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 larg mechanic) resemble Mobile Weapons - usually 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 trend of MS Girl later spread to other mecha anime series and even real life combat vehicle, become known as Mecha Musume.