LAUAN501 : Evolution of style and the application of "Moe"

60s-70s

80s-90s

90s-2000s

This series of images depicting the stylistic evolution of anime show how the application of more moe-like traits influence the look of the character, especially in the period around the 90s-2000s when the Internet and the digital age grew, as well as the first appearances and definition of moe and what is now considered the "otaku" culture. Characters slowly moves from having more realistic proportion in the early 70s to more emphasis on larger eyes, smaller face and a more pointed chin. Its help to facilitate moe's position as a legitimate design style and a part of the evolution of Japanese media images, and not just about drawing cute/pretty young girls. (although that does counts for a lot)