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| 11 | * ''Manga/AiKora'' has a few straight examples (all the girls in Maeda's harem have their ''moe'' moments), but also parodies this in chapter 15, when Maeda's friend and fellow parts-lover Shibusawa becomes obsessed with ''moe'' after a trip to a MaidCafe. |
| 12 | %%* How about adaptation moe? Beth March from the anime ''Anime/AiNoWakakusaMonogatari'' is shy,sweet and Kind. |
| 13 | %%** Amy March Also is like this when she Cries and Laughs cute. A youngest Sibling. |
| 14 | %%** Meg's Daughter and Son,really cute troublemakers. |
| 15 | * While we're on the topic of KEY, almost every girl in ''VisualNovel/{{Air}}'' qualifies as this, especially Misuzu. |
| 16 | * [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Ooyama]], Tenshi[=/=]Angel[=/=][[spoiler: Kanade]] and [[CutenessProximity Shiina]] from ''Anime/AngelBeats!''. |
| 17 | ** ''Especially'' [[http://kuro.hanyuu.net/data/preview/4e/0b/4e0b191c6b154464b225198715d563ad.jpg Tenshi.]] So moe, she joint-dominated the [[http://www.internationalsaimoe.com/ International Saimoe League]] in 2011 with [[Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex Misaka Mikoto]], went through the entire regular season without losing once, came very close to winning the whole competition altogether, and is, if anything, ''even more powerful'' in 2012. |
| 18 | ** Yui definately qualifies, as well as Yusa, Irie and Sekine. |
| 19 | * Suzuhara Misaki from the manga version of ''Manga/AngelicLayer''. |
| 20 | %%* Akari from ''Manga/{{ARIA}}''. |
| 21 | * ''Anime/OneStormyNight'': A rare male example is Mei the goat, mainly due to his charming and friendly interactions with Gabu and the other characters. |
| 22 | * [[Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan Arslan]] was always rather moe for an avenging WarriorPrince, but [[http://tinypic.com/r/m76smx/9 this scene]] in the first ED of the 2015 series seals is. Also notice Daryun's reaction. |
| 23 | * ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'': |
| 24 | ** After Koro-sensei's upgrades, Ritsu's moe level goes through the roof. She develops a sunny disposition, really cute mannerisms, and a desire to befriend her classmates as they work together to assassinate their teacher. She's appropriately nicknamed in-series as "Box Full of Moe" later. |
| 25 | ** Nagisa is incredibly adorable due to how nice he is and how harmless and approachable he appears. He even forms a MoeCouplet with the aggressive-and-scary Karma, who is his long-time friend. |
| 26 | ** Kayano is cute and cheerful as well, [[spoiler: although it's more intentional on her part so as to hide her true nature.]] |
| 27 | ** Kurahashi invokes this in-series, being popular with her classmates for her upbeat personality, and as one boy had commented in their poll of the girls, "charming poses". [[FriendToAllLivingThings Her love for all living things]] will also endear her to many an animal lover. |
| 28 | ** Yukiko Kanzaki. She’s just as lovable to both her classmates and the fans. In fact, she is the class idol because all of the boys have crushes on her and all the girls are her friends. Why is she so popular? Two reasons according to the boys: "a great personality and super cute looks". |
| 29 | ** In a strange way, Itona. How short he is and how wide his eyes are hold a big cuteness factor when combined with his awkwardness around other people. |
| 30 | * ''Anime/AstroBoy'': The titular Astro is a very kindhearted, selfless and adorable young RobotKid courtesy of Creator/OsamuTezuka. |
| 31 | * ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' manages to have it, without ruining the otherwise grim atmosphere of the series. |
| 32 | ** Krista is referred to as the "Goddess" of the 104th, being an UnkemptBeauty and extremely kind. She's so cute even her AmbiguouslyBi comrade wants to marry her. |
| 33 | ** Armin is small, soft-spoken, blond, caring, often doubts himself when compared to his badass friends, and [[CrossdressingVoices voiced by]] [[Creator/MarinaInoue a woman]]. |
| 34 | ** Bertolt is considered something of a memetic woobie in the fandom, as a result of his [[ExtremeDoormat meek]] personality. |
| 35 | * ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': |
| 36 | ** Ayumu "Osaka" Kasuga is considered by many to be incredibly moe and cute, though this dips into subjective territory since her [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} main appeal]] ranges from this to horrific. However, she did make it into the 2002 Saimoe finals. |
| 37 | %%** [[PsychoLesbian Kaorin]] is also very moe. |
| 38 | ** Arguably Sakaki. While her appearance lends itself more to the HugeSchoolgirl look, she completely nails the personality, especially in the way that her love for cute things being dashed constantly results in people feeling sorry for her. |
| 39 | ** And of course, who could forget little [[TokenMiniMoe Chiyo]]? What with her being an [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Adorably Precocious]] CheerfulChild and all. |
| 40 | * Tamaki-chan from ''Manga/BambooBlade'' is so ''moe'' it hurts. |
| 41 | * ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'': Though Haru the small, white dwarf rabbit qualifies, she's primarily a {{deconstruction}} of this. Haru is almost a textbook example of Moe, as far as her initial appearance and personality go. She's a sweet introvert, a small, adorable girl, and is often the target of unjustified bullying. However, she notices that other people, especially men's, tendencies to try to care and protect her come with a side of condescension and a lack of consideration for her as an equal and as a woman, feeling infantilized by this treatment. She goes on to become very sexually active and assertive in an attempt to get people to respect her, and a lot of her arc focuses on how she commands respect and attention from a society that wouldn't give her that due to her appearance. |
| 42 | * ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' manages to have some of these, and also manages to portray them with nuance in order to avoid ruining the otherwise grimdark setting that's [[TheDungAges exactly the opposite of moe]]. |
| 43 | ** Princess Charlotte, a very straight example of PrincessClassic: sheltered, innocent, and very cute. Unfornately, this doesn't protect her from the crap that goes on in the series. |
| 44 | ** Erika, Godo's daughter. A little girl who is also training to be a blacksmith, and one of the few unambigously optimistic/happy people in the series. |
| 45 | ** Schierke brings a dose of moe to Guts's companions. Another young little girl, unambiguously on the side of good, shy, cute, and while refined and mature for her age she has still a sense of innocence and vulnerability, mostly seen [[spoiler: when she loses her mentor Flora]]. The fact that she is a very powerful witch and has access to frankly terrifying powers doesn't stop the moe. |
| 46 | * Most of the male cast in ''Manga/BigWindup''. Despite being a sports manga, it's more or less the female-targeted equivalent of a moe show in that there are tons of quirky [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys male characters]] and has a large [[EstrogenBrigade female]] [[YaoiFangirl fanbase]] who...aren't there for the baseball. |
| 47 | ** The protagonist Mihashi Ren is the most prominent example. He's got crippling social anxiety, cries a lot and is very much dependent on the care of his teammates due to his obvious mental health problems. It's not hard to feel protective instinct kicking in when watching any scenes where he appears. He's also got a cute, youthful looking character design, goofy facial expressions and a quirky personality. |
| 48 | * Maylene from ''Manga/BlackButler'' is clumsy, bespectacled, and blushes easily. She's also a maid. And we love her for it. [[spoiler:She's also a crack sniper, but that's just a bonus!]]. Plenty of extra characters count for this, too, but as for the main/recurring cast, there's: |
| 49 | ** Ciel fits this quite nicely as well. In fact in certain flashback scenes, he's so moe, it's almost obscene. |
| 50 | ** Elizabeth Middleford ''tries'' to be this, but the fanbase doesn't view her that way. At least not until her backstory comes in... |
| 51 | ** Finny could be classed as moe as well. What, with having the big green eyes, blond hair that he holds back with clips and an undeniably innocent expression, many people fangirl every time he comes on screen. |
| 52 | ** Snake is described near-perfectly by this page. Shy? Check. Quirky? Check. Socially awkward? Check, check, check. |
| 53 | ** Alois' "little brother," [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Luka]], definitely qualifies in the second anime. He looks like a character popped right out of ''Manga/KOn'' and cut their hair short. For that matter, Alois himself showed shades of this towards the end when his IJustWantToBeLoved personality came into full throttle. Especially when he genuinely cried over what's happened thus far. |
| 54 | ** A new female addition is [[https://31.media.tumblr.com/56c7050766413b81e4ad990bb5be6a84/tumblr_inline_my76t7U8jm1svqy82.png Sieglinde Sullivan]]. She's a cute, BigEater who's so helpless she can't even walk by herself due to having bound feet. |
| 55 | * Train Heartnet from ''Manga/BlackCat'', during the time when he got shot with a [[TransformationRay Lucifer bullet]] and [[FountainOfYouth reverted back to being a kid]]. Just the whole transformation exudes "{{Moe}}" vibes. It's complete with his original clothes falling off of him because they're suddenly too big for him, he blinks innocently several times, and says "eh?" in a very cute, high voice. Later, he's even shown to be forced to [[{{Crossdresser}} wear Eve's dress]] temporarily, since no one else had clothes that were his size. The epitome of {{Moe}} for a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/train-animestocks-067.jpg young boy]]. |
| 56 | * The flashback in the ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' episode "[[StartOfDarkness Little Soldier Girls]]" reveals the young [[BloodKnight Balalaika]] to have been like this. [[http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa248/taelor_mcclurg/little-balalaika.png See for yourself]]. |
| 57 | ** Helped by how one of [[Creator/MamiKoyama her voice actor]]'s most well known roles is the innocently cute BadassAdorable robot girl [[Manga/DoctorSlump Arale]]. |
| 58 | ** Fabiola Iglesias is ''very'' moe, even when she's being [[BadassAdorable badass]]. |
| 59 | ** Hansel and Gretel can also be ''very'' moe. [[EnfantTerrible And boy]] ''[[EnfantTerrible do they know it.]]'' |
| 60 | * Nel from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', on account of being the most adorable little kid, and [[spoiler: she's every bit as adorable in her adult form.]] |
| 61 | ** Orihime Inoue counts as moe as her [[TaremeEyes big droopy eyes]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} spacy attitude]], and [[spoiler:eventual [[BreakTheCutie cutie-breaking]]]] sometimes overshadow her hotness. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLfFUGnLWC4 Her image song]] is just adorable. |
| 62 | *** [[http://image.absoluteastronomy.com/images/encyclopediaimages/l/lo/loituma.gif Orihime]] [[http://media.animegalleries.net/albums/userpics/100755/Orihime%20Inoue.jpg?=123 is]] [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5mtfk_BzA2c/RyStYdtH0UI/AAAAAAAAAKw/C2aus_n13Rg/s400/Orihime%2BInoue.jpg pure]] [[http://www.animecubed.com/galleries/bleach/orihime/pics/acg62g.jpg unadulterated]] [[http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AsPhDr9km3vG0M:http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/3174298886_db001f9497.jpg&t=1 particularly]] [[http://media.animegalleries.net/albums/bleach/orihime_inoue/bleach_orihime0055.jpg?=123 adorable]], it's easy to see why fans love her and her innocent demeanor. |
| 63 | *** She's even more Moe now that the anime came back from the Zanpakuto filler arcs, with bigger eyes and rounder facial features. |
| 64 | ** Momo Hinamori just ''reeks'' of Moe. Cute and willowy, even her name sounds Moe Moe! [[spoiler:Her Zanpakutou Spirit, Tobiume, being the one little girl of the cast, also qualifies big time.]] |
| 65 | ** [[http://download.minitokyo.net/Bleach.404540.jpg Rukia]] fits this trope rather nicely as well. |
| 66 | ** Kotetsu Isane, the 4th Squad VC is very possibly the moest of them all in Bleach, and consistently presented as such. |
| 67 | ** Hanatarō Yamada, seventh seat of the 4th squad, is about as moe as a male character can get. When he got a volume cover, it was of him ''tripping over his own feet''. |
| 68 | ** Also, Nemu and Ururu count. |
| 69 | ** Now add Mareyo Omaeda, daughter of Marenoshin and youngest sister of Marechiyo, former and current leiutennants of 2nd division. She's so uber-adorable that she can even get the fans to start liking [[TheScrappy Marechiyo]], arguably the least popular character in the manga, when [[BigBrotherInstinct he stops acting like an arrogant jerk to make her feel better, coz she scared]]. |
| 70 | %%* ''Manga/BloodLad'': Liz. GOOD GOD. [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eM4sqHzlHfE/maxresdefault.jpg Just look at her!]] |
| 71 | %%** Fuyumi and possibly Bell also count. |
| 72 | * Dengaku Man from ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo''. The little guy is adorable! Sure, he can be rather crazy, but... |
| 73 | * The final, iron-clad ur-example for what is identified as the modern trope is Sakura Kinomoto from ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. While it's quite arguable that the entire ''show'' can be classified as moe (even though it's [[ShoujoDemographic aimed at young girls]]), Miss Kinomoto takes the cake, between her clumsiness, her age-based cuteness, her verbal tics, and her [[BadassAdorable city-crushing omni-powers]]. What makes ''CCS'' and Sakura so notable is that the show's run marks the point when the ''industry'' noticed what kind of PeripheryDemographic Sakura (alongside Rei and Amelia) had, and how much they were willing to spend on her; this was noticed, the money was counted... and the producers began to create works to match. Modern moe shows sprang to life not very long after ''CCS'' ended its television run. In fact, Sakura won the inaugural Saimoe Tournament back in 2002. |
| 74 | * Kazari Uiharu from ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' is probably her series' moe character. Bit clumsy and frequently gets played upon by her friend Ruiko, she has a fair amount of charm that can enamor the audience to her. |
| 75 | * Izuru Hino from ''Manga/{{Change 123}}'', with her TaremeEyes eyes, cheerful smile, and gentle and peaceful nature...at first. Later we discover that she [[spoiler:is actually a BadassAdorable and that those bunnies which she tended weren't exactly her pets]]. |
| 76 | * Azmaria seems to fit the bill in ''Manga/ChronoCrusade''--in fact, the anime stripped down enough of her importance that moe seemed to be the ''only'' reason she was in it. (Disturbingly, she's also one of the characters that's easiest to find hentai of.) For the girls, [[TheWoobie woobies]] Chrono and Joshua seem to fit the bill. |
| 77 | * The same is true of ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}''. Some of them (like Kotomi) still manage to stand out. |
| 78 | ** Kyou actually lampshades Kotomi's moe-ness in the visual novel: |
| 79 | --->'''Kyou:''' That girl... how do I say this... she has this aura that seems like a little child, right? Like you can't just leave her alone, or like it kinda tickles your maternal instincts... |
| 80 | * ''Manga/{{Claudine}}'': Maura is an adorable, hardworking maid who you just want to hug. |
| 81 | * Sakura's mom in ''Manga/CodeBreaker'' is a true Moe Blob: she's the size of a small child and loooooves playing dress up [[spoiler: but since she's Sakura's adopted mom, no one knows how old she is]]. There's also Sakura's classmate [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Nenene]], who is also very tiny (yet two years older then Sakura), has [[{{meganekko}} glasses]], and loves groping Sakura's breasts (she even ''names'' them). |
| 82 | * ''Anime/CodeGeass'': |
| 83 | ** In R2, [[spoiler: C.C.descends into this after she loses her memories.]] [[UnexplainedRecovery She gets better, though]]. |
| 84 | ** Also, Tianzi, [[DelicateAndSickly Nunnally]], Shirley, Euphie. |
| 85 | ** Suzaku, teary-eyed AND in a big, cuddly cat costume? ''Awww.'' Also, whenever he [[HoYay looks at Lelouch]] - [[spoiler: with love, or with heartbroken anger, either way you just want to cuddle and comfort him]]. |
| 86 | ** Or Kaguya. Most adorable [[TheChessmaster international political leader]] ever. And she's [[WiseBeyondTheirYears got the brains to match]]. |
| 87 | ** If you say Lelouch didn't look adorable when the rest of the student council forced him to wear cat ears, ''you are lying''. Yes, beneath the mask of the ruthless rebel leader Zero is an {{Adorkable}} {{Bishounen}} {{Fallen Prince|ss}} who ''definitely'' fits this trope. |
| 88 | *** Episode 12, R2. [[http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a182/photoperson17/GC/1290-1.jpg The scene]] with Shirley. Actually, any [[http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a182/photoperson17/GC/1180.jpg conversation with Shirley]] |
| 89 | ** Nina Einstein looks and most often acts the part, as the shy-but-genius glasses character of the Student Council, but her lack of self-esteem, in the world of the show, makes her unable to go against TheEmpire's attitudes of racism and MightMakesRight. After the one person who showed her kindness [[spoiler: is killed, she gets manipulated into building nuclear weapons without fully understanding the horrors they would unleash]]. She [[MustMakeAmends manages to atone]], however. |
| 90 | * Yune of ''Manga/CroiseeInAForeignLabyrinth'' is built to pull the heartstrings, and boy does she. She's tiny, always wears fancy kimonos, is occasionally clumsy, is adorably stubborn about being useful, and is emotionally scarred from intense guilt. Despite her overall maturity, her girlishness breaks through sometimes; she just can't see a cat without wanting to pet it! |
| 91 | * The first two seasons of ''VisualNovel/DaCapo'' feature a character actually [[MeaningfulName named]] Moe. Given her large breasts, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} easygoing personality]] and way of speaking, she is indeed what many would consider ''moe''. |
| 92 | * Yin of ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' is like Yuki above another EmotionlessGirl character who seems to fall into this both because of mannerisms and {{woobie}} characteristics. Amber from the same series is probably a subversion. She looks and behaves most of the time like a very cute and [[GenkiGirl cheerful]] young girl. However, this is due to the MerlinSickness caused by her renumeration, and more importantly, her plan involves killing the population of Japan (although she has a somewhat [[NecessarilyEvil justifiable]] reason). |
| 93 | * Subverted in ''Manga/TheDaughterOfTwentyFaces''; main character Chiko first appears to be weak, defenseless, [[SpoiledBrat naive and spoiled]], but by the end of the first episode we've already learned how clever and perceptive she is and by the sixth episode she can easily hold her own physically against TheDragon of the first narrative arc - and in all her flipping around still manages to avoid any trace of a ZettaiRyouiki. Chiko is the embodiment of what happens when an ActionGirl decides to go "the hell with moe". |
| 94 | * Misa Amane from ''Manga/DeathNote'' is this. Between her youthful features, GirlishPigtails, and general chipperness, many fans missed the fact that she's actually older than Light. She's also a Yandere. |
| 95 | ** While he's intended to be creepy, L's odd quirks, soft voice, and big round eyes often push him into this territory, though in an UglyCute sort of way. |
| 96 | * Himeko in ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden''. Blonde, clumsy, helpless, and oh so cute. |
| 97 | ** Really, any Kaishaku work is guaranteed to be drowning in moe. |
| 98 | %%* [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Conan]] of ''Manga/CaseClosed''. Also, Ai and Ayumi. And Ran when she's crying for Shinichi/Jimmy to come home. |
| 99 | * ''Manga/DGrayMan'': |
| 100 | ** Allen Walker is a male personification of this, along with being a AdorablyPrecociousChild. He tends to exude a feeling of innocent cuteness, especially with his wide eyes. A common term used to describe him is "adorable" and "extremely huggable." It also helps that he's the series' [[TheWoobie woobie]]. |
| 101 | ** Though she's older than most examples, [[CuteClumsyGirl Miranda Lotto]] easily qualifies [[BeautifulAllAlong after her makeover]]. Her insecurity is [[{{Squee}} incredibly cute]]. |
| 102 | ** [[ActionGirl Lenalee]] has her moments as well, though she [[BadassAdorable really doesn't need protection too often]]. |
| 103 | * This trope is way OlderThanTheyThink with most of the female characters in Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''Manga/{{Dororo}}''. |
| 104 | * 7 year old Son Goten of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', despite being a male character in a Shonen series, displays some traits of this trope. He is the happy, sweet, innocent, considerate, well-mannered, kind-hearted, cute and huggable little brother that we all wish we had, who is simply too good to '''ever''' be true outside a 1950's sitcom. |
| 105 | * Chihiro Shindou, from ''[[VisualNovel/EfAFairyTaleOfTheTwo ef: a tale of memories]]'' is both incredibly moe and very much [[TheWoobie woobie]] due to her condition. If one thinks that a girl with brain damage causing severe memory problems and missing one eye couldn't be moe, you'd be very wrong. Contrast this with her twin sister Kei, who is incredibly {{Tsundere}} (emphasis on ''tsun'') and doesn't really fit the moe archetype. |
| 106 | * Ellis from ''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja'' (and to a lesser extent, Nadie) is completely moe. Taco song, anyone? |
| 107 | * Nyu, the innocent split personality of AxCrazy Lucy from ''Manga/ElfenLied''. Also, Kisaragi with the bonus of being a CuteClumsyGirl, [[spoiler:despite which she doesn't last very long.]] |
| 108 | ** Nana and Mayu could've codified the trope if EL had been written early enough, and Kouta is a decent male example. |
| 109 | * Pino in ''Anime/ErgoProxy'' after being infected with the Cogito virus can be the cutest thing. |
| 110 | * [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Sammy]] from ''Anime/TimeOfEve'' is incredibly moe. Something about an EmotionlessGirl coming out of her shell just tends to have that effect. |
| 111 | * Sena of ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' is extremely moe, though whether it's intentional or not is up to interpretation. Nonetheless, in a series composed of manly men with nerves of steel, the main character's small, frail body, big dinner plate eyes, and timid yet strong willed personality make him extremely endearing to the audience. |
| 112 | ** According to the coach of the Ojo White Knights (a stern man in his 60s), men in {{meido}} costumes is quite moe. Cue the younger cast demanding BrainBleach. |
| 113 | * Various characters in ''Manga/FairyTail'' will qualify here and there, but the grand moe prize goes to [[HornedHumanoid Aries]]. |
| 114 | * [[SugarAndIcePersonality Satellizer]] [[DefrostingIceQueen L]] [[TheWoobie Bridget]] from ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'' can pull this off quite well, especially [[{{Meganekko}} when she has her glasses on]]. |
| 115 | * ''Manga/FrankenFran'' is a very weird kind of moe, as Fran is an unsettling mix of cute and horrifying, with the enormous bolts sticking out of her head and her sewn-shut GlasgowGrin. |
| 116 | * Though this could be said of many characters in ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', Kisa is the most straight example. |
| 117 | ** [[OlderThanTheyLook Momiji]] also counts as a male example. Once you learn his [[ParentalAbandonment his backstory]], you'll want to hug him, too. |
| 118 | * Milfeulle, Mint, and Vanilla from ''Anime/GalaxyAngel''. |
| 119 | * In the episode "The Privileged" (Missing Hearts) of ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', a cute little girl in the hospital is actually [[MeaningfulName named Moe]], according to the script excerpt on the title card. |
| 120 | * ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': ''Kagura''. She's got wide, blue eyes, Creator/RieKugimiya's adorable voice and is generally a bit of a [[TheDitz ditz]]. [[BadassAdorable And she isn't too bad in a fight either]]. |
| 121 | * Much of the show ''Manga/GirlsBravo'' revolves around this, especially with the main character Miharu, who is completely oblivious to her own attractiveness. |
| 122 | ** Yukinari counts, especially in the episode where he dressed as a girl. |
| 123 | * [[GenkiGirl Genki Guy]] Shuichi Shindou of ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}''. |
| 124 | ** Also Ryuichi Sakuma, who [[ManChild alway carries his stuffed rabbit with him]]. |
| 125 | * Most, if not all, of the various ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series all contain a moeblob (or several). Tiffa Adill of ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'' takes the cake for eliciting "I-wanna-protect-her!" feelings from the audience, thereby being very moe without even trying that hard. |
| 126 | * Every teenaged female character from ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''. Hayate himself falls into this during his crossdressing moment(s); so much so that Maria and Nagi feel uncomfortable, and Klaus, unaware it is Hayate, is instantly smitten. |
| 127 | %%** As is Tama the pet tiger. |
| 128 | ** And it's not just the teenagers either. Isumi's mom is just as moe as her daughter, and Nagi's [[MissingMom late mother]] looked remarkably like Hayate. |
| 129 | ** Hayate even states (in a side story) that Izumi leads in this function. |
| 130 | * Little Heidi from ''[[Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]'', cheery, innocent and absolutely adorable. She's one of the reasons the series was [[PeripheryDemographic popular with boys]] back in the day. |
| 131 | ** This trait, though somewhat downplayed, is otherwise kept up in [[Creator/Studio100 Studio 100]]'s remake. |
| 132 | * Several characters from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Notable examples include Italy (especially [[CheerfulChild when a child]]), [[ShrinkingViolet Liechtenstein, Canada]], [[BrattyTeenageDaughter Taiwan]], [[{{Tsundere}} Vietnam]], [[{{Manchild}} Russia]], Norway, Iceland, and Latvia. ''Every'' major character has some of this appeal. It's the franchise best known for moe males. |
| 133 | ** Amongst the [[GenderFlip Nyotalia versions]], there is [[BadassAdorable Japan]], [[{{Meganekko}} England]], [[CuteAndPsycho Russia]], [[{{Kawaiiko}} China]] and [[ShrinkingViolet Canada]]. |
| 134 | * The titular Bocchi from ''Manga/HitoribocchiNoOOSeikatsu'' is incredibly [[ShrinkingViolet shy]] and endearing. |
| 135 | * From ''Manga/{{Hiyokoi}}'', the main character Hiyori Nishiyama is a positively TINY high school student (at 140 cm), shy, adorable and often described as reminiscent of a chick (as in baby bird). She probably rivals [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Mikuru Asahina]]. Unlike [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Chiyo Mihama]], she's as old as her fellow classmates. She also cries a lot and likes to hide in lockers when stressed, upset or cornered. |
| 136 | * Eru Chitanda and Mayaka Ibara from ''Anime/{{Hyouka}}''. |
| 137 | * Aiko from ''Manga/{{Is}}'' has shades of Moe. She's cute, adorable, a little helpless, sometimes goofy and more than once forgetful. |
| 138 | * Ika, the [[LittleBitBeastly squid girl]] protagonist of ''Manga/SquidGirl''. She's trying to invade the human world, but isn't taken seriously because she's just too darn ''cute'' (childlike, frequently ditzy, clumsy when tentacle-less, etc.) to really be an evil invader...right? Even when she actively attacks people, they usually just think she's goofing around. |
| 139 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': |
| 140 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'': Robert E. O. Speedwagon, while physically far, ''far'' different from the average Moe, is still considered one due to his devotion and support of [[TheHero Jonathan Joestar]], to the point he's often named Moewagon by the fandom. |
| 141 | ** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'': Narancia Ghirga, the smallest (but surprisingly, not the youngest) member of Passione who still acts like a kid despite being 17, doing things like chasing frogs with Mista and being bad at math. Although he's far from helpless and has a powerful Stand [[spoiler:and ends up killing no less than four people by the end of Part 5, with even the BigBad nearly succumbing to his Stand]], he's just so wide-eyed and innocent and loves his friends so much that he would die for them. And his past is ''so very, very'' tragic. |
| 142 | * ''Anime/{{K}}'' seems to be on a mission to give us [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys every type]] of {{Bishonen}} that fans could possibly have a taste for, but ''moe'' is one of the ones they pull of ''spectacularly''. |
| 143 | ** Shiro - wide-eyed, mischievous, a bit scatterbrained, and ''so precious''. Bonus points for his tragic backstory. And ParasolOfPrettiness. And that everyone seems to have an inexplicable desire to cook for him and protect him... |
| 144 | ** Misaki Yata manages to be this - [[GangBangers tough guy outside]], soft, fluffy inside; GenderBlenderName, looks like he's 13 even though he's 19/20... and the ''blushing''... |
| 145 | ** They're not bad with the girls, either - just look at Anna, the Red Clan's ElegantGothicLolita TokenMiniMoe. And then she [[spoiler: Awakens as the [[AChildShallLeadThem Red]] [[SheIsTheKing King]] and gains a [[PlayingWithFire lot of]] [[HotWings new powers]],]] but it just makes her even cuter. |
| 146 | * Manga/{{Kaiji}} often gets called moe or even a moeblob, as part of MemeticMutation. He is both male and not ''really'' moe, but the sheer amount of [[TheWoobie woobieness]] makes him look moe in the eyes of fans. |
| 147 | ** In fact due to the complete lack of female characters and most of the male characters are more on the manly side. The show is about as un-moe as you can get. |
| 148 | * Quite possibly all of the female characters in ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' are arguably Moe. They all seem to have one quirk or another that just makes them adorable in their own way. |
| 149 | * Hazumu of ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' is a strong example, being prone to bouts of tears. Almost a male example, as we see flashbacks of his childhood, before he became a she. (Gender-swapped by aliens. No, seriously.) |
| 150 | * Sawako Kuronuma from ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'' is definitely this from the audience's perspective. She's incredibly shy and innocent, and a bit of a ditz. |
| 151 | * The titular Komi Shouko from ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate''. Her in-world beauty aside, her portrayal as a doe-eyed mouthless chibi with TaremeEyes makes her look extra huggable. When her social anxiety acts up and she freezes in place, one just wants to give her a comforting hug. When she plucks up the courage to speak, one wants to give her headpats in congratulation. And WhenSheSmiles, one wants to keel over from diabetes. |
| 152 | * Mio Akiyama from ''Manga/KOn''. There's a reason why she's the most popular character, although [[InSeriesNickname Azu-nyan]] and Yui aren't far behind. |
| 153 | %%** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP-3YaGuv6A MOE MOE KYUN~!]] |
| 154 | ** Ui's Christmas flashback is a prime example of moe. Along with her sister, they can turn this trope up to eleven on occasions. |
| 155 | ** And there's the fact that Azusa won Saimoe 2010. |
| 156 | ** For every character in ''K-On!'' essentially; they are so full of Moe their eyes are an adorable shade of pink. There isn't even any male recurring characters for crying out loud. The entire show is based on its Moe value. |
| 157 | * Moe Sagisawa of the little-known (to Westerners) anime ''[[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1304 Kyoryu Wakusei]]'' is a possibility for the TropeNamer. As in the case of Hotaru Tomoe, her name and year of the anime's debut coincide perfectly with the earliest uses of the term. |
| 158 | * Then there's ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', where not only are most of the girls very moe (especially [[TokenMiniMoe Kud]], [[CuteClumsyGirl Komari]], [[{{Tsundere}} Rin]], and [[ReiAyanamiExpy Mio]]), the ''protagonist himself'' has a particularly girly, young-looking face, a kind personality, and an illness that causes him to [[SleepyHead fall asleep often]]. The other girls even outright use the term 'moe' for him in one scene in which he is DraggedIntoDrag and [[WeaknessTurnsHerOn cooed over by them]]. |
| 159 | * ''Manga/LoveHina'' |
| 160 | ** Shinobu. Her regular {{Luminescent Blush}}es and embarrassed stutterings (and that adorable squeal) are enough to melt the coldest of hearts. |
| 161 | ** Mutsumi is a [[CuteClumsyGirl Cute Clumsy]] NiceGirl who is [[CloudCuckoolander a bit spacey]] in an endearing way, along with her DelicateAndSickly and IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy traits on top of this giving her [[TheWoobie some woobie points]]. (Not that this interferes with [[PluckyGirl her upbeat attitude]].) She is also very cute in terms of physical attractiveness too. |
| 162 | * ''Manga/LuckyStar'' is well known for its moe appeal, and the trope itself is frequently lampshaded and discussed InUniverse: |
| 163 | ** When Miyuki talks about how absentminded and [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsy]] she is, Konata tells her that "these are not faults, but elements of ''moe''". And then deconstructs the {{dojikko}} elements by dismissing them as something cute in anime, but annoying in real life. |
| 164 | ** [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Tsukasa]] also certainly qualifies as an {{Adorkable}} example of this. It also doesn't hurt that she is arguably the show's biggest [[TheWoobie Woobie]]. She also made it to the quarterfinals during the 2007 Saimoe Tournament and was also the runner-up of the 2008 Saimoe Tournament. |
| 165 | ** Yutaka as well, due to being a small, innocent DelicateAndSickly girl. Especially in the dub -- her voice actress is Creator/HyndenWalch, voice of [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Starfire]] and young [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Nia]]. The back of DVD volume 4, supposedly Minoru Shirashi's[[labelnote:*]]the character, not [[Creator/MinoruShiraishi his voice actor]][[/labelnote]] thoughts, has this to say: |
| 166 | -->She doesn't attend school too often, she's a bit frail that way but I think that's what I like about her. I just get this feeling like I must protect her! She's so moé! |
| 167 | ** Speaking of [[ButtMonkey Minoru]], he probably counts as well. |
| 168 | ** To set the record straight, both Miyuki and Yutaka were outright called "walking moe points" by Konata. And, what's more, the manga called themselves moe-{{yonkoma}}-- the genre of yonkoma that started with ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', and hence maybe should be listed below with Manga/HidamariSketch etc... |
| 169 | ** Kagami's {{Tsundere}} behavior (especially when she shows her more vulnerable side) has her frequently fall into this. Naturally, Konata lampshades it, much to Kagami's anger. She was even the winner of the 2008 Saimoe Tournament. |
| 170 | * Ranka from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. She once [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome stopped an uprising]] by airdropping onto the battlefield and ''[[GlamorousWartimeSinger singing]]''. The fighting Zentradi '''stopped dead'''. |
| 171 | ** Arguably a deconstruction where, despite her ''moé'' points (or because of them), she royally screws up in the last few episodes. |
| 172 | * MagicalGirlWarrior shows aimed at an older male audience, such as ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''. |
| 173 | ** Nanoha herself became even cuter by having a cute partner, one major reason for the strong Nano/Fate fandom despite its [[ShipTease occasional vagueness]]. When Nanoha is older, the addition of Vivio lets her show off her big sister''/''[[ActionMom motherly]] traits. |
| 174 | *** Nanoha was the 2005 Anime Saimoe Tournament winner, and Fate was the runner-up of the 2006 tournament, only to lose to [[Manga/RozenMaiden Suiseiseki]]. |
| 175 | ** And don't get me started on Nanoha and Fate's adorable adopted daughter, Vivio, who exists primarily to [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments tug at the heartstrings]]. |
| 176 | ** To say nothing of Hayate when she was a little girl... |
| 177 | ** Caro is an adorable 10 year old girl with a sad past, a cute relationship with her partner, and after 4 years she still doesn't grow more than a few centimeters at the most. Her first action in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' is to trip and fall on an escalator for god's sake. |
| 178 | ** Lindy Harlaown from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' |
| 179 | * ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'' |
| 180 | ** [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Aladdin]] is a male example. While he can be a DirtyKid at times, he's cheerful, naive and very cute, as well as a BadassAdorable [[ChildMage Mage]] |
| 181 | ** Morgiana as well. Her FanNickname Moegiana is enough evidence. |
| 182 | ** [[ShrinkingViolet Kougyoku's]] {{Tsundere}} behavior makes her very lovable. |
| 183 | * Momo from ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion''. It's as if her character exists almost solely to exude her childlike charm and provide cute moments for the story. |
| 184 | * Ruri from ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' may also be a prototype as a young EmotionlessGirl and DeadpanSnarker. she's ''definitely'' a ReiAyanamiExpy, so that lends a lot or credence. |
| 185 | * ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' has many very huggable characters, but the young dragon girl, Kanna Kamui takes it up to eleven by being a cute childlike sleepyhead that many characters InUniverse find absolutely adorable. |
| 186 | * ''Manga/MobPsycho100'' has the titular Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama. He is a little unconventional than most examples on this list given his show's rather crude artstyle, both for the manga ([[StylisticSuck especially the manga]]) and the anime. While his design can be considered cute for his series' standards (and the anime did crank up his moeness significantly. Both in appearance and mannerisms.) what truly made him endearing is his kindness, humility, innocence, and earnestness to get better as a person while also probably being the [[BadassAdorable world's strongest esper]]. |
| 187 | ** For side characters, the show also has Mukai, the TokenMiniMoe of Scars. A [[GenkiGirl genki]] little girl with the ability to telekinetically control puppets. |
| 188 | * ''Manga/MonsterMusume'' has [[{{Cyclops}} Manako]], the FriendlySniper. Whereas most of the cast is played for fanservice, her screentime mostly revolves around her social anxiety and shyness. |
| 189 | * Harpy from ''Manga/MouJouDeOyasumi'', who wants to experience human culture and tries to be friends with [[ComedicSociopathy the princess]]. |
| 190 | * In ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'', a horrific episode of men crossdressing as schoolgirls and {{catgirl}}s and trying to play off moe stereotypes culminates in San suddenly wearing cat ears -- something everyone agrees is ''incredibly'' moe (before [[MegatonPunch being sent flying]]). |
| 191 | * Despite being a shonen manga, ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is filled to the brim with cute, lovable characters. |
| 192 | ** Izuku "Deku" Midoriya, a rare example of a shonen protagonist fitting this trope, is a cute, wide-eyed young boy who wants to be a hero more than anything, has been bullied his entire life for not having a Quirk, has cripplingly low self-esteem, and cries all the time, traits that make the viewing audience want to pick him up and squeeze him like a teddy bear. And, if possible, he's even ''cuter'' as a tiny toddler in an All Might onesie. |
| 193 | ** Ochako Uraraka, a cheery, bubbly, pink-cheeked girl determined to become a hero so she can make life easier for her parents. She and Izuku form a sweet MoeCouplet. |
| 194 | ** Tsuyu Asui, a frog-themed heroine and the cutest of CuteMonsterGirl[=s=]. Despite her stoic demeanor, her rare smiles are absolutely precious. And when she cries, no one can resist the urge to give her a hug. |
| 195 | ** Momo Yaoyorozu, a spoiled and sweet ''ojou-chan'' who gets all happy and bouncy when excited to spend time with her friends. Sure, she can take care of herself, but the reveal of her self-esteem issues doesn't hurt. Watch what happens when her classmates beg her to help them study (because she has the best grades in the class) and she gets excited about them coming over to her house, talking about having her mother open up the hall and asking what kind of tea they like: |
| 196 | --->'''Everyone, thinking:''' ''(with LoveBubbles and dazed smiles)'' It's like she casually slapped me with the huge difference in how we were born...but her bounciness is so cute that I don't care! |
| 197 | ** Eri, an adorable 6-year-old, girl Izuku rescued during the Internship Arc. Her preciousness has earned her more fans as she found happiness during the School Festival Arc. |
| 198 | * ''Anime/MyHime'' skewered the concept in a PostEpisodeTrailer (where a lot of things did indeed "burn") as well as foreshadowing the show's darker themes much later. |
| 199 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Hinata Hyuga is a cute ShrinkingViolet and the resident NiceGirl in the franchise, and she invokes the desire to protect both in the work and for audiences, despite her LadyOfWar and SilkHidingSteel tendencies. |
| 200 | * ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': |
| 201 | ** Setsuna is an interesting case, as her friendship with Konoka was essentially a mechanism to show off her moe traits, until it was emphasized into a romantic feeling. |
| 202 | ** The manga series itself is notable. Class 3-1 and their Magic World friends represent most of the moe traits with widespread popularity; the strongest evidence being early notes for the series released as promotional material containing a chart with over 50 traits he thought would be interesting (with each girl seemingly getting about two or three). RobotGirl, CuteMute, {{Tsundere}}, ElegantGothicLolita, twin girls, CuteWitch, tomboy, ShrinkingViolet bookworm... with Akamatsu-san's frequent Naughty Tentacles, [[PantyShot pantsu]] and ClothingDamage situations. |
| 203 | ** You can't have a page on {{Moe}} in anime and manga without mentioning [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Negi]]. |
| 204 | ** Even the current BigBad and his minions have Moe elements. [[spoiler:''especially'' [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody Shiori]], whose [[LuminescentBlush face]] on the last page of chapter 283 is perhaps one of the most Moe things yet seen in the manga.]] |
| 205 | ** The concept is invoked when the normally {{Tsundere}} Chisame ends up entering a cosplay contest during the festival. She gets overcome with stage fright and has a minor breakdown on stage... only to end up winning because of this trope. |
| 206 | * ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': |
| 207 | ** One of the [[UrExample ur-prototypes]] for the modern type is widely agreed to be Rei Ayanami; exotically beautiful, physically and emotionally vulnerable (even if it [[SugarAndIcePersonality isn't obvious at first]]), in utterly pitiable circumstances once you [[MysteriousPast discover them]], [[TheStoic coolly]] [[TheSpock logical]] where others are uncertain... and, well, occasionally shown bandaged up. An absolutely staggering amount of what constitutes the modern trope has its origins in Rei, which is particularly hilarious when you consider that the creator was trying to make Rei ''[[CreepyChild disturbing]]''. [[UnbuiltTrope Talk about]] [[MisaimedFandom a miss]]. |
| 208 | ** Shinji Ikari could be considered a rare (and early) example of a male moe character, as he hits all the basic traits - he's cute & vulnerable, cries often, and gets into situations where you want to give him a hug, the basic building blocks of moe. |
| 209 | ** Maya. The way she cringes at even the slightest bit of violence (though technically more of a {{Woobie}} trait...) makes her quite Moe. |
| 210 | ** Then there is Misato who is so [[BrokenBird tough on the outside yet tender in her heart]], male fans will feel an irresistible urge to do her laundry, cook for her and hand out hugs on demand. |
| 211 | * Kirika from ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' is very moe. She may be a cold-blooded killer, but you still want to hug her. |
| 212 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'': |
| 213 | ** After over 600 chapters, the incredibly moe Princess Shirahoshi appeared. She's a [[spoiler:[[{{Hikikomori}} socially]] [[ShrinkingViolet awkward]], well-endowed, ProneToTears [[TheIngenue ingenue]] mermaid who, despite or perhaps because of the fact that she's [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever possibly of comparable size to their ship]], is just so darn cute! It helps that in the very first panel where her face is seen, [[BeautifulTears she is crying]].]] |
| 214 | ** Nami was this during the Arlong arc which served as an important part of her CharacterDevelopment same with Robin during the Water 7 arc and this is both as adults in the present and children in the flashbacks. Obviously afterwards this takes a backseat to [[ActionGirl the action]]. |
| 215 | ** During the [[spoiler:Punk Hazard Arc, we have Mocha, quite possibly the sweetest, most adorable little... er, [[CuteGiant big]] girl in the series thus far. After finding out how dangerous the "[[FantasticDrug candies]]" [[ArcVillain Caesar Clown]] were feeding her and the other children, she ''overdosed on the remaining batch to [[HeroicSacrifice prevent her friends from eating them]]'' when they were going through withdrawal. This caused the poor girl to reel over in pain and '''cough up blood'''! [[TearJerker It's a hard scene to watch]]. Thankfully, Mocha survives, but seeing a kid this young having to make such a lethal decision will definitely invoke this trope on nearly anyone and she]] was already ''very'' Moe to begin with. |
| 216 | ** There's also Princess Mansherry from the Dressrosa arc and Toma from the Wano arc. |
| 217 | * Ichigo of the Nico Nico Douga ONA series ''On-tama!'' never fails to have certain characters become extremely infatuated with her because of this. |
| 218 | * One of the major themes parodied in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', where the Host Club members each cultivate an exaggerated trait/fetish for their female guests, and their [[DropInCharacter self-elected consultant]] Renge frequently [[MetaGuy monologues]] her opinion of what is ''moe'' to girls. More satirically, Club President Tamaki views his feelings towards Haruhi as ''moe'' (protective and fatherly) even though his classmates realize it's his thick-headed way of dealing with actually being attracted to her despite her not being impressed by him. |
| 219 | ** Haruhi as a whole could be seen as Moe. Despite her general [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], and [[SnarkKnight apathetic]] nature, she has moe traits. Tamaki, Hikaru, and Kaoru never fail to point out how [[HollywoodHomely 'plain' and 'dull']] she is, treating it as more of an endearing quality rather than an insult. The boys also love to dress her up in all sorts of outfits (granted, most are unisex or male--and Haruhi's not enthusiastic about it). She has few weaknesses, with the exception of a FearOfThunder, and is painfully ObliviousToLove. Read chapters 57 and 58 for an unusually Moe Haruhi (she goes back to her normal self a chapter or so later). |
| 220 | ** [[TokenMiniMoe Haninozuka Mitsukuni]] is definitely moe. Although he's 18 at the beginning of the series, he is child-sized and still takes afternoon naps, adores sweets, and carries around his precious bunny. Honey could also fit under BadassAdorable, considering he is more than capable of [[IKnowKarate taking care of himself]]. |
| 221 | %%** Also Kirimi NEKOZAWA is very moe. |
| 222 | %%* Melfina of ''Manga/OutlawStar''. |
| 223 | * Young Gilbert in ''Manga/PandoraHearts'', but the (cheerfully sadistic) people around him like to create situations that make him even more moe. This is taken to [[http://notcliche.com/siriru/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Gilbert.png extremes]] in the first DVD omake. |
| 224 | * Played straight, but taken to goofy extremes, in ''Manga/PenguinMusume Heart'', where Sakura goes into {{fangirl}} rage over one of her classmates who manages to hit every ''moe'' category short of having animal ears. |
| 225 | * Despite anyone watching the show probably not having a problem with an older lead female, Mizuho's age in ''Anime/PleaseTeacher'' is discretely never mentioned. Adding to the problem is that the plot treats her position as Kei's teacher as being the illicit detail, and not apparently an age gap. She seems to inhabit a magical twenties-something spot that is also somehow young enough to give her a little sister and a first kiss during the show's run. Mizuho's mother is no help, as she REALLY has no problem with Kei being younger... |
| 226 | ** Mizuho is listed as 23 years old on several sites, making her five or eight years older than Kei, depending on whether you use Kei's mental or physical age. |
| 227 | * AdorablyPrecociousChild Shin in ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' is the youngest member of the Leafe Knights. He had to run from a brigade of school girls. |
| 228 | * Yellow-themed Anime/PrettyCure since Urara/Cure Lemonade of ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' tends to fit into this trope in some way. Of special note is Yayoi/Cure Peace of ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'': you know you're the popular one of the bunch when your first Toys/SHFiguarts figurine is of you and not the Pink-themed leader. And you follow that up with three Figuarts ZERO figures. |
| 229 | * [[BaseBreakingCharacter Assuming you don't hate her guts]], [[Anime/ProjectAKo C-ko]] could be considered moe before the term even existed. |
| 230 | * ''Manga/PsychicSquad'': [[DirtyOldMan Kaoru]] loves to see how much ''moe'' she can squeeze out of the other girls (''she's'' the one who insisted on pleated skirts for their uniforms), especially when she sees that one of her school friends is not only ''moe'', but ''{{dojikko}}'' as well. Two other [[DefeatMeansFriendship characters]] love ''moe'' anime too, but these {{Otaku}} are looked upon as weirdos. |
| 231 | ** However, the series' crown prince of moe is none other than The Children's handler, Minamoto. It's the [[{{Meganekko}} glasses]]...and making the girls eat their vegetables. |
| 232 | * In ''Anime/PsychoPass'''s FalseUtopia world of 2114 Japan, law enforcement and enforcers have all become hardened, by-the-book crime-fighters and executioners. And then there's Akane Tsunemori. The wide-eyed, optimistic, innocent and NaiveNewcomer (before [[TookALevelInBadass taking a level in badass]]) manages to continue "D'aaaaaaw"-ing the hearts of fans everywhere, even when she's busy disintegrating people into piles of bloody sludge. |
| 233 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Madoka Kaname is a very good example. [[RoseHairedSweetie Pink hair]] that she wears in GirlishPigtails? Check. [[BigEyesLittleEyes Big]] [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow pink]] TaremeEyes? Check. [[FrillsOfJustice Cute frilly outfit]] [[PinkMeansFeminine with lots of pink]]? Check. One of the [[NiceGuy kindest]], [[AllLovingHero sweetest]], [[MessianicArchetype most selfless]] people you have ever met? Check. Often a subject of BreakTheCutie? [[TheWoobie Double check]]. And seeing her cry is [[TearJerker really heartbreaking]], too. She didn't win the 2013 Saimoe competition for nothing. |
| 234 | ** Episode 10 reveals that [[ShellShockedVeteran Homura]] [[spoiler: was a [[ShrinkingViolet shy]], [[{{Meganekko}} bespectacled]] DelicateAndSickly girl with braided hair before she suffered a round of [[BreakTheCutie cutie-breaking]] caused by a GroundhogDayLoop to save her OnlyFriend, Madoka]]. As a result, her [[spoiler:previous self]] is often given the FanNickname "Moemura". |
| 235 | ** Between her large breasts, being a CoolBigSis, and [[spoiler:her CruelAndUnusualDeath]], Mami also qualifies. She also won the 2011 Anime Saimoe Tournament. There's a reason why her last name is To''moe''... |
| 236 | * ''Manga/Reborn2004'': |
| 237 | ** Tsuna, after the ArtEvolution. |
| 238 | ** Chrome Dokuro has always been Moe. |
| 239 | * Going by the [[YearZero series timeline]], [[NerdsAreSexy glasses-wearing nerd Yomiko Readman]] should be about thirty years old during ''[[Anime/ReadOrDie R.O.D. the TV]]''. But unlike Nenene, Yomiko looks exactly the same as she did in early stories. |
| 240 | ** ''Anime/RODTheTV'''s Maggie Mui is an interesting example. Appearance-wise, she's [[{{Bifauxnen}} tall and boyish, with a somewhat flat and masculine-sounding voice.]] But on the other hand, she has a very moe personality; shy, [[TheQuietOne quiet]], and enjoys sitting in small spaces. The clash between her personality and appearance makes her adorably awkward. |
| 241 | * Aka Onda of the short-lived animated adaptaion of ''Rec'' is an over 18 example. |
| 242 | * The [[MeaningfulName appropriately named]] Moe Katsuragi in ''Manga/RiskySafety''. |
| 243 | * Almost all of the main female characters in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' have shades of this from time to time, and believe it or not, [[DefrostingIceQueen Inner]] [[BadassAdorable Moka]] is probably at the top of the {{moe}} totem pole, at least in recent chapters. Still, the rest of the cast all have their moments. |
| 244 | ** Fong-Fong is a male example. |
| 245 | * Suiseiseki from ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' was the 2006 Saimoe winner |
| 246 | ** By virtue of being her twin, Souseiseki qualifies as well, albeit in a different way. She was also the runner-up in the 2005 Saimoe Tournament, only to be beaten by [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha Takamachi]]. |
| 247 | * Sailors [[DelicateAndSickly Saturn]] and [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Mercury]] in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' are [[UrExample prototype cases]] - in fact, there's a [[EpilepticTrees theory]] that the term Moe was originally derived from Saturn's civilian name, To'''moe''' Hotaru (written as 土萌; even the relevant kanji is the same.) Researchers such as Patrick W. Galbraith and Tamaki Saitō have found that "moe" was first used in 2channel in the 1990s, discussing female characters who were "hybrids of the {{lolicon|AndShotacon}} and bishoujo (beautiful girl) genres". As this describes exactly Hotaru Tomoe, and coincides with Hotaru Tomoe's height of popularity in 2channel, there is likeliness in the theory that ''Sailor Moon'' is the TropeNamer. |
| 248 | ** To take away from Hotaru's cuteness is the fact that she has the same last name as an 11th century female war hero who could probably kick UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi's ass if she wanted to. |
| 249 | ** Chibi-Usa would jump between {{Moe}} and BrattyHalfPint during ''Anime/SailorMoon R''. |
| 250 | * Kyrie from ''VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction'' is another male example. He can qualify in both of the manga and game version, but the Moe trait is especially apparent in the anime version. |
| 251 | * ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': |
| 252 | ** Fitting the DysfunctionJunction of the series, Kiri Komori is very moe, and one of the friendliest, most well-adjusted characters of the series, despite being an extreme agoraphobic. |
| 253 | ** Maria, who is moe even to the characters in the show. See the quote above. |
| 254 | * Most of the female charaters in ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' are moe. |
| 255 | * ''Franchise/SDGundam'' features many characters and mechs from the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise, now SuperDeformed and put into generally more lighthearted scenarios, like a parody of the Sengoku period, a parody of medieval fantasy, a parody of American Action Movies, etc. However, [[CerebusSyndrome it's not always cutesy.]] |
| 256 | * Marian, from ''Anime/SeiJuushiBismarck''...until it was {{Macekre}}d into ''Anime/SaberRiderAndTheStarSheriffs''. |
| 257 | * If you don't find the eponymous character from ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' to be {{creepy|Child}} she can be very ''very'' {{Moe}}. |
| 258 | * One episode of ''Manga/SgtFrog'' features a one-shot character rife with disjointed moe characteristics: a cute, pale, spacey, soft-spoken, transfer student prone to bad luck who's interested in the occult. When Fuyuki takes a shine to her, his [[ClingyJealousGirl secret admirer]] [[{{Yandere}} Momoka]] outright describes her as a "retarded moe character." |
| 259 | * ''Anime/ShamanKing'' has quite a few cute characters, most of them male. Yoh, Manta, Lyserg, take your pick. (Heck, ''Chocolove'' could be this, if you get past how... different he is in terms of appearance.) |
| 260 | * Amelia from ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' seems to be another somewhat-prototype for the trope (having been around since [[MemeticMutation before the trope]] [[UnbuiltTrope was really identified at large]]). Although much ('''''[[GenkiGirl much]]''''') more go-getting, positive, and active than most modern characters who fall under the banner, she ''is'' the youngest of the four cast members, is very [[LoveFreak naive]], possesses a rather impressive chest for her supposed age (14 in the first season!), comes from a fairly chaste background and religious city-state, and is often used as a punching bag by the villains to [[KickTheDog show how evil they are]], which seems intended to produce an extremely sympathetic and protective feeling from the audience. It doesn't seem a coincidence that a larger number of shows like this began airing in the years following ''Slayers'' going off the air. |
| 261 | ** Which makes it kind of weird that if you watch ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' now, Amelia [[UnbuiltTrope could easily qualify as a parody or subversion of the trope]], as the very qualities that make her {{Moe}} are also exaggerated to such degrees that they're actually a little unnerving, and her naivete has sometimes put her in genuinely dangerous situations. |
| 262 | ** There's also episode 15 of ''Slayers TRY'', where Lina is transported to an ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''-esque bizarro-world, complete with costume. She's absolutely '''adorable'''. |
| 263 | * ''Manga/SorcererHunters'': Lila in the first episode of the anime. She's a pre-teen girl with a PrecociousCrush on the episode's villain, who exploits her for his own nefarious schemes. |
| 264 | * ''Manga/SoulEater'': |
| 265 | ** Crona. Cute, huggable, emotionally vulnerable and a ''massive'' [[TheWoobie woobie]]. [[spoiler:[[SanitySlippage Substantially less so]] in the manga as the later part of the plot progresses.]] |
| 266 | ** [[OneOfTheKids Marie]] is older than most examples, but she's quite cute herself. |
| 267 | ** And on the villainous side, Eruka Frog. Her scared squeals and faces, her fidgety demeanor and her incredible adoration for frogs make her pretty cute. |
| 268 | * ''Manga/SpyXFamily'': |
| 269 | ** With her wide eyes and adorably innocent demeanor, it's no wonder why many fans consider Anya absolutely precious. |
| 270 | ** Yor too, particularly Creator/SaoriHayami's performance, which depicts her as a cuddly womanchild and sweetheart who just ''happens'' to be a walking slaughterhouse. Meanwhile, in the English dub, Creator/NatalieVanSistine depicts her with a mature contralto instead, making her come across as more dignified, yet also [[TheComicallySerious comically serious]] due to her inability to read and enact normal social cues. |
| 271 | * ''Anime/StrikeWitches'': Little girls with magical abilities that fly around in magic-powered boots to fight extradimensional evil. They grow animal ears and a tail when they use magic. The girls from Fuso (Japan) wear one-piece school bathing suits all the time, some others wear just a jacket and lowleg pantsu. |
| 272 | * ''Manga/SweetnessAndLightning'' has Tsumugi, an absolutely adorable little girl who goes through so many BreakTheCutie moments that you just want to hug her. It's obvious why thanks to WebVideo/{{Gigguk}}, she spawned the "I will protect this smile" meme. |
| 273 | * It's a little surprising that [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Sasami]] of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' and ''Anime/PrettySammy'' isn't considered a prototype case. |
| 274 | * Nia Teppelin from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is very, very ''moe''. Actually well used, as she counterweights Yoko's {{Stripperiffic}}ness and Simon's {{Hot Blood|ed}}. |
| 275 | ** It doesn't hurt that she seems to be ''completely fearless''. See her interactions with Kittan and Adiane in her first two episodes. |
| 276 | ** Disturbingly: [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain Viral]]. Sure he's MrFanservice, and sympathetic, but that only really applies after the timeskip [[spoiler: (particularly after the LotusEaterMachine)]]. Before that he was treated as moe by the EstrogenBrigade because of his VillainDecay. Why fangirls, why? |
| 277 | *** I chalk it up to the scene where he was beat up by Adiane. Not only was he bandaged in a similar style like Rei Ayanami, but he looked very young and vulnerable there. |
| 278 | ** The ''[[HighschoolAU Guren Gakuenhen]]'' manga parodies the concept when Kamina gets a little confused as to what "Moe" is supposed to convey. |
| 279 | *** Probably a pun on "moeru" which could either refer to 萌える ("blooming," and the word that "moe" comes from) or 燃える ("burning"). |
| 280 | ** Prior to the timeskip, Simon is also pretty damn moe. |
| 281 | *** Simon can manage moe after the timeskip at times, too. |
| 282 | ** The robe-clad Yoko is ridiculously adorable. |
| 283 | ** Kittan of all people tends to be portrayed as moe in fan works (though that's usually only under [[{{Ukefication}} certain]] [[{{OOC}} circumstances]]). |
| 284 | ** Parallel Works: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4cxco11NaI&feature=relmfu Kiyal's Magical Time]], it is neigh impossible to not go crazy from the sheer amount of moe within those four minutes. |
| 285 | * Sakuno Ryuzaki and Tomoka Osakada from ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''. |
| 286 | * Despite being fully grown and decidedly masculine looking men, one of whom is actually in his 30's and has a daughter, Kotetsu T. Kaburagi and Keith Goodman from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' are considered very moe -- mostly because they are [[{{Adorkable}} complete dorks]]. |
| 287 | * Retasu from ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' possesses [[{{Meganekko}} a few traits]] that could make her this. |
| 288 | * In ''Manga/ToLoveRu'', minus that lousy scumbag of a principal and Saruyama, everyone else in the cast... Rito/Riko included. |
| 289 | * ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' gives us Vash the Stampede, the "Pacifist with a Gun" who, despite his reputation, [[{{Adorkable}} is a goof-ball]] and a surprisingly vulnerable guy. Some of his {{Face Fault}}s are particularly adorable, and that little mol] by his eye probably helps. |
| 290 | * Used with utmost hilarity and blatancy in ''Ultimate Girls'', where the trope itself figures in the plot and is the source of the heroines' power needed to destroy the Monster Of The Day. It works so well with the cute and shy protagonist Silk, so much that she '''absolutely positively does not want the job!''' |
| 291 | * Another Osamu Tezuka creation is Unico the Baby Unicorn from the [[Manga/{{Unico}} manga series of the same name]]. He's an [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter extremely adorable unicorn]] who just wants to make friends. Unico is very friendly but also very curious and doesn't like being lonely. His timid and shy nature is more empahtized in animated media (notably ''Anime/UnicoBlackCloudAndWhiteFeather'', ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'', and ''Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic'') |
| 292 | ** Another character from the same series is [[CuteKitten Chao/Katy/Chloe the Cat]], a cute kitten that wishes to become a human after getting abandoned by her owner. Her character design shares a similar dose of cuteness due to her cat form depicted with beady eyes, a pretty bow, and her black fur resembling hair. |
| 293 | ** Marusu (known as [[DubNameChange "Sphinx's Daughter"]] in the English Dub of the sequel film) is an adorable young sphinx who helps out Unico and Cheri after Kuruku had turned almost everybody into puppets. While [[HairTriggerTemper he/she has a short-temper alongside]] being [[LittleMissSnarker snarky around Unico]]. He/She's very sweet when it comes to cheering up Unico with his fear over Cheri no longer being his friend. |
| 294 | * Lum from ''Anime/UruseiYatsura'' is a very early example of moe, like in the first episode when she's crying because she's in love with a jerk who doesn't love her back. |
| 295 | * ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}'': |
| 296 | ** Aruruw; once she gets to know you, she can actually be rather manipulative. |
| 297 | ** That clumsy angel Kamyu. |
| 298 | * ''Manga/{{Wagnaria}}'': |
| 299 | ** Popura Taneshima manages to hire a new coworker simply by being adorable. |
| 300 | --->'''Takanashi:''' That ID and uniform... She's a senior at my high school? And she looks like a 12-year-old and acts this cute? Is this even possible?\ |
| 301 | '''Taneshima:''' [-*ackshoo*-]\ |
| 302 | '''Takanashi:''' ''It is!'' |
| 303 | ** [[NiceGirl Yachiyo]] and [[{{Manchild}} Izumi]] are this as well. Both are very adorable not in spite of their quirks, but ''because'' of them. |
| 304 | * Subverted in ''Literature/WelcomeToTheNHK'' by creating a character that combines as many moe aspects as possible, with [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NHK_Moe_Manga.png creepy results]] (though the [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/NHK_Moe_Anime.jpg anime version]] scales it back enough to actually ''be'' moe, though the girl still looks like she’s suffered severe brain damage). |
| 305 | ** The novel version is WORSE. Visualizing it is impossible, however, as the traits contradict! |
| 306 | ** Specifically, she is a childhood friend who is a DelicateAndSickly {{Meido}} robot, an apparition, alien, and a [[{{Youkai}} Kitsune]]. |
| 307 | ** The protagonist Satou would qualify as moe if he wasn't a creepy nerd in his twenties. |
| 308 | *** And Misaki qualifies as fairly moe, too, once her past is revealed. |
| 309 | *** Kaoru Yamazaki ([[NightmareFuelStationAttendant despite being responsible for the image above]]) is not only an Otaku specializing in this ,but he has some Moe traits of his own such as being a {{Keet}} and JerkassWoobie courtesy of his FreudianExcuse for his misogyny towards [[PerverseSexualLust 3D women]]. Since this is still NHK, there is a tragic side since people think of him as a creep for being a pedophile. |
| 310 | * Rihoko in ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' anime is so adorable in the scene where she hugs the table stand when a fat barmaid tries to kick her out. |
| 311 | * Hikaru Azuma from ''Manga/WithTheLight'' definitely has his own way of being cute, even his younger sister, Kanon.FF |
| 312 | * Toboe of ''Anime/WolfsRain''. Let's see: adorable, shy, clumsy, quirky, instills the need to hug? Yep, all of the above. |
| 313 | * Every single girl in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' has a {{moe}} moment at some point (even [[AttractiveBentGender girl Keima]] pulls it off. The most promiment ones are Elsie ([[Really700YearsOld 300-year-old]] who looks like 14 and acts like 7), Tenri, and [[ShrinkingViolet Shiori, the librarian]]. |
| 314 | * Yuko, from ''Manga/XxxHolic'', has a small monologue on moe in [[ExpandedUniverse the book xxxHOLiC: Anotherholic]]: |
| 315 | -->If someone has flaws or defects, but that is exactly what draws you to them, people call it moe. It's different from 'like,' where you're drawn to their good points, their strengths. 'Like' doesn't care for defects or flaws. Moe is the opposite of 'like' or 'dislike'..... |
| 316 | * Shun Matsuoka from ''Manga/YouAndMe''. There are plenty of blogs online that talk about how cute he is, and he's been called cute in the series itself. It helps that he is more [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide girly]] than most actual girls. |
| 317 | * Played half-seriously, half for laughs in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''. In her first appearance, Rei/Blair is a 12-year-old girl who not only fills in the moe charm after being "uncovered" (she had pulled a SweetPollyOliver first), but has in her first deck a ''card'' named "Maiden In Love", whose monster form is the one of a ''very'' moe girl who [[HeadTurningBeauty uses her charm]] to [[WoundedGazelleGambit gain the favor of other monsters and have them fall in love with her]]... as long as they're males. The moment Judai/Jaden summons a ''female'' monster, she snaps the "guys" out of it. |
| 318 | ** The Maiden in Love's effect only activated when she was attacked] Presumably, had Judai attacked with Burstinatrix rather than playing Burst Return and Polymerization, she'd have fallen for the Moe, too. |
| 319 | ** She also fits the mold when she returns in season 3, particularly [[spoiler: once hospitalized]]. |
| 320 | * Yugi Muto, the main protagonist of ''Manga/YuGiOh''; he's {{Adorkable}}, a PerkyGoth, a NiceGuy and a TinySchoolboy! What about that ''doesn't'' scream "Moe"?! ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' even jokes about Yugi being mistaken for a baby panda because of how cute he is. |
| 321 | * Can a HumongousMecha be {{Moe}}? Well, if the mecha in question is Dolores from ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders: Dolores, i'', then yes. |
| 322 | * Cute characters such as Bridget (''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''), Mizuho (''VisualNovel/OtobokuMaidensAreFallingForMe''), and Jun Watarase (''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}'') are often considered moe. The fact they are all [[WholesomeCrossdresser guys]] is incidental. |
| 323 | * Any work (and I mean ''any'' work) done by Koge Donbo. Her series are made of sheer {{Moe}}. Anime/DiGiCharat, ''Manga/PitaTen'', Manga/KamichamaKarin... yeah. |
| 324 | * ''Manga/MidoriNoMakibao'': For a work set in a world of {{Gonk}}, Makibao's mother is quite a beautiful racehorse to behold. |
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| 327 | [[folder:Works or series that fall under this trope]] |
| 328 | * ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}'' |
| 329 | * ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar''. The main characters are an 11-year-old human girl and a tiny fairy child who could just curl up in the palm of your hand. And each of their sets of best friends are pretty adorable, as well. |
| 330 | * ''Manga/AChannel'' |
| 331 | * ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' could be a prototype; it predates the rise of moe, but it follows the structure of many modern slice-of-life moe series with its almost entirely female cast of quirky characters and emphasis on their interactions and day-to-day lives, and is considered the TropeCodifier of [[SchoolgirlSeries such series]]. Unlike most moe series, the focus is more on humor than cuteness (the only character whose cuteness is really focused on in and out of universe is Chiyo) and the girl's personalities and quirks are PlayedForLaughs instead of {{Squee}}s. Special mention goes to [[CheerfulChild Chiyo]], [[HugeSchoolgirl Sakaki]], and Kaorin. |
| 332 | * ''Anime/{{Bananya}}''. |
| 333 | * ''Anime/BinchouTan'' is the MoeAnthropomorphism of various Japanese charcoals and, for some reason, aloe. Heartbreaking poverty and loneliness, mind-blowing cuteness, and incredible SceneryPorn ensue. On a cuteness scale of 1 to 5, it's a solid 11. |
| 334 | * ''Anime/BottleFairy''. |
| 335 | * ''VisualNovel/ABridgeToTheStarrySkies'' |
| 336 | * ''Manga/ChisSweetHome''. |
| 337 | * ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''. |
| 338 | * ''Manga/ChocottoSister''. |
| 339 | * ''Manga/ComicGirls'' |
| 340 | * Mentioned in ''Manga/CorpsePrincess'' - after Ouri falls ill, Keisei ills his room with posters and collectibles from the series ''[[ShowWithinAShow Moe Warrior Zenbunose Puchi-tto]]''. Ouri is rather less than pleased. |
| 341 | * ''Anime/DiGiCharat'' |
| 342 | * ''Anime/DogDays'' |
| 343 | * ''Anime/{{Endro}}'' |
| 344 | * ''Manga/GAGeijutsukaArtDesignClass'' |
| 345 | * ''Manga/GirlsLastTour'' two literal moeblobs in a nearly-dead post apocalypse world. |
| 346 | * ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' strikes a new high with *32* entirely different, all {{Moe}} characters on the school team! |
| 347 | * ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' is a shounen sports manga/anime about volleyball with its fair share of cute guys. The protagonist Hinata sticks out with his energetic and sunny personality (and youthful appearance due to his lack of height). |
| 348 | * ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}'' |
| 349 | * ''Manga/HanamaruKindergarten'' |
| 350 | * ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''--a rare example of a [[GenderInvertedTrope moe-boys anime]]--is stuffed to capacity with moe goodness, appropriately, as its huge cast of characters consists of [[MoeAnthropomorphism moe anthropormorphisms of countries]]. You've got your standard-issue "[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Hetare]]" (Hetalia is a contraction of "Hetare Italy," referring to North Italy, but many other characters also qualify), {{Tsundere}} (Germany, South Italy, and most notably, England), {{Yandere}} / CuteAndPsycho (Russia, (arguably) Latvia, and Belarus), [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Adorably Precocious Children]] (Sealand and Latvia), TheCutie (Taiwan), and various others. Listing all the {{Meganekko}} would take up half the page. England and Italy have been called tsundere and moe, respectively, ''in canon''. |
| 351 | ** Also, Canada, [[MemeticMutation WHY SO MOE?]] Even when some Canadians [[SingleIssueWonk don't like]] [[UsefulNotes/MisplacedNationalism this]]. |
| 352 | ** Lithuania comes damn close to being the most moe, if simply through having ''hellish luck''. First, he's lackey to [[ValleyGirl Poland]], who has a good heart but is ''very'' selfish, then he winds up with [[{{Yandere}} Rus]][[PsychopathicManchild sia]], and, ''just to top it all off'', his [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter crush]], [[{{Yandere}} Belarus]], ''breaks all his fingers in less than five minutes''. Face it, this guy's ''entire life'' is made up of YankTheDogsChain moments. |
| 353 | ** [[http://himaruya.blog61.fc2.com/blog-entry-643.html This post on Himaruya's blog]] adds ChineseGirl Taiwan pretty firmly to the {{Moe}} chain. Apparently confirmed in the drama track of China's CD, where she's given a quite child-like and girlish voice. |
| 354 | * ''Manga/HidamariSketch''. You will fear for your [[MemeticMutation nutbladder]]. |
| 355 | * ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow'' embodies this with all the subtlety of a thrown brick. It has four "younger sisters", all cutesy, strangely dressed, inexplicably endearing oddballs, although this is slightly subverted, as according to elder sister Nobue, Chika's only distinguishing trait is [[TheGenericGuy a lack of a distinguishing trait]]. |
| 356 | ** The author's deadpan delivery does keep the moe aspect within manageable bounds though, although the series certainly has its amounts of {{Squee}} -- Miu and Nobue's intimate moment after Miu's open display of jealousy comes to mind. |
| 357 | * Inverted with ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}'', the anti-Moe anime. Which wouldn't be mentioned except that its second season was expressly advertised as such. |
| 358 | * ''Manga/KamichamaKarin''. Seriously, even the {{bishonen}} are moe. |
| 359 | * ''Anime/{{Kamichu}}'' is an excellent example of the two different kinds of ''moe''. Most of the show is based purely on the "protective feeling" school of ''moe'', as the show is not "sexed up" in any way and bears nary a hint of FanService. And then from left field comes the obligatory BeachEpisode, baffling the audience with lots of JigglePhysics, {{Fanservice}} and stretched-tight swimsuits. |
| 360 | ** The anime is mild compared to the {{manga}} that [[AnimeFirst came after]], which is at times quite {{fanservice}}-heavy. This often focuses on Matsuri, who is also depicted as much more well-endowed than in her anime-incarnation. The other girls get their fair share as well though, especially Yurie. |
| 361 | * Most of the female cast from ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}''. Even the fully-grown Akiko is just as cute as the teenage girls. |
| 362 | ** Ayu is especially notable for this. Looks much younger than other characters in the series, and she constantly finds herself in tight situations (eliciting her catchphrase "Uguu"). |
| 363 | * ''Manga/KiniroMosaic'': A prime example of the "cute [[SchoolgirlSeries schoolgirls]] [[SliceOfLife hanging out]] and doing cute things" genre, [[PseudoRomanticFriendship with lots of]] LesYay. |
| 364 | ** In one episode, Shinobu, who has a thing for [[PhenotypeStereotype blonde]] [[ForeignCultureFetish british]] girls, [[TheGlomp glomps]] Alice and explicitly calls her moe. Alice doesn't understand the meaning of the term. |
| 365 | * ''Manga/KokoroLibrary'', even though it's fairly light on the {{fanservice}} overall. |
| 366 | * ''Manga/KOn'' |
| 367 | ** The series description can be summed up thusly: Four moe-blobs form a rock band. |
| 368 | ** ''K-On!'' is the show most people think of when "moe" is mentioned and it is probably the TropeCodifier. |
| 369 | ** The 4th episode may have hit a new peak in ''moe'' with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vSXpz3zjCM&NR=1 Maid]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRFO4v3LLVk&feature=related Mio]]. |
| 370 | *** [[MemeticMutation Moe Moe Kyun~!]] |
| 371 | ** And just when you think it can't be topped, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09t2lCOolAg Azu-nyan arrives on stage]]. |
| 372 | * ''Manga/LaidBackCamp'' has a mostly female cast who have cute designs and appealing personalities and mannerisms; however, it also gained a strong following well outside the usual {{Moe}}[=/=]SliceOfLife fandom due to its [[{{Iyashikei}} generally cozy atmosphere]] being accessible to just about anyone, not just those who like cute female characters. [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-12-30/laid-back-camp-producer-details-how-they-avoided-making-the-anime-too-moe/.167984 An interview]] with Shuichi Hotta, the producer of the anime adaptation, reveals that they deliberately tried to avoid making the anime ''too'' moe, which helped it reach a wider audience. |
| 373 | * ''Manga/LuckyStar'', the source of this trope's original page image, [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] moe characters regularly. It's sometimes [[IndecisiveParody hard to tell whether it's a straight example or a parody of moe]]; it follows high school girls who don't look a day older than 12 and are often portrayed as adorable, but at the same time moe traits are frequently lampshaded and there are discussions about why said traits are cute in anime and games, but wouldn't be as appealing in real life. Its popularity also helped launch a moe subgenre that's best described as "four female moe-blobs [[SeinfeldianConversation hang out]] and do [[SliceOfLife nothing in particular]]." |
| 374 | * ''Anime/MaoChan'' |
| 375 | * ''Manga/{{Mitsudomoe}}'' |
| 376 | * Half the entire cast of ''Anime/MonColleKnights''. Especially Beginner. Even Mondo and Luke (both male) fit this trope. |
| 377 | * ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' |
| 378 | * ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'' |
| 379 | * ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' is ''not'' a moe series, but the show drew in a demographic of adult men outside their target demographic of young girls and was part of the ''moe'' boom in the late 90s. Doremi and Onpu appeared in early Saimoe Tournaments and ranked very high. |
| 380 | * ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' is a series about {{NEET}} [[HalfIdenticalTwins sextuplets]] who are ''[[{{Adorkable}} absolutely precious]]'' (despite being [[ManChild young men in their twenties]]). There's something about each brother that at least a few people like. It's also a TimeSkip sequel to ''Manga/OsomatsuKun'', which is a shonen about the same brothers, but as kids. |
| 381 | * ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' |
| 382 | * ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie'' has all these cute princess candidates, but the moe gets turned up to eleven the moment Beth's fairy assistant Belbel appears on screen. |
| 383 | * ''Anime/{{Potemayo}}'' is about [[ABoyAndHisX a boy and]] the eponymous, unspeakably cute, over-possessive, ''literal'' moe-blob he found in his fridge. |
| 384 | * ''Anime/ProjectAKo'', many female characters (none of them including B-Ko) are subject to Moe. |
| 385 | * ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', although [[PlayedForDrama Played For]] [[BreaktheCutie Drama]]. |
| 386 | * ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' Season II volume 6 had ''two'' additional {{omake}} sets of {{yonkoma}} about this trope. |
| 387 | ** The first one was Tsukune, Moka, and Yukari explaining a few things in response to fan mail. |
| 388 | -->'''Yukari:''' Rosa-Vam [[AvertedTrope isn't a Moe manga at all]]. To be precise, it's a ''faux'' Moe manga. It only ''looks'' like Moe. It's more of a... [[UnwantedHarem harem manga]], really. [[TakeThatMe The author doesn't even know what Moe is.]] |
| 389 | -->'''Tsukune:''' And we're just finding this out ''now?'' But everyone says that the Rosa-Vam anime is ''packed'' with Moe!" |
| 390 | -->'''Yukari:''' [[GeckoEnding The anime]] [[{{Fanservice}} is the anime...]] [[TakeThat and the original manga is the original manga]]. |
| 391 | ** The other was the harem trying to emulate a Moe art style. |
| 392 | --->'''Tsukune:''' Wait, wait! [[TakeThat I can't tell who's who!]] |
| 393 | * ''Manga/{{Saki}}''. |
| 394 | ** For example, Toki won the 2012 Saimoe Tournament. |
| 395 | ** Another example came two years later, when Saki and Nodoka became the first dual champions in Saimoe history, after the 2014 finals ended in a tie. |
| 396 | * ''Manga/SakuraTrick'' |
| 397 | * ''Anime/ShamanKing'', which includes (among others) a [[TheDitz ditzy]] main protagonist, SuperDeformed [[TheSmartGuy Smart Guy]], shy British kid, and [[PungeonMaster terrible comedian]] voiced by Creator/MotokoKumai. Yes, [[RareMaleExample most of them are male]] (although there are a few girls that also qualify). |
| 398 | * ''Manga/{{Softenni}}'' |
| 399 | * ''Anime/SoundOfTheSky'' has been rebuked for cheapening the WarIsHell trope with Moe-ness. It has been called "Military ''Manga/KOn''" and subjected to many {{Dissimile}}s with that series. |
| 400 | * ''Anime/StrikeWitches'', which is most famous for taking a bunch of cute moe girls and putting them in uniforms that do not include trousers. |
| 401 | * ''Manga/SweetMagicSyndrome'' |
| 402 | * ''Anime/SuzysZooDaisukiWitzy'' has pretty much all the characters as this, especially Lulla- who is a fluffy cuddly plush musical white rabbit. |
| 403 | * ''Anime/{{Tamayura}}'' |
| 404 | * ''Anime/TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes'' |
| 405 | * While the character designs in ''Manga/TonariNoKashiwagiSan'' leans this way, Sayane's drawing style is explicitly said to be moe InUniverse. Which is also why Yuuto is a fan. |
| 406 | * ''Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase'', on the other hand, will provide your daily required dosage of little girl CatGirl CuteMonsterGirl [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire-chickage]]. |
| 407 | * ''Anime/UtaKata'' is a psychological analysis of [[HumansAreBastards human nature]] wrapped in a powerful, [[TearJerker tear-jerking]] story of a tragic friendship. Oh, and there are various cute underage girls to look at along the way. |
| 408 | * ''Manga/{{Wagnaria}}'' |
| 409 | * Anveena from ''Manga/WarcraftTheSunwellTrilogy'' is practically the poster girl for this trope, a cute, sweet girl who has long led a sheltered life. |
| 410 | * ''Manga/WatatenAnAngelFlewDownToMe'', despite its' sketchy concept of the main character being a college-aged woman obsessed with an elementary school girl, it manages to be a very cute show. Miyako's endearing awkwardness, Hinata's overwhelming energy, Hana being a DefrostingIceQueen BigEater, Noa's charisma and oversized ego, Koyori's ambition and constant failings, Kanon's unfailing kindness and etiquette, Matsumoto's attachment to Miyako - every character is endearing in their own way. Matsumoto's little sister Yuu takes it up to eleven by being a very endearing CheerfulChild that even the already lovable girls find adorable. |
| 411 | * ''[[Manga/{{Yotsuba}} Yotsuba&!]]'' by the same author as ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''. |
| 412 | * ''Manga/YuruYuri'' sold itself as a moe comedy like ''Manga/LuckyStar'' or ''Manga/KOn'' but with [[GirlOnGirlIsHot more overt]] [[YuriGenre lesbianism]]. |
| 413 | * {{Defied|Trope}} by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, who criticized this trope for objectifying women and [[PanderingToTheBase pandering to its target audience]]. His heroines are far removed from the Moe archetype both aesthetically and [[PluckyGirl characteristically]], and the circumstances they're placed in force them to shed whatever Moe traits they possess. |
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