From: pckyip@athena.mit.edu (Patrick C Yip)
Subject: Re: 3x3Eyes question & r.a.m RFD
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 06:14:03 GMT

In article <7APR199211123480@vms2.iscs.nus.sg> limkiong@vms2.iscs.nus.sg (Twas brillig, and the slithy toves...) writes:
>In article <1992Apr6.181857.8617@wdl.loral.com>, dcb@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (David C Blume) writes...
>>I just finished Patrick's translation of 3x3 Eyes v. 5.  *Touching* story.

Hope this isn't a sarcasm here.... if it really is, it's more because of
my bad translation and failure to translation v. 2-5 to let people know
what happened before that BIG spoiler.

>>What is the origin on the white eye-in-the-mouth critter that floats around
>>Pai?  What is it, and what is it's role in the manga?
>
>I don't have the manga with me (I'm in office) but if the beast is what you
>are referring to (the one that appeared with Pai after she lost her memory,
>it is my understanding that the beast is used for transportation purposes.
>Its one of those critters that appear in the manga. Others include the claw

This is Fei-Oh (Flying Oh[a fish name]). Living in another dimension
(well all beast demons are like this), it can be called by sanjiyan, or
Pai wearing Shiva's claw. In this enlarged size, it serve transportation
purpose, but its mouth and tail have been used in attack too. In its 
compressed size, it serves as a little pet floating and sticking around Pai:)

>It is also my understanding that it replaces the harpy-like creature (what's
>its name?) that Pai lost.

NO, Fei-Oh appeared early in the manga. It's not a replacement.
BTW later Pai got that creature back somehow.

>Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I've done that :)

>BTW, does anybody have any idea when #11 is coming out? I splurged on 10
>issues of this, and finished them all over a short space of time :-) and
>am now being held in suspense.

Hmm... that explains why you've forgotten some details of the manga :)
DaveMou said #11 has been out and available in US now.

>>Also, are people following the discussion in news.groups?  Please monitor
>>me.  I don't want to do more damage than good.
>
>The most vocal person in the other camp (I assume you are for rec.arts.manga,
>aren't u? :-) is this Brian Hughes fella, who wants it to be under the
>rec.arts.comics group.

I want to silence those USENET namespace hierarchy correctness activists :p
There is a STRAW POLL organised by the "net spy". I think the best to keep
them quiet is to show them how landsliding people here want r.a.m., not
r.a.c.m. So I urge people to cast their vote (r.a.m. not to say :) to that
STRAW POLL so that they can see the force of "democracy" >:) 

Votes to mhigh@vm1.tucc.trinity.edu 
Deadline is Apr 12

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