The moe culture in Japan is well spread in media, advertising, anime, games, and even educational pamphlets and books. For those who do not know what moe (萌え) is, this word is often used to indicate that a female character is cute, innocent, and adorable. In this article, we will see strange things that have been transformed into characters with the aim of being moe.
I think I don’t even need to start the article by mentioning the cover photo of monster musume, a somewhat popular manga/anime that tells an ecchi story with girls who are half monsters and mythological creatures.
My Girlfriend is a T-Rex – In the manga T-Rex no kanojo, it tells the story of a normal human who starts dating an anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex named Churio.
Refrigerator – There is a one-shot manga called The Female Fridge where it tells the story of a girl who turns into a refrigerator and wakes up in the house of the boy she likes.
Roach – Gokicha is not just a manga, but an ONA (internet animation) that tells the story of a cute cockroach that wants to become friends with humans.
Shinka no Mi – A class full of Idols and beautiful people are sent to another world. The main character is an ugly, fat, and smelly guy, and the heroine is a gorilla. (They must have called the protagonist from Nisekoi).
Akikan – In this anime, your soda turns into a woman.
Dragons – Kobayashi-san chi no Maid Dragon – A recent work that is quite successful where dragons are girls.
Things are going to get weirder…
Upotte – In this anime/manga, weapons turn into cute girls and study at a training school to become a good weapon.
Consoles – In the game/manga/anime Neptunia, consoles are cute girls. There are several other animes where objects and electronics turn into girls or boys.
Ships – In Kantai Collection, girls have the spirit of War Ships.
Parasite – Kisei Kanojo Sana – A worm that was in the character’s body turns into a girl.
Stones – In Houseki no Kuni, stones and jewels turn into girls.
Blood – In hataraku Saibou, blood transforms into cute girls.
Binchou-tan – In this work, we have a coal girl, bamboo, and slime.
There are many other moe characters from anime that were based on strange things, even Windows 10 became a moe character. It is also worth mentioning other strange works like Midori Days where the heroine is the protagonist’s right hand.
Currently, various monsters and characters from Japanese culture have turned into cute girls like Kaiju. In Kemono Friends, animals transform into cute girls, not to mention the famous cat girls. If you remember any, just mention it in the comments. The inspiration to write this article came from goboiano.
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