Akiba Maid War

Akiba Maid War (Japanese: アキバ冥途戦争, Hepburn: Akiba Meido Sensō) is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Cygames and P.A. Works. It was directed by Sōichi Masui and written by Yoshihiro Hiki, and features character designs by Manabu Nii and music by Yoshihiro Ike. It aired from October to December 2022 on Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS Kyoto, and SUN. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series, and is available for streaming on HIDIVE. In Europe, Crunchyroll licensed this series.

Plot

In Akihabara in 1999, a 17-year-old girl named Nagomi Wahira begins her new job working at a pig-themed maid café, trying to follow her dream of being a cheerful and hardworking maid. However, Nagomi soon finds the world of maid cafés in Akihabara is a lot more cutthroat than she anticipated at first.

Characters

Nagomi Wahira (和平 なごみ, Wahira Nagomi)

Voiced by: Reina Kondō (Japanese); Alyssa Marek (English)

Portrayed by: Hinata Satō

A fresh-faced 17-year-old girl who moves to Akiba to become a maid café waitress after seeing a flier from the Oinky Doink Cafe. Despite her initial enthusiasm, Nagomi quickly becomes disillusioned when she gets dragged into the schemes of the café and her manager as she begins to learn the hard reality of being a maid. At the end of the series, she becomes disabled after her legs are shot, but she continues working as a maid as of 2018.

Ranko Mannen (万年 嵐子, Mannen Ranko)

Voiced by: Rina Satō (Japanese); Chaney Moore (English)

Portrayed by: Hotaru Nomoto

A 35-year-old woman with a stern, professional demeanor at all times, whether serving patrons at the cafe or gunning down rival maids. Despite being introduced as a rookie at the Oinky Doink Cafe, Ranko has a history in the world of the Akiba Maids stretching back over a decade. She previously spent some time in prison. She is later killed while shopping with Nagomi.

Yumechi (ゆめち)

Voiced by: Minami Tanaka (Japanese); Cat Thomas (English)

Portrayed by: Marina Nagasawa

One of the veteran maids at the Oinky Doink Cafe, with a small but dedicated following, able to read other people and turn on her charm as needed. She is fond of puzzle games. Her real name is Yume Hiiragi (柊 結夢, Hīragi Yume).

Shiipon (しぃぽん)

Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Japanese); Christina Kelly (English)

Portrayed by: Rina Hashimoto

A tanned gyaru and another veteran maid at the Oinky Doink Cafe. Her real name is Shino Goto (後藤 志乃, Gotō Shino).

Zoya (ゾーヤ)

Voiced by: Jenya (Japanese); Katelyn Barr (English)

Portrayed by: Asana Mamoru

A new maid in Oinky Doink Cafe. Growing up in the former Soviet Union, she was forbidden to touch and play with cute things by her strict parents. She becomes a maid in Japan following the collapse of the Soviet Union but struggles to cope with life in Japan before meeting Ranko. As she still struggles with the Japanese language she often speaks in Russian.

Yasuko Yaegashi (八重樫 靖子, Yaegashi Yasuko)

Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki (Japanese); Teresa Zimmerman (English)

Portrayed by: Miyuki Torii

The manager of the Oinky Doink Cafe. Her bad luck with money puts her in debt to the Creatureland group, and her schemes to get out of debt make things worse.

Okachimachi (御徒町)

Voiced by: Aya Hirano (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)

The mascot of the Oinky Doink Cafe, despite being a panda instead of a pig. Okachimachi does support the other cafe members as needed. Her identity is later revealed to be the maid who shot Michiyo (Ranko's former employer) on the orders of Nagi.

Nerula (ねるら, Nerura)

Voiced by: Manaka Iwami (Japanese); Annie Wild (English)

A maid working in the Invader Café Destron, which is owned by Oinky Donk's business rival Maidalien, which allows her to have some knowledge about the yakuza-like business of the maids. Despite this, she and Nagomi become friends and later sworn sisters. She is later murdered for trying to undermine Maidalien's attempt to wage war against its rivals, which deeply traumatizes Nagomi.

Debt Collector (取り立て屋, Toritateya)

Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama

Portrayed by: Sōichirō Sorihashi

A hard-boiled man dressed like a stereotypical otaku who serves as the middleman for the Creatureland group and the various maid cafes in Akihabara under its umbrella. He is murdered by Nagi after the Oinky Donk Cafe wins the Lady Omoe Festival.

Nagi (凪)

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa

The leader of Creatureland group, she was once a maid at Michiyo's Maid Teahouse named Uzuko and the sworn sister of Ranko. She is responsible for orchestrating the war between the maids of Akihabara.

Media

Anime

Episodes

Stage play

A stage play adaptation was announced on December 26, 2022, with Keita Kawajiri writing and directing the production. It ran at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Tokyo from September 6–10, 2023.

Notes

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Akiba Maid War (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia