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INTEREST: Moe-Character Branded Rice Line Launched


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The Goron Marshall



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:54 pm Reply with quote
God... it's like "sex sells", only it's "moe sells".

I don't really get what's so attractive about moe myself. I see it on nearly everything over there.
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superdry



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:38 am Reply with quote
The Goron Marshall wrote:

I don't really get what's so attractive about moe myself. I see it on nearly everything over there.


You don't understand why cute is attractive in Japan?
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ArsenicSteel



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:52 am Reply with quote
Cute? No way. You have to use the word moe so that is sounds more mysterious and is easier criticize.

"I hate cute characters.", sounds absurd.
"I hate moe characters.", sounds strange enough that it can be hated for being strange.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:30 pm Reply with quote
ArsenicSteel wrote:
Cute? No way. You have to use the word moe so that is sounds more mysterious and is easier criticize.

"I hate cute characters.", sounds absurd.
"I hate moe characters.", sounds strange enough that it can be hated for being strange.


Kittens and race queens are cute, but I wouldn't call 'em moe. Laughing
(Takes more than cute to be moe, though both kawaii and moe are attractive in Japan.)
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ArsenicSteel



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:07 pm Reply with quote
The phrase "serviceable translation" gets thrown around a lot here so I'll use it too. Cute is a serviceable translation of moe for this conversation.
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