Midnight Secretary quickly became one of my favorite manga so far. If you have an affinity for vampires, it's a good read and definitely a good alternative to other vampire manga/anime that deal will high school teenagers. This is for mature audiences only. There is sexual content and nudity.
Satozuka Kaya is a secretary who takes great pride in her work. Her face is very child-like, therefore, she pulls her hair in a tight bun and wears glasses to make herself appear more mature. She works at the Touma coorperation as an assistant, but is transferred to the private secretarial position for the Director, Touma Kyouhei. Soon after starting, she finds out (by accident) that her boss is a vampire. He decides to keep her as a secretary since it would benefit him. She soon begins scheduling his "meals" with numerous women, but soon, after an accident with a client, he is weakened and needs blood immediately. Kaya offers herself up to the vampire and Kyouhei quickly realizes that her blood is the only blood that will satisfy his thirst from then on.
Their relationship grows, but they have some inner problems. Kaya isn't sure whether she is just a "meal" for him, just his secretary, or something more. Kyouhei believes that Kaya is only doing her secretarial duty by keeping her boss in good health, which is what she says, but he wants her to let her guard down. Kyouhei is also a very prideful vampire and it's looked down upon to fall in love with a human.
There's also those who try to seperate the two. Kyouhei's brother, Touma Masaki, and a female vampire, Marika. The vampire clan becomes a big deal towards the end of the manga since Kyouhei is "losing his pride" as a vampire by loving a human and drinking fake blood.
Kaya can be very childish at times, but most of the time she's fighting herself mentally trying to trust her boss. Kyouhei is a very dominant person. He's egotistical and hardly ever smiles. At first, Kyouhei doesn't want Kaya as his secretary because she isn't good looking, but she quickly shows him that she's capable of doing any work he throws her way. He says that she's the only secretary he'll ever have and that she's his forever. Kyouhei refuses to let anyone else have her, which causes some problems when she is transferred to another coorperation.
The progression of the characters is fantastic. Both Kaya, Kyouhei, Masaki, and Marika grow so much during the course of the manga. I loved watching as Kyouhei let his guard down and Marika began to accept that his pride had only grown more.
I liked the way Kyouhei is drawn. At first, I didn't, but after becoming aquainted with him...it fits. The men are drawn in a bit more of an old fashioned way, but Kaya is beautifully drawn. As far as, ease of read, it is. It reads very easily and the story is easy to follow. Everything is explained in detail, from the way blood tastes different for the vampires to his weaknesses to the handlings of the coorperation.
Midnight Secretary has now become part of my top five manga. I loved it! It's a must read for anyone interested in romance or vampires.
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