【Never judge a book by its cover】 Hilarious! Netizens voted for the Top 20 "Gap Moe" characters! Inosuke, Sugawara-senpai, and Kagura all made the list! (2025 Gap Moe Ranking)
As the saying goes, "Don't judge a book by its cover, and you can't measure the sea with a bucket." This phrase applies perfectly to 2D characters! 🤣 How many characters, when they first appear, deceive us with their heavenly (or devilish w) looks, only for us to realize "Wait, wait, wait? You're nothing like you look!" once they speak or act? This huge gap between their appearance and inner personality leaves a super deep impression, even delivering a direct "gap moe" heart strike! 💘
Recently, "Supacomic!!" held an interesting poll: "Which character comes to mind when you think of someone whose appearance doesn't match their inside?" This list is basically a "gap moe" collection! Let's quickly see which characters successfully made the list with their unique charm of being "different on the inside than the outside"!
Appearance is Just a Decoration! Top 20 "Gap Moe" Characters Revealed!
Poll Results Announced: "Which character comes to mind when you think of someone whose appearance doesn't match their inside (personality)?"
- Inosuke Hashibira (From: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Sugawara Koushi (From: Haikyuu!!)
- Kagura (From: Gintama)
- Shinzo Yozakura (From: Mission: Yozakura Family)
- Lilia Vanrouge (From: Disney Twisted-Wonderland)
- Shaoron (シャオロン) (From: The Main Characters of the Demon World Are Us!) (Note: Character from a streamer group-derived manga)
- Shinigami (シニガミ) (From: The Main Characters of the Demon World Are Us!) (Note: Same as above)
- Hayato Suo (From: WIND BREAKER)
- Katsuki Bakugo (From: My Hero Academia)
- Epel Felmier (From: Disney Twisted-Wonderland)
- Hyoma Chigiri (From: Blue Lock)
- Kaeru Tamago (カエルタマゴ) (From: Maimai Maigoen) (Note: Sanrio project character)
- Lance Crown (From: Mashle: Magic and Muscles)
- Biscuit Krueger (From: Hunter × Hunter)
- Mafuyu Asahina (From: Project SEKAI: COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku)
- Rock Lee (From: Naruto)
- Shikimori-san (From: Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie)
- Toru Oikawa (From: Haikyuu!!)
- Vodka (From: Detective Conan)
- Aventurine (From: Honkai: Star Rail)
Editor's "I Was Fooled" Commentary 😂
First Place! No surprise! It's our wild boar manly man Inosuke Hashibira! 🐗 Who would have thought that rough, noisy boy wearing a boar's head mask had such a beautiful face underneath that even girls would feel inferior! The gap between his face and personality is probably the distance from the Mariana Trench to Mount Everest! 🤣
Second place is Karasuno's gentle senior Sugawara Koushi! Suga-senpai usually seems like a reliable and considerate nice guy, but he occasionally shows a sly, mischievous side (especially towards Daichi w). This little devil gap is super—duper—cu—ute!
Third place! The universe's strongest fighting race, Kagura-chan! Look at that cute appearance, who knew she's a Yato with a huge appetite, sharp tongue, and super strength! Picking her nose, vomiting, she does it all, with no heroine image to uphold! This gap is the very essence of Gintama, aru!
Not only Suga-senpai from Haikyuu!!, but even the Great King Toru Oikawa made the list (18th)! He looks like a heartthrob帅哥 on the outside, but inside he's childish, holds grudges (limited to Kageyama?), and is scarily hardworking. This gap makes him more like a "mortal" genius, super charming!
Disney Twisted-Wonderland also contributed two! Fifth place Lilia, who looks like a petite boy but has a mysterious actual age, an old man's soul inside, and is skilled at dark cuisine (?), has a super cute gap! Tenth place Epel, who looks like an apple-cute pretty boy, but inside is someone who wants to pursue manliness and bursts into dialect when angry (?!)! 🍎
Ninth place, Katsuki Bakugo! Look at those fierce eyes and explosive temper, he seems like a delinquent, but he's actually an honor student with sky-high self-esteem and is unexpectedly good at cooking (?)! Does this count as a gap?
And then there are characters like Biscuit from Hunter × Hunter (loli appearance, gorilla true form?), Mafuyu Asahina from Project SEKAI (the emptiness and struggle beneath the perfect honor student facade), Shikimori-san from Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie (super cute normally, incredibly cool at crucial moments!), Rock Lee from Naruto (watermelon head and bushy eyebrows, but super strong in taijutsu and passionate!), and the recently highly discussed Aventurine from Honkai: Star Rail (that business smile and the story behind it...). The gap in each of these characters is truly talked about with relish!
Is Your Gap Moe Radar Going Off? Nominate Yours!
After reading this list, don't you think these "different on the inside than the outside" characters are really fun?
- Who is the number one "gap moe" character in your heart?
- In this list, which character's gap surprised you the most?
- What other "looks like A, but is actually B" characters do you think are must-recommend hidden gems?