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?