The curves, the striking colors, the subservience: it's no wonder so many people have a thing for maid outfits.

Of course they show up in anime plenty of times, but some maids are hiding more than pretty legs under that black and white dress. What happens when a male anime character wears the maid outfit better than his female counterparts?

1. Array Danon Ci from Lagrange: The Flowers of Rin-ne

You didn't think that maid outfits were only for girls, did you? Say hi to little Array. He isn't some cross-dressing gag to help get laughs for one or two scenes of a certain filler episode. He truly enjoys his fancy threads and isn't embarrassed to admit it.

2. Saika Totsuka from My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU

Saika proves that femininity has nothing to do with gender. He has got to be the prettiest anime boy.

3. Hayate Ayasaki from Hayate the Combat Butler

Although he normally wears a butler outfit, Hayate has had a chance to don the female equivalent... and we wish he'd stayed in it for the rest of the season.

4. Aoi Hyoudou from Maid Sama!

Aoi is one extremely effective trap. At only 14 years old, his female maid persona has taken the internet by storm, captured our hearts, and made many anime fans very confused about a number of things.

5. Gilbert Nightray from Pandora Hearts

We like em dark and brooding like the next anime fan, but Gilbert just looks perfect in that maid outfit, doesn't he?

6. Liszt Kiriki from Ookami-san and her Seven Companions

Can you pick out the three males in the picture above? You can probably spot Ryoushi and Taorupretty easily. But Liszt - now there's one comfortable maid. His comfortable demeanor, and cheerful closed-eyes face makes him one maid we wouldn't mind coming home to.

7. Daruku Hoshino from Nanana's Buried Treasure

It's easy to be fooled by those golden eyes and flowing violet locks, but Daruku is a boy through and through. He just enjoys cross-dressing, especially in a maid outfit - which suits him wonderfully.

8. Hiro from Secret Princess Himegoto

Secret Princess Himegoto has more cross-dressing boys than your typical anime, but it should be easy enough to spot the real girls from the men. Just look at the size of Hiro's boobs.

9. Ryuunosuke Akasaka from The Pet Girl of Sakurasou

Even though it's not a traditional black and white maid outfit, the vintage looking dress suits Ryuunosuke well - even if it's not the same outfit as the Maid AI he designed.

10. Hideyoshi Kinoshita from Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts

Hideyoshi is his own gender. Of course he looks stunning in a maid outfit. This is one time when being confused is completely acceptable. Even Hidesyoshi isn't always sure what gender Hideyoshi is.