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{{Short description|Restaurant chain}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2008}}
[[File:annamillersart.jpg|thumb|right|A promotional image for Anna Miller's, featuring the trademark uniform.]]

{{nihongo|'''Anna Miller's'''|アンナミラーズ|''Anna Mirāzu''}} is a chain of [[restaurant]]s in [[Hawaii]] and, formerly, [[Japan]]. The first branch opened in 1973 in Hawaii;<ref>[http://www.annamillersrestaurant.com/about_us.html Annamillersrestaurant.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504075225/http://www.annamillersrestaurant.com/about_us.html |date=2011-05-04 }} ''Anna Miller's''</ref> most of its expansion since has been in Japan. {{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}

The chain is also famous in Japan for their [[waitress]] [[uniform]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/5880788/the-waitress-uniform-that-started-it-all | title = The Waitress Uniform That Started It All | access-date = 2012-01-31 | last = Ashcraft | first = Brian | date = Jan 31, 2012 | work = Kotaku | quote = For a generation, Anna Miller's was more than a coffee shop. For a generation, it inspired video games, anime, and countless cosplay}}</ref> These consist of a white blouse; an orange or pink [[miniskirt]]ed [[Jumper dress|jumper]]-style dress, with the "waistline" cut beneath the breasts, in the manner of a [[bodice]]; a matching apron; and a heart-shaped name tag.<ref>{{cite conference |url=http://faculty.georgetown.edu/irvinem/theory/LA-MOCA-Murakami-Guide.pdf |title=©Murakami Curriculum Guide for Educators |date=2009 |publisher=Guggenheim Museum Bilbao |book-title=Exhibition organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art,Los Angeles, February 17 - May 31, 2009|page=14 |location=Bilbao|access-date=November 4, 2014 }}</ref>

In June 2022, parent corporation [[Imuraya]] announced that the last active Anna Miller's restaurant in Japan, located in [[Takanawa]], would close on August 31, 2022. The restaurant, which opened in 1983, was the 11th of 25 restaurants in the chain.<ref>[https://www.imuraya.co.jp/news/2022/details260/ Imuraya notice of closure for the last Anna Miller's in Japan]</ref> As a result of the closure, the restaurant in Hawaii now serves as the last Anna Miller’s location in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.khon2.com/local-news/anna-millers-in-hawaii-to-soon-be-the-last-one-ever/ |title=Anna Miller's in Hawaii to soon be the last one ever |publisher=Khon2.com |date= 16 June 2022|accessdate=2022-07-20}}</ref>

==Cultural references==
*[[Yuka Takeuchi]], the main character from the [[video game]] series ''[[Variable Geo]]'' (and its [[anime]] [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]]) wears waitress uniform from Anna Miller's during battle, where the restaurant is called "Hanna Miller's".
*In 1997 drama "Risou no Kekkon" also known in its English title "Wedding Story", the protagonist character Yamada Mari, played by [[Takako Tokiwa|Tokiwa Takako]] was shown working as a waitress at Anna Miller's, where she met a men, played by [[Yutaka Takenouchi]], whom she previously met at an Airplane whom later-on she dated with and eventually getting married with.
*In the anime series ''[[Excel Saga]]'', the characters [[Excel (Excel Saga)|Excel]] and [[Hyatt (Excel Saga)|Hyatt]] work in a cafe wearing Anna Miller's waitress uniforms.
*In the anime series ''[[Oh My Goddess!]]'', the character [[Urd (Oh My Goddess!)|Urd]] works in the restaurant "Ana Miller's" later in the series, wearing the same uniform.
*In ''[[El Cazador de la Bruja]]'', the fictional restaurant Amigo Tacos has Anna Miller's–styled uniforms, which consist of a green apron and an orange-trimmed dark blue dress. The nametag is in the shape of lips.
*In the [[Japan]]ese [[visual novel]] ''[[Pia Carrot|Welcome to Pia Carrot]]'', the action revolves around restaurants in the fictional "Pia Carrot" chain. The waitresses in this restaurants wear uniforms similar to the ones of Anna Miller's. There are also several anime series based on the game.
*In the popular web comic [[MegaTokyo]] one of the main female characters, Nanasawa Kimiko, works as a waitress at an Anna Millers in [[Tokyo]].<ref>[http://www.megatokyo.com/?strip_id=28 Megatokyo.com]</ref>
*In [[Miyuki-chan in Wonderland]], the Doorway Girl wears a similar uniform.
*In ROUJIN-Z, the lead female character works at an Anna Miller's, wearing the trademark uniform.
*Akira Uehara, main character from ''[[Your and My Secret]]'' (''Boku to Kanojo no XXX'') works at Anna Miller's restaurant, after changing bodies with his classmate Nanako Momoi, using the famous brand uniform, with an apron.
*In Metal Slug Attack, a female Rebel cyborg named Vita wears an Anna Miller's like waitress uniform.
*In ''[[Girl Friends (manga)]]'', Tamami works at an Anna Miller's

==See also==
{{portal|Food|Hawaii}}
* [[List of restaurants in Hawaii]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110504074859/http://www.annamillersrestaurant.com/ Anna Miller's Restaurant]—Official site
* [http://www.annamillersrestaurant.jp/ Anna Miller's]—The official Japanese home page.{{in lang|ja}} 
*{{cite web |last=Yee |first=Chelsee |title=Anna Miller's in Hawaii to soon be the last one ever |website=KHON2 |date=2022-06-16 |url=https://www.khon2.com/local-news/anna-millers-in-hawaii-to-soon-be-the-last-one-ever/ |access-date=2022-06-17 |ref=none}}

{{Food chains in Japan}}

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[[Category:Food and drink companies of Japan]]
[[Category:Regional restaurant chains in the United States]]
[[Category:Restaurants established in 1973]]
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