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Moe anime otaku4/1/2024 ![]() This term likely picked up because moeru (nominalized as moe) while meaning 'to bud or sprout,', is homophonous with the verb 'to burn.' He states that the term originated from 2channel in the 1990s in the discussion of young, cute, and innocent girls and their burning passion for them. Galbraith of Tokyo University, Galibraith explores the origins and meanings behind the term "moe". According to Nomura Research Institute's Ken Kitabayashi, the slang term is a pun with the Japanese verb for "to sprout" ( (萌える, moeru) and its homonym "to burn" (燃える, moyasu), in the sense of one's heart burning with passion.Īnother theory asserts that its usage stems from 2channel in the 1990s when the word was used to refer to female characters who were "hybrids of the Lolicon (lolita complex) and bishoujo (beautiful girls) genres," Hotaru Tomoe from Sailor Moon being an early example of a moekko character. One of the more prominent theories behind the term's origin points to the Japanese word for "budding," as with a plant that is about to flower. The etymology of the term "moe" remains unknown and disputed.
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