Seasonal First Impressions is a column where I detail my thoughts, however brief or long, about a currently-airing anime’s first episode or so. Friends, rejoice. It’s finally happened, a…
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First Look: Akiba Maid War
Nagomi has always dreamed of being a maid, and now she finally has a chance to work at maid cafe in Akibahara. Together with her fellow new employee,…
First Impression: Akiba Maid War
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Akiba Maid War – 01 (First Impressions) – Welcome Home, Master
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Akiba Maid War is what you get when the maid cafes of Akihabara are run like the Yakuza. Okaerinasaimase, goshujinsama!
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Akiba Maid War #06 — Turf War
Way to fridge that girl. Impressions: Oh, hey. Just like I mentioned last week, that one helpful maid gets herself shot in the face as part of…
Akiba Maid War Episode 7: WAR!
Was this the titular war the show had been hyping up?
Akiba Maid War – 06 – The Batmaid
Rather than a stinger that shows some kind of absurd situation our Oinky-Doink maids find themselves in, we get some narration about the delicate balance struck between the…
Akiba Maid War Episode #02
Oh look, it’s Ranko Mannen where she’s sewing up her gunshot wound after that intense battle against the Chuki Chuki Tsuki-chan maid café, although I’m worried that it…
Akiba Maid War Episode #08
Okay, this is quite surprising as Kazue Ugaki is still alive despite what the rumor says about her. Now, she’s delivering an epitaph to Manami Supernova Yamagishi despite…
Akiba Maid War Episode #01
Hey everyone, P.A. Works has returned for an original anime show in cooperation with Cygames, where they previously collaborated with Uma Musume. Anyways, this anime takes place in…
Akiba Maid War – 07 – RocknPorkRolla
A week has passed since Nerula was gunned down in an alley, and Nagomi has run away from the Oinky Doink. The others, particularly Ranko, are worried about…
Akiba Maid War Episode #12
God, what a worst way to start this final episode where it’s confirmed that Ranko Mannen died at the end of the previous episode.
Akiba Maid War Episode #10
Well everyone, looks like there’s a maid killer inside Akihabara as maids got strangled to death. I fear that the crew from Ton Tokoton Café might get caught…
Akiba Maid War Episode #06
Well everyone, looks like a maid is returning to Akihabara as I introduce you to the notorious Crimson Supernova from Maidalien Group, Manami Supernova Yamagishi. As you can…
Akiba Maid War Episode #11
Well, what a surprising turn of events as Okachimachi is still alive after the previous episode. With that said, the panda mascot has a message to deliver.
Akiba Maid War #10 — Pandamonium
What a laugh riot of an episode. Impressions: I feel like large parts of this is probably some kind of reference to some Japanese drama that I…
Akiba Maid War Episode #03
Let’s begin this episode where Nagomi Wahira gave some hair ties to Ranko Mannen where she’s really concerned that Ranko’s hair bangs gets in her way in washing…
Akiba Maid War – Epsiode 1
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Anime Like Akiba Maid War
Nagomi Wahira has always admired the cute girls who work in maid cafes, and as such, she has decided to move to Akihabara to become a maid!
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Akiba Maid War Episode #05
Let’s begin in 80’s Akihabara where maids of this era tries to work earnestly and peacefully, even though the onset of war among maid cafés is growing at…
Akiba Maid War Review — A-
Like everyone else, I was shocked to discover that this manga was about exactly what it said it would be in the title.
Akiba Maid War Episode #07
Looks like the news about Nerula’s murder has hit the airwaves as one of the employees from Shinryaku Café Destron was arrested. While she looked dumbfounded, I have…
Akiba Maid War Episode #04
Well everyone, let’s begin with the Creatureland Group (or Kedamono Group in Japanese) where everyone is aware about Ranko Mannen’s reputation as a veteran maid. So yeah, they…
Akiba Maid War Episode #09
Let’s begin with a little bit of history where maid cafés existed in the Meiji period, starting with Lady Omoe where they provide maid services to customers in…
Akiba Maid War – 08 – Maid-jor League
Akiba Maid War’s opening stingers can be misleading, but this week’s made it abundantly clear it would be a baseball episode. I’ll go on record here: I love…
Akiba Maid War was maid for me
Akiba Maid War takes place in 1999, but this is a flashback to 1985. No, I'm not calling Ranko old.
Akiba Maid War #04 — The Spanking Stick
It's still weird to me that this is one of the less sexualized shows of the season. Impressions: Once again, I sort of get what they were…
Akiba Maid War Episode 2: Casino Maid Zone
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Akiba Maid War Episode 3: UMC
Favorite episode so far. Longtime viewers won’t be surprised why.
Akiba Maid War – 11 – Reservoir Hogs
Business at Oinky-Doink is booming thanks to Nagomi’s Lady Omoe status—call it the Michelin Star of Akiba Maid Cafés—but just when things seemed to be looking up, the…
I’m Not Watching Akiba Maid War
Akiba Maid War was one of those anime I felt would be nice to check out. I love maids. But judging by the word “war”, I don’t anticipate…
Akiba Maid War #03 — Foxy Boxing
I must break you. Impressions: I don't know about you, but I was shocked, shocked I say, when the new character with the exact same hair as…
Akiba Maid War – 03 – Raging Boar
It didn’t take long to get on board with this episode, as the cold open shows us exactly what’s going down: Ranko in the corner of a boxing…
480th G-View: Akiba Maid War
I came into this show expecting a fun show about cute and sexy maid girls competing in maid cafes. Let us just say the “What I expected, what…
Akiba Maid War #07 — Nin Nin
Ninjas are having a rough time this season. Impressions: Once again, I feel like this is trying to be parody, but is falling on the wrong side…
Akiba Maid War – 04 – Crimson Swine
Tenchou has the maids making paper roses in their down time; anything to try to make the half-million yen needed to pay off their sweets money or the…
What we can learn about labor organization from Akiba Maid War
While not comprehensive, Episode 4 perfectly captures many of the tactics corporations use to suppress their workers. Of course, the challenging relationship these characters already have with labor…
Akiba Maid War #05 — Cult of the Lamb
So… they just left that sheep with a bunch of corpses? Impressions: I'm aware that strong cohesion in the setting is not what the show is going…
Akiba Maid War #09 — Law of the Jungle
Impressions: It's hard to be upset at what was the closest thing to an actual action scene I've seen in weeks, but this show's writing still…
Akiba Maid War – 10 – Swine and Punishment
“Romance is a no-no”, it’s right there in the opening theme. But while forbidding maids and masters from dating is a matter of professional boundaries, in this mobbed-up…
Akiba Maid War – 04 – Full Metal Piglet
It’s a blessing that there are no previews for this show because I have no earthly idea what this show is going to throw at me from week…
Akiba Maid War #12 — Hold Your Applause
No, please. Impressions: I'm not sure how I expected this to end, but I'm not totally surprised by this. Ranko apparently is indeed dead, though with Nagomi…
Akiba Maid War – 12 (Fin) – Bacon Bad
Before Ranko went cold, I had a pretty strong inkling which way Nagomi would break in response. She tried to turn the other cheek and live by Nerula’s…
Akiba Maid War Episode 5: Birthday Crashers
I’m talking about an episodic on birthdays one day before my own birthday. How very convenient.
Akiba Maid War #08 — Battered and Bruised
…And why? Impressions: Another episode where I feel like the absurdity of the premise doesn't match well with how the characters treat it. Nor has the Random…
Akiba Maid War Episode 10: Double Deader
After this episode my hopes and dreams are up in the air.