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In Japan, anything can be an anime girl — even your washing machine

Tuesday December 16, 2025. 05:39 PM , from BoingBoing
In Japan, anything can be an anime girl — even your washing machine
Moe anthropomorphism is the Japanese art of turning absolutely anything — countries, diseases, operating systems, warships — into cute anime girls. For instance, there's an erotic game where you date home appliances, including a washing machine.
The trend exploded online in the early 2000s when someone on 2channel pointed out that Internet Explorer's stop button looked like a shiitake mushroom. — Read the rest
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