--- In Yuricon@yahoogroups.com, KathrynDarkStar@a... wrote:

> Wow...my dad actually wants to take me on a trip to Japan. The
reason? To buy
> cool cosplaying stuff, of course! But...he would feel better if I
knew
> someone who lived in Japan, so do any of you? I need to know the
customs, laws,
> etc., etc.

Customs don't really apply - you're just a tourist and a foreigner.
But there are many, many good books on traveling in Japan. Go to a
local bookstore and check the travel section.

Laws? What kind of laws? Like about buying stuff? Unless you plan on
purchasing thousands of dollars of anything, there's no law that is
going to affect you. I packed all my hundreds of dollars of doujinshi
and manga and toys in  my luggage and took it home. No problem. If
something is very large or heavy, you can ship it home.

Other than that, what kinds of laws are you concerned with? Are you
planning on murdering someone? :-)

A good place to begin is your local library - the librarians there can
help you find books about travel to and around Japan.


Cheers,

Erica

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We've added one rarish, but wonderful title, Pieta, and one almost
impossible to find really old classic title - Jukkaime no jukkai, from
the "Odamari" collection.

Both are on the "Shoujo Yuri Manga Guide"
http://www.yuricon.org/symg.htm if you want more detail

More stuff will be coming your way in the next few weeks, as we empty
our coffers to bring you the good, the bad and the ugly of shoujoai
and yuri. :-)

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>From: KathrynDarkStar@...

>x.x;; um..sorry about that. Anyway, yeah, it hadn't occurred to me to check
>the library. >_>;; But the laws I was talking about were like...I heard you
>can't chew gum in public, etc. o.o;

That's Singapore.

In Japan, if you conduct yourself like a polite member of society, you will
still be considered a foreigner and tourist, but a well-trained one. Aim for
that and you'll be fine.

And use the word "sumimasen" alot.

>Weird law, but I heard it's a very clean
>country. ^____^

Get a travel book - it'll help.

Cheers,

Erica

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Wow, no posts in three days. I think we've just set a record for this
list.

STELLALUNA

>From: "stellaluna_42" <stellaluna_42@...>

>Wow, no posts in three days. I think we've just set a record for this
>list.

The holidays have interrupted, a snowstorm slammed us in the NE and the
fansubbers are running slow. :-) And I'm busy working on the next ALC
Publication, which is very time and energy-intensive, since everything was
drawn by hand, which means I'm doing alot of filling in and cleaning up
pages, then relettering them. Right now it's taking about 1 - 1 1/2 hours
per page. To say that I'm chugging along is an understatement.  Only, hmmm,
80 pages to go! :-)

And I haven't been manga shopping in a month - so I have no new finds to
talk about.

Hopefully, (please the gods) I'll have Aim for the Best! (the Aim for the
Ace! movie) to watch this week and I can wax prosaic on all the yuri subtext
in that. :-)

Has everyone managed to see ROD 14 yet?

Cheers,

Erica

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> Wow, no posts in three days. I think we've just set a record for this
> list.

I don't think everybody was watching the newborn Dutch Crownprincess ;).

I know mailinglists where people after a day of silence send messages with
"TEST" and "I dont receive anything". But apparently I was too busy (school,
stuff) to do that to ;) (ie. I totally forgot this ML).


Ro'

Hi I've just gotten back into anime after a long hiatus.  What's new?
It's been a while since I've caught anything more than Sailor Moon
or Inu Yasha on YTV.  I just want to know if anyone has any
suggestions on series to get back in the swing of things.  Oh, if I
take a long time responding to messages don't take it personally.
Sadly I have only been using a computer for a short while( I'm a
former technophobe) and it's still touch and go as far as my
comprehension of this wacky machine goes.  Thanks for any
suggestions!

From: "clea" <umgarto0@...>
>Reply-To: Yuricon@yahoogroups.com

>Hi I've just gotten back into anime after a long hiatus.  What's new?
>It's been a while since I've caught anything more than Sailor Moon
>or Inu Yasha on YTV.  I just want to know if anyone has any
>suggestions on series to get back in the swing of things.

Hi clea - tha's a pretty hard question to answer, because it entirely
depends on what you like to watch and what you've already seen.

Do you like action stories, or mecha, or magical girls, or high school
dramas or what? :-)

"The List"  has been updated recently with asterisks (*) next to every anime
and manga series that's available in official English-language translations
- that might help you to find a seires you'll like.
"The List" is at http://www.yuricon.org/list.htm

Good luck!

Cheers,

Erica

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> Wow, no posts in three days. I think we've just set a record for this
> list.
>

Nah...it's been like this on the holidays before ;p Or even on lone
weekends, in the middle of those months that no one can remember the name of
;)

Kun
  ----'-,-{@

> The holidays have interrupted, a snowstorm slammed us in the NE and the
> fansubbers are running slow. :-) And I'm busy working on the next ALC
> Publication, which is very time and energy-intensive, since everything was
> drawn by hand, which means I'm doing alot of filling in and cleaning up
> pages, then relettering them. Right now it's taking about 1 - 1 1/2 hours
> per page. To say that I'm chugging along is an understatement.  Only, hmmm,
> 80 pages to go! :-)
>


*does a little cheering dance*

You can do it, Erica! =^.^=

> And I haven't been manga shopping in a month - so I have no new finds to
> talk about.
>


Manga-shopping...sounds like something I did in a dream once ;p  Maybe after
Christmas...


> Has everyone managed to see ROD 14 yet?
>


Nope...haven't even read the spoilers for it....


Kun
  ----'-,-{@

> Hi I've just gotten back into anime after a long hiatus.  What's new?
> It's been a while since I've caught anything more than Sailor Moon
> or Inu Yasha on YTV.  I just want to know if anyone has any
> suggestions on series to get back in the swing of things.  Oh, if I
> take a long time responding to messages don't take it personally.
> Sadly I have only been using a computer for a short while( I'm a
> former technophobe) and it's still touch and go as far as my
> comprehension of this wacky machine goes.  Thanks for any
> suggestions!
>

Well, Someday's Dreamers, a new anime that just came out on dvd, looks cute.
It has absolutely no yuri subtext that I've seen on the first disk, but it's
cute in that 'slice of life' kinda way =^.^=

It's about a girl who causes miracles.

Kun
  ----'-,-{@

On 12/9/03 12:19 PM, "Erica Friedman" <alecto_fury@...> wrote:

>> From: "stellaluna_42" <stellaluna_42@...>
>
>> Wow, no posts in three days. I think we've just set a record for this
>> list.
>
> The holidays have interrupted, a snowstorm slammed us in the NE and the
> fansubbers are running slow. :-)

Aside from ruining my plans for the weekend, the snowstorm left half of foot
of snow here in the Philly area, roads were drivable by Saturday night. I
think you guys up north got hit way worse than we did.

> And I'm busy working on the next ALC
> Publication, which is very time and energy-intensive, since everything was
> drawn by hand, which means I'm doing alot of filling in and cleaning up
> pages, then relettering them. Right now it's taking about 1 - 1 1/2 hours
> per page. To say that I'm chugging along is an understatement.  Only, hmmm,
> 80 pages to go! :-)

I just got a new machine (finally) today and have been migrating from my 3
year old Powerbook to a new shiny top of line Powerbook 15".  So, I can now
finally install all those programs that I've been hoarding because they
would run painfully slow on my old machine, like the new version of
Photoshop and Illustrator. So, I'll finally be able to polish up my old
pre-press and design skills.

>
> Hopefully, (please the gods) I'll have Aim for the Best! (the Aim for the
> Ace! movie) to watch this week and I can wax prosaic on all the yuri subtext
> in that. :-)

I think I may have stumbled onto some Yuri subtext in Popotan, which I
watched in one sitting over the weekend. But, I'm not sure it's list
material since really it could be interpreted either way.
>
> Has everyone managed to see ROD 14 yet?

Yes, yes I have. I just haven't had the time to comment with work and my
computer migration.  As expected I have some thoughts. ;)

-=-
Serge

It is a shock isn't it. I'm even more shocked by the fact that I have not
sat down to watch any anime or read manga in around a month or so. Nor have
a set a pencil to paper until a day or so ago. Must be that kind of month.
But I'm starting to get back going again. Might have something to post later
in the month... maybe... *shurgs*

jaa ne

Kat

> Wow, no posts in three days. I think we've just set a record for this
> list.
>
> STELLALUNA

Somebody's looks like the same art team as Figure 17 (which I noticed was
also in stores) to much coming out at once and not money to afford it. I
hate the winter months. *sighs*

jaa ne

Kat (who is avoiding doing dishes right now *sighs*)

> Well, Someday's Dreamers, a new anime that just came out on dvd, looks
cute.
> It has absolutely no yuri subtext that I've seen on the first disk, but
it's
> cute in that 'slice of life' kinda way =^.^=
>
> It's about a girl who causes miracles.
>
> Kun
>  ----'-,-{@

> Aside from ruining my plans for the weekend, the snowstorm left half of foot
> of snow here in the Philly area, roads were drivable by Saturday night. I
> think you guys up north got hit way worse than we did.
>


Yeah, we didn't get any on Saturday either ;/  On the other hand...I suppose
we would have gotten stuck in Jersey ;p


> I just got a new machine (finally) today and have been migrating from my 3
> year old Powerbook to a new shiny top of line Powerbook 15".  So, I can now
> finally install all those programs that I've been hoarding because they
> would run painfully slow on my old machine, like the new version of
> Photoshop and Illustrator. So, I'll finally be able to polish up my old
> pre-press and design skills.
>


Ooooo, congratulations! I finally got the parts I needed to build my new
computer too =^.^=  All that's lacking is a good DVD burner, and a new
monitor ;p  What's the use of having 128bit graphics if they're being
filtered through an old CRT ;/


Kun
  ----'-,-{@

*does a little LCD dance*

I knew it looked familiar...but I didn't watch enough of Figure 17 to make
the connection.

Kun
  ----'-,-{@

*does a little dishwasher dance*

> Somebody's looks like the same art team as Figure 17 (which I noticed was
> also in stores) to much coming out at once and not money to afford it. I
> hate the winter months. *sighs*
>
> jaa ne
>
> Kat (who is avoiding doing dishes right now *sighs*)
>
>> Well, Someday's Dreamers, a new anime that just came out on dvd, looks
> cute.
>> It has absolutely no yuri subtext that I've seen on the first disk, but
> it's
>> cute in that 'slice of life' kinda way =^.^=
>>
>> It's about a girl who causes miracles.
>>
>> Kun
>>  ----'-,-{@
>
>
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Now that I've finally managed to see some PGSM, I am hopelessly
addicted.  Those girls are just too cute.  So, I am wondering if
anyone has any clue as to how well it is doing in the ratings in
Japan (do they even have ratings ala Neilsen in Japan?) and what the
prospects are of it continuing for awhile?

Jim
[Hoping the show lasts long enough to get to the Outers, even if it
does mean Chibi! --- maybe they can do Chibi via CGI like Luna!]

--- In Yuricon@yahoogroups.com, "kun" <kun@l...> wrote:

>

> Yeah, we didn't get any on Saturday either ;/  On the other hand...I
suppose
> we would have gotten stuck in Jersey ;p

That's NEW Jersey to you, hick. :-) And you wish you were so lucky.

Cheers,

Erica

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--- In Yuricon@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Ghiloni" <jghiloni@w...> wrote:

> Now that I've finally managed to see some PGSM, I am hopelessly
> addicted.  Those girls are just too cute.  So, I am wondering if
> anyone has any clue as to how well it is doing in the ratings in
> Japan (do they even have ratings ala Neilsen in Japan?) and what the
> prospects are of it continuing for awhile?

26 episodes are planned, as far as I know. Ratings ate in the single
digits, but it is on 7:30 AM on Saturday...and pre-school girls are
hardly a major ratings force anywhere.

Nonetheless, it's not the ratings that will make or break the series,
it's the toy sales. I'm betting that THAT guarantees a series forever.
(Says the woman who came home to her wife holding the new wand, locket
and lipstick toys...)

I agree, though, Jim - I'm willing to sit through 26 of the Spore if
only to get to Uranus and Neptune.

If they DO do 'R', then at least we'll get to see what Pluto will look
like - and for those of us who don't find little girls attractive,
it's a pleasant thought. :-) Mmmm, Setsuna's all of 23 - she's
ancient!

That having been said, I do find the current incarnations adorable.
Especially Minako as Sailor V. She's downright huggable in that wig. I
keep wanting to pinch her cheeks. LOL

Cheers,

Erica

Looking for yuri manga where the girl gets the girl? ALC Publishing
has what you want!
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>> Yeah, we didn't get any on Saturday either ;/  On the other hand...I
> suppose
>> we would have gotten stuck in Jersey ;p
>
> That's NEW Jersey to you, hick. :-) And you wish you were so lucky.
>

I don't know nuthin' bout them there darn yankee states ;p


Psh. It would have been my luck to be stuck shoveling your driveway ;)
Although...if Pattie were cooking, I do believe it would have been worth it
=^.^=

Pattie, did I ever tell you that I love you for your food? ;)

Kun
  ---'-,-{@

> Nonetheless, it's not the ratings that will make or break the series,
> it's the toy sales. I'm betting that THAT guarantees a series forever.
> (Says the woman who came home to her wife holding the new wand, locket
> and lipstick toys...)
>

Waitaminute...I thought you guys were done with the toy buying? ;p  If you
get anymore, you'll be required to open a museum....


Kun
  ----'-,-{@

....is it just me or has the world seemed to become a little weirder?

kage-kun
"ookami wa ookami"


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>
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>
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Hi,

To start a little conversation (wich is not about blizzards or something)...

I finally bought the Wheather Report Girl DVD.. and it was like totally
hilarious :D.
What did you people think of it?

Ro'

> An anime featuring the two russian singers (and performers) will be release in
next january.  Informations here:
http://anime.goo.ne.jp/contents/news/NAF20031210-f-21/index.html
>

Now, if only it should be a hentai...there's a very real shortage of good
yuri hentai.

Kun
  ----'-,-{@

> To start a little conversation (wich is not about blizzards or something)...
>
> I finally bought the Wheather Report Girl DVD.. and it was like totally
hilarious :D.
> What did you people think of it?
>


That it was weak in comparison to the manga ;p

I flipped through Erica's copy of the manga once.... Let's just say that
it's totally twisted =^.^=


Kun
  ----'-,-{@