CUTE JAPANESE MAIDS AT AKIHABARA MAID CAFE, SCHOOL THEMED RESTAURANT IN TOKYO. FAMOUS COSPLAYER YUNMAO AYAKAWA.
Hello, disco darlings! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the French documentary about Japanese pop culture that I co-hosted. Toqué de Tokyo était fou, n’est-ce pas? Here are more photos from the shoot, this time from my personal collection. (For those who asked, I use a Canon Powershot S90 camera.)
Ghost jumper dress: Banana Fish (RIP to the brand)
Leather jacket: Bensoni
White rabbit purse: Innocent World
Jasmine You purple flower ring: Closet Child
Cute black kitty hair clips: gifted from Komodokat
Since I wrote a book about theme restaurants, we filmed one of the scenes at an Akihabara maid cafe, Cos-Cha. There are more photos from this schoolteacher-themed cosplay cafe in this post.
The French TV crew rented a velvet maid outfit for me to wear.
Knee high lace Lolita socks: Spider
Mary Jane Goth shoes: Yosuke, from EST in Osaka
I showed host Antoine de Caunes who is the master!
Yunmao Ayakawa, a famous cosplayer, taught us maid lessons such as the proper way to bow. We appeared together in Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods (remember these photos from the Travel Channel shoot?)
Antoine wore a maid headband and clowned around — I couldn’t stop laughing.
He doodled a cat friend for my Scottish Fold, Basil Farrow.
Quel horreur: instead of listening to the teacher, Antoine drew a naked lady. I gasped and told on him. “Maitresse, maitresse! Antoine, il fait des bêtises!”
We played the “janken” (rock-paper-scissors) game, where the winner got to add an ingredient to the glass. Antoine kept losing — so in went natto, raw egg, and seaweed.
This isn’t Bizarre Foods, so Antoine was reluctant to sip the drink. “Après vous.” “Oh non, après VOUS.” We weren’t able to chug the slosh, so as punishment, Antoine got slapped!
Filming a TV show is hectic but super-fun, especially if you’re working with the drole and dapper Antoine de Caunes! Keep your eyes peeled on my blog for more exclusive photos from the shoot.
Interested in the maid cafe boom? I wrote a book about Tokyo’s weirdest themed restaurants — come check it out.
Japanese Word of the Day: Hazure = No, not correct
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Wow:) It looks soo much fun!!!
Sad I don’t have the chance to watch the show.
I like the rabbit purse! It’s sooooooo classic! And you do look cute in maid dress:D
We have a new School themed maid cafe there:) I’m planning to check it out.
xoxo
don’t be sad, the video clips will be up soon… and I haven’t even seen the show myself haah!
can’t wait to see the video clips! looks like it was a ton of fun. All the french guys I know are frisky!! o_O
Ah vraiment?? :)
Ah vraiment?? :)
Ah vraiment?? :)
Moe~ / Co-cha looks awesome! Wanna work there *o* but its hopeless I think
just looked @ ur blog, i didn’t expect pirates to be that attractive. Not after i went to disneyland. Now i’m all ‘ARRRRR!!
Those maids are so cute. ^^
Antoine seems like quite the frisky guy. I hope at the end of the day you made sure your undergarments weren’t swiped. lol
>__<;;
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oh u guys went to coscha!
Yeahhh!
I love that they got you a Velvet French Maid outfit, Velvet! Ooolala indeed!
Urahh working on a TV show must be fun O_O Antoine seems really dorky lol
hehe he’s such a character!
The maids in that cafe look so adorable! And lol at the naked mermaid XD!
Ahaha on another TV show, I actually had to shoot with almost-naked mermaids… >_<
Ahaha on another TV show, I actually had to shoot with almost-naked mermaids… >_<
Good morning~ <3
Ur such a sweetheart!
It seems like you had a lot of fun! I want to watch the show! I’m really looking forward to the Norwegian show you collaborated with! :D
^__^ Naomi and I are working on another episode with the Norway TV crew right now!
^__^ Naomi and I are working on another episode with the Norway TV crew right now!
^__^ Naomi and I are working on another episode with the Norway TV crew right now!
It seems like you had a lot of fun! I want to watch the show! I’m really looking forward to the Norwegian show you collaborated with! :D
They came out with some “Hello Kitty” postage stamps…I could send you a Dear Daniel postcard :P!
Kawaii!
Kawaii!
Kawaii!
They came out with some “Hello Kitty” postage stamps…I could send you a Dear Daniel postcard :P!
They came out with some “Hello Kitty” postage stamps…I could send you a Dear Daniel postcard :P!
Fun fun fun living in Japan!
Fun fun fun living in Japan!
Fun fun fun living in Japan!
Moe moe moe! Any chance you’ll be hitting the butler cafes?
Moe moe moe! Any chance you’ll be hitting the butler cafes?
Moe moe moe! Any chance you’ll be hitting the butler cafes?
The TV Show with Antoine was diffused last week in France.
It was a bit cliché but funny. He is well know in France, you get chance to meet him.
He did crazy TV shows in the past !
Il est fantastique! <3