<p>I've started reading 2021's <a href="https://tapas.io/series/This-Isekai-Maid-is-Forming-a-Union/info" rel="nofollow noreferrer">&quot;This Isekai Maid is Forming a Union!&quot;</a> which is about stopping:</p>
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<p>Otome protagonists abusing their power, slapping maids, and using them as pawns to do their dirty work.</p>
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<p>Given that the only Otome Isekai I'm familiar with is <em>Tearmoon Empire</em>, if that even counts, I'm very unprepared to read this, nor do I want to read about such physical abuse, so I'd like some foundational history?</p>
<p>Is there a significantly older <em>first</em> &quot;Otome Isekai&quot; to feature the protagonist slapping a maid?</p>
<p>Or was it a trend that started around 2019, with some examples from that year being <em><a href="https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/5cdz8ja/the-duchess-50-tea-recipes" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes</a></em> and March 31 2019's <em><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198819922-villains-are-destined-to-die" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Villains Are Destined to Die</a></em>? Although I've not got confirmation that the latter started around that time, instead of just what Goodreads says.</p>

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2022-12-12T06:46:54.967Z
I found manhwa/Korean webtoon [The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/5cdz8ja/the-duchess-50-tea-recipes) (2019) with a hint from [this tweet showing the protagonist slapping a maid](https://twitter.com/piccoma_jp/status/1291708919644119040/photo/4), though not sure if this continues or just once only. That said, the example mentioned in the question is a comic, is the question actually about manga or light novel history?
Aki Tanaka
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2022-12-12T14:22:47.457Z
@AkiTanaka - Hmm, if you count online web novels as light novels, then yes? It's a webcomic criticizing webnovels, at least, so far. Otherwise I'd like a move to the sci-fi stack, I suppose.
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What are (some / the earliest) maid-slapping Isekai Light Novels / Webnovels?
# What are (some / the earliest) maid-slapping Isekai Light Novels / Webnovels?
Posted by: username_0 on 2022-12-12
I've started reading 2021's ["This Isekai Maid is Forming a Union!"](https://tapas.io/series/This-Isekai-Maid-is-Forming-a-Union/info) which is about stopping:

> Otome protagonists abusing their power, slapping maids, and using them as pawns to do their dirty work.

Given that the only Otome Isekai I'm familiar with is *Tearmoon Empire*, if that even counts, I'm very unprepared to read this, nor do I want to read about such physical abuse, so I'd like some foundational history?

Is there a significantly older *first* "Otome Isekai" to feature the protagonist slapping a maid?

Or was it a trend that started around 2019, with some examples from that year being *[The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/5cdz8ja/the-duchess-50-tea-recipes)* and March 31 2019's *[Villains Are Destined to Die](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198819922-villains-are-destined-to-die)*? Although I've not got confirmation that the latter started around that time, instead of just what Goodreads says.
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> **username_1**: I found manhwa/Korean webtoon [The Duchess' 50 Tea Recipes](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/5cdz8ja/the-duchess-50-tea-recipes) (2019) with a hint from [this tweet showing the protagonist slapping a maid](https://twitter.com/piccoma_jp/status/1291708919644119040/photo/4), though not sure if this continues or just once only. That said, the example mentioned in the question is a comic, is the question actually about manga or light novel history?  
> **username_0**: @AkiTanaka - Hmm, if you count online web novels as light novels, then yes? It's a webcomic criticizing webnovels, at least, so far. Otherwise I'd like a move to the sci-fi stack, I suppose.  
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