Commune with your comrades and enjoy a taste of some authentic, homemade Mother Little Sister Russia!
A few months ago we saw that Russian cosplayer Nastyan crowdfunded her way to opening Ita-Cafe, an all-Russian maid cafe in Tokyo. After exceeding her funding goals by over 1,600-percent, Ita-Cafe is now ready to open in Shinjuku for those who want to savor some Soviet sweetness.
For those unfamiliar with Nastyan, here’s a sample of some of her cosplays:
▼ Not everyone can pull off the GIRLS und PANZER
kawaii Russian military look, but Natsyan kills it.
▼ And a kawaii tank too?
Is there nothing she cannot kawaii-ify?!
And now Nastyan has turned that cosplay prowess of hers into a profession with the Russian-themed Ita-Cafe. Here’s a video showing off a recent taste test:
▼ Nastyan and her assistant preparing food by hand.
▼ Nothing says Russian home cooking more than a nice cold salad.
▼ And the obligatory shot of cute girls in
Russian military uniforms posing with said salads.
▼ “Now please be completely honest and tell us
how much you love the food on a scale from 10 to 10.”
▼ “It was good, yes?”
“Uh…”
“IT WAS GOOD, YES?!”
All jokes aside, Ita-Cafe’s food looks great. They just finished their first taste test and will be officially opening on October 16. But this won’t be any ordinary maid cafe; aside from authentic hand-made Russian food, they’re busy furnishing the cafe to give it the Russian atmosphere their patrons would expect.
▼ Including authentic Russian tea sets and tableware…
ロシア•サンクトペテルブルクからティーセットが届きました！メイドカフェなので、ティーセットだけはこだわりたかったのです。パトロンの皆様のお陰で、職人が一つひとつ手描きする本物のロシアブランドを本店直売所で買うことができました。ありがとうございます！ pic.twitter.com/Be9GNLZuV2
— ItaCafeP (@ItaCafeP) September 27, 2016
▼ …nesting dolls…
相変わらず可愛いモスクワ&サンクトペテルブルクのスタバ・タンブラー。コンプリート2セットを入手。そのまま売るのは気が引けるので、何かの特典にしようかな？と思案中…。ひとまず店内に飾っておきます。 pic.twitter.com/HcrSMFHzJT
— ItaCafeP (@ItaCafeP) September 30, 2016
▼ …this delicious-looking thing…
これは…超旨い！少量だけど、お米を使うらしい。見栄えも今までで一番良いし、いや、本当に美味しい、これ。 pic.twitter.com/kFiv2NreoY
— ItaCafeP (@ItaCafeP) September 24, 2016
▼ …that delicious-looking thing…
メインメニューが仕上がってきました。これはいける。旨い。 pic.twitter.com/7tiq5yHUZf
— ItaCafeP (@ItaCafeP) September 24, 2016
▼ …and of course, Vladimir Putin calendars.
ロシアと言えばプーチン大統領。2017年カレンダーを入手。同じカレンダーをロフトでも買えますが、これはロシアで購入したものなので値札バーコードシールがロシア語なのです。 pic.twitter.com/tB1XnX8qgh
— ItaCafeP (@ItaCafeP) September 30, 2016
If you’re in the Tokyo area and want to be one of the first to visit Ita-Cafe, then be sure to follow them on Twitter or Facebook. Just be careful because if you don’t follow Russian cosplay cafe, then Russian cosplay cafe follows you.
Source: YouTube/RT на русском via Hamusoku
Images: YouTube/RT на русском
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