in article 4216EA8C.69C3FCCA@yahoo.co.jp, Eric Takabayashi at
etakajp@yahoo.co.jp wrote on 2/19/05 4:28 PM:

> Ernest Schaal wrote:
> 
>> in article 4215FD33.628B93F7@yahoo.co.jp, Eric Takabayashi at
>> etakajp@yahoo.co.jp wrote on 2/18/05 11:35 PM:
>> 
>>> Ernest Schaal wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Over the years, I have seen a lot of anime, more so when I was away from
>>>> Japan. Much of the anime seems to be television based, with the movies
>>>> being simply longer versions of the television series that have been around
>>>> for years. Often, the films are not as good as the series upon which they
>>>> were based.
>>> 
>>> And what say you of the thousands of OVAs/OAVs which share shelf space in
>>> Japanese stores, and are not necessarily kiddy fare (or porn)?
>> 
>> That there are a lot of otaku out there who would love to be Ranma.
> 
> There are.
> 
> Now how is this relevant to the fact there are thousands more videos on the
> shelves which are not porn or kiddy shows, or the fact that surprise,
> surprise, movie viewers also have fantasies of being or living the lives or
> their favorite characters, including getting the guy or girl?

Is it safe to conclude that you are one of those otaku who would love to be
Ranma?