Akiba meido sensó

Akiba Maid War is a series where all you need is one episode to either love the series or completely misunderstand it and drop it. In short, you'll either consider the concept of a "maid café yakuza" fresh, interesting, and fun, or you just won’t get what's supposed to be fun about it - you just won't go along with the writers' game. In the same way, you will either find the ending of the first episode incredible, original, maybe even brilliant, or you will just think that the authors have perfectly matched the action scene with the score, but the result will seem just as weird, or even silly, and you will wonder what some people see in it, and why others feel the need to keep talking about it and playing it for everyone. Unless you’re lucky, not even the second episode will convince you. You just won't buy it, you won't be interested or entertained, and you'll think that this topic will soon run out of steam anyway, so there's no point in trying anymore. I should be in the first group, as one of my favorite users reminded me that I did like Ben-to which has a similarly wacky concept. I'm surprised myself that I’m dropping the show after two episodes with raised eyebrows, wondering what others see in it. Maybe it's because maid cafés aren’t really my thing, maybe it just didn't hit the spot and I couldn't fully accept the main premise of the series. Well, I’ll never know. I tried, twice even, but no, I guess it's just not for me. I mean, I can see some solid production values there, but I'm not drawn in by the story, or the humor. But what should someone who's read this far take away from it? Surprisingly, I'll tell you the same thing that those who love the series would tell you - try the first episode! It'll be enough to see which side of the barricade you're on in this war. (23/12/2022)