One of the more prevalent Futaba Channel memes have been the various maids that have been created on that site and spread their way through the internet.
In this thread we are trying to gather information, links, insights on the whole who is who, why, what, etc. of these adorable, funny and sometimes scary servants.
We can also just chatter about our favorite characters! Use this thread to your liking!
I set up a thread in /mai/ where I could use some identfication help:
http://www.wakachan.org/mai/wakaba.html
Semi-useful thread on the Japanese Wikipedia:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%81%E3%81%A9%E3%81%84
Helpful meme collection thread:
http://wakaba.c3.cx/soc/kareha.pl/1098542610
Links to fansites for Nijiura maids:
http://www.medoilove.net/
http://yellow.ribbon.to/%7Emedoi/
http://madoisan.fc2web.com/
http://yuki.fsr.jp/yukisan/
http://f61.aaa.livedoor.jp/%7Enjtown/people/iki/ikiframe.html
http://yokohama.cool.ne.jp/futabasummoner/index.htm
A popular maid around the Futaba oekaki boards is the Iya (Ϊ) maid.
Features are green hair, a black uniform and a rather creepy, guroesque behaviour, especially towards Marimo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marimo)...
"Iya" roughly means "dislike', detest', `hate', 'disagreeable', 'detestable', 'unpleasant', 'reluctant'"
http://homepage3.nifty.com/marimoekisu/
http://iyamaid.hp.infoseek.co.jp/
http://ildrag.at.infoseek.co.jp/svm/syosa_vs_marimo.html
http://ildrag.at.infoseek.co.jp/bvi/batou_vs_iyamaid.html
Oekaki artist who focuses much on Iya Maid:
http://lero.zero-yen.com/
The Nijiura Maid Comic Archive
http://www.secchan.net/niche/kareha.pl/1138326889/l50
Stoled from http://www.wakachan.org/mai/res/4376.html
explanation A Geek of Jap 06/02/06(Mon)05:33 No.4756
"Iya Maid" is a product in imagination and is neither animation nor comic characters.
She was born in "Futaba Channel".
"Futaba Channel" is Bulletin Board System in Japan.
Especially, in the thread group of "Rakugaki(scribble)", she appears well.
Her name "Iya Maid" is translated literally, "Nasty Maid".
(but,she is not only simply vulgar.
It is difficult for me to say it in the word..)
She is JUST "Maid".
However, a specific master is not in her.
Instead, she is always together with "Marimo(charactor of Alga)", and is teasing "Marimo".
Usually, Residents of FUTABA does not like a stranger(who don't know UNIIIIQUE manner).
Residents may dislike that I teach about Futaba Channel.
However, if High Quarity(or.. more Nasty?) she can be seen, they will not care about a small problem.
Someday, I pray that great "Iya Maid" whom overseas one drew can be seen in FUTABA.
P.S. sorry my cheap "Engrish"!!! :-)
A Master 06/02/06(Mon)04:50 No.4755
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"Iya Maid" means "Unpleasant housemaid" in Japanese.
She was a housemaid drawn by Mr. NM65 first.
However, it is yearned by the Hutaba's resident now, and it is their common housemaid.
This link seems to be the correct starting url:
http://shii.org/maids under construction.
Ah, I had forgotten about this thread.
>>8
Website is lol and informative. The wotaku test and rating system are awesome. Great 404 page too.