Sam wrote:

> If I want stupid, painful funny, I'll read Ranma (which I do). It doesn't
> fit into AMS very well at all.

That depends on your point of view. This isn't the first story of it's sort to
show up in the manga so I'm curious what it was that set you off about it.

> The ninjas were created by Mara from a video game! Go back and check! And
> as I pointed out, Aoshima isn't evil, just rather mean.

He's terribly self-centered and selfish which can lead to evil acts quite easily.

He may not be on the same level as Hitler or Stalin, but he's still evil to a
degree.

> I used the example because I find A A Milne's Winnie the Pooh (not the
> dreadful Disney slaughtered version, I mean the original books written in
> England and illustrated by E H Bennet) to be rather a wonderful thing, and
> was trying to show how out of place I felt Troubadour was.

On the contrary, I think the Troubadour offered some excellent opportunities for
drama. Let's face it, as far as demons go, Mara is a definite wuss who is often
more of a threat to herself than to anyone else.

Les

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