 Three heavy onesBlue hairWomen at the Heavy Girl award ceremony Mio Minato(Front),Yoroizuka Mizore(Back left),Mahiru Tsuyuzaki(Back right) | |
| Basic Information | |
| Moe Attribute Name | Heavy |
|---|---|
| Moe Attribute Aliases | Gravity, Heavy Girl, |
| Moe Attribute Category | Personality types |
| Typical Characters | Characters in the image above,Ayumu Uehara |
| Related Moe Attributes | Childhood friend、Yandere、Jirai-kei、Darkening、Yuri |
 Characters with this trait
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Heavy(Equivalent to Japanese
Introduction
Origin
“Heavy" is an inherent Chinese word, with the original meanings being:
- Large weight; deep degree.
- (Mood) depressed, unhappy.
In the ACG context, "heavy" usually takes the first meaning, being a shorthand for "Heavy Love", corresponding to the Japanese idiom "愛が重い(Love is too heavy)", used to describe people who are overly dependent on their romantic partner, causing the other party to feel a significant mental burden.
The widespread use of "Heavy Love" in ACG likely began with "Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei.Matoi Tsunetsukithe fourth episode where she first appears. This character's behavior towards the male protagonistNozomu Itoshiki's various acts including but not limited tostalking, silent phone calls,Candid photographythese actions all vividly illustrate the theme of this episode: heavy love, yet she herself is completely unaware and believes her love is just a bit strong. The radio program derived from the anime, "Zetsubou Housou," thus opened a column of the same name, "Love... is so heavy! (愛が...重い！)", where readers sent in their failed love experiences caused by going overboard, including many dangerous behaviors like brandishing knives or trespassing; the column was even suspended several times because it was too heavy.
With the broadcast of the popular 2021 animeUma MusumeSeason 2, the ACG community produced numerousKai-bunsho, among which there is no shortage of works featuring "heaviness" as a selling point, combined with the previousAyumu Ueharaleg-lockingThe textbook-level performance of childhood friend-style heaviness has allowed the "heavy" moe attribute to be further popularized.
In the process of dissemination, "heavy" has gradually evolved from its initial meaning of "causing trouble for the other person" to a meaning focused on the psychological issues of the heavy person, representing a significant shift in word meaning.
In the Japanese ACG community, terms like "high humidity" (Japanese:湿度が高い) or "humidifier" are also used to describe a character with a very heavy personality.
Characteristics
Heaviness generally manifests in relationships with others asperceiving oneself ascarrying a heavy burden, being gloomy, insecure, having low self-esteem, being possessive, overly dependent, fearing abandonment or loss, and worrying about the relationship deteriorating, which (potentially) always goes against one's wishes. A Japanese media outlet conducted a survey among men in their 20s and 30s, and the characteristics of "heavy girls" were ranked by level of agreement as follows:
- Frequently complaining about the other person replying to messages slowly;
- Demanding to "meet up" even while the other person is at work;
"Is work more important, or am I?"； - Crying over trivial matters or minor disagreements;
- Getting angry just because the partner looks at a woman passing by;
- Suspecting the other person of having an affair at a party/gathering.
Additionally, it includes "sending a massive number of messages every day," "frequently comparing oneself to the ex-girlfriend," "demanding to be told 'I love you' every time they meet," etc.[1]。
Being "heavy" is often considered a somewhat dangerous trait in romantic relationships; a unilaterally heavy relationship can be difficult for the partner to bear.Except for those who enjoy it., and there is a high possibility of the relationship breaking down. In the aforementioned survey, over half of the men stated they could not accept "heavy girls." However, in ACG subculture, "heaviness" as a moe attribute is welcomed by otakuespeciallyTwistedweirdos.(Anyway, it's not themselves who are being subjected to the gravity)。
Typical lines of "gravity" characters in the 2D world
- Please don't leave me!
- For you...I'll do anything！
- Please forgive/accept me!
- You are...the most important person to me(can be replaced with other similar descriptions)!
- Is [oo] more important than me?
- I will never give upsaving/finding/winning back(can be replaced with more other words here) you!
- I absolutely won't allow you to say that/treat them like that!
- Don't you dare take them away from me!
- I want to do [it] with you for the rest of my lifeFriend(can be replaced with other words here)!
- I only became [oo] because of you (Athlete/Idol/a band member/Magical girl/Ninjaetc.)!
- Will you form a [oo] (band, idol group, club, etc.) with me for the rest of our lives?
Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙(and similar behaviors of repeating the other person's name)I don't want that!！Revive, my love!
(In fact, because of the consistent tone in ACG plots that emphasizes the bonds between people, many characters have actually said things similar to some of these lines, though some are likely only said by "gravity-type" characters.)
Analysis
In the current common context of use, "heavy" is usually used to describe friendship.jpgorYurirelationships. On one hand, some of the *Uma Musume Pretty Derby* "strange documents" (怪文书), which are the origin of the "heavy" trend, contain Yuri elements; on the other hand, the relative niche nature of hardcore Yuri works has spawned many viewers who enjoy seeking Yuri in generalTe-teworks, and because these non-hardcore Yuri works do not explicitly specify "romance," the occurrence of "cheating"-likeDDplots have fewer opportunities for moral condemnation, which also allows people to more comfortably watch the "gravity" performances of "heavy girls" due to reasons like jealousy. In addition, the fact that "heaviness" caused by women's naturally more delicate emotions occurs more frequently in females might be one of the reasons. However, this is not absolute.
Heaviness andJealous Typeshare similarities; however, the psychology of "heavy" characters is generally more extreme, yet not quite reaching the level ofYandere, usually does not cause social harm, and is also manifested inJirai-keicomplex moe attributes such as. After the psychological issues of the "heavy" character aresuperficiallyresolved, it may also develop into"It's fine". Although the original meaning of the word is to make the other person feel "heavy," more often than not, "heaviness" is characterized by inward gloom, making oneselfand the audiencefeel heavy and hurt, evoking deep empathy, which is another difference from yandere who focus on actual actions. Of course, being "heavy" does not meanfailure; on the contrary, it often appears together withChildhood friendas a moe attribute, creating a joyful effect of outwitting the air where no one gets hurt.
It should be noted that the "gravity" attribute in the 2D world is generally lighter than in the 3D world and does not cause as much trouble to others; after all, the probability that the person being subjected to "gravity" is not that repelled by such behavior is relatively higher. However, there are cases where the degree of "gravity" is very heavy or causes great trouble to others(some can even be considered yandere...)。
Due to the associations triggered by the literal word "heavy" (重), "heaviness" is also linked to terms like gravity, terrestrial gravity, and black holes, and there is no shortage of "heaviness"(physical)works with this theme.
Typical characters with this attribute
- Matoi Tsunetsuki→Nozomu Itoshiki————《Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei) (Stalking, silent calls, secret photography)
- Akane Akaza→Akari Akaza————《YuruYuri) (An entire room filled with Akari merchandise, body pillows, etc.)
- Mio Tokinoya→Shun Tokinoya————《Our Rainy Protocol》（Stealing clothes, refusing treatment for her leg injury just to stay with her brother Shun）
- Mizuki Yuiga→Nariyuki Yuiga————《We Never Learn》
- Rikka Hishikawa→Mana Aida————《DokiDoki! PreCure》（Nice Face）
- Yuki Nekoyashiki→Mayu Nekoyashiki————《Wonderful PreCure!》
- Tanaka Meron→Purin Tanaka————《You and Idol PreCure》
- Homucifer→Ultimate Madoka————《Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion》（Directly tearing apart）
- Mio Minato→Aine Yuuki————《Aikatsu Friends!》
- Ayumu Uehara→Yu Takasaki————《Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club》（leg-locking）
Aguri Onishi→Hinaki Yano————《Earth Online》- Misuzu Hataya→Temari Tsukimura————《Gakuen Idolmaster》
- Yoroizuka Mizore→Kasaki Nozomi————《Sound! Euphonium》 (Feeling like vomiting after hearing the other's flute)
Seiya Takehaya→Minato Narumiya————《Tsurune: Kazemai High School Kyudo Club》(The formerdue to certain events, harbored feelings of guilt and a desire to compensate towards the latter,and after being reminded that the latter didn't need their help, shut themselves away for nearly two episodes)- Mahiru Tsuyuzaki→Karen Aijo————《Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight" (Revue of Jealousy)
- Karen Aijo→Hikari Kagura————《Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight" (Sent letters unilaterally for twelve years)
- Nana Daiba→Junna Hoshimi————《Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight" ("No one has ever called my Junna 'Jun-Jun', and I will never let anyone call her that")
- Miku Kohinata→Hibiki Tachibana————《Symphogear》
- Satoko Hojo→Rika Furude————《Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou/Sotsu》
- Mimori Togo→Yuna Yukietc. ———— "Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Hanayui no Kirameki》(
Actually, this work is full of heavy girls) - Subaru Natsuki→Emilia————《Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-》Especially the protagonist in the Pride route; the tragic intensity of his love is several weight classes higher than in the main story.
- EmiliaA couple's mutual devotion→Subaru Natsuki————《Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-》
- Miyu Edelfelt→Illyasviel von Einzbern (Fate/kaleid liner)————《Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya》
- Kisara→Shu Ogata————《Engage Kiss) (including but not limited to stalking, taking selfies,walking through wallsentering the house, and other bothersome behaviors, and finally being willing to return all memories to Shu at the cost of losing her own)
- Yuma Toutetsu→Ran Yakumo————《Touhou Project》
Suzuko Mimori→Tokui Sora————《Earth Online) ("NHK Anime Radio," "Tantei Opera Milky Holmes," "Love Live!," "Kiratto Pri Chan," "My Little Pony," "Fire Leon," "Pop Team Epic," "hibiki style," and eighty other upcoming works waiting to be released)- Miorine Rembran→Suletta Mercury, as well asSuletta Mercury→Miorine Rembran————《Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury》
- Kanoko Amamiya → Hime Shirasagi — "Yuri Is My Job!》
- Tomori Takamatsu→Anon Chihaya/Sakiko Togawa————《BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!) ("Will you... form a band with me for the rest of our lives?", "I need Anon! To play guitar, I can't do it without you!", "Sakiko, are you happy?")
- Taki Shiina→Tomori Takamatsu————《BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!》 ("I swear, I want to be with Tomori for the rest of my life," "Because I could never forget your singing voice")
- Soyo Nagasaki→Sakiko Togawa————《BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!》 (The legendary kneel, plus the gravity-shattering "I'll do anything」）
- Uika Misumi→Sakiko Togawa————《BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!》《BanG Dream! Ave Mujica》 (Reading a few messages over and over for years/BackgroundRainbow Bridge："My wish to be with Sakiko forever has finally come true"; 《Imprisoned XII》 lyrics, "Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙Sakiko●▛▙")
Rana Kaname→ A place to belong? ———— 《BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!》（A hidden heavy girl who wanted to play guitar at SPACE for the rest of her life. After SPACE closed, she spent her time searching for the "place to belong" her grandmother spoke of. She joined MyGO because she synced with their gravity waves, but as a capricious cat, she naturally evades others' gravity fields.）- Kanade Yoisaki→Mafuyu Asahinaand other members of Nightcord at 25:00 ———— 《Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku》 (Has said things like "I will definitely save you with the songs I write" to Mafuyu more than once, and has said similar things to other members of Nightcord (replacing "you" with "everyone"),and even stood up to Mafuyu's mother for her sake, taking her in after she ran away from home.）
- Mafuyu Asahina→Kanade Yoisakiand other members of Nightcord at 25:00 ———— 《Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku》（Although she is not good at expressing her emotions(Hasalexithymia）, she still states that "being with Kanade makes my heart feel warm," and has also continuouslyfor herexpressed gratitude for the acts of composing music, and even her first reaction when running away from home was to go to Kanade's house）
- Ena Shinonome→Mizuki Akiyamaand other members of Nightcord at 25:00 ———— 《Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku》（Although she is a tsundere who says one thing but means another, once she speaks her complete true feelings, you'll find her "gravity index" is quite high. Her deeds include but are not limited to:When she discovered Mizuki was hiding something and was troubled by it, she told them during their conversation, "Even if you don't want to say it, you don't have to, but I will wait for you forever until you do." When Mizuki shut themselves off after their secret was accidentally exposed, she found a way to force a meeting and expressed that she still wanted to be friends with Mizuki no matter what. These words successfully moved Mizuki and brought them back to Nightcord.）
- Mizuki Akiyama→Ena Shinonomeand other members of Nightcord at 25:00 ———— 《Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku》(In the story, they have worried many times that the other members' opinions of them would change after their secret was exposed, leading to the loss of Nightcord as a place where they belong, and even developed somatization symptoms because of it，In the subsequent story, they shut themselves off due to the accidental exposure of their secret, but after being moved by Ena's words, they revealed their true desire to remain friends with Ena and everyone in Nightcord no matter what.）
(In conclusion, it seems our Nightcord is a super "heavy" group)
- Mafuyu's Mother →Mafuyu Asahina————《Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku》（She has excessively interfered with and mentally controlled Mafuyu's behavior and thoughts since childhood. As Mafuyu's connection with 25-ji grew closer, Mafuyu's mother began to notice clues and eventually discovered the existence of 25-ji. To stop Mafuyu from making music, she met with Kanade. After negotiations failed, she discarded the synthesizer Mafuyu had hidden and accidentally broke Mafuyu's computer. Finally, after learning that Mafuyu had hidden her declining grades, she tried to confiscate Mafuyu's phone, and the phone was broken during the struggle. In despair, Mafuyu confessed for the first time that she didn't want to be a doctor and begged her mother to allow her to make music temporarily, but her mother remained unmoved. Not only did she blame everything on 25-ji, but she also tried to gaslight her with "Mom is doing this for your own good," eventually forcing Mafuyu to run away from home and temporarily live at Kanade's house. After Mafuyu left, she often stayed at home alone, distraught, longing for Mafuyu's return day and night.）
- Yoshitaka Mine→Daigo Dojima————《Yakuza 3》（An orphan who regards Daigo, who looked after him, as the person he cherishes most. While Daigo was unconscious in the hospital, he even thought aboutusing a handgunto help him end it all）
- Priestess→Doctor————《Arknights》（You will definitely be on my side, won't you, Dr.-[2]）
- Demetri→Leontuzzo————《Arknights》
- Naruto Uzumaki→Sasuke Uchiha————《Naruto) (Never gave up on bringing Sasuke back to Konoha; famous scenes include but are not limited to saying at the Valley of the End that he would bring Sasuke back even if he had to break his arms and legs, telling Orochimaru "Don't say Sasuke's name in front of me as if it were your own property," and "fainted by Konoha friendship.jpg")
- Phoenix Wright→Miles Edgeworth————《Ace Attorney series》（"As long as I become a lawyer, he'll have to see me even if he doesn't want to. In court.", "Because Edgeworth believes in me, I believe in Edgeworth too.", "Only I know the real him, only I can help him."）
- Akane Kurokawa→Aquamarine Hoshino————《[Oshi no Ko]) ("I will kill that person together with you";Searching alone for a way to resurrect or reincarnate Aqua after his death）
- Akane Kurokawa→Kana Arima————《[Oshi no Ko]) (The motivation for becoming an actress was admiring the child star Kana; the motivation for learning profiling was wanting to understand why there was a difference between Kana on and off stage)
- Kana Arima→Aquamarine Hoshino————《[Oshi no Ko]) ("I still have one dream... and that is I want you to look only at me. My dream now is to become your 'oshi'.")
- Sarina Tendoji→Gorou Amamiya————《[Oshi no Ko]) (After reincarnation, completely ignoring differences in age and status, she hopes to find Gorou and continue their promise from their previous lives.)
- Miyuki Shirogane→Kaguya Shinomiya————《Kaguya-sama: Love is War – The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains) (Became a pathologically hard worker in order to pursue Kaguya, writing a note that said "Become a man who can stand by Shinomiya's side." At the beginning of the story, he has a strong sense of unworthiness; it is precisely because he thinks "I won't be loved if I'm not excellent" that he was unable to take the initiative to confess to Kaguya for a long time.)
- Miko Iino→Yu Ishigami————《Kaguya-sama: Love is War – The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains) (Essentially a type who lacks love and has high emotional needs. Her interactions with Yu Ishigami contributed to twisted famous scenes such as "You have her perfume on you," "I'm the one who's hurting so much I want to cry," "You better protect me well," "My nose is tingling, it feels so painful" and other twisted famous scenes.)
- Ochkan→Xbalanque————《Genshin Impact》（"There is only one path left for us, and that is the path of Xbalanque..."）
- Vivienne→Phaethon————《Zenless Zone Zero) (My parasol will only be shared with Master Phaethon. I truly wish Master Phaethon's gaze would only stay on me.)
- Erlang Shen→Sun Wukong————《Black Myth: Wukong》（"Every day you were gone, I thought of you."）
- Lex Luthor→Superman————DC Comics（"If you want to hurt Superman, defeat me first."）
- Helia→Senadina————《Honkai Impact 3rd》（"Senadina... is unlike anyone else. Because Senadina's name is so beautiful, just saying it gives me a great sense of security; it is the most sacred melody in this world."）
- Nagito Komaeda→Hajime Hinata————《Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair) ("I love the hope sleeping within you from the bottom of my heart")
- Morito Aotsuki→Takumi Sumino————《The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy》
- Shizumi Yagi→Hiiragi Kashima————《given) ("I'll do anything Hiiragi wants to do" "For him, I can throw away my own life" "Let me stay by your side, until I die")
- Hiiragi Kashima→Shizumi Yagi————《given) ("If we keep the band going, I can keep Shizumi tied to my side for a little longer, right?" "I want to forever occupy those eyes that only look at me. I want to become his possession")
- What do you mean bymutual heavy gravity output
Bocchi-chan→guitarhero————《Bocchi the Rock!) (A hidden heavy girl, but the gravity field only works on herself, switching between cowering and gloating modes)- Kuon→Tono Hoeru————《Dai Sentai Gojyuuger) ("I will destroy you, and then you... destroy me"and a series of other problematic statementsIn fact, besides his older brother, around Wolf there are alsotwoheavy men）
- Hikami Meruru→Tsukishiro Yuki————《The Witch's Trial of Magical Girls》
- Perlica→Endministrator————《Arknights: Endfield》
- Lautaro Martínez → Inter Milan ———— "Earth Online"
(Accumulating match by match, it will become a lifetime~)
It seems a few have reached the level of yandere, but the audience generally considers them to be "heavy".
References
- ↑ (Japanese)男性が「重い女」設定する女性の特徴！自己診断表や改善方法も
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