The anime industry has grown significantly over the past few decades, catering to a global audience with dozens of new series each year. Many of these series end up being hits, with anime studios taking new projects to grab the attention of a wider audience. Unfortunately, this also means that the sequels to many of the older shows keep getting pushed back until it’s too late to release a second season. One of the most frustrating feelings while watching a really captivating anime is that it ends on a cliffhanger, only for the studio to never release another season. These anime often offer unique storytelling and intriguing characters, even gaining recognition over the years. However, it takes a lot more than that for a studio to invest money in these series again.
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While there have been cases like Bleach and Kimi ni Todoke, when an animation studio releases a sequel after over a decade, it’s not that common. Written and illustrated by Hiro Fujiwara, Maid Sama is one such Shojo that might never return with a second season despite having all the popularity one can hope for from a series of that demographic. While the anime leaves the story on a cliffhanger, the manga ended in 2013. Anime News Network confirmed that the series is getting a special chapter in the August issue of Hakusensha’s LaLa magazine. The chapter will be released on July 24th, 2026, in Japan and has yet to confirm its global release date.
What Is Maid Sama About?
The story focuses on Misaki Ayuzawa, a headstrong Student Council President at Seika High School, which used to be an all-boys school but has recently become co-ed. Since the majority of the student body is still boys, they’re too unruly for even the teachers to handle. Misaki does her best to keep the students in check, ruling the school with an iron fist. She also wants more girls to enroll in the high school, especially when many of them stay away from it due to the boys’ bad reputation.
However, Misaki is hiding a major secret that she absolutely can’t let her schoolmates know. Because her family is buried in debt, she works part-time at a Maid Cafe, which pays her more than regular cafes. However, her already chaotic life takes a drastic turn when Takumi Usui, the school’s most popular boy, discovers her secret and won’t stop following her.
Maid Sama Might Never Return With a Second Season
As nice as it is to see Usui and Misaki again after all these years, thanks to the new manga chapter, any fan simply can’t help but feel bittersweet about the fact of the anime’s discontinuation. It’s been 16 years since the anime ended, and it might never return with a sequel at this point. The anime barely scratched the surface of Usui and Misaki’s relationship, and a majority of the story was never adapted into the anime.
After over a decade, you’d think the series would forever be relegated to the shadows, but fans are still waiting, with their hopes renewed after the return of Kimi ni Todoke, another acclaimed Shojo.
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