Mayo Chiki Recap: The Butler Secret That Cured His Fear

This Mayo Chiki recap starts with the biggest secret in school: Subaru Konoe, the campus star butler everyone admires, is actually a girl. Jiro, a shy guy with a lifelong fear of women, stumbles onto the truth, and keeping it earns him a strange deal, a possible cure for his phobia, and a life suddenly full of stunning ladies who will not leave him alone.

This full Mayo Chiki recap covers the whole story, from his first disaster of a morning to the fireworks confession and the maid outfit kiss that changes everything.

For another fake arrangement that turns painfully real, read the More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers recap, or browse our anime recaps hub. Series details are on Wikipedia.

Chapters:
0:00 Jiro’s life is already a disaster before he even leaves the house
2:13 He accidentally discovers Subaru’s secret and gets knocked out for it
4:09 The deal is made: keep the secret, gain a cure for his phobia
11:36 A past kidnapping resurfaces and Subaru completely freezes
15:14 The kidnapping was staged all along Subaru’s father reveals himself
20:28 Kanade rewards Jiro with a kiss and calls it her first
29:32 Jiro’s public confession backfires spectacularly
40:53 Jiro follows Subaru to her mother’s grave she finally breaks down
43:25 Fireworks at night Subaru tells Jiro she wants more than friendship
1:00:25 Subaru gets fired as a butler and Jiro goes after her
1:05:13 Subaru shows up in a maid outfit and kisses Jiro to thank him