--- AstroNerdBoy <usr1054@astronerdboy.com> wrote:

> 
> > 
> > From: "Joseph Riggs" <josephriggs@lycos.com>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Joseph Riggs" <josephriggs@lycos.com>
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > 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. 

And what have you seen to tell that the fans ARE buying those extra materials
(specifically, the ones which have clues about Misaki).  That stuff may be selling
well,
but that is not to say that the majority of Tenchi fans go out and buy the written
stuff
(and hence, were able to clearly comprehend what was going on with Misaki).  How many

people buy the book after seeing a movie?  Some, yes.  Does everyone?  No.  Do most?
Do
most Tenchi fans buy that stuff?  The burden of proof would be on those claiming that

Japanese fans buy Kajishima's other stuff, not the other way around.
nik



		
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