Words for common anime-based examples of moe character types and their fans
- 眼鏡っ娘萌え, Meganekko-moe, "glasses-girl moe", describes a person who is attracted to fictional characters with eyeglasses
- メイド萌え, Meido-moe / Shitsuji-moe, a stereotypical anime maid, butler, or other western-themed servant
- ツンデレ, Tsundere-moe, describes a person who is attracted to fictional characters with a character personality that is tough on the outside, but actually caring
- 妹萌え, Imouto-moe, "younger sister moe"", describes a person who most likely has a sister complex.
The archetype moe character is used in some anime and manga, such as Miyuki Takara of Lucky Star. The term moe is often also used to describe either a character who is, or a form of media containing, moekko, therefore Lucky Star is a moe-anime for example.
Moe characteristics
large eyes (1/5 size of face)- small nose
- flat face
- tall iris
- body 5.7 heads tall
- thin limbs
- large head
- colorful hair
- bangs over eyes
- neotenized face
- anime antenna hair called ahoge (アホ毛 )