Overall Rating: 6.2 out of 10 - Relatively OK show.
I can recommend watching.
Problem with popular tropes is that they often attract creators who would rather make a different show. However, either producers or editors insist that they go for proven receipts or they themselves opt to do it, craving fame and publicity.
Maids are one such trope. Feminist "liberation of women" left men unable to find women who cleans, cooks and serves man. Entertainment industry figured out how to fill the void with maid cafes and shows about maids. Thus, anime about maids near guaranteed to sell.
Creators of Kimi wa Meido-sama seems thought that women who simply cooks and cleans would be too boring, so they decided to spice it up with assassin backstory, "challenge of being normal" and a few more twists. Some of it good, some not so much. All of it however takes the show too far from its core purpose. It's clear that creators want to make this show into a sober narrative about one's approach to live. While I can understand what they trying to say, it hardly makes the show more enjoyable to watch, it adds some sympathy towards Yuki but that is about it. Neither does it covers the existentialist questions sufficiently enough. It's just too far to be next Umineko, Byousoku 5cm, SEL, Utena, Kaiji, Akagi or any other decent attempt at literary fiction.
Maid in question, Yuki, is likable enough and that should be a good enough reason to watch this show. Due to trends in anime industry, even half decent shows are hard to find. Pink haired girl, that appears in second half of the show is also likable. The same cannot be said about male protagonist's sister and nurse that later became PE teacher.
Still show somewhat recovers closer to the second half. More than half of the scenes are enjoyable to watch. Not a stellar endorsement, but so many other shows are horrible in almost every scene.
Overall, it's OK and can be enjoyed during periods of few good shows.
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