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   Rec.Arts.Anime.Misc Frequently Asked Questions List
   This version: 5th May 2002.
   Posted to rec.arts.anime.misc every odd month.  ;)
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   Hello there! This is the rec.arts.anime.misc list of frequently
   asked questions. If you are a newcomer to the raa.misc
   newgroup, please do read thru this FAQ before you post a
   question to see if it has already been answered. Like most other
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   deal with FOR THE UMPTEENTH time. We would like to have more
   time and bandwidth to devote to serious issues like what
   underwear the female fans favour, which hentai title is the most
   intellectual, and which anime company we should wage our latest
   vendetta against. If you're a regular, well..! Take a look and see if
   you've been misquoted. ^_^

   Thanks to all raa.misc posters, the answers here have been
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   Here we start on the regular, nourishing, chockful-of-tasty-stuff contents!

   General Questions:

      1.Isn't 'anime' a French word? 
      2.Which 'manga' should I watch now? 
      3.Isn't anime ALL sex and violence? *dro-ool* 
      4.I like (anime title), what else is there like it? 
      5.How can I get fansubs? 
      6.I know about VHS and LD, what is VCD and DVD? 
      7.How do I know if I'm getting the REAL thing? 
      8.What is this 'shounen shoujo' business? 
      9.Is an 'otaku' an octopus? 
     10.What do lemons and the letter 'H' have to do with anime? 
     11."Is this seiyuu married?" 
     12.What music's playing when...? (and other anime music related questions)
     13.Why the heck should I subscribe to raa.music or games or whatever??!!! 
     14.What's all this PS, PSX, P2 doing in raa.misc? 
     15.Why do they list the bloodtype of the characters and even the seiyuu? 
     16.How do I let Disney know I would like to buy Studio Ghibli anime
         subbed and dubbed on DVD?
     17.Is there an anime convention near where I live, or am moving to? 
     18.Can I let all you wonderful people know I am selling or
         auctioning anime or 'almost related to anime' goods?
     19.What's this [GRIT] tag? 
     20.Why the bandana over the head, as worn by Happosai in Ranma and
         by Tenchi's dad at the onsen?
     21.Can you tell me about this Chinese-subtitled (or English, I *think* it's
         English, subbed) DVD/VCD? 

   Questions about Specific Anime:

      1.Was it Whosis took Whatsis and got canned along with _Dragon Half_? 
      2.Tenchi Muyo 
              Does Ryoko (from "Tenchi Muyo") have a tail? 
              Ryoko and the Gems 
      3.I heard that "Grave of the Fireflies" was double-featured with
         "Totoro" in Japan. Is it true?
      4.Can someone post the "Ghost in the Shell" script? 
      5.Cowboy Bebop 
              Is there a "Cowboy Bebop: session #0"? 
              Name of song during fight in church? 
      6.What's this or that (or anything esle) in Escaflowne? 
      7.Hey, is there going to be a Battle Angel Alita movie? (..and all
         other Gunnm questions.)
      8.Where can I find the FAQ for DB/DBZ? 
      9.What is this LoGH? 
     10.When is [insert Gundam series here] supposed to take place? 

    

   What's this Anime?

   Then, "Some more online resources" and the end of it.



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   ---All together now..

   General Questions:

   1. Isn't 'anime' a French word?

   Well, it is, but the Japanese 'anime' is a loanword adapted from the
   English word 'animation'. The Japanese use it to refer to all
   animated works, but 'anime' has been adopted by the majority of
   English speakers to refer only to Japanese animation. Geddit? Please
   don't make me repeat that again...

   The range of Japanese animation made is rather like that for TV. It
   is used for both education and entertainment, some are a happy medium
   of both. There are programmes made for children, teenagers, young
   adults to those of a certain age. *ahem*

   Rei's Anime and Manga Page
   http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/rei/WWW/Anime.html

    

   2. Which 'manga' should I watch now?

   Maybe round the beginning of the 20th century you'd watch 'manga',
   but since then for the past nine decades or so, 'anime' has been used
   for animation leaving 'manga' to refer to comics. I've noticed that
   people to whom this has to be explained have pointed the source of
   their confusion to a certain purveyor of anime with the word 'manga'
   in their name. No, we shall not also complain about their DVDs now.
   ;)

   If you'll like to discuss or ask about 'manga' as in japanese comics,
   there is a whole newsgroup especially for that: " rec.arts.manga "
   and the very extensive online manga guide, "PRISMS" to consult at:
   http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/4996

    

   3. Isn't anime ALL sex and violence? *dro-ool*

   No. 

    

   4. I like (anime title), what else is there like it?

   Rob Kelk posts "The Anime Primer" aka "WHAT ANIME SHOULD I WATCH
   NOW?" on the first of every month to raa.misc and raa.fandom. It has
   a companion, "The Anime Ecchi/Hentai Primer". These two lists mainly
   cover titles that can be obtained mainly in the USA and Canada, and
   perhaps the rest of the online world if any of the online companies
   would sell them outside of North America...

   The Anime Primer:
   http://robkelk.tripod.com/primer/a-primer.html 

   The Anime Ecchi/Hentai Primer:
   http://robkelk.tripod.com/primer/ahprimer.html 

   Some online review sites:-

   A Parent's Guide to Anime
   http://www.abcb.com/parents/ 

   Anime Web Guide
   http://www.tcp.com/~doi/alan/webguide/awgHome.html 

   Anime Meta-Review
   http://www.serc.rmit.edu.au/~ashelton/anime/ 

   Non-anime watchers review of anime
   http://www.eldar.org/~brad/anime.html 

   If you're curious about current shows in Japan, by all means post a
   question in raa.misc specifying which recent titles you're interested
   in, or ask what's showing presently.

    

   5. How can I get fansubs?

   First things first: Fansubs are illegal. Next important note: You
   shouldn't have to pay for them.

   Long, long ago, there were privileged beings who received tapes of
   anime from friends in Japan. When these times are mentioned,
   nostalgia wells up amongst the reverend generation and they'll
   admonish the ingrates who complain of the quality of present anime
   media, talk about watching nth gen tapes of raw anime with someone
   reading from a script and proclaim how much they liked it, amidst
   much florishing and thumping of their walking sticks.

   Dedicated groups of people began transcribing scripts and translating
   them. Not content to just read them out at anime viewings, they began
   to sub tapes with the translations. Subbing a copy for personal use
   is apparently all right, but these tapes were copied and circulated
   which made them illegal. Some of the people who did such naughty
   things can still be found in raa.misc ..you have been warned! ;)

   Nowadays amongst the wealth of English subbed and dubbed anime
   releases, we still have deluded heros or vigilantes who continue
   fansubbing, and distros who make copies of the tapes and send them
   out. The honourable way of obtaining fansubs was to trade tape for
   tape, or send a self-addressed envelope and the needed numbers of
   blank tape to the people who offer fansubs. Some will ask for a
   contribution for their time, etc. (Some have a long list of 'etcs')
   It's up to you how much you want to be suckered out of your money.

   If you see a shop selling fansubs, let the owner know they are
   illegal. If they persist in selling fansubs of series that have been
   licensed in your country, by all means let the licence holder know.

   Avatar wrote an FAQ on the ethics and legalities of fansubs, which
   sadly he now cannot maintain anymore, but copies might be found
   online...

   For more on fansubs: http://www.fansubs.net/

   Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime.misc Subject: Re: How much is a reasonable
   price for fansubs? From: Gilles Poitras Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001
   06:45:03 -0700

   In article <3b1a671c$1@post.newsfeeds.com>, "garfangle" wrote:

   > I would like your opinion on how much should be a reasonable price
   > that one should pay for fansubs.

   SASE - Self Addressed Stamped Envelope

   This protects the distro from accusations of being a profiteering
   scum.

   It also removes the time, labor and cost needed to buy and stock
   blank tapes.

   As for the cost of wear on equipment and time spent duplicating tapes 
   fansubbing should be a hobbist activity. If you are distribution so many 
   tapes it hurts your VCR and reduces the quality of personal life I 
   suggest a different hobby.

   Not that many years ago distributors would only provide tapes to clubs 
   which greatly reduced the time spent duplicating tapes and at the same 
   time placed tapes in many fans hands. It also provided a great incentive 
   to attend club meetings to watch lots of fansubbed anime with others and 
   then borrow tapes from the club library.

   -- 
   Gilles Poitras
   Obsession: Anime
   Profession: Librarian

    

   6. I know about VHS and LD, what is VCD and DVD?

   A DVD looks just like a music CD and is the prefered medium for most
   of us. (I hear ya Dave, hey, I'm not complaining about tapes! ;) For
   all your anime DVD needs, please go to: http://www.animeondvd.com/

   A VCD looks like just a music CD (deja vu? :) and can carry up to 70
   mins worth of MPEG-1 encoded audiovisual. The quality ranges from
   good VHS to really "Is something wrong with my eyes?" terrible. I
   have heard there is a Japanese _Neon Genesis Evangelion_ set put out
   by Gainax, and a Singapore _Gundam 0083_ limited box set. Most VCDs
   come from Hong Kong and Taiwan, unfortunately there are many
   bootlegs. In Hong Kong licenced VCDs cost about US$2.50 to US$6. Most
   of them go for about US$4.

   A VCD faq: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2496/vcdfaq.html

   --An addition from Ru Igarashi..

   There is a SVCD (Super VCD) format which uses MPEG2 on CD (so in
   a sense it is a cross between a VCD and DVD).  It's getting popular
   in non-professional video circles, but isn't getting the recognition
   that VCD has in commercial circles.  The frame sizes, amongst other 
   specifications, are also different.  The maximum amount of video 
   varies depending on the settings (the more video, the lower the 
   quality).  VCD lacks a lot of the settings that SVCD has, so it 
   has a fixed maximum storage.  See:

   http://www.uwasa.fi/~f76998/video/svcd/overview/

   I think most (if not all) anime SVCD tend to be bootlegs.  SVCD
   should not be confused with DVD, even though they share many
   traits.

   ru

    

   7. How do I know if I'm getting the REAL thing?

   Copyright notices of the original anime owners and creators will
   always be visible, even when licensed to a company outside of Japan.
   For a list of some Japanese companies and their websites:

   http://www.anipike.com/comjpn.html

   (Yes, peeps, an anipike page. ;)

   Pay your real money, for the real thing- support the creators. For
   real in-depth info on how to know what's real and what's fake, visit
   Joe Curzon's page: The Pirate Anime FAQ-
   http://www.digital.anime.org.uk/piratefaq.html A Guide To Unlicensed
   Anime and Manga Related Goods

    

   8. Is this 'shounen' or 'shoujo'?

   I wasn't going to put this in because it's so amusing to see Peter
   Van Huffel get all in a huff about it in raamisc (and rec.arts.manga
   too! ;) Then again, I guess it'll be better for his blood pressure or
   something, so here is Peter's own words:

   *SIGH*. Let me repeat it once more. Something is shounen because it's 
   targeted at shounen (boys), something is shoujo because it's targeted at 
   shoujo (girls). That's the only distinction, and all the rest is 
   nonsense. If Urusei Yatsura and Kimagure Orange Road had been featured in 
   a girls' magazine, I would call it shoujo. But as those series were 
   featured in Shounen magazines, those manga and their offspring anime are 
   as shounen as it can get.

   shoujo, shounen, seinen, seijin : only difference is TARGET PUBLIC, not 
   content, not style, or anything else!!!  
   --

   Peter
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   *****   PRISMS: The Ultimate Manga Guide   *****
   *** formerly known as the Usenet Manga Guide ***
   *   http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/4996  *
   ************************************************
   ---

    

   9. Is an 'otaku' an octopus?

   Some of us female fans have met some that lead us to think so...

   The common Japanese meaning for 'otaku' is that of an obsessed fan, a
   definite wierdo, but some take pride in being an otaku as one who
   does the best they can for their interest. (There is a fine line
   between dedication and insanity. ;) In American fandom, to be termed
   an 'otaku' is like receiving a badge of honour. I have heard Carl
   Horn and Gilles Poitras compliment each other on their otaku-ness,
   but by reflex my eyes start searching out the exits of the room.^_^;;
   Steve Pearl, American fan-extraordinnaire (and original keeper of the
   raa.misc faq, indeed of most of the usenet anime/manga faqs) has been
   called the American 'Otaking' by the Japanese 'Otaking', Toshio
   Okada.

   A Little Note: The Japanese word for octopus is 'tako'.

   The prefix 'o' is added to Japanese words to dignify them, the person
   using them, or the person being addressed. 'Cha' very well means tea,
   but one says 'o-cha' in polite company, just as one will need to go
   to the 'o-tearai' after too many cups of 'o-cha'. Thus, an 'o-tako'
   might well be a dignified fan, no matter how many tentacles it might
   have. Much restraint might be needed not to dice them up for
   'tako-yaki'...


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   Subject: Re: Otaku
   From: James Sternberg 
   Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 10:36:08 +0900

   "Skeleton Man" wrote in message:
   > How many here call themselves otaku? How man call anime fandom otaku?

   It depends.  When I am in the US, I have no problem calling myself an otaku
   (as long as no Japanese people are around) since it seems to just mean an
   anime fan and seems to be used with some sense of pride.  Here in Japan,
   there is no way that I would claim to be an otaku!  "Thems is fight'n
   words".

   James


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   Subject: Re: CNN's definition of Otaku
   From: Invid Fan 
   Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 13:36:20 -0400

   Bruce Grubb wrote:

   > Paul Case wrote:
   > >http://asia.cnn.com/2001/BUSINESS/asia/07/12/tokyo.otaku/
   > >
   > >And here I thought it was just an anime/manga obsession.  I didn't know
   > >there was a techno twist to it.
   > 
   > FWIU otaku basicly means 'obsession'
   >  and can be
   > applied to anything.  Ie there are sport car, fishing, and
   > non-anime TV show otaku just as there anime and manga otaku.  Of
   > course one of the more famous otaku groups are the Trekers and
   > Trekies; want to learn more about Star Trek then you -ever- wanted
   > to know?  Talk to one of these people.

   "Otaku no Video" covers fans of anime, models, guns, paintball, porn,
   computer porn, and assorted other activities :)


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   From: Scott Schimmel 
   Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 19:09:14 GMT
   Organization: Between Laughter and Forgetting

   Heh.  There's always the definition that appears in William Gibson's
   books (Idoru, specifically):  "Obsessive techno-fetishist with social
   deficit."

   More properly, "otaku" just means "obsessive fan" these days.  It
   doesn't necessarily have to do with anime -or- technology (though most
   otaku are pretty tech-savvy, the better to hunt down new and obscure
   information on their topic of obsession).


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   From: Doug Jacobs 
   Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 22:19:43 -0000
   User-Agent: tin/1.4.4-20000803 ("Vet for the Insane") (UNIX) 
    (FreeBSD/4.2-STABLE            (i386))

   Otaku just means you're really, really, *REALLY* interested in something
   to the point of being obsessed with it.  It could be anime/manga, it
   could be computer games, it could vacuum cleaners, sport stars, etc.

   It's like geek in the US.  Geek usually refers to computers, but you can
   also be a photography geek, for instance.


    

   10. What do lemons and the letter 'H' have to do with anime?

   Lemons are something you squeeze and the juice comes out...

   They both refer to what is usually termed, 'adult' or 'mature' as in
   X-rated, NC-17 (does NC stand for 'No Clothes'? ;) Supposedly 'lemon'
   comes from the _Cream Lemon_ series and 'H' (ecchi) is from 'hentai',
   Japanese for 'perverted'. 'Hentai' is used much as 'Adult' is in the
   English-speaking world (and I do think the Japanese category is so
   much more apt ;).

    

   11. "Is this seiyuu married?"

   I don't know and I don't care, but you can find out more about the
   Japanese voice actors and actresses at the "Seiyuu Database":
   http://www.tcp.com/doi/seiyuu/seiyuu.html

   and join the "Seiyuu Mailing List":
   http://www.win.ne.jp/doi-bin/ml-admin.pl?ML_NAME=seiyuu

   Some more here, "Anime Hideaway":
   http://www.anime.usacomputers.net/~hideaway/

   From Rob Kelk: The closest I know of to an English equivalent to
   Hitoshi Doi's seiyuu site is
   http://www.cyhaus.com/Camp/Jupiter/seiyuu.htm - be prepared to do a
   lot of digging, though...

    

   12. What music's playing when...? (and other anime music related questions)

   Please, please, PLEASE use rec.arts.anime.music for anime music
   questions. We are very, very nice and helpful there!

    

   13. Why the heck should I subscribe to raa.music or games or
        whatever??!!!

   Because the rec.arts.anime kami says so. ;)

   Shortly, it's because raa.misc is for general discussion of all
   anime, and if you'd like to discuss anime music, games or an anime
   which has its own newsgroup, you'll find like-minded fans there who
   have more detailed knowledge. You also won't have to wade through
   tides of posts you have little interest in! :) There is an
   explanation too in the "Welcome to rec.arts.anime.misc" list posted
   by Rob Maxwell on the 1st and 15th of every month. There is a
   comprehensive list of anime newsgroups also posted by Rob every two
   weeks. They meanwhile can be found here:

   Welcome To Rec.Arts.Anime.Misc
   http://www.geocities.com/willrobsm/raam/welcome.htm

   Anime Newsgroup Master List
   http://www.geocities.com/willrobsm/raam/anime.htm

    

   14. What's all this PS, PSX, P2 doing in raa.misc?

   Yeah, they should be in the games newsgroups. ;) PS and PSX are
   acronyms for the Sony Playstation, and P2 is the Sony Playstation 2
   They are game consoles. Popular anime have games made from them and
   indeed some games have lead to anime.

   There will be other acronyms, abbreviations, emoticons like (:p) and
   (^_^), as well as tags [HELP!!] appearing in the posts. Rob Kelk has
   gather them into the "Anime Acronym List", posted monthly, which can
   presently be found here:

   Anime Acronym List:
   http://members.tripod.com/~robkelk/acronyms.html

    

   15. Why do they list the bloodtype of the characters and even the seiyuu?

   (From a summary posted by Shez. Thanks Shez! :)

   Basically blood types are the Japanese equivalent of star signs.
   According to Ann Saphir's Mangajin article:

   Type O:
   Self possessed, lover of politics, well dressed, competitive, motivated, 
   realistic yet romantic, cliquey and possibly pushy.

   Type A:
   Perfectionist, sensible, disciplined, stubborn but passive and easily 
   swayed in a group, prefer to be the behind the scenes power rather than 
   up front.

   Type B:
   Own person, hate being told to do things a certain way, openly 
   emotional, open to new issues and ideas. Possibly selfish or even 
   perverse.

   Type AB:
   Dual personality, get along with others but also reserved in manner, 
   rational, critical, tire easily of things.

   The above stuff is just the tip of the iceberg though, the amount of 
   blood-type advice available is such that everyone will find something 
   they can identify with, much like Western horoscopes.

   One thing to note is that blood types are more evenly distributed in 
   Japan than in the West: A/B/O/AB split is approx. 40/20/30/10% compared 
   to US figure of 35/10/50/5%, so A is most common instead of O (which is 
   good because according to the article I'm most compatible with type A 
   women....)

   Here's some more from another chart which looks at "most/least likely 
   to..." features. Type B is most interested in sex, likely to have an 
   affair, is bribable, not dependable but is a strong fighter. Type O 
   is fashionable, dependable and untidy. Type A is neat, unfashionable, 
   asexual and weedy. Type AB is the least bribable.


   -Shez.
   -- 
   ______________________________________________________

   May a Misguided Platypus lay its Eggs in your Jockey Shorts
   ______________________________________________________
   Take a break at the Last Stop Cafe: http://www.xerez.demon.co.uk/
   Use PGP: my key is at http://www.xerez.demon.co.uk/p/Shez.asc

    

   Some more views about bloodtypes and personality:
   ABO World
   http://www.abo-world.co.jp/page/eng.top.htm

   Meaning of Blood Types
   http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2172/blood.htm

    

   16. How do I let Disney know I would like to buy Studio Ghibli anime subbed
and dubbed on DVD?

   (Well, it's in now Slithy! :D)

   From: Slithy Tove 
   Subject: Re: The quest for Kiki (on disk)
   Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 11:54:22 -0500
   Organization: Canker, Moth and Worm, Ltd.

   On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:30:21 GMT, Rob Kelk wrote:

   >I don't know whether there's a six-month moritorium, but I think it
   >would be an excellent idea if each of us was to write a *polite* letter
   >to the appropriate person at BVHE, saying how much we'd like to be able
   >to give and/or receive a copy of "Kiki's" on DVD this Christmas.  (Speak
   >with our wallets - the language Disney understands best...)
   >
   >The only question is, who's the appropriate person?

   Isn't it in the FAQ? ^_-;;

   David Jessen
   c/o Buena Vista Home Entertainment
   350 South Buena Vista Street
   Burbank CA 91521-4691
   USA

   Also see: http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/disney/writetodisney.html

   While I'd like Kiki on DVD, I've already got it subbed on VHS. I'd
   really prefer Laputa, Nausicaa, Porco Rosso, or about anything else in
   the Ghibli canon that isn't available in the US at all.

   == Tove
   --
   It would take a scientist to explain it, and I'm from
   the humanities.                          -- Joel Robinson

   More about the Disney/Tokuma Deal:
   http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/disney/



    

   17. Is there an anime convention near where I live, or am moving to?

   Lucky you, some people have put up comprehensive lists of all known anime
conventions with websites:

   Anime Web Turnpike: Anime Conventions
   http://www.anipike.com/cons.html

   A Fan's View: Anime Convention Schedule
   http://www.fansview.com/consked.htm

    

   18. Can I let all you wonderful people know I am selling or
   auctioning anime or 'almost related to anime' goods?

   You can let us know at "rec.arts.anime.marketplace"

   The charter for "rec.arts.anime.misc" says that it was created for
   the discussion of Japanese animation. There is already a lot of
   traffic on this group. People looking to buy or trade would be
   reading marketplace, please post accordingly.

   All raa.misc readers are encouraged to followup FA/FS/FT posts with
   friendly pointers that they be posted to "rec.arts.anime.marketplace"
   or we will forward repeats with headers to their ISPs that they are
   posting against charter in the wrong newsgroup. (This answer crafted
   with advice from an ISP sysadmin too modest to let me name him. :)

    

   19. What's this [GRIT] tag?

   GRIT started in early 1996 on the raa.misc newsgroup, and has been
   going for ever since. The name is short for "Global Ranma Insanity
   Thread", and is basically an online role-playing game based on Ranma
   1/2 and happening a few years after the end of the Ranma 1/2 manga.
   Other anime has been incorporated as well - for example, there are
   elements of Magic Knights Rayearth and El Hazard.

   For more details on it, check out The Official GRIT page, at
   http://www.crosswinds.net/~sscougall/grit

   -With thanks to Steven Scougall for writing this.


   20. Why the bandana over the head, as worn by Happosai in Ranma and by
Tenchi's dad at the onsen?

   Subject: Tenchi question
   From: Arthur Levesque 
   Date: 28 Jun 2001 14:23:15 GMT

        I was "Tenchi Muyo" yesterday, the episode (#4, IIRC) where Tenchi's 
   father is trying to sneak a peek at the women bathing.  He ties a 
   bandanna over the top of his head and tells Tenchi that this is the 
   standard disguise for peeping.  Since Happosai does exactly the same 
   thing, what is the significance?  A cheap disguise, like the train 
   robbers in old westerns tying a bandanna over their mouths?


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   From: DAVID A MILLER 
   Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:40:45 GMT

   IIRC, it is a "tenugui", a hand towel tied over the head and used to "hide"
   one's face.  The fact that one is still recognizable despite the mask is of
   no real consequence.  About the time of the Heian Era, it was the norm for
   young women of marriageable age to receive visitors who would be out of the
   room by dawn.  If asked if she knew the man, she could truthfully reply that
   he had worn a mask.  If the same guy came back three nights in a row, then
   she became betrothed to him and thus departed her father's home as a bride.
   In noble households, the night visits were enhanced by the exchange of love
   poems and the knowledge that the visitor was a member of the aristocracy,
   who had often made his intentions known to the bride's family in advance.

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   From: Ross TenEyck 
   Date: 28 Jun 2001 23:25:57 GMT

   These days, it appears to be the conventional "I'm being sneaky
   and you're not supposed to know who I am" symbol -- not entirely
   unlike the minimal mask worn by the Lone Ranger and various
   comic-book superheroes.

   If memory serves, in the book _Pink Samurai_ -- which is highly
   entertaining -- the author claims that these nocturnal visitors
   that David describes would often urinate on the tracks of the
   sliding doors, supposedly to keep them from making noise.  Since
   this doesn't seem likely to actually work, the author speculates
   that the visitors were exercising a much more primal urge to mark
   the woman's bedroom as theirs, and warn other nighttime roamers
   to keep away.

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   From: Nobutoshi Ito 
   Date: 29 Jun 2001 13:13:06 +0900

   'tenugui' is the towel itself and the style is called 'hokkamuri'.

   'hokkamuri' reminds me (and 
   perhaps many others) of Nezumi-kozou, a legendary theft
   in the Edo Era, especailly if the tenugi is ties under
   one's nose, rather than one's chin.


   21. Can you tell me about this Chinese-subtitled (or English, I
   *think* it's English, subbed) DVD/VCD?

   Subject: Re: Anime subbed in English in Hong Kong
   From: Nargun 
   Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 15:40:14 +1000

   On 12 Oct 2001, George Douglas Bing Lee wrote:
   > Am seeking ENGLISH SUBBED anime in Hong Kong, any shop that might sell
   > this, or offer imports from abroad, haven't had any luck at all.
   > 
   > Would appreciate any tips on this, haven't seen any Hong Kong tips,
   > mostly stuff in Japan or so...

   As I understand, it's really hard to get anime subbed into inglish from
   HK. Getting anime subbed into pseudoenglish is fairly straightforward...

    Louis
   --
    Louis Patterson  
    "A kind of ghostly never-never land where the might-have-beens 
    play with the ifs" - Isaac Asimov, _The End of Eternity_


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   Subject: Re: HK Import Anime DVDs: Report
   From: Nikkou 
   Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 10:29:07 +0800

   ru igarashi wrote:

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