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ANNCast - Moe Money, Moe Problems

Example of a good moe show: Figure 17. I've written about it before, but I think the difference between it and stuff like Kannan and Air is that the stereotypical moe elements of the protagonist (mainly shyness and timidity) seem as though they were written into the show for actual story purposes, as opposed to otaku appeal.

Then Zac comes and says basically Moe degrades anime and admits he hasn't even watched really any...great.

I mean, how many guys have sexy nurse fantasies...?

Penguin_Factory wrote:

Example of a good moe show: Figure 17. I've written about it before, but I think the difference between it and stuff like Kannan and Air is that the stereotypical moe elements of the protagonist (mainly shyness and timidity) seem as though they were written into the show for actual story purposes, as opposed to otaku appeal.

Not sure why you think that (for Air at least), the characters weren't "written into the show for actual story purposes".

As far as Misuzu's brain-damages/social-awkwardness you have to take into account spoiler[that she has never had hardly any social interaction. Even her aunt never really talked to her all that much and just left her in the room. And that the curse could easily be effected her brain quite a bit.]

As far as Michiru's hyperactive behavior you have to remember that spoiler[she's a dead girl who wants to make her sister feel better because the mom has denied the sister's existence ever since Michiru's death.]

For pretty much every character in Air there is a reason, and there is a story. Whether or not you see it is another thing.

grooven wrote:

Then Zac comes and says basically Moe degrades anime and admits he hasn't even watched really any...great.

Yeah, but did you listen to all of it? Zac came as a pretty understanding person, surprisingly.

Can't speak for him, but if I understood it correctly, he thinks that moe is dangerous to creativeness. Which I agree, by the way. There are some pretty good ones that break out of that circle, Angel Beats! being the most recent to come to mind.
K-ON! has some pretty lazy writing, but it's pretty good because of that. An overflow of such titles would definitely be dangerous to the industry.

How can someone not generally like any energetic, cute young girls in anime?
There are people on this board that readily remind folks that anime is only the Japanese slang term for animation so why not do the same for moe. Moe is just the Japanese slang term for adorable young girls.

I think it's the fact that it is in so much stuff that people have a problem with. I have no problem with moe, but say if a moe character should up in say Legend of the Galactic Heroes I think then there would be a problem.

asimpson2006 wrote:

I think it's the fact that it is in so much stuff that people have a problem with. I have no problem with moe, but say if a moe character should up in say Legend of the Galactic Heroes I think then there would be a problem.

You mean to say the daughter of the cap wasn't tsundere?

There are people on this board that readily remind folks that anime is only the Japanese slang term for animation so why not do the same for moe. Moe is just the Japanese slang term for adorable young girls.

I'm talking about moe, not tusndere. I'm stuck on episode 10 if that is after episode 10 then I will have to keep an eye out for that.