Maid cafe: WIKI

ich liebe maid seid 2010.

was ist maid?

GERMAN WIKI

Cosplay-Restaurant

Ein Cosplay-Restaurant  ist eine Art von Restaurant, die um das Jahr 2000 in Akihabara, Tokyo aufkam und der Otaku-Szene zuzuordnen ist.

Maids werben Kunden in Akihabara

Am typischsten sind Cafés mit Kellnerinnen im Dienstmädchenlook, die Maid Cafés  Die Angestellten tragen Dienstmagd- oder Schuluniformen, wobei in jedem Cafe ein bestimmter Cosplay-Stil eingehalten wird. Sie folgen einer Art Rollenspiel, bei dem der Kunde der Herr und die Kellnerin eine Dienerin ist. Die Angestellten begrüßen Kunden mit „Willkommen zuhause“ und sprechen sie als „Gebieter“ an Die Bedienung ist auch für japanische Verhältnisse besonders zuvorkommend: Getränke und Speisen werden auf Knien serviert, selbst der Kaffee wird für den Kunden umgerührt.

Die Kellnerinnen achten darauf, sich niedlich und moe zu verhalten und sich im Gespräch mit dem Gast möglichst positiv und bewundernd über ihn zu äußern. Gegen Aufpreis sind Polaroid-Fotos mit der Kellnerin möglich. Typischerweise erfolgen diese in Posen aus von dem Kunden ausgewählten Anime und werden mit Zeichnungen oder einer Widmung verziert. Man kann (manche) Maids und Fotostudios stundenweise mieten, um die Maid in Kostümen und Posen nach Wahl zu fotografieren.

Maid Cafes sind hauptsächlich in Tokyo, in Akihabara und in Ōsaka in Den Den Town zu finden. Aber auch außerhalb Japans gab/gibt es vereinzelt Maid Cafés, z.B. Kanada.

Eine neuere Entwicklung der Maid-Café-Szene sind Mimikaki SaloN, in denen kostümierte weibliche Angestellte den Kunden die Ohren reinigen – eine traditionelle Geste der Intimität in Japan. Es werden auch Hand- und Fußmassagen angeboten.

Die männliche, seltenere Version von Maid Cafés sind Butler Cafés (, in denen junge Männer in Frack oder vergleichbarer Kleidung bedienen.

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what is maid?

WIKI ENGLISH

Maid cafés are a subcategory of cosplay restaurants found predominantly in Japan. In these cafés, waitresses dressed in maid costumes act as servants, and treat customers as masters (and mistresses) in a private home, rather than as café patrons. The first permanentmaid café, Cure Maid Café, was established in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan in March 2001, but maid cafés are becoming increasingly popular. As they have done so, the increased competition has made some use unusual tactics in order to attract customers. They have also expanded overseas to countries like China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hungary, the Czech Republic, France, Mexico, Canada and the United States.

The maid costume varies from café to café but most are based upon the costume of French maids, often composed of a dress, a petticoat, a pinafore, a matching hair accessory (such as a frill or a bow), and stockings. Sometimes, employees wear rabbit or cat ears with their outfits to add more appeal.

Waitresses in maid cafés are often chosen on the basis of their appearance; most are young, attractive and innocent-looking women.

Some maid cafés also have crossdressers as maids

Maid cafés were originally designed primarily to cater to the fantasies of male otaku, fans ofanime, manga, and video games. The image of the maid is one that has been popularized and fetishized in many manga and anime series, as well as in gal games. Important to the otaku attraction to maid cafés is the Japanese concept of moe, which generally describes a love for anime, manga or video game characters. More specifically, moe refers to adoration for young or innocent-looking female characters. People who have moe (especially a specific subcategory known as maid moe) are therefore attracted to an establishment in which they can interact with real-life manifestations (both physically and in demeanor) of the fictional maid characters that they have fetishized.

Today, the maid café phenomenon attracts more than just male otaku, but also couples, tourists, and women.

Most maid cafés offer menus similar to those of more typical cafés. Customers can order coffee, other beverages, and a wide variety of entrées and desserts. However, in maid cafés, waitresses will often decorate a customer’s order with cute designs at his or her table. Syrup can be used to decorate desserts, and omelette rice (オムライス Omu-raisu), a popular entrée, is typically decorated using ketchup. This service adds to the image of the waitress as an innocent but pampering maid.

There are many rituals and additional services offered at many maid cafés. Maids greet customers with "Welcome home, Master (Mistress)" and offer them wipe towels and menus. Maids will also kneel by the table to stir cream and sugar into a customer's coffee, and some cafés even offer spoon-feeding services to customers. Increasingly, maid cafés offer grooming services, such as ear cleanings and leg, arm, and back massages (provided the customer remains fully clothed), for an additional fee. Customers can also sometimes pay to play card or video games with maids.

Customers are also expected to follow basic rules when patronizing a maid café. One Tokyo maid café recently published a list of ten rules that customers should follow in a maid café. For example, customers should not touch a maid's body, ask for a maid's personal contact information, or otherwise invade her personal privacy (by stalking). One common rule in a maid café is that photographs of maids or the café interior are forbidden. However, customers usually have the option of paying an extra fee in order to get his or her photograph taken with a maid. The maid will then hand-decorate the photograph for the customer.