They must have any of the following qualifications: [12]. There are various interpretations of what moe is today. Joseph L. Dela Pena argues that moe is a pure, protective feeling towards a female character, without the sexualization of lolicon. In response to the growing otaku fetishization of cute female characters in anime and manga, Japanese animator and self-avowed feminist Hayao Miyazaki has stated:.
Enomoto Nariko, a yaoi author and manga critic says that "male fans cannot experience moe until they have fixed their own position". In this view, moe characters are agents of the male fan's desire. Enomoto Nariko compares male fans to fujoshi , who she says are primarily attracted to phases of a relationship, for example the point at which a friendly relationship becomes romantic.
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Find in Worldcat. During the s, marketers began to study which character designs, relationship patterns, and styles of drawing were most likely to create a this feeling of affection Galbraith, This is why people confuse moe with a specific style of art or type of character. They are engineered to make you feel moe. In fact, the verb moeru combined with an abbreviation of Hatoru Tomoe to give us the word moe.
Young girls with large, pupil-less eyes, glossy skin, small or no breasts and an innocent personality make the archetype for moe-seeking character design. Feelings of moe vary. Because moe is an emotional reaction to a fictional character, it varies from person to person. Fujoshi are women who consume, produce, and reproduce romances inspired by manga and anime. They particularly focus on yaoi. Women account for the majority of online fan-fiction like yaoi. Yaoi are stories that focus on relationships between androgynous men.
However, they embrace that categorization as positive, and most live heteronormative lives. Galbraith, Yaoi focuses on moe. In his interviews, Galbraith found moe drives yaoi, including its production and shared discussions between fujoshi.
These discussions are even called moebanshi or moe talk. These discussions about favorite pairings such as Link and Sidon, from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild , or Naruto and Sasuke inspire more writing and conversations.
As Galbraith phrases it:. People learn about each other through their taste in characters, settings, and situations. Moe allows people to share deeply personal emotions through the shared feeling of fictional affection. The details behind the affection may vary, but moe still allows enough overlap to communicate. Fujoshi see moe in everything, changing the way they perceive the world and imagine relationships between things.
What if he was trying so hard to please his lover? Fujoshi stand out against otaku in a key way. Otaku are typically people who use fantasy as an alternative for things they want but cannot realize for various reasons. Fujoshi are people who use fantasy for the sole purpose of play. Rather, its a place to let imagination, creativity, and emotions frolic without needing to ground them in some sort of reality. The difference is subtle.
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