the sum of it's parts. Probably one of the best I have read at all. Serious, no unrealistic characters, developments or anything like it. So not everybody will like it. I recommend it to more mature or experienced (in mature/seinen/shoujo) readers. But the overall feeling is very good and it is easy to read.

I'm sure if I try to read this manga again in about 3 years I'll go crazy, however, actually this manga was very addictive to read, I felt like I was 13 again, at least until part of it.

Story: Well, the story is that classic "I'm a badass vampire and you're a stupid human, haha inferior race" narrative. It might sound really silly, but for a teenager who was obsessed with vampires and Twilight it was enough, at least until the middle of the story, until the narrative got really boring with all that stuff about Kyouhei sleeping with women all the time while Kaya ... kept saying herself "Oh, I fell in love with a bad man, but I have to serve him in everything for being his secretary", these moments made me roll my eyes many times.

Art: It's curious, I know the manga is from the 2000s, but his art looks older, I'm not very used to that style, but it's not bad art, just different.

Characters: Nah, none of them impacted me that much, of course, I still find vampire characters very hot, which makes me like Touma a little, but apart from that, it only makes me slightly resentful of him and his arrogant personality. Kaya is so disappointing, again following the law of weak woman in vampire stories, the amount that this woman devalues herself is bizarre, since when does a secretary have the same role as a private prostitute? Kaya needs to learn about two things: Self-love and the true role of a secretary.

Enjoyment: Well, like I said before, it was fun like reading a fanfic until one part, after that it got boring.

~Nine <3

I think this a very overrated manga and not even the vampire theme, which I almost always love, could make this interesting. The female character is more flat than Netherlands and the male character would do much better as the ultimate seme in an yaoi manga. I also hate(!!) it when the first few pages of every chapter is repetition of previous events. Most of the people read the story in chronological order so there is no need to brief the reader in the beginning of every chapter.

I have no idea how I managed to finish this because I could have spent my time much ... better.