Time for the next anime review of spring 2010. First however I'd like to say that RAINBOW is being removed from my list because I'm too lazy to finish watching it now that it's 26 episodes long. In its place I will be giving a review of Durarara!!, sometimes shortened to DRRR, from the winter season that is concluding at the end of the spring season. This review is on Kaicho wa Maid-Sama and is a review of the first 12 episodes out of 26.
Kaicho wa Maid-Sama is a shoujo romance anime centering around the student council president of Seika high school. When translated, the title is pretty much "The Student Council president is a maid" so I guess that sums up much of the anime's premise. The main charater, Misaki Ayuzawa, is pretty much your standard tsundere tough girl type character who, in her position, is fighting for the safety and welfare of female students in the predominantly male Seika high school. She also has a secret side job at a maid cafe which prompts the title. On the other side is her male counter, Usui Takumi, who remains a mystery and static force of confusion and mixed emotions from Misaki.
While not a breathtaking anime by any means or one with a crazy outlandish set of plot twists or much originality at all really, I still would say that Kaicho wa Maid-Sama is a pretty decent anime, especially in its genre. Misaki is far from weak, yet constantly shows a softer side in each episode. The relation and comedy drawn from Usui's particular behavior is also somewhat refreshing, although again far from original. The romance itself is better than most as well, partially drawing from a good cast of voice actors in relation to the characters.
Regarding music, I would say that it is decent. Not a marvelous score by any means, but not terrible. Another interesting thing is the use of classical music, namely Bach, inside the musical score in a light and proper fashion. I definitely won't be placing this as one of my favorites of the season but it is worth a proper watching I think, especially if you're into the genre. Next up is the anime Angel Beats! from Key, the producers of animes like Kanon and Clannad. Look forward to the review in a couple of days. Also, as a side note, expect reviews to be longer and more in depth starting summer season since I kinda just jumped into this without thinking about it...like a lot of things.
Overall: 7/10
Amongst Shoujo Romance animes: 8.5/10
*Note: This anime is up for streaming, but it's not free so...I'm not gonna bother. You're better off finding subs elsewhere...illegal but free, tough choice ain't it?
--CsMiREK
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