"In moe, we’re seeing the characters becoming younger and younger, but the attraction is not sexual, it’s sort of like the feeling you get when you see a puppy – that ‘oh my god it’s so cute’ appeal – but for guys. These characters evoke care and cuteness; it’s as though sex itself has become too threatening."
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Casey Brienza, quoted in Keith Stuart, "Dead or Alive and otaku culture: why sensitivity is not the same as censorship," The Guardian, December 2, 2015
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