Many Maid Cafes and Con Cafes in Akihabara Closed Due to COVID-19!

Akihabara is crazy

Akihabara during the day!
There are no people around Akihabara Station either...
Then it started raining so I hurried back. pic.twitter.com/kOMI9UmEPo

— Akihabara Base Camp (@akihabara_bc) April 5, 2020

This situation continues even on Sunday afternoons. It's a hellish scene for people in the food and service industry.

The economic situation is steadily worsening due to the impact of the new coronavirus, and we are hearing many cries of despair from around the concept cafe in Akihabara.

As of April 2020, the total number of maid cafes and con cafes in the Akihabara area isOver 200 storesIt is clear that the market is saturated, and in some cases, it is quite possible that we will face the unfortunate situation of mass closures, similar to a red tide.

In March 2020,Five of the 10 floors are concept cafesA building symbolizing the age of con cafe saturation was also scheduled to open. This poor building died before it was even born, so let's all pray for its soul to rest in peace.

There was a sign for a maid cafe in the newly constructed building on the site of the former Kanda Shokudo.
Magical Twintails
Fairy Forest
The Seven Deadly Sins...is it a maid cafe? pic.twitter.com/EYDFcyR4dJ

— Osanyan ※ Fainted during the day April 7th-10th (@osa_nyan) March 1, 2020

A-FRONT building is scheduled to open on the former site of Kanda Shokudo.seven deadly sins", 5F "Starry Forest", 6F "Magical Twintails", 8F "MOET COLLECTION", 9F "MOET PARTY" five stores are scheduled to open during Golden Week. Eat and support them!

Seven stores have already closed

The following seven stores have closed since February. These stores were able to make the decision to cut losses early and suffered minimal damage.There will be even more hellish things happening in the future..

Lemuria closes on 2/29
It opened on December 9, 2019. It was jointly operated by Tokyo Crypto Capital LLC and Lightcrete Co., Ltd.

20.2.29 Sat
Near-future cafe and bar Lemuria
I found out that the bar was closing on February 29th, so I headed home for the first time in a while. I was just relaxing and having my last drink at Lemuria, and about an hour later, customers started leaving one after another, and the place started to get lively. I wonder if everyone knew that today was the last day. Even though it was closing, I felt like there might be something else happening, so I headed to Akihabara Station. pic.twitter.com/ytmKxHliaF

— I.N.O (@walk_note) March 5, 2020

DOLL HOUSE will close on March 15th
It opened on June 30, 2017. The COVID-6 pandemic just happened to coincide with the renovation, but it seems that it hasn't actually closed. It's a sister store of "Akiha-tei" and "Cat Ear Maid Shop."

The Dollhouse has closed for the last time.
Thank you very much to all the gentlemen and ladies who have visited us since we opened on June 30, 2017. pic.twitter.com/E0YioRvtgo

— Dollhouse (@dollhouse_akb) March 15, 2020

Closing on March 20th "AΔN (Edelturn)"
It opened in April 2019. It closed down, leaving behind the mysterious concept of "Nth dimension, where multiple dimensions blend together."

【Important Notices】
Thank you for always coming home.
Although it is sudden, AΔN will be closing on March 20, 2020.
Although it was only a short year, we would like to thank you for your patronage.
Although there are only a few days left, we appreciate your cooperation.

— Maid Cafe & Bar AΔN (@a_del_tan) March 1, 2020

QUEENDOLCE will close on March 22nd
It opened in December 2006. It was a pioneer of cross-dressing maid cafes, but closed down "in consideration of the upcoming smoking ban in restaurants." Why did it have to close down?

Announcement of QUEEN DOLCE's hiatushttps://t.co/PEYkiRJPJa pic.twitter.com/i7BkYwVn0c

— Cross-dressing Cafe & Bar QUEENDOLCE (@queendolce_) February 2, 2020

Pinky Catseye will close on March 31st
Opened on September 1, 2011. A cosplay bar located in front of Kanda Station.

Notice of closing pic.twitter.com/VEfRpY83Pu

— Pinky Catseye (@pinkycatseye) March 25, 2020

"Seven Seas" closes on March 31st
It opened on February 6, 2020. The staff from the old Grandvania franchise opened the store, but they left after just two months. It's sad.

News

Due to various circumstances, we will be closing our business at the end of March 2020.
We have decided to close SevenSeas.
I apologize for this being so sudden and selfish, as I have run out of options.
Humbly thank you please your understanding.
We sincerely thank you for your patronage.
I'm really thankful to you.
March 31, 2020 Ohara

— SevenSeas (@7s_akiba) March 31, 2020

Espoir closes on April 1st
Opened in August 2019. The very candid tweet about the closure caused a buzz. Running a store is really hard!

【Important notice】 pic.twitter.com/ATj9tQ2wAS

— [New store] Maid Cafe Espoir (@espoir_akb) April 1, 2020

Can this teacher make it to the con cafe?

At a girls bar in RoppongiCustomer service via monitor as a COVID-19 countermeasureThey tried to do this, but it didn't seem to go so well. And in the midst of this unprecedented coronavirus pandemic,Deliberately gathering VTubers in stores to serve customersThe concept bar "Luppet Cafe" has exploded into Akihabara. Its contrarian sales style, which doesn't take advantage of the advantages of VTubers, combined with the current situation, is creating a negative synergy effect.

Luppet Cafe will be open to the public from 8pm to 10pm on Tuesday, March 10th!
Anyone can come to the store without purchasing a ticket.
If you are interested in Luppet Cafe, please come and visit us. pic.twitter.com/uRTXVxRuTG

— Luppet Cafe (@luppetcafe) March 8, 2020

This store tooTokyo Crypto Capital LLC is involved in the operationIt seems that this is happening, and I feel so sorry for them. It's all the coronavirus's fault.

Incidentally Owner arrestedShinjuku's "Pichipowa," which had been open despite the coronavirus, also closed due to the coronavirus."@Neo" caused some spectacular trouble with anti-social groupsIt will also close at the end of February.

Pichipowa's closing tweet

However, it is also true that this is an industry with a high turnover rate. It seems that they are just using COVID-19 as an excuse to save face, and I can't help but think of Crocodile-kun, who has passed away and gone to heaven. Thank you, Crocodile-kun, for the moving experience. But I think it was only natural that no customers would come.

[Important Notice] Temporary closure and postponement of "100 Days Later Die Crocodile Cafe"https://t.co/4TIdWQJ3uo

— [Official] Crocodile Cafe (@100_wani_cafe) April 3, 2020

Pop-up shop: "Looks like the Crocodile Cafe has been destroyed..."
Smartphone game: "Hehe... He's the weakest of the Four Heavenly Kings..."
Movie version: "It's a disgrace to Crocodile-kun to lose to something like Corona..."

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