"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."

"In recent years, in the world of anime and manga too, the hollowing out of mainstream culture and the putative rise of subculture severely diluted and eroded the standing of the Tale. Audiences have come to need only a work only as an escape from reality, as a comfortable dream, judging everything on the criterion of moe, while creators’ intellectual paucity and the jumble of trivial touches have encouraged that structure. At the same time, TV-type mass consumption, which prizes instant gratification and simplistic results, laid the improverished grounds of contemporary Japanese entertainment, giving rise to masses that can only respond with praise for superficial details and technical proficiency; with tears, laughter, fear, or some outpouring of simple emotions ; or with identifying and particularism. And here we are, in this stagnant state of affairs. I am stuck here myself. It’s embarrassing and frustrating, and I also regret that I contributed to it. I want it fixed. The sooner, the better."

"First of all, “moe” must meet the following conditions"

"Mum: Well he said his ancestors were Giraffes!"

"Mum: Giraffe-san"

"Ena: But he roared at me!"

"Fuuka: Again?! He comes often?!"

"Yotsuba: um.. that pretty, bright one!"

"Koiwai: Oh, which one?"

"Koiwai: Which star is it?"

"Yotsuba's Dad: Which is the top? Which is the bottom? You'll never know!"

"Ena-Are: you okay?"

"Yotsuba: My hands?"

"Yotsuba: S...Scary...Scary...Ahhhhhh!!"

"Yotsuba: I died."

"Jumbo: See? Vengeance won't get you anywhere."

"Yotsuba points a gun a Koiwai"

"Yotsuba: Do some work goat."

"Fuuka: Jumbo-san"

"Yotsuba: Boxer Man!! You've come again!"

"Koiwai: Are there any stars you know Yotsuba?"

"Yotsuba: There is!"

"Yotsuba: Save your excuses for hell."

"Yotsuba: Earth."

"Ena: Your hands, your hands, don't let go of the chains!"

"Asagi: Giraffe-san?"

"Asagi: Takeda-san"

"Koiwai: Are you helping the farm in any way?"

"Yotsuba goes flying."

"Jumbo: Hey goat what are you useful for?"

"Jumbo: Hey. So did your vengeance go?"

"Giacomo Dante: Violence is the way of the world. I am simply playing along."

"Roberta: Perhaps there are people who live for others. Even if that kind of life is dim maybe there are fires that are meant to burn for a long time."

"Rossana: I never had a passion for only one thing. To like everything is the same as to like nothing in particular."

"Raballo: I’ve been training you to look after yourself. But seeing how you’ve become… it’s got me worried. You can’t just pull the trigger, Claes. You have to think. And unless you’re on a mission, you mustn’t use force. When you have those glasses on, I want you to be good, alright? That’s not an order. It’s a promise between you and me."

"I love the dusk. The setting sun is full of melancholy. It’s like an eternal farewell."

"Flanca: People with power have an obligation to use their abilities."

"Death is our fate. But we don’t have to just accept it. There’s no reason for memories to just disappear into nothing without coming back."

"It’s not like I hate Hilshire, it’s all the rest of you irresponsible adults I can’t stand!"

"I enjoy cooking, painting and playing music. There are so many books to read here… But sometimes, the most fun comes from just doing nothing. I think someone close to me taught me that a long time ago. Maybe my father…"

"John Doe: Teaching is fun. It’s like making a little copy of yourself to leave behind."

"Is a girl with a mechanical body ordinary? I’m super strong and can kill a man with my bare hands. I do bleed, but the pain goes away fast. Since I’m a cyborg and have to protect Jose… I can’t be an ordinary girl."

"Every morning, when I wake up, the first thought I have is: “I wonder if I still have my body.” What a relief! It still works. I can’t describe in words how wonderful it is to have a body that works. I love my life at the Social Welfare Agency very much."