History Manga / MaidSama

* BigDamnKiss: This happens several times between Usui and Misaki. Following chapter four's ForcefulKiss, it first reappears in chapter 32.

* DoesNotLikeMen: Initially Misaki thinks that most guys are irresponsible scum, although the majority of the male students are depicted as mostly harmless. [[CharacterGrowth She improves.]]

* ButNotTooForeign: [[spoiler:Usui is revealed to be this. Being the illegitimate child of an Englishman accounts for his blonde hair. His birth name is revealed to be Takumi Walker, but due to his unfavorable status within the family he abandoned the name at a young age and was later adopted into the Usui household]].
** Maria Miyazono, the woman who becomes [[spoiler:Seika High's English teacher]]. As of chapter 58, no explanation has been given for her name. That said, it probably has something to do with the Walker family's Japanese lineage: [[spoiler: Patrica Walker]] was half English, half Japanese; [[spoiler:her English-born son, Gerard, is a quarter Japanese, while her Japanese-born son, Usui, is a quarter English]]. Accordingly, in the DistantFinale, [[spoiler:Misaki and Usui's children are an eighth English (Gerard's wife's background is not mentioned)]].

* ButNotTooForeign: [[spoiler:Usui is revealed to be this. Being the illegitimate child of an Englishman accounts for his blonde hair. His birth name is revealed to be Takumi Walker, but due to his unfavorable status within the family he abandoned the name at a young age and was later adopted into the Usui household.]]
** Maria Miyazono, the woman who becomes [[spoiler:Seika High's English teacher]]. As of chapter 58, no explanation has been given for her name.

* CosplayCafe: Misaki works at a MaidCafe.

* [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength Does Not Know Her Own Strength]]: Hilariously played with in episode 12 - Misaki was "exercising" with a waiter's tray that apparently weighed several tons to warm up for the Sports Festival, and was horrifically discovered by one of her co-workers to be heavy enough to smash through the floor tiles when dropped.
* DoesNotLikeMen: Misaki thinks that most guys are irresponsible scum, although the male students are depicted as mostly harmless.

* ForcefulKiss: [[spoiler:Igarashi gives one to Misaki at the latter parts of of Chapter 80. ''In full view of Usui.'']]

* SharedFamilyQuirks: Usui apparently has one in relation [[spoiler:to his biological mother, Patricia Walker]]: [[spoiler:both of them fall in love wih a black-haired person who has the role as a servant of sorts (but in the case of Misaki, she's not exactly his direct servant compared to Usui's biological father.)]]

* ShipTease:

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: In chapter thirty-two, [[spoiler:Misaki]] to [[spoiler:Usui]] with all but the words themselves. He does the same in response, only he ''does'' say the words.

* LoveConfession: [[spoiler:Usui actually gives one ''very'' early in the series [[note]]Chapter 4 to be precise[[/note]], but since it's not reciprocated (yet) it causes nothing but intense awkwardness on Misaki's part. He pretends it was a joke so he can recover their previous relationship. Unfortunately, Yukimura didn't think it was funny at all.]]

** Suzuna and Hinata. First the manga showed a HeIsAllGrownUp moment from Suzuna's point of view, and since then Suzuna keeps finding reasons to [[ThroughHisStomach give stuff she's cooked to Hinata.]]
** [[spoiler:In the DistantFinale, they're revealed to have gotten married 3 years before Usui and Misaki's wedding (which occurs 10 years after they graduate high school)]].
** Also, [[spoiler:Aoi]]'s crush on Misaki was blatantly obvious, given his {{Tsundere}} tendencies.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: In chapter thirty-two, [[spoiler:Misaki]] to [[spoiler:Usui]] with all but the words themselves. He does the same in response.

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: According to some of the students, Misaki has a "[[PrinceCharming prince-like]]" character when compared to the male students of the school, making her rather attractive to some, or especially attractive when she [[{{Bifauxnen}} looks the part]].

** The manga has some suggestions towards this as well, with Hinata walking up to a wet, half-naked Usui, [[EatingTheEyeCandy sizing him up]], and [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kaichou_wa_maid_sama/v06/c027/18.html cheerfully concluding that he probably would be completely hot for Usui if he actually swung that way.]]

The manga wrapped up in September 2013 at 85 chapters.

* BastardAngst: Usui, the product of an illicit affair between a British woman (Patricia) and a Japanese man [[spoiler:Her butler, Yuu]] only known as 'Usui'. As a result, he has a strained relationship with his biological family and avoids bringing them up as much as possible.

** Usui gets a ''little'' more to do in the manga version of the scene, [[spoiler:kicking the stun-gun out of one of the guy's hands while Misaki is busy beating the other one to a pulp.]] In the scene from the anime, however, she handles everything herself.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: In chapter thirty-two, [[spoiler:Misaki]] to [[spoiler:Usui]] with all but the words themselves.

** In the manga, he also gets to come to the rescue when [[spoiler:Misaki is ambushed at Maid Latte after closing by a pair of stalkers; he kicks a stun gun out of one guy's hand while Misaki handles the other one]]. It's subverted in the anime, however: he tries, but [[spoiler:Misaki [[CurbStompBattle curbstomps]] both of them]] before he manages to do more than break in a window, and he only gets to help with the cleanup.

* GreenEyes: Usui's a a fairly aloof and mysterious guy, reaching nearly superhuman level feats. Anyone agree with the claim he's an alien? Good joy, he's even got a cat with eyes the same colour (it's a different shade though.) as his !

* SiblingTriangle: Hinata is in love with Misaki, while Suzuna has a crush on him.

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: Well, most of the said power radiates from the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking President]].

** Usui gets a ''little'' more to do in the anime version of the scene, [[spoiler:kicking the stun-gun out of one of the guy's hands while Misaki is busy beating the other one to a pulp.]] In the original scene from the manga, however, she handles everything herself.

** In the anime, he also gets to come to the rescue when [[spoiler:Misaki is ambushed at Maid Latte after closing by a pair of stalkers; he kicks a stun gun out of one guy's hand while Misaki handles the other one]]. It's subverted in the manga, however: he tries, but [[spoiler:Misaki [[CurbStompBattle curbstomps]] both of them]] before he manages to do more than break in a window, and he only gets to help with the cleanup.

''Kaichou Wa Maid-sama!'' ("''The Student Council President is a Maid!''") -- ''Maid-Sama!'' for the US release -- is a {{Shoujo}} {{Manga}} written by Hiro Fujiwara, with an anime adaptation which first aired in the Spring 2010 anime season, and is now available in the US by Creator/Section23Films. What's more, an OVA titled ''Kaichou wa Maid-sama! [=LaLa=] Special'' was released with the magazine [=LaLa=]. It featured character introductions and a voice swapping comedy. The last DVD/BD of the anime also contained a short OVA featuring an extra story.

* ActionGirl: Misaki.

* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:Tora Igarashi]] to Misaki.

** [[spoiler: Made it to OfficialCouple as of chapter 58. There's still a bit of [[BelligerentSexualTension BST]] but now it's almost entirely for the sake of their schoolmates. The two of them (even Misaki) seems to ''know'' they're both putting on airs but still "play along" instead of pushing the other person on whatever issue brought up.]]

* {{Bishounen}}: Usui, when he makes the effort, and [[spoiler: his half brother Gerard Walker]], who looks like an older and more polished version of [[spoiler: him.]] One could also make a case for Tora Igarashi and Kuuga.

* ButNotTooForeign: [[spoiler: Usui is revealed to be this. Being the illegitimate child of an Englishman accounts for his blonde hair. His birth name is revealed to be Takumi Walker, but due to his unfavorable status within the family he abandoned the name at a young age and was later adopted into the Usui household.]]
** Maria Miyazono, the woman who becomes [[spoiler: Seika High's English teacher]]. As of chapter 58, no explanation has been given for her name.

* CaughtTheHeartOnHisSleeve: [[WholesomeCrossdresser Aoi]] to Usui, [[spoiler: not that it works.]] Misaki to Usui in the final episode.

* DraggedIntoDrag: Poor Yukimura never got a break [[spoiler:after the surprise kiss from Usui]]: to elaborate, [[spoiler: he got forced into a female school uniform by Usui (in order to corner Kanou); then the rest of his female schoolmates forced him into a dress during the school's open house event; ''[[RuleOfThree then]]'' he got shoed into a [[KimonoFanService kimono dress]] during their Kyoto field trip; and '''[[OverlyLongGag then]]''' he got pulled into wearing the Maid Latte Café uniform after the graduation ceremonies.]]

** Most recently, [[spoiler: Gerard is filling this role, for the purpose of preventing Usui and Misaki's relationship from progressing]].

* LastNameBasis: The only people to even refer to Usui by his first name are Hinata and [[spoiler: later on, Gerard Walker]], making it very easy to forget he ''even '''has''' one.''
* {{Leitmotif}}: Quite a few. Usui's got [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiwHu6O1hJU THIS]] goin'. :)

*** [[spoiler: And '''FINALLY''' they both confess in chapter 57! Misaki even manages to name Usui as her boyfriend in chapter 58, at least to the staff of Maid Latte. She insists on hiding their new status from anyone at Seika High.]]
*** [[spoiler: As of chapter 63, pretty much all of Seika High knows about the couple, after Misaki announces her feelings to Usui in front of ''everyone'' because no one believed that they were dating]]

* MomentKiller: Chapter 60. [[spoiler: ''God damn it'' Hinata, why did you have to do it?!]]

* NotWhatItLooksLike:
** [[http://www.mangareader.net/147-57287-22/kaichou-wa-maid-sama/chapter-53.html Misaki points out]] the possible misinterpretation of Kanou [[http://www.mangareader.net/147-57287-21/kaichou-wa-maid-sama/chapter-53.html trying to get a spider out of Yukimura's clothes]]. It [[http://www.mangareader.net/147-57287-23/kaichou-wa-maid-sama/chapter-53.html happens again]] with Usui.
** Aoi walks in on the cafe employees "acting out" various [[ImagineSpot scenarios]] of Usui and Misaki's relationship for [[ShipperOnDeck Satsuki's]] [[NoseBleed benefit]], leading to [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kaichou_wa_maid_sama/v12/c061.5/10.html this.]]
*** Also leads to a BigNo when their theories go a bit too far.

** Come the later chapters after their introduction, [[spoiler: Usui's classmates at Miyabigaoka (save for Koganei, who at the moment was suffering offscreen from a slow case of SanitySlippage) extend their assistance to Misaki, in order to prepare her for her trip to Britain. Well, it was ''still'' an order of sorts from Tora, but it's the thought that counts.]]

* SharedFamilyQuirks: Usui apparently has one in relation [[spoiler:to his biological mother, Patricia Walker]]: [[spoiler: both of them fall in love wih a black-haired person who has the role as a servant of sorts (but in the case of Misaki, she's not exactly his direct servant compared to Usui's biological father.)]]

* {{Shoujo}}

* ShipTease: Suzuna and Hinata. First the manga showed a HeIsAllGrownUp moment from Suzuna's point of view, and since then Suzuna keeps finding reasons to [[ThroughHisStomach give stuff she's cooked to Hinata.]]

* {{Squee}}: Not hard to imagine every time [[spoiler: Misaki and Usui kiss or get into intimate proximity]]. Taken UpToEleven in chapter 57
** Or for some, every time Usui comes onto screen.
* StalkerWithACrush: Usui, a bit.

* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Usui once mentioned to Misaki that he's an illegitimate child of a British woman who traveled a lot, and a Japanese man whom the latter met on her travels. Turns out that the latter part was not true, as both his biological parents actually met in Britain, and that her mother had a weak body like his elder brother Gerard.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: Misaki is very much a discipline sub-class, thanks to her status as StudentCouncilPresident; although there are traces of the tragic past sub-class in her as well (her justification for being abrasive against men due to her father leaving their family). [[LampshadeHanging Heavily lampshaded]] by the owner of Maid Latte in one chapter. She starts off as distinctly Type A (violent approach), but has mellowed a bit into a Type B over the course of the series.

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Hinata.

* GratuitousEnglish: Usui speaks fluent English. He doesn't use it much, but does break it out at their class's school festival cafe, and it's apparently cool enough that everyone in the room (and even ''the hallway outside'') is instantly charmed.
** English manga scanlations KeepItForeign by having him speaking French, with [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench the same effect]].

** "Really ''[[{{Zoolander}} really really]]'' ridiculously good-looking".

* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Aoi]]'s crush on Misaki was blatantly obvious, given his {{Tsundere}} tendencies.

** [[spoiler:In the final chapter, they're revealed to have gotten married 3 years before Usui and Misaki's wedding (which occurs 10 years after they graduate high school]].

** [[spoiler:Maria Miyazono]] also helps Misaki and Usui get some time alone in chapter 58, purely for the sake of making Misaki happy.

* GenreSavvy: Usui helps a random woman carry a large pile of apples to her home. Along the way, she talks about her daughter who goes to the same school as him and is far too serious for her own good. Upon arriving, he realizes, but isn't surprised, to find himself at Misaki's house.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The male protagonist being a handsome lech [[spoiler:who turns out to be a [[ButNotTooForeign not-too-foreign]] illegitmate child, who was disowned by a grandparent, and is in love with a strong-willed, indifferent-to-romance heroine? [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub Why does that sound familiar?]]]]