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. The first branch opened in 1973 in Hawaii; most of its expansion since has been in Japan. The chain is also famous in Japan for their

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s. These consist of a white blouse; an orange or pink

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-style dress, with the "waistline" cut beneath the breasts, in the manner of a

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; a matching apron; and a heart-shaped name tag. In June 2022, parent corporation Imuraya announced that the last active Anna Miller's restaurant in Japan, located in

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, would close on August 31, 2022. The restaurant, which opened in 1983, was the 11th of 25 restaurants in the chain. As a result of the closure, the restaurant in Hawaii now serves as the last Anna Miller’s location in the world.

Cultural references

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spin-off) wears waitress uniform from Anna Miller's during battle, where the restaurant is called "Hanna Miller's". *In the anime series ''

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work in a cafe wearing Anna Miller's waitress uniforms. *In the anime series ''

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'', the character Urd works in the restaurant "Ana Miller's" later in the series, wearing the same uniform. *In ''

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'', 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

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one of the main female characters,

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, works as a waitress at an Anna Millers in the city

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, 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 ''

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References

External links

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Cultural references

See also

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