Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!news-hog.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!nntp-relay.ihug.net!ihug.co.nz!west.cox.net!east.cox.net!cox.net!p01!news2.east.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "sanjian" Newsgroups: japan.anime.evangelion,rec.arts.anime.misc,uk.media.animation.anime References: <2ouncv8u5vitoh3m7miasm5s4j30o4u6oq@4ax.com> <3ECCE327.80009@nathuangatsingnet.com.sg> Subject: Re: Why is Maya Ibuki so popular anyway? (was Re: Does Rei have a tighter vagina than Asuka? (was Re: Proof that Rei has bigger breasts than Asuka! (was Re: Would Rei and Asuka be jailbait in Japan?))) Lines: 53 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 02:09:15 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.0.30.146 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news2.east.cox.net 1053742155 68.0.30.146 (Fri, 23 May 2003 22:09:15 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 22:09:15 EDT Organization: Cox Communications Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.anime.evangelion:5464 Psaiyan Prince Vegeta wrote: > On Sat, 24 May 2003 01:10:46 GMT, "sanjian" > wrote: > >> Psaiyan Prince Vegeta wrote: >>> On Fri, 23 May 2003 20:38:35 GMT, "sanjian" >>> wrote: >> >>>> Lipstick lesbian all the way. >>> >>> No way. Maya is most definitely Doc Martin's and flannel shirt >>> material... >> >> Bah! Blasphemer!!! > > I really don't get why Maya has so many followers, considering that > she has such a small part in the series. Why should that change anything? Ukyo doesn't have as large of a role in R 1/2 as she should, but she's still the best character. Maya is really just a sweet girl caught up in something big. She's a tech, so she's just a little bit geeky... if only she wore glasses... > As Ethan has said, she exhibits the "Boba Fett effect", where a minor > character seems to somehow aquire cult status by somehow having that > indescribable "something" that makes him or her 'cool' in the eyes of > the fans. Well, she -is- the most sane one there. > Yes, she's female, she's not bad-looking (except the times when they > draw her to look like Shinji) and she fancies Ritsuko, so she > therefore has some hentai potential, but there has to be more to it > than that. > > Any theories? Personality has alot to do with it. >>>> **Shakes H-mag** >>> >>> That wouldn't be the Ritsu/Maya one where the good Dr. Akagi has a >>> penis by any chance? >> >> Nope. For some reason Ritsuko is a turn-off for me... Odd, >> considering she has glasses and is a techie, which are usually >> turn-ons.... > > Scary eyes? Dunno, there's just something about her that's unappealing.