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, the hottest 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 ^_^
