List of Maid Sama! episodes

The cover of the first Blu-ray compilation of the anime Kaichō wa Maid-sama!, released by Geneon Universal Entertainment; featuring the main characters Misaki Ayuzawa (left) and Takumi Usui (right).

Maid Sama! is a 2010 anime series based on the shōjo manga of the same title by Hiro Fujiwara and licenses in North America by Tokyopop as Maid Sama!.[1] Produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Hiroaki Sakurai,.[2] Maid Sama! follows the relationship and romance between Misaki Ayuzawa, the female student council president of Seika High school which was once all-boys now co-ed school but is still male dominated, and Takumi Usui, the mysterious and the most popular boy at Seika High, who knows Misaki secretly works part-time at a maid cafe.

The anime aired in Japan from April 1, 2010 to September 23, 2010 on TBS[3] and was later simulcast three days later after the Japanese airing in Asia from April 4, 2010 to September 26, 2010 on Animax Asia with English subtitles.[4] In North America, The Anime Network started streaming the series via their online player on June 15,[5] and distributed it via Video On Demand on August 5, 2010. The series is licensed in the North America by Sentai Filmworks. An English dub by Animax Asia aired on its channel from November 25, 2010 to December 30, 2010.

The opening theme single, "My Secret" performed by Saaya Mizuno, was released on May 26, 2010 in normal and special editions,[6] and peak ranked 37th on Oricon singles charts.[7] The first ending theme, for episode 1 to 15, single "Yokan" (予感) performed by the rock band Heidi., was released on May 26, 2010 in normal and special editions,[6] and peak ranked 32nd in Oricon singles charts.[8] The second ending theme, for episode 16 to 26, single "∞Loop" (∞ ループ) also performed by Heidi., was released on August 25, 2010 in normal and special editions,[9] and peak ranked 48th in Oricon singles charts.[10]

Episode list

No. Title Original airdate English airdate
1 "Misa is a Maid Sama!"
"Misaki-chan wa Meido-sama!" (美咲ちゃんはメイド様!) 		April 1, 2010[3]November 25, 2010
Misaki Ayuzawa is the first female student council president of the previously all-boy Seika High School. While she is highly respected by the female students and staff, the male students both fear and loath her. One particular student, Takumi Usui, irritates Misaki because he bluntly rejects girls who confess their love to him. Misaki secretly works part-time at a maid café called Maid Latte to support her family, as her father left them with a large debt, however she is discovered by Takumi and fears her secret will be exposed at school. After listening to Misaki's reasons for working, Takumi keeps her secret and chooses to annoy her by regularly visiting Misaki at work as a customer. When Misaki becomes sick due to stress and fatigue, Takumi notices and advices Misaki to loosen up, but she rejects his advice. At work, three male students from her school, whom she routinely ridicules as the "Idiot Trio", discover Misaki in her uniform. The three start to harass Misaki, but Takumi intervenes. Misaki apologizes to Takumi before fainting. After Misaki recovers, Takumi tells Misaki that he asked the boys to keep her secret and teases her about becoming his personal maid for a day as his reward. 
2 "Maid-Sama at the School Festival"
"Gakuensai demo Meido-sama!" (学園祭でもメイド様!) 		April 8, 2010[11]November 26, 2010
For the upcoming annual school festival, Misaki wants to use the opportunity to improve the school's image and encourage more girls to enroll. Problems arise with class 2-2 because the boys' activity proposals are attempts to sexually exploit the girls. The boys ask Takumi to persuade Misaki to accept their ideas, but he puts very little effort into doing so and instead Misaki decides that class 2-2 will hold a café as suggested by three girls in the class. Later, Takumi warns Misaki that her hostility towards the boys will eventually backfire. On the day of the festival, things go well and there is a large turnout of girls. However, she finds out that the boys of class 2-2 are cosplaying in period military outfits, taking over the café and rounding up girls as prisoners. Misaki scolds the boys, but they turn on her and leave the girls to run the café alone. As Misaki manages to run the café she accidentally calls a patron "master" but Takumi covers for her by acting as a male server as well, causing the café to gain popularity. Seeing the action from the classroom windows, the boys return and serve the customers properly, making the café a success. During the festival bonfire, Takumi finds Misaki resting under a tree where she thanks him for his assistance, although Takumi continues to tease her about being his personal maid. 
3 "What Color is Misaki? Natural Color?"
"Misaki wa Nani Iro? Tennen Shoku?" (美咲は何色?天然色?) 		April 15, 2010[12]November 29, 2010
Maid Latte decides to host a "Little Sister's Day" where the maids dress up and act as little sisters to their customers. Misaki has trouble acting the part, since she has no experience being a younger sister, and her own little sister is not a perfect example either. Her boss, Satsuki, decides Misaki can skip the event by changing shifts, but her co-worker, Honoka, accuses Satsuki of favoritism and Misaki of not taking it seriously, convincing Misaki to do some research and practice. When "Little Sister's Day" arrives, Misaki perfects the act of a little sister and awes the customers, at least until Takumi arrives. His constant teasing and asking for the impossible causes Misaki to lose her temper, but when he goes to leave, Misaki (still in character) begs him not to go, causing everyone in Maid Latte to be attracted to her moeness. Later at school, as Takumi rejects another confession from a girl, he witnesses Misaki rescuing a student from a falling ladder. Noticing she was injured by the ladder, he convinces her to have it bandaged in the infirmary. Later, Maid Latte is hosting a "Maid Rangers day" and Misaki vents her anger on the Idiot Trio dressed up as the White Maid Ranger - the color of white being suggested for Misaki by Takumi due to her refusal to be influenced by others. 
4 "Net Idol Aoi"
"Netto Aidoru Aoi-chan" (ネットアイドルAOIちゃん) 		April 22, 2010[13]November 30, 2010
Maid Latte is visited by Aoi, a famous net idol who is also Satsuki's niece. Aoi decides to stay with Satuski for a while due to a fight with her father, and is excited to wear the café's uniform, much to Satsuki's dismay. Meanwhile, the café chef is unable to work and so Takumi volunteers to help and impresses the ladies with his own slightly modified version of Omelet Rice. Aoi finds Takumi attractive but he repeatedly ignores her advances. She is so persistent that Takumi pushes her down on the locker room floor just as Misaki arrives to push him away and slaps Aoi for repeatedly trying to get his attention. It is then revealed that Aoi is, in fact a crossing-dressing boy, something Satsuki knew all along and which both Takumi and Misaki discovered right from the start earlier. Aoi reveals he ran away because his classmates made fun of him for liking cute girlish things, and his father didn't like him cross-dressing. Misaki and Takumi convince Aoi to go back home, but not before Aoi promises to make them all fall for him. Later, Aoi returns to Maid Latte and criticizes Misaki for not wearing girlish clothes but Misaki counters his argument by pointing out how a cross-dressing boy like him should be wearing manly clothes. They end up agreeing that they should both just be themselves. Regardless, Aoi sends Misaki a cute dress, much to her embarrassment. 
5 "First Time Minding the Shop"
"Hajimete no Orusuban" (初めてのお留守番) 		April 29, 2010[14]December 1, 2010
Satsuki warns Misaki about a group of stalkers targeting cosplay cafés, but Misaki doesn't take it seriously, not even when Takumi pretends to stalk her and gives her a scare. One night, Misaki is caught by the stalkers - who were also patrons - as she is closing the café by herself and taken upstairs to be restrained with handcuffs and tape over her mouth. Takumi hears the commotion inside Maid Latte and is about to kick in the window to rescue Misaki, but just as he's about to make his move, Misaki breaks the chain on the handcuffs and proceeds to pound them using her Aikido, shattering the impression they had of her being a submissive girl. Days later, Aoi returns to Maid Latte to give everyone (including Takumi) a cellphone photo of Misaki wearing the dress he made, much to Misaki's horror. 
6 "Men and the Ayuzawa Cram School"
"Otoko・Ayuzawa Juku!" (男・鮎沢塾!) 		May 6, 2010[15]December 2, 2010
Misaki has acquired a group of fans at school, the Inuyama quintuplet brothers. While the boys are good-natured, they want to know everything about her, and this could reveal her secret part-time job. She manages to dodge them, mostly with Takumi's help, but she is torn between telling them the truth and risking the good image they have of her. She and Takumi have an argument on the school rooftop and Takumi accidentally drops a photo of her wearing her maid uniform in the direction of the Inuyama brothers. As she freaks out, Takumi assures her he will get it back, but not before stealing her first kiss. He jumps from the roof and grabs the photo while falling into the school pool. A relieved Misaki calls him an idiot for making her worry. The brothers hear the commotion at the pool, but thanks to Takumi's acting, the brothers think Misaki is Takumi's bodyguard. He convinces them not to follow Misaki anymore, thus keeping her secret safe. At the hospital, Misaki visits Takumi but leaves in disgust when he asks her to nurse him in her maid outfit. 
7 "Enter the Student Council President of Miyabigaoka"
"Miyabigaoka Gakuen Seitokaichō Tōjō" (雅ヶ丘学園生徒会長登場) 		May 13, 2010[16]December 3, 2010
Misaki is still thinking about Takumi's kiss (which she dismisses as simple teasing after Takumi kisses Yukimura to make her feel at ease again) when she receives a phone call from her friends Sakura and Shizuko asking her to stop a fight between two Seika High students and three students from the prestigious Miyabigaoka Academy. After initially blaming the Seika students, she learns from them that the fight actually started when one of the Miyabigaoka students called Hirofumi Kogane insulted their interest in chess and called them flies. They arrive at Miyabigaoka Academy, and Misaki tells Hirofumi that her classmates will apologize if he apologizes first. He agrees to do this, but only if they can beat him in chess - which Takumi does, humiliating him. Later, the Miyabigaoka Student Council led by President Tora Igarashi arrives at Seika High to apologize to Misaki for Hirofumi's behavior. Tora offers Misaki a scholarship to Miyabigaoka Academy and Misaki is impressed by his gentlemanly behavior. At Maid Latte, a special "Ladies Day" event is held where the maids dress up as handsome men. Misaki is a huge hit with the female customers, but Takumi upsets her when he reminds her that she's still a girl. Meanwhile, Tora learns of Misaki's part-time job and reveals his hidden lecherous nature. 
8 "Misaki Goes to Miyabigaoka"
"Misaki, Miyabigaoka Gakuen e" (美咲、雅ヶ丘学園へ) 		May 20, 2010[17]December 6, 2010
Given three days to decide, Misaki is torn between accepting the Miyabigaoka scholarship or staying at Seika. She goes to Miyabigaoka to give her answer, but Sakura and Shizuko are worried that she will leave Seika. Even though they want the best for Misaki, they rally the Student Council and her fans to head for Miyabigaoka and convince her not to transfer. At Miyabigaoka, Misaki is about to give Tora her reply when a drink is "accidentally" spilled on her, forcing Misaki to wash herself off in their shower room. After the shower, she learns that her Seika uniform had been taken to be cleaned and she is forced to wear a rather revealing maid uniform instead. Tora then shows his true self, revealing he knows about Misaki's part-time job and assumes Misaki came to accept his offer to get his attention and money just like the other women who are interested in him. Misaki tells him that she came to reject his offer and has no intention of leaving Seika however Tora pins her down and tries to rape her, but Takumi comes to her rescue. Afterwards, as Misaki thanks Takumi and again, wearing her Seika uniform again, she is greeted by her friends waiting outside the Miyabigaoka gate. 
9 "A Maid, as Far as Momotarō Goes"
"Momotarō made mo Meido-sama" (桃太郎までもメイド様) 		May 27, 2010[18]December 7, 2010
Takumi narrates his version of Momotarō with Misaki as the titular character, Sakura and Yukimura as her guardians and Momotarō's animal companions played by the Idiot Trio. Misaki is on a quest to rescue women captured by a demon and taken to Onigashima island. On her journey, she saves the Idiot Trio from getting eaten by their Ringmaster (Usui) after the animals tell her the village where the demon been recently seen. Forming a group, they arrived at Seika Village, which is now a stinking wasteland filled with men driven to madness without women and with no one left to do the household chores. Obtaining the directions to Onigashima, the group crosses the ocean and encounter the Princess of the Sea and a Turtle (Suzuna/Aoi) and the Pirate ship Miyabigaoka led by Tora, which Takumi destroys with a rocket launcher. When they finally arrive at the island, the Idiots and Misaki sneak into the Demon's lair and find the Seika women living happily in a grand palace. Misaki is shocked to learn that Takumi is in fact the Demon; and that he never kidnapped the women, instead the women followed him to escape serving the selfish men in the village and took over his palace. The Narrator ends the story by claiming Misaki and Takumi became a couple despite Misaki protesting against the ending; and that the Idiot Trio die in unfortunate circumstances. In reality, the entire story is a dream Misaki is having whilst taking a nap in the Student Council room, due to Takumi playing her a recording of the story to send her subliminal messages. 
10 "Sakura's Love is the Indies"
"Sakura no Koi wa Indīzu" (さくらの恋はインディーズ) 		June 3, 2010[19]December 8, 2010
Sakura is an avid fan of the indie rock band UxMishi, and is in love with the vocalist, Kuuga. Sakura invites Misaki and Shizuko to a tea party that the band are hosting, where the Idiot Trio also happen to work as part-time waiters. During the meeting, Kuuga starts to take an interest in Misaki and ignores Sakura. When Misaki visits the bathroom, Kuuga and his bandmate Kou follow her and attempt to flirt. He tells Misaki that he doesn't have feelings for Sakura and the party invitation was just a fan service. Despite Kou telling him to stop, Kuuga continues to hit on Misaki until Takumi (disguised as a waiter) stops him. Misaki, unsure on how to deal with the situation, and Takumi gives her some advice. Back at the table, Kuuga continues to hit on Misaki, and hurts Sakura's feelings. Getting no response from Misaki, his flirts start to become insults and Sakura tells him to stop. Misaki loses her temper and grabs him by the necktie, telling him that she won't entrust Sakura to someone like him. After leaving the cafe, Shizuko reprimands Misaki for making a scene at the cafe; and Sakura for not being careful about her choice in boys. Sakura is comforted by Misaki with a pat on the head and Misaki hopes that one day Sakura will find someone who will truly love her. 
11 "Closing in on Takumi Usui's Secret"
"Usui Takumi no Himitsu ni Semaru!" (碓氷拓海の秘密に迫る!) 		June 10, 2010[20]December 9, 2010
Takumi accidentally meets Misaki's mother and helps her carry her groceries. To thank him, she invites him inside her house for tea with Suzuna. As Misaki arrives home she is shocked to see him there and drags him to the park, warning him not to come to her home again, following Takumi's remarks about her life. Sakura and Shizuko see them together and wonder if they're dating. The next day Sakura, Shizuko and Misaki decide to follow Takumi to have a peek at his private life and confirm rumors that he is rich. Takumi knows he's being followed and leads them on a wild goose chase around town. After the girls decide to give up, Misaki finds Takumi by outdoor walk way, tending to an abandoned kitten. She tries to deny being interested in Takumi's private life, after he remarks that it was the first time she showed any interested in it at all and gives her his address just in case she changes her mind. Afterwards, while Misaki's looks over the directions at her home, Takumi is seen living alone in a tall apartment building with the kitten. 
12 "Still a Maid even in the Sports Festival"
"Taiikusai demo Meido-sama" (体育祭でもメイド様) 		June 17, 2010[21]December 10, 2010
At the Seika High Sports Festival, Misaki participates and wins every event to secure the prizes for the girls' team. At the obstacle race, where the first prize is a kiss from an unwilling Sakura, Misaki takes the lead until one of the boys tries to push her into the pool to disqualify her. Takumi saves her from falling and wins the race, but decides to reject the prize, so Misaki wins as the runner-up instead. Later on, Misaki enters the costume race on behalf of Shizuko. Inside the changing tent, she is shocked to discover she has to wear a maid costume but accidentally switches it with Yukimura's. Yukimura is jeered by the boys for wearing the maid costume, which upsets Misaki. However Takumi explains that because Yukimura is putting so much effort into the event, the others tease him because they can and Misaki resolves to help him. Therefore Takumi and Misaki put together some cool costumes to wear and defend Yukimura, then finish the race with him. Yukimura enjoys himself, and Misaki is inspired to make the day even better next year. 
13 "Idiot, Delinquent, and Hero"
"Baka to Furyō to Hīrō to" (バカと不良とヒーローと) 		June 24, 2010[22]December 13, 2010
Gouki Aratake, the strongest delinquent in Seisen Middle School, wants to be like his revered senpai, the former gang leader "Shiroyan"(White Devil) - but he and his gang think "Shiroyan" (Naoya Shirakawa of the Idiot Trio) has gone soft. Aratake wants the old Naoya back, so he abducts a cross-dressing Yukimura, who they mistake for Naoya's girlfriend. Misaki, Takumi, the Idiot Trio and Aoi (who studies at Seisen) go to rescue him. After changing into disguises, and a few interruptions by their friends, they sneak into Aratake's hideout and find him arguing with one of his friends over Naoya. A fight erupts between Naoya and Aratake, which Naoya wins. A crying Aratake admits he only wanted to be strong like Naoya, who gives him some words of encouragement. With the ordeal over, the Idiot Trio introduce Misaki to the gang as their “Chief Maid President,” a more fearsome gangster than them, much to her horror. Amidst the chaos, everyone forgets about poor Yukimura. 
14 "Class 1-7 Soutarou Kanou"
"Ichinen Nanakumi Kanō Sōtarō" (1年7組 叶爽太郎) 		July 1, 2010[23]December 14, 2010
The Student Council plans to hold an open house at Seika High to attract more girls to enroll there. A girl-hating freshman named Soutarou Kanou is against it, and tries to derail their work by hypnotizing people, but he is stopped by Takumi, who is immune to his abilities. To get revenge on Takumi, he hypnotizes Misaki to hate Takumi forever if she falls asleep within 24 hours. Misaki stays up all night with Takumi's help, but Kanou manages to hypnotize Yukimura into give her a sleep-inducing painkiller, making her extremely sleepy. With five minutes left before the time limit, she slowly dozes off and asks Takumi if she'll remember the feelings of gratitude she has towards him and hopes she'll get the chance to thank him properly. Takumi hugs her, promising that he'll save her as much as she wants and will make her fall for him all over again. 
15 "School Visitation Association & A Glasses Rabbit"
"Gakkō Kengaku-kai de Megane Usagi" (学校見学会で眼鏡うさぎ) 		July 8, 2010[24]December 15, 2010
It's revealed that Misaki did not doze off and was able to beat Kanou's hypnotic suggestion. She decides to punish Kanou by forcing him to help the girls with the upcoming Open House cafeteria. After initially trying to escape, Kanou begins to work with the girls and gets over his dislike for them, which came from a childhood experience. Dressed as a butler with a hood and bunny ears, he tries to help a middle schoolgirl get over her fear of men, and later thanks Misaki for helping him. Misaki later thanks Takumi for helping with the sports clubs in the only way she can think of - by giving him a pat on the head. 
16 "Maid Latte in the Beach Party!"
"Umi no Ie de mo Meido Rate" (海の家でもメイドラテ) 		July 15, 2010[25]December 16, 2010
It's the summer vacation and the Maid Latte crew have been invited by Nagisa (Satsuki's sister) to her beach resort, with Aoi and Takumi tagging along. The girls decide to help out at the resort by hosting a one-day Maid café event to attract customers, however Misaki isn't as keen to wear the sexy swimsuit uniform. Takumi gives her a hickey on her back that forces her to wear a t-shirt to hide it. Later that night, the ladies head out to local hot springs to celebrate, but Misaki reluctantly decides to stay behind after being spooked by Honoka's ghost story and due to the hickey. She later rushes after them alone, believing they had left their tickets behind. She gets lost and scared on the way, and is terrified when Takumi suddenly grabs her arm. Takumi realises that he completely scared Misaki and hugs her to calm her down whilst apologizing. Aoi arrives and sees them, and tells Misaki to just admit she likes Takumi. Upon reaching the hot springs, Misaki realises her effort was in vain as the tickets she had were only extras. 
17 "Usui becomes an Enemy!"
"Usui, Teki ni Mawaru" (碓氷、敵に回る) 		July 22, 2010[26]December 17, 2010
On the second day of summer vacation, Nagisa agrees to allow her nephew Aoi to cross-dress if he wins the local mixed beach volleyball tournament, where the winning team also become the Beach Prince and Princess. Misaki, impressed by Aoi’s determination, agrees to be his volleyball partner. Erika and Takumi also surprise everyone by joining the tournament. Both teams easily defeat their competition, earning them a face off in the final round. Misaki is frustrated that Takumi is trying so hard to beat them and blurts out her anger, much to the crowd’s surprise and her embarrassment. Misaki makes a risky save for the ball, sending her towards the umpire stand, but Takumi moves in and shields her from the impact. With Takumi injured, Aoi and Misaki win the tournament, but Misaki skips the victory party to apologize to Takumi. At the beach, Takumi reveals he only joined the tournament to prevent Misaki from becoming the Beach Princess and getting exploited. Misaki is touched, but as they are about to kiss they are interrupted by a sudden explosion of fireworks. With their vacation over, everyone decides to have a group photo taken. 
18 "Even The Maid is a Footman"
"Meido-sama de mo Futtoman" (メイド様でもフットマン) 		July 29, 2010[27]December 20, 2010
The Miyabigaoka Student Council return because Kanade Maki wants to buy Maid Latte for his family's dining empire and replace it with a butler cafe. In disguise, Misaki and Subaru decide to join the male-only footman auditions to prove the skills of the Maid Latte staff. As the audition becomes more difficult, Subaru is revealed to be a girl and disqualified. Misaki also discovers that Kanou and Yukimura, and Aoi and Takumi, are also auditioning. Aoi gets disqualified for being underage, and Tora suggests that Takumi and Misaki can remain as a team if they can prove their eligibility. Misaki passes the gender test by grabbing Takumi's hand and planting it on her flat chest, tricking everyone into thinking she is a boy. Misaki and Takumi are allowed to pair up and move on to the next round. 
19 "Re-Paired in the Footman Audition"
"Pea Kuminaoshi de Futtoman" (ペア組み直しでフットマン) 		August 5, 2010[28]December 21, 2010
In the second round of the footman auditions, Takumi and Misaki succeed in the required task of setting up a high class table for afternoon tea. Takumi also has to contend with Yukimura's curiosity by assuming a false identity and referring to Misaki as a boy. Before the third round begins, Misaki falls from the high stage and Takumi breaks her fall. Takumi is injured, but tries to hide it, so Misaki decides to do all of the tasks in the third round to conceal it. This raises Maki's suspicions, but Takumi tries to cover it up by playing the violin. Misaki, seeing Takumi secretly in pain, begs him to stop and lectures Maki on the importance of helping colleagues. Moved by her speech, Maki decides to call off buying Maid Latte and move his butler cafe elsewhere. Misaki visits Takumi's apartment to take care of him, and is surprised to find him living alone in a luxurious apartment. She apologizes for being so dependent on him, but he confesses that he has also become dependent on her, and embarrasses her with a hug. 
20"The Vice-President is a Prince?"
"Fukukaichō wa Ōji-sama!?" (副会長は王子様!?)		August 12, 2010[29]December 22, 2010
"Aoi and the Happy Friends"
"Aoi to Yukai na Nakamatachi" (AOIとユカイな仲間たち)

Yukimura’s little sister Ruri loves playing make-believe princess but refuses to acknowledge her brother as he does not meet her ideal image of a prince. She meets the "prince-like" Takumi, and Yukimura convinces Takumi to go on a date with his sister in order to gain her favor. Things go as planned (with Takumi wearing a prince costume made by Aoi) until the others fear the "princelier" Takumi may replace Yukimura as Ruri’s big brother. Kanou and Misaki try to interrupt the date, so Ruri runs away, almost causing a cupboard to fall on her. Takumi stops the cupboard whilst Yukimura shields her. Yukimura scolds Ruri when her prideful behavior goes too far, and she apologizes and accepts her big brother.

Sometime later, Kanou and Yukimura save Aoi from a group of thugs, but do not recognize him as he is cross-dressing. Aoi decides to enlist them and the Three Idiots to film a PV. Aoi enjoys the crew’s enthusiasm, but tries to deny it when they see Aoi genuinely smile. An escaping thief bumps into Aoi, causing him to drop the camera’s memory card. Aoi tries to catch it and nearly falls doing so, but is saved by Misaki, who was chasing the thief. Despite Aoi's abuses, the crew enjoyed working with 'her' and offer to search for the memory card, which landed below on Takumi by chance.

21 "Usui's Rival? Hinata Shintani"
"Usui no raibaru? Shintani Hinata" (碓氷のライバル？深谷陽向) 		August 19, 2010[30]December 23, 2010
Misaki orders the sports clubs to clean up their filthy club rooms. They initially refuse, but agree after Yukimura tells them food will be provided by the Student Council. After the Student Council finish making rice balls, the famished sports club members barge in to eat, but discard and unknowingly badmouth Misaki's terrible rice balls. Angered by this, Misaki chases the sports club members out of the room. Takumi later visits the sleeping Misaki, hugs her and praises her hard work. Kanou overhears and wonders why Misaki and Takumi won’t admit their feelings for each other. Meanwhile, a transfer student named Hinata Shintani arrives. He irks Misaki with his childish behavior and gluttony for food, but the male students admire his child-like innocence and ability to accurately guess food by smell. Hinata reveals that he used to live in the area and has returned to find his first love: “Misa-chan”. Upon hearing this, Misaki realizes that Hinata is her chubby childhood friend “You-kun”. Misaki later blurts out Hinata’s nickname when he falls from a tree, and Hinata realizes who she is and hugs Misaki, to the shock of everyone around them - including the annoyed Takumi. 
22 "Outdoor School Tag Game"
"Rinkan gakkō onigokko" (林間学校オニごっこ) 		August 26, 2010[31]December 24, 2010
It's the Seika High Outdoor field trip, and the students have to endure a hard life of Enlightenment at a Buddhist temple for five days and four nights. Misaki has to deal with the girls' interest in her relationship with Hinata, as well as both Hinata and Takumi vying for her attention. Misaki accidentally gets trapped with Hinata, and he confesses to her and asks her to see him as a man. Takumi overhears and interrupts before Misaki can respond. On the fourth day of the trip, the boys lose their sanity due to the grueling activities and start lusting after the girls. As the girls brace themselves in their cabin, Misaki goes out to stop the boys and drives them back with the help of Hinata and Takumi. Later, Takumi confronts Misaki about her feelings for Hinata, and she explains that she only sees him as a childhood friend. Relieved with her answer, Takumi faints on top of her from hunger. 
23 "Sweets Feast at Maid Latte"
"Suītsu ōmori meido rate" (スイーツ大盛りメイドラテ) 		September 2, 2010[32]December 27, 2010
Erika asks Misaki for help after accidentally promising to date a customer (against Maid Latte policy) should he win the cafe's all-you-can-eat sweet eating contest. Misaki joins the contest in disguise to ensure he loses, however Hinata ends up beating everyone and gets to choose one maid to serve and take a picture with him. Hinata naturally chooses 'Misa-chan' as his maid. Satsuki and Erika devise a plan to keep Misaki's secret with a disguise, but Misaki struggles to lie to Hinata and decides to reveal her secret to him. Takumi is irritated by her feelings for Hinata and starts to consider him a serious rival. He questions Misaki about their relationship and warns Hinata not to come near Misaki - however Misaki is only confused by their jealous squabbles. 
24 "Latte Magic Mellow Mellowing ♥"
"Rate Majikku de Meromerorin ♥" (ラテ・マジックでメロメロリン ♥) 		September 9, 2010[33]December 28, 2010
The rivalry between Hinata and Takumi gets more tense and Misaki throws both of them out of the student council room for quarreling. Misaki’s mother meets Hinata, and he accompanies her home where he explains to Misaki that he’s trying to find the cherry tree where they used to play. At Maid Latte the next day, the maids are cosplaying characters from the anime “Maid Witches” and Misaki is acting a little nervous around Takumi. Hinata arrives and the jealous tension between him and Takumi escalates to a point that Takumi decides to leave. Hinata asks Misaki to “cast a spell” on him so that he can find the cherry tree. After her shift, Aoi asks Misaki to explain her relationship with Takumi. She ponders her answer while taking out the trash and finds Takumi waiting for her - also wanting to know the same answer. To hide her embarrassment, Misaki throws a punch at Takumi, but he blocks it and tells her that he'll make his feelings clear instead. He does so by pulling her into an embrace and murmuring a 'no-lying' spell in her ear, demanding she answer his question truthfully. She answers somewhat off topic, but stops resisting his hug. Meanwhile, Hinata finds the cherry tree and convinces himself that his meeting with Misaki was fated. 
25 "Hinata, Misaki, and Usui"
"Hinata to Misaki to Usui-kun" (陽向と美咲と碓氷くん) 		September 16, 2010[34]December 29, 2010
Hinata reminiscences about his past and, despite being popular with the girls in middle school, he continues to think about Misaki. Sakura invites Misaki and Shizuko to Yumesaki's Culture Festival where UxMishi are playing a concert, assuring Misaki that Kuuga has changed for the better. Takumi also gets invited after “begging” Misaki to let him come. At Maid Latte, the café hosts a Fortune Telling Day. As the fortune teller, Erika tells Hinata and Takumi that their relationship with Misaki is “flat as a paper balloon” and “incompatible like fire and water” respectively. Takumi waits for Misaki to finish her shift and appears depressed about the fortune, provoking Misaki to emotionally ask if he's going to give up on her over of a fortune - and causing her to blush. Hinata overhears and is annoyed. The next day, Hinata helps Misaki clean the school and ends up getting them both wet. With her clothes wet and revealing, Takumi covers her with his shirt and accompanies her to get changed. Hinata cries after he realizes what his friends from middle school were warning him about — that Misaki may already be in love with someone else. Later, at the Yumesaki Festival, Misaki and Takumi get separated from Sakura and Shizuko in the crowd of UxMishi fans. With no way of reuniting with them, Takumi suggests they enjoy the festival together instead. 
26 "That's Cunning of You Ayuzawa, Usui You Idiot!"
"Zurusugiruyo Ayuzawa, Usui no Aho!" (ずるすぎるよ鮎沢、碓氷のアホ！) 		September 23, 2010[35]December 30, 2010
After getting away from the crowd, Takumi and Misaki join a contest for couples. After initially being reluctant, Takumi's teasing fires Misaki up and they complete the contest and win special tickets to the post-festival fireworks. After the UxMishi concert, Misaki tries to find Sakura and Shizuko, but finds Kuuga instead. Misaki gets some reassurance that Kuuga is serious about Sakura, whilst Kuuga wonders why Misaki isn't dating Takumi yet and accuses her of being cruel to him. After the festival, Misaki and Takumi get dressed up in Romeo and Juliet costumes as part of their prize, and go to an empty classroom to get a better view of the fireworks. With Kuuga's words in her thoughts, Misaki confesses to Takumi that she doesn't understand her feelings for him, but wants to be with him. He hugs her, tells her he loves her, and they kiss during the fireworks. Later, they walk around the festival hand in hand. In the epilogue, as everyone continues with their daily lives, it is revealed that Suzuna knows her sister likes a boy, Aoi is living with Satsuki again and Hinata is still vowing to win Misaki’s heart. 
OVA "It's an Omake (New Special Episode)"
"Omake dayo (Shinsaku Tokubetsu Episōdo)" (おまけだよ （新作特別エピソード）) 		May 11, 2011 (DVD release)
After getting her maid uniform torn, Misaki asks Suzuna to fix it while she receives Suzuna's prizes delivered by Shizuko and Sakura. Much to her shock, her mother and Suzuna try on her fixed maid uniform before finally getting it back on her. While getting a stone to use for making Tsukemono, Hinata and Takumi arrive at the Ayuzawa residence to give them some vegetables delivered by Hinata's grandfather. After having dinner, Misaki asks Takumi if he's still taking care of the kitten he adopted and he replies that he is, but hasn't given it a name yet. Misaki suggests that he should name the kitten "Licht" after the tea tin box delivered to Suzuna. Takumi thinks it's a great name since "Licht" is German and Dutch for "Light". 

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