A Manchester, England, cafe modeled after Japan's 'maid cafe' culture received both hits and praise from some on social media after going viral.
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The illustrious cosplay-style Japanese restaurants known as"maid cafés" have come to the West in the form of Manchester, England's"Animaid Café" – but at the cost of some criticism. "What fresh hell is this in Manchester?" local councillor Joanne Harding asked of the café in a tweet, continuing,"A ‘maid café’ - No touching or asking to touch the maids. We have a gender based violence strategy and ask ‘is this ok?’ This makes my fresh [sic] crawl."
Maid cafés typically feature subservient women skimpily dressed as maids and working at the beck and call of typically male patrons commonly referred to as"masters."'Maids' at Manchester, England's Japanese otaku-style 'maid cafe' pose in a snippet of a TikTok video. The anime-based tradition took off in Japan during the 1990s and, though it may seem strange to some in the West, those familiar with Japanese"otaku" culture know about it all too well.They specialize not only in creating the authentically Japanese maid café atmosphere, but also create kawaii drinks and treats and offer collectibles or accessories for sale to guests.
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