History Main / MoeAnthropomorphism

{{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".

* The various VideoGame consoles have moe anthropomorphisms as well -- 360-tan, Wii-tan, [=PS3=]-tan, [=N64=]-tan, DS-tan, etc.
** [[http://www.memecenter.com/fun/153755/just-wii-tan Wiimote-Tan]]

* 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.
* ''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''.
** The AnimatedAdaptation adds in a CanonForeigner character, Setag, who's a Moe Anthropomorphized version of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

** On the subject of ''Pokémon'', behold [[http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/01/25/sexy-pokemon-girls this picture]] of ''493'' anthropomorphised 'mons...

* Almost half of the ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' fanart on Website/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''.
** Website/{{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.
* Website/{{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]].

* There is [[http://biogijinka.deviantart.com/ a group]] on Website/{{Deviantart}} devoted to anthropomorphizing Toys/{{Bionicle}} characters.

* There's quite a lot of ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' gijinka on Website/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.

** Even ''Pokémon'' has had plenty of gijinkas created for it. There are comics and more than one group on places like Pixiv and Website/DeviantArt.

* Speaking of Website/DeviantArt, there seems to be almost more Gijinka of the [[WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar Penguins of Madagascar]] than "normal" stuff...

* Interestingly popular on the Japanese site {{Website/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''.

* ''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 MoeAnthromorphism. 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]].

* ''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 MoeAnthromorphosm. 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]].

** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Blue-Bird-Girl-339221187 Blue Bird Girl]]
** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Yellow-Bird-Girl-339472941 Yellow Bird Girl]]
** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Black-Bird-Girl-340851882 Black Bird Girl]]
** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-White-Bird-Girl-340985015 White Bird Girl]]
** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Green-Bird-Girl-341010958 Green Bird Girl]]

** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Orange-Bird-Girl-341266044 Orange Bird Girl]]
** [[http://meganlovesangrybirds.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Girls-Angry-Birds-Pink-Bird-Girl-341414810 Pink Bird Girl]]

Compare AnthropomorphicPersonification, SexyWhateverOutfit, and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Ponification]] ([[RulesOfTheInternet Rule 85]]). Supertrope to CastOfPersonifications.

** Merryweatherey'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.

* 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).

* 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 UsefulNotes/{{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 (UsefulNotes/PlayStation2) as well as the crazy producer Saygah (Sega).
* The ''Characters/SegaHardGirls'' franchise, which features moe versions of Creator/{{Sega}} video game hardware. In most works featuring them, including ''Anime/HisCooolSeHaGirls'', [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]], [[UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn Saturn]], and [[UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]] are protagonists.
* ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' is '''built''' around this concept. The four main characters are personifications of the seventh generation game consoles (the UsefulNotes/{{PS3}}, UsefulNotes/XBox360, and UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, [[note]] and later the UsefulNotes/{{PS4}}, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/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 UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16, [[spoiler:UsefulNotes/Atari2600, and UsefulNotes/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''.

* For a time, the [[https://twitter.com/cuteosphere/status/789127561188110336 Switch Dog]] was the most popular moefication of the UsefulNotes/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).

* 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, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers 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.]]

* The ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' [[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]]).

* Many shikigami in ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'', 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.

* ''Literature/FateRequiem Fate Requiem'': 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]].