mecha_musume
The anthropomorphization of hardware of all kinds (mecha) as cute girls (musume). Popular for military hardware, but also cars, trains, videogame consoles etc. Closely related to the OS-tan phenomenon.
For Shimada Fumikane's "Mecha Musume in the narrower sense", use Konami Mecha Musume tag. (See also its Japanese Wikipedia page.)
Mecha musume series and brands
* Alice Gear Aegis
* Busou Shinki
* Frame Arms Girl
* Infinite Stratos
* Kantai Collection
* Strike Witches
See also
* Mecha danshi (male counterpart)
* Exoskeleton
* Power armor
* Mechanization
* Personification
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