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Interesting take on how these traits can relate to real life. I also tend to relate certain elements from things I play, read, and watch to things that happen to me, the people I know, and the world around me. I also seen my share of people portraying most of the deres in real life.
I remember seeing a bit of me in Konata from Lucky Star along with a bit of Tsukasa as I watched the show. One time one of my friends related me to Osaka from Azumanga Daioh. In another moment I was also pointed out to have some similarities to Ussop from One Piece since I have a bit of experience with long range weapons since my dad taught me how to use a rifle when I was 8. Then a bow and arrow when I was in high school.
If there was one issue I would point out, it might be the title of the blog. But then again every title has a meaning behind it, which has to do with the characters that you are using the personality examples for.
To me I see Moe more as a type of passion instead of a genre or a character archetype and instead I would refer to characters used in that as cutesy style girls. In an interview on Yoshiyuki Sadamoto in the final booklet that came with the last dvd volume of Diebuster that came to the US, he mentioned moe as two different meaning based on how it is written. The first one is the blazing passion of the heart which is what he sees Gunbuster and Diebuster as when he was asked about what both shows are to him. Then there is the other written way that he refers to as affection towards anime girls. At the same time the phrase might have risen to debates based on how different people start to interpret it, leading it to have different meaning based on how people see it.
The way I see it like with anything, too much of something can be bad for you, so you must take it in moderate doses. As long as something has an interesting premise, good writing, and good characters; I don't mind sitting in for the ride as sometimes good things can come from things that might drive others away from the basic cover. Thanks to that I was able to enjoy Daimao and then write about my experience of it since there was no talk of it at the time. Then Higurashi was another one that you did not expect to turn out the way it did if one were to judge it on the character designs, which I also enjoyed.
In the long run everyone has their own likes and dislikes and we have no right to make anyone feel bad for liking something or using superiority over something we may like. However, expressing your view on a certain topic is a whole different story since it is an expression of ones feeling towards something. I find it more interesting to hear out all the possible sides to a certain thing and then take bit and pieces of the information and come up with an original conclusion based on the gathered information instead of picking a particular side.
On the side note, it makes perfect sense to why your icon is the main female protagonist of Spice and Wolf.
I remember seeing a bit of me in Konata from Lucky Star along with a bit of Tsukasa as I watched the show. One time one of my friends related me to Osaka from Azumanga Daioh. In another moment I was also pointed out to have some similarities to Ussop from One Piece since I have a bit of experience with long range weapons since my dad taught me how to use a rifle when I was 8. Then a bow and arrow when I was in high school.
If there was one issue I would point out, it might be the title of the blog. But then again every title has a meaning behind it, which has to do with the characters that you are using the personality examples for.
To me I see Moe more as a type of passion instead of a genre or a character archetype and instead I would refer to characters used in that as cutesy style girls. In an interview on Yoshiyuki Sadamoto in the final booklet that came with the last dvd volume of Diebuster that came to the US, he mentioned moe as two different meaning based on how it is written. The first one is the blazing passion of the heart which is what he sees Gunbuster and Diebuster as when he was asked about what both shows are to him. Then there is the other written way that he refers to as affection towards anime girls. At the same time the phrase might have risen to debates based on how different people start to interpret it, leading it to have different meaning based on how people see it.
The way I see it like with anything, too much of something can be bad for you, so you must take it in moderate doses. As long as something has an interesting premise, good writing, and good characters; I don't mind sitting in for the ride as sometimes good things can come from things that might drive others away from the basic cover. Thanks to that I was able to enjoy Daimao and then write about my experience of it since there was no talk of it at the time. Then Higurashi was another one that you did not expect to turn out the way it did if one were to judge it on the character designs, which I also enjoyed.
In the long run everyone has their own likes and dislikes and we have no right to make anyone feel bad for liking something or using superiority over something we may like. However, expressing your view on a certain topic is a whole different story since it is an expression of ones feeling towards something. I find it more interesting to hear out all the possible sides to a certain thing and then take bit and pieces of the information and come up with an original conclusion based on the gathered information instead of picking a particular side.
On the side note, it makes perfect sense to why your icon is the main female protagonist of Spice and Wolf.
@The Crimson Blade Thanks for sharing! The title did kind of lose its meaning as I was writing this and didn't really sit well with me either so I changed it.
I agree that moe is not a genre its a tag we apply to characters which was something I was originally trying to get at when I started writing this blog. I forget now who it was that said it (the director of Kanagi or maybe someone at KyoAni?) Regardless of who someone in the industry said something along the lines of how they can't make a character Moe that it is something viewers decide on their own. I agree with that sentiment.
You make a good point about moderation which reminds me that even water can be toxic if you drink enough. One of my favorite ways to look at moderation is to quote Holo from Spice and Wolf. "While one may lose much because of avarice, nothing was ever accomplished by abstinence."
Holo is pretty much my favorite anime character of all time and is certainly a character I can relate to.
My friends also relate me to a One Piece character in form of Zoro although it is entirely because of his ability to get lost.
I agree that moe is not a genre its a tag we apply to characters which was something I was originally trying to get at when I started writing this blog. I forget now who it was that said it (the director of Kanagi or maybe someone at KyoAni?) Regardless of who someone in the industry said something along the lines of how they can't make a character Moe that it is something viewers decide on their own. I agree with that sentiment.
You make a good point about moderation which reminds me that even water can be toxic if you drink enough. One of my favorite ways to look at moderation is to quote Holo from Spice and Wolf. "While one may lose much because of avarice, nothing was ever accomplished by abstinence."
Holo is pretty much my favorite anime character of all time and is certainly a character I can relate to.
My friends also relate me to a One Piece character in form of Zoro although it is entirely because of his ability to get lost.
@matty I think its certainly a possibility that companies are taking notes from magical girl and trying to bank on merchandise the same way. With the economy being what it is it would make sense to me see merchandise become more important as a source of revenue.
I honestly don't pay much attention to ANN anymore as anything more then a Database and news site but I do agree that there are strong similarities between Azumanga and say K-On in that they are both Slice of Life shows where all the main characters are female.
That said I don't feel like Azumanga tried to emphasize female exclusivity the same way that shows like Lucky Star and K-On have. In Azumanga the male characters are simply unimportant where as in K-On there are moments where it feels like they are being intentionally left out. Although In the end it may just be a matter of execution where Azumanga pulled it off more naturally.
I honestly don't pay much attention to ANN anymore as anything more then a Database and news site but I do agree that there are strong similarities between Azumanga and say K-On in that they are both Slice of Life shows where all the main characters are female.
That said I don't feel like Azumanga tried to emphasize female exclusivity the same way that shows like Lucky Star and K-On have. In Azumanga the male characters are simply unimportant where as in K-On there are moments where it feels like they are being intentionally left out. Although In the end it may just be a matter of execution where Azumanga pulled it off more naturally.
I am not only a fan of anime, but am also a fan of anime fans. I always enjoy being given a glimpse into the minds of my fellow fans, to be given a fresh and different perspective on why someone besides myself might like or dislike certain aspects of anime, or any interest for that matter. Thank you for a refreshing article, and I hope you write again!
