Moe USA Vol. 1: Maid in Japan

Meet Patty and Ruby, two all-American teenagers who love dressing up as their favorite manga characters. Their passion for cosplay takes them to Japan, where they plan to buy professionally made costumes ... until they see the exorbitant price tags. So, they do what any sensible cosplayer would do they take part-time jobs at an Akihabara maid cafe! Their first day on the job is, predictably, a disaster. It's bad enough that the top maid the heartless, conniving Sayuri  wants to make their lives miserable. But they also thoroughly embarrass themselves in front of the cafe's otaku customers, who have the power to make or break a maid's career. Just when all hope seems lost, though, they find a pair of magical maid uniforms that change their lives forever... Moe USA is an original magical-girl manga written and illustrated Atsuhisa Okura, whose credits include the award-winning "Manga Conquers America" article that appeared in the November 2008 issue of WIRED magazine.