There’s this weird Marine Corps minifad in Japan right now. Apparently it started with a very popular language learning manga called Magical Marine Pixel Maritan, in which a magical Marine princess girl promises to teach you how to swear like a Marine.*
No, I am not kidding.
Well, this apparently was not enough, so somebody opened a Marine cosplay cafe. For the uninitiated, a cosplay cafe is a theme cafe with overpriced food, where the (attractive female) waitstaff dresses up in “cute” or “sexy” costumes which fit the theme. Most waitresses in these cafes apparently specialize in being nice to the (male) customers in the hope of getting large tips, and of getting them to stay longer and spend more money.
But in this cafe, the waitresses are drill sergeants.
I blame JAG.
* Foreign nationals are indeed allowed to serve in the Marines, so being a magical princess from fantasyland does not disqualify her from enlistment.
