SIGN characters in ZERO

Andy00 · Post by **Andy00** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 5:07 am

Thank ye for enlightening me. Perhaps I am too paranoid. I'm glad, though, that my paranoia has brought the bit of information about "date/tryst" out.

Hmm...okay, then. I'll just have to attest to it to the same temporary insanity that occured in Sailor Moon Stars (5th season) where Mamoru (aka "Darien) leaves to study in the U.S.

Say what? Look, anyone who sees the series can tell you that Tuxedo Kamen is useless, but the series would never, ever admit that. He's essentially abandoning his duty (given by destiny!) and the other senshi for college.

Likewise Tenchi in Tenchi in Tokyo, doing the exact same thing. Well, going to Tokyo instead of America, but still....what ever happened to "I'd never leave one of them behind!" like Tenchi shouted at Kagato?

Granted, Tsukasa's more mundane, but still.

I suppose you could compare it to the end of CCS, where Syaoran and Sakura only communicate via phone and letters for 5 years, then get back together......but that always bugged me. Now there's a version of a couple I like doing this. I'm conflicted.

Maybe I'm just a gaijin, eh? Different values and all that.

Rhyste · Post by **Rhyste** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 5:09 am

Maybe .hack is more trying to be more realistic than Sailor Moon?

Andy stop getting yourself owned.

Anyway. Have nothing better to do:

Clearly, Bear, while he wants to adopt Tsukasa, knows it's ultimately her choice if she will stay with him or go off on her on. And furthermore, as we know now, Tsukasa goes to a boarding school. While I'm not in the mood to explain big psychological details, I'd like to say that Tsukasa will always remember her "belonging" to her friends, regardless of whether she keeps in contact with them always or not. I think she would choose to get some kind of financial aid from him or from wherever and go to school to try and "get on with life." But let him adopt her? Eh... I don't think so. =O Until someone from Bandai SAYS so.

Andy00 · Post by **Andy00** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 5:39 am

Rhyste, I may be getting owned, but I _am_ finding out more.

Would Jejune have mentioned such delicious tidbits of info if I were silent?

I adore being wrong, when someone corrects me and I improve because of it.

And my Sailor Moon example was just pointing out the extreme. <g>

YashaOokami · Post by **YashaOokami** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 5:54 am

...to be honest,I never liked Sailor Moon,and all those anime examples threw me off.But thats just me...dont bother explaining it to me,I wont catch on to it anyways :/

thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Wed Jun 25, 2003 12:55 pm

lol, maybe, dare I say the 'p' word, "POKEMON!" No really that show was crap! My 'friends' would all be like, "I'M THE BIGGEST ANIME FAN IN EXISTANCE BECAUSE SAY I LOOOOOVE ALL ANIME BUT ALL I WATCH IS POKEMON!!!!!!!" Ugh. That should not be even considered an anime.

Andy00 · Post by **Andy00** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 3:45 pm

Don't be _too_ gleeful over me being "owned," Rhyste.

This was based on a misunderstanding of what Jejune said. I thought it was implied that An/Tsukasa "left everyone behind" to go to college.

You jumped in to argue that that wouldn't be OOC at all, that there was something wrong with me for even thinking that. While my Dickenson boarding school analogy was overboard, you somewhat made similar assumptions.

Then Jejune said that the college may not have been _that_ far away, and that An and Mariko planned their get-togethers intimately.

Which doesn't take away the possibility that An spends time with Bear's and Mimiru's players during these vacations as well.

Rhyste · Post by **Rhyste** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 7:39 pm

You jumped in to argue that that wouldn't be OOC at all, that there was something wrong with me for even thinking that. While my Dickenson boarding school analogy was overboard, you somewhat made similar treeumptions.

You forget something important related to this: I'm the .hack Psychology whore. Psychology has to do with analysis. Fansites don't change self-righteous analysis. The only reason I "preach" it or WTF ever is because it does make sense in a way. Go sing another tune if you don't agree with me, but I'll always have my side of the arguement.

And Andy, FFS: Grow up. You got owned, and you admitted to be being owned, now you're being a whiny Shinji Ikari poster boy about it. Did I even POST anything in between your post above and my last post about you being owned?

Andy00 · Post by **Andy00** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 7:50 pm

Yeah, I figured. Drives you nuts that you were wrong too. Self-proclaimed psychology expert or not.

Anyhoo, back on .track. (hee) Jejune? Got any other details?

Rhyste · Post by **Rhyste** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 8:01 pm

Andy00 wrote:Yeah, I figured. Drives you nuts that you were wrong too. Self-proclaimed psychology expert or not.

Let's see, Jejune said:

Hmm... going back to the question of whether or not Bear took in An/Tsukasa, although I still don't have any proof either way from any official resources, a generally reliable Japanese fansite I looked at does insist that he did. ^^;

I said:

Clearly, Bear, while he wants to adopt Tsukasa, knows it's ultimately her choice if she will stay with him or go off on her on. And furthermore, as we know now, Tsukasa goes to a boarding school. While I'm not in the mood to explain big psychological details, I'd like to say that Tsukasa will always remember her "belonging" to her friends, regardless of whether she keeps in contact with them always or not. I think she would choose to get some kind of financial aid from him or from wherever and go to school to try and "get on with life." But let him adopt her? Eh... I don't think so. =O Until someone from Bandai SAYS so.

What Jejune said came from: A fansite.
What I said came from: Analysis.
Now, what I'm not seeing is: Where the hell did you say I didn't like being wrong, and when, or even if, did I deny Tsuaksa would go to live with Bear? If you count

But let him adopt her? Eh... I don't think so. =O Until someone from Bandai SAYS so.

as, "no," then you're retarded.

So again Andy: Grow up.

Balmung · Post by **Balmung** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 9:11 pm

Hey you two- can you cut it down, hm?
At least you did call it yourselves and get back on track- but try not to do it again.

LiquidSnake · Post by **LiquidSnake** » Fri Jun 27, 2003 11:39 pm

::sigh:: Can't we all just, get along?

Jejune · Post by **Jejune** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 12:48 am

This may not make any difference to the debate, but I thought I should say this...

I'm not too familiar with how this sort of thing works in Japan, but I'm pretty sure that what Bear was offering to do was a bit different from actual adoption. The word used in the show (and on the fansite) refers, as far as I know, to a legal guardian rather than an adoptive parent.

At any rate, here's hoping that either the encyclopedia book or the next novel will settle the question... ^^;

Andy00 wrote:Anyhoo, back on .track. (hee) Jejune? Got any other details?

Well, not really. Unless you wanted to know that Ginkan's working at a bar.

Rhyste · Post by **Rhyste** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 1:25 am

JESUS. From a "video store" to a bar?! He's a freakin' PIMP! ><

YashaOokami · Post by **YashaOokami** » Sat Jun 28, 2003 3:43 am

Lol!! Guess he needed more money :/

Brad_Evans · Post by **Brad_Evans** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 5:21 pm

What's the main chara's name again? ^^; if I'm wrong correct me

Kaazu is somehow connected to sora, and Subaru told Kaazu something about Aura being a "baby ai"