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> From: "Joseph Riggs" <josephriggs@lycos.com>
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> > > > From: "True Sheol" <sheol@mail.ev1.net>

*snipped to clean it up*

>But there's a difference between doing "unexpected things" and bringing them out
of the blue.
And he didn't hint at them for the Japanese audience.  He hinted at them for the reading

audience.  That's a very important distinction.  Even as easy as it 
may be for people in Japan to get hold of the novels and other materials, I've seen
nothing to
hint that there aren't a large number of fans of animated Tenchi that didn't read
the novels.

>It goes back to the Star Wars example I gave.  People love Star Wars.  For quite
a long time
there were no new Star Wars movies.  But that doesn't mean that everyone who loved
Star Wars
went and read every last novel that came out - or even 
necessarily any novel at all. 

>I strongly doubt that everyone who watches Tenchi in Japan is a die-hard "must have
it all"
fan.  But the argument being presented here is that everyone who watches Tenchi in
Japan is
indeed a die-hard "must have it all" fan.

I understand your point.  However, there's one major difference between "Star Wars"
and TM!R.  The "Star Wars" novels are not considered canon any more than the "Star
Trek" novels are.  The TM!R novels are considered canon as are the doujinshi, so
that's a big difference. 

Also, I would point to the fact that K-sensei has had four novels published and a
5th on the way.  That suggests that sales for the publisher have been good enough
to justify continuing to publish his works.  As such, that means that a good many

Japanese folks are buying the novels. 

Here's an interesting question -- what brought you to this ML?

For me, it was TS.  I knew of Hitoshi-san (who needs to come out of hiding and make
some posts about OAV 3...yeah!) from his "Hand Maid May" page but since I had just
taken over the FAQ site, TS's suggestion to join the ML was a good one so I could

learn more about the series. 

Could OAV 3 have been done better?  You bet.  But I think that if you've at least
seen GXP (which is animated), you'll have a better time with OAV 3 when it comes to
the new characters.

I do know of some people who haven't seen OAV 1 or 2 and watched OAV 3 and enjoyed
it.  Go figure.


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