2009-01-09, 22:51 | Link #101 |
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When I was thinking back through the past couple of episodes, it made me think...do you think there's a reason why Yasuko regards Taiga so highly?
From the beginning she always saw her as innocent and just a girl and had fun no matter what happened. Even in later episodes she really treats Taiga like a member of the family despite the two not having really any interaction. (Aside from the boob poking) So can anyone think of a particular reason? |
2009-01-10, 12:15 | Link #105 | |
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But yeah, she's just naturally friendly and has formed a bond with Taiga over time as well
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2009-01-10, 21:43 | Link #110 |
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I just felt like she treated Taiga REALLY close after knowing her for such a long time. Usually seeing a friend as a member of the family takes a really long bond and lots of trust, so it felt a bit awkward for me. But like you guys said, she is really friendly.
Perhaps she trusts Taiga a lot because she can view her like a teenager, because Ryuuji had to mature really quickly and become self-sufficient. Taiga is immature in several ways, so maybe Yasuko finds comfort in that. |
2009-01-12, 18:26 | Link #112 |
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"moe" is hard to pin down but it has more to do with the feelings it generates in the viewer than in the specific attributes of the target. If you feel compelled to protect, nurture, and take care of the target --- good chance that "moe" is being experienced.
Therefore, it won't be the same for every person.
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2009-01-12, 18:27 | Link #113 | |
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Therefore, "moe features" is a misnomer. |
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2009-01-12, 19:20 | Link #115 |
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Vexx, you are right and wrong at the same time. While being attracted to one moe characteristic or another is completely individual, moe features as such are generic. At least there are some features that are considered to be moe in general - Tusndere is one of being moe features thats for sure, just like meganekko and so on. And i am referring that Taiga looks stuffed with such moe features - she is a tsundere, she is a loli, she is clumsy, she is helpless (or at least looks like helpless and relient on which is an important attraction characteristic in sexist community that Japan is).
Definitely, Taiga is a moe character, one of the most moe stuffed character I have seen in years. |
2009-01-12, 19:33 | Link #116 |
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I would never have considered Taiga as overloaded with moe features. Ever.
If her clumsiness mattered at all, sure. If her helplessness was the entire point of her character, sure. (Is that even considered moe at all?) Being flat-chested really isn't a moe feature either. It's the normal personality that goes along with it. There are much much worse characters than Taiga for moe overloadedness. Much worse. Also this. |
2009-01-12, 19:38 | Link #117 |
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Well, it is up to you to take the moe feature or not as a moe, but in general those are the features attributed to moe.
Loli, because it is close to chibi. Not always loli is moe but chibi - almost always and because of such closeness a lot of lolis become moe's. |
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