Psaiyan Prince Vegeta wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2003 01:10:46 GMT, "sanjian" <sanjian@widomaker.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Psaiyan Prince Vegeta wrote:
>>> On Fri, 23 May 2003 20:38:35 GMT, "sanjian" <sanjian@widomaker.com>
>>> 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.