/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

what does "moe" mean? i've heard it means cute, but i thought that was "kawaii"?

[Anonymous No.]

You sound like you've never heard of synonyms.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

moe is the feeling you get when you see something kawaii

[Anonymous No.]

depends on where you're using it

japanese moe is a lust kind of thing, gaijins use it as 'cute'

[Anonymous No.]

>>9734619
That feel when I am old enough that an adult can call me oniichan.

[Anonymous No.]

This is Kawaii

[Anonymous No.]

>>9734632
And this is moe

[Anonymous No.]

http://shii.org/moe

Ambiguous word though, with lots of different interpretations. It literally means "budding".
Here's Ken Akamatsu's take on it:
http://nig.gr/1Zt
And here's a great counter-article:
http://www.ecchiattack.com/articles/moemania.shtml

Personally, I recommend against using it. Like saying "2chan" instead of 2channel or Futaba Channel, just say whatever it is you mean. Whether it's "cute", "sexy", "funny", "clumsy", whatever.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>9734636

shii is a dumb pedophile gaijin and has no authority on these things, sorry

[Anonymous No.]

>>9734619
>The subculture of Cool Japan

OtaCOOL

[Anonymous No.]

>>9734636
Fuck off, Tokiko

[Anonymous No.]

Is that a foreigner?

[Anonymous No.]

>>9734636
>Personally, I recommend against using it

Pfft, use it all you want. It's a meaningless word already, like emo or hipster. It's been used so much that you can just have it mean whatever.

People even use it as a genre nowadays, talking about moe shit and moe ruining anime.

[Anonymous No.]

>>9734608
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[Anonymous No.]

I always thought of it as cute girls doing cute things

[Anonymous No.]

Moe means something is small, cute, and inspires protective big brother instincts.

[NSJ !JMyMsELF.U No.]

>>9734653
Not me, ``pal"