Assistant cafÃÆ' © s ( ?????/?????? , Meido kissa/Meido cafe ) is a subcategory of cosplay restaurants found mainly in Japan. In these cafes, waiters in maid costumes act as servants, and treat customers as masters (and mistresses) in a private home, not as a cafe visitor. The first permanent maid's restaurant, Cure Maid Cafà ©  ©, was established in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan, in March 2001, but the cafà © mà © c is increasingly popular. As they do so, increased competition has utilized some unusual tactics to attract customers. They have also expanded overseas to countries such as China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Hungary, Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Mexico, Canada, Brazil and the United States.
Video Maid café
Costume and appearance
Maid costumes vary from cafà © to cafà © but largely based on French maid costumes, often consisting of dresses, skirts, pinafore, suitable hair accessories (such as frills or bows), and stockings. Often, employees will also cosplay as anime characters. Sometimes, employees wear animal ears with their clothes to add charm.
Servants in cafà © mà © often selected on the basis of their appearance; mostly young, attractive and innocent women. Applicants are sometimes tested to determine if they adequately portray the given character that they will be doing cosplay. To maintain cosplay fantasies, some employees may be contractually required not to disclose personal information to customers, out of character or let customers see them out of costumes.
Some of the cafe attendants also have crossdressing men as helpers.
Maps Maid café
Client
Maid cafà © s was originally designed to meet the fantasies of male otaku, anime fans, manga, and video games. They have been analogized as otaku equivalent to the host bar. The image of the waiter is one that has been popularized and fetishized in many manga and anime series, as well as in gaming gal. Important for the attraction otaku for maid cafà © s is the Japanese concept moe , which is a trope character in otaku media depicting the character of a young woman who looks innocent. People who have fetish moe (especially certain subcategories known as maid moe) are therefore interested in the formation in which they can interact with real-life manifestations (both physically and in attitude) of the fictitious fictitious characters they make fetishized. CafÃÆ' © s might also use the theme tsundere - other character characters that are part of the moe phenomenon and refer to an initially cold or hostile character before expressing a feeling of warmth or affection.
Around 2003 and 2004, maid cafà © s became more common and popular in Japan because otaku culture became increasingly common. As a result, there are diversified themes and services in the restaurant but they are ultimately still dominated by anime and video games. Today, the phenomenon of maid cafà © à © attracts more than just otaku men, but also couples, tourists, and women.
Menu
Most maid cafà © s offers a menu similar to a more typical cafe. Customers can order coffee, other drinks, and a variety of dishes and desserts. However, in the maid cafà © s, the waiter will often adorn the customer's order with a funny design on his desk. Syrup can be used to decorate desserts, and omelette rice ( ????? , Omu-raisu ) , entrÃÆ'  © e popular, usually decorated with tomato sauce. This service adds to the image of the waiter as an innocent but pampering waiter.
Rituals, etiquette and additional services
There are many rituals and additional services offered in many cafe attendants. The waiter greeted the customer with "Welcome, Mr. (Mrs, Mrs I)" ( ????????????????> , Okaerinasaimase, goshujinsama (ojousama) ) and offer them to remove towels and menus. The waiter will also kneel near the table to stir the cream and sugar into the coffee of the customer, and some cafes even offer a spoonful service to the customers. More and more, maid cafà © à © s offers care services, such as ear cleansing and foot massage, arms, and back (provided the customer remains fully clothed), at an additional cost. Customers can also sometimes play rock-paper-scissors, card games, board games, and video games with waiters and prepare arts and crafts and sing karaoke.
Customers are also expected to follow the basic rules when they are in a maid cafe. One Tokyo maid cafà ©  © recently published a list of ten rules to be followed by customers in a maid cafe. For example, a customer may not touch a helper body, request personal helper contact information, or invade his personal privacy (by stalking). One general rule in maid cafÃÆ' © is the photos of the waiter or cafe interior is prohibited. However, the customer may have the option of paying an additional fee to get his picture taken with a maid, perhaps hand-decorated by a helper.
See also
- Akihabara Trilogy (a movie inspired by maid cafà © s)
- Band-Maid (Japanese women's rock group arranged above the cafeteria)
- Butler CafÃÆ'Â ©
- Cigarette girl
- Hostess club
- Equal Helper!
References
Further reading
- Hoffman, Ken. "Haircuts and more on Maid Cafà ©  ©". Houston Chronicle . December 5, 2011.
- Shigeto Kawahara. "Phonetic voice of Japanese auxiliary I: An early study" (PDF) . Ã,
External links
- Media related to Maid cafÃÆ'Â © s in Wikimedia Commons
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