From: amelman@orion.oac.uci.edu (Wan Dabada)
Subject: Noteworthy Japanese "furry" review:  Juujin Sei-iki (Beastpeople's Eden)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 8 Nov 92 03:42:06 GMT

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     I have known about this manga (comic, Japanese) for some time, but I've
only gotten my eager hands on it today, so I'll fill you all in on it.

     There is a future world where the beasts abound (no this isn't KO Seiki
BEAST).  However, there are many who have become renegades, and discovered
a portal to escape into our world.  By going through the portal, they become
disguised as humans.  However, they do have the ability to change into 
"Full-Beast" form.  The King of the futureworld ( who incidentally is a lion),
sends two agents, Ran Eagles and Leopard Onsa, to capture the renegades,
who mostly don't realize that they are actually Juujin (Beast-people).  They
have human forms, and take on normal lives, but can undergo a "Full Trance"
where they return to a fully animal state, to fight the malevolent "Juujin
Hunters", and return the renegades to their home.  

   Information and Stats: (Japanese names are last-name first)

                Leopard Onsa                           Ran Eagles 
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Current Name:   Torajima Hyouma                        Haneda Shuuichi
Age         :   21                                     24
Height      :   180 cm                                 184 cm
Weight      :   65 kg                                  62 kg
Horoscope   :   Gemini                                 Cancer
Blood Type  :   B                                      A
Personality :   Idiot                                  Rational
Good Points :   Can see in the dark                    Has coolness
                Not very stingy                        Is a feminist
                Very easy-going
Bad Points  :   Brainless                              Merciless when angry
Weak Points :   Akutsu Kyouko (his girlfriend)         Blind in darkness       
                Catnip                                 Overly thorough in 
                                                       investigations


   The story is very violent, with a lot of bloodshed (beast style).
Leopard tends to be a bit of a pervert, especially around Kyouko, whose
job is meter maid.  They later find out, though, that Kyouko is also a
Juujin who can change into a cougar.  The bad thing is that Leopard, who 
loves her and wants to return to their world together, can't reveal himself
to her as being a Juujin because she is not aware of her true form, and
she would probably freak out at the sight of him.  She later on discovers
this, but they can't return to their world because there are always
more renegades to chase.  

    The comic is shown monthly in NORA Comics (Gakken), and there are three
volumes out for it so far.  If anyone would like more info on it (like 
ordering), please let me know.  If the interest is good enough, I can probably
get an anime or book store like Nikaku or Kinokuniya to stock it.  (It's
in very limited supply at the moment, because the demand isn't showing yet)

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