MS Girl

MS Girl (MS少女) is a form of moe anthropomorphism art, depicting young girls wearing body armor (or small vehicle in case of large mechanic) resembling Mobile Weapons - usually a mobile suit. The name was first used by Mika Akitaka who publish his MS Girls art in Gundam Ace monthly magazine since 1982, with the first official compilation artbook was released in July 1994.

The MS Girl trend later spread to other mecha anime series and even real life combat vehicles, becoming known as Mecha Musume. MS Girls themselves continue to grow, as Gundam Ace continue to publish their art which usually appears as parody of model kits series like Gundam Fix Galution to Gundam Fix Figuration or Zeonomusume~ to ZEONOGRAPHY.

MS Girl finally gained official recognition in Gundam Build Fighters Try's final episode "Our Gunpla" with the introduction of the Super Fumina, a fusion of the RGM-237C Powered GM Cardigan and its builder, Fumina Hoshino.

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Also see Madoka Titus.