Moe TV TropesSomehow, when I look at her, I feel like I cant leave her alone. I feel like I have to protect herCoined in Japan in the late 9. Moe, pronounced as Mo Eh, derived from a Japanese word that means budding, to sproutbloomnote , also pronounced moe, is a different word meaning to burn or passion. This is a source of puns. While its sometimes used to describe a series or the phenomenon called Perverse Sexual Lust, its more about a specific ideal or kind of character, similar to Kawaisa. The New Beforel Orel: Trust Cartoon ' title='The New Beforel Orel: Trust Cartoon ' />When used as an interjection, figuratively, its used to convey that something blooms inside your heart. A common definition is that Moe is the ability of a character to instill in the audience an irrational desire to adore them, hug them, protect them, comfort them, etc. To evoke a sort of Big Brother Instinct, in men and women. Moe characters are, generally speaking, cute. William Salyers, Actor Regular Show. William Salyers was born on August 16, 1964 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA. He is an actor, known for Regular Show 2009. Coined in Japan in the late 90s, Moe, pronounced as MoEh, derived from a Japanese word that means budding, to sproutbloomnote. This is a list of television programs formerly or currently broadcast on Cartoon Networks late night block, Adult Swim in the United States. Although both networks. Moe characters are implicitly youthful, congregating to high school age and below. Adult female characters who qualify are almost always in their low twenties. Any characters older than that have this fact unmentioned, or the characters appearance is altered as little as possible regardless of the actual time that has passed. Moe characters often take many characteristics, tropes and forms of appearance from the Bishoujo genre. Their personality will reflect an innocent outlook on something vital, such as about romance. A related implication is that moe characters are virgins, though mostly in Japan, where virginity and purity still remains important to a girls appeal. The classical Moe character is highly associated with innocence, shyness, humility, submission, helplessness and woobie characteristics e. Fragile Flower, Shrinking Violet, Extreme Doormat, Cute Clumsy Girl, The Ingenue, the Healing type genre, etc., usually drawn with Tareme Eyes, although this does not need to be always the case. In many other, more modern variations, there is also a trend towards more upbeat and extroverted personalities that are far more unique, noticeable and recognizable such as the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, and the more benign variants of Tsundere although these variants do have a risk of getting kinda annoying or tasting like diabetes. Other contributions to uniqueness can also come in the form of quirks, reliance on Costume Exaggeration, odd language, strange hobbies and the like. Occasionally, these quirks are completely unrelated and seem a bit disjointed. If a character is plain, they are loudly plain in the way Hollywood Homely characters are ugly sometimes theyre just more moderate than the rest of the cast, and the writers implicitly suggest the audience is kind for liking the character for being plain. More on these traits can be found here, although trying to define the exact nature of what is Moe is still up to debate. Williams Street Productions, LLC also known simply as Williams Street, and previously known as Ghost Planet Industries, named after Space Ghosts home planet, is an. Such characters are also prone to being used as mere Pandering to the Base. When a character has no visible personality traits aside from vaguely cute uselessness, heshe is termed the dreaded Moe Blob. An interesting result of this is some moe characters are quasi Animated Actors the series they star in need not be related at all, being only devices to enable the viewer to enjoy the character. Many of them feature in Gag Series, and only the merchandise for the series shows off its possibly intended roots, though quite a few merchandise producers use heavy amounts of artistic liberty when designing products. Also, do note that the Moe aesthetic in itself is generally not considered to be a sexual thing. Saying otherwise will hit the Fandom Berserk Button. That is not to say, of course, that Moe characters can never be sexually attractive, and indeed someaesthetics may deliberately blur the line. Male characters can also have moe traits, and they figure prominently in Shoujo and Josei. Like their female counterparts, moe boys are usually ridiculously cute. The Adorably Precocious Child is a good example. Bishnen characters particularly Troubled, but Cute characters also tend to evoke feelings of Moe in a female audience and are frequently called Moe by both fans and authors. For the non anthropomorphic equivalent, see Ridiculously Cute Critter. See also Moe Anthropomorphism, Moe Couplet, Moe Stare compare The Woobie where the focus is about sympathy. Yamato Nadeshiko has a similar appeal but for older characters. Also see When She Smiles for situations where applicable characters get massive Moe points for finally breaking out a smile. In darker series, very likely to suffer Break the Cutie. Weakness Turns Her On is a sort of Distaff Counterpart that concerns womens attraction to moe males. Contrast Rated M for Manly. What Do You Mean, Its Not for Little Girls No connection to a certain bowlcut wearing would be leader, surly bartender, six year old school bully, or clam. Or, for that matter, a town in Victoria, Australia. Also no connection to the Dutch word for sleepy despite what The Advertisement Server thinks. Sub pages and Examples    openclose all folders  Moe characters    Advertising     Art     Comics  One male example who gets away with it because of his age is Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes. Remember when the baby raccoon diedIt was also a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. Its when he wants to be, and it never works on his parents. Not even Bambi eyes work. Bambi Eyes tend to lose the intended effect when one is using them to ask for a flamethrower. It also doesnt work on Rosalyn the baby sitter, or Miss Wormwood the teacher, or. It just doesnt work in universe. The title character of Empowered is a rare example in an American Super Hero comic. Thug. Boy Shes got this whole adorable, aching vulnerability thing going on. I wanted to comfort her and tap that ass like its never been tapped before. Delirium in Death At Deaths Door Molly Hayes and Klara Prast from Runaways Ignacia from Wildguard Squee from Johnny the Homicidal Maniac could be an example of this. The original version of Marrina from Alpha Flight was absolutely made of this, at least as long as she was in control of herself. Unfortunately, outside forces kept pulling out her Super Powered Evil Side, making her good half seem just that much more tragic and, well, moe. Most of the kid characters from Le Petit Spirou easily qualify for this. Gastoon from the comic book of the same name is this. Just look at this album cover. Kamala Khan, aka the current Ms. Marvel. Shes so perky and happy all the time Fan Works And If That Dont Work has Shinju Ayanami, It Makes Sense in Context. Imagine the Moe qualities of Rei and Shinji and add a healthy dash of Elegant Gothic Lolita. Chi and. Chakra has Ryoko Saotome, a moe Blood Knight. Pretty much EVERY original character that Author Nearlover. And if you know her from Desu. Des. Brigade, shes pretty moe herself. In the Total Drama story, Keepers of the Elements, the author has stated that Aideen, the previous Fire Keeper is this, as well as Anacaona the very first Air Keeper. Brainbents AU version of Nepeta Leijon, like her canonical counterpart, is pretty darn adorable. Shes a short, quirky Cat Girl with a generally playful and friendly personality, although like the rest of the cast, she has her share of issues. Many of the younger cast members have moe moments. Being a cast full of Woobies doesnt hurt, and neither does the casts comparative lack of homicidal outbursts. Calliope gets moe points from her character design alone. Shes a burn victim instead of an alien skull monster in this universe, but still terribly cute in her own way. Even a Dark Fic like Hivefled has moe characters, especially Ganmed Lomust, an Adorkable writer of absolutley awful fanfiction, and Tsukey Morney, a painfully shy sufferist with Girlish Pigtails who usually speaks in third person. List of programs broadcast by Adult Swim. This is a list of television programs formerly or currently broadcast on Cartoon Networks late night block, Adult Swim in the United States. Although both networks share the same time space, Adult Swim is classified as a separate entity for the purposes of Nielsen ratings. Original programming. Current. These are the programs that are currently in production or currently airing new episodes on Adult Swim. This does not include shows that are airing in syndication on Adult Swim or re running programs. Title. Originally aired. Description. Apollo Gauntlet. Animated series by Myles Langlois. Black Jesus. 20. 14present. Live action comedy by Aaron Mc. Gruder and Mike Clattenburg. Renewed for a third season. Decker. Live action series starring Tim Heidecker that parodies the action movie genre. Based on the web series, Decker. In December 2. 01. Heidecker announced they were shooting both the second and third seasons. Season 2 premiered on June 4, 2. July 1. 6th. Dream Corp, LLC2. Created by Daniel Stessen. Executive produced by John Krasinski and Stephen Merchant, with Allyson Seeger. Renewed for a second season. The Eric Andre Show. A parody talk show hosted by Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress. A new special airs in 2. Renewed for a fifth season, which Eric Andre has hinted will be the last. Infomercials. Quarter hour American television comedy specials that lampoon the infomercial format as well as other graveyard slot programming. Mike Tyson Mysteries. Comedy series about Mike Tyson. Premiered October 2. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and owned by Warner Bros. Entertainment. 9 The third season ended on July 1. Renewed for a fourth season. Mr. Pickles. 20. 13present. Animated series by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart. The pilot was released online on July 2. August 2. 6. 1. 1 The third season is set to air in Winter 2. Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter. Live action, originally aired as a miniseries created by Jon Glaser and produced by PFFR. The second season ended on May 2. Off the Air. 20. 11present. TelevisionInternet Video Anthology series. Premiered January 1, 2. New episodes air independently on an inconsistent basis. Rick and Morty. 20. Series created by Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland. It premiered on December 2, 2. The third season premiered on July 3. Robot Chicken. 20. Series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. The ninth season is set to air in Fall 2. Squidbillies. 20. The show was renewed for an eleventh season, which will premiere October 1. Tim Erics Bedtime Stories. Live action series by comedy stars Tim and Eric. Pilot premiered October 3. Regular series premiered on September 1. The second season airs September 1. The Venture Bros. It is the second longest running Adult Swim original series and the longest running original series still in production. Renewed for a seventh season and eighth season. Williams Stream1. Premiered March 1. The program plays reruns of programs played on Adult Swims live stream. Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell. Created by Dave Willis and Casper Kelly. Season 4 began production on June 5, 2. Streams. These are programs found on the Adult Swim streaming channel at www. Title. Streaming Time. Description. Stupid Morning Bullshit. Daily at 1. 1 AM Repeats at 6 PMSally and Jonothon tackle current events and occasionally destroy things. Time and Temperature. Daily at Noon and 5 PMFor fans of time, temperature and music. Williams Street Swap Shop. Daily at 1 PM Repeats at 9 PMCome swap shop with Zach and Matt. Bloodfeast. Daily at 1. PM Repeats at 2 PMSolve puzzles and explore the mind through perspectives on art, sexuality, psychology, spirituality and relationships. Hosted By Dr. Maxime Simonet and Dave Bonawits. Episodes. Daily at 3 PMA random showcase of Adult Swim programming. Fish. Center. Daily at 4 PM Repeats at 7 PMFish. Center is a daily, marine themed call in game show. Hosted by Matt Harrigan, Max Simonet, Dave Bonawits and Andrew Choe. Assembly Line, Yeah Monday at 8 PMJiyoung and Anca build fantastic things while chatting and snacking lightly. Last Stream On The Left. Tuesday at 8 PMSatisfy your bloodlust with hosts Ben Kissel, Henry Zebrowski, and Marcus Parks, as they gleefully discuss the horrors of the world. Im Dr. Rich, Or Am ITuesday at 1. PMAs Seen On Adult Swim. Wednesday at 8 PMSelling items found at asseenonadultswim. Sports Bitches. Wednesday at 9 PM Replay Friday at 7 PMSports are hard. Let the experts explain them to you. Hosted By Dennis and Will. Development Meeting. Thursday at 8 PMWalter and Cam field your pitches for potential Adult Swim entertainment. Game Humpers. Friday at 6 PMThe Williams Street staff play video games for your viewing pleasure. Toonami Pre Flight. Friday at 8 PMGill and Jason take you for deep dive inside the Toonami universe. Daytime Fighting League. Various times. Sixteen amateur fighters compete for a shot to win the Ultimate Prize. Former. These are programs that aired first run on Adult Swim that are now cancelled. If the show is cancelled, it is in this section even if it airs in reruns on Adult Swim. Title. Originally aired. Description. 12 oz. Mouse. 20. 050. 6Ended in December 2. A one off webisode was released online on May 1. Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Seasons 8 1. 1 each go under a different alternative title. It is the only Adult Swim series to be adapted for a feature length film. Ended on August 3. One episode was never aired. Assy Mc. Gee. 20. Created by Carl Adams, Matt Harrigan and H. Jon Benjamin. Ended on July 6, 2. The Big O II2. 00. Co produced by Cartoon Network. Toonami staff have stated it may return in the future. Black Dynamite. 20. Executive produced by Carl Jones. Ended on January 1. The Boondocks. 20. The fourth season was produced without the involvement of series creator Aaron Mc. Gruder. Ended on June 2. Two episodes were never aired in the United States. Brad Neelys Harg Nallin Sclopio Peepio. Animated sketch comedy series created by Brad Neely. Ended with 1. 0 episodes on September 1. The Brak Show. 20. Spin off of Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The cancellation announcement was unexpectedly made on New Years Eve 2. It ended in December 2. A one off webisode was released online on May 2. Check It Out with Dr. Steve Brule. 20. 101. A Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job Dr. Steve Brule. Ended on July 2. Childrens Hospital. A live action parody of hospital dramas. The seven season premiered on January 2. Rob Corddry has announced that this will be the shows final season. The series ended on April 1. China, IL2. 01. 11. Created by Brad Neely. Ended on June 1. 4, 2. Delocated. 20. 082. Ended March 7, 2. The Drinky Crow Show. Almost Heroes 3D Ipod Download more. Ended January 2. 5, 2. Based on Tony Millionaires character from the Maakies comic strip. Series cancellation was confirmed in a Maakies comic. Eagleheart. 20. 111. Produced by Conaco, and stars Chris Elliott. Ended on January 1. Fat Guy Stuck in Internet. Ended in August 2. Frisky Dingo. 20. Created by Matt Thompson and Adam Reed of 7. Productions. Ended March 2. The Greatest Event in Television History. Each episode aired periodically by itself as a series of specials. Creator Adam Scott confirmed that it has ended. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Ended July 2. 2, 2. The Heart, She Holler. Premiered November 1, 2. New episodes aired night after night on SundaysFridays continuously until the season finale, a practice rarely used on Adult Swim. Ended after 2. 8 episodes. Home Movies. 20. 010. Originally aired on UPN. After cancellation by the network, Adult Swim picked up the series and ordered new episodes. Ended in April 2. Hot Package. 20. 131. A live action parody of entertainment news programs featuring found footage and bizarre film and TV clips. Created by Derrick Beckles. Ended after 1. 8 episodes. The Jack and Triumph Show. Ended on April 3, 2. King Star King. 20. Animated series by JJ Villard. The pilot was released online on July 2. August 2. 6. 3. 0 The pilot episode aired on November 3, 2.