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((Short description|Japanese term for collectors of figurines))
((DISPLAYTITLE:Figure ''moe zoku''))
((refimprove|date=March 2008))
((nihongo|'''Figure ''moe zoku'''''|フィギュア萌え族|Figyua moe zoku|literally 'figure budding tribe', or, closer to the true meaning, 'figurine lover tribe')) is a Japanese term which refers to "[[otaku]] who collect [[figurine]]s". Originally, the term was not related to ''[[lolicon]]'' (attraction to young or prepubescent girls), but instead to [[agalmatophilia]] (attraction to statues, dolls, mannequins, etc.), since the figurines were not alive.<ref name="dojin">((cite web|url=http://www.paradisearmy.com/doujin/pasok8h.htm|script-title=ja:フィギュア萌え族(仮)|language=Japanese|work=同人用語の基礎知識|date=2005-02-17|accessdate=2008-02-28))</ref> Japanese journalist [[Akihiro Ōtani]] coined the term, claiming that this group was composed of potential criminals.

==Summary==
In Japan, the term "figure" can refer to [[doll]]s and other collectible [[figurine]]s.  Figures based on [[anime]], [[manga]] and [[Bishōjo game|''bishōjo'' game]] characters are often sold as dolls in Japan. [[Collecting]] them is a popular hobby amongst [[Otaku]]s. The term ''[[moe (slang)|moe]]'' is otaku slang for the love of characters in video games, anime, or manga, whereas ''[[zoku]]'' is a post-World War II term for tribe, clan or family.

Japanese journalist [[Akihiro Ōtani]] coined the term "figure ''moe zoku''",<ref name="ami" /> and, although he said, "I don't intend to blame Otaku",<ref>((nihongo|''2007–2008 Manga Ronso Boppatsu''|2007–2008 マンガ論争勃発|extra=((ISBN|978-4896372731))))</ref> he claimed that "Otakus who collect figurines" were potential criminals and that one of them had killed a 7-year-old girl in November 2004.<ref name="ami">((cite web|url=http://picnic.to/~ami/ool.htm|script-title=ja:公開質問状|language=Japanese|work=NGO-AMI|date=2004-12-09|accessdate=2008-02-28|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902044513/http://picnic.to/~ami/ool.htm|archivedate=2013-09-02))</ref> According to his theory, the killer murdered the victim soon after the kidnapping, because the killer was not interested in her living body, but in her corpse. The lifeless body could then be described as a figurine.
Akihiro Ōtani used the term in conjunction with [[Kaoru Kobayashi (murderer)|Kaoru Kobayashi]], who did not, in fact, own any figurines. However, during an [[All-Nippon News Network|ANN]] special broadcast on the morning that Kobayashi was arrested, Ōtani commented that Kobayashi was a "Figure Otaku", insisting that "Figure Otaku" was synonymous with "[[lolicon]]".<ref name="dojin"/>

As Ōtani's idea of the "figure ''moe zoku''" seemed illogical at best, fans of the anime genre began using it ironically and humorously.<ref name="dojin"/> The term was awarded the ''[[Toshio Okada|Okada Toshio]] Award'' at the Japanese Otaku Awards' 2004.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.granaten.co.jp/award2004.html|title=Otaku Awards 2004|language=Japanese|work=Otaku Awards Office|accessdate=2008-02-27))</ref>

==Other usage==
Although Kobayashi was not an otaku, as of January 2005, Japanese local governments continued targeting otakus, expecting similar cases from them.<ref name="japantimes">((cite news|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20050206t3.html|title=Otaku harassed as sex-crime fears mount|newspaper=[[The Japan Times]]|date=2005-02-06|accessdate=2008-02-27))</ref> Therefore, the term became regarded as an extreme case of irresponsible statements of mass media, though the background of [[media circus]] was apparently [[Tsutomu Miyazaki]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.journalism.jp/works2004/works/akagi2/akagi3.html|script-title=ja:『「脳科学」化社会』|language=Japanese|author=Norihiro Akagi|publisher=journalism.jp|accessdate=2008-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305215432/http://www.journalism.jp/works2004/works/akagi2/akagi3.html|archive-date=2008-03-05|url-status=dead))</ref>

==References==
((Reflist))

[[Category:Criticism of journalism]]
[[Category:Moe (slang)]]
[[Category:2004 in Japan]]
[[Category:Toy figurines]]

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