"Pierre Bancov" <banc2a01@uni-trier.de>

> The only link I can think of is that they have to find every chip of
> the Jewel 
> of the Souls (it's been broken into tiny little pieces).
> So basically you have a plot that allows an infinity of filler
> episodes. Which 
> would describe Dragon Ball correctly, I suppose.

Oh... right. I never really thought about jewel hunting filler, I was
more worried about a monster-of-the-week scenario coming about. 
  
> Nothing like Kinda'ichi, though.

Who's that? 

Hitoshi:
> So far, I think this is very violent, very gruesome, very ugly
> (uncute)..

If 'uncute' was meant literally, I agree with you. What's up with
Inuyasha's face? Looks weird.

> The anime hides all of these.  The anime is very abstract when
> showing violence and death.  I think it is self-censored well,
> to make it showable to a general audience.

Oh... that'd explain why lots of kids like it. I've only seen my
sister's manga, and it really bothered me that kids in grade three
could be fans of the anime.