Maid-sama! Part 1 (with Asher Sofman)
Covers: MAID-SAMA! Vol. 1-9 After doing two classic shojo series, we’re finally covering Ashley’s favorite manga of all time: Maid-sama! Yes, Ashley’s favorite manga is about working in a maid cafe. Asher and Ashley discuss how liking a manga about maids is okay (also discussed: whether this manga is actually about maids), what this battle of the sexes story has to say about gender roles, and whether Misaki Ayuzawa and Usui Takumi make a good couple. Mostly, Ashley just rants about how Misaki is the greatest. LINKS Get Maid-sama! from Viz Media (Shojo Beat line) Select image comparison of Tokyopop vs. Viz translations Are You In Love, Or Is It Just a Crush? [Seventeen Quiz] Outro song: “My Secret” by Saaya Mizuno, from the Maid-sama! anime, available to watch on Hulu SOCIAL Follow Shojo a Tell on Twitter Follow Asher on Tumblr Follow Ashley on Twitter Follow Asher and Ashley's other podcast, about Digimon, on Twitter
