Moe Money, Moe Problems (ft.
On this exciting episode of The Weeb Crew Anime Podcast, the crew is joined by Samham of Translating Japan to talk about the exciting world of Moe, what it means, what it is, and why nobody knows what it is. Will they finally be able to enlighten the world? Only one way to find out!
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0:00 Coming Up + Intro
0:19 Man I bet you wished you were a patron sub so you could get context for this riveting conversation
2:08 Who is the real Translating Japan?
6:44 Citations for this episode
9:32 What is moe?
20:22 Where does "moe" come from?
31:33 This podcast is bait for lonely dudes...
41:30 Why is it important to understand moe?
51:18 Non-anime database consumption
1:02:03 Is moe just "2D Complex"?
1:08:39 Anything can be BL or yuri if you believe hard enough
1:19:37 Mumi brings up Gushing Over Magical Girls for like the third episode in a row
1:23:22 Moe-ifying historical figures (not just Fate)
1:36:47 Obligatory conversation about My Little Pony
1:40:53 Why are Nintendo games not seen as "otaku media"? Also just talking about Comiket
1:55:16 Feeling nostalgic for that time Logan Paul visited Japan...
2:09:06 Finally getting to the question you've all been waiting for!