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14->''"You took the hottest card in the game, and turned it into a five-year-old girl. You have issues."''
15-->-- '''Seto Kaiba''', talking about Toon Dark Magician Girl in, ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' -- TheMovie
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17{{Moe}}fication of either characters who are not normally moe, or [[CompanionCube objects and concepts which are not even alive]]. Very popular with FanArt and merchandise. Often referred to as "''gijinka''", the Japanese word for "anthropomorphism".
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19The ''mecha musume'' -- basically, battle vehicles or HumongousMecha rendered as cute girls -- are a common form of moe anthropomorphism. Can also overlap with CuteMonsterGirl if the moefied character is a monster. If the original character is male, GenderFlip may be a component, although boy implementations do occasionally happen, known as ''mecha danshi''.
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21Could easily be NightmareFuel for some, depending on what is changed, what it looks like, and its gender.
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23Compare AnthropomorphicPersonification, PowerHarness, SexyWhateverOutfit, and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Ponification]] ([[RulesOfTheInternet Rule 85]]). Supertrope to CastOfPersonifications.
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25See also HumanityEnsues (technically unrelated, but can be compared as an in-universe variant thanks largely to the utilization of MorphicResonance).
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28!!Examples: (Note: As all of the below are by definition in an UsefulNotes/AnimeAndManga Style, and almost all of it is fan-art created for the web, they have been sorted by the source material they are based upon.)
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32[[folder:Based on Abstract Concepts]]
33* ''Anime/CControl'' has [[HornedHumanoid M]][[MsFanservice s]][[FieryRedhead y]][[{{Tsundere}} u]], the moe personification of the protagonist's ''future''. Yes, that's right: This show makes '''''an abstract concept''''' moe.
34* [[spoiler:Madoka Kaname]] in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' basically {{Invoke|dTrope}}s this by [[spoiler:[[AbstractApotheosis "becoming hope",]]]] transforming herself into an adorable law of the universe.
35* A darker example occurs in the ''Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo'' short ''ME!ME!ME!'', where the main character's depression and guilt over breaking up with his girlfriend are depicted as cute busty girls that [[ImAHumanitarian eat him alive.]]
36* The {{Yuri}} VisualNovel ''VisualNovel/HerTearsWereMyLight'' features time and space [[spoiler:plus nothingness]] as cute girls.
37* The [[Website/{{Reddit}} Subreddit]] r/Animemes created [[https://old.reddit.com/r/Animemes/comments/d89ho2/i_made_chanchan_its_big_brain_time/ Chan-chan,]] a cute catgirl that personifies Moe Anthropomorphism itself. When she raises her arms and says her name, one thing in front of her will become a cute personified girl.
38* [[https://mobile.twitter.com/anxiety_fox Anxiety Fox]] is anxiety given a huggable vulpine form. Creator Naomi Romero first drew them in order to help her through her own anxiety, and continues to do so to help out others.
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41[[folder:Based on Advertising]]
42* The notorious WebOriginal/OSTan[=s=] are moe versions of operating systems and programs; their boob size is often proportional to memory requirements. Windows ME-tan is the EnsembleDarkHorse, who became a popular character for her good intentions but decidedly unstable nature (and her cute IdiotHair). Windows 2000-tan is a professional, reserved woman, Windows XP-tan has excellent [[UnusualEuphemism graphical capabilities]], and Windows Vista-tan has transparencies and even more memory requirements (except for Basic-tan who's a {{tsundere}} little girl). Windows 95-tan is a YamatoNadeshiko carrying a {{katana|sAreJustBetter}}, destroying Microsoft's PC competition once and for all, and eats very little memory. Norton Anti-Virus is portrayed as a lecherous, ghostly doctor who makes the girls strip naked even for the most minor ailments; [=McAfee=] as a faith healer; and AVG as a handsome student doctor. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io6fH9wJ7cM Also with theme song.]]
43** There are Linux-tans as well. Linux-tan herself is a bit of a ShrinkingViolet, and Slack-tan is a WrenchWench. There are also Unix-tans, with UNIX-tan herself being somewhat a {{tsundere}}. ([[http://juzo-kun.deviantart.com/art/Linux-tan-Lineart-23093548 Here]] is a pretty good lineup of the major ones.)
44*** Now an AscendedMeme, as Microsoft's got an official OS-tan for the Japanese release of Windows 7, [[PunnyName Nanami Madobe]]. Not only that, she's voiced by Creator/NanaMizuki. [[SevenIsNana See the pattern?]]
45*** Microsoft Taiwan released a mascot for Silverlight, [[http://www.microsoft.com/taiwan/silverlight/default.htm Aizawa Hikaru.]]
46** In Japan, a [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-21/microsoft-bing-search-engine-enlists-japanese-voices campaign]] run by Bing (MSN's search engine) from December 18, 2009-to January 18, 2010, which has closed on February 18, had five mascots: Nanae, Nana, Nanako, another Nanami, and Nanao.
47** Windows 8 now has two official mascots, Madobe Yuu and Madobe Ai [[PunnyName (You and I)]].
48** Microsoft's cloud based Windows Azure platform has Claudia Madobe.
49** Microsoft Singapore [[http://www.internetexplorertan.com turned Internet Explorer]] into a MagicalGirl.
50** This seems like a new trend for Microsoft. Hikaru Aizawa for Microsoft Silverlight and Inori Aizawa for Internet Explorer.
51** Microsoft announced the new [[http://haruhichan.com/wpblog/45709/windows-10-os-tan-revealed/ OS tan for Windows 10]], named Touko Madobe after a naming contest.
52** A similar concept can be found in ''[[http://rosel-d.deviantart.com/art/My-Senior-IE-kun-512140410 My Senior IE-kun]]'', a web series about web browsers in a WorkCom setting with "IE-kun" as a ditzy BunnyEarsLawyer. The series typically uses the browser logos as [[NonHumanHead the characters' heads]], but the author did make human faces to make the moe more palatable.
53** Indonesian filtering service [[http://internetpositif.uzone.id/ Internet Positif]] got one in the form of [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ipo-chan Ipo-chan]], an authoritative girl with a hair-trigger blocking sense.
54** Unofficially, there is [[http://rainbow-taishi.tumblr.com/post/170729546178/microsoft-office-danshi Microsoft Office Danshi]].
55** Merryweather's ''[[Webcomic/IMadeAComicAboutInternetExplorer Internet Explorer]]'' webtoon personifies its star character as well as other browsers. Notably, it takes more of a ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}''-esque action/comedy approach than SliceOfLife.
56* ''Literature/{{Akikan}}'' does this for soda cans. These soda girls need carbon dioxide infusions (through kissing) to live. Japan really can make anything ''moe''.
57* Several Japanese railways have their trains Moe-fied.
58* [[http://www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?display=2129 Ryohoji Buddhist Temple]] in Tokyo-suburb Hachio-ji City successfully raised attendance by anthropomorphizing its patron deities into moe mascots.
59* A magazine ad for the Asus ROG Crosshair IV Extreme motherboard has it in the form of a short-haired brunette in a techno-fetish costume, holding a {{BFG}} three times her size and based on the device's design. Not very "moe" but still.
60* [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/pool/show/324 Habanero-tan]] is an incredibly cute pepper thing based on a habanero-flavored snack chip. There's also [[DropInCharacter Jalapeño-tan]], [[CoolBigSis Habanero-neesan]], and Milk-san. Jolokia-tan, the hottest pepper in the world [[TechnologyMarchesOn (at the time)]] is the AlphaBitch.
61* [[https://myanimelist.net/manga/58579/Hana_no_Android_Gakuen Hana no Android Gakuen]] is a manga [[http://weekly.ascii.jp/elem/000/000/162/162166/ featuring moe personifications of Android phone brands]] (some images might be somewhat NotSafeForWork), along with other phone creators like Apple and Blackberry.
62* In 2019, Arby's had an official version made for a fanart drawing challenge on Twitter, outright calling her [[https://twitter.com/Arbys/status/1104049390749138950 "Arby's Waifu".]]
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66* ''Manga/SgtFrog'': Thanks to Kululu's [[TransformationRay "We All Live Together" beam gun that turns animals into humans.]]
67* ''Manhwa/ArkAngels'' features [[FunnyAnimal personified versions of various endangered animals]] as well as of the planets of our solar system (plus Earth's moon).
68* There are humanised versions of the romanceable birds in ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'', visible in a brief portrait when you first meet them. The game claims this is the work of the ICPSS system showing the "birdiest bird" as human, though it fails with Okosan. It's clear from the text that the characters are still birds, and the manga even states that the human appearances are just there to help beginners feel the bird-moe, but this doesn't stop some fans.
69* The mobile RPG-turned-anime ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' originally had magic turn all the female animals in the world into cute girls.
70* ''Anime/UmaMusume'' features a cast of cute girls based on famous Japanese racehorses. The designs, personalities, and relationships are drawn from their RealLife counterparts, and the series loosely follows the events of the 1998 and 1999 racing seasons. The [[ShoutOut/UmaMusume Shout-out]] page for its anime documents how much the production team has ShownTheirWork. The franchise's [[Manga/UmaMusume manga offerings]] don't slouch either, especially in the case of ''Haru Urara Ganbaru!''
71* Artist [[https://mobile.twitter.com/_fiship Matilda Fiship]] has created anthropomorphic versions of many insect species.
72* Parasitologist Tommy Leung creates [[https://www.deviantart.com/the-episiarch/gallery/58399252/parasite-monmusu parasite monster girls]] to get more people to care about parasites and their role in the ecosystem.
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75[[folder:Based on Anime & Manga]]
76* In ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' fanon, the [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination Witch]] [[SuperpoweredEvilSide forms]] of former {{Magical Girl}}s (ex: [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/1301185/5girls-akemi_homura-black_hair-blonde_hair-blue_ey Candeloro, Gretchen, Oktavia, Gretchen Homulilly]])]] are sometimes anthropomorphized. Of course this is Justified as [[spoiler:all the Puella Magi are young girls]].
77* ''Toei Robot Girls'', which is exactly what it sounds like. Toei Animation {{Super Robot}}s turned into cute girls.
78** ''Anime/RobotGirlsZ'' adds even more girls to the lineup, namely ones styled after the titular robots of the [[Anime/MazingerZ Mazinger]] franchise. Its browser game spinoff takes it one step further by personifying some of Toei's non-robot properties, such as [[Manga/DororonEnmaKun Enmako-chan]] or a Anime/CuteyHoney representing the then-upcoming movie ''Cutey Honey: Tears''.
79* The "Angel Chromosome XX" line of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' merchandise portrayed the Angels as cute girls, though they cheated a bit by portraying Lilith and Tabris as Rei Ayanami and [[spoiler: {{Gender Flip}}ped Kaworu Nagisa]] respectively.
80* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' has ''MS Girl'' or ''MS Shojo'', published in the ''Gundam Ace'' monthly magazine since 1982 by Creator/MikaAkitaka, making them the origin of mecha musume. The first collection artbook was released in 1994.
81** In 1985, Bandai released the ''[[http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/483223952_59b7f47b24.jpg Armored Lady]]'' series of plastic models for ''Z-Gundam'' and ''Macross'', Mecha Musume that predates the 1994 artbook.
82** [[Anime/GundamBuildFightersTry Super Fumina]], anyone? And she eventually got her own partner, Hyper Gyanko.
83* There are gijinka of ''Manga/ShizukuChan'' characters in the series fandom. During the run of the 2012 anime, there was an official contest where winning gijinka designs would be featured on iPhone covers.
84* Because the fan can't exactly recall the details of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' in ''WebVideo/VaguelyRecallingJoJo'', he replaces a few characters with cute anthropomorphic versions.
85** Cursed Devo's Ebony Devil looks like a cute little boy with antennae and is wearing a teddy bear costume.
86** Jotaro gets another Star Platinum, who is probably a cosplay for the Runaway Girl.
87** Mariah's Bastet gets turned into a version of [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Taokaka]] with outlet paws.
88* ''Pony Metal U-Gaim'' was an [[InvertedTrope inversion]]. Only existing in ''doujinshi'', it took the character of ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel'', and re-created her as a mecha-girl in the mid-1980s, and may be one of the earliest examples of MoeAnthropomorphism. It was hugely popular in Japanese fandom of the 1980s, with multiple doujins that included fan letters, garage kit models, and even an abortive video game! See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfyKZt1gIhY Kenny Lauderdale's video on it]].
89* ''Webcomic/NanohaRr'': This ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' {{Fan Webcomic|s}} (readable [[http://www.entropymax.com/ here]]), took a stab at creating [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nanoha-nanorr-moe-rh-and-bardiche.jpg Moe versions of Raising Heart and Bardiche]], though the artist cheated a bit by [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nanoha-nanorr-bardiche-as-linith.jpg turning Bardiche into a tinier version of]] [[CatGirl Linith]].
90* ''VideoGame/SuperCosplayWarUltra'': All of the RealRobot series is done by a girl with only the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'' cosplay being the only exception.
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93[[folder:Based on Appliances]]
94* ''[[https://www.play-asia.com/amenitys-life/13/70bj9t Amenity's Life]]'' involves household objects suddenly transforming into human girls. It was inspired by the earlier game ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_Life Like Life]]'', which has much the same premise.
95* The indie (?) dating sim ''[[https://tyrest.itch.io/applimoe Applimoe]]'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin naturally has moe-ified appliances]].
96* ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1035840/Cold_Hearts/ Cold Hearts]]'', a refrigerator dating sim [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer (yes, really)]] does this with appliances (mostly fridges, but there are some other things) but puts a twist on it by making the "Cute Anime Girl" body an immaterial illusion projected by the appliance.
97* While the [[{{Pun}} objects]] of romance in dating sim ''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/862920/Kitsune_Kitchen/ Kitsune Kitchen]]'' start off as just {{Animate Inanimate Object}}s, they eventually take on "cute girl" forms as the protagonist becomes more attached to them.
98* The heroine of ''Manga/ZeroNineZeroEkoToIssho'' is a humanoid cellphone.
99* Parodied in ''Ren-Chin Girl'', which revolves around a guy and his microwave, which takes the form of a cute woman.
100* The heroine of the NotSafeForWork one-shot ''Keyhole'' is an anthropomorphic doorknob.
101* Mobile game ''[[http://www.kadenshojo.com/ Kaden Shoujo]]'' turns household electronics into cute girls.
102* [[AffectionateParody Lovingly parodied]] with [[http://rainbow-taishi.tumblr.com/post/175793172813/bishounen-vintage-typewriters Vintage Typewriter Boys.]]
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106* Okayama Prefecture in Japan has anthropomorphized their prized [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-07-11/rie-kugimiya-rina-satou-3-others-voice-moe-jelly homegrown-jellies]] into moe girls.
107* ''[[http://crazygum.tv/gumkare/ Gum Kare!]]'' personifies ''chewing gum brands'' into hot, dateable young men. Played with in terms of the protagonist - she's supposed to represent the mouth eating the gum, so she's portrayed as a moe [[NonstandardCharacterDesign photorealistic tooth]].
108* {{Creator/Sanrio}} gives us [[http://www.sanrio.com/characters-kirimichan/ Kirimi-chan]], a moe anthropomorphism of salmon fillet. She's also joined by friends based on chicken cutlets, mackerel, sharks, and many more. Taken even further with [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-08/sanrio-salmon-fillet-mascot-transformed-into-a-girl-with-possible-anime-plans/.92678 the official]] [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-11/sanrio-kirimi-chan-video-turns-its-fillet-mascots-into-pretty-boys/.92822 personification project]], essentially ''moefying moe anthropomorphisms''.
109** From the same company, we have [[http://www.sanrio.com/characters-gudetama/_/showAll/1/ Gudetama]], an egg that is moe [[LazyBum in appearance only.]]
110* ''Music/{{Tsukipro}}'' has Swiiiiiits!, a collaboration with Glico, the snack brand that makes Pocky. They are an idol unit based on Glico's snacks. It started with HalfIdenticalTwins Lico (representing Pocky) and Gli (representing Pretz), but in April 2018, they introduced four new members, all {{bishounen}}, bring the unit more in line with Tsukipro's other CastFullOfPrettyBoys moe-anthro idol units (based on [[Music/{{Tsukiuta}} the months of the year]], the four elements, [[Music/{{Vazzrock}} birthstones]], etc.)
111* ''VideoGame/FoodFantasy'' turns dishes from around the world into cute girls and boys.
112** Following in its footsteps come (defunct) ''Cuisine Dimension'' where all the food personifications are girls, and ''Tale of Food'' where they're all men, and the scope of the cuisine is restricted to Chinese food only.
113* ''Cocktail Prince'' is, as ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, a drink example – cocktails as good-looking men and boys.
114* The short film ''Baby I Love You da ze'' features cute personifications of all kinds for Lotte's sweets, from cute kids to attractive adults, to even beady-eyed talking fruit. About the only anthropomorphization that wasn't cute was a man in a squirrel suit, representing Pai no Mi.
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118* [[Creator/TheAsylum Asylum]] has Ashe Ylum or Asylum-tan, a recurring character on WebVideo/AitorMolinaVs.
119* As depicted above, even the ''[[Franchise/StarWars Death Star]]'' -- along with the [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/5378097 X-Wing]] and [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/5410637 TIE fighters]] -- can be moe. [[http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/948/853/fe2.jpg Add Grievous to the list.]]
120* The J.J. Abrams ''Film/StarTrek2009'' movie has given us [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/5440950 Enterprise]] and [[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/5520546 Narada]], the first as a cute child and the second as sexy dominatrix.
121* Almost half of the ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' fanart on Platform/DeviantArt makes them into humans, or at least androids. And they usually manage to make even ''AUTO'' look [[http://schiffercake.deviantart.com/art/Human-WALL-E-Characters-94599797 cute]]. There's also a [[Webcomic/WallETheHumanTouch fancomic]] based around this concept. The same can be said for ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''.
122** Platform/{{Pixiv}} also features a lot of ''Wall-E'' and ''Finding Nemo'' art of this nature, along with a ''lot'' of ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' characters too; Surprisingly, one of the most popular subjects of anthromorphization isn't just the main cast, but the background racers featured in the World Grand Prix of the [[WesternAnimation/Cars2 second film]], even if their screentime is measured in ''seconds'' and some don't even have speaking roles.
123* Pixiv has provided Moe Jaegers from ''Film/PacificRim'': [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=big&illust_id=37122685 Gypsy Danger]], [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=big&illust_id=37140666 Cherno Alpha]], [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=37125579 Crimson Typhoon]].
124* ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'' [[http://slugbox.deviantart.com/art/Syfy-Sharks-Sharknado-395710929 gets in on the fun.]]
125* Unsurprisingly, many Kaiju end up getting this treatment.
126* Even ''Film/JurassicWorld'' is getting this! Perhaps helped by the fact that ''Jurassic World'' gave its prehistoric creatures a little more personality than the previous films did (making it easier to anthropomorphize them). [[http://soviet-red-bear.deviantart.com/gallery/54924388/Jurassic-saga A couple]] [[http://crazy-shark.deviantart.com/gallery/55244519/Jurassic-MOE of examples]].
127* The freakishly scary monster Octalus from ''Film/DeepRising'' has [[http://www.deviantart.com/art/deep-rising-girl-57130429 at least one moe version]] on [=DeviantArt=].
128* Didn't think that the monster from Creator/JordanPeele's ''Film/{{Nope}}'' could ever be graced with this trope? [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5c/bf/89/5cbf8967697be9fdf6dc3c429d3e0295.jpg Think again!]]
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131[[folder:Based on Health and Anatomy]]
132* ''Manga/{{Chintsubu}}'' makes ''penises'' cute. Sentient talking penises possessed by other male spirits. Yeah. They're actually pretty cute.
133* ''Literature/ProblemChildrenAreComingFromAnotherWorldArentThey'' has Black Percher being the Moe Anthropomorphism of TheBlackDeath, with her real name being Pestilence/Pest.
134* Parodied in ''Hitomo no Naka no Ai'' -- the heroine is an anthropomorphic eye floater (as in the annoying semi-translucent protein gunk that can obscure your vision).
135* ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' veers more towards AnthropomorphicPersonification, but the cells that fit this the most are the Platelets, who are depicted as cute, helpful kids.
136* Even diseases are given moe personifications. [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ebola-chan Ebola-chan]] and [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/corona-chan Corona-chan]] were conceptualized and popularized in their respective outbreaks.
137* The Taiwanese CDC released [[https://www.tumblr.com/psychosomaticdeicide/652550283878121472/lets-make-this-post-even-longer-because-i-have humanized art of several diseases]] as well, including UsefulNotes/Covid19, measles, pertussis, lyme, an many more. They've certainly ShownTheirWork in this regard -- the dengue and zika humanizations subtly evoke the mosquitoes known for carrying them!
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141* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' is a notable example of male moe anthropomorphism, featuring countries in human form. Notably, the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire, who was one of the greatest powers in UsefulNotes/{{Europe}} for almost a millennium, is shown in the form of a cute dorky child.
142* [[http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/11/27/national-moe/ This book]] (site has some NotSafeForWork ads) about Moe countries, ''74 Countries Turned Into Bishoujo'', continues the ''Hetalia'' tradition, only all-female. And yes, North Korea is included.
143** It's hilarious how England looks almost exactly like [[Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]].
144* ''VideoGame/MoeMoeNijiTaisen'' does this for UsefulNotes/WorldWarII ''planes'' and ''tanks''. They battle by causing ClothingDamage.
145* The 2008 version of ''Anime/{{Yatterman}}'' did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIZ_5d6ylZM Obama-kun]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrLCNx3hZXM and Hilary-chan]].
146* ''Anime/StrikeWitches'': Probably the most well-known example for military Moe Anthropomorphism. Not only are the girls a match for WWII pilots of the day, but they also are this for the tech when donning their strike units based on real-life WWII tanks and fighters.
147* There's a bunch of models for AP'd [=WW2=] planes as little girls with the appropriate national costumes and plane parts as clothes/prosthetic limbs. Surprisingly not very moe, or at least their eyes aren't.
148* ''Webcomic/AfganisuTan'', a Japanese [[WebComic online]] YonKoma about the history of Afghanistan. Infamous for presenting the September 11th attacks as a rogue [[CatsAreMean cat]] ([[KarmaHoudini Al-Nyada]]) biting [[{{Eagleland}} Meriken]].
149* Green Dam, the Chinese censorship/nanny tool once said to be a mandatory installation on all the country's new computers (until the government apparently backed down), was Moefied as a protest. Mildly NotSafeForWork link [[http://www.danwei.org/net_nanny_follies/green_dam_girl.php here]].
150* [[http://maiwaifu.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/maritan2.jpg Mari-tan]], the personification of the U.S. Marine.
151* There was some fanart floating around that moe'd several [[http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/018/e/3/Lucky_Nazi_by_Sunahime.png World War II]] figures, including [[http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRwPnNvZhqtwlSJNP3sAXn1_KVS49l5tE2e5pGWt Adolf]] [[http://inciclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Archivo:Hitler_Moe_cb6.png Hitler]].
152* Just to prove that yes, ''nothing'' can avoid moe anthropomorphism, we present you with [[http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2010/10/28/japan-fights-china-with-moe-china-crushed/ Japanese-made gijinka of a Chinese slur for the Japanese]] (ads and much of the other parts of this site are NotSafeForWork).
153* [[http://nocturna.noor.jp/n-n/noctnavy.htm Japanisches Kaiserriech Mitternacht Marine]] is a webcomic revolving around the various personifications of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII weaponry, like planes and tanks.
154* Hitler had already gotten the moe-treatment, but [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/650508-rule-63 other dictators aren't safe either]].
155* As an extension of the above, some UsefulNotes/WorldWarII generals like Eisenhower, UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur, Rommel and Zhukov are also given the treatment, from the same company that brought the "Moe Dictators" series.
156* ''VisualNovel/KoihimeMusou'' for Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.
157* ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' has the player bring historically famous Japanese swords to life as a CastFullOfPrettyBoys -- SpearCounterpart to ''VideoGame/KanColle'' (and it does have actual spears).
158** Color nobody surprised when ''Touken Ranbu'' got cute sword ''[[DistaffCounterpart girls]]'' to rival them: enter ''Shinken!!'' and ''Tenka Hyakken'', which pull from the same pools of historical swords.
159* ''Oshiro Project'' follows in the footsteps of ''Kantai Collection'' and ''Touken Ranbu'' by personifying castles from around the world as cute girls.
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163* ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' does this for [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraftian]] {{Eldritch Abomination}}s; Nyarlathotep the Crawling Chaos is a silver-haired GenkiGirl who loves {{Anime}} and {{Toku}}, Hastur the Unspeakable One is an AdorablyPrecociousChild in a yellow hoodie, and Cthulhu (or at least one of his minions) is a busty green-haired woman who owns [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown's Delorean]].
164** Doll/model kit company Volks has cute anime-style Barbie-sized dolls based on [[http://www.volks.co.jp/en/lostangelsstory/doll/cthulhu/index.html Cthulhu]], [[http://www.volks.co.jp/en/lostangelsstory/doll/nyarlathotep/index.html Nyarlathotep]], [[http://www.volks.co.jp/en/lostangelsstory/doll/hastur/index.html Hastur]] and [[http://www.volks.co.jp/en/lostangelsstory/doll/ithaqua/index.html Ithaqua]].
165** Seems Japan loves to do this to the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. Before Nyarko-san, there was [[TomeOfEldritchLore the Necronomicon and a few other Mythos books]] in ''VisualNovel/{{Demonbane}}''.
166* ''VideoGame/BungoToAlchemist'''s depiction of [[HistoricalDomainCharacter late-modern writers and poets]] includes elements of personification of their own works: for instance, Tanizaki Jun'ichirō definitely wasn't a sultry, feminine LongHairedPrettyBoy, but given the nature of his works, he ends up characterized as one.
167* ''Literature/{{Expedition}}'': Just to prove that people will moe-ify ''anything'', someone made a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20210129170129/https://www.deviantart.com/gogomrdodo/art/Darwin-IV-OC-01-BladderHorn-780581810 gijinka]] of the [[StarfishAlien bladderhorn]].
168* Like the ''Expedition'' example, someone has created [[https://www.deviantart.com/brenoksp/art/The-Waifus-in-5-002-016-606663615 a "cute" version]] of the [[UglyCute Vacuumorph]] from ''Literature/ManAfterManAnAnthropologyOfTheFuture''.
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170
171[[folder:Based on Live-Action TV]]
172* ''Franchise/KamenRider'', mostly Heisei series, spawn [[http://www.lolibaka.com/image/post/list/rider-tan/1 Rider-tan]].
173* Another {{Toku}} example: ''Series/TomicaHeroRescueFire'''s [[http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9878/4921127.jpg Qsuke-Tan]]
174* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has one of these as well. Behold, the anthropomorphism that should not be: [[http://shimmie.shishnet.org/v2/_images/dde0d28b6bf02bdb47ef9ec7b92b0063/2089%20-%20dalek%20dalek-tan%20desu%20errant_story%20os_tan.jpg Dalek-tan!]]
175** More reasonably, [[http://heart-of-glass.deviantart.com/art/Tardis-Tan-89616966 Tardis-Tan.]] Given the way the TARDIS is [[LivingShip treated]], [[EmpathicWeapon however...]]
176*** And then, of course, [[spoiler: this comes full circle in "The Doctor's Wife" in which, as Lady Idris, the TARDIS actually does take on human form. And the results are ''epic.'']]
177* Then there's [[http://go-devil-daisuke.deviantart.com/art/Star-Trek-Lady-Enterprise-128635243?q=gallery%3Ago-devil-daisuke%2F23934742&qo=48 the U.S.S. Enterprise]] from ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
178* Various {{kaiju}} from ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' got this in ''Ultra Kaiju Gijinka Keikaku'' (''Ultra Monsters Anthropomorphization Project''). [[http://kaiju-gk.jp/character/ It's official too]], and eventually resulted in the animated web series ''WebAnimation/KaijuGirls'' in 2016.
179* Even ''Series/BattleBots'' [[https://www.facebook.com/pg/lushanarts/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1129363347111198 has gotten into this.]] Overhaul's builder even made one the [[https://www.facebook.com/lushanarts/photos/a.856075874439948.1073741829.726289184085285/1001400466574154/?type=3&theater robot's official mascot.]]
180* [[Series/{{Chernobyl}} Core]][[https://i.redd.it/0l97fgwdfx131.png -chan]] is apparently a thing. And yes, that is, in fact, the '''''molten radioactive core''''' of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Chernobyl}} Chernobyl Reactor.]]
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182
183[[folder:Based on Military Vehicles]]
184* The video game ''VideoGame/KanColle'' and its [[Anime/KanColle anime adaptation]], featuring UsefulNotes/WorldWarII ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the German Kriegsmarine, the Italian Regia Marina, the United States Navy, the French Marine nationale, and the Soviet Navy, among others, with the lore being that they were not only granted sentience by alien cosmic forces, but reincarnated into (female) human bodies and recruited to fight against an alien threat which has taken over Earth's oceans. A defining feature of said game is that the riggings of most ''kanmusu'' are designed much like those found on their real-life counterparts, and that the "shipgirls" remember their past lives as combat vessels (along with their "deaths", if they were sunk during the war), which tends to be a source of much of the game's drama. Indeed, ''[=KanColle=]'' is regarded as the main codifier of shipgirl media, inspiring loads of imitators like ''VideoGame/WarshipGirls'' in China.
185** ''[=KanColle=]'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/PacificWorldWarIIUsNavyShipgirls'' is noteworthy for featuring UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-era [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks US]] warships before ''[=KanColle=]'' started introducing its USN shipgirls.
186* ''Manga/ArpeggioOfBlueSteel'', which actually predates the better-known ''VideoGame/KanColle'', bases its shipgirls on UsefulNotes/WorldWarII vessels, but unlike in ''[=Kancolle=]'', the shipgirls are technically "mental models" which operate high-tech versions of their original warships (complete with TronLines). Not surprisingly, ''Arpeggio of Blue Steel'' and ''[=KanColle=]'' have officially crossed over a number of times.
187* ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' is promoted as this trope, with the base skins of every UsefulNotes/WorldWarII shipgirl sharing features of an actual warship's rigging -- for example, destroyers carry torpedoes, carriers have various flight decks and planes, and battleships [[SmallGirlBigGun carry giant guns that are often bigger than the actual girl]]. The story is a bit more complex since these [[SpaceshipGirl shipgirls actually are the original ship]] ([[AlternateSelf more or less]]) manifested as human girls via ImportedAlienPhlebotinum. Additional skins of each ship tend to downplay her warship origin in favor of emphasizing her new fictional human personality, quirks, and appearance (derived from her base skin).
188* ''Manhwa/FlightHighschool'' features a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin high school]] populated entirely by anthropomorphized military aircraft of various nations from the UsefulNotes/ColdWar to the modern day. Attributes of each character's appearance such as their hair style and height are references to the aircraft they represent. They also have their plane on their back, which is sometimes used for visual gags.
189* ''Sentou Yousei Shoujo Tasukete! Mave-chan'' is an entire show based upon Moe Anthropomorphisms of the aircraft from ''Literature/SentouYouseiYukikaze.''
190* ''VideoGame/VictoryBelles'' is a relatively rare Western-developed example, with the eponymous Belles being the literal spirits of WWII-era ships. However, unlike most examples, a Belle still needs to rely on a full crew to operate her ship; instead, her presence dramatically improves the ship's firepower, performance, and durability, as well as providing her crew full immunity from the Morgana's toxic mist. Also unusually for the genre, even a handful of sailing ships still active at the time like the USS ''Constitution'' and the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_training_ship_Amerigo_Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci]]'' have manifested Belles.
191[[/folder]]
192
193[[folder:Based on Military Weaponry]]
194* What about rifles and machine guns made into elementary/middle/high schoolers? That is the premise of ''Manga/{{Upotte}}''.
195* Played with in ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline''. The game is noted to have used some InsistentTerminology in Chinese adverts to not imply it as a game about anthropomorphized weapons, but somewhere along the lines of "just" GirlsWithGuns. Despite this, design elements are still mixed with moe anthropomorphism aspects, and most of the T-Dolls under your command are personification of various firearms. This is also justified, as historical and combat data of a weapon are used to determine the ideal physical shape, personality, and even mannerisms to best wield their specified weapon. This is increasingly downplayed (to the point of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness) as the franchise goes on -- newer characters often place more emphasis on the RidiculouslyHumanRobot aspect, and later installments like ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontlineNeuralCloud'' and ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline2Exilium'' only minimally reference the idea of T-Dolls being personification of their weapons (even then it's more often for continuity reasons).
196[[/folder]]
197
198[[folder:Based on Music]]
199* While all Music/{{Vocaloid}} characters are meant to represent the vocal synth they're attached to, some have characteristics of other concepts incorporated into their design.
200** Ryuto, also known as Gachapoid, is a male anthropomorphism of beloved Japanese children's TV character [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gachapin Gachapin.]] Appropriately, he's personified as a young boy.
201** Music/HatsuneMiku's design is heavily based on the Yamaha [=DX7=] and [=DX100=] synthesizers.
202** Kagamine Rin and Len have elements from the Yamaha EOS keyboard in their design.
203** Kamui Gakupo has many elements of digital music, such as spectrograms and equalizers, portrayed as samurai gear.
204** Megurine Luka has elements of brass instruments in her design.
205* FL Studio (a music synthesizer program) has [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/vocaloid/images/1/18/FL_Chan.png FL-chan]], popular among the Music/{{Vocaloid}} fandom. Some of the official plugins have these, too, like [[http://www.image-line.com/documents/Chan_1.png Harmless-chan]] (a CuteMonsterGirl, ironically) and her counterpart [[https://www.image-line.com/documents/ArmorChan.jpg Harmor-chan.]]
206[[/folder]]
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208[[folder:Based on Mythology and Folklore]]
209* All of the Spirits in ''Literature/DateALive'' are based on the Kaballah Tree of Life's sephirots.
210* ''Entaku Seitokai'' (''Round Table Student Council'') does this for Myth/ArthurianLegend. Heroic knights of old turned into the cute girls of today. A liberal amount of GenderFlip is also applied in this instance.
211** The visual novels ''Knight Carnival!'' and ''12+'' also provide moe versions of Arthurian legends.
212* ''Namu Amida Butsu!'' and ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'' – Buddhas as good-looking men and boys.
213* Many shikigami in ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji|2016}}'', especially those at higher rarities, are fetching men and women based on yōkai that aren't humanoid or don't have a form in actual mythology – case in point Shiranui, En'enra, Ungaikyō, etc.
214* [[EquippableAlly The Seven Sisters of Purgatory]] from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' are demonic stakes given the form of [[OlderThanTheyLook teenage girls.]] Plus, they are each an AnthropomorphicPersonification of the SevenDeadlySins. Nightmare Fuel for most, Fetish Fuel for some, including Battler, who refers to them as "the ass nee-chans".
215* A good portion of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' characters feature this to some degree or another; for example, Nitori, a Kappa, having the turtle shell and head plate of the actual mythological beast turning into a backpack and a cap, or Yamame, a giant spider monster, being a girl with no monstrous features except for design elements of the dress she wears. Some of the girls, like [[{{Karakasa}} Kogasa]], the Tsukumo sisters and Hata no Kokoro, are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukumogami tsukumogami]], which are basically personifications of inanimate objects, so they are kind of this in-universe as well as out.
216* [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in an ''Everyday Comics'' strip (seen [[http://everydaycomics.tumblr.com/post/103265547240/the-face-of-true-lust-has-evolved-and-is here]]) about the SevenDeadlySins. Nearly all of the Sins are represented as voluptuous, beautiful women, to the point where Satan can't tell which is which. The only one who ends up looking different is Lust, who takes the form of a fairly plain looking, eternally horny {{Otaku}}.
217* Although subdued due to key characterization, a significant portion of ''VideoGame/{{Eversoul}}'''s roster are girls whose origins are rooted in mythological artifacts that have been with humanity since time immemorial, significantly outnumbering those originating from literary articles and historical items, with the only outlier so far being [[SeriesMascot Mephistopheles]] originating from one of [[TheArk The Arks]] used in an attempt to save humanity from [[ApocalypseHow a catastrophic apocalypse]]. A few examples would be [[SwordAndGun Linzy]], [[GadgeteerGenius Renee]], [[RobotGirl Jacqueline]], and [[HandicappedBadass Rebecca]] who all came from Celtic mythological weaponry: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragarach the Fragarach]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuada_Airgetlam High King Nuada's Airgetlam]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gae_Bulg Gáe Bulg]], and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarmuid_Ua_Duibhne Gáe Buide]], respectively.
218* The apply named Seven Deadly Sins line of mecha musume model kits by MS General is a line of figures based on, as the name indicates, the SevenDeadlySins with each following a theme matching the sin they represent. The first released was Gluttony, going by the hedonism interpretation of the sin and styled after an Ancient Egyptian queen whereas the second is Greed who follows a pirate theme and so on.
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220
221[[folder:Based on Nature]]
222* ''Anime/BinchouTan'' is an anime about anthropomorphic '''charcoal''' in the form of chibi girls.
223* ''Manga/SilverSpoon'' takes place in an agricultural high school. Nishikawa, who is from a crop farming family but also an anime and gaming otaku, tends to use this trope:
224** When he's given the task to decorate a sled, he decorates it with anthropomorphized moe ''artificial fertilizers'', and names them "[=NPK48=]", a pun on Music/AKB48 ("NPK" standing for Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium).
225** Much later in the story he presents breeds of potatoes anthropomorphizing them as various types of girls.
226* In addition to all of the examples in ''Touhou'' canon (see "Based on Mythology and Folklore"), ''Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou'' adds OriginalCharacter [[MushroomMan Masha Kinoko]], a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria fly agaric mushroom]] {{youkai}} and absolute {{moe}}blob.
227* ''Mandrake Boys'' is an [[IdleGame idle]] MobilePhoneGame where the player grows all kinds of plants, from bell peppers to azaleas to dragon trees... which are personified as a CastFullOfPrettyBoys with the leaf/fruit/distinguishing feature of the plant growing from their heads.
228* ''VisualNovel/NationalParkGirls'' is a visual novel where a park ranger meets cute girls who are anthropomorphic personifications of American national parks.
229* A majority of the characters in ''VideoGame/FlowerKnightGirl'' are based on various flowers/plants, each of them naturally tying into the FlowerMotifs; their characterization/background being influenced by their respective namesakes [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_flowers Floriography]].
230[[/folder]]
231
232[[folder:Based on Planets/Space]]
233* Moe Hayabusa space probe! [[http://www.nekomagic.com/?p=13486 Yes.]]
234* ''Literature/HumanityHasDeclined'' has moe deep space probes. Well, [[spoiler:Pion]] is moe, [[spoiler:Oyage is more bishounen]].
235* Although the Earth has had plenty of personifications in its lifetime, 2017 gave us the meme [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/earth-chan Earth-chan]], a Moe version of the Earth based on SchoolgirlSeries tropes. Since the whole thing started as a joke against Flat-Earthers, she's usually portrayed as a small-chested girl suffering serious ACupAngst, but she's occasionally a buxom beauty instead (a joke on "Mother Earth"). Other planets and the Sun have been anthropomorphized as well, but Earth-chan is still the most common, with other common targets including the Moon, Pluto, and NASA. Occasionally, [[ShapedLikeItself all of Humanity]] is portrayed as an [[TheGhost unseen person]] Earth-chan talks to, who either gives her trouble or is a generally friendly companion. Black holes initially got personifications representing black holes in general - best known in the form of Black Hole-sensei, a counterpoint to Sun-sensei - but when the M87 black hole became the first to be photographed in 2019, it triggered a wave of M87-specific personifications, which quickly picked up the collective name [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/black-hole-chan Black Hole-chan.]]
236* ''Toys/MilkyWayAndTheGalaxyGirls'' is similar to Earth-Chan.
237* ''Webcomic/PlanetaryMoe'' is a send-up of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', though it uses the cardinal planets and other celestial bodies.
238* ''Literature/FateRequiem'': Voyager is the Servant version of Voyager-1, made extra adorable by using Literature/TheLittlePrince as the basis of a form his Master Erice would be [[AFormYouAreComfortableWith comfortable with]].
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240
241[[folder:Based on Roleplay]]
242* ''Roleplay/MahouMUSH'' unintentionally gained its own game-wide mascot when players observed that the game's hourly randomized save message had a way of being a little too on-point. Jokes about "Save-tan" developing sentience abounded, and several more messages were added acknowledging Save-tan as a character in her own right - including the ever-popular "Dammit, Save-tan!"
243[[/folder]]
244
245[[folder:Based on Sports]]
246* There's a sorta-popular Pixiv tag for "Anthropomorphic club". Basically, it's [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball soccer/football clubs]] turned into schoolgirls. For instance, here is [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=22121842 Manchester United]] and [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=25864470 Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal]]
247* The ''World Cup 2014'' countries rendered as cute/sexy girls: [[http://abload.de/img/1.33gfnw.jpg Look]] [[http://abload.de/img/2.1pxfrs.jpg here]].
248[[/folder]]
249
250[[folder:Based on Tabletop Games]]
251* This is popular with ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' races and characters, doubtless deriving humour from taking the franchise's dark, gritty aesthetic and making it cute and cheery.
252** And of course, [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Unyuufex Unyuufex]], a {{Woobie}} who only wants to hug people, but DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength...
253** Then there are the speech-impeded [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Cultist-chan Cultist-chan]] and the [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld really 65 million years old]] absolutely adorable [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Lolicron Lolicron]].
254* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYmy8nlGo3U Epic Anime Chess]], a series of silly animations depicting TabletopGame/{{Chess}} pieces as cute girls (except for the kings, who are instead portrayed as WebAnimation/{{Double King}}s).
255%% * This is how the TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering webcomic ''Webcomic/LotusCobraIsEvil'' portrays...well, almost everything. The most impressive is Primeval Titan, which looks like [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205027 this]] in the game and [[http://mtgcolorpie.com/2010/08/01/lotus-cobra-is-evil-so-i-married-primeval-titan…/ this]] in the comic.
256%% ** That's less an anthropomorphisation and more replacing the character design with [[Franchise/TouhouProject Ibuki Suika]].
257[[/folder]]
258
259[[folder:Based on Toys]]
260* ''Toys/BusouShinki'', anyone?
261* The ''Toys/FrameArmsGirls'' line developed by Kotobukiya, who was well known for Frame Arms series, which consists of a [[HumongousMecha robotic frame]] with interchangeable armors and weapons. The Frame Arms Girls are not just anthropomorphised mechs, all the weapons and gears of Frame Arms, M.S.G. and Frame Arms Girls '''are''' compatible with each other.
262* Also by Kotobukiya is ''Toys/MegamiDevice'', another Shinki-esque line of armored robot girls who, like the FA Girls, are fully compatible with old Shinki tech and Koto's M.S.G accessories.
263* There is [[http://biogijinka.deviantart.com/ a group]] on Platform/{{Deviantart}} devoted to anthropomorphizing Toys/{{Bionicle}} characters.
264** One Tumblr user made [[https://teelguy.tumblr.com/post/680519418590216192/you-ever-just-randomly-decide-to-make-bionicle moe versions of Artakha and Karzahni]].
265[[/folder]]
266
267[[folder:Based on Video Games]]
268[[AC:Video Game Consoles]]
269* The various VideoGame consoles have moe anthropomorphisms as well -- 360-tan, Wii-tan, [=PS3=]-tan, [=N64=]-tan, DS-tan, etc.
270** [[http://www.memecenter.com/fun/153755/just-wii-tan Wiimote-Tan]]
271* The {{Yonkoma}} ''P.S. Three-san'' (or ''P.S. Triple'' in the US) centers on the adventures of the eponymous protagonist, a moe anthropomorphism of the Platform/{{PlayStation3}}, as she tries to make her mark as a struggling idol singer against her rivals X-Locks (Xbox 360) and Whee (Wii). Other consoles also make appearances as idol singers including Dee S (Nintendo DS), her bitter rival Pea (PSP) and Three-san's older sister Double (Platform/PlayStation2) as well as the crazy producer Saygah (Sega).
272* The ''Characters/SegaHardGirls'' franchise, which features moe versions of Creator/{{Sega}} video game hardware. In most works featuring them, including ''Anime/HisCooolSeHaGirls'', [[Platform/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]], [[Platform/SegaSaturn Saturn]], and [[Platform/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]] are protagonists.
273* ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' is '''built''' around this concept. The four main characters are personifications of the seventh generation game consoles (the Platform/{{PS3}}, Platform/XBox360, and Platform/{{Wii}}, [[note]] and later the Platform/{{PS4}}, Platform/XboxOne, and Platform/WiiU [[/note]] with the main being the hypothetical Sega Neptune), with their "little sisters" representing handhelds like the PSP and DS. Later {{CPU}}s include personifications of Platform/SegaGenesis, Platform/TurboGrafx16, [[spoiler:Platform/Atari2600, and Platform/SegaDreamcast]]. The series also features anthropomorphized versions of companies like Gust and Nippon Ichi, and later games add in girls representing specific game franchises like ''VideoGame/PacMan'', ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', and ''Franchise/StreetFighter''.
274** The AnimatedAdaptation adds in a CanonForeigner character, Setag, who's a Moe Anthropomorphized version of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
275* For a time, the [[https://twitter.com/cuteosphere/status/789127561188110336 Switch Dog]] was the most popular moefication of the Platform/NintendoSwitch, which naturally led to more a more [[https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1196418-nintendo-switch furry-oriented version]] of this trope. After the hype died down, more standard moefications were used in its place; with one popular variant early on being a single person (representing the screen) sandwiched between two cute girls (representing the Joy-Con controllers).
276* ''Console Girl'' is a French webcomic where the titular characters are {{Robot Girl}}s that can use their respective system's games as power-ups, with the main one, Emulie, being based off of the Dreamcast. By the time the comic started an arc about the Console Wars, other girls have shown up, including NES and SNES-based generals with an army of literal Nintendrones, a short brawler representing the Neo Geo Pocket, and an gem-hungry little girl representing the Game Gear.
277* ''Webcomic/ConsoleWaifu'' is primarily about the late-stage 8th generation console wars, plus Android, [=iOS=], PC, and Google Stadia as platforms.
278
279[[AC:Video Games]]
280* [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Roll]] in the [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Covenant Hunter Suit]] from ''VideoGame/MushroomKingdomFusion''.
281* ''Webcomic/NerfNow'' has an arc about the adventures of Drone-tan, a Zerg drone from ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}''. Also starring [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Hydralisk Girls]] and an Overlord {{Meganekko}}.
282* There's quite a lot of ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' gijinka on Platform/DeviantArt. [[http://thuzadin.deviantart.com/gallery One of its users]] is chock full of it. [[http://www.mycnc.org/article/default.asp?CateID=8&page=7 Another website]] highlights many of the notable ones, patience for the loading time but... Also, [[https://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/1/897/Feminized_Avatar_by_thuzadin.jpg the Nod Avatar]]. Notice the position of the fuel tank. Forget the fuel tank, look at the [[http://www.mycnc.org/files/soviet/cmt004/Feminized_MARV_by_thuzadin.jpg Feminized MARV]] and the position of the on-board refinery.
283* Lots of people have done this for [=GLaDOS=], the CompanionCube, and the turrets from ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' -- like [[http://odaleex.deviantart.com/art/PORTAL-characters-76268954 this.]] There is even a "[=GLaDOS=]-tan" directly based on Hatsune Miku, an extreme contrast to [[AIIsACrapshoot her personality]], [[http://kazu01.deviantart.com/art/GLaDOS-76361905 here.]] Want more [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Anthro]], less {{Moe}}? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3kKKrXbzRs&feature=related Axel787]] and [[http://makani.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=GLaDOS#/d1kmujy Ma]][[http://makani.deviantart.com/gallery/?q=GLaDOS#/d3eqyjr kani]] have just the remedy you need! Hint: It involves deadly neurotoxin...
284** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ_1wfLrkdg And now, they even made character models]] for UsefulNotes/MikuMikuDance. Talk about OutOfCharacter [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPKrJgEQ-fs&feature=related here]]... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KZQMglhL9c&feature=related and they even did a parody of the original Portal 2 teaser trailer here!]]
285** And then there's Wheatley, usually drawn to at least somewhat resemble his voice actor, Creator/StephenMerchant. This basically resulted in the mostly-down-to-Human-Wheatley-PerverseSexualLust-fuelled-but-also-fairly-logical {{Fanon}} that [[spoiler: the personality cores are all created from BrainUploading Aperture Science employees.]]
286* The ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' [[http://www.konamistyle.jp/sp/mgs/mgs_figumate/ Figumate "Sweet Snake"]] line of merchandise transforms four male characters (two of whom are old and have moustaches) into adorable moeblobs. It works surprisingly well, particularly for the already [[PrettyBoy rather feminine]] Raiden and {{Meganekko}} Otacon (who was always [[TheWoobie a bit of a moe character anyway]]).
287* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
288** Even ''Pokémon'' has had plenty of gijinkas created for it. There are comics and more than one group on places like Pixiv and Platform/DeviantArt.
289** ''Manga/PokemonReBURST'' is the most prominent example of this (and the first official ''Pokémon'' work to do so). However, the manga subverts this by using technologies to turn humans into Pokémon gijinkas.
290** ''VideoGame/{{Moemon}}'', a notorious GameMod for ''VideoGame/PokemonFireRedAndLeafGreen'', converts the 'mons into {{Cute Monster Girl}}s, which only breaks down a little for Nidoran M. The mod also converts the Trainer to a {{Meido}}, and she flies instead of runs when she gets the Running Shoes. Male Pokémon do exist, and are very common, but the starters are usually female. There's a general 75%-25% ratio in the games, which has been [[GenderFlip flipped]] in the hack.
291** On the subject of ''Pokémon'', behold [[http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/01/25/sexy-pokemon-girls this picture]] of ''493'' anthropomorphised 'mons...
292** Now taken to its logical conclusion, a [[http://midna01.deviantart.com/art/Missingno-300608605?q=boost%3Apopular%20missingno&qo=9 Moemon]] of [[GlitchEntity Missingno]].
293* ''VideoGame/{{Otomedius}}'', a SpinOff of the ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' series, turned the ships into cute girls riding mecha (and one guy based on [[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon Goemon]]).
294* ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}''-Tan. See [[http://forum.spore.com/jforum/posts/list/48231.page here]]. Now in Anime!
295* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colossalgirls1.jpg Colossal]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colossalgirls2.jpg Girls]] (Kyozou Musume), based on ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus''.
296* For a brief while, there was a trend among the ''Franchise/SamAndMax'' fandom of [[http://ginny-n.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2l6jco drawing the titular characters as humans.]] Although Sam typically looked ordinary, Max was usually drawn as an absolutely adorable little boy, despite [[FridgeLogic the two of them being the same age.]]
297* ''Monster Girl Encyclopedia'' uses this trope on many common monsters in {{RPG}}s.
298* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'':
299** To give Sasha a little more personality, we have [[http://enterpraiz.deviantart.com/art/Sasha-and-Sandvich-165751818 this]].
300** The engineer's mini sentry got this treatment in the form of [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mimi-sentry Mimi-Sentry]].
301* Not even [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Lavos]] can avoid this. Here's the [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/373595/brown_eyes-chicago-x-chrono_trigger-covering-gradi first form]] and the [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/359555/blush-chicago-x-chrono_trigger-covering-covering_b second form]].
302* VideoGame/{{Ristar}} [[http://lovelydagger.deviantart.com/art/I-ll-be-your-Ristar-164832436 gets this treatment]].
303* The VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} mod, [[http://forum.minecraftuser.jp/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3691 Cute Mob Models]] gives this treatment to the mobs. {{Fanservice}} included.
304* Various characters- specifically the bosses- found across ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' have proved to be a popular choice for this.
305** ''VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies'' gives us [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/81119.jpg Stonehenge]] and [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/482632.jpg Megalith]]
306** ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar'' has [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/123887.jpg AWACS Thunderhead]], [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/80715.jpg Ark Bird]], and [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/1951242.jpg SOLG]]
307** ''VideoGame/AceCombatZeroTheBelkanWar'' gives us [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/80665.jpg Excalibur]] and the [[http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/Cusashorn/AC0-Morgan-tan.jpg ADXF-02 Morgan]].
308* Someone has taken upon themselves to apply this to the VideoGame/AngryBirds, specifically turning them into {{Magical Girl}}s. Here they are (excluding original characters):
309** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Red-Bird-Girl-339205196 Red Bird Girl]]
310** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Blue-Bird-Girl-339221187 The Blues (Blue) Bird Girl]]
311** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Yellow-Bird-Girl-339472941 Chuck (Yellow) Bird Girl]]
312** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Black-Bird-Girl-340851882 Bomb (Black) Bird Girl]]
313** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-White-Bird-Girl-340985015 Matilda (White) Bird Girl]]
314** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Green-Bird-Girl-341010958 Hal (Green) Bird Girl]]
315** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Terence-Bird-Girl-341169325 Terence Bird Girl]]
316** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Orange-Bird-Girl-341266044 Bubbles (Orange) Bird Girl]]
317** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Pink-Bird-Girl-341414810 Stella (Pink) Bird Girl]]
318* Nearly all the characters in the ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' fan comic ''[[Webcomic/DeathclawDesuGa Deathclaw Desu Ga]]'' are shown as {{Cute Monster Girl}}s[=/=]boys. The cast consists of an Intelligent Albino [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Deathclaw]], several [[BigCreepyCrawlies Radroaches]], a broken-down [[WetwareCPU Robobrain]] with a goldfish living in "her" [[BrainInAJar brain module]], and the goldfish himself. However, it does the ''Calvin and Hobbes'' thing where different characters are percieved diffetently. For example, the Deathclaw looks like a 12-year old girl with horns and a tail to the audience, but to Redeye at the time he invaded her vault, looks like a regular Albino Deathclaw. While only shown once, the Robobrain sees herself as a fish-hat-wearing girl in a wheelchair. The Radroaches, to each other, look like blond Bishounen in bug costumes; except for their Queens, a Glowing One and a SassyBlackWoman respectively, and like giant cockroaches to the Deathclaw and Robobrain. Finally, the goldfish looks a Latino man in a gaudy lounge suit to the radroach queen, and a fish to everyone else. The only characters who don't get in on this are Mirelurks and bloatflies.
319* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
320** The enemies (ranging from downright adorable to UglyCute) have gotten cute personifications for as long as the franchise has been around. The most popular of these are [=Minus8=]'s Shy Gals, which are pretty much the same costume-wise as regular Shy Guys but with longer legs and visible hair.
321** Thanks to Toadette's use of the [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU Super Crown]] and the JustForFun/{{Bowsette}} meme that spawned from it, plenty of fans use the item to personify ''Mario'' characters into Peach lookalikes. Eventually the joke became an excuse to draw the wearer as a cute themed princess, regardless of actual similarity to Peach.
322* The somewhat infamous ''VideoGame/{{Bombergirl}}'', in the same vein as ''Otomedius'', reimagines the cast of ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' (plus a few other characters, such as Hudson Soft's old mascot Honey) as attractive girls.
323* Fans of ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'' has drawn several plants into human characters. [[https://www.deviantart.com/catgomez/art/main-plants-713915477 These]] [[https://boniteo.tumblr.com/post/630060910991605760/pvz-gijinkas-are-fun-to-draw all]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/cioccolatodorima/art/Plants-Vs-Zombies-Gijinka-Part-I-268577784 are]] [[https://pvz1.tumblr.com/post/654707568011345920/introducing-my-plants-vs-zombies-gijinkas some]] [[https://www.deviantart.com/koki-arts/art/Tiny-Smushroom-816676930 examples]].
324* ''VideoGame/CookieRun'' fandom takes the gingerbread man style of the cookies and turns them into cute and handsome flesh-and-blood humans.
325* Its common in ''VideoGame/JustShapesAndBeats'' fanart that turns the characters either into Humanoid shape begins or fully human.
326[[AC:Other]]
327* WebComic/{{Consolers}} is a WebComic representing various game companies this way.
328* The UsefulNotes/{{Unity}} game engine has a girl mascot in Japan named [[http://unity-chan.com/contents/about/ Kohaku Otori]] a.k.a. Unity-chan. She was popular enough to get some appearances in Music/{{Vocaloid}} related contents.
329[[/folder]]
330
331[[folder:Based on Web Animation]]
332* Someone has managed to personify [[http://johnsu.deviantart.com/art/Maiden-Flash-78801692 Adobe Flash]]. As in the animation program.
333* Starting with Episode 20 of Dave Madson's ''WebAnimation/LooneyTunesIntroBloopers'', the characters, whose voices are provided by Speakonia and to a lesser extent, Robo Soft, are giving rather cute human-like designs.
334[[/folder]]
335
336[[folder:Based on Web Comics]]
337* ''Webcomic/DanAndMabsFurryAdventures'': Mab, queen of cute things, is a fan of the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Jack|DavidHopkins}}''. Those familiar with both comics will know this could not possibly end well. Thus, we get [[http://www.pholph.com/strip.php?id=5&sid=1546 Mab's Chibi Hell]], which is, according to various sources, adorable, awesome, an offense against all that is good and right, or all of the above. Or, to quote the author:
338-->"She has chibified the unchibifiable. Drip is undeserving of ever looking this innocent".
339* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
340** The ''Squiddles'' opening animation shows some of them as anime girls.
341** Fandom loves doing this to the non-human/Troll races, especially the Carapaces, the Consorts, and the Cherubs.
342[[/folder]]
343
344[[folder:Based on Web Original]]
345* Website/TheOtherWiki has Wikipe-tan (along with Commons-tan and Quote-tan) and Website/{{Uncyclopedia}} has Uncyclo-tan. Website/TVTropes itself has JustForFun/TropeTan, who's joined by [[DarthWiki/ThisExists Darth-tan]], [[SugarWiki/SweetExists Sugar-tan]], and [[WildMassGuessing WMG-tan]].
346* ''Music/OCReMix'' uses OCR-tan, with a new one for every forum version. The youngest, [=Ocr1-tan=], is the first incarnation of the forum.
347* Most of the boards of Website/FourChan have a moe anthropomorph. For example, /a/ is a {{Meganekko}} [[UnsettlingGenderReveal underage trans]] with an {{Ahoge}}. New board /aco/ (the western-equivalent of both /h/ and /d/) got into an argument on who would be the board-tan and all were forced to accept a generic /aco/lyte for the board. The only board that takes "anthropomorphic" to a completely different degree is Trish, an obese opossum that serves as /trash/'s board-tan.
348* The [=CWCki=] Wiki of ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' has [[http://sonichu.com/cwcki/CWCki:CWCki-tan CWCki-tan]], and the majority of that "art" will likely make you cry inside, especially the one for Valentine's Day.
349* On the [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Wiki Final Fantasy Wiki]], there's [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/User:Diablocon/FFWiki-tan FFWiki-tan]], a Viera librarian that takes care of the Chocobo in the Wiki's logo.
350* Firefox-ko for Mozilla Firefox.
351** There's also Opera-tan, for the Opera browser.
352** Microsoft has Aizawa Inori for Internet Explorer 11.
353* [[http://i35.tinypic.com/2dujuhs.jpg Captcha-tan]]. The spambot that Website/FourChan had to implement the captcha for (leading to Captcha-tan's creation) was also anthropomorphized as "Cornelia".
354* Fantendo now has their own [[http://fantendo.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Sorastitch/Fan-tando Fan-Tan]].
355* The Lost Media Wiki has [[http://lostmediawiki.com/LMW-tan LMW-tan]]. She also has a friend named [[https://lostmediawiki.com/File:Lmw-tan_and_fm-kun.png FM-kun]], representing the people who help the wiki find missing content.
356* Website/KnowYourMeme has [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/kym-tan KYM-tan]].
357* Anime and J-Drama streaming site Crunchyroll has the popular, sporty, animal-loving otaku [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/the-daily-life-of-crunchyroll-hime/volumes Crunchy-hime]], while their German counterpart, Crunchyroll.de, has [[https://twitter.com/Crunchyroll?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Henner the rabbit]].
358* One ''{{Webcomic/PvP}}'' arc features the lolbat (Franchise/{{Batman}} + FountainOfMemes) getting a new sidekick, [[http://www.pvponline.com/2010/03/01/urit/ ReTweet]], who is clearly based on Website/{{Twitter}}.
359* ''[[https://danbooru.donmai.us/pools/10661 Twitter-san]]'' is a web manga about a user and cute girl versions of popular social media sites and apps.
360* Chinese video sharing site Bilibili has the Bili-tans 22 and 33. They are even represented in the routine "Rainbow Rhythm" in the Chinese localization of ''VideoGame/JustDance 2020''.
361* Someone made [[https://www.deviantart.com/eys123/art/SCP-173-Hinami-pt-1-554123566 a moe version]] of [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-173]]. And someone else made one of [[https://www.reddit.com/r/MoeMorphism/comments/10faklj/scp682_hardtodestroy_reptile_scp_humanized_by/ SCP-682]].
362[[/folder]]
363
364[[folder:Based on Western Animation]]
365* [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Spongeloli.JPG This]] picture of WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants and Patrick as cute girls. Fans have made plenty more.
366* "Humanizing" Transformers is very common in fanart, with wildly varying levels of {{Moe}}. Starscream tends to be a smarmy pretty-boy, to fit his SmugSnake persona.
367** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0SOfOKxNU0 Here's a Decepticon Version]] of the ''Manga/LuckyStar'' opening. They're the cutest evil robots ever.
368* Fanartists of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' have made thousands of pictures of the ponies as humans, with varying degrees of realism but cuteness as a constant. They have also gone the other way, making pony versions of people or even objects.
369** Then came the ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Equestria Girls]]'' series, a ''canon'' take on this, with the ponies' skin colors being the same as their coats (to avoid the thorny issue of each pony's canon ethnicity).
370* Speaking of Platform/DeviantArt, there seems to be almost more Gijinka of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar Penguins of Madagascar]] than "normal" stuff...
371* Here's the main cast of ''WesternAnimation/USAcres'' (plus SixthRanger Aloysius Pig) [[http://scratchpad.wikia.com/wiki/My_U.S._Acres_Moe_Anthromorphisims in bishoujo style]].
372* Interestingly popular on the Japanese site {{Platform/Pixiv}} is personification of the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' cast, of all things. There's even a specific key word for it: ''gijinkakikansha,'' an amalgamation of "''gijinka''" and "''kikansha''" ("locomotive"), which is often shortened to ''gijnkansha'' and ''gikansha''.
373* [[https://youtu.be/VGACrpNOjtk This]] ''{{WesternAnimation/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2012}}'' animated short has Donatello using a cloaking device to let us see what Donatello, Michaelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo would look like as humans. Since the short was written by Creator/KevinEastman (one of the original creators) and Creator/PaulJenkins, it's about as canon of a take as we'll ever get.
374* Here's a PlayedForLaughs example in [[https://the-adventures-of-paddy-the-pelican.fandom.com/wiki/Paddy-Tan Paddy-Tan]], based off of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPaddyThePelican''.
375* Not even the WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce is immune... or in this case, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvdABAq74y4 Aqua Babe Hunger Force]].
376[[/folder]]
377
378[[folder:Based on Other]]
379
380[[AC:Astrology]]
381* {{Genderswap}} a few characters from ''Manga/SaintSeiya''... and voila! [[http://www.projectharuhi.net/?p=2470 Moe versions]] of the WesternZodiac!
382
383[[AC:Locations]]
384* Local tourism brackets for Japanese towns and prefectures usually have a personification or two representing the place for advertising. They usually come in one of two flavors: ''yuruchara'', which are more in line with cute mascot characters, and ''moechara'', which have cute girls (and occasionally boys) represent the area through key costume features and character traits.
385
386[[AC:Months]]
387* ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}'' is about 12 idols who are based on the months of the year. There are actually 24 - a male and female version of each month. The anime only features the boys, though.
388
389[[AC:Politics]]
390* [[{{Imageboards}} 2channel]] users created [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISIS-chan ISIS-chan]], a personification of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror Islamic State terrorist group]].
391
392[[AC:Schools]]
393* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can", Lisa Simpson dreams of the Seven Sisters colleges each personified by an attractive woman.
394
395[[AC:Transportation]]
396* The [[WebComic webmanga]] and web novel series ''Miracle Train ~Chūō-sen e Yōkoso~'' about the [[http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2372.html Japan Railways Chuo Train Line]] has five of its major stations (Zero Tokyo, Shintaro Shinjuku, Riku Nakano, Takuto Kichijōji, and Luna Tachikawa) personified as {{bishonen}}. We're not kidding, official site [[http://miracletrain.jp/comic/index.html here]] and Anime News Network report [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-02/tokyo-chuo-train-line-made-into-moe-boy-characters here]]. The characters have even been given voice actors. It even has a [[Anime/MiracleTrain spin-off anime]], though it focuses on the Oedo line instead of the Chuo line.
397* Even the bars you use to keep your balance on a bus or train when standing [[https://www.reddit.com/r/MoeMorphism/comments/10fg1t3/made_a_drawing_based_on_this_weird_image_i_found/ aren't immune to this]].
398
399[[AC:Typefaces]]
400* "German Bold Italic": A song by Towa Tei, with Music/KylieMinogue playing a... font?
401
402[[AC:Waste]]
403* Parodied in ''Manga/NyoronChuruyaSan'' with "Dust-chan", who is shortly disposed of via vacuum cleaner. She always comes back.
404* Amazingly, someone made a moe version of a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/MoeMorphism/comments/10gbgc3/meet_storagechan_the_spent_nuclear_fuel_dry/ spent nuclear fuel dry storage container]].
405[[/folder]]
406
407----
408[[folder:Based on Multiple]]
409* There's an {{eroge}} called ''[=MonoGokoro MonoMusume=]'' that has moe-anthropomorphized objects as most of its principal cast. Objects turned into cute girls include a computer, a pillow, a HumongousMecha toy, a washing machine, and a pair of panties.
410* Skewered in [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/anime-news-nina/2010-10-13 this]] ''Webcomic/AnimeNewsNina'' comic, which featured a preview of a romcom LoveTriangle between a boy, Pisa-Pisa (a personified pistachio) and Eishii (his air conditioner).
411* No matter if it's an EldritchAbomination from the Franchise/CthulhuMythos, a mythological, academic (the game's claim to fame) or literary figure or even Satan, there’s almost nothing that ''VideoGame/CrashFever'' won’t use this trope on. There is even a group of units that are personified computer viruses.
412* The fanfic ''Fanfic/FleetOfTheHomewardBound'' features the NCC-1701-D ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration USS Enterprise]]'', BBY-01 ''[[Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199 Yamato]]'', BSG-75 ''[[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Galactica]]'', ''[[VideoGame/MassEffect Normandy]]'' SR-2, Imperial Star Destroyer ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Chimera]]'', and the space station ''Series/Babylon5'' lost in an unknown universe and in the shape of ''Kantai Collection''-style shipgirls. Unlike that series however, the girls are all still the sizes of their true forms. So Normandy(170m) comes up to Enterprise(641m)'s knees, Galactica(1142m) and Chimera(1600m) are roughly twice her size, and Babylon 5 is an ''eight-kilometer'' giantess.
413* Kotobukiya's [[https://www.kotobukiya.co.jp/product-series/bishoujo-statue/ Bishoujo]] series of figures typically goes for plain HotterAndSexier for the girls and GenderFlip for the guys, but there are a couple that are personifications:
414** Two characters in their Horror line-up are [[Film/ChildsPlay Chucky]] and [[Film/BrideOfChucky Tiffany]], both of which are cute, sassy girls rather than {{Creepy Doll}}s.
415** [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Bumblebee]] have cute girl variations (with accessories alluding to their altmodes) made for the line. A Starscream one has also been announced but isn't available yet.
416** The series even went in another direction of moe for Music/HatsuneMiku: in addition to getting a regular figure, she had an additional figure made depicting her as a [[Toys/MyLittlePony little pony]].
417** Several characters from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' got human forms, though they took some design cues from the pre-existing ''Equestria Girls'' subseries.
418[[/folder]]
419
420[[folder:In-Universe Anthropomorphisms]]
421%%This means an in-universe object gets anthropomorphisized during the series, not the character's status as an anthropomorphism in general.
422
423* [[http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Nagisa_Momoe Nagisa Momoe]], also known as Bebe, from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion'' can be seen as one, [[spoiler: after all, she '''is''' indeed the very same Charlotte.]]
424* Nanako, the partially-anthropomorphised form of the [[{{BFG}} Seventh Scripture]] in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', is a canonical version of this. Ditzy little half-unicorn girl that is only visible to those with intense magical potential, have spilled their blood on it, and weird people like Shiki.
425* ''Literature/{{Kampfer}}'' does a canonical example of this in its {{eyecatch}}es for the {{Creepy Doll}}s that grant the heroines their powers. While in doll form they look like cute animals that just committed suicide in a variety of ways, in human form they look like {{Funny Animal}}s, focusing more on the cute than the creepy.
426* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'': The Chiester Sisters, humanoid personifications of Maria's ceramic bunnies. There's also Sakutarou, the anthropomorphic form of Maria's lion plush doll who's also a male version of this trope.
427* ''VideoGame/DoDonPachi [=SaiDaiOuJou=]'': Ladies and gentlemen--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gTqnQdmDJU&t=3m20s meet]] [[spoiler:"Lolibachi"]].
428* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'', such a depiction of the Verus [[HumongousMecha Skell]] model is one of the numerous [[AnInteriorDesignerIsYou wall decals]] unlocked upon maxing out your BLADE level.
429* There's also the free-to-play MMO TPS ''VideoGame/CosmicBreak'', where a part of robots are your usual mechs while others are mecha musume.
430* The Triggerhearts from ''VideoGame/TriggerheartExelica'' are designed to resemble mecha musume.
431* ''Manga/SilverSpoon'': As part of the preparations for Yezo Agricultural School's SchoolFestival, Tokiwa creates Moe characterizations of various ''potato cultivars''.
432* ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'': [[spoiler:Arianna]] is one of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET ARPANET]], the predecessor to the Internet. After awakening, it turned itself into a little anime girl [[spoiler:in a purple robe with MysticalWhiteHair]]. Also [[spoiler:a rare ({{anti|Villain}}) villainous example given that she intends to destroy the Internet [[BetaTestBaddie that replaced her]] and end the chaos that has overtaken it]].
433* ''Manga/MolesterMan'' has a CargoShip with his onahole[[note]]a male masturbation toy[[/note]], portrayed as a moe girl called Sachiko. She even ranks higher than him on the character popularity poll.
434[[/folder]]

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