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'''Moe'''(Japanese：'''{{lj|{{ruby|萌|も}}え}}''', or just one Chinese Character {{ruby|'''萌'''|méng|zh-hans}} in Chinese) is a frequently used jargon in [[ACG]] subculture, and it is also one of the most representative expressions of the age of moe.
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'''Moe''' (Japanese: '''{{lj|{{ruby|萌|も}}え}}''', Chinese: {{ruby|'''萌'''|méng|zh-hans}}) is a frequently used jargon in [[ACG]] subculture, and it is also one of the most representative expressions of the age of moe.
  
 
==Moe 101==
 
==Moe 101==
  
 
==What is Moe==
 
==What is Moe==
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The term Moe in [[ACG]] subculture, in specific, is "a burning resonatory conviction toward some certain characteristics of some certain characters." So, moe is an extremely personal emotion that there are a thousand Moe gals in a thousand otakus'eyes.
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The term Moe in [[ACG]] subculture is, "a burning resonatory conviction towards certain characteristics of specific characters." Thus, it is a so extremely personal emotion that there are a thousand Moe gals in a thousand otakus' eyes. It is not limited to "Cute" and is comparably more general in meaning, varied by people. "Moe" is generally used by [[ACG]] fans and the residents of [[Nijigen]] (二次元) while people living in the real world typically use "Cute".
  
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"Moe" is not limited to "Cute" and is comparably more general in meaning. Also, they are spoken by different people. Moe is generally for [[ACG]] fans and the residents of [[Nijigen]] while people living in the real world typically uses "Cute".
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==The Moe way in character design==
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There are special tricks to help making anime characters even moer. They are usually seen in yet do not define moe characters. However, the fashion of moe keeps changing with time thus cannot be specified.
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==Character design, the Moe way==
 
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There are special designing tricks to help making anime characters even moer. These characteristics are seen in many moe characters, but they do not define moe characters:
 
 
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* Anime antenna hair called [[Ahoge]]({{lj|アホ毛}})<ref name="電撃萌王">{{lj|電撃萌王}} Special May 1, 2006, No. 127 Vol.11 No.8, Media, p. 104 ~ 105</ref><ref>Denshi Jisho — Online Japanese dictionary. Accessed May 7, 2011, from http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9B%E6%AF%9B&eng=&dict=edict</ref>
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* Anime antenna hair called [[Ahoge]] ({{lj|アホ毛}})<ref name="電撃萌王">{{lj|電撃萌王}} Special May 1, 2006, No. 127 Vol.11 No.8, Media, p. 104 ~ 105</ref><ref>Denshi Jisho — Online Japanese dictionary. Accessed May 7, 2011, from http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9B%E6%AF%9B&eng=&dict=edict</ref>
  
 
==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
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In Chinese, "Moe" means "to sprout"。 <br>
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In Chinese, "Moe" means "to sprout" or "the beginning". When seeing a cute girl, it is like you are in spring, and your flower of love begins '''to sprout'''.<br>
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The most common source says that in the late 1980s because "{{lj|燃え}}" and "{{lj|萌え}}" are both "moe", when Japanese people wanted to type "{{lj|燃え}}(burning)"(This girl is so cute that my heart is burning), they often mistyped "{{lj|萌え}}" . It's interesting that 燃 has a different meaning: passionate, in nowadays Chinese network language.
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It is commonly said that, Japanese in the late 1980s often mistyped "{{lj|萌え}}" for "{{lj|燃え}} (burning)" (The girl is so cute that makes my heart burning) due to their shared typing "moe". It's interesting that 燃 has a different meaning: passionate, in Chinese Internet.
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According to a Japanese dictionary, an anime girl that has "Moe" in her name(Sagisawa Moe) often shouts her name when she is in danger. Some funs thought it was interesting and began to imitate.
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According to a Japanese dictionary, an anime girl having "Moe" in her name (e.g. Sagisawa Moe) often shouts her name when she is in danger. Some fans thought it interesting and began to imitate.
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In another Chinese dictionary, 萌 doesn't only mean "to sprout", but also represents "the beginning" (the beginning to have others' attention). Others say when you see a cute girl, it is as if you are in spring, and your flower of love begins '''to sprout'''.
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==Moe Tags==
 
==Moe Tags==
 
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==Another Moe==
 
==Another Moe==
  
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Moe (Japanese: 萌（も）え, Chinese: 萌（méng）) is a frequently used jargon in ACG subculture, and it is also one of the most representative expressions of the age of moe.

Moe 101

What is Moe

The term Moe in ACG subculture is, "a burning resonatory conviction towards certain characteristics of specific characters." Thus, it is a so extremely personal emotion that there are a thousand Moe gals in a thousand otakus' eyes. It is not limited to "Cute" and is comparably more general in meaning, varied by people. "Moe" is generally used by ACG fans and the residents of Nijigen (二次元) while people living in the real world typically use "Cute".

The Moe way in character design

There are special tricks to help making anime characters even moer. They are usually seen in yet do not define moe characters. However, the fashion of moe keeps changing with time thus cannot be specified. [1]

  • Large eyes (1/5 size of face)[2]
  • Small nose[2]
  • Flat face[2]
  • Tall iris[2]
  • Body 5.7 heads tall[2]
  • Thin limbs[2]
  • Large head (bobble-head like)[2]
  • Colorful hair[2]
  • Bangs over eyes[2]
  • Neotenized face[2]
  • Large pupils[2]
  • Anime antenna hair called Ahoge (アホ毛)[2][3]

Etymology

In Chinese, "Moe" means "to sprout" or "the beginning". When seeing a cute girl, it is like you are in spring, and your flower of love begins to sprout.
It is commonly said that, Japanese in the late 1980s often mistyped "萌え" for "燃え (burning)" (The girl is so cute that makes my heart burning) due to their shared typing "moe". It's interesting that 燃 has a different meaning: passionate, in Chinese Internet. According to a Japanese dictionary, an anime girl having "Moe" in her name (e.g. Sagisawa Moe) often shouts her name when she is in danger. Some fans thought it interesting and began to imitate.

Moe Tags

Main:Moe Tags

Jerusalemoe

Negative comments

Another Moe

  1. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_(slang)#Common_characteristics"
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 電撃萌王 Special May 1, 2006, No. 127 Vol.11 No.8, Media, p. 104 ~ 105
  3. ↑ Denshi Jisho — Online Japanese dictionary. Accessed May 7, 2011, from http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9B%E6%AF%9B&eng=&dict=edict
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