Akiba Maid War

apoc9 Dec 22, 2022

9

This anime is something truly special. The best experience is just dive in blissfully ignorant what it’s supposed to be about. I strongly recommend just to check the first episode until the very end. Stop reading and check it out. However, if you want to know more regardless, please do continue reading. The first episode is filled with WTF moments even after you realize you are watching maid café and whole Akiba culture being styled behind closed doors as criminal underground [1]. It’s over-the-top yakuza story line with maids, otakus and figure sellers, etc. The story follows small on the side maid café themed as little piggy café. Speaking of names and such I have to say the series has decent number of puns, which do not translate to other languages. The maid café has whinny and otherwise garbage manager. She is at the centre of various absurd and hilarious situations. While the first two or three episodes are spectacular bangers, the subsequent episodes shift into more mundane yakuza story. Mundane in relative terms, because it has some pretty savage and tragic moments, which occasionally genuinely surprised me how no holds barred the series went. It did feel like it toned down in terms of humour and overall silliness after the beginning, but as it went along the series shifts into much more serious tragic drama. The most likeable character is stoic veteran maid Ranko. On the other hand, Nagomi is basically typical shounen archetype of dreamer and “let’s get all along protagonist”. Even if I wasn’t fan of Nagomi, it was interesting how her ideal is challenged by reality. Other supporting characters are there in the background mostly going just along. I was satisfied with the ending, even if it doesn’t end in a way I would expect. Audio-visually the show is quite nice. Especially in the beginning the series does well on over-the-top action scenes. I can highly recommend the series, if you want something that is standout from the average mould of seasonal anime. However, I have to warn you the story starts silly, but it isn’t just fun and games. Spoilers [1] The whole show is basically bizarre Akiba origin story.

Atomsk777 Nov 17, 2022

9

This one is pretty neat so I felt like writing a quick review. If nothing else it should win an award for originality at least. It's about maids competing with each other for business mafia style with cold blooded murders, extortion and everything in between. Or you can look at it the other way and say it's about ordinary yakuza members disguising themselves as moe-moe maids. Either way it's super entertaining to watch because the contrast between the two worlds makes it a surreal experience. It's like you're watching a cute maid with bunny ears getting shot execution style, how are you supposed to react to that? Laugh or shake your head in disbelief? It's surreal. Which is what makes me enjoy this show so much. Never a dull moment.

Fargusnoshawott Dec 13, 2022

10

IT WAS CHAOS!! I LOVE IT!! And also another depression-inducing anime like Mahoiku and Darwin's Game!! I got a trifecta!!