moege

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 萌(も)えゲー (moegē), a combination of 萌(も)え (moe, “moe”) and ゲー (gē), a shortening of ゲーム (gēmu, “game”), itself from English game.

Noun

moege (plural moeges or moege)

1. (video games, Internet) A kind of Japanese visual novel featuring moe content, including cute characters and art style.
   • 2009 November 10, @4chanbot, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

     jp: >>3703876 Look, even Swan Song and Sayonara wo Oshiete are a moege under that standard.

   • 2013 July 20, @erogethoughts, Twitter‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

     Annd more hscenes. These days most good moeges have been mixing up moe with plenty of ero to go with it.

   • 2014 August 3, @HadlerER, Twitter‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

     Felt like Nakahiro tried to write a plot intensive title with a moege style which I guess can work with some people, not with me

   • 2019 October 23, @FarisHalawa1, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

     Fault Milestone is nice and short. It's not a moege but it's cute and the world building is raw kino swag

   • 2023 December 15, @moemoepurest, Twitter‎^[5], archived from the original on 2024-08-10:

     I don’t wanna go to work, I just wanna stay home and continue reading Riddle Joker. I’m having waaay too much fun with it, ;w;
     I always knew I would love reading a moege, but I didn’t think I’d love it *this* much.