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thistlechaserThere's something for everyone in this post, or I will send you $100!*
Three semi-related things:
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I was reading a FAQ on Japanese honorifics (such a cool idea, I wish we used them here), and came across something interesting:
-chan is very intimate. Two close (usually young) friends may use the -chan suffix with each other. To indicate an even closer relationship, the -chan is dropped entirely and no suffix is used at all.
I wish I had known that sooner! "To indicate an even closer relationship, the -chan is dropped entirely and no suffix is used at all"! Unless I'm mis-remembering (and I don't believe I am), in the end of Dear Boys, after meeting with his "ex" (ex-teammate or ex-something), Aikawa stopped -chan'ing Fujiwara... I noticed it, but hadn't known the meaning of the change! Arg. What other subtle things am I missing out on? Whine, whine.
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Also anime-related, but non-fans should be able to enjoy/twitch/snicker over this. A series I stumbled across called Eiken:
Not only does it have panty-shots, it has teddy bear panty shots! But that's not all, her hair blows in the wind, and so do her breasts. I think she needs to worry more about being smothered than about falling... I'll save you all from the naked pictures (sorry,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
quasilemur).
Said of this series (not by me):
"It's like something horrible on alt.sex.stories.fetish came to life and got a budget and everything."
Person 1, "What is with the Japanese obsession with breasts larger than small children? That's just seriously fugly."
Person 2, "It's probably just a side effect of their other obsession with the actual small children."
Teehee.
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Lastly, before returning to Full Metal Alchemist tonight, I tried a new series: Weiss Kreuz Gluhen. It's an interesting story (though with an unrealistic detail or two, which I really shouldn't let bother me), but it's full of good-looking (and sometimes mostly naked) guys and subtext, so I'm happy. (Feeling_Boners: It's much like that Clamp style you like, pointy-chin'ed men. I tried to get screenshots for you, but kept getting distracted by, well, by the men!)
Oh, also for Feral_Bunnies: I'm downloading something called X-TV. I think it might be related to your X thing that you like.
...you know you're hooked on anime when you're annoyed that you have to stop watching it to watch the one single show you still watch on regular TV. For the first time since the series started years ago, I'm actually not looking forward to Survivor tonight.
ETA: The more I see of Full Metal Alchemist, the more I love it. Man, what an outstanding story!
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*Or an email saying "I.O.U. $100", my choice!
Three semi-related things:
------
I was reading a FAQ on Japanese honorifics (such a cool idea, I wish we used them here), and came across something interesting:
-chan is very intimate. Two close (usually young) friends may use the -chan suffix with each other. To indicate an even closer relationship, the -chan is dropped entirely and no suffix is used at all.
I wish I had known that sooner! "To indicate an even closer relationship, the -chan is dropped entirely and no suffix is used at all"! Unless I'm mis-remembering (and I don't believe I am), in the end of Dear Boys, after meeting with his "ex" (ex-teammate or ex-something), Aikawa stopped -chan'ing Fujiwara... I noticed it, but hadn't known the meaning of the change! Arg. What other subtle things am I missing out on? Whine, whine.
----
Also anime-related, but non-fans should be able to enjoy/twitch/snicker over this. A series I stumbled across called Eiken:
Not only does it have panty-shots, it has teddy bear panty shots! But that's not all, her hair blows in the wind, and so do her breasts. I think she needs to worry more about being smothered than about falling... I'll save you all from the naked pictures (sorry,
quasilemur).Said of this series (not by me):
"It's like something horrible on alt.sex.stories.fetish came to life and got a budget and everything."
Person 1, "What is with the Japanese obsession with breasts larger than small children? That's just seriously fugly."
Person 2, "It's probably just a side effect of their other obsession with the actual small children."
Teehee.
-----
Lastly, before returning to Full Metal Alchemist tonight, I tried a new series: Weiss Kreuz Gluhen. It's an interesting story (though with an unrealistic detail or two, which I really shouldn't let bother me), but it's full of good-looking (and sometimes mostly naked) guys and subtext, so I'm happy. (Feeling_Boners: It's much like that Clamp style you like, pointy-chin'ed men. I tried to get screenshots for you, but kept getting distracted by, well, by the men!)
Oh, also for Feral_Bunnies: I'm downloading something called X-TV. I think it might be related to your X thing that you like.
...you know you're hooked on anime when you're annoyed that you have to stop watching it to watch the one single show you still watch on regular TV. For the first time since the series started years ago, I'm actually not looking forward to Survivor tonight.
ETA: The more I see of Full Metal Alchemist, the more I love it. Man, what an outstanding story!
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*Or an email saying "I.O.U. $100", my choice!
