Inspired by the maid cafes of Akihabara, Anime Expo’s Maid Café has been one of our most popular events. Our cute and courteous maids are ready to entertain you, whether they break out in song and dance or settle in with your table to play a game.
So are we. Anime Expo is the largest anime con around, with over 100,000 fans in attendance.
Despite their ubiquity in anime, however, they feel representative of a previous generation of otaku, with their emphasis on “ moe ” (a word people don't really say anymore) and cheerfully cheesy displays of servitude. Yet unbeknownst to many, maid café culture has been undergoing a sea change in the recent COVID years.
Amai Maid Cafe, where we bring you A Taste Of Japan with an authentic maid cafe experience! We will be hosting hourly events where you can join our maids for tea, snacks, and some great performances. Be sure to beat the rush and buy your passes ahead of time! Ever dream of being served by gorgeous butlers?
Today, the maid café phenomenon attracts more than just male otaku, but also couples, tourists, and women.
Maid cafes are fun, but they can be a little awkward and it's not for everyone. I've noticed that my male friends especially feel more uncomfortable than the women do. The girls can giggle with the maids and act cute like them.
Maid cafes have become popular entertainment spots thanks to frequent reports featuring them on television and in magazines. Also, various role-reversed shitsuji café are also appearing recently, in which young waiters dressed as butlers treat their customers like mistresses.
18+18+ age restriction; must have an 18+ wristband in addition to ticket and badge for entry. No wristband, no entry.
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The maid cafes started as a way to cater to Japanese otaku. Maids often appear in anime and manga as a symbol of what many Japanese consider the ultimate woman: attractive, subservient, and best of all, extremely cute.
All of them are male, wearing wigs to go along with their female uniforms. Male “maid cafes” are growing more common, and books on how to dress like a woman are starting to hit store shelves. Men wearing skirts have also been seen in Tokyo's Harajuku and Aoyama districts.
Must be female and over 18 years old.
As soon as you enter the shop, a maid will welcome you with a cheerful “Welcome home, Master (or Princess).” @Home Café Guests are referred to as “Master” or “Princess,” and the same is true at other maid cafe chains.
There aren't any rules against bringing children. The maids aren't inappropriate.
New “Sugoi Kawaii” maid cafe in Akihabara now hiring foreigners! As long as you fill certain requirements, you too can be a maid in Japan. With a tagline that reads, “Of the GAIJIN!
It was only after coming to Japan that she realized that maid cafés weren't just a cute anime trope — they actually existed. During A-chan's first visit to a maid café, she was amazed by the kawaii atmosphere and adorable outfits.
Over the years, SPJA has supported organizations such as the Japanese American National Museum, Animator Dormitory, and Japan Society Relief Fund through its annual Anime Expo Charity Auction.
So much to do you'll need shadow clones to do everything. With hundreds of hours of programming across 4 days, you'll need to choose wisely
Amai Maid Cafe, where we bring you A Taste Of Japan with an authentic maid cafe experience! We will be hosting hourly events where you can join our maids for tea, snacks, and some great performances. Be sure to beat the rush and buy your passes ahead of time!
Ever dream of being served by gorgeous butlers? Then you won’t want to miss our butler hour! Some of our staff often uses this as an opportunity to tie in some cosplay as well, so you might spot one or two of your favorite characters as butlers!
Wouldn’t it be great if the characters of “Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid” were actually at a maid cafe? Well, now they are! Join Tohru during this slot for maid dragon themed misadventures.
Do you like cute cat girls as much as you like cute maids? Well, meow you can have both! Come visit us during Kawaii Neko hour for a cute overload as our maids don cat ears and tails– paw-sitively adorable!
Ever dream of being served by handsome, young men? Then you won’t want to miss these sweet treats! Attend Amai Maid Cafe’s Host Club hour where you can join our hosts for tea, snacks, and some great performances.
Great times and tiaras! Yes, please! If you’re down for service from some royal sweethearts, then Amai’s Princess Maid Cafe is for you!
Come join our staff for a relaxed hour hanging out and playing games together! We’ll be playing a variety of games that may or may not be appropriate for younger folks.
The New York Anime Festival, which will be held at New York City's Javits Convention Center on December 7-9, will be featuring a maid cafe, open for the duration of the convention. Food at the cafe will be prepared by professional chefs, but convention attendees who are interested in volunteering to work in the cafe as greeters dressed in Lolita and maid outfits can contact the NYAF's programming manager, Peter Tatara, at ptatara@reedexpo.com for further information. At the close of the convention, they will get to keep the dresses.
Touken Ranbu. It's out in English now, almost six years after its initial release in Japan. I've played it for about two months, and I believe I can safely say… I'm not sure I get it.