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JimDunlop2
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:13 am Post subject: Which manga character would you like to be? |
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Time to use some creativity.
I always get asked by my students, "What do you like karakuta-- (character)?" Or, translated into English: Who's your favorite anime or manga character? I never know how to answer them 
So anyway, I want to take this a step further. If you could become any anime or manga character, who would you be and why? Or, which anime or manga character are you most like? In personality or appearance? Both?
I'll start:
I'd be: Ogami Itto from Lone Wolf and Cub. Why? Because I like Japanese history (or historical fiction) and I've always wanted to be a manga Samurai... There's also something about being the Kogi Kaishakunin that's kinda cool.
P.S. The poll is unrelated to the question above. |
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Synne
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
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Location: Tohoku
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I'll be Cub then Jim  |
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markle
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Posts: 1316
Location: Out of Japan
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| Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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I always liked Gohku(sp?) from the oringinal series of Dragon Ball.
or the psycho gungho alien from from the Kero cartoon |
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markle
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
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I always liked Gohku(sp?) from the oringinal series of Dragon Ball.
or the psycho gungho alien frog from the Kero cartoon |
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Captain Onigiri
Joined: 20 Jan 2005
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Location: fly-over land
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| Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:26 am Post subject: |
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Anime/Manga is kind of a broad topic. It's kind of like asking people if they like movies. Just like movies, there are ones that I like and ones that are a complete waste of good paper/celluloid. Some anime/manga is actually good fiction with adult story lines. Others seem to be mindless adventures of giant robots shooting lasers from their *beep*. Those really skeeve me out.
If I had to choose I would want to be Yusuke Ono from the manga, Antique Bakery but you shouldn't mention that to any of your students. Ono-san lives my fantasy life. A character more palpable to students would be Hitori Sohma from the anime, Fruits Basket. I think it's called "Furuba" in the Japanese version. If you decide to watch Fruits Basket, you'll want to get past the first episode. It was so sacchrine that I thought I would need an insulin shoot but the story settles down by at least episode 5. Hitori doesn't show up until about episode 8 or 9 anyway. |
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Captain Onigiri
Joined: 20 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| I can't belive I've been "beeped"! Bre@st is a perfectly scientific word for a body part! Anyway, it should say, "shooting lasers from their bre@sts". I had to explain or it sounds really dirty. |
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JimDunlop2
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:40 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, the bad language filters are weird sometimes. Heaven forbid should I post up a recipe for chicken *beep*... Or if someone complains about the cockroaches in Shitennoji.
If you get right down to it, anatomy is one-sided on this forum... A vagina is not a bad word but a *beep* IS for some reason.... Even though there are several notable *beep* Festivals all over Japan that have even gotten a fair amount of TV coverage from the West.
Wakarimashita?
And now... Without the censor:
Yeah, the bad language filters are weird sometimes. Heaven forbid should I post up a recipe for chicken breasts... Or if someone complains about the cockroaches in Shitennoji.
If you get right down to it, anatomy is one-sided on this forum... A vagina is not a bad word but a penis IS for some reason.... Even though there are several notable Penis Festivals all over Japan that have even gotten a fair amount of TV coverage from the West.
Wakarimashita? |
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Synne
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Posts: 269
Location: Tohoku
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| Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Im going to go with Richard the detective who nearly caught Johann in the series "Monster".
Great show! |
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Bozo Yoroshiku
Joined: 22 Feb 2005
Posts: 139
Location: the Chocolate Side of the Force
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Akira.
The only real anime I've ever enjoyed watching, and I haven't seen in in almost 12 (15?) years now.
--boz |
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Captain Onigiri
Joined: 20 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Even though there are several notable *beep* Festivals all over Japan that have even gotten a fair amount of TV coverage from the West. |
An entire festival dedicated to your junk in the trunk... For some reason I find that hilarious! Don't bob for apples at that village fete! 
I thought of another character that might be safe for a teacher to say they liked. You might say you liked Agent Paper from R. O. D. (Read or Die). She was quite the bookworm but I've only seen the movie and not the television episodes so you might make sure the series didn't get perverted. My luck, I would tell students I liked a character based on the one episode I watched of some program and but come to find out the character was a complete skank for the the other 55 episodes. |
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Sonja23
Joined: 19 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:15 am Post subject: |
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If I had to choose I would want to be Yusuke Ono from the manga, Antique Bakery but you shouldn't mention that to any of your students. Ono-san lives my fantasy life. |
A bit off-topic here... upon reading the title 'Antique Bakery' I thought, hey, that sounds familiar... Did you know that it was a J-drama series first? At least I think the drama came first, seeing how the manga was produced in '05 (not sure when the drama came out, but I bought it on VCD back in '01). Ono was not explicitly gay in the series though, in fact he was quite admired by the ladies. Anyway, if you haven't seen it I recommend it! Just an overall feel-good drama, with lots of tasty treats... |
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ntropy
Joined: 11 Oct 2003
Posts: 671
Location: ghurba
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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Sailor Moon, cause then I could play with her *beep* all day.
BEEP! |
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nawlinsgurl
Joined: 01 May 2004
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Location: Kanagawa and feeling Ok....
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I'd be Sailor Moon because she is soo cute and has an awesome group of equally cool friends. Then if she was already taken I'd go for Bikin Man because he's just so darn funny!  |
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JimDunlop2
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Heh... I'm surprised no one's chosen Charisma Man yet.... 
C'mon! 'Fess up! You know who you are!  |
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womblingfree
Joined: 04 Mar 2006
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Screw manga & anime.
I'll be Masaki Saakai in Monkey Magic! Monkeeeeeeeeey. |
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