Moé/Modern Titles

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Moé: (from the verb ↗moeru = "to be infatuated", pronounced moé or mo-eh) Titles that have at least one character generally young in age, with a naive or innocent view of life, and "some obvious sympathetic weakness they work hard to correct" would be considered moe. A character or personality trait that "elicits a protective or loving response from the audience" would also qualify (quotes taken from ↗Wikipedia:Moe). In modern terms moe has been evolving to the point where moe may apply to objects and not just young girls. Unfortunately moe can be taken to the extreme (see: "Lolicon").

Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.

Title Rating Synopsis
B

Binbou Shimai Monogatari
Buy The anime centers around two sisters - Kyou (age 15) and Asu (age 9) - whose mother died from an illness and whose father, heavily in debt, mysteriously disappeared. Now they are living in a small and miserable apartment from the few money the older sister gets for her part-time job. But as long as they have each other and are supported by kind people they continue their every-day life never losing the bright smiles on their faces nor their strong spirit.
G
GS Girl Buy See Gunslinger Girl

Guardian Hearts Power Up!
Watch They're back! Hina, (AKA Guardian Hearts, or "Guarts", for short) and her alien compatriots Chelsea, Daisy, Kurusu, Maya, Kotono and Po surround the hapless Kazuya in "the chaotic and exhausting world of sci-fi love-comedy".

Gunslinger Girl
Buy Welcome to the Social Welfare Department, also known as Section 2. On the surface, the workers of Section 2 travel from hospital to hospital looking for little girls that have been in serious accidents and are in danger of dying. The MUST not have any surviving family. They take the girls to their special hospital and cure them. Their TRUE purpose is much more sinister. Section 2 is the home of a bunch of Ex Intelligence and Military Personnel and the Gunslinger Girls. Little Girls who have been Altered by Technology to have faster reflexes, perfect hearing and eyesight, and nearly indestructible bodies. They are the assasins of the government, working in the shadows to ensure that the politicians are happy, and therefore no one knows of their existence. Each girl is paired with a handler to which they have sworn absolute loyalty, and are officially known as Fratellos. But technology has a price, and it's something that each little girl has to pay. And sometimes the price can be high.
Gunslinger Girls Buy See Gunslinger Girl
H

Hayate no Gotoku!
Rent

Hayate had a problem. His parents (who are deep in debt) sold his body to the friendly people (aka the Yakuza) who are now trying to collect. Hayate comes up with a plan to kidnap the first girl he meets to get a ransom to pay back them back. Nagi was bored, her butler was gone and she ran away from home to escape the life that a rich girl was given. As Hayate went in to make his move, another group showed up and tried to Kidnap Nagi. Hayate saves her. To reward him, she buys his debt from the Yakuza but in exchange she makes him her butler. Hayate has to deal with Maids, Tsundere Lolis, Tigers, Elder butlers and all of Nagi's friends.

Hayate the Combat Butler Rent See Hayate no Gotoku!
K

Kamichu!
Buy In a quiet village town, the supernatural and ordinary coexist in a quiet harmony. And then one day, a normal junior high school girl named Hitotsubashi Yurie tells two of her school friends that she has suddenly become a god last night. But she still has problems to get the boy she likes to even remember her name...
P
Poor Sisters Story Buy See Binbou Shimai Monogatari

Potemayo Specials
Rent Five (9-minute) Specials released as of Feb. 1, '08; A sequel to Potemayo.
S

Sister Princess
Rent Wataru is a very unlucky guy. First: he turns in his high school application in 1 day late. 2nd: he is kicked out of his house because he is now a man without a school. 3rd: He gets an approval from a high school that he never applied for. 4th: When he gets there he finds out he has 13 sisters who all attend that school. and 5th: One of his sisters isn't a sister and is really a spy.
かみちゅ! (Japanese) Buy See Kamichu!
ぽてまよ Special Rent See Potemayo Specials
シスター・プリンセス Rent See Sister Princess
ハヤテのごとく!(Japanese) Rent See Hayate no Gotoku!
Genre
Action(2) Comedy(5) Drama(4) Parody(1)
Romance(1) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Sci-Fi(2)
Demographic
All Ages(2) Kid at heart(1) Seinen(1)
Style
Acquired Taste(1) Kawaii(1) Silly-funny(1) Weird(2)
Keywords
Bishoujo(1) Bondage(1) Coming of Age(1) Dark(1)
Dating Sim Spinoff(1) Deities(1) Ecchi(1) Erotic Comedy(1)
Fan Service(1) Fighting(1) Gun-action(1) Harem(2)
Lolicon(2) Magic(2) Mahou Shoujo(1) Middle School(1)
Pervert(1) Sequel(2) Slice of Life(1) Softcore(1)
Violent(2) Vulgar(1) Yuri(1)
Type
OVA(1) TV(5)
Release Year
2007(2) 2006(1) 2005(2) 2003(1) 2001(1)
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