I wrote earlier about my observation that China may be already ahead of the game than Japan in coming up with "moe" characters. In contrast, it seems like the socialist republic of Vietnam is still in its infancy in this. My guess is, they are still hung up with the mainstream products like Doraemon, Pokémon, or Dragonball and are yet to explore this "moe" front. I mean, when you see these ladies, the "blushed cheeks" expression does seem it may be heading in the "moe" direction, but the strong eyes and the thick heavy hair are still very Vietnam's own. Still very cute nonetheless, and 34,000 don (about 1.35 US dollars) for a box of bubble tea mix is notably cheap :-)
(Photo by Aster)