Ryo Kamiya’s Maid RPG is many things; a comedy TTRPG, an anime game, the first Japanese RPG to be translated into English. It’s also one of the most divisive RPGs, but regardless, I don’t think any list of essential comedy, one-shot, and / or rules-lite games would be complete without Maid RPG. Allow me to tell you Maid RPG’s story; its history, its mechanics, and its reception, as well as the stories of a few other games that use the same system. But first, let’s address the fact that you probably already know of Maid RPG.