The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious
, also known as My Recently Hired Maid Is Suspicious, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wakame Konbu. The series debuted as a webcomic in 2019 before it began serialization in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker magazine in January 2020. The series has been compiled into seven tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link and Blade aired from July to October 2022. Characters

 The main male protagonist. A young boy from a rich family, Yuuri lost his parents in a car accident and is taken care by his mysterious new maid Lilith. He is frequently in his father's old office, regardless of his activity. A running gag is Yuuri not realising he has fallen for Lilith, where he perceives her actions as suspicious while unintentionally revealing his attraction to her, which flusters her and further endears him to her. The main female protagonist. She is a mysterious and beautiful maid with olive skin and sparkling purple eyes. She has two moles under her right eye and a mole on one side of her chest. Having had a connection with Yuuri's parents, she left her previous employer to take care of Yuuri after their deaths. She often tries to tease Yuuri, only to be embarrassed herself due to the latter's unintentional confessions of attraction for her. Lilith's age is never stated, but she is a teenager. A young rich girl and classmate of Yuuri. A fan of romance manga and novels, she supports and fantasizes about the "forbidden relationship" between Yuuri and his maid. It takes her two blunt explanations to Yuuri to convince him that he does indeed love Lilith. Tsukasa's female butler, who was Lilith's classmate in boarding school. She constantly deals with Tsukasa's love of romance fiction, much to her chagrin. She regularly threatens to quit when Tsukasa tries to get her to dress in feminine clothes. Another maid and former colleague of Lilith's, who tries to bring her back to her former employer. She also harbours romantic feelings towards Lilith. Media

Manga
Written and illustrated by Wakame Konbu, The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious debuted as a webcomic in 2019 before it began serialization in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker on January 22, 2020. The series will end with the release of its eighth volume in Q2 2024. As of July 2023, seven tankōbon volumes have been released. In North America, Yen Press has licensed the series for English publication. Volumes

Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 17, 2022. It was produced by Silver Link and Blade, with Misuzu Hoshino directing the series, Mirai Minato serving as chief director and handling the scripts, Machi Yoshino designing the characters, and Kōji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki composing the music. The series aired from July 24 to October 9, 2022, on ABC and TV Asahi's  programming block. The opening theme song is  performed by ≠Me, while the ending theme song is  performed by Yui Horie. Crunchyroll has licensed the series, streaming it along with an English dub. Episodes

Reception
In 2020, the manga was nominated for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category and ranked 9th out of 50 nominees. See also 
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, another manga series by the same author

Notes

References

External links
Manga official website 
Anime official website 

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Crunchyroll anime
Gangan Comics manga
Romantic comedy anime and manga
Shōnen manga
Silver Link
Yen Press titles