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The first permanent [1] maid café, Cure Maid Café, was established in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, in March 2001, [2] but maid cafés are becoming increasingly popular. The increased competition drove the cafes to employ more diversified themes, gimmicks and even unusual tactics to attract customers. [ 3 ]
The same is true for Japan’s maid cafes, which often pique interest from foreign tourists. ... we’d like to show you how to enjoy a basic maid cafe. We visited Akihabara's popular @Home Cafe ...
Maidreamin maids handing distributing flyers in Akihabara. Maidreamin's first location, the Akihabara Headquarter Store was opened on April 25, 2008. They opened their first restaurant outside Japan in Bangkok in 2013. Their latest store launched in Fukuoka in 2016. [5] Exterior of maidreamin maid cafe
While most cosplay restaurants and maid cafes cater mostly to men, there is also a type for women called the butler café (執事喫茶, shitsuji kissa).The butlers in these cafes are well-dressed male employees and may wear either a typical waiter's uniform or even a tuxedo or tails. [11]
Pretty Maid Café (恋するメイドカフェ, Koisuru Maid Cafe) is a romantic comedy Japanese film with thriller elements directed by Akiyoshi Sugiura [1] and released in 2006 by VAP. [2] It is part of the Akihabara Trilogy of films revolving around the Akihabara cosplay and otaku subcultures, especially maid cafés.
Several dansō (cross-dressing) cosplay cafés with a butler theme operate in Akihabara, in which female servers dress as male butlers. [ 12 ] Outside of Japan, notable butler cafés include Chitty Mood, which operates out of Taipei City Mall in Taipei , Taiwan , [ 13 ] and Lan Yu Guan European Tea Restaurant (formerly named Michaelis), which ...
The Akihabara Trilogy [1] [2] [3] (萌えキュン＠MOVIE [4], Moekyun@Movie) is a series of films set in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. The plots of the films revolve around the cosplay and otaku subcultures associated to the location, with themes such as maid cafés and collectible action figures .
Prior to entering the anime industry, Kusuda worked in a maid cafe in Akihabara called Cafe la vie en rose. Kusuda decided to become a voice actress after seeing a stage performance of Junko Takeuchi (the voice of Naruto Uzumaki).