moe-lingoCategory
What is “Imouto (yonger sister)”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
June 5th, 2010 
manutaro Imouto
![夜明け前より瑠璃色な Crescent Love VOL.2 [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21nmiYqfzkL._SL160_.jpg)
explanation:
Imouto means of cause yonger sister. Character of Imouto is one of the biggest categories in anime, manga, girls game or adult game and seems one of the important moe’s elements. Imouto is generally lolita character but beside it she is devoted to elder brother, sometimes is Tsun-dere, impertinent, like a childhood friend and is boo-boo. Beyond any doubt she(Imouto) is almighty and the strongest character in moe.
Posted in LINGO, Yosuga no Sora, moe-lingo 
Tags: Cream Lemon, D.C., K-on, School Rumble, Sister Princess, Yoakemae Yori Ruriirona, Yosuga no Sora 
View CommentsWhat is “Yuri(Lily)”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 31st, 2010 manutaro Yuri
explanation:
“Yuri” means love between girls, what is called lesbian(Girls Love). However, in doujin world Yuri is works which female authors makes for female, and works besides it are called simply lesbian.
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Posted in LINGO, Railgun and Index, Strike Witches, moe-lingo Tags: Maria sama ga Miteru, Railgun, Saki, Strike Witches, Utena View CommentsWhat is “Tsun-dere”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 29th, 2010 manutaro Tsun-dere
explanation:
“Tsun-dere” means characters who take a cold or bad-tempered attitude toward her partner first, but then when they are alone who change usual attitude to modest, shy, coquettish and dallying attitude suddenly. Such a cold attitude is called Tsuntsun. And such a coquettish attitude is called Deredere. In short, Tsun-dere is characters (the characters are often girls) who have both 2 attitudes. Otaku feel the gap of the 2 attitudes.
The Familiar of Zero / Louise
Posted in LINGO, moe-lingo Tags: Haruhi Suzumiya, Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, Lucky Star, Shakugan no Shana, The Familiar of Zero View CommentsWhat is “Itasha(car painted anime characters)”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 24th, 2010 manutaro Itasha
explanation:
Itasha means concretely cars on whose body characters of anime or game, mainly lovely girls, are painted. And “Ita” means “painful”. In Japan people and things which are shameful is called often “Itai(painful)”. “Sha” means car. So Itasha means painful cars. But it isn’t a slanderous word. Rather owners and Otaku is willing to call them Itasha, because they admit it as their culture. And they are called sometimes also Moesha. But Itasha is more generall than Moesha.
Moehaku 2010
What is “Nekomimi”, Dictionary of Otaku Lingo
May 22nd, 2010 manutaro Nekomimi
![狼と香辛料1<限定パック>(初回限定生産) [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kEFj1W57L._SL160_.jpg)
explanation:
“Nekomimi” is a cat’s ear on a cute girl’s or boy’s head. You can put on a hair band with a cat’s ear when you want a “nekomimi.” A combination with the recently popular maid-like fashion: “Nekomimi Maid” is becoming a new trend. A “Nekomimi” is not only cute, but can also depict the cat-like image in the characters.
“Tsukuyomi” OP / Neko Mimi Mode
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Dictionary of Otaku Lingo, “Moe (moe)”
April 19th, 2010 manutaro Moe
explanation:
“Moe” means the special deep love for characters and things. The definition and the meaning of “Moe” are complex while the term’s established and spreading. But the typical definition is the madly love without sexual desire. And “Moe” is originally usual Japanese which means that the plants bud or something buds in the mind.
This is a video of the Tornament of moe-characters the final in 2009.
![ヘタリア World Series vol.1【初回限定版】 [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51d6enPNWCL._SL160_.jpg)
