Japan is really going overboard with this moe thing

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:35 pm

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:41 pm

Tsundere princess, but a way to go in our violent words, actually.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:08 pm

I suppose kids will now take way more nutrients than they should because they're attracted to anime girls. This kind of marketing is the stuff of devils, really. It's beyond sickening.

DragonInstall · Post by **DragonInstall** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:24 pm

I remember when I used to think Japan was pretty cool. Wish I could relive the 80's and early 90's again. good times.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:30 pm

http://www.moe-supli.com/character/vitamin.html

Motto: Great talents mature late.

Does that mean they're all talentless?

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:31 pm

DragonInstall wrote:I remember when I used to think Japan was pretty cool.

nah

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:00 pm

I actually think that's pretty awesome.

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:03 pm

I approve.

burgerkingdiamond · Post by **burgerkingdiamond** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:14 pm

what is it?

ryu · Post by **ryu** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:37 pm

burgerkingdiamond wrote:what is it?

vitamin pills

Drum · Post by **Drum** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:46 pm

Gus wrote:I actually think that's pretty awesome.

why

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:52 pm

Wait, what?

No seriously, what?

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:58 pm

Drum wrote:
Gus wrote:I actually think that's pretty awesome.
why

It's soooo kawaii

greg · Post by **greg** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:19 pm

I recently made friends with an otaku guy from Tokyo. He was visiting Phoenix for a couple of weeks, and I was asked to be his English tutor. So, we got toegether and I found out he's a pretty awesome otaku-type guy. Not all of them are morons. He gave up on Star Wars once he saw Jar Jar, and he's sick of the whole moe crap in manga/anime and recognizes that stereotypes like tsundere are just convenient character types to use as plot vehicles.

So, our voices of opposition are not the only ones. I think there are plenty of Japanese otaku who are sick of the direction the industry is going.

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:28 pm

Someone called?

DragonInstall · Post by **DragonInstall** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:01 pm

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:12 pm

My money's on Mio.

duckman · Post by **duckman** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:36 pm

So what kind of supplement does each girl represent? The 4 girls with the helmets are obviously the B vitamins, but I have no clue what the girl in the swimsuit and track jacket is supposed to be.

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:51 pm

duckman wrote:So what kind of supplement does each girl represent? The 4 girls with the helmets are obviously the B vitamins, but I have no clue what the girl in the swimsuit and track jacket is supposed to be.

Check the URL at the top of the page for each girl.

Icarus wrote:My money's on Mio.

No one can beat this Moe:

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:33 pm

Well, to be more precise, he does get beaten a lot, but always seems to be able to bounce back so long as a humorous sound effect is played at the moment of impact.

drauch · Post by **drauch** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:17 am

I'd buy that for a dollar.

Gus · Post by **Gus** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:21 am

greg wrote:I recently made friends with an otaku guy from Tokyo. He was visiting Phoenix for a couple of weeks, and I was asked to be his English tutor. So, we got toegether and I found out he's a pretty awesome otaku-type guy. Not all of them are morons. He gave up on Star Wars once he saw Jar Jar, and he's sick of the whole moe crap in manga/anime and recognizes that stereotypes like tsundere are just convenient character types to use as plot vehicles.

So, our voices of opposition are not the only ones. I think there are plenty of Japanese otaku who are sick of the direction the industry is going.

I still haven't seen much of a coherent reason behind all the uproar. It's sure as hell better than the fucking mecha and magical girl fads of 90's.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:08 am

Gus wrote: I still haven't seen much of a coherent reason behind all the uproar. It's sure as hell better than the fucking mecha and magical girl fads of 90's.

You take that back.

OT:
Seriously, what else could you expect? Moe is now the "in" thing, so this is some company hopping on the bandwagon. You literally can't expect a company to be above this...

drauch · Post by **drauch** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:26 am

null1024 wrote:
Gus wrote: I still haven't seen much of a coherent reason behind all the uproar. It's sure as hell better than the fucking mecha and magical girl fads of 90's.
You take that back.

How dare you!!!

greg · Post by **greg** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:06 am

Gus wrote:I still haven't seen much of a coherent reason behind all the uproar. It's sure as hell better than the fucking mecha and magical girl fads of 90's.

I don't like you.

Skykid, tear Gus a new one, please.

ancestral-knowledge · Post by **ancestral-knowledge** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:04 am

Well most of the anime/ mangas are just plain shit so what do you expect?

Heavy clicheed characters who behave like 7 year old children go through stories an imbecile could write in 10 minutes and provide FANSARRWISSU. Thats about 85 percent of animes. I have watched over 400 anime series. And most of them were shit. I still like to watch them and i will in future but honestly i just have to admit that most of these were just stupid entertainment. Every book i read (even the bad ones) was a hundred times more valuable than watching this crap. Sure, every now and then you find a precious gem like Serial Experiements Lain or Texhnolyze but that's rare.

O. Van Bruce · Post by **O. Van Bruce** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:28 am

ancestral-knowledge wrote:Well most of the anime/ mangas are just plain shit so what do you expect?

Heavy clicheed characters who behave like 7 year old children go through stories an imbecile could write in 10 minutes and provide FANSARRWISSU. Thats about 85 percent of animes. I have watched over 400 anime series. And most of them were shit. I still like to watch them and i will in future but honestly i just have to admit that most of these were just stupid entertainment. Every book i read (even the bad ones) was a hundred times more valuable than watching this crap. Sure, every now and then you find a precious gem like Serial Experiements Lain or Texhnolyze but that's rare.

I agree completely... it's even worse when you are concious about it and you keep saying to yourself "stop watching this crap and go read/watch something better"

JJXB · Post by **JJXB** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:05 pm

Gus wrote:I still haven't seen much of a coherent reason behind all the uproar. It's sure as hell better than the fucking mecha and magical girl fads of 90's.

excuse moi? magical girl and mecha fads actually had SOMETHING FUCKING HAPPENING. seriously, most of the time that moe is involved, there is nothing of any significance going on. honestly, i'd take sailor moon over LUCKY FUCKING STAR. because i can actually take hearing "MOON PRISM POWER, MAKEUP!" a lot more than any moe bullshit i've seen.

Skykid · Post by **Skykid** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:14 pm

greg wrote:
Gus wrote:I still haven't seen much of a coherent reason behind all the uproar. It's sure as hell better than the fucking mecha and magical girl fads of 90's.
I don't like you. Skykid, tear Gus a new one, please.

In good time. Feeding trolls is a waste of energy.

Moniker · Post by **Moniker** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:54 pm

I just don't get how moe is culturally viable. Is pedophilia not such a hot-button issue in Japan? I guess they probably don't have an equivalent of the Bible Belt, but still... I'm similarly confused about the odd comfort with which Nazi Germany is addressed in Japanese games/anime/etc, although that's a topic for another thread.

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