Monday Moe Musume - Genki Girls

(FANG MOE!!) from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu
These ladies make Red Bull cheer leaders look like they're on valium. Yes, there's nothing better to liven up a dragging series than our poster children for coffee, Prozac and crack. Hang out with these girls and for sure you'll never have a dull moment.

Yet another Fang MOE and equally as hyper, Misao From Lucky Star.

They come in all shapes and sizes; DFC, Loli, bouncy, tomboyish and the rare Tsundere double hitter combo. Not to be confused with Yandere, these girls just border on plain nuts if not suffering from ADD.

Did I mention they also come in different shades too? Like Kaolla from Love Hina.

Some aren't even human to begin with, much like Lime from SMJ.

And then there are those that are also just so darn adorablly moe, that they take the throne of their school's most popular, case and point, Tenma from School rumble.

Mind you though that not all Genki girls are that moe-licious. Too much and they can be a pain in the arse jerks and drive you up the wall annoying.

Case and point: Tomo from Azumanga Daioh

And then there's Ed from Cowboy Bebop.. I do not need to go on about how absurd this.. being is, she's just out there.

Here's what TV Tropes has to say about Kana from Miname-ke and her fellow embodiments of nitrous shots.

Genki" is Japanese for energetic or enthusiastic. The Genki Girl is a character — usually a schoolgirl, but not always — who acts like she's been mainlining caffeine and speed. She is possessed of an incredible surfeit of energy, such that she runs everywhere (often with arms waving wildly, sometimes in a Bird Run), speaks quickly (sometimes unintelligibly so), and always does everything fast, fast, fast! She's filled with confidence and determination, regardless of whether she's competent or not. Although usually played exclusively for comedy, sometimes the Genki Girl slows down for a serious or introspective moment. But not for long — she lives her life full-throttle. To sum it up, a good way of telling whether a female character is genki or not is to see if her family and peers are exhausted, astonished or even creeped out by her chronic outbursts of vitality.

I think Minorin plays that to a T.

Despite what you'd think, the Genki Girl is usually not The Ditz. However, there have been a few blends. She is, of course, very often a Motor Mouth or The Nicknamer. If she focuses her powers on getting a boring guy to relish life, she's a Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Less sympathetic portrayals often make her the Jerkass of the group.

Yes, despite Misa's borderline Yandere, she's still more hyper than psycho.

So.. You like'em or not, these girls will surely grab your attention one way or the other. Isn't that right Natsumi?

Just don't let them bring out the big guns...

YOTSUBA!! DOWN!! HEEL!!

Comrade R-1 shares us Persona's Chie Satonaka!

As well Comrade Lightningsabre reminded me Matsuoka Miu from Ichigo Mashimaro.

*I lurve Figure.fm nao...