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In something of an unusual twist on the moe cafe boom, top moe artist and golden swordsman Kishida Mel has designed the maids for an actual maid cafe.
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The maid cafe industry is apparently having a tough time of it, with Akiba cafe numbers halving in recent years, and some fearing the maid cafe bubble may have actually burst for good.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jan 28, 2013 17:34 JST
- Tags: Akihabara, Crime, Fetish, Law, Maid Café, Otaku, Police, Prostitution, Schoolgirls

Police have raided 17 “JK reflexology” centres found to be offering patrons the chance to sleep with actual JKs rather than merely offering old women in school uniforms as elsewhere, alleging violations of child labour laws.
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Newly airing anime Amnesia has so far managed to befuddle viewers with its confusing plot and completely nameless protagonist, but its colourful and immaculate character designs and “reverse harem” setting stand out as well, and may even secure it some measure of popularity amongst non-fujoshi.
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The sight of sweet young McDonald’s burger flippers dressed as maids for New Years at a Taiwan branch of the fast food giant has lately delighted patrons and otaku maid fanciers alike.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Sep 26, 2012 15:43 JST
- Tags: Cosplay, Crime, Maid Café, Maids, Nipponbashi, Osaka, Otaku, Police, Prostitution

Maid cafes have lately come under scrutiny for exploiting both otaku and children, with the manager of one cafe being arrested for having 14-year-old girls serve his patrons, and others coming under fire for their extortionate charges and failure to register as establishments offering “personal” service.
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The unique character of Detroit’s first ever maid cafe has been making something of a stir amongst Japanese meido fanciers, for reasons both good and ill…
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Police have arrested the manager of AKB162 for having his girls service patrons in Akihabara, after it emerged they were underage and he was improperly licensed.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jun 1, 2012 15:31 JST
- Tags: Akihabara, Crime, Dating, Maid Café, Maids, Otaku, Prostitution, Schoolgirls, TV Tokyo

A TV Tokyo employee has been arrested for committing indecent acts with a 16-year-old maid he met working the streets of Akihabara, saying “she was my type.”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Nov 7, 2010 15:42 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Akihabara, Crime, Dating, Interviews, Maid Café, Maids, Otaku, Stalkers, Virginity

Debuman, the lifelong virgin who claims he spent $60,000 on a maid only to have her refuse to go on a single date with him, continues his tragic adventures in solipsism in yet another thread, revealing just how far he is willing to go for his maid and what happened to him when he did.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Oct 31, 2010 22:42 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Akihabara, Dating, Interviews, Maid Café, Maids, Otaku, Prostitution, Virginity

The desperate tale of a man who spent ¥5,000,000 attempting to woo a maid without her ever once agreeing to go on a date with him makes for interesting reading.
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