On Mon, 3 Jun 1996, Gregory Matteson wrote:

> BTW: In considering the hairstyles, I realized that an old Tenchi question
> has been gradually answered, and a new one raised, about Washu and Ryoko.
> The artists have been consistant.  Whenever Ryoko gets dunked in water, her
> hair slicks down to exactly the same basic hairstyle as all the Jurian
> ladies (Sasami's double tails are tied up and out by special ornaments).  So
> it would seem definate that Ryoko and Washu's hairstyle is an affectation;
> which raises another question, why would Kagato have taught Ryoko to keep a
> hairstyle identical with her mothers?
>         Granted such a hairstyle increases the fierce, oni-like aspect of
> Ryoko; if we go by the various notes in the books, Kagato kept his
> slave-warrior away from all normal human contact and culture, and she took
> her first lessons in humanity under the dubious tutelage of a tree (Funaho).
> 
>                                 Greg M.
> 
> 
> 


Can Tsunami count?



Stephen