Akiba Maid War (アキバ冥途戦争, Akiba Meido Sensō) is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Cygames and P.A. Works. It is directed by Sōichi Masui and written by Norihiko Hiki, and features character designs by Manabu Nii and music by Yoshihiro Ike.[2][3] It was officially announced on June 24, 2022.
The series began airing on October 7, 2022.
Plot[]
Set 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 that the world of maid cafes in Akihabara is much more cutthroat than she initially anticipated.
Story[]
Set in Spring 1999, Nagomi Wahira comes to Akihabara, longing to be a cute maid. End-of-the-century "Akiba" is filled with a wide variety of maids. The maid café "Ton Tokoton", commonly known as "Pig Hut", is open as well! The rookie maid enters the store and encounters an unpredictable maid, sending her into a big panic.[4]
Nagomi must do her best to elevate the Pig Hut over all other maid cafés vying for top ranking. Along the way, she'll slice out a place for herself amid the frills and thrills of life at the Pig Hut. Just when Nagomi's dreams are within her grasp, she discovers not everything is as it seems amid the maid cafés of Akihabara.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
- Nagomi Wahira (和平 なごみ, Wahira Nagomi)
- Voiced by: Reina Kondō[2]
- Ranko Mannen (万年 嵐子, Mannen Ranko)
- Voiced by: Rina Satō[2]
- Yumechi (ゆめち, Yumechi)
- Voiced by: Minami Tanaka[2]
- Shiipon (しぃぽん, Shiipon)
- Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[2]
- Zoya (ゾーヤ, Zoya)
- Voiced by: Jenya[5]
- Manager (店長, Tencho)
- Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki[2]
- Okachimachi (御徒町)[2]
- Voiced by: Aya Hirano[2]
Antagonists[]
- Nagi (凪, Nagi)
- Voiced by: Junko Minagawa
- Dateno Taira (平 伊達乃, Taira Dateno)
- Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame
- Minori Sano (佐野 みのり, Sano Minori)
- Voiced by: Yuu Kobayashi
- Kaoruko (薫子, Kaoruko)
- Voiced by: Yui Ogura
- Manami Yamagishi (山岸 愛実, Yamagishi Manami)
- Voiced by: Yurin
- Miyabi (みやび, Miyabi)
- Voiced by: Eri Kitamura
- Debt Collector (取り立て屋, Toritateya)
- Voiced by: Kouki Uchiyama
Supporting Characters[]
- General (大将, Taishō)
- Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama
- Nerula (ねるら, Nerura)
- Voiced by: Manaka Iwami
Staff[]
- Original Story: Kedamono Land Business Strategy Office
- Director: Sōichi Masui
- Series Composition: Norihiko Hiki
- Animation Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Manabu Nii
- Art Director: Kohei Honda
- Art setting: Risa Iraha
- Color Design: Naomi Nakano
- Prop settings: Kenji Irie / Kayoko Nabeta
- Director of Photography: Rumi Ishiguro
- 3D Director: Kohei Ogawa
- Special Effect: Masahiro Murakami
- Editor: Ayumu Takahashi
- Music: Yoshihiro Ike
- Music Production: Cygames
- Sound Director: Satoki Iida
- Sound effects: Katsuhiro Nakano
- Sound Production: dugout
- Production: P.A.WORKS
Episodes[]
| Ep.No. | Episode Name | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |   |
October 7th, 2022 |
| 2 |   |
October 14th, 2022 |
| 3 |   |
October 21st, 2022 |
| 4 |   |
October 28th, 2022 |
| 5 |   |
November 4th, 2022 |
| 6 |   |
November 11th, 2022 |
| 7 |   Creature Gang War Chronicles: The Bloody Extra-Akiba Terrestrial Showdown! |
November 18th, 2022 |
| 8 |   |
November 25th, 2022 |
| 9 |   |
December 2nd, 2022 |
| 10 |   |
December 9th, 2022 |
| 11 |   |
December 16th, 2022 |
| 12 |   |
December 23rd, 2022 |
Music[]
The opening theme song, "Maid Daikaiten (メイド大回転)" by the Ton Tokoton staff, and the ending theme song entitled "Maid no Komoriuta (冥途の子守唄)" performed by Ranko Mannen (CV: Rina Sato).
The insert song is "The Pure Maid's Killer Kiss (純情メイドぶっころ主KISS Junjou Maid Bukkoro-Shu Kiss)" performed by Yumechi (CV:Minami Tanaka).
Gallery[]
Promotional Videos[]
Stage Play[]
A stage play version of the anime was announced on December 26, 2022 and will run in Tokyo to September 2023.[6]
Trivia[]
- In contrast to the Greek text on Akiba Maid War, the Japanese text Akiba Meido Sensou is a play with words, meaning a word Name Meido means ‘Netherworld’, but the word name “Menid” is what the language is called ‘The Great’ in Japanese, but also a song in Japanese, says the same about Maid War. / the Japanese text “Akiba Meido Sensou” is a fun pun, as “Meido” is phonetically pronounced “Maid” but calligraphically written as the word for “Underworld.”[7]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2022/fall/akiba-maid-war/.190154
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Article "Cygames×ピーエーワークス、アニメ「アキバ冥途戦争」制作決定！ティザーPV公開" on Mynavi.jp (MyNavi Corporation) [
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- ↑ Article "Cygames, P.A. Works Reveal Akiba Maid War Original TV Anime" on Anime News Network, by Crystalyn HODGKINS [ Dead link? Try this link. ].
- ↑ Official Site Description. (Translated)
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jenya_jp/status/1583117655493718016
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-26/akiba-maid-war-anime-gets-stage-play-in-september-2023/.193351
- ↑ Article "CYGAMES MARKS THE AKIBA WAR IN JAPAN" on Game-News 24 [ Dead link? Try this link. ]
External Links[]
Official[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official Twitter (in Japanese)
Other Sources[]
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| Main Characters | Nagomi Wahira ♡ Ranko Mannen ♡ Yumechi ♡ Shiipon ♡ Zoya ♡ Yasuko Yaegashi ♡ Okachimachi | |
|---|---|---|
| Antagonists | Nagi ♡ Wuv-Wuv Moonbeam Maid ♡ Dateno Taira ♡ Minori Sano ♡ Kaoruko ♡ Bear Ace Maid ♡ Cat Ace Maid ♡ Cow Ace Maid ♡ Kazue Ugaki ♡ Manami Yamagishi ♡ Miyabi ♡ Kasumi ♡ Elle ♡ Molly | |
| Supporting Characters | Debt Collector ♡ General ♡ Kijima ♡ Nerula ♡ Akai ♡ Aota ♡ Midorikawa ♡ Michiyo ♡ Suehiro ♡ Lady Omoe | |
| Groups | Creatureland Group ♡ Maidalien Group | |
| Locations | Oinky Doink Café ♡ Handmaid's Tea House ♡ Dorama ♡ Wuv-Wuv Moonbeam ♡ Maid Casino ♡ Akiba Fluffy & Sweet Club ♡ Maid Sheep ♡ Dazzlion | |
| Anime | Akiba Maid War ♡ Episodes | |