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Dig Deeper into Moe
Moe (pronounce moh-eh) is a Japanese slang term for something one likes, and within the anime realm is used to refer to characters who inspire a protective sort of love-- usually because the characters seem to need someone to take care of them.
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As for my taste in characters, I have a "fetish" if you might call it that towards quiet, socially-inept girls. Rei Ayanami and Yuki Nagato being my two favorites, maybe it's because i'm a quiet guy myself, I don't know. This also translates to my real life, as pretty much every girl I've been with have similar personality.
The first time I ever saw the word "moe," my first instinct was why are they talking about a guy named Moe. Then I get the image of that Simpsons bartender... that's definitely not moe.
As for myself, I definitely know I have a megane moe. <3 Glasses are quite awesome *coughs especially on cute guys who are intelligent coughs* This can be reflected both in anime and real life.
That said, even if the "moe" concept wasn't especially solidified, characters that we would now call "moe" were still created.
Another thing I didn't go into was some of the moe subsets. The most common is "tsundere," and if you don't know what it is, I bet you've seen it-- Evangelion's Asuka is, Ranma 1/2's Akane is, and Love Hina's Naru is..."tsundere" is the word they use for the girl who is outwardly hostile to the object of her affections (but inwardly-- and usually not very subtlely --in love with him).
My theory on that, of course, is that otaku like to think that the girls who don't like them are, in fact, secretly in love with 'em. ;)
RedRoses: If you'd like a special word for it, guys with glasses are sometimes referred to as "megane-kun" (as opposed to girls with glasses, meganekko). :)
gia said: One can only hope :P
LoL interesting question for laziness i`ll just quote this from the ''Who is the Hottest Video Chick?'' thread :)
Devilly said: Yep that`s it, actually Dev is my moe since she Qualifies for the first 3 XD
Actually though, completely helpless girls can get on my nerves sometimes. Ideally the girl would be extremely sweet and cutesy, but not a wimp either. I like magical girl shows because they are awesome and fight evil, while being super cute. I enjoy just about any form of moe though.
?'s re: tsundere - just girls? just love - not "friendship": so long as they Ernie and Bert* Watanuki and Domeiki what do you call it???
*Yes it's a verb; file under NOG = Not Officially Gay
That, and the ever important zettai ryouiki which I even went out of my way to make an article for for this comment.
My Moe is personified in two words: Samejima Mamimi. I am a sucker for the girl who isn't necessarily helpless herself, but has the whole world against her, beating her down. I want to save her, and save her, and save her again. Every time I watch FLCL I want to jump into the TV and pull her out where no one can get her anymore, and when she Effs off in the end to pursue her photography dreams, I cry huge tears of joy for her escape.
Wait a momento. So what's meganedanshi then? I've heard that meant boy glasses fetish but what can I trust on the internet. >_> I've definitely heard meganekko before.