tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post3858650620961590236..comments2023-10-03T06:18:27.828-05:00Comments on The Aardvark's PLUMBLINE: Hello, Ft. Smith. It's Saturday, and there's a con....The Aardvarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-47060888952104860482012-08-21T21:49:43.158-05:002012-08-21T21:49:43.158-05:00Japan!? More like West Virginia.Japan!? More like West Virginia.Jayhttp://www.jaysteevee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-89981770826599113942012-08-21T14:25:13.328-05:002012-08-21T14:25:13.328-05:00In the original, the nudity was not idealized. Sab...In the original, the nudity was not idealized. Saban added the sparklies for our tender sensibilities about viewing undraped middle-schoolers.<br /><br />Strange culture, Japan's.The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-815817056245295392012-08-21T14:15:04.677-05:002012-08-21T14:15:04.677-05:00Sailor Schmoon was where I first noticed the "...Sailor Schmoon was where I first noticed the "tactical" error. Being a real bad guy (I do HATE MLP after all.), I noticed that a lengthy transformation could be fatal. Maybe she was relying on the idealized nudity to daze an opponent. <br /><br />And on Fox Kids no less!Jayhttp://www.jaysteevee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-60072557174498611562012-08-20T13:10:15.541-05:002012-08-20T13:10:15.541-05:00Wow, Jay.
Well, Michael, it is a reflexion of the...Wow, Jay.<br /><br />Well, Michael, it is a reflexion of the politeness of Japanese culture. MegaDerp MUST wait while the sparkly backlit animation finishes. It would be bad form to kill Sailor Schmoon before she finishes.<br />The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-56837470236634634722012-08-19T21:48:32.864-05:002012-08-19T21:48:32.864-05:00Tip: Make sure you transform BEFORE you confront t...Tip: Make sure you transform BEFORE you confront the badguys. Otherwise you could get the krap beat out of you before you're even halfway thru the conversion.<br /><br />Yes ... I speak from experience.Jayhttp://www.jaysteevee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-30340445323096056852012-08-19T10:52:58.495-05:002012-08-19T10:52:58.495-05:00I really love these anime series where a character...I really love these anime series where a character takes about an entire minute to transform . . . unleashing a Full Immersion Disco Hell in the process. You'd think that business alone would wallop the Bad Guy(s).<br /><br />(You ever notice how, in Gatchaman, Ken never had anyone flying with him in his airplane when he transformed? Could you imagine being a passenger while all that was Michael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808166630399508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-16238991233946002292012-08-18T17:55:20.908-05:002012-08-18T17:55:20.908-05:00Philistine. There are no ponies.Philistine. There are no ponies.The Aardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11425052822588090155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299612.post-49892537662100015012012-08-18T15:20:09.319-05:002012-08-18T15:20:09.319-05:00It ... it's ... The MLP Syndrome kicking in ag...It ... it's ... The MLP Syndrome kicking in again! Must ... stop ... gag ... re ... flex!<br />Jayhttp://www.jaysteevee.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com