Overview
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
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.
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.
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 .
A tanned gyaru and another veteran maid at the Oinky Doink Cafe. Her real name is .
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.
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.
The mascot of the Oinky Doink Cafe, despite being a panda instead of a pig.
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