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** Index herself is quite moe. She has a frequent CatSmile, [[BigEater eats a lot]], and speaks in such a way that tugs at your heart.
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** Index herself is quite moe. She has a frequent CatSmile, cat smile, [[BigEater eats a lot]], and speaks in such a way that tugs at your heart.
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-->His appeal didn't spring from any sort of trustiness, but instead from the feeling that if left to his own devices he'd probably end up walking off a cliff somehow.
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-->His appeal didn't spring from any sort of trustiness, but instead from the feeling that if left to his own devices he'd probably end up walking off a cliff somehow.somehow -- he evoked a strange sort of protective instinct in people.
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Moe traits can also be found in LightNovels, since despite being literature they take heavy influence from anime and manga (and it helps that many of them have manga-style illustrations).
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* Jacuzzi from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' fits this trope perfectly. He cries a lot, is super cute, and is completely nice to everyone. ''The Slash: Cloudy to Rainy'' lampshades this.
-->His appeal didn't spring from any sort of trustiness, but instead from the feeling that if left to his own devices he'd probably end up walking off a cliff somehow.
* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'':
** Komoe-sensei [[OlderThanTheyLook looks like a 10-year-old girl]] despite being a teacher. Even though she drinks and smokes heavily, her appearance and nicer traits can certainly qualify her.
** All of the Misakas[[note]]Mikoto herself and her clones[[/note]] in general.[[note]][[ShockAndAwe Mikoto]] even won the 2011 International Saimoe Tournament![[/note]]
** Index herself is quite moe. She has a frequent CatSmile, [[BigEater eats a lot]], and speaks in such a way that tugs at your heart.
* The Red Dragon named "Rose" from ''Literature/DragonCrisis'' is so incredibly moe. One simply cannot help but want to give her a huge hug every time she says something.
* Mikado Ryuugamine from ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' has several [[FanNickname fan nicknames]], one of which is Moekado. [[spoiler:Others include Mootkado and Bosskado, but that doesn't stop him from being [[BadassAdorable adorable]].]]
* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'':
** Tessa, who's a very sweet and softspoken girl in contrast to main heroine [[{{Tsundere}} Kaname]]. She also happens to be an extremely intelligent Captain of an extremely powerful submarine and Special Forces badasses. Her orders are often phrased as suggestions.
** Sousuke when he was a kid. Too cute!
* Erio Touwa from ''Literature/GroundControlToPsychoelectricGirl''. She's obscenely cute and acts half her age.
* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'':
** Mikuru Asahina is recruited for the S.O.S. Brigade specifically because Haruhi, besides [[ConversationalTroping liking this trope very much]], decides that there needs to be a moe mascot character (specifically a short, babyfaced girl with huge boobs). She then tries to make Mikuru even ''more'' moe by forcing her into a [[{{Meido}} maid outfit]] and [[BespectacledCutie glasses]], and [[BlackComedyRape constantly molests her]] to get [[TheWoobie sympathy points]]. Some fans have coined the [[FanNickname term]] "Moe-blob" for her (and characters like her), because to a casual fan, [[NeutralFemale all she actually does]] in the series is stand around and be moe, and oh yeah, ''serve tea''. [[spoiler:Though it's gradually revealed in the novels that her future self is actually manipulating the plot via TimeTravel.]] However, Mikuru could arguably be a deconstruction, since she is so obviously traumatized by being forced into the Moe-blob role that you feel like a [[YouBastard total bastard]] to get turned on by it.
** Arguably, by virtue of her being a ReiAyanamiExpy, [[TheStoic Yuki Nagato]], which is turned way up with her role in ''The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya'', where she [[spoiler:has a IJustWantToBeNormal moment]], thus making her at least as moe as Mikuru, if not even more. (and [[spoiler:TheWoobie as well]])
*** The armies of Yuki Nagato {{fanboy}}s demand her {{moe}}ness. The {{doujinshi}} provide.
*** And in [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/236291/animal_ears-bunny_ears-comic-hard_translated-highr this one]]. "[[spoiler:If a rabbit is lonely, it will die]]".
%%*** And [[http://oi56.tinypic.com/2n6yvly.jpg this]] image will make you go {{Squee}}!!
** Another example would be [[GenderFlip Kyonko]]? [[http://www.zerochan.net/393721 Look]] [[http://www.zerochan.net/95040 for]] [[http://www.zerochan.net/309143 yourselves]]
%%** Also Kyon's sister and Tsuruya. Nyoron?
* Eucliwood Hellscythe from ''Literature/IsThisAZombie'' hits several moe points, especially her BlessedWithSuck powers that essentially forces her to be TheVoiceless.
* Lisa of ''Literature/TheSacredBlacksmith'' seems to have been put together to embody this trope, the ending theme of the anime only turns it up to eleven.
* Taiga of ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' won first place in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_Saimoe_Tournament 2009 Saimoe]] contest. Think of it as the Otaku Moe Olympics.
* ''Literature/MagiciansAcademy'': Teachers give ''lectures'' about moe, such as why LittleBitBeastly is popular (superimposing traits such as playful or loyal) and the appeal behind a meganeko (a sense of vulnerability because she would be BlindWithoutEm).
%%* ''Literature/{{MM}}''
%%* ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}''
* ''Literature/OutbreakCompany'': In an AsideComment, Shinichi considers Miusel to be a Moe. Additionally, the series generally plays with this trope as well.
-->His appeal didn't spring from any sort of trustiness, but instead from the feeling that if left to his own devices he'd probably end up walking off a cliff somehow.
* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'':
** Komoe-sensei [[OlderThanTheyLook looks like a 10-year-old girl]] despite being a teacher. Even though she drinks and smokes heavily, her appearance and nicer traits can certainly qualify her.
** All of the Misakas[[note]]Mikoto herself and her clones[[/note]] in general.[[note]][[ShockAndAwe Mikoto]] even won the 2011 International Saimoe Tournament![[/note]]
** Index herself is quite moe. She has a frequent CatSmile, [[BigEater eats a lot]], and speaks in such a way that tugs at your heart.
* The Red Dragon named "Rose" from ''Literature/DragonCrisis'' is so incredibly moe. One simply cannot help but want to give her a huge hug every time she says something.
* Mikado Ryuugamine from ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' has several [[FanNickname fan nicknames]], one of which is Moekado. [[spoiler:Others include Mootkado and Bosskado, but that doesn't stop him from being [[BadassAdorable adorable]].]]
* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'':
** Tessa, who's a very sweet and softspoken girl in contrast to main heroine [[{{Tsundere}} Kaname]]. She also happens to be an extremely intelligent Captain of an extremely powerful submarine and Special Forces badasses. Her orders are often phrased as suggestions.
** Sousuke when he was a kid. Too cute!
* Erio Touwa from ''Literature/GroundControlToPsychoelectricGirl''. She's obscenely cute and acts half her age.
* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'':
** Mikuru Asahina is recruited for the S.O.S. Brigade specifically because Haruhi, besides [[ConversationalTroping liking this trope very much]], decides that there needs to be a moe mascot character (specifically a short, babyfaced girl with huge boobs). She then tries to make Mikuru even ''more'' moe by forcing her into a [[{{Meido}} maid outfit]] and [[BespectacledCutie glasses]], and [[BlackComedyRape constantly molests her]] to get [[TheWoobie sympathy points]]. Some fans have coined the [[FanNickname term]] "Moe-blob" for her (and characters like her), because to a casual fan, [[NeutralFemale all she actually does]] in the series is stand around and be moe, and oh yeah, ''serve tea''. [[spoiler:Though it's gradually revealed in the novels that her future self is actually manipulating the plot via TimeTravel.]] However, Mikuru could arguably be a deconstruction, since she is so obviously traumatized by being forced into the Moe-blob role that you feel like a [[YouBastard total bastard]] to get turned on by it.
** Arguably, by virtue of her being a ReiAyanamiExpy, [[TheStoic Yuki Nagato]], which is turned way up with her role in ''The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya'', where she [[spoiler:has a IJustWantToBeNormal moment]], thus making her at least as moe as Mikuru, if not even more. (and [[spoiler:TheWoobie as well]])
*** The armies of Yuki Nagato {{fanboy}}s demand her {{moe}}ness. The {{doujinshi}} provide.
*** And in [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/236291/animal_ears-bunny_ears-comic-hard_translated-highr this one]]. "[[spoiler:If a rabbit is lonely, it will die]]".
%%*** And [[http://oi56.tinypic.com/2n6yvly.jpg this]] image will make you go {{Squee}}!!
** Another example would be [[GenderFlip Kyonko]]? [[http://www.zerochan.net/393721 Look]] [[http://www.zerochan.net/95040 for]] [[http://www.zerochan.net/309143 yourselves]]
%%** Also Kyon's sister and Tsuruya. Nyoron?
* Eucliwood Hellscythe from ''Literature/IsThisAZombie'' hits several moe points, especially her BlessedWithSuck powers that essentially forces her to be TheVoiceless.
* Lisa of ''Literature/TheSacredBlacksmith'' seems to have been put together to embody this trope, the ending theme of the anime only turns it up to eleven.
* Taiga of ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' won first place in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_Saimoe_Tournament 2009 Saimoe]] contest. Think of it as the Otaku Moe Olympics.
* ''Literature/MagiciansAcademy'': Teachers give ''lectures'' about moe, such as why LittleBitBeastly is popular (superimposing traits such as playful or loyal) and the appeal behind a meganeko (a sense of vulnerability because she would be BlindWithoutEm).
%%* ''Literature/{{MM}}''
%%* ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}''
* ''Literature/OutbreakCompany'': In an AsideComment, Shinichi considers Miusel to be a Moe. Additionally, the series generally plays with this trope as well.
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* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'''s Renee Dwyer, mother of Bella. She's described as [[CompetenceZone helpless]] and [[AdultsAreUseless childlike]] ''by her own daughter'' and if she hadn't met her [[MealTicket baseball player boyfriend]] she'd be broke, starving, and [[NoSenseOfDirection wandering around Florida]].
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* ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'''s ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'''s Renee Dwyer, mother of Bella. She's described as [[CompetenceZone helpless]] and [[AdultsAreUseless childlike]] ''by her own daughter'' and if she hadn't met her [[MealTicket baseball player boyfriend]] she'd be broke, starving, and [[NoSenseOfDirection wandering around Florida]].
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* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Gingivere Greeneyes from ''Mossflower''. Despite coming from a family of evil warlords and tyrants, he [[WhiteSheep is just the sweetest thing]]. Although his father and sister look down on most goodbeasts, Gingivere is caring even towards a mouse, and an outsider, like Martin. No matter what cruel things Tsarmina does to him, he can't bring himself to seek revenge on his own sister. Did we mention that he's a [[CuteKitten cat]]? (Albeit a wildcat.) Gingivere's innocent nature makes it [[TearJerker even sadder]] when he is falsely imprisoned for his father's murder, which was actually the work of his [[SiblingYinYang manipulative, tyrannic sister]].
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* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Gingivere Greeneyes from ''Mossflower''. Despite coming from a family of evil warlords and tyrants, he [[WhiteSheep is just the sweetest thing]]. Although his father and sister look down on most goodbeasts, Gingivere is caring even towards a mouse, and an outsider, like Martin. No matter what cruel things Tsarmina does to him, he can't bring himself to seek revenge on his own sister. Did we mention that he's a [[CuteKitten cat]]? (Albeit a wildcat.) Gingivere's innocent nature makes it [[TearJerker even sadder]] when he is falsely imprisoned for his father's murder, which was actually the work of his [[SiblingYinYang [[CainAndAbel manipulative, tyrannic sister]].
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* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Gingivere Greeneyes from ''Mossflower''. Despite coming from a family of evil warlords and tyrants, he [[WhiteSheep is just the sweetest thing]]. Although his father and sister look down on most goodbeasts, Gingivere is caring even towards a mouse, and an outsider, like Martin. No matter what cruel things Tsarmina does to him, he can't bring himself to seek revenge on his own sister. Did we mention that he's a [[CuteKitten cat]]? (Albeit a wildcat.) Gingivere's innocent nature makes it [[TearJerker even sadder]] when he is falsely imprisoned for his father's death.
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* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Gingivere Greeneyes from ''Mossflower''. Despite coming from a family of evil warlords and tyrants, he [[WhiteSheep is just the sweetest thing]]. Although his father and sister look down on most goodbeasts, Gingivere is caring even towards a mouse, and an outsider, like Martin. No matter what cruel things Tsarmina does to him, he can't bring himself to seek revenge on his own sister. Did we mention that he's a [[CuteKitten cat]]? (Albeit a wildcat.) Gingivere's innocent nature makes it [[TearJerker even sadder]] when he is falsely imprisoned for his father's death.murder, which was actually the work of his [[SiblingYinYang manipulative, tyrannic sister]].
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* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': Gingivere Greeneyes from ''Mossflower''. Despite coming from a family of evil warlords and tyrants, he [[WhiteSheep is just the sweetest thing]]. Although his father and sister look down on most goodbeasts, Gingivere is caring even towards a mouse, and an outsider, like Martin. No matter what cruel things Tsarmina does to him, he can't bring himself to seek revenge on his own sister. Did we mention that he's a [[CuteKitten cat]]? (Albeit a wildcat.) Gingivere's innocent nature makes it [[TearJerker even sadder]] when he is falsely imprisoned for his father's death.
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%%* Give Holo from ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'' [[TrademarkFavoriteFood an apple]], I dare you. As a ShapeshiftingTrickster, she knows how to make good use of her talents. She also has plenty of [[TheWoobie woobie]] moments.
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* Elizabeth "Beth" March from ''Literature/LittleWomen'': a sweet, selfless but painfully shy and ProneToTears and KindheartedCatLover [[spoiler: who eventually becomes an IllGirl and dies. [[TearJerker Sniff]].]]
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* Elizabeth "Beth" March from ''Literature/LittleWomen'': a sweet, selfless but painfully shy and ProneToTears and KindheartedCatLover [[spoiler: who eventually becomes an IllGirl DelicateAndSickly and dies. [[TearJerker Sniff]].]]
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** Subverted in ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' with Little Nell Trent, who was moe turned UpToEleven. The craze surrounding this girl [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Curiosity_Shop#Literary_significance_and_criticism is legendary]]; Dickens essentially made entire countries feel protective about Nell. In the end, she dies in the most ridiculous, overwrought manner imaginable, and Dickens did this ''deliberately'' in order to parody the overly-objectified young females of the day in fiction. Yes, that's right, Dickens essentially deconstructed moe a hundred and fifty years prior to ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' airing. [[OlderThanTheyThink How old do you think the trope is now?]]
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** Subverted in ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' with Little Nell Trent, who was moe turned UpToEleven.up to eleven. The craze surrounding this girl [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Curiosity_Shop#Literary_significance_and_criticism is legendary]]; Dickens essentially made entire countries feel protective about Nell. In the end, she dies in the most ridiculous, overwrought manner imaginable, and Dickens did this ''deliberately'' in order to parody the overly-objectified young females of the day in fiction. Yes, that's right, Dickens essentially deconstructed moe a hundred and fifty years prior to ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' airing. [[OlderThanTheyThink How old do you think the trope is now?]]
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* ''Literature/DoctorSleep'': Bradley Trevor, a victim of the True Knot, inspires a lot of sympathy and protectiveness even before his horrific fate due to his description as a {{Farmboy}} who uses his psychic powers in a lot of cute, mundane ways.
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Meganekko is no longer a trope. It's a Fanspeak term. Moving wicks to Bespectacled Cutie when appropriate.
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* The first ''[[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Dresden Files]]'' comic, ''Welcome to the Jungle'' features Willamena "Will" Rodgers. {{Meganekko}} glasses: check. Twin braids: check. Deer in the headlights look: check. Wants to be under the hero's protection: check.
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* The first ''[[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Dresden Files]]'' comic, ''Welcome to the Jungle'' features Willamena "Will" Rodgers. {{Meganekko}} glasses: Bespectacled: check. Twin braids: check. Deer in the headlights look: check. Wants to be under the hero's protection: check.
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* Literature/BertieWooster frequently gets this treatment in fanfiction. He is entertainingly ditzy, goodhearted, and frequently in (temporary) distress due to the wacky ComedicSociopathy-fueled schemes of his friends, and many female fans find him rather huggable.
** Note that he has this quality ''in-universe'', which is why he's such a ChickMagnet.
** Note that he has this quality ''in-universe'', which is why he's such a ChickMagnet.
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* Literature/BertieWooster frequently gets this treatment in fanfiction. He is entertainingly ditzy, goodhearted, and frequently in (temporary) distress due to the wacky ComedicSociopathy-fueled schemes of his friends, and many female fans find him rather huggable.
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**Note that he Bertie Wooster himself has this quality ''in-universe'', which is why he's such a ChickMagnet.ChickMagnet.
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** So strong is this tendency that Bertie frequently gets this treatment in fanfiction, where he is entertainingly ditzy, goodhearted, and frequently in (temporary) distress due to the wacky ComedicSociopathy-fueled schemes of his friends, and many female fans find him rather huggable.
** Muriel Singer of "The Artistic Career of Corky" is a textbook example--she gets a whole paragraph describing her effect on Bertie.
--->''Muriel Singer was one of those very quiet, appealing girls who have a way at looking at you with their big eyes as if they thought you were the greatest thing on earth and wondered that you hadn't gotten on to it yourself. ...She gave a fellow a protective feeling, made him want to stroke her hand and say, 'There, there, little one!' or words to that effect. ...What I mean is, she made me feel alert and dashing, like a KnightErrant or something of that kind.''
** Muriel Singer of "The Artistic Career of Corky" is a textbook example--she gets a whole paragraph describing her effect on Bertie.
--->''Muriel Singer was one of those very quiet, appealing girls who have a way at looking at you with their big eyes as if they thought you were the greatest thing on earth and wondered that you hadn't gotten on to it yourself. ...She gave a fellow a protective feeling, made him want to stroke her hand and say, 'There, there, little one!' or words to that effect. ...What I mean is, she made me feel alert and dashing, like a KnightErrant or something of that kind.''
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** To the people that like her, Sansa Stark. She is so sweet and in such a [[TraumaCongaLine bad situation]] you just can't help but want to take her away from King's Landing and bring her back home. Her sister Arya might count if she weren't so [[CreepyChild disturbing]].
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** To the people that like her, Sansa Stark. She is so sweet and in such a [[TraumaCongaLine bad situation]] you just can't help but want to take her away from King's Landing and bring her back home. Her sister Arya might count if she weren't so [[CreepyChild disturbing]].
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* ''Literature/FearStreet'': Phoebe Yamura from the ''Seniors'' series, given how, despite her status as the head cheerleader, she feels like TheIngenue at times and experiences little but misery despite just wanting to cheer and get along with people.
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* Invoked in ''Literature/TheHost'' [[spoiler:by the choice of Wanda's final host, who is so petite and pretty that other people will naturally want to protect her and not suspect her of anything.]]
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* Invoked in ''Literature/TheHost'' ''Literature/TheHost2008'' [[spoiler:by the choice of Wanda's final host, who is so petite and pretty that other people will naturally want to protect her and not suspect her of anything.]]
