Ernest Schaal wrote:

> >>> 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?

No, that would be inconvenient. Forced to make a choice from the series, I would
prefer to be the MALE Herb, or Saffron. I would not care to have any of the females
from that series, nor do I contemplate a relationship with any woman real or
imagined younger than their late 20s.

I'd prefer to be a 40 year old rookie male nurse with a wife and children living in
Hawaii, hopefully with enough money to keep two decent cars and a midsize sport
bike.

Now would you care to disagree that there are movie "otaku", or that fans of film
also engage in fantasy?