Maid-sama! Vol. 12

会長はメイド様! [Kaichou wa Maid Sama!] #12

by Hiro Fujiwara

Unusual book

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Comics Manga, Young Adult, Humor, Graphic Novels

192 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2011

About the author

Hiro Fujiwara (藤原ヒロ in Japanese) is a Japanese manga artist.

The manga artist was once active under her previous pen name, Izumi Hiro (和泉 ヒロ) at the end of the 1990's but has abandoned the name after she won the Best Rookie award in the LMS for Kaeri Michi, Yuki no Netsu.

Her first series, which is also her latest ongoing work, Kaichō wa Maid-sama! (会長はメイド様!, translation Maid Sama!) is currently serializing in Hakusensha's monthly shōjo manga magazine, LaLa. This series is licensed by Tokyopop for North America, and an anime adaptation was broadcast during Spring 2010.

Reviews

[DonutKnow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, I'm kind of changing my tune from the previous volume, but it starting to become obvious now about how much Misaki and Usui care for each other. I appreciate it when Misaki appreciates Usui, and it's awesome that once in a while Usui is lost for words when Misaki expresses herself. I guess I kinda felt annoyed that Misaki was so awesome, only to be beaten at every turn by Stupid Usui- now it is her turn to take care of Usui and they can both be a team against the meddling upperclass family members.

[Joti · Rating 5 out of 5]

Misaki tries to talk to Usui all day but people keep taking her away & she’s determined to beat the truth out of him haha & she goes to his place & HIS BROTHER IS THERE WHAATTT BLACK HAIRED DUDE NOT LIKE USUI’s brownish-blond hair colour - SO BROTHERS FROM DIFFERENT FATHERS & they call him Gerrard - & anyway, Takumi shows up & Gerrard leaves & MISAKI I SWEAR SHE’S ABOUT TO CONFESS TO TAKUMI SHE LIKES HIM BUT HE SAYS ITS NOT THE TIME RIGHT NOW WTFFF USUI LARJKFLK/MV >:@ & Gerrard leaves some kind of spy to watch Takumi & he suggests Misaki shouldn’t come to his house for a while-& OMG THE REASON HE TOLD STOPPED MISAKI FROM TELLING HIM SHE LIKED HIM IS HE WORRIED THERE WERE LISTENING DEVICES PLANTED IN HIS HOUSE FROM THE SPIES AWWW & HE WANTED T LISTEN TO THE WORDS HIMSELF AWWW <3 & so the spy returns to Gerrard & he asks what Takumi was like-& he calls on Takumi the next morning & there’s some underlying anger & he says Takumi can’t be with his girlfriend WTFF why?! mofo shoot ur ass down & Misaki asks Takumi what’s going on & admits she’s worried about him & he says the spy’s still hanging around & says he wants to ask the spy questions & she could help him LMFAOO & she’s all for it-& Usui tried asking the ninja spy q’s but he didn’t answer them & Gerrard went back to England, saying he’s leaving everything to the ninja -& Hinata gets suspicious something’s going on & he gets the 3 idiots & they all wanna help Misaki too & she spreads garlic in the school, thinking if the ninja smells like garlic, it’ll be easy to follow the smell & Hinata is running around the school with the 3 idiots trying to catch the spy & the spy’s exhausted lol & Misaki goes ahead to maid cafe & Takumi brings him there for food HAHA & the spy finally talks to Misaki & says he hates her & if she doesn’t wanna get hurt, she’ll stay away & so she tries getting closer to the spy might say something else & Hinata figures out the spy’s got something to do with Takumi & hits him -_- but Takumi pinches his flubby cheeks HAHAHA & the spy (Cedric) calls Gerrard who says what they’re doing is for Takumi’s own good… & Cedric comes to maid cafe & apologizes to Misaki but says he still doesn’t like her & how he’s from a family of butlers who serve the Walker family & Takumi shows up to run intervention LOL & says he loves having a girl to tease (& Cedric rmrs that’s what Gerrard said to him - he loves teasing him LOL) & says it’ll be a long war -& so Aoi wants to use maid cafe as a fashion show type thing where he’ll design clothes for the maids & manager realizes Aoi-chan likes Msiaki LOL b/c only the dress designs for her are really good Aoi is so cute <3 ah so he puts on the event at maid cafe & Misaki really talks to him for the first time about Usui & how she hasn’t talked about her feelings to anyone & Aoi tells her he likes her & that she’s cute & should be happier with Takumi AWW & he says they’ve gotta make Christmas great & she wants to learn to knit so she can make something for Takumi probably :D

Side story: Sentimental Ikkun - he’s born on Christmas & he wanted to go to Maid cafe’s X-mas event with the other 2 idiots but they say they have something to do awww they’re abandoning him- BUT THEY SHOW UP WITH A BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR HIM AWW & THEY GOT HIM THE PEN TABLET THINGY HE NEEDED :D SO CUTE :D

[Raine · Rating 4 out of 5]

!!

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's getting really good again! :D

This volume continues with the plot of Usui's older half brother, who has an English valet of his spying on Usui for some nefarious purpose which really hasn't been explained at this point... we also have a wonderful cameo by the three idiots and get to see some real character development (and relationship development) with Aoi, which I am absolutely ecstatic about. Great volume! <33

Chapter notes below for reference: (spoiler heavy)


Chapter 51. She’s trying so hard to talk to Usui but everyone (and everything) is getting in the way ;u;
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:o :o :o So that wasn’t even Usui at school? It was his BROTHER?
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Oh wow. This… is not at ALL what I expected of Usui’s brother. Is it an act? How the heck is he so… INNOCENT?
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I KNEW IT. NOT INNOCENT. HE’S MALICIOUS.
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RUDE USUI. He cut her off! Wouldn’t let her say that she loved him! ;u;

Chapter 52. Okay, but what’s the purpose of this spy?
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Is that a THREAT? What do you mean Usui can’t cut ties with you?
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...why is the spy dressed up like a ninja. What the hell.

Chapter 53. Are they going to harass the “ninja”? Please tell me they’re going to harass him. It’s only fair :|
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LMAO. Hinata and the three idiots have worked out that something’s up, so now they’re all stalking Misaki trying to work out what’s going on XD
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Oh boy. As always there are a million misunderstandings with Yukimura front and centre XD;;
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:O :O :O He broke his “nin nin” silence to say that he despises Misaki, and to warn her “if you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll have nothing to do with us from now on”? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN.

Chapter 54. HE THREW A RUBBER SHURIKEN AT HER? RUDE.
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Don’t run away? Awww… Hinata is telling Usui not to give up on Misaki ;u;
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Wait… the ninja thing was a joke? And he took it seriously? LMAO.
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Rude valet. But Usui’s here now! :D
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So… won the battle but not the war? Time for phase 2?

Chapter 55. ...Is Aoi saying that he’s got a crush on Misaki? If so then I’m REALLY confused.
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Nope. I think it’s more that he admires her maybe? That she’s so strong-willed and sticks to her guns and all of that?
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I really hope that Aoi gets to become a fashion designer by the end of this series. It’s clear they have a real aptitude for it, and it would just be WONDERFUL ;u;
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Awwwww. Aoi admitted to Misaki that he likes her <33 (as a friend rather than a potential love interest of course). That’s what I’ve wanted for so longggg ;u;
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That was a really wonderful heart-to-heart between Aoi and Misaki c:

[m.・゜゜・・゜゜・． · Rating 4 out of 5]

i fr thought aoi liked misa like that i guess its deeper than that

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

a estas alturas soy solo una bolita de amor

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's finally official between Usui and Misaki, but she wants to keep their relationship a secret at school. Usui is making that difficult! Then on the class trip, Usui gives her some very unwelcome news...

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Series Review: Maid-sama! Is a funny and entertaining manga that I thoroughly enjoyed. The characters were great and carried the manga through when the plot got a bit dull. The plot itself was entertaining. I definitely recommend giving this manga a try.

[Jenni · Rating 5 out of 5]

The whole school knows about it now: Usui and Misaki is dating! :D

[Care · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was hat es wohl mit dem Ninja auf sich mmmh...

[Onispen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un tome que j'ai beaucoup apprécié et qui m'a bien fait rire, même si j'avais par moment l'impression que ça ramait un peu.

[Monserrat Maxfield Markov · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡POR FIN AVANZAMOS!

[Marianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Usui is the "god Apollo", a pervert, a hottie, a hunk, someone who loves to tease his lover, a hot cartoon character/animated drawing, an outerspace human being, an alien, Misaki's lover/boyfriend (and I am in jealous mode already of Misaki); he is the best-boyfriend-material; was chosen as the best male anime character in 2010. After binged reading 12 freaking Volumes in 3-4 days (and as an adult female reader, my mind is just about Usui, Usui, Usui, etc). I am sick of it that I just have to get this out of my chest... I love the series so much especially Volumes 7 and 12!!!! How can Hiro Fujiwara (the mangaka) create such a hunk, "down-to-earth", relatable (?), vulnerable, animated character on paper! Wow! I mean "WOW!" I have no words! I still have 6 more Volumes of this fantastic dramatic series to catch up (Volumes 13-18), but I have to take a break cause I didn't sleep a wink today cause of binged-reading Volumes 7-12 for the whole day! I am tired but it was worth it. I know about the anime (didn't finished watching the anime in 2010), and have not watched episodes 1-19 of the anime (and have been re-watching on repeat my favorite romantic scenes / moments in the 2010 anime adaptation). Gosh, I wish this series gets a reboot 😭. It is so awesome!!!! I am speechless! So many words that I would like to say in this manga (and emotions that I felt, as well) that I cannot contain in this review 😭😍🥺😖. I am just crying... Crying for a remake / reboot of a proper anime adaptation of this fabulous shōjo series!!!! 😭😖

[The Other Silas · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5*

New theory time! I think Gerald is sick. Something ain't right with that boy and I think it might be terminal. So now, with no other heir, they're reverting to the bastard to take over the family business. Because, of course, they are. Rich idiots who couldn't care less about him before and wanted him to sever ties with the family the first chance he got so THEY wouldn't have to deal with anything messy. Even though they could, they can. And now, they're willing to.

Fuckers.

But Gerald seems like an older version of Usui, just as goofy, just as dorky. Though probably a tad darker on the inside. But him messing with poor old Cedric like that was just hysterical.

Misaki was ready to confess!!! Oh, my God. But honestly, if Usui wants the moment to be private, I can understand and respect that.

Also, Aoi having a low-key crush on Misaki while simultaneously being the scariest person in his class is a mood.

The idiot trio remains iconic as ever.

[Alejandra RL · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 de calificación

¡Al fin la relación entre Misaki y Usui ha avanzado! A pasos de tortuga y bajo una amenaza externa, pero ha avanzado.

Creo que a partir de aquí se nos dirige hacia el arco final, donde se rebele el pasado completo de Usui y en donde Misaki va a tener que pelear por lo que quiere.

Mis partes favoritas fueron el capitulo de Aoi y el capitulo extra de Ikkun. Aoi es un personaje que ha avanzado muchisimo, que si, sigue siendo un engreido, pero a madurado.

Esto fue un comentario menor, pero en una escena se insinua que los celos son sinónimo de amor o de que le importamos mucho a nuestra pareja, por cositas así ya me mantengo medio alejada del manga shojo .

[Lizzie RoseShine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm glad shintani hit usui face so badly for making misaki get hurt even though he doesn't know what's going on or the fact giving him a wake-up call because usui wasn't himself that hes weak n thanks to that usui realized what he's done n the real usui is back. The foreigner bodyguard brother of usui is keeping eyes on usui n misaki to make a move as a ninja n made me laugh n also those other boys doesn't know what's going on but to chased him(bodyguard) since misaki told him. Aoi story to make maid uniform based on maids personality, especially he loved misaki the most.he knows misaki love usui but he support it.

[P.P. Rahayu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kaichou wa Maid-sama! Vol. 12
by Hiro Fujiwara

4/5 stars

Well, I didn't expect that Usui's brother would be exactly like him in appearance with only difference of their hair colour. Smh.

For unexplained reason, Gerard--Usui's brother has ordered one of his bodyguard to follow Usui. Therefore, Usui and Misaki decide to catch him to get more information... Sadly, they never succeed.

But at the end, boldly, Usui told Cedric that he and Misaki are dating. Whoa :O

Other than that, the last chapter from this volume focused on Aoi's attempt to design costumes for the maid cafe. From this, we know that he is such a talented person in fashion and designing.

[Jessica]

I'm realizing that although this is superrrr cute, now that it's been like 7-8ish years after first watching the anime, I've definitely matured and grown past this phase aahahha
If i really like I story, I would speed-read in one sitting. Instead, I've split this up into 3 reading days already ahaha especially during quarantine when I have lots of free time --- I've just been hit by the bus of "I've grown over the past years :')" Which isn't bad! Growth is definitely a good thing, but it's nostalgic reading this ahaha

[Jess Castz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bueno, aunque no subí los otros comentarios de este manga, he de decir que la historia no está mal. Tiene sus momentos divertidos y situaciones en las que me dan ganas de golpear a la protagonista, pero en general esta bien y supo entretenerme la trama.

[Paulina ෂ · Rating 4 out of 5]

[4,5]

Me gustó la participación del hermano de Usui y el ninja, sin embargo no hubo una trama realmente emocionante como en tomos anteriores. Cabe resaltar mis dos escenas preferidas: el evento con los diseños de Aoi y el cumpleaños de Ikkun (los 3 tontos me llenan la vida).

[Stéphanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Je n'ai pas vraiment aimé ce tome, il ne se passe rien d'intéressant et on patine de plus en plus dans l'histoire. Je n'ai pas aimé l'humour ici que j'ai trouvé un peu de trop. Néanmoins j'ai aimé avoir un dernier chapitre sur Aoi.

[Jesus Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tras terminar el evento con los vestuarios diseñados por Aoi, Misaki intenta decirle a Usui que siente por el .

Oh aparece el medio hermano de Usui, y parece que eso va a complicar las cosas.

[Phantomº · Rating 5 out of 5]

Usui, Misa and their friends chasing after the "ninja" was so funny and heartwarming. They all care for each other. Moreover, the moron trio chapter was a great way to end the volume.
Angst starting next volume?

[Jenn Lynx · Rating 5 out of 5]

:3

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty sweet manga👌😁💕💕 Highly recommend if you like slice of life/ Shoujo^.^

[isrhat · Rating 5 out of 5]

everything is so confusing 😭😭 can they just let the maid and alien be together already SJDHSHSH

[Alyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ugh, the progress of their relationship is just 😍😭✨. The way they just support each other, and being there for each other. Not giving up ughhhhh

[Clauchee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recomendadooo (ᗒᗩᗕ)

[Ximena con X · Rating 4 out of 5]

No se por que pero este tomo en especial se me hizo muy pesado... Como relleno nin nin~