History YMMV / AkibaMaidWar

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Much of the anime's [[BlackComedy very dark sense of humor]] runs on this. The scene where Ranko bloodily guns down an army of bunny-eared maids while [[SoundtrackDissonance a peppy idol song plays]], with her gunshots being timed to the song's beat and her movements resembling idol fan dances, is a prime example.

* SignatureScene: Ranko gunning down the entire staff of the Wuv-Wuv Moonbeam while being in sync to Yumechi's dance is well remembered and act as a signal for the show's tone.

** Was Manami entirely wrong in her MightMakesRight mentality? There is no doubt that she is violent and that [[spoiler: her death was her own fault.]] However her desire to destroy Ton Tokoton stems from showing avenging her murdered gang. [[spoiler: After her death it is heavily implied from the contract that Maidalien got a very poor deal and dissolved after the merge to the Creatureland group.]]
*** This also muddies her murder of [[spoiler: Nerula.]] While it was cruel, the latter betrayed her own group so it wouldn't be too far off to punish her for that offense; on the other hand however it is also just as acceptable to have the offending party perform a {{Yubitsume}} and cutting off their pinkie's (or pigtails in this case) before getting disowned and Manami was just a cruel maid with a MurderIsTheBestSolution mentality.
** Why did Ranko leave her gun behind when going to face [[spoiler: Suehiro?]] Was it because she genuinely trusted his plan [[spoiler: to leave the city with her?]] Or could it be possible that she has some hidden DeathSeeker tendencies? While the audience finds out he was being sincere [[spoiler:after his death,]] it might come off as strange that Ranko would so quickly [[spoiler: abandon Ton Toko-Ton and elope with a man after a single successful date.]]

** [[spoiler:Despite the fact that he was one of the most prominent antagonists of the show, the otaku debt collector ends killed offscreen with little fanfare at the end of the 9th episode by Nagi ([[YouHaveFailedMe after he failed to make the lion-themed maid café win the Lady Omoe competition after he rigged it]]) without even facing seriously the Ton Tokoton.]]

* {{Asspull}}: Nagomi [[spoiler: surviving 6 shots to the the body, comes across that way, as a a lot tougher characters died of significantly lesser wounds.]]

** [[spoiler:After all the crap the Debt Collector's put Ton Tokoton, ''especially'' Manager through throughout the series, seeing him finally get what's coming to him, [[YouHaveFailedMe at the hands of his own boss no less]] in episode 9 is ''immensely'' satisfying.]]
** [[spoiler: Nagi not only having her maids turn on her thanks to Ton Tokoton, but also getting a bamboo stake through her heart by Okachimachi in the finale is just as satisfying, considering her last act of the series is to try and kill Nagomi in a fit of pure pettiness.]]

** [[spoiler: Nerula's death in the 6th episode stands out in what was a darkly comedic series before that happened. To put it into perspective, after giving information to the Ton Tokoton that Maidalien would attack them to start a war with Creatureland, she becomes a wanted fugitive after being labelled a traitor. When Nagomi and Ranko find her, she's also found by Manami and Miyabi, who engage in a fight with her and end fatally shooting Nerula before the sirens of the police force them to retreat just as she's about to take out the two Ton Tokoton maids in the same way. With her last breath, she tells Nagami to keep being a good maid, as [[DiedInYourArmsToday she dies in her arms]]. To make it worse, previously on the episode, she and Nagomi just made a yakuza-like sisterhood ritual to never break their friendship.]]

** [[spoiler:Nerula. [[DramaBomb Her death is portrayed as a genuinely serious]] TearJerker in a series that had otherwise been [[BlackComedy darkly parodic]] for most of its run, but it doesn't change the fact that she was a very minor character up until the episode where she meets her untimely end. Giving her more screentime to develop her and Nagomi's relationship would have made her death carry a lot more emotional weight, along with doing more to show that not all of Ton Tokoton's rivals are shallow villains.]]

** Nagomi has an ImagineSpot about happens to maids who fail to pay off their casino debt. Getting sold into slavery: pretty horrifying. Getting sold to serve as a crab fisherman off of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait Bering Strait]]: slightly amusing. Being forced to work ''in your maid outfit while fishing'': pretty amusing. Then having all that and have a large crab land on your face: hilarious.

** Nagomi has an ImagineSpot about happens to maids who fail to pay off their casino debt. Getting sold into slavery: pretty horrifying. Getting sold to serve as a crab fisherman off of the [[{{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Strait}} Bering Strait]]: slightly amusing. Being forced to work ''in your maid outfit while fishing'': pretty amusing. Then having all that and have a large crab land on your face: hilarious.

* CompleteMonster: Nagi is the cruel, vicious head of Creatureland who routinely murders her managers for any insubordination, and threatens all below her with the same fate should they not meet her demands. She particularly has it out for Ton Tokoton due to her shared past with Ranko, [[spoiler:with Nagi having ordered the murder of Michiyo, her ''mother figure'' simply because she thought Ranko had changed her too much for Nagi's liking, pinning the crime on Ranko and putting her in prison.]] She also treats ''all'' of her subordinates as disposable and worthless, seeing no value in personal relationships, with [[spoiler:Okachimachi]] being one of her biggest victims. Nagi only gets ''much'' more vile near the end, where she exploits [[spoiler:Ranko's death as a chance to finally destroy Ton Tokoton once and for all]], and commits horrific crimes out of sheer pettiness like [[spoiler:murdering the ramen shop owner for simply mentioning her past, coldly murdering her closest subordinates simply for clapping at Nagomi's performance]], and finally, [[spoiler: attempting to murder Nagomi herself purely out of rage and spite.]] A vile, cruel, petty, and violent monster, Nagi [[spoiler:finally meets her well-deserved end at the hands of Ranko's killer and Okachimachi, the latter whom she treated as disposable.]]

** Despite being one of the main characters and the star of the Ton Tokoton, Yumechi feels weirdly underused compared to the other protagonists. She's presented as a veteran maid used to the violence and cruelty of the maid underworld while not being as idealistic as Nagomi or even Ranko, that vaguely implied she was once a young woman wanting to be part of the maid fantasy before becoming jaded at the true reality. However, unlike Zoya, Shiipon or even Okachimachi, nothing about her origin or past is ever revealed at all, playing a mainly supporting role through the series and not receiving any kind of ADayInTheLimelight.

** [[spoiler:Her boss, Manami, also gets this. As soon as she shows up, the plot shifts in a darker direction, making it seem like she's the BigBad--she's an [[TheDreaded insanely tough and feared]] AxCrazy BloodKnight who brings a baseball bat to gunfights and ''survives'', along with having hints of a shared backstory with Ranko. Her raid on Ton Tokoton ends in miserable failure, and she herself is defeated anticlimactically by [[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands Nagomi's never-before-seen fighting powers]] and then double-crossed and killed by her much less entertaining bosses. All in all, keeping her around for longer would have allowed her to actually live up to the reputation that she's presented with.]]

** Why did Ranko leave her gun behind when going to face [[spoiler: Suehiro?]] Was it because she genuinely trusted his plan [[spoiler: to leave the city with her?]] Or could it be possible that she has some hidden DeathSeeker tendencies? While the audience finds out he was being sincere [[spoiler:after his death,]] it might come off as strange that Ranko would so quickly [[spoiler: abandon Ton Toko-Ton and elope with a man after a single succesful date.]]

* CompleteMonster: Nagi is the cruel, vicious head of Creatureland who routinely murders her managers for any insubordination, and threatens all below her with the same fate should they not meet her demands. She particularly has it out for Ton Tokoton due to her shared past with Ranko, [[spoiler:with Nagi having ordered the murder of Michiyo, her ''mother figure'' simply because she thought Ranko had changed her too much for Nagi's liking, pinning the crime on Ranko and putting her in prison.]] She also treats ''all'' of her subordinates as disposable and worthless, seeing no value in personal relationships, with [[spoiler:Okachimachi]] being one of her biggest victims. Nagi only gets ''much'' more vile near the end, where she exploits [[spoiler:Ranko's death to as a chance to finally destroy Ton Tokoton once and for all]], and commits horrific crimes out of sheer pettiness like [[spoiler:murdering the ramen shop owner for simply mentioning her past, coldly murdering her closest subordinates simply for clapping at Nagomi's performance]], and finally, [[spoiler: attempting to murder Nagomi herself purely out of rage and spite.]] A vile, cruel, petty, and violent monster, Nagi [[spoiler:finally meets her well-deserved end at the hands of Ranko's killer and Okachimachi, the latter whom she treated as disposable.]]

* DesignatedHero: With the exceptions of [[TheHeart Nagomi]] and [[HitmanWithAHeart Ranko]], the maids of Ton Tokoton are just as violent, bloodthirsty, and apathetic as any other maid in Akihabara--[[spoiler:Zoya, in particular, pulls a HeelFaceTurn while changing ''nothing'' about herself]].

* MoralEventHorizon: Nagi crossed it long ago when she [[spoiler:ordered the murder of Michiyo, her mother figure who had raised her, simply because she thought Ranko had changed her too much for her liking, and pinned the crime on Ranko and getting her imprisoned.]]

* CompleteMonster: Nagi is the cruel, vicious head of Creatureland who routinely murders her managers for any insubordination, and threatens all below her with the same fate should they not meet her demands. She particularly has it out for Ton Tokoton due to her shared past with Ranko, [[spoiler:with Nagi having ordered the murder of Michiyo, her ''mother figure'' simply because she thought Ranko had changed her too much for Nagi's liking.]] She also treats ''all'' of her subordinates as disposable and worthless, seeing no value in personal relationships, with [[spoiler:Okachimachi]] being one of her biggest victims. Nagi only gets much more vile near the end, where she exploits [[spoiler:Ranko's death to as a chance to finally destroy Ton Tokoton once and for all]], and commits horrific crimes out of sheer pettiness like [[spoiler:murdering the ramen shop owner for simply mentioning her past, coldly murdering her closest subordinates simply for clapping at Nagomi's performance]], and finally, [[spoiler: attempting to murder Nagomi herself purely out of rage and spite.]] A vile, cruel, petty, and violent monster, Nagi [[spoiler:finally meets her well-deserved end at the hands of Ranko's killer and Okachimachi, the latter whom she treated as disposable.]]

** Some fans have begun to think that the Manager might possibly enjoy the abuse she is made to endure. In episode 3, she lets Dateno Taira put her cigarette on her bare hands even though an ash tray is clearly behind her, and shoves a hot cup of tea down her pants when called to the stage. Later, she strips naked despite not being asked, “to show her sincerity”.

** [[spoiler: Nagi not only having her maids turn on her thanks to Ton Tokoton, but also getting a bamboo stake through her heart by Okachimachi in the finale is just as satisfying. Considering her last act of the series is to try and kill Nagomi.]]

* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Nerula's death in the 6th episode stands out in what was a darkly comedic series before that happened. To put it into perspective, after giving information to the Ton Tokoton that Maidalien would attack them to start a war with Creatureland, she becomes a wanted fugitive after being labelled a traitor. When Nagomi and Ranko find her, she's also found by Manami and Miyabi, who engage in a fight with her and end fatally shooting Nerula before the sirens of the police force them to retreat just as she's about to take out the two Ton Tokoton maids in the same way. With her last breath, she tells Nagami to keep being a good maid, as [[DiedInYourArmsToday she dies in her arms]]. To make it worse, previously on the episode, she and Nagomi just made a yakuza-like sisterhood ritual to never break their friendship.]]

** [[spoiler: Nagi not only having her maids turn on her thanks to Ton Tokoton, but also getting a bamboo stake through her heart by Okachimachi in the finale is just as satisfying. Considering her last act of the series is to try and kill Nagomi for channeling her deceased manager Michiyo.]]

** [[spoiler:Nagi is taken out very easily in the finale after being shot and impaled by a bamboo stick, not even a proper showdown with her.]]

** [[spoiler: Nagi not only having her maids turn on her thanks to Ton Tokoton, but also getting a bamboo stake through her heart by Okachimachi in the finale is just as satisfying. Considering her last act of the series is to try and kill Nagomi for channeling to be like her deceased manager Michiyo.]]

** [[spoiler: Nagi not only having her maids turn on her thanks to Ton Tokoton, but also getting a bamboo stake through her heart by Okachimachi in the finale is just as satisfying. Considering her last act of the series is to try and kill Nagomi for trying to be like her old manager Michiyo.]]

** Episode 11, the penultimate episode, ends up completely breaking Ranko. [[spoiler:When Nagi finally reveals her hand and puts a hit on Ton Tokoton, Ranko's stoic, calm and professional attitude shatters and is replaced with pure terror, as she knows that they stand no chance against Creatureland's finest. She's ultimately reduced to pathetically and tearfully pleading with Nagi to spare her friends in exchange for being allowed to do whatever she wants with her. Nagi seemingly accepts...only to then have an assassin stab Ranko just when it seems things would be okay. The episode ends with Ranko passing out, possibly even ''dying'', from blood loss as Nagomi desperately begs her to hold on.]]

* CatharsisFactor: [[spoiler:After all the crap the Debt Collector's put Ton Tokoton, ''especially'' Manager through throughout the series, seeing him finally get what's coming to him, [[YouHaveFailedMe at the hands of his own boss no less]] in episode 9 is ''immensely'' satisfying.]]

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Despite the fact that he was one of the most prominent antagonists of the show, the otaku debt collector ends killed offscreen with little fanfare at the end of the 9th episode by Nagi ([[YouHaveFailedMe after he failed to make the lion-themed maid café win the Lady Omoe competition after he rigged it]]) without even facing seriously the Ton Tokoton.]]

** Why did Ranko leave her gun behind when going to face [[spoiler: Suehiro?]] Was it because she genuinely trusted his plan [[spoiler: to leave the city with her?]] Or could it be possible that she has some hidden DeathSeeker tendencies? While the audience finds out he was being sincere [[spoiler: after his death.]] It might come off as strange that Ranko would so quickly [[spoiler: abandon Ton Toko-Ton and elope with a man after a single succesful date.]]