How many anime crushes do you have? How large is your J-Pop playlist? How many times have you felt a burning desire to poses a stuffed animal from a video game or an anime t-shirt?
If you answered "more than one" to any of the above, you might be otaku.
And if so, we have good news for you. The TLD just for otaku culture, .moe, is half-price from October 10 through 16, meaning it will be available for just $11.57 per year*. This only lasts one week, so better get one now!
Moe for a .moe?
*Prices in USD. Check the .moe price page for local prices.
What is 'moe'? If you ever visited Tokyo's Akihabara (秋葉原) district you will be confronted right away with moe.
It is not certain where the word came from but it refers to feelings of affection, adoration, devotion, and ... excitement towards cartoon characters of Japanese manga, anime and video games and any other immaterial things that need love.
Moe is also among the new top level domain name extensions and to celebrate our affection (and devotion) to this gTLD we are happy to offer 50% OFF for the first year on new registrations of .moe from Moe Day until the end of October.
For those who are unaware, a brief explanation as to why 10-10 is Moe Day:萌 (from 萌え) is the Kanji Character in Japanese (which is Hanzi for Chinese readers or Hanja for Korean readers).
Deconstructing this character, we can easily see that it is made of the following elements:十 十 (or ten twice, hence October 10) plus 日 which means "Day" and 月 which stands for "Month."
.moe domains have entered the GoLive phase, and are now available for registration by all at standard prices. The cost of a one-year registration is $23.14 at A rates.
The Gandi v5 platform has been deployed now for about 2 years. Many features have been added to it and we continue to update and improve it regularly.
We are planning to definitively close the v4 customer web interface. Please migrate your account by logging in to https://www.gandi.net/ to start the migration process.
