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- From: micro19@cbis.ece.drexel.edu (A Techno-Discordian)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
- Subject: Re: KOR: Of Akane, idol-worship, and unusual
- Summary: I thought B-ko feelings were Lesbian
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.050758.28164@cbis.ece.drexel.edu>
- Date: 28 Dec 92 05:07:58 GMT
- References: <725283578.AA00450@abcbcafe.UUCP> <1992Dec26.011109.3638@nic.csu.net>
- Organization: Drexel University, College of Engineering, Philadelphia, PA
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- In article <1992Dec26.011109.3638@nic.csu.net> ramberg@futon.SFSU.EDU (James Ramberg) writes:
- >In article <725283578.AA00450@abcbcafe.UUCP> Steve.Lamb@f1369.n203.z1.abcbcafe.UUCP (Steve Lamb) writes:
- >>In a message to All, James Ramberg said:
- >>
- >>JR> I would offer of a parallel between Akane's interest in Madoka and
- >>JR>B-ko's interest in C-ko .. [ Would you consider B-ko a lesbian as
- >>JR>well??]
- >>
- >> Yes, I would, and do. Then again, I'm quite liberal and see nothing
- >>wrong with either B-Ko or Akane (KOR) being bi- or gay.
- >>
- >That's not really the point. It has never, at least as far as I can
- >remember, B-ko's motivation as being non-sexual. It is keeping with
- >the class-structured and sex-separated enviorments that exist in many
- >countries e.g. Japan, HK , China, and Great Britain. (Check Maiko
- >Covington's articles on ferkel.ucsb.edu)
-
- Hmm.. From the scene in the Roman Bath, the script said that B-ko said
- "C-ko, my heart throbs for you" while rubbing her breast. Since project
- Ako supposedly originated from a Yellow Lemon project, I am not
- surprised if this line is accurate. On the other hand, most of Project
- Ako involved B-ko simply trying to gain the loyality of C-ko, and not
- really anything sexual.
-
- As for Akane in KOR, my first impression is that Akane is a lesbian.
- But thinking some more, I thought that may be she herself is not sure.
- Akane does seem to be attracted to Madoka, but that doesn't prove
- anything, she may simply be exploring her feelings. May be Akane is
- used as a character to explored some of the social differences that
- appear when growing up.
-
- If I remember correctly from reading Manga! Manga! by F. Schodt.,
- Japanese boys and girl read manga partly to gain information about the
- opposite sex because of the sex-separation of the typical Asian society,
- so sex in manga is somewhat higher than the American stuff. On the other
- hand, the closet socialogist in me may be reading between the lines.
-