From: andrean@cs.utexas.edu (Andre A. Nurwono)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.animation
Subject: Re: Defending anime (was Re: Cheap animation)
Date: 13 Dec 1992 14:11:03 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
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In article <1g8d61INN475@flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU> lerouxm@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Markie Mark) writes:
>In article <Bz1ws2.C4M@CAM.ORG> emru@CAM.ORG (Emru Townsend) writes:
>>Fascinating, simply fascinating.
>>
>>I don't understand why you refer to Ranma and Lum (the title is actually
>>Urusei Yatsura) as "sex epics" when there's no sex in either of them.  In
>>fact, aside from occasional nudity in Ranma (which is not sexual in nature)
>>they're just about as innocent as an Archie comic.
>
Damn, I was just going to mention this :)

>
>AW COME ON!!!!!!!!
>
>What is the whole reason for having Ranma change genders when 
>he/she/it is doused with water?  It is to give the character 
>some sort of twisted perversion that is used to generate humorous
>situations.  That is a SEXUAL catalyst to get you to watch the
>the stupid show!!!!  
>

If you can call TTA stupid, then you can call Ranma stupid.
In fact, they're humorous. That's what I get as an impression.
Nothing else. Twisted perversion ?? I always seem to see Americans
as the ones who screw around (no offense, just trying to clear out the muck)
(the Western Culture) and the Japanese (Eastern Culture) always promotes
'higher morals' than Americans do, e.g. NO FREE SEX, NO PRE-MARTIAN SEX,
well, you get the idea :) :)
In fact, I would see the Easterners looking at America as a heaven
of FREE SEX of a country where people screw around after 18 years old!
Well, the law says so, doesn't it ?

>
>I would imagine that the people of Japan
>who are very sexually repressed, would get thrown for a loop
>when they see this.  That is why they like it.   
>
I did. I also get thrown in a loop with Archie and Warner Bros cartoons.
>
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Who is now sexually repressed ?? Hahahaha!

>The same goes for Urusei Yatsura.  Why does she wear skimpy outfits?
>Why does her guy-friend put up with all the crap Lum involves him in?
>The answer is.... 
>SEX!  SEX!  SEX!  SEX!  SEXXXXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!
>
Why is it that in most American movies, SEX comes to SCREWING around,
and yet... you see a girl in a bikini in an animated series which
NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER screws around you get OVERLY EXCITED OVER IT ???

>I'm not saying its bad.  I'm not saying they shouldn't do it.
>I'M not saying you shouldn't watch it.  
>
>Just be aware of it.  Don't be a mindless twit!!!  Sex sells in all
>countries.  And these shows DEFINITELY use it.
>
>--Mark

Well, seems like everybody already is aware. But does sex make a product bad?
There are products which are SOLELY sold for sex, and I see many of these
are as mindless as you described.
I think Urusei Yatsura (UY from now on) has a quite respectable audience.
i.e. an audience which appreciates Archie would also appreciate Ranma & UY.
After all, they WERE based on the successes of Archie in the US. R. Takahashi
wanted to make an Archie equivalent, so she came with UY !

You SOUND like you're comparing UY with Madonna's SEX book thing.
What a waste.

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