Underplayed Gems

Pretty Maid Café (2006)

Pretty Maid Café poster
Original title
恋するメイドカフェ
Directed by
Akiyoshi Sugiura
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 04m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A romantic comedy set in Tokyo's Akihabara district. The story follows characters involved with maid cafes and otaku culture.

romanticcomedicquirkyplayfullightheartedmildly tensefast-paced

What happens

Pretty Maid Café (恋するメイドカフェ, Koisuru Maid Cafe) is a romantic comedy Japanese film with thriller elements directed by Akiyoshi Sugiura and released in 2006 by VAP. It is part of the Akihabara Trilogy of films revolving around the Akihabara cosplay and otaku subcultures, especially maid cafés. It was distributed in the United States by Asia Pulp Cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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