Maid Sama Volume 5 tells the story of Misaki Ayuzawa – tough student council president by day and sweet maid cafe employee after school – and Takumi Usui, an ace student who has become the humble stalker of Misaki after learning about her secret job. Through the problems that Misaki finds herself in, Takumi is always there to help her out, much to her annoyance.

Highlights
Following Soutarou Kanou's failed attempt to ruin Misaki by hypnotism, things have returned to normal at Seika High School. Misaki's friend invites her to come and meet a boy band that she's a fan of. Her friend has hopes of being the girlfriend of one of the members; unfortunately for her, he has his eyes on making Misaki his own.

The second and biggest chunk of this volume raises the question: what would you do to save something you truly care about? Misaki's problem is that Kanade Maki, heir of the Maki Dining Group a prestigeous restaurant conglomerate and Student Council Vice-President of Miyabi Gaoka Academy, wants to buy the Cafe Latte and open a Butler Cafe. To do this, he begins a marathon of skills training open to men only. It's up to Misaki and her coworker, Subaru, to infiltrate the competition in order to keep the Maid Cafe from being bought. The competition has the secondary effect of affecting Misaki and Usui's relationship.

Overall
Maid Sama Volume 5 was a pleasant addition to the story. The characters introduced were interesting, in a way. While one of the members of the boy band was utterly unrepentant, the restaurant heir had some redeeming qualities to him. I also enjoyed seeing Misaki and Usui's interactions in Usui's home. You could really see how Misaki starts to show that she cares for Usui.

ComicsOnline gives Maid Sama Volume 5 3 out of 5 finger sandwiches.

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