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Top secrets Behind The Closed Doors Of Akihabara Maid Cafés
What actually goes on behind the doors of an Akihabara Maid Cafe?
Japanese Cosplay sub-culture discovered.
Japan’s geeks are a sub-culture in Japanese youth culture that has their obsession for Anime and comic books (Otaku).
Otaku is a term used in Japan when talking about people with obsessive interests.
There are Anime otaku and Manga Otaku - fans of Japanese comic books, Gemu Otaku – fans of video games, and Cosplay Otaku.
Akihabara is a second home to many of them who are obsessive about Anime, icons and games. They are involved also in Japanese Cosplay role-playing games and prefer cuteness and child-like appearance in women.
No wonder that themed Maid cafés where young women dress in French-maid outfits and treat their customers like masters, opened up in Akihabara – Japan’s Otaku Mecca.
The opening of the first Maid café was in 2000. This started a trend that became super-popular.
You can actually see lines forming in front of these Café's at certain hours.
Recently Japanese women are getting their share of the fun, since 'Butler cafés' have opened too.
The success of these cafes is part of the popularity of Japan's 'Otaku market'. It is estimated at 1.5 million customers.
What Happens In A Maid Café?
The Manga-style maids play the role of a house servant. They serve the customers as if they were their masters.
Examples? greeting them with 'Welcome home Master' when they enter.
Spoon feeding the customers is acceptable too.
This all sounds very weird, but it doesn't end here - the maids also kneel on the ground to mix sugar or milk and play kids games with the customers for an extra fee.
I've heard all kinds of embarrassed locals trying to explain these places. Basically the explanations center around these cafe's being the perfect escape for Japanese men from work tensions.
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