Menstruation in Anime
QuikQuak13
subject please do not read it. Thank you.
Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
anime? I can only think of the following:
Kimagure Orange Road: Komatsu and Hatta are explaining the "facts of life" to
Yusaku. At one point they ask him if he has ever noticed that girls don't have
to take P.E. on certain days...
Slayers: It's mentioned more than once that Linna Inverse looses her powers
when she is menstruating.
Omoide Poro Poro: There is a flashback sequence where the main character is
recalling her days at school in which the subject of menstruation is a key plot
point.
Neon Genesis Evangelion: In an episode near the end of the series Asuka is
upset that she is having her period.
Anybody know any others?
QQ
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Haruka
QuikQuak13 wrote in message <19990308180147...@ng42.aol.com>...
> First of all I am not a troll but if you do have a problem with this
>subject please do not read it. Thank you.
>
> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
>anime?
It's kind of vague, but in Fushigi Yuugi there's a point where Nuriko
remarks that what's bothering Miaka might be something that's 'only for
girls.'
Haruka
Brian Castleberry
> First of all I am not a troll but if you do have a problem with this
> subject please do not read it. Thank you.
>
> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
> anime? I can only think of the following:
>
> Kimagure Orange Road: Komatsu and Hatta are explaining the "facts of life" to
> Yusaku. At one point they ask him if he has ever noticed that girls don't have
> to take P.E. on certain days...
>
> Slayers: It's mentioned more than once that Linna Inverse looses her powers
> when she is menstruating.
>
> Omoide Poro Poro: There is a flashback sequence where the main character is
> recalling her days at school in which the subject of menstruation is a key plot
> point.
>
> Neon Genesis Evangelion: In an episode near the end of the series Asuka is
> upset that she is having her period.
>
> Anybody know any others?
Mizuiro Jidai, a.k.a. "The Blue-Green Years," has main character Kawai
Yuuko getting her first period in the fifth episode. A very traumatic
time of her life for poor Kawai-san - but then again, every episode was
a traumatic time for her... ^_^
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Patrick Drazen
QuikQuak13 wrote:
> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
> anime?
Ghost in the Shell, but you have to get the subtitled version, NOT the english
dub. When in the dub, early on, Batou asks the Major about all the static in her
head, she attributes it to "a loose wire". In the sub, she says it's "that time of
the month". That's how it is in the manga, also.
Odd that they should be squeamish about that one line, then proceed with the
violence and profanity...
Patrick Drazen
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DAVID A MILLER
>subject please do not read it. Thank you.
>
>
>Kimagure Orange Road: Komatsu and Hatta are explaining the "facts of life"
to
>Yusaku. At one point they ask him if he has ever noticed that girls don't
have
>to take P.E. on certain days...
>
>Slayers: It's mentioned more than once that Linna Inverse looses her powers
>when she is menstruating.
>
>Omoide Poro Poro: There is a flashback sequence where the main character is
>recalling her days at school in which the subject of menstruation is a key
plot
>point.
>
>Neon Genesis Evangelion: In an episode near the end of the series Asuka is
>upset that she is having her period.
>
>Anybody know any others?
>
In Blue Sonnet, the main heroine Ran Komatsuzaki is stricken on her school
tennis court by abdominal cramps. Then while in the shower, an obvious flow
of blood is seen heading for the drain. At this point, Ran's powers begin
to appear.
David
Damien Roc
>
> Anybody know any others?
GunBuster ep. 4. Jung-Freud talks about it to Noriko.
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QuikQuak13 wrote in message <19990308180147...@ng42.aol.com>...
> First of all I am not a troll but if you do have a problem with this
>subject please do not read it. Thank you.
>
> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
>anime? I can only think of the following:
>
>Kimagure Orange Road: Komatsu and Hatta are explaining the "facts of life"
to
>Yusaku. At one point they ask him if he has ever noticed that girls don't
have
>to take P.E. on certain days...
>
>Slayers: It's mentioned more than once that Linna Inverse looses her powers
>when she is menstruating.
>
>Omoide Poro Poro: There is a flashback sequence where the main character is
>recalling her days at school in which the subject of menstruation is a key
plot
>point.
>
>Neon Genesis Evangelion: In an episode near the end of the series Asuka is
>upset that she is having her period.
>
>Anybody know any others?
>
In I can hear the sea Muto mentions that she is anemic because of her period
at one point
regards
Tom
Chika
Hmmm... wasn't that woman in AD Police #2 supposed to have been driven to
do her dastedly deeds as a result of her menstrual cycle disagreeing with
her cybornetic bits and pieces?
The only one that comes to mind atm... ^_^
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quikq...@aol.com (QuikQuak13) wrote:
> First of all I am not a troll but if you do have a problem with this
>subject please do not read it. Thank you.
>
> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
>anime? I can only think of the following:
>
Kodomo no Omacha refers to menstruation, particularly to Sana; Rei's girlfriend asks Sana if she
has celebrated something that has to do with a rice dish eaten on such an occasion. It was in
reference to
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Amy Chan-chan: Was a bit surprised Sana got hers at 11 years.
Paladin
Kiyone, and Sasami went through had to do with their periods (well, maybe not
Sasami yet, but she IS an alien) Like they ran out of tampons or something.
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Blue / Green Years - Mizuiro Jidai- has all of ep. 5 devoted to it.
Omehide Poro Poro (Ghibli) has references to it.
Though it isn't mentioned outright, in Kiki it's pretty obvious that
having a first period precipitates leaving home for a year.
I probably could think of more, but this is too dumb a Q. to get hung up
on.
Sana-man steve
CandleMoth
Geoff Tebbetts
m...@wenet.net wrote:
> Blue / Green Years - Mizuiro Jidai- has all of ep. 5 devoted to it.
Really? It's a good thing I hated it enough from the first episode to not
even bother. Episode 5 would have set me on self-destruct.
> I probably could think of more, but this is too dumb a Q. to get hung up
> on.
Amen. Shut the door on this.
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> It's kind of vague, but in Fushigi Yuugi there's a point where Nuriko
> remarks that what's bothering Miaka might be something that's 'only for
> girls.'
>
> Haruka
has anybody mentioned asuka from eva yet?
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Ben Cantrick
interested in this topic, and I think it's a really fascinating thing
to talk about.
I remember once in Gunbuster, someone had a peanut-butter and jelly
sandwich. Wow! It was a revelation to me! The artistic impact of a
PB&J in the scene was just staggering! It was truly a stroke of genius
on Gainax's part to use such a powerful narrative device as peanut-butter!
But if for some reason you're not interested in talking about
peanut-butter in anime, can we talk about something else that captures
the imagination of everyone in the community?
For instance:
- Computer keyboards in Anime
- Flowers in Anime
- Roads in Anime
- Burned toast in Anime
- That little speck of dust that sometimes gets on the cel during production
and causes a little white dot on colored backgrounds in some scenes in Anime
and one of my personal favorites:
- Spam in Anime
These issues are vital to all fandom! We must discuss them in great detail!
Surely, these topics evoke such complexity and speculation as to be worthy of
a multi-hundred post long thread, at the very least! So please, let's all
talk about peanut-butter in anime. Do it for the children.
-Ben
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In article <36E49139...@usa.net>, Patrick Drazen
<pdr...@usa.net> wrote:
>
>
>QuikQuak13 wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
>> anime?
>
>Ghost in the Shell, but you have to get the subtitled version, NOT the
>english
>dub. When in the dub, early on, Batou asks the Major about all the static
>in her
>head, she attributes it to "a loose wire". In the sub, she says it's "that
>time of
>the month". That's how it is in the manga, also.
>
>Odd that they should be squeamish about that one line, then proceed with the
>violence and profanity...
More odd that a cyborg can have a period.
Arnold Kim
doesn't menstruate
Avtar Crowder
> >
> >Odd that they should be squeamish about that one line, then proceed with the
> >violence and profanity...
>
> More odd that a cyborg can have a period.
Well, DUH!, that's kinda the point of the whole Manga/Anime. More human than
human and what not.
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Ben Cantrick
Arnold Kim <ki...@erols.com> wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
>>> anime?
>>
>>Ghost in the Shell, but you have to get the subtitled version, NOT the
>>english dub. When in the dub, early on, Batou asks the Major about all
>>the static in her head, she attributes it to "a loose wire". In the sub,
>>she says it's "that time of the month". That's how it is in the manga, also.
>>
>>violence and profanity...
>
>More odd that a cyborg can have a period.
It's a joke, dude. Almost all the people in section 9 (i.e., Motoko,
Batou, Togusa, etc...) are cyborgs and must have monthly maintenance on
their mechanical bodies to stay alive. (The maintenance scene happens
shortly after she kills the diplomat. It's the one where she's floating
around in the water and stuff.)
Of course a cyborg doesn't menstruate, and Kusanagi knows it. She's making
a wry joke about how she used to have her period, but now that her body is one
big machine, something else happens once a month. The more things change...
Sheesh. Please tell me I'm not the only one who got this...
-Ben
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Ben Cantrick
Ryan Mathews <math...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>Ben Cantrick <mac...@dim.com> wrote in article
><7c4he8$s...@flatland.dimensional.com>...
>> It's a joke, dude. Almost all the people in section 9 (i.e., Motoko,
>> Batou, Togusa, etc...) are cyborgs and must have monthly maintenance on
>> their mechanical bodies to stay alive. (The maintenance scene happens
>> shortly after she kills the diplomat. It's the one where she's floating
>> around in the water and stuff.)
>>
>> Of course a cyborg doesn't menstruate, and Kusanagi knows it. She's
>>making a wry joke about how she used to have her period, but now that her
>>body is one big machine, something else happens once a month. The more
>>things change...
>>
>> Sheesh. Please tell me I'm not the only one who got this...
>
>you're not going to know about the monthly required maintenance until
>you're told about it later. (If at all. When in the movie was the monthly
>maintainance explained?)
I don't own any of the manga. I flipped a couple of pages of the
tankoban once several years back at AnAm 95. And yes, when Motoko and
Togusa are talking on the boat they mention it.
>As for the opening scene, I had always believed it was a flashback to
>Kusanagi's creation as a cyborg. I mean, they show her being put together,
>the skin being added and everything. The BGM track is even called "Making
>of Cyborg".
It's an Oishii film, anything's possible... I think it makes more sense
if it's scheduled maintenance, though.
>BTW, I own all the Dark Horse translations of the manga, but I can't say
>I'm "intimately familiar" with it. I find it, as I do all Shiro manga,
>*very* hard to follow. I generally have to read anything of his a minimum
>of twice before I understand it.
Yeah, you have to watch the movie several times to catch it, too.
-Ben
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Cathy Krusberg wrote:
> In <36E5A6...@the-spa.com> Nora <njem...@the-spa.com> writes:
> >
> >Ben Cantrick wrote:
> >>
> >> Can we talk about occurances of peanut-butter in anime?
> [snip]
>
> >Once again---if the word "menstruation," discussions of female anatomy
> >or biological processes, or any resulting discussions of "girl stuff"
> >bore, nauseate, or otherwise make you squinch, please don't read the
> >thread. I've found this one to be interesting, actually
>
> Besides, we can combine threads. Haven't any of you ladies
> noticed how your menstruum actually kinda resembles the inside
> of a PBJ sandwich when you use too much jelly and not enough
> PB?
>
Oh, God. Makes me glad I'm I guy. Ohhhh the imagery...
Oh, and I really think this thread is losing relevance to anime.
Ben Cantrick
I seriously doubt it.
>Once again---if the word "menstruation," discussions of female anatomy
>or biological processes, or any resulting discussions of "girl stuff"
>bore, nauseate, or otherwise make you squinch, please don't read the
>thread. I've found this one to be interesting, actually---it's a nice
>change of pace, and it's also pleasing to me to see that anime doesn't
>flinch away from depicting something that American animation and media
>seems unable to do anything but snicker at. Kami knows there are enough
>other mindless threads around here to complain about; why don't you go
>after one of them?
Because, they aren't nearly as boring as this one. The point I'm
trying to make with my "peanut butter in anime" spoof post is that
there are some things that are just so trivial and irrelevant, why
would you even bother? I'm serious here; can you tell me one time
when mensturation was relevant to the plot of an anime? Even once?
It's like peanut butter - there's absolutely no relevance at all.
If I see any thread that I feel is boring and irrelevant, I'll lampoon
it. I don't care if it's a "girl thing" or not. I've picked on the Sailor
Moon and Ranma and Dragon-and-on-and-on-Ball boring threads many a time,
and I'll pick on any other boring thread too, if I feel like it.
How about taking your own advice, Nora? If you don't like my
contributions to a thread, why don't you ignore me? Or are YOU
perhaps a bit insecure about this topic?
Methinks you doth protest too much. Go put your white horse back in
the stable. Nobody needs to be defended here. All the women on this
group are perfectly capable of expressing themselves. They don't need
you to play "supportive mommy figure" for them.
In sum, take your self-righteous 'tude and shove it.
(And if you actually do, then I'll do the same for mine. Deal?)
-Ben
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Cathy Krusberg <ckb...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>In <36E5A6...@the-spa.com> Nora <njem...@the-spa.com> writes:
>>Ben Cantrick wrote:
>>>
>>> Can we talk about occurances of peanut-butter in anime?
> [snip]
>
>>or biological processes, or any resulting discussions of "girl stuff"
>>bore, nauseate, or otherwise make you squinch, please don't read the
>
>Besides, we can combine threads. Haven't any of you ladies
>noticed how your menstruum actually kinda resembles the inside
>of a PBJ sandwich when you use too much jelly and not enough
>PB?
Hehehhee. Now, see, this I like! This is amusing, even if it is a
little sick. But it's definitely not boring. (Even if it's not
particularly relevant.)
-Ben
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> That might be new. Might be.
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Ben Cantrick
not necessarily *that* Alex Lau <a...@best.com> wrote:
>In article <7c4qef$5...@flatland.dimensional.com>,
>Ben Cantrick <mac...@dim.com> wrote:
>> I'm serious here; can you tell me one time
>>when mensturation was relevant to the plot of an anime? Even once?
>
And a Slayers episode when Lina loses her powers around "that time
of month."
I stand corrected.
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> Hmmm... wasn't that woman in AD Police #2 supposed to have been driven to
> do her dastedly deeds as a result of her menstrual cycle disagreeing with
> her cybornetic bits and pieces?
>
> The only one that comes to mind atm... ^_^
which she got to get rid of those functions in the first place ~_~....
Nora
>
> In article <36E573...@wenet.net>,
> m...@wenet.net wrote:
>
> > Blue / Green Years - Mizuiro Jidai- has all of ep. 5 devoted to it.
>
> Really? It's a good thing I hated it enough from the first episode to not
> even bother. Episode 5 would have set me on self-destruct.
>
> > I probably could think of more, but this is too dumb a Q. to get hung up
> > on.
>
> Amen. Shut the door on this.
What, and go back to yet another "Who's the
strongest/prettiest/stupidest/whatever" thread? Ooh, yeah. Hold me
back, tie me down.
If the topic makes you squeamish, don't read it. ::shrug::
Nora
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>
> Can we talk about occurances of peanut-butter in anime? I'm truly
> interested in this topic, and I think it's a really fascinating thing
> to talk about.
>
> I remember once in Gunbuster, someone had a peanut-butter and jelly
> sandwich. Wow! It was a revelation to me! The artistic impact of a
> PB&J in the scene was just staggering! It was truly a stroke of genius
> on Gainax's part to use such a powerful narrative device as peanut-butter!
>
> But if for some reason you're not interested in talking about
> peanut-butter in anime, can we talk about something else that captures
> the imagination of everyone in the community?
>
> For instance:
>
> - Computer keyboards in Anime
Been there. Just start up another Mac vs. PC re: subtitling thread.
> - Flowers in Anime
Discussed already, actually, in great detail---see "sakura blossoms."
> - Roads in Anime
Been there, too. I seem to recall a lengthy discussion about the length
of time it took to walk from one end of the other in pre-industrial
Japan vs. in industrial Japan, stemming from a Rurouni Kenshin
discussion.
> - Burned toast in Anime
That might be new. Might be.
> - That little speck of dust that sometimes gets on the cel during production
> and causes a little white dot on colored backgrounds in some scenes in Anime
Been there, too. Quality purists of the world unite.
Once again---if the word "menstruation," discussions of female anatomy
or biological processes, or any resulting discussions of "girl stuff"
bore, nauseate, or otherwise make you squinch, please don't read the
thread. I've found this one to be interesting, actually---it's a nice
change of pace, and it's also pleasing to me to see that anime doesn't
flinch away from depicting something that American animation and media
seems unable to do anything but snicker at. Kami knows there are enough
other mindless threads around here to complain about; why don't you go
after one of them?
Nora
Ryan Mathews
<7c4he8$s...@flatland.dimensional.com>...
>
> It's a joke, dude. Almost all the people in section 9 (i.e., Motoko,
> Batou, Togusa, etc...) are cyborgs and must have monthly maintenance on
> their mechanical bodies to stay alive. (The maintenance scene happens
> shortly after she kills the diplomat. It's the one where she's floating
> around in the water and stuff.)
>
> Of course a cyborg doesn't menstruate, and Kusanagi knows it. She's
making
> a wry joke about how she used to have her period, but now that her body
is one
> big machine, something else happens once a month. The more things
change...
>
> Sheesh. Please tell me I'm not the only one who got this...
It flew over my head. If you're not intimately familiar with the manga,
you're not going to know about the monthly required maintenance until
you're told about it later. (If at all. When in the movie was the monthly
maintainance explained?)
As for the opening scene, I had always believed it was a flashback to
Kusanagi's creation as a cyborg. I mean, they show her being put together,
the skin being added and everything. The BGM track is even called "Making
of Cyborg".
BTW, I own all the Dark Horse translations of the manga, but I can't say
I'm "intimately familiar" with it. I find it, as I do all Shiro manga,
*very* hard to follow. I generally have to read anything of his a minimum
of twice before I understand it.
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> In the Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi special...I always thought the "hardships"
Mihoshi,
> Kiyone, and Sasami went through had to do with their periods (well, maybe
not
> Sasami yet, but she IS an alien) Like they ran out of tampons or
something.
Where on Earth did you come up with this? I think it's pretty clear the
hardships are just something Mihoshi made up (as she made up just about
everything else), and when pressed for details, she couldn't think of any.
Cathy Krusberg
>>
>> Can we talk about occurances of peanut-butter in anime?
>Once again---if the word "menstruation," discussions of female anatomy
>or biological processes, or any resulting discussions of "girl stuff"
>bore, nauseate, or otherwise make you squinch, please don't read the
>thread. I've found this one to be interesting, actually
Besides, we can combine threads. Haven't any of you ladies
noticed how your menstruum actually kinda resembles the inside
of a PBJ sandwich when you use too much jelly and not enough
PB?
The Certifiable (hey, I wrote VHD fanfic with menstrual blood)
Cathy Krusberg (no peanut butter, though)
Internet: ckb...@ix.netcom.com
TIMOTHY GUEGUEN
: QuikQuak13 wrote in message <19990308180147...@ng42.aol.com>...
: > First of all I am not a troll but if you do have a problem with this
: >subject please do not read it. Thank you.
: >
: > Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
: >anime? I can only think of the following:
: >
: >Kimagure Orange Road: Komatsu and Hatta are explaining the "facts of life"
: to
: >Yusaku. At one point they ask him if he has ever noticed that girls don't
: have
: >to take P.E. on certain days...
: >
: >Slayers: It's mentioned more than once that Linna Inverse looses her powers
: >when she is menstruating.
: >
: >Omoide Poro Poro: There is a flashback sequence where the main character is
: >recalling her days at school in which the subject of menstruation is a key
: plot
: >point.
: >
: >Neon Genesis Evangelion: In an episode near the end of the series Asuka is
: >upset that she is having her period.
: >
: >Anybody know any others?
: >
: Spoiler for Blue Sonnet, Episode one.
: In Blue Sonnet, the main heroine Ran Komatsuzaki is stricken on her school
: tennis court by abdominal cramps. Then while in the shower, an obvious flow
: of blood is seen heading for the drain. At this point, Ran's powers begin
: to appear.
This is no doubt an homage to (or if you prefer, rip off of) Carrie.
Almost identical scene, almost identical results.
Blue Sonnet was a disappointment for me because I rented it not realising
it was a mulitpart series. Unfortunately the store in question only ever
got in that one part....
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>
> Ben Cantrick <mac...@dim.com> wrote in article
> <7c4he8$s...@flatland.dimensional.com>...
> >
> > It's a joke, dude. Almost all the people in section 9 (i.e., Motoko,
> > Batou, Togusa, etc...) are cyborgs and must have monthly maintenance on
> > their mechanical bodies to stay alive. (The maintenance scene happens
> > shortly after she kills the diplomat. It's the one where she's floating
> > around in the water and stuff.)
> >
> > Of course a cyborg doesn't menstruate, and Kusanagi knows it. She's
> making
> > a wry joke about how she used to have her period, but now that her body
> is one
> > big machine, something else happens once a month. The more things
> change...
> >
> > Sheesh. Please tell me I'm not the only one who got this...
>
> It flew over my head. If you're not intimately familiar with the manga,
> you're not going to know about the monthly required maintenance until
> you're told about it later. (If at all. When in the movie was the monthly
> maintainance explained?)
To be honest, I think it should be taken straight up. Even if a cyborg
is a brain and only a brain, we -know- that the hormones involved have
definite neurological effects; what would the complete withdrawal of
said hormones do? (There's a reason why hysterectomy patients continue
to take estrogen pills, y'know.) It's not inconcievable that the cyborg
brain still goes through its monthly cycle... although I'm sure that
Kusanagi doesn't have to worry about cramps or bloating, and she's
pretty violent 24/7. ^_^
> As for the opening scene, I had always believed it was a flashback to
> Kusanagi's creation as a cyborg. I mean, they show her being put together,
> the skin being added and everything. The BGM track is even called "Making
> of Cyborg".
Especially if you compare said opening with the description of cyborg
manufacture found in the manga... it's a dead even match.
> BTW, I own all the Dark Horse translations of the manga, but I can't say
> I'm "intimately familiar" with it. I find it, as I do all Shiro manga,
> *very* hard to follow. I generally have to read anything of his a minimum
> of twice before I understand it.
I always thought that Shirow was a kind of mirror; you take out of his
work what you brought into it. I've got friends that can't get into it
at all... then again, I happen to enjoy technical discussions of
weaponry and small-unit tactics and odd diplomacy games and comparitive
and speculative religious studies, so...
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> It's an Oishii film, anything's possible... I think it makes more sense
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>
>> > - Burned toast in Anime
>>
>> That might be new. Might be.
>
No, but the birds had a nice snack....
BTW, Shinji had toast in Ep 7. Three times, IIRC.
The Eva charas may be dysfunctional, but at least they know what side their
toast is buttered on. ^_~
Glenn Shaw
...who likes his toast with Shedd's Country Crock Cinnamon Spread....
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ckb...@ix.netcom.com(Cathy Krusberg) wrote:
> In <36E5A6...@the-spa.com> Nora <njem...@the-spa.com> writes:
> >
> >Ben Cantrick wrote:
> >>
> >> Can we talk about occurances of peanut-butter in anime?
> [snip]
>
> >Once again---if the word "menstruation," discussions of female anatomy
> >or biological processes, or any resulting discussions of "girl stuff"
> >bore, nauseate, or otherwise make you squinch, please don't read the
> >thread. I've found this one to be interesting, actually
>
> Besides, we can combine threads. Haven't any of you ladies
> noticed how your menstruum actually kinda resembles the inside
> of a PBJ sandwich when you use too much jelly and not enough
> PB?
>
again, ever ... and no breakfast for me today ... and you people
are all very, very sick ... I'll be leaving now ...
> The Certifiable (hey, I wrote VHD fanfic with menstrual blood)
> Cathy Krusberg (no peanut butter, though)
> Internet: ckb...@ix.netcom.com
>
Ochame
- severely hemophobic ( no kidding )
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to watch her eat it. It wasn't burnt though.
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: >> Can we talk about occurances of peanut-butter in anime?
: [snip]
:
: >Once again---if the word "menstruation," discussions of female anatomy
: >or biological processes, or any resulting discussions of "girl stuff"
: >bore, nauseate, or otherwise make you squinch, please don't read the
: >thread. I've found this one to be interesting, actually
:
: Besides, we can combine threads. Haven't any of you ladies
: noticed how your menstruum actually kinda resembles the inside
: of a PBJ sandwich when you use too much jelly and not enough
: PB?
Awwwwww, geez! I'll never be able to look at a PB&J sammich the same
again...
*Jeffy bows out of this discussion as quickly as possible before
he gives it more thought.....* ugh! too late!
:
: The Certifiable (hey, I wrote VHD fanfic with menstrual blood)
: Cathy Krusberg (no peanut butter, though)
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:
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>
>
>Cathy Krusberg wrote:
>> Besides, we can combine threads. Haven't any of you ladies
>> noticed how your menstruum actually kinda resembles the inside
>> of a PBJ sandwich when you use too much jelly and not enough
>> PB?
>>
>
Really? It makes me glad I've never eaten a PBJ sandwich...
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>> > - Burned toast in Anime
>>
>> That might be new. Might be.
>
>Rei in Eva Ep 26 had toast. Anyone know if it was burned?
Anybody ever tried running-while-eating-toast?
Demian Phillips
>> > - Burned toast in Anime
>>
>> That might be new. Might be.
>
>Rei in Eva Ep 26 had toast. Anyone know if it was burned?
dunno.
Didn't burnt toast play into the concept of marmalade boy?
-
^_^
Demian Phillips
Neal Evan Wilson #i
÷Anne Packrat wrote...
÷>
÷>> > - Burned toast in Anime
÷>>
÷>> That might be new. Might be.
÷>
÷>Rei in Eva Ep 26 had toast. Anyone know if it was burned?
÷
÷
÷No, but the birds had a nice snack....
÷
÷BTW, Shinji had toast in Ep 7. Three times, IIRC.
÷
÷The Eva charas may be dysfunctional, but at least they know what side their
÷toast is buttered on. ^_~
÷
Not burned, but there was toast a couple times in Miyuki-chan in
Wonderland. Miyuki was trying to eat it, but I don't think she ever
managed to.
Neal Wilson
Nora
> >Once again---if the word "menstruation," discussions of female anatomy
> >or biological processes, or any resulting discussions of "girl stuff"
> >bore, nauseate, or otherwise make you squinch, please don't read the
> >change of pace, and it's also pleasing to me to see that anime doesn't
> >flinch away from depicting something that American animation and media
> >seems unable to do anything but snicker at. Kami knows there are enough
> >other mindless threads around here to complain about; why don't you go
> >after one of them?
> trying to make with my "peanut butter in anime" spoof post is that
> there are some things that are just so trivial and irrelevant, why
> when mensturation was relevant to the plot of an anime? Even once?
Who cares if it's relevant to the plot of the anime? I want to know
because it's relevant to some doujinshi I've been reading lately,
particularly relevent to me as a fan of shoujo and josei anime, and
symbolically relevant to a fanfic I read a while back. Just because
it's not directly relevant to you and whatever kind of anime you watch
doesn't mean it's not relevant to anyone else.
> If I see any thread that I feel is boring and irrelevant, I'll lampoon
> it. I don't care if it's a "girl thing" or not. I've picked on the Sailor
> Moon and Ranma and Dragon-and-on-and-on-Ball boring threads many a time,
> and I'll pick on any other boring thread too, if I feel like it.
> How about taking your own advice, Nora? If you don't like my
> contributions to a thread, why don't you ignore me? Or are YOU
> perhaps a bit insecure about this topic?
> Methinks you doth protest too much. Go put your white horse back in
> the stable. Nobody needs to be defended here. All the women on this
> group are perfectly capable of expressing themselves. They don't need
> you to play "supportive mommy figure" for them.
> In sum, take your self-righteous 'tude and shove it.
> (And if you actually do, then I'll do the same for mine. Deal?)
Not possible. Your self-righteous 'tude's been around for a while, you
enjoy tossing it about a great deal, and I can't logically see you
putting it away for any reason, so why should I put away mine?
Maybe it's just me, but if I'm bored by a thread, I ignore it or kill
it. Flamebaiting, trolling, and the like are, generally, a great deal
more boring to me than even the most tiresome discussions on this
newsgroup---but then I guess everybody's got their own tastes. I think
I'll killfile this one now before I fall asleep.
Nora
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Paladin <pal...@mc.net> wrote in article <36E4D12F...@mc.net>...
> In the Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi special...I always thought the "hardships"
Mihoshi,
> Kiyone, and Sasami went through had to do with their periods (well, maybe
not
> Sasami yet, but she IS an alien) Like they ran out of tampons or
something.
That *would* explain why Mihoshi was so hesitant to specify just *what*
those hardships were.......^_^
-Jiggly!
Ryan Mathews
> In article <01be6a9e$25f45860$13ae...@mathews1.ix.netcom.com>,
> >>making a wry joke about how she used to have her period, but now that
her
> >>body is one big machine, something else happens once a month. The more
> >>things change...
> >
> >you're not going to know about the monthly required maintenance until
> >you're told about it later. (If at all. When in the movie was the
monthly
> >maintainance explained?)
>
it.
That's later in the movie. How is someone supposed to "get" a joke told at
the beginning if the information necessary to understand it hasn't been
given yet?
I think you might be reading too much into this.
Kaos
> A-Ko ate toast in the first movie, I thought it was kind of funny
> to watch her eat it. It wasn't burnt though.
>
I noticed that a lot of anime have this theme of "high school girl
is late for school -- doesn't have time to eat breakfast -- runs out of
the *house* (aren't these some rich Japanese families??) while putting on
a jacket or something -- and all the while holding a piece of toast in
her mouth (not on the side, but on one of the corners)." It happened
with the alternative workld Rei in EVA #26 (as someone mentioned
previously), and it also happened in the FY OVA 2 first episode with
Miaka. Also in Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland I believe...probably with Usagi
in Sailor Moon although I couldn't possibly remember the episode. There
are numerous other examples which escape me at the moment, but I guess
it's one of those subtler anime conventions.
DivaLea
>Though it isn't mentioned outright, in Kiki it's pretty obvious that
>having a first period precipitates leaving home for a year.
Actually, it's specifically stated -turning thirteen- is the year witches leave
home. BUT, I always read Kiki's "flu" and temporary loss of her powers as the
beginning of her period(s).
It would certainly explain the moodiness, her waffling on Tombo (that was the
boy's name, right? you'd think as many times as I've watched Kiki with the
kids...).
Actually, I think it's an interesting thread. It's certainly less disgusting
than the one on how "hot" little girl characters will be as adults.
And HAHAHAHAHAHA on the jelly. You guys might know the girls' gross-out
buttons, but now WE know YOURS.
Jelly. Jelly. Jelly.
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Mathews <math...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> That's later in the movie. How is someone supposed to "get" a joke told at
> the beginning if the information necessary to understand it hasn't been
> given yet?
>
> I think you might be reading too much into this.
When I first read the manga, I assumed that the line was just her
having some fun with her co-workers. Even if she does get periods
dosen't mean she was having one then, just using it as an excuse :)
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>
> Sana-man Steve writes:
>
> >Though it isn't mentioned outright, in Kiki it's pretty obvious that
> >having a first period precipitates leaving home for a year.
>
> Actually, it's specifically stated -turning thirteen- is the year witches leave
> home. BUT, I always read Kiki's "flu" and temporary loss of her powers as the
> beginning of her period(s).
> It would certainly explain the moodiness, her waffling on Tombo (that was the
> boy's name, right? you'd think as many times as I've watched Kiki with the
> kids...).
So, is it a normal thing for female magic users to lose their powers
once a month? (Kiki, Lina, any others?)
> Actually, I think it's an interesting thread. It's certainly less disgusting
> than the one on how "hot" little girl characters will be as adults.
When was that one?
> And HAHAHAHAHAHA on the jelly. You guys might know the girls' gross-out
> buttons, but now WE know YOURS.
> Jelly. Jelly. Jelly.
I'm reminded of a part of Douglas Copeland's Microserfs... I might
have to dig that up so I can quote it. (It was one of those "oh"
situations.)
> Remember: never trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die.
Like any of us ever did. ^_-
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: Anne Packrat wrote...
: >> > - Burned toast in Anime
: >>
: >> That might be new. Might be.
: >
: >Rei in Eva Ep 26 had toast. Anyone know if it was burned?
: No, but the birds had a nice snack....
: BTW, Shinji had toast in Ep 7. Three times, IIRC.
: The Eva charas may be dysfunctional, but at least they know what
: side their toast is buttered on. ^_~
Burnt toast appears in the opening theme to Marmalade Boy. Also, Yuu
and Miki (among others) eat toast several times during the series.
But not burnt. Probably.
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DivaLea wrote:
> Sana-man Steve writes:
>
> >Though it isn't mentioned outright, in Kiki it's pretty obvious that
> >having a first period precipitates leaving home for a year.
>
> Actually, it's specifically stated -turning thirteen- is the year witches leave
> home. BUT, I always read Kiki's "flu" and temporary loss of her powers as the
> beginning of her period(s).
> It would certainly explain the moodiness, her waffling on Tombo (that was the
> boy's name, right? you'd think as many times as I've watched Kiki with the
> kids...).
I could of sworn she had just flown all night in the rain to deliever some food
and the next day she got sick, but I haven't seen it recently, so I could be wrong.
>
>
> Actually, I think it's an interesting thread. It's certainly less disgusting
> than the one on how "hot" little girl characters will be as adults.
>
> And HAHAHAHAHAHA on the jelly. You guys might know the girls' gross-out
> buttons, but now WE know YOURS.
> Jelly. Jelly. Jelly.
>
> Remember: never trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die.
>
> Lea
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>BUT, I always read Kiki's "flu" and temporary loss of her powers as the
>> beginning of her period(s).
>> It would certainly explain the moodiness, her waffling on Tombo (that was
>the
>> boy's name, right? you'd think as many times as I've watched Kiki with the
>> kids...).
>
>I could of sworn she had just flown all night in the rain to deliever some
>food
>and the next day she got sick, but I haven't seen it recently, so I could be
>wrong.
Yes, there was the flying in the rain, but once she was -better-, she didn't
have her powers. That's what I read as the beginning of her period. Should have
been more specific, sorry.
James King
>DivaLea wrote:
>>
>> Sana-man Steve writes:
>>
>> >Though it isn't mentioned outright, in Kiki it's pretty obvious that
>> >having a first period precipitates leaving home for a year.
>>
>> Actually, it's specifically stated -turning thirteen- is the year witches
leave
as the
>> beginning of her period(s).
>> It would certainly explain the moodiness, her waffling on Tombo (that was
the
>> boy's name, right? you'd think as many times as I've watched Kiki with
the
>> kids...).
>
>once a month? (Kiki, Lina, any others?)
I doubt Kiki loses her powers with the onset of each period. I have a
feeling that's something her mother would have told her before she left, and
she obviously didn't see this coming.
However, it could be that a witch loses her powers with her first period. I
find this unlikely, though, since their loss is preceded not by the 'flu'
but by a serious lack of confidence, and she returns when she needs them to
save Tombo's life, and is to occupied with his danger to be depressed. Her
powers seem (to me) tied to her mental state, rather than her physical
state.
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> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
>anime? I can only think of the following:
Anime? I could find it in mangas.....
>Kimagure Orange Road: Komatsu and Hatta are explaining the "facts of life" to
>Yusaku. At one point they ask him if he has ever noticed that girls don't have
>to take P.E. on certain days...
In the manga Kyosuke thinks at last Hikaru have had her first menstruation, but
she is referring to something else, of course :)
>Slayers: It's mentioned more than once that Linna Inverse looses her powers
>when she is menstruating.
Slayer (Onikirimaru) : A girl is afraid of the water. Her friends (female) ask
her : "Do you have your own things or what !? Come down on here!" .
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Ugh gawd, do we have to discuss this topic?
gal...@my-dejanews.com
Siu Kuen Chan <sk...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> In article <19990308180147...@ng42.aol.com>,
> quikq...@aol.com (QuikQuak13) wrote:
>
> > First of all I am not a troll but if you do have a problem with this
> >subject please do not read it. Thank you.
> >
> > Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
> >anime? I can only think of the following:
> >
>
> Rei's girlfriend asks Sana if she has celebrated something that
> has to do with a rice dish eaten on such an occasion.
Birdie the Mighty has:
Father: "Are we celebrating something?"
Sister: "How old do you think I am, dad?"
-Galen
Chris Lawrence Amshey
: In article <7c27ka$r...@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>,: > Kodomo no Omacha refers to menstruation, particularly to Sana;
: > Rei's girlfriend asks Sana if she has celebrated something that
: > has to do with a rice dish eaten on such an occasion.
: Birdie the Mighty has:
: Father: "Are we celebrating something?"
: Sister: "How old do you think I am, dad?"
: -Galen
Hmmm. Interesting... does anyone know any details about these
celebrations?
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In article
<Pine.SOL.3.91.990310...@godzilla2.acpub.duke.edu>,
Kaos <jc...@duke.edu> wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Alan D. Peters wrote:
>
>> A-Ko ate toast in the first movie, I thought it was kind of funny
>> to watch her eat it. It wasn't burnt though.
>>
>
>I noticed that a lot of anime have this theme of "high school girl
>is late for school -- doesn't have time to eat breakfast -- runs out of
>the *house* (aren't these some rich Japanese families??) while putting on
>a jacket or something -- and all the while holding a piece of toast in
>her mouth (not on the side, but on one of the corners)." It happened
>with the alternative workld Rei in EVA #26 (as someone mentioned
>previously), and it also happened in the FY OVA 2 first episode with
>Miaka. Also in Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland I believe...probably with Usagi
>in Sailor Moon although I couldn't possibly remember the episode. There
Yep, it's either the first or last episode of the original series. Or
maybe both.
>are numerous other examples which escape me at the moment, but I guess
>it's one of those subtler anime conventions.
Arnold Kim
Arnold Kim
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In article <Pine.LNX.3.96.990311...@anime.jyu.fi>,
Adeptitus Titanicus <grey...@anime.jyu.fi> wrote:
>
>Ugh gawd, do we have to discuss this topic?
Feel free to skip this thread if you like.
Arnold Kim
I'm not...
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In article <19990311030901...@ng-fc1.aol.com>,
div...@aol.com (DivaLea) wrote:
>Sana-man Steve writes:
>
>>Though it isn't mentioned outright, in Kiki it's pretty obvious that
>>having a first period precipitates leaving home for a year.
>
>Actually, it's specifically stated -turning thirteen- is the year witches
>leave
>home. BUT, I always read Kiki's "flu" and temporary loss of her powers as
>the
>beginning of her period(s).
>It would certainly explain the moodiness, her waffling on Tombo (that was the
>boy's name, right? you'd think as many times as I've watched Kiki with the
>kids...).
Seems about right. I interpreted it as a more general "growing up"
but I think that's sort of implied.
Guess Lina and Kiki have something in common, then.^_^
>Actually, I think it's an interesting thread. It's certainly less disgusting
>than the one on how "hot" little girl characters will be as adults.
It's not like we were talking about how "hot" adult characters would
be as little girls...^_^
>And HAHAHAHAHAHA on the jelly. You guys might know the girls' gross-out
>buttons, but now WE know YOURS.
>Jelly. Jelly. Jelly.
>
>Remember: never trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die.
I don't already.
Arnold Kim
doesn't trust things that bleed for a week and not keel over
Nora
> >>
> >> Sana-man Steve writes:
> >>
> >> >Though it isn't mentioned outright, in Kiki it's pretty obvious that
> >> >having a first period precipitates leaving home for a year.
> >>
> >> Actually, it's specifically stated -turning thirteen- is the year witches
> leave
> >> home. BUT, I always read Kiki's "flu" and temporary loss of her powers
> as the
> >> beginning of her period(s).
> >> It would certainly explain the moodiness, her waffling on Tombo (that was
> the
> >> boy's name, right? you'd think as many times as I've watched Kiki with
> the
> >> kids...).
> >
> >once a month? (Kiki, Lina, any others?)
>
> I doubt Kiki loses her powers with the onset of each period. I have a
> feeling that's something her mother would have told her before she left, and
> she obviously didn't see this coming.
Dunno if it's relevant to something Japanese-created, but it's a common
idea in many cultures that have myths or beliefs in "magic" that
magic-using women become more powerful during their periods---to the
point that their abilities become too powerful to control, or dangerous
to others, and they're prohibited from doing magic at that time. The
first and last periods being the *most* powerful ones. So maybe
Miyazaki and whoever created Slayers was making a nod to this. Maybe
Kiki didn't so much lose her powers as lose the ability to control them
at that time.
Nora
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och...@my-dejanews.com
"Arnold Kim" <ki...@erols.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Remember: never trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die.
>
> I don't already.
>
> Arnold Kim
> doesn't trust things that bleed for a week and not keel over
>
Arnold Kimba - Discriminator!
:p
DivaLea
>>Actually, I think it's an interesting thread. It's certainly less disgusting
>>than the one on how "hot" little girl characters will be as adults.
>
>It's not like we were talking about how "hot" adult characters would
>be as little girls...^_^
buWaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Good one!
gal...@my-dejanews.com
"Arnold Kim" <ki...@erols.com> wrote:
> >Actually, I think it's an interesting thread. It's certainly less disgusting
> >than the one on how "hot" little girl characters will be as adults.
>
> It's not like we were talking about how "hot" adult characters would
> be as little girls...^_^
>
Harumi, Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Nuku-Nuku, All Purpose Cat Girl
-Galen
Avery Davies
QuikQuak13 wrote:
>
> First of all I am not a troll but if you do have a problem with this
> subject please do not read it. Thank you.
>
> Does anyone know of any instances where menstruation is refered to in
> anime? I can only think of the following:
(snip)
> Neon Genesis Evangelion: In an episode near the end of the series Asuka is
> upset that she is having her period.
Don't forget about Rei.
She mentions it in the 14th episode during her poem "She is the woman
who does not bleed" is a reference to her lack of menstruation and one
of the first clues signaling that she is different.
--
This is the Avery Davies within your computer.
Demian Phillips
>Glenn Shaw wrote:
>: Anne Packrat wrote...
>: >> > - Burned toast in Anime
>: >>
>: >> That might be new. Might be.
>: >
>: >Rei in Eva Ep 26 had toast. Anyone know if it was burned?
>
>: No, but the birds had a nice snack....
>: BTW, Shinji had toast in Ep 7. Three times, IIRC.
>: The Eva charas may be dysfunctional, but at least they know what
>: side their toast is buttered on. ^_~
>
>Burnt toast appears in the opening theme to Marmalade Boy. Also, Yuu
>and Miki (among others) eat toast several times during the series.
>But not burnt. Probably.
Didn't she compare him to the taste of marmalade on burnt toast?
-
^_^
Demian Phillips
och...@my-dejanews.com
njem...@the-spa.com wrote:
>
> Dunno if it's relevant to something Japanese-created, but it's a common
> idea in many cultures that have myths or beliefs in "magic" that
> magic-using women become more powerful during their periods---to the
> point that their abilities become too powerful to control, or dangerous
> to others, and they're prohibited from doing magic at that time.
There are all kinds of weird superstitions related to the matter in
question. How about this one: in some branches of Orthodox Chirch
women are not allowed in church during their periods, because they
are considered spiritually unclean. Or this one (my favourite): women
shouldn't make preserves, pickles, etc. during their periods - because
the food will spoil!
> The
> first and last periods being the *most* powerful ones. So maybe
> Miyazaki and whoever created Slayers was making a nod to this. Maybe
> Kiki didn't so much lose her powers as lose the ability to control them
> at that time.
I honestly don't think that Kiki's problem had anything to do with
the physical side of things. IMHO, it was purely emotional - she
just had to believe in herself and thereby regain control of her power.
>
> Nora
>
Ochame
tm2_soulfly
"Arnold Kim" <ki...@erols.com> wrote:
>
> ----------
> In article
> <Pine.SOL.3.91.990310...@godzilla2.acpub.duke.edu>,
> Kaos <jc...@duke.edu> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Alan D. Peters wrote:
> >
> >> A-Ko ate toast in the first movie, I thought it was kind of funny
> >> to watch her eat it. It wasn't burnt though.
> >>
> >
> >I noticed that a lot of anime have this theme of "high school girl
> >is late for school -- doesn't have time to eat breakfast -- runs out of
> >the *house* (aren't these some rich Japanese families??) while putting on
> >a jacket or something -- and all the while holding a piece of toast in
> >her mouth (not on the side, but on one of the corners)." It happened
> >with the alternative workld Rei in EVA #26 (as someone mentioned
> >previously), and it also happened in the FY OVA 2 first episode with
> >Miaka. Also in Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland I believe...probably with Usagi
> >in Sailor Moon although I couldn't possibly remember the episode. There
>
> Yep, it's either the first or last episode of the original series. Or
> maybe both.
i think that this happens any time sailor moon has a episode in which usigi is
late for school
>
> >are numerous other examples which escape me at the moment, but I guess
> >it's one of those subtler anime conventions.
>
> Arnold Kim
>
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Nora
>
> In article <36E84C...@the-spa.com>,
> njem...@the-spa.com wrote:
> >
> > Dunno if it's relevant to something Japanese-created, but it's a common
> > idea in many cultures that have myths or beliefs in "magic" that
> > magic-using women become more powerful during their periods---to the
> > point that their abilities become too powerful to control, or dangerous
> > to others, and they're prohibited from doing magic at that time.
> There are all kinds of weird superstitions related to the matter in
> question. How about this one: in some branches of Orthodox Chirch
> women are not allowed in church during their periods, because they
> are considered spiritually unclean. Or this one (my favourite): women
> shouldn't make preserves, pickles, etc. during their periods - because
> the food will spoil!
I've heard that from older women in my own family, and we're definitely
not Orthodox Jews. ^_^ It's an old Southern superstition too. But
I've heard worse. One of the justifications for female genital
circumcision, in those cultures which practice the most radical version
of it (cutting off everything between the outer labia, sewing it up
except for a hole for urination and menstruation), is that menstruation
is dangerous to women. It opens them up to possession by evil spirits,
which are more attracted to her at this time. So they get sewn up to
protect them from this danger. Theoretically a woman could learn to
harness and control these spirits rather than a) get possessed, or b)
get sewn up, but "witchcraft," as it's called, is punishable by death in
most cases. Fun, fun, fun. Good thing Kiki didn't grow up *there.*
>
> > The
> > first and last periods being the *most* powerful ones. So maybe
> > Miyazaki and whoever created Slayers was making a nod to this. Maybe
> > Kiki didn't so much lose her powers as lose the ability to control them
> > at that time.
> I honestly don't think that Kiki's problem had anything to do with
> the physical side of things. IMHO, it was purely emotional - she
> just had to believe in herself and thereby regain control of her power.
Oh, I agree---I think that was made very clear. I just meant her brief
loss of her powers before she left home, due to the "flu."
och...@my-dejanews.com
njem...@the-spa.com wrote:
<snip>
> > There are all kinds of weird superstitions related to the matter in
> > women are not allowed in church during their periods, because they
> > are considered spiritually unclean. Or this one (my favourite): women
> > shouldn't make preserves, pickles, etc. during their periods - because
> > the food will spoil!
>
> I've heard that from older women in my own family, and we're definitely
> not Orthodox Jews. ^_^ It's an old Southern superstition too. But
It is possible that Orthodox Jews have some regulations on that matter,
too, but I was talking about Orthodox Christians. I always thought that
some of those strange superstitions were the remnants of paganism of
eastern Slavs, but if it is an old Southern superstition too, it must
be rooted in old Christianity. Interesting.
> I've heard worse. One of the justifications for female genital
> circumcision, in those cultures which practice the most radical version
> of it (cutting off everything between the outer labia, sewing it up
> except for a hole for urination and menstruation), is that menstruation
> is dangerous to women. It opens them up to possession by evil spirits,
> which are more attracted to her at this time. So they get sewn up to
> protect them from this danger. Theoretically a woman could learn to
> harness and control these spirits rather than a) get possessed, or b)
> get sewn up, but "witchcraft," as it's called, is punishable by death in
> most cases. Fun, fun, fun. Good thing Kiki didn't grow up *there.*
>
Sounds really terrible. And dangerous (for women's physical health, for
one thing). No wonder it is illegal in most countries.
> > > The
> > > first and last periods being the *most* powerful ones. So maybe
> > > Miyazaki and whoever created Slayers was making a nod to this. Maybe
> > > Kiki didn't so much lose her powers as lose the ability to control them
> > > at that time.
> > I honestly don't think that Kiki's problem had anything to do with
> > the physical side of things. IMHO, it was purely emotional - she
> > just had to believe in herself and thereby regain control of her power.
>
> Oh, I agree---I think that was made very clear. I just meant her brief
> loss of her powers before she left home, due to the "flu."
Oh, I see what you mean now. Sorry I didn't catch it the first time ^_^.
>
> Nora
> --
>
Ochame
Siu Kuen Chan
"Arnold Kim" <ki...@erols.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Sana-man Steve writes:
<snippy>
>>Remember: never trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die.
<snippy>
>
>Arnold Kim
>doesn't trust things that bleed for a week and not keel over
It's not that the things don't WANT to keel over when they bleed, it's just that bodies
littering the ground would cause major traffic delays>:)
I'm not gonna elaborate any further.
>
>----------
>In article <19990311030901...@ng-fc1.aol.com>,
>div...@aol.com (DivaLea) wrote:
gal...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
: In article <7c27ka$r...@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>,
: Siu Kuen Chan <sk...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
: > Kodomo no Omacha refers to menstruation, particularly to Sana;
: > Rei's girlfriend asks Sana if she has celebrated something that
: > has to do with a rice dish eaten on such an occasion.
: Birdie the Mighty has:
: Father: "Are we celebrating something?"
: Sister: "How old do you think I am, dad?"
: -Galen
Hmmm. Interesting... does anyone know any details about these
celebrations?
--Chris
I am unsure on the specifics, the occasion, romanized begins with an 'O.' I may be able
to help you plotwise, then you can ask around and find out what the word is so you can search
for some info. Spoilers for ep 11:
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After Sana acknowledges Rei's love for his girlfriend, Asuko, Sana and Rei-kun head over to her
home.
Sana tells Asuko she accepts their relationship and is breaking her own love ties to Rei.
Asuko and Rei had previously agreed that they would get back together when Sana was mature
enough. Asuko whispers a question to Sana asking if she has had the rice dish (beginning with
'O') yet, since she's speculating that Sana's period brought on Sana's new-founded 'maturity.'
Sana reveals that she had done so six months to a year before (I'm not sure.)
Amy Chan-chan: 'Ewww,' 'gross,' 'geez, do we haveta talk about that?' 'None of your
business!' <Blush, blush><--typical responses to this topic.
raul
"I haven't had a swm in five days..."
m(raul)m
Not all comic books artists necessarily menstruate, but they DO go
through frequent periods where they hate everything.
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John
Demian Phillips wrote in message <36ede9f9...@usenet1.cmhcsys.com>...
>Anne Packrat <ae...@nospamhotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> > - Burned toast in Anime
>>>
>>> That might be new. Might be.
>>
>>Rei in Eva Ep 26 had toast. Anyone know if it was burned?
>
>dunno.
>
>Didn't burnt toast play into the concept of marmalade boy?
>
>
>-
>^_^
>Demian Phillips
Gimped Panda
> "Do you smell burnt toast?"
> ~Seisure~
>
> Canadian Heritage Moment...
>
> John
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White Flame (aka David Holz)
Cathy Krusberg wrote in message <7c4o5d$c...@sjx-ixn8.ix.netcom.com>...
>The Certifiable (hey, I wrote VHD fanfic with menstrual blood)
>Cathy Krusberg (no peanut butter, though)
How's a vampire supposed to read something written in "unclean blood"?
Wouldn't that hinder him? Sounds like your taking a cut out of your reader
base. :)
White Flame (aka David Holz)
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Cathy Krusberg
<white-flame!!!@geoRemove!!!cities.com> writes:
>
>
>Cathy Krusberg wrote in message <7c4o5d$c...@sjx-ixn8.ix.netcom.com>...
>>The Certifiable (hey, I wrote VHD fanfic with menstrual blood)
>>Cathy Krusberg (no peanut butter, though)
>
>How's a vampire supposed to read something written in "unclean blood"?
>Wouldn't that hinder him?
Now that you mention it, it might make him slobber a bit....
>Sounds like your taking a cut out of your reader base. :)
Hey, I don't write just for vampires!
(Hey, this *is* getting away from anime....)
The Certifiable
Cathy Krusberg
Internet: ckb...@ix.netcom.com
Dan Helmick
: That *would* explain why Mihoshi was so hesitant to specify just *what*
: those hardships were.......^_^
*shudders at the thought of a PMS Aeka*
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