About 10 years ago, “Moe” was a slang used only by Otaku, but today, the word is widely recognized in the society through mass media, and thus, the word “Moe” has been used in the whole world of “bishojo” (manga, anime, game, etc). Especially, when businesses of game, anime, doujinshi, etc, have gotten bigger in Akihabara as well as spreading of internet, we started hearing the word “Moe” a lot.

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and when it’s doing neither of those, it’s wowing me with crazy mechs and ludicrous plans. And then sometimes it does it all at once.