Maid in Japan

Yui Kano in Cat Girl Kiki

Maid uniforms turn up in many films, from around the world. A French-style maid uniform with a long skirt, long sleeves and white apron, regularly turns up in Japanese films and anime. This style of uniform differs from the Western version. The western version found in American, UK and some European films is a bit more slutty. It often features a shorter skirt, is sleeveless or short sleeved and often low cut to show off cleavage. There are also leather and latex variants. There are many differences in styles, but as to why the Japanese version is so distinctive is unknown, at least to me.

Some films with Japanese Maid uniforms:
Mahoromatic Anime Series 
Cat Girl Kiki features a maid uniform as well as some other ones.
Friends with Money features a Jennifer Aniston wearing a good example of a low-cut Western one.
Bizarrely, Betty Boop is sometimes depicted wearing one.

Cat Girls

I watched Cat Girl Kiki last night - what a crazy film! It got me thinking about cat girl uniforms. The Japanese cat girl uniform is known as nekomimi, meaning cat ears; this look is popular in anime and cosplay. The most obvious Western film character would be Catwoman, complete with cat ears and as a bonus a leather bodysuit. The Halle Berry Catwoman film is average at best, maybe not the worst film ever made as some critics would have viewers believe. I still think Batman and Robin is the worst Batman spin-off film. As a further insult to the franchise, the Catwoman videogame was harshly reviewed.  However, Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns is smoking hot as catwoman and plays the character better than anyone (to date).
Some animation featuring catgirls include Dominion: Tank Police and Josie and the Pussycats. Surprisingly, Gunsmith Cats doesn't feature any to my knowledge.

Cosplay - Felicia from Darkstalkers

The question is are cat girl costumes goofy or sexy?

Of course, they're sexy. I would rather have a sexy cat girl clawing me than a flea-ridden bitch.

Filth! - Japanese Schoolgirl Uniforms

A new and hopefully popular theme, called Filth!, looking at different aspects of erotica, fetish and sex in popular culture. This time Japanese schoolgirl uniforms. I'm not a fan of uniforms, but I am a fan of all things Japanese.

A lot of men and women obviously like uniforms. I think the most popular ones are: military (army, naval, pilot, Nazi-themed etc), police, French maid, cheerleader, medical (doctor, nurse) and school related ones (schoolgirl, teacher, headmaster\headmistress).  The school ones and cheerleader ones have added appeal as they allow one person to be dominant and one submissive within their roles (if two people are involved) and the slightly taboo bonus of ageplay.

I think the Japanese schoolgirl uniform is sexier than Westernised ones, I'm not sure why, maybe, I've seen too many pictures of fat, middle-aged women posing as schoolgirls when they haven't worn one since the UK adopted the metric system. Seeing a woman's jelly rolls spilling over a garter belt, and two tree trunk thighs protruding from a short skirt that encourages a glimpse of big white "sailing flag" pants is enough to make me think about taking a vow of celibacy.

The Japanese uniform is obviously modelled on naval uniforms, there's a popular anime called Sailor Moon that features the lead female characters in these sailor uniforms. The uniform is known as: seifuku (pronounced a bit like safe-koo in English - I think).

I once dated a Japanese woman in her twenties who wore one for me, as a treat. I was instantly sprung, like a new mattress.If you doubt the effect these uniforms can have, buy one for your partner.

With the popularity  of Cosplay in the West, more Western women are donning these sexy, sailor uniforms. Long may it continue.

Links and extra info:

Male uniform
There's also an all black Japanese male middle & high-school uniform called gakuran or tsume-eri. The film Death Note features some good examples of them.

 Films\TV featuring seifuku: 
There's loads, especially in Anime and Japanese movies, but here are some key ones.
Kill Bill Vol 1 - features the gorgeous Chiaki Kuriyama wearing one.
Sailor Moon
The Machine Girl
Teenage Hooker Becomes a Killing Machine
Love & Pop

Excellent Wiki article on uniforms

eBay is a good place to buy the uniforms

Japanese Sex Slang

My eBook features some Japanese sex slang, it features a Japanese robot, so that's a good excuse to use some slang.

Here's a quick guide to some of the terms used.

Iku - Means "to go", the English equivalent would be "to cum" as in to ejaculate, but it has a dual meaning in the same way to come can mean to arrive.

Chikan - According to Wiki: a Japanese word for public molestation or the person who commits such an act. Frequently used to refer to groping, often on crowded Japanese trains. 

Sekketsu - Japanese word for sex, but you probably guessed that.

Eechi - As an adjective it is used with the meaning of "dirty", "naughty", "frivolous". The English equivalent would be horny.

Futari Eechi - Futari means two people (or duo or couple). So, the naughty couple, the horny duo etc.

Kinbaku - Bondage.

Other sources:
For a Chikan film worth watching check out: Groper Train
A great site for Japanese sex slang: here

If you think I've made any mistakes let me know.