Maid business boom phenomenon.
I'm confused, date from the post and from the first comment are some years apart @@
These are old pictures I think. Was this reposted maybe?
Japan gets some of the most original events ever. That looks like a lot of Ota friendly fun, I'm loving the variety of maids! It's brilliant. Wish I could have been their but I will be in Japan in a mere 13 days so I have no right to complain. You'd never get events like this in England, because you'd probably get some sod or a gang who comes along to ruin things. I like how organized the event seems, it looks like nothing went wrong at all. Its the perfect mix of sun, water, maids and Otaku. Maid Fetish for the win!
nice footage danny ^^ domo arigatou!! I love maids... i don't know why but it can't be helped LOL
Very nice pics Danny, I would love to have been there when the wind picked up ;p. I agree with you that people are not there to see a bunch of guys throw water and would rather just see the girls do it lol. Interesting thing you got for maids with glasses, my brother has the same fetish ;p, he tries to find all the figures he can with those characteristics.
Thanx Danny, very nice ! :) Arf, why am I not living in Japan ?... :/
That's a cool tradition you show to us there. Another nice coverage. Nah, I don't have a fetish for maids or catgirls, furries or any girls in uniforms (police, army). I prefer angels, mermaids and nurses (and also girls in armor, RPG style) ^^;
"you are showing us". Gah. another typo from my part. Those stuff called oke, are they used in onsen? Haha, Danny promoting a maid cafe, reminds me of Mikuru Asahina and Nagato Yuki during the first episode of Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. And last but not least thought on my mind, I don't have a fetish for girls with glasses. I wear a pair all the time myself. Good for looks but boring when you have to rely on them all the time). :P
I indeed love girls who wear maid outfits. I also agree that the girl wearing pink was very cute. Also learn something new about Japan again, noice.
Damn it. I wish these sorta things happend in the UK!! wouldhave totally been enjoying the view!!!!! Nice 1 Danny
Just added the first image to the wallpaper pool. http://www.dannychoo.com/wp/index.php?language=eng
"Our maid cafe is fit for an Imperial Stormtrooper!" I will definitely try out at least one maid cafe when I come over.
hey danny, is this the same thing like sometimes we saw in anime where housewives/woman sprinkle water in front of the doorstep?
what a photo op! cuteness everywhere.
Love maid XD really nice coverage Danny. Ya, the pink maid with classes is cute, and thank you for the wallpaper. But there another one I really like to have for wallpaper. The one with 3 black maid, one with glasses and bunny ear, one with cat ear. http://www.dannychoo.com/slide/eng/uchimizu2007/15758/photo/Uchimizu/ can you make that one wallpaper? onegaishimasu XD
e-jump, It sure is. J.L, Your wish is my command. Done!
Maids that go "Kyaa!" while trying to keep their skirts down = Moe! ^^;
there really is an event like this in Japan? At times, I question my Japanese heritage... I guess I am being white washed... This must have been a fun event to watch. Was there a water fight afterwards?
"macho maids?"---> I believe it's butler maids..the girls cosplay as guys and be butlers.. and danny has a fetish for pink maids with specs!!!
This is so cool...who knows what they will use maids for next...
(>_<) I can't believe I miss it by going to the other side (Akiba-Yodobashi). Nice photo Danny btw :) Kawaii~
Danny, do you only go out in public with your Trooper suit on? Haha just kidding, thanks for the pics and video, it's really cool to hear about all these events.
when did the event end? and after that are u going straight to home? did u do the sprinkling?
Ah~ I wish I could of seen this in person T_T
Thank you my Danny (^o^)/アリガト bunny megane Maide, neko mimi Maide and cute Maide XD
thanks for the great video and picts Danny ^^ that's one large gathering of meidos and yeah the meganekko meido in pink is cute *heart* the meido on your last is really cute too *heart heart heart* meido screaming kyaa~ = mo~e! and yes i have a fetish for meidos and high school girls XDDD
what the hell?? why isn't this fun stuff happening in the u.s.?? were prudes thats why.. they'd have some feminist group up in arms if someone tried to do this here.. too demeaning.o_O btw.. love the shots, keep us preverted people happy Danny :D
Seen this Uchimizu in some documentary somewhere. Never thought there would be one with maids in it. *sigh*, I wish i was there XD. Thanks for the great pics and vid danny :)
Hahahaha I think the title should be "Maid Heaven" But it is a interesting activity. Altough Japanese famous with their technology, they are still doing some ritual like this.
Arg, I'm with bolt. Japan gets all the fun :p Great pics ~ the pink meido w/glasses, woooo ^^;
i just hope i'm there with my camera lol..
Danny, the maid in the pink really looks beautiful.
I also wanted to go there
arggh! My nose! This is the single largest gathering of maids I've ever seen. And not one of them is..unattractive as for as i know...How did the men cope...how did you cope danny?! Something like this needs to be done in the UK. But knowing how annoying people over here can be, it would probably be ruined by yobs. Would have loved to see such a ritual up close..if you know what i mean...
WOOO! MAIDS!! Wish I could be there. :*(
a gathering of maids? Now i have no more reasons NOT to go to japan
Holy cow, thats the biggest swarm of maids ive ever seen! Hope you didnt get any painful armour mokkori's about the pink girl! They coulda done with chucking some water on you - i bet you were boiling in that armour... Lucky the plastic didnt melt on your head! Still, great weather for it, having an uchimizu when its raining would have been stoopid. How come you got to hang out with the maids 'backstage' before the event anyway? I bet those otaku were hoping for a strong gust of wind when they were coming down the stairs... As for never going to a maid cafe? Shame on you! I highly reccomend the '@home cafe' to the left of that building with the SHARP sign. VERY busy, and even has a maiko cafe. Its on 3 floors o.O I think they wear pink maid costumes too, but not like that one you like.
Me again. Just found the site for that mega-maid cafe in Akiba. http://www.cafe-athome.com/
i want moar pics of pinku megane meido!!!! less of yanki meido though...thats just scary
Me AGAIN! Sorry! Looks like Moeyo got lucky with the upskirt windy shots: http://www2.moeyo.com/img/07/08/05/1/105.html
This is absolutely great. The photo of the three maids throwing water just before the one of Rio Hatsune is a classic - deserves a print!
This is.. so odd! Who did they use before maid cafes came around? I like how on that website they give you instructions on how to perform uchimizu, and outline the hazards!
Speechless..huhuhu(dripping saliva)..sluurrps.!!
wowowo all those lovely maids! that's just... can't find any word to describe what I feed hehe ^^; Thanks for this event coverage. Pink maid with glasses sooooo moe! She's fanstastic.
There must be a whole lot of maid cafes... It's like an Anime sprung to life! Now I know why I always see Japanese characters in shows splashing out water and the name for it. You learn something new everyday. Looks like it was a really fun event. I'm always surprised at how such events can run so smoothly without anyone trying anything - especially the idol photo shoots.
wowow!!! you really are living the good life. wish i was there. I think there was a mention about this on one of the local newspapers in my area. still drooling.....
HO MY... What's this? Heaven? Seriusly Danny i can die in a place like this. Am' i wrong or there was some with glasses on?OO Grate pics as always Danny, u really hitme in the spot this time....
Fetish for maids = YES! Maids with guns = EVEN BETTER!
ahh, I couldn't believe I forgot this event. >_>
Thanks for taking the pictures Danny now i know why they like to splash water around on the streets. I bet you must have been roasting inside the stormtrooper suit
omg I can totally see Mirai chan sprinkling water ;D!!! (in a maid outfit!)
Figma Variant! :) Just picked Mikuru Asahina Figma.... Like to get one of her in Meido, With Megane! :)
Amazing photos and coverage Danny! Personally I find the idea of macho or 'butler' maids appealing. though what i'm really puzzled about is why you haven't visited a maid cafe yet. o_o?
now this is a great way to have some fun. were you invited to join them there? or you kind of just "i came, i saw, i conquered?" hehehee
Whooo, this is so cool :D Now I really want to live there (I wanted to anyway ;p) But I guess this only happens one day a year. The pink one with glasses sure looks very moe, but many of them look good ;p I've been 2 times to Japan, but next time I'm definitely going to a meido kissa ;p That comment about you from one of the organizers that was filming was funny: "An'ta wa dare?" He seemed quite surprised seeing a storm trooper attending a maid uchimizu ;p
I have a bad addiction to maids. I thought going to a メイド喫茶 would get it out of my system... Yep, my addiction is even worst now. ^^; You really need to visit one Danny. I consulted some acquaintance more powerful in the ways of Otaku. Popular consensus is the cutie wearing the glasses is from "MerryHeart" http://merryheart.jp/ I hope their right. By the way, did I mention the bad addiction I have for cute girls wearing glasses... Oh god I'm hopeless. ^o^
Danny, you've been spotted at this Meido-san Blog too: http://www.maidblog.net/archives/50618311.html
Edward, now your fiancée should know what to do to please you a great deal! (lol)
I too find girls with glasses look really cute. ^^ Maid + glasses = WIN!!! That girl with the glasses in 9973 looked really kawaii IMHO. XD I should have been there. Argh.
So you died and went to heaven??? Last sunday it was the World Cosply Summit... how come i dont see anything about it here?
Wow! I really a big fan of Japanese girls, I find out them so cute and delicate - and see a bunch of girls like that is really amazing. Snif! How I wish to date a Japanese woman... How unlucky I am!
Wow! I really a big fan of Japanese girls,How I wish to date a Japanese Girl...sob sob
Nice pics, and great event! I'd like to see one live... Also, LOL, bunch-a nerdy looking guys. Yeah, the event only looks goods when girls are throwing the water... :P
Me like all maids !!! Yum Yum !!
holy water from cute japanese girls... i want to join too...
nice! thanks for being my eyes and ears in japan Danny. i agree with you about that pink maid, she looks super cute. but those two holding hands coming down the escalator are my favorite. one looks really happy and the other looks like she's mad at you for taking a pic of her girlfriend. lol!
Only in Japan... only in Japan -__- I'll go someday... and may camera of course =)
Only in Japan... only in Japan -__- I'll go someday... and my camera of course =)
Besides the maid in pink with glasses, there is another maid (in black dress) with glasses... kawaiiiii!!!
the girls are so moe!
This is the grandure of spectacle of Moeness! Wish I was there to experience this legendary event >_<!
Yummy!! The pink maid with spec was also my fav when I took the first glance of the pic. d@@b
Yummy!! The pink maid with the spec is also my fav when I took the first glance of the pic. d@@b
love me some meido cosplay..
wow soo fun and soo hot and soo pretty!
Isn't it ultra hot in that suit? haha. Nice maids haha.
the girls are so cute. There used to be a maid cafe in Toronto, but it closed down!
Amazing! There was a maid cafe in Toronto. Too bad, it closed down. I'll bet Canadian girls're very beautiful.
I used to goto that maid cafe when i was in high school ^^;
I need them to come over to my house and clean up a bit. Hopefully one of them can cook too. See, no sex jokes being made here.
wonderful images
うあぁぁ、超つらい!I can't look this anymore. I miss Japan so much! Good to see you out there in full Storm Trooper regalia.
Ahh. Brilliant. All the maids are epic.
Strange this didn't show up for me until today. Anyways, looked like a fun day out at Akiba station - remember that escalator ride up when I was there Oct last year - just wandering around and chanced upon the Revoltech fair/exhibition/convention. Think it was then that I finally relented and came back to this world...
Is it already that hot there? Still pretty cool here in Indiana...
recycled post :S
Dang, just looking at these photos makes me feel like a kid in a candy store.
Macho maids?! LOL hahahahaha! Finally i now have the understanding as to what they are doing when they sprinkle water like that. So many photographers too... If the maid is Hinagiku then yes!
this is very educational
Wow! Japan got a lots of events! Give me envy to go now XD
wow. all those Delicious Maids...
This is amazing, excellent images and excellent maids! Is there a reason you haven't been to a maid cafe yet, Danny? I bet you'd like it...
w00t Maid uniforms FTW!! ^_^ =3 EPIC
In Thailand, we don't just sprinkle water on the ground, we throw water at people. I suppose Thai's summer is more brutal than Japan :D
Especially this year we have soldiers playing with us. Just kidding! Nice to meet you. I'm from Thailand too.
I don't know what you guys think but i have a suggestion for a slight, minimal change to this beautiful tradition: What if... these girls instead of throwing water to the hot tiles, threw it to themselves?? :D :D and then danced? and then... ok, ok, i lost it. i'm leaving now u_u
Danny's got the hots for maids in glasses... not surprising! Although, she appeared the most innocent of the group which I think may be the real attraction of her. Another cool event one can find in Japan! Thanks, Danny! I wish I could help you locate where she works... hehehe!
Interesting event even I have no fetish for maids though. I find it embarrassing just to drink a tea and be called "master" every time.^^;
Are you OK Danny? ! UCHIMIZU is usually done in summer。 (今の時期に打ち水を行うイベントは、ちょっと・・・)
that pink maid is really cute and nice. There is something different about her can't put my finger on it =P
VERY NICE. Theres just so.. so many of them! *nosebleed* Its okay - bleeding is perspiration of the heart!
I do like the glasses look, though i don't see that many girls wearing them myself.
Look like there is lot of fun! Well I don't know how you feel...packed with a lot of male and looking at girl in maid...like you are looking at heaven in hell...Orz Thank you for showing the picture so that I can watch those beautful lady at home, LOL......Orz still it is better to watch them live....
Wow, I didn't realize this was 2 years old. It just popped up in my RSS feed for some reason.
I bet this is just an excuse to see maids, not that I'm really complaining. Whenever I see people throwing water, it's always old people in front of their house or store.
Maids are awesome...what is better are combat waitresses. Just waiting for that in the future.
That's a whole lot of maids. I'd have to agree with Danny that the maid with glasses in pink is one of the cuter ones. Now if only there were maid cafes around here with cute girls.
thanks Danny, awesome pics!
That must have been Otaku heaven and event like never before! Yalh, we use a water hose here for that :D. But what was common practice in Mexico now has a problem with drought conditions so even using little buckets would be bad. Rock n dirt front yards are popular in many areas as growing a grass yard is seen as something people far to the north of Mexico only do.
wow, maid overload! I wonder if anything like this could ever happen in the US... umm, probably not. =)
photographer's dream?
Man, seeing something like that truly amazes me. Japan does truly have unique events, and this one seems best to boot. Maids, water, man the possibilities are endless.
Hmm? I wonder why this post is posted as new... remember reading this a long time ago. Anyhow, the pictures look refreshing! Thanks as always, Danny~
ah nice, been to only 2 maid cafe's in akiba, @home (both branches) and royal milk, both there being represented ^^
Wow lots of maids. And yes, I do have a small fetish for maids ^^.
this post sure brings back the memories. danny doesn't have the danchou armband yet. ^^; any ideas where i can get the wallpaper? clicked on the wallpaper link but can't find it. :-/
Maids! @_@ Haha they're all very cute~
Can I take some of the girls home with me? =)
that's a lot of maids. i would've loved to have been there when the wind blew lol
Mmm, maids<3 They all look so cute, and all the water that splashed back at them must have made some dolphins happier. My personal favorite uniforms would be the pink and red traditional style one, and the one that the tall girl in the middle is wearing in http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/2696074616/sizes/o/. That girl also happens to be my favorite... she reminds me of Akira from Akihabara@Deep the drama.
I've always had the impression that uchimizu was done by old grannies... mainly due to that one case who kept splashing water on Ranma at the most inopportune times. Classic black and white French maid cosplay is still besto.
I feel a bit sorry for the organisers who had to stand down the middle. They must've gotten drenched! But I'm sure all the maids make up for it. All their outfits looks so cute. The ones with the bows matching the petticoats are especially cute. (Although they don't necessarily have the cutest faces.) The megane maid has really cool looking glasses... which is what looking cute with glasses on is all about. Finding a pair that looks cool ON your face. *is jealous of all the Japanese glasses designs*
Maids are nice but I prefer Nurses and Office Ladies ^_-.
http://www.dannychoo.com/adp/eng/1015/Uchimizu.html#image15733 <--- My favourite uniform out of the lot ^_^
What's with the maids? How many do you need? That is total overload. Hilarious tho...
Its amazing how these people bring so many fine young ladies into the same place.
Maid heaven.
Oh gawd... I feel so old... Remember when you wrote about it in the past...
dreat job with the whole thing danny, the fav part of the vid was the countdown also the maid in the pink outfit was kinda cute as well.
the maids are so moe. totemo kawaii^^
Only in Japan! It is like another planet.
LoL reposted or something XD meido FTW
never understood how a little thing - like maid costumes (which aren't even revealing) - could turn men on... oh well... must be the submissive factor that maids represent...
Wow, not only a maid parade, but culturally significant as well. If only something even as remotely interesting would ever happen here. Now maids are ok, but I will agree, girls in glasses look great.
how adorable some of these pics are
Is this a normal event every year with the maids in Akiba? If it is, when do they have it? I would love to go to it!!!!!!
Danny If you only see green, how do you check if your pictures came out properly. For that matter, how in the world do you use the viewfinder on your DSLR with that helmet on!
There is a maid in the back of the row in image #15773 with a longer Apron dress that sooo has the moe thing going on. <gryn> I think it's the same gal on the right in image #15742. Awesome Moe Force Multiplier..... GO!!!!!
See pink maid with glasses --> *head explodes*
That event looked extremely cool. I wouldn't mind being able to actually attend one of them. The pink maid with the glasses in picture #15737 does look nice.
can i call them splash water on each other? =P meido FTW~
I think the pink maid with the glasses is super moe~ ♥
Soooooooooooo many hot girls!!!!
"Can anybody tell me which cafe that pink maid works at?!" Try the original Pinafoa... (the one close to Showa Dori) She was there on Sunday...
Maid , Maid ,Maid , Maid ,Maid , Maid ........
wow maid is very sexy! even a fashion show so I think one thing to blood in the nose!