The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious

The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious (最近雇ったメイドが怪しい), 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.

Plot
The story follows Yuuri, a boy that lives in a large estate, who is left in the care of his new maid, Lilith, after the death of his parents. Because of Lilith's alluring, secretive, and somewhat mysterious personality, Yuuri finds her extremely suspicious. Yuuri's misunderstandings surrounded by the paranoia over his maid's every move ends up forming a strange bond between them.

Characters

 * Yuuri (ゆうり)
 * 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 realizing 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 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 realizing 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.


 * Lilith (リリス)
 * 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.
 * 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.


 * Tsukasa Gojouin (五条院 つかさ)
 * 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.
 * 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.


 * Fujisaki (藤崎)
 * 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.
 * 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.


 * Natsume Nakashima (中島 ナツメ)
 * Another maid and former colleague of Lilith's, who tries to bring her back to her former employer. She also harbors romantic feelings towards Lilith.
 * Another maid and former colleague of Lilith's, who tries to bring her back to her former employer. She also harbors romantic feelings towards Lilith.

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.

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 Animazing!!! programming block. The opening theme song is "Su, Suki Janai!" (す、好きじゃない!) performed by ≠Me, while the ending theme song is "Himitsu no Niwa no Futari" (秘密の庭のふたり) performed by Yui Horie. Crunchyroll has licensed the series, streaming it along with an English dub.

Reception
In 2020, the manga was nominated for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category and ranked 9th out of 50 nominees.