My second entry for the New York Anime Festival Mascot Contest '10
Here are the things I used for each theme
Japan/Anime: In Japan and even in anime pretty much every cafe is a maid cafe.
New York: I used the apple on her tray to represent the big apple, and the New York skyline as the pumpkin carving.
Halloween: Here we have the apple as a candied apple, which you normally find around halloween, also the jack o' lantern in the background, and the girl is a devil/demon.
I do hope you all enjoy, and I cant wait to see what you think.
Good Luck everyone!