The Moe Manifesto: An Insider's Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming

O manifesto moé é um livro que reúne diversas entrevistas com diversas personalidades do meio otaku.Desculpa não sou bom de resumos, mas o livro é maneiro, confia.

A very nice book.

I really love the fact that a book like this exists, and is so well written out of passion. This is a topic that completely befuddles many of my anime loving friends because they view "true" anime lays only within the physical drama of a story. For me though, I had been seeing the word "Moe" show up even more frequently as of late. Early descriptions of its meanings lead me to believe that Dorthy R. from the anime, "Big O" was "Moe", but I didn't know why. I couldn't recreate the reasoning behind the decision.I first saw this book during some tumblr scrolling and the cover caught my attention. There were a few lines of a review for it but it didn't keep my interest long. Then, I finished watching Oreimo, and had also fallen in love with the pop idol, Hatsune Miku within the same year. While looking up manga here on Amazon it was suggested to me and I knew who Kirino Kousaka was this time and needed more of her in my life.Waiting for Christmas to come, I added this wonderfully insightful book to my wishlist. I think my favorite part of this book is all the different view points on the same topic. By no means am I an anime historian as I was really late to the anime game, like Cowboy Bebop on Adult Swim late. By the way, Cowboy Bebop, great anime. Back on topic, this book really brings home my favorite type of writing, researching. Researching is where answer come from because it allows the reader to formulate their own questions to all the information being provided.This book isn't going to tell you what, "Moe" means, instead it shows you how time and personal experience can simply allow one find their own way of expressing and experiencing their own, "Moe". Though, that isn't to say you won't leave unable to explain to your confused friends just why you keep saying, "Moe" towards your favorite girl within their "serious" anime.

Ich habe mir das im Manga-Format gelieferte "Moe Manifesto" vor wenigen Tagen ohne große Erwartungen bestellt und war daraufhin zunächst positiv überrascht. Galbraith beginnt mit einer wirklich interessanten Einleitung, die einige Informationen zu den Anfängen und der Entwicklung des "Moe"-Kults vermittelt. Etwas blöd nur, dass er schon nach etwa einem Viertel des knapp 200-seitigen Buches dazu übergeht, nur noch (!) die geführten Interviews abzudrucken, ohne dabei je eine Art Fazit aus selbigen zu ziehen. Das hat mich persönlich ein wenig enttäuscht, denn obwohl die Gespräche großteils durchaus interessant sind, hätte ich mir doch eine Auswertung des selbsternannten Insiders gewünscht. Ansonsten gibt es keine Beanstandungen, denn der Rest ist wie beschrieben - farbige Abbildungen dessen, worum es im jeweiligen Abschnitt gerade geht und interessante Interview-Partner aus diversen Berufsfeldern (Professoren, Synchronsprecher, und so weiter). Wer dazu bereit ist, seine eigenen Schlüsse aus den zur Verfügung gestellen Informationen zu ziehen, der kann bedenkenlos zugreifen.

I always look forward to Mr Galbraiths books. They're written with much passion & acceptance, it feels very comfortable to read for someone who is also into this kind of culture. I'm very grateful that we are even getting information like this in a neat book form.The many references and colorful pictures make it very absorbing to read and any fan of anime/manga will learn more about the ideas and thoughts of those who helped shape "moe" over time. I like how each interviewee has their own definition of the term "moe" and it's also interesting to read about negative reactions to it in general.I will continue to support Mr Galbraith and look forward to his next work.