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[Haly]

It's an obsession, usually from the male audience, with "cuteness".

I thought it just meant "obsessed"?

Whatever it is I'm sure most people in this thread have their own variations on what they think it means.

 

[Great Rumbler]

I thought it just meant "obsessed"?

Using a strict definition you could argue that I suppose, but in practical usage it's an obsession with female characters that have cute characteristics.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Couldn't find it though.

It would please me if anyone wants to help.

Google search for a site called nyaatorrents

look it up on there. It's there, trust me.

 

[anotheriori]

Using a strict definition you could argue that I suppose, but in practical usage it's an obsession with female characters that have cute characteristics.

cute is the subjective here, i'd imagine there are male characters that females (fujoshi) find moe as well.

 

[The Frankman]

I'm lost.

 

[Haly]

Yay gender equality!

 

[Great Rumbler]

cute is the subjective here, i'd imagine there are male characters that females (fujoshi) find moe as well.

But the thing is, it's almost always used in conjunction with something that causes feelings of wanting to the protect the character. It's not just "cuteness" but "cute weakness".

There's probably some usage among female anime fans, but I don't think it's used nearly as much.

 

[The Frankman]

Yay gender equality!

 

[Fox318]

The irony.

 

[Haly]

His hand looks like a penis.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

His hand looks like a penis.

mcbane.gif

 

[Great Rumbler]

His hand looks like a penis.

CAN'T UNSEE

 

[anotheriori]

But the thing is, it's almost always used in conjunction with something that causes feelings of wanting to the protect the character. It's not just "cuteness" but "cute weakness".

There's probably some usage among female anime fans, but I don't think it's used nearly as much.

but that's only if you're basing the definition soley off miyazaki's / wiki loli girl definition. If anything there's moe elements in BL (gay guys) with the uke of the pairing (bitch).

 

[Lain]

Couldn't find it though.

It would please me if anyone wants to help.

Why not buy it?
Doesn't seems that expensive to get it used on amazon.

 

[Stitch]

Can we get a definition for moe up in this bitch?

http://en.lmgtfy.com/?q=moe

 

[Great Rumbler]

but that's only if you're basing the definition soley off miyazaki's / wiki loli girl definition. If anything there's moe elements in BL (gay guys) with the uke of the pairing (bitch).

Like I said, it does probably get used by female fans too, but by the far the most prevalent usage of the term among fans and even among anime shows has been with reference to male anime fans' obsession with "cute vulnerability" or "cute weakness".

 

[anotheriori]

Like I said, it does probably get used by female fans too, but by the far the most prevalent usage of the term among fans and even among anime shows has been with reference to male anime fans' obsession with "cute vulnerability" or "cute weakness".

it's kind of funny how loan words lose things in translation, such as otaku and weeaboo.. the latter being closer in meaning to the original meaning of otaku

 

[Zeouterlimits]

*shrugs* I don't watch any moé/lolicon anime (Durarara & FMA:B are the only currently airing shows I'm watching) and I'm okay with that.
It's certainly not ideal, but there's plenty of great anime I've left to watch (just picked up Paranoia Agent, to complete my Satoshi Kon collection).

 

[Great Rumbler]

it's kind of funny how loan words lose things in translation, such as otaku and weeaboo.. the latter being closer in meaning to the original meaning of otaku

It's a slang word anyway, the original meaning of "moe" is "budding".

And "weeaboo" is not a Japanese word. It's from a 4chan filter that replaced "wapanese" with "weeaboo" and the word itself came from a PBF comic that just made the word up.

 

[Dabookerman]

It's a slang word anyway, the original meaning of "moe" is "budding".

And "weeaboo" is not a Japanese word. It's from a 4chan filter that replaced "wapanese" with "weeaboo" and the word itself came from a PBF comic that just made the word up.

ウイーアーブー

 

[selig]

Ah, Nadia.

It's still my favorite Gainax series. It's hard to believe it's 20 years old. It's still as vibrant and fresh as ever.

god, i have the whole series on dvd, such a great show. It gets even better when you start interpreting it, making connections to NGE (and how Nadia could actually be a prequel to NGE b).

Sigh, we dont get shows like that today.

 

[Great Rumbler]

ウイーアーブー

What does that mean?

 

[Extollere]

What does that mean?

I think he was tryin to spell weeaboo

Uuiii~aabuuu

or something like that. Not sure if the katakana spelling of that word is correct but it works

 

[hirokazu]

What does that mean?

WEEABOO! :lol

 

[Great Rumbler]

WEEABOO! :lol

Did someone just say "weeaboo?"

WEE-A-BOO!! WEE-A-BOO!!

 

[Pandaman]

Please post it, I would be interested as I've been looking for new shows to watch that are entertaining.

Post it anyway. Might as well if you put the work into it.

kk, here we go, i'll bold the ones that appear on both lists, between the two of us thats 122 00's animes so far.

01. 5cm per second
02. ah! my goddess
03. ARIA the animation, the natural, the originiation
04. azumanga daioh
05. Baccano!
06. bamboo blade
07. black lagoon
08. blue drop
09. Boogiepop Phantom
10. Clannad
11. dennou coil
12. ergo proxy
13. eve no jikan
14. FLCL
15. fruits basket
16. genshiken
17. Gilgamesh
18. ghost in the shell
19. gunslinger girl [season 1]
20. haibane renmei
21. haruhi
22. hellsing ultimate
23. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
24. Jigoku Shoujo
25. kanon
26. kara no kyouka
27. Kemonozume
28. Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
29. kino's journey
30. magical girl lyrical nanohas A's
31. Millenium Actress
32. Mononoke
33. Origins: spirits of the past
34. Planetes
35. read or die
36. rozen maiden
37. sayanara zetsubou sensei
38. scrapped princess
39. shigofumi
40. speed grapher
41. spice and wolf
42. spirited away
43. sword of the stranger
44. Tekkon Kinkreet
45. the daughter of 20 faces
46. the girl who lept through time
47. Toaru Majutsu no Index
48. toradora
49. Voices of a Distant Star
50. welcome to the nhk

a couple of the shows are heavier on moe and light on substance, but i enjoyed em. there's still quite a few 00's shows i need to watch. nanoha and index got on as they are my guilty pleasures. I'd suggest going off rumblers list first as my initial affinity for anime likens it starship troopers on a low budget. i often enjoy campier 'bad' shows.

 

[Verano]

The irony.

I finally got what you meant by that. holy shit!:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[hamchan]

kk, here we go, i'll bold the ones that appear on both lists, between the two of us thats 122 00's animes so far.

01. 5cm per second
02. ah! my goddess
03. ARIA the animation, the natural, the originiation
04. azumanga daioh
05. Baccano!
06. bamboo blade
07. black lagoon
08. blue drop
09. Boogiepop Phantom
10. Clannad
11. dennou coil
12. ergo proxy
13. eve no jikan
14. FLCL
15. fruits basket
16. genshiken
17. Gilgamesh
18. ghost in the shell
19. gunslinger girl [season 1]
20. haibane renmei
21. haruhi
22. hellsing ultimate
23. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
24. Jigoku Shoujo
25. kanon
26. kara no kyouka
27. Kemonozume
28. Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
29. kino's journey
30. magical girl lyrical nanohas A's
31. Millenium Actress
32. Mononoke
33. Origins: spirits of the past
34. Planetes
35. read or die
36. rozen maiden
37. sayanara zetsubou sensei
38. scrapped princess
39. shigofumi
40. speed grapher
41. spice and wolf
42. spirited away
43. sword of the stranger
44. Tekkon Kinkreet
45. the daughter of 20 faces
46. the girl who lept through time
47. Toaru Majutsu no Index
48. toradora
49. Voices of a Distant Star
50. welcome to the nhk

a couple of the shows are heavier on moe and light on substance, but i enjoyed em. there's still quite a few 00's shows i need to watch. nanoha and index got on as they are my guilty pleasures. I'd suggest going off rumblers list first as my initial affinity for anime likens it starship troopers on a low budget. i often enjoy campier 'bad' shows.

I like nearly every anime on this list.

 

[tokkun]

kk, here we go, i'll bold the ones that appear on both lists, between the two of us thats 122 00's animes so far.

Definitely some landmines in this list.

 

[Pandaman]

Definitely some landmines in this list.

nanoha's A's is the best magical girl show of all time! don't be hating!

:lol
I fought the urge to include Sutoraiku Witchīzu in the hopes people wouldn't recognize the name.

 

[Geneijin]

kk, here we go, i'll bold the ones that appear on both lists, between the two of us thats 122 00's animes so far.

Woah. Surprised you mentioned Shigofumi. Didn't think anybody on GAF watched that.

But both of you didn't bother to list:

Hikaru no Go
Hajime no Ippo
Zipang
Kaiba
Paradise Kiss
Kaleido Star (1-26)
Beck
Yakitate Japan!
Fantastic Children (guilty pleasure)
The Twelve Kingdoms (stopped @ 39)

nanoha's A's is the best magical girl show of all time! don't be hating!

:lol

Not even. Shugo Chara.

 

[Pandaman]

Woah. Surprised you mentioned Shigofumi. Didn't think anybody on GAF watched that.

But both of you didn't bother to list:

Hikaru no Go
Hajime no Ippo
Zipang
Kaiba
Paradise Kiss
Kaleido Star (1-26)
Beck
Yakitate Japan!
Fantastic Children (guilty pleasure)
The Twelve Kingdoms (stopped @ 39)

never watched em, so i couldn't recc them.

thanks though, i'll add them to my queu.

Not even. Shugo Chara.

 

[JoeFu]

I'm lost.

You've never seen rejected before???? Whaaaat?!?!?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuOvqeABHvQ

Sorry for not being on topic, but come on, who hasn't seen rejected.

 

[Geneijin]

never watched em, so i couldn't recc them.

thanks though, i'll add them to my queu.

http://i49.tinypic.com/j6661j.jpg

:lol

But anyway, I noticed you didn't list Mushishi. Never watched it before? I highly recommend it.

 

[Pandaman]

http://animesearchsite.com/images/shugochara2.png

:lol

challengers appears!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEYDLeXOlX4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6GAJwJ26ro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS9ktum94es

But anyway, I noticed you didn't list Mushishi. Never watched it before? I highly recommend it.

No i haven't ill check it out. ^^

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I just finished watching Kara no Kyoukai and there's DEFINITELY no lolicon in that, and if there's any real moe it's pretty well hidden by the blood and guts flying everywhere. Well, technically the poor moe is covered from head to toe in blood and guts after she's telekinetically crushed people into piles of goo. Asagami Fujinou, take a bow! :lol

 

[Decado]

I just finished watching Kara no Kyoukai and there's DEFINITELY no lolicon in that, and if there's any real moe it's pretty well hidden by the blood and guts flying everywhere. Well, technically the poor moe is covered from head to toe in blood and guts after she's telekinetically crushed people into piles of goo. Asagami Fujinou, take a bow! :lol

I'd like to see more studios take this approach (referring to the OVA/movie release). A lot of content was produced over a relatively short time. Pitty it was so boring and releasing everything out of order really wasn't beneficial.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I'd like to see more studios take this approach (referring to the OVA/movie release). A lot of content was produced over a relatively short time. Pitty it was so boring and releasing everything out of order really wasn't beneficial.

Considering how simple the underlying story actually was, the way KnK was released, following the novel's chronologically out of order approach, was the right thing to do IMHO even though it made the first movie really, really bad. I admit it, I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue watching after seeing the first movie, but I'm really glad I did. Damn, man, if you were bored during the graphic mutilations, I hope I never meet you in real life, because you're a fucking serial killer. :lol

 

[Geneijin]

challengers appears!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEYDLeXOlX4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6GAJwJ26ro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS9ktum94es

Must resist temptation to post more...

I'd like to see more studios take this approach (referring to the OVA/movie release). A lot of content was produced over a relatively short time. Pitty it was so boring and releasing everything out of order really wasn't beneficial.

We will. The question is how many. TV anime is slowly fading to OVA/movie releases for some years now. I eagerly await Broken Blade.

 

[falconzss]

The Great Anime Crash of 2010: Moe Bubble Finally Bursts

With the news that announced anime for spring 2010 total only 25, down from an incredible peak of 60 or more in the heady spring of 2006, many cannot help but conclude that the anime bubble has finally burst.

Having approximately 25 titles announced so far (with at most a further 5-10 unannounced titles thought possible), the spring 2010 season is dwarfed by the output of previous years in the same season, which exceeded 60 shows by some counts, and represents the most precipitous decline yet.

With the bulk of recent titles made up by the products of the so-called “moe boom,” most observers seem to consider the collapse to have been caused by a surge of nondescript or outright dubious titles flooding the market.

Recent years have also seen the worst excesses of the anime industry reach absurd proportions, with the Endless Eight fiasco a case in point.

Sentiment increasingly seems to view this not as a debilitating crash but instead as a much needed return to normalcy, with the industry now having the chance to replace an unsustainable torrent of vapid and low quality shows with the kind of quality franchises which projected the industry into its boom in the first place.

probably NSFW The Great Anime Crash of 2010: Moe Bubble Finally Bursts

well lets hope for the best.

 

[Lain]

We will. The question is how many. TV anime is slowly fading to OVA/movie releases for some years now. I eagerly await Broken Blade.

http://brianandrew.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/broken-blade.jpg

They are making something with Broken Blade? I'm reading the manga and it is pretty awesome.

 

[zoukka]

There clearly isn't enough

in this thread.

 

[Pandaman]

There clearly isn't enough

in this thread.

I agree.

Must resist temptation to post more...

this ones for you:

 

[Drame]

never watched em, so i couldn't recc them.

thanks though, i'll add them to my queu.

You might also want to add Eureka 7 and Xam'd: Lost Memories to your queue. Both of them are highly underappreciated, but two of the greatest series of last decade.

 

[Plywood]

His hand looks like a penis. Your blown is now mind.
edit: Just realized I was beaten. Several post above.

 

[Pandaman]

You might also want to add Eureka 7 and Xam'd: Lost Memories to your queue. Both of them are highly underappreciated, but two of the greatest series of last decade.

i've seen eureka 7 but it never really grabbed hold of me, so i ended up dropping it early.

as for xam'd, even a bitter pirate like me would feel guilty downloading an anime that was released day and date subbed electronically, so i'll wait for Canadian psn video for that one.

 

[Drame]

i've seen eureka 7 but it never really grabbed hold of me, so i ended up dropping it early.

as for xam'd, even a bitter pirate like me would feel guilty downloading an anime that was released day and date subbed electronically, so i'll wait for Canadian psn video for that one.

I agree that Eureka 7 is a slow burner. It took me somewhere around 11 episodes before it clicked, but when it did, I couldn't wait to see what would happen next week. I'd recommend you giving it a second change, but it's all down to personal tastes, I guess.

Hope you get to see Xam'd soon, it really blew me away by its production values.

Always bet on Bones.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I agree that Eureka 7 is a slow burner. It took me somewhere around 11 episodes before it clicked, but when it did, I couldn't wait to see what would happen next week. I'd recommend you giving it a second change, but it's all down to personal tastes, I guess.

Hope you get to see Xam'd soon, it really blew me away by its production values.

Always bet on Bones.

I got through episode 12 of Xam'd and quite frankly it was 12 episodes of absolutely nothing happening in very pretty ways. I might resume at some point, but seriously, there's slow burn and then there's half the show's planned number of episodes and nothing happens.

This is what killed Ergo Proxy for me, the moment they left the dome the show lost it's way dramatically until the end when the creators suddenly decided they needed to finish it so they slapped something on the end which was absolutely incoherent. The only episode I liked between leaving Romdeau and arriving back there was the one where they were waiting for the wind to come back so they could sail their airship. (Ironically, the doing of nothing in that episode was a metaphor for the whole series' failure.) The pseudo-philosophical mumbo-jumbo was absolutely unjustifiable as well, I have never seen a series where the creator was that hellbent on demonstrating how much better read than you he was. Maybe if he was a bit better at scripting and overall story design than he was at being pretentious it wouldn't have sucked as much as it did.

 

[Hitokage]

Definitely some landmines in this list.

Yeah, some of those are mediocre at best, like Ah! My Goddess TV.

 

[Drame]

I got through episode 12 of Xam'd and quite frankly it was 12 episodes of absolutely nothing happening in very pretty ways. I might resume at some point, but seriously, there's slow burn and then there's half the show's planned number of episodes and nothing happens.

One thing I really liked about Xam'd were the characters. Seeing them develop through the series was a joy, but it's true that Xam'd is a slow burner too. The second half of the show really got me hooked.