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Post by erisi236 on Jun 18, 2007 18:35:06 GMT -5
Mmmmm, Dark Magician Girl
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 18, 2007 18:38:30 GMT -5
77. Hyatt (Excel Saga) Hyatt is a fictional character in the Excel Saga anime. Her most notable trait is her tendency of dying and then reviving over short periods of time, much to the shock of medical professionals. While her constant illness and ability to revive despite apparently being dead are not explained in either the anime or the manga, it should be noted that in the manga Hyatt takes often large amounts of prescription drugs, whereas in the anime (although her drugs are shown at least once) Hyatt may indeed be from another world. She is noticeably Ilpalazzo's favorite agent, receiving much more praise and much less punishment than Excel or Elgala, even to the point being promoted above her senior coworker. Ilpalazzo also has some romantic interest in her, although this might be more in Excel's imagination than in reality. Hyatt is a rather innocent, naive and sensible woman, often serving as the agent that thinks things through more as opposed to Excel who seems to act on impulse. Although she is rather oblivious to Il Palazzo's mild romantic interest in her, she is well aware of the more rampant romantic intent of their neighbour, Watanabe, who knows her by her alias of "Miss Ayasugi". Hyatt is very weak in both the anime and the manga: professing to be anemic, she often needs assistance in walking, or needing to be rescued from the Puchuus or Daitenzin by Excel (and later in the manga Elgala). These aspects of her character parody a tradition of wan, consumptive, attractive heroines with weak constitutions and unachievablely thin frames who more often than not faint at the slightest display of emotion. (Compare these attributes, her voice, and her appearance with those of Mutsumi Otohime from Love Hina.) Hyatt's origins are suggested to be a princess from Mars, due to the name of the Episode she debuted in, Episode 2: The Princess from Mars. However, there has been no evidence to suggest this, but she first appears in stasis aboard the Puchuu spaceship, and various flashbacks throughout the series suggest she has some prior connection with Il Palazzo, Nabeshin, Space Butler, and the Puchuu overlord. Treated as a princess by the Puchuu, The Puchuu ship is destroyed during a fight with Nabeshin and Hyatt inadvertently awakens from stasis in Il Palazzo's secret lair. He then labels her an official agent of his ideological organization ACROSS. In addition to her frequent symptom of dying and then mysteriously reviving, a notable characteristic is that she frequently coughs up blood--the classic sign of tuberculosis; this blood is extremely toxic and can cause gruesome side effects, both in open air and when ingested, as has happened in at least two episodes.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 18, 2007 18:40:52 GMT -5
76. Forte Stollen (Galaxy Angel) A frank, big-chested, husky-voiced, boyish redhead in a stylized military uniform complete with hat and monocle. Her hobby is collecting firearms and other weapons, and is a strong believer in applied force to many situations. She is scared of and allergic to mice. In the second season, her uniform was changed to be a bit less revealing. Also in its last episode of season 2 (ONLY in this episode), the Angel Troupe receives a new set of uniforms that actually gives them different powers. Forte's was the ability to breathe fire. She can somehow summon huge weapons hidden under her dress. She also appears in the seventh episode in Galaxy Angelrune- Galaxy Angel II, the anime version of Galaxy Angel II, along with the rest of the original Angel Troupe, by then called the Moon Angel Troupe. Here, she looks similar to her game incarnation (see below), with the collar and necktie being the only additions to her original uniform.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 18, 2007 18:52:45 GMT -5
150. Haruko HaruHara (FLCL) 149. Dawn (Pokemon) 148. Debbie DuPree (Sealab 2021) 147. Shizune (Naruto) 146. Maude Flanders (The Simpsons) 145. Jinx (Teen Titans) 144. Anzu Mazaki [Tea Gardner *English*] (Yu-Gi-Oh) 143. Shego (Kim Possible) 142. Sam (Totally Spies) 141. Lady Jaye (G.I. Joe) 140. Nefertari Vivi (One Piece) 139. Sabato (Club-To-Death Angel Dokuro-chan) 138. Kagome Higurashi (InuYasha) 137. Ryofu Housen (Ikki Tousen) 136. Dokuro Mitsukai (Club-To-Death Angel Dokuro-chan) 135. Kazemon [Fairymon *English*] (Digimon Frontier) 134. Ryomou Shimei (Ikki Tousen) 133. Francine Smith (American Dad) 132. Revy (Black Lagoon) 131. Urd (Oh My Goddess) 130. Ami Muzuno aka Sailor Mercury (Sailor Moon) 129. Kukaku Shiba (Bleach) 128. Jeri Katou (Digimon Tamers) 127. Poison Ivy (Batman: The Animated Series) 126. Washu Hakubi (Tenchi Muyo) 125. Elastigirl (The Incredibles) 124. Tenten (Naruto) 123. Nuku Nuku (All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku) 122. Princess Allura (Voltron) 121. Allenby Beardsley (G Gundam) 120. Mary Jane Watson (Spiderman: The Animated Series 119. Chichi (Dragonball/Z/GT) 118. Angewomon (Digimon Adventure) 117. May (Pokemon) 116. Cheetara (Thundercats) 115. Chizuru Honsho (Bleach) 114. Sakaki (Azumanga Daioh) 113. Hexadecimal (ReBoot) 112. Ember McLain (Danny Phantom) 111. Nanao Ise (Bleach) 110. Seras Victoria (Hellsing) 109. Rei Hino aka Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon) 108. Mihoshi Kuramitsu (Tenchi Muyo) 107. Princess Fiona {Human Form} (Shrek) 106. Rangiku Matsumoto (Bleach) 105. Catwoman (Batman: The Animated Series) 104. Tayuya (Naruto) 103. Soifon (Bleach) 102. Shampoo (Ramna 1/2) 101. Tsunade (Naruto) 100. Demona (Gargoyles) 98. She-Hulk (The Incredible HUlk) 97. Cagalli Yula Athha (Gundam SEED/Gundam SEED Destiny) 96. Evil-Lyn (Masters of the Universe) 95. Milfeulle Sakuraba (Galaxy Angel) 94. Dr. Aki Ross (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within) 93. Samantha "Sam" Manson (Danny Phantom) 92. Paris [Valese *English*] (Dragonball GT) 91. Nemu Kurotsuchi (Bleach) 90. Lacus Clyne (Gundam SEED/Gundam SEED Destiny) 89. Penelope Pitstop (The Perils of Penelope Pitstop) 88. Kagura Sohma (Fruit Baskets) 87. Toph Bei Fong (Avatar: The Last Airbender) 86. Mystique (X-Men Evolution) 85. Lisa Yadomaru (Bleach) 84. Lum Invader (Urusei Yatsura) 83. Star Sapphire (Justice League) 82. Trixie Tang (Fairly OddParents) 81. Ayeka Masaki Jurai (Tenchi Muyo) 80. Kitty Pryde aka Shadow Cat (X-Men Evolution) 79. Dark Magician Girl (Yu-Gi-Oh) 78. Alice Mitchell (Dennis The Menace) 77. Hyatt (Excel Saga) 76. Forte Stollen (Galaxy Angel)
That is it for today. Before I leave, here clues to the next five women on this list.
* Comic Strip Vamp Who Wants To Be Real
* Hard Working Engineer
* One Of Her Greatest Love Is Pop Culture
* Partnered To Gatomon
* Previously Dated Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne
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Post by Sim on Jun 18, 2007 19:37:27 GMT -5
Toph? Wow. Wonder if Azula made it, I mean, she's like the strongest person on the show.
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Jun 18, 2007 23:48:27 GMT -5
No Picture Available 99. She-Hulk (The Incredible Hulk) She-Hulk first appearance on television was in the 1982 animated This occurred in the eleventh episode entitled, "Enter: She-Hulk." This episode briefly dealt with She-Hulk's origin (an emergency blood transfusion), while had Bruce Banner seeking She-Hulk's help in retaining his mind when he transforms into the Hulk. Matching the comic styling of the character at time, this She-Hulk was based on the Savage era. She-Hulk appeared in the 1996 The Incredible Hulk animated series. The series followed the comic book origins, having Jennifer Walters be Bruce Banner's cousin who receives a blood transfusion in a life and death situation, triggering a virtual one way transformation into a Sensational style She-Hulk who pretty much becomes the Hulk's constant companion. In this version that keeps with the current interpretation in the comics, Jennifer takes immediate delight in her Hulk form. She only appeared in two episodes in season one, but practically pushed Hulk aside for center stage in season two, going from a fun and interesting character to an over the top yet comical femme fatale in season two. She-Hulk appeared in the 2006 Fantastic Four TV series episode "The Cure." In the episode, The Thing's "condition" had been cured, and the Fantastic Four were auditioning potential replacements. After a number of rejected auditions (including Captain Ultra, Flatman, and Squirrel Girl), when Jen Walters showed up in human form and her usual suit and briefcase, Johnny Storm, frustrated, started giving her a hard time until she transformed into She-Hulk and picked him up (by the face). She-Hulk was selected to fill Thing's slot for the duration of their current mission. Visually, this rendition of She-Hulk seems to be based on the current comics version. How could you not ave a picture of her?!!! Heh heh, I love you, She-Hulk............
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Post by samachine on Jun 18, 2007 23:50:42 GMT -5
No Picture Available 99. She-Hulk (The Incredible Hulk) She-Hulk first appearance on television was in the 1982 animated This occurred in the eleventh episode entitled, "Enter: She-Hulk." This episode briefly dealt with She-Hulk's origin (an emergency blood transfusion), while had Bruce Banner seeking She-Hulk's help in retaining his mind when he transforms into the Hulk. Matching the comic styling of the character at time, this She-Hulk was based on the Savage era. She-Hulk appeared in the 1996 The Incredible Hulk animated series. The series followed the comic book origins, having Jennifer Walters be Bruce Banner's cousin who receives a blood transfusion in a life and death situation, triggering a virtual one way transformation into a Sensational style She-Hulk who pretty much becomes the Hulk's constant companion. In this version that keeps with the current interpretation in the comics, Jennifer takes immediate delight in her Hulk form. She only appeared in two episodes in season one, but practically pushed Hulk aside for center stage in season two, going from a fun and interesting character to an over the top yet comical femme fatale in season two. She-Hulk appeared in the 2006 Fantastic Four TV series episode "The Cure." In the episode, The Thing's "condition" had been cured, and the Fantastic Four were auditioning potential replacements. After a number of rejected auditions (including Captain Ultra, Flatman, and Squirrel Girl), when Jen Walters showed up in human form and her usual suit and briefcase, Johnny Storm, frustrated, started giving her a hard time until she transformed into She-Hulk and picked him up (by the face). She-Hulk was selected to fill Thing's slot for the duration of their current mission. Visually, this rendition of She-Hulk seems to be based on the current comics version. How could you not ave a picture of her?!!! Heh heh, I love you, She-Hulk............ I know it right, he has pictures of like random anime character number 4 and not She-Hulk
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 19, 2007 0:58:23 GMT -5
Think it's because this only pertains to the animated show version of She-Hulk, not the comic book version.
And this **** is still creepy as smurf.
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Post by Stu on Jun 19, 2007 2:10:28 GMT -5
Think it's because this only pertains to the animated show version of She-Hulk, not the comic book version. And this **** is still creepy as smurf. Says the guy who's involved in the comic book industry, which is only second to anime when it comes to drawing girls with huge boobs.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 19, 2007 2:13:40 GMT -5
Think it's because this only pertains to the animated show version of She-Hulk, not the comic book version. And this **** is still creepy as smurf. Says the guy who's involved in the comic book industry, which is only second to anime when it comes to drawing girls with huge boobs. Show me a similar list to this of comic characters that includes teen and pre-teen females, and I'll say the same thing.
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Post by Stu on Jun 19, 2007 2:27:44 GMT -5
Says the guy who's involved in the comic book industry, which is only second to anime when it comes to drawing girls with huge boobs. Show me a similar list to this of comic characters that includes teen and pre-teen females, and I'll say the same thing. Touche. And based on your argument, in my defense, I only voted for girls who were supposed to be legal, unless they were characters from my childhood years.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jun 19, 2007 2:45:13 GMT -5
Well, in my defense, since I'm 17, I am able to vote for whoever I damn well please. Anyways, not a single person I voted for was under 13, thus it never entered loli-land/pedo-world.
And yes....I'm counting the time skip ages of all the Naruto girls I voted for in my defense.
Besides, Madison, this is a list of animated girls we find attractive or cute, not animated girls we wanted to pork. Though....some of the choices are still.....*shiver* even I acknowledge that.
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Post by Stu on Jun 19, 2007 2:46:28 GMT -5
You're only 17? Damn, thanks for making me feel old.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jun 19, 2007 2:51:25 GMT -5
You're only like 10 years older than me. You're 27 if I remember correctly.
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Post by Stu on Jun 19, 2007 2:58:41 GMT -5
Yes, I'm 27. But when you think of it as it being a decade since I graduated high school, it seems longer.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 19, 2007 6:47:52 GMT -5
75. Lois Lane (Superman) In this version, Lois is more like her original comic counterpart, in that at first her relationship with Clark was very much a rivalry about which was the better reporter, and she would at times actively attempt to trick him out of stories. At first, Lois was skeptical about Superman, but she grew closer to him throughout the series. She previously dated Lex Luthor before she broke off the relationship. Lois also had a relationship with Gotham City's billionaire Bruce Wayne, but it didn't last after Lois discovers that he is the infamous masked vigilantee Batman. Superman and Lois did not share their first kiss until the final moments of "Legacy", Superman's last episode. Superman and Lois are shown to be dating by the time of Justice League Unlimited. In the episode "Divided We Fall", the writers planned to have Superman reveal his secret identity to Lois, but the decision was vetoed by DC.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 19, 2007 6:52:36 GMT -5
74. Hikari "Kari" Kamiya (Digimon Adventure) Kari and her older brother Tai originally lived in Highton View Terrace when they were young. One day, they found and raised a Botamon. For both of them, this was their first encounter with a Digimon. When Parrotmon attacked the city, Botamon (now Agumon) Digivolved into Greymon and battled Parrotmon in order to protect Kari and Tai. The destruction that the two Digimon caused was labeled a terrorist attack, and Kari and Tai's family moved away. Witnessing this event would be the reason for their involvement in their first adventure in the Digital World. During Digimon Adventure, Tai reveals that Kari was a sickly child when she was much younger. He recalls one incident when Kari was sick, but he took her outside anyway and kept a watch on her as he kicked a soccer ball around. She later collapsed when he passed the ball to her; she was in the hospital for weeks and nearly died. When she came back, she said that she was sorry that she could not play soccer, causing Tai to break down into tears because he was the reason she had gotten so sick in the first place. When the original seven DigiDestined entered the Digital World from summer camp, Kari was left behind, as she had been at home with the flu. She did not see any of the other DigiDestined. However, she was reunited with Tai when he was sucked into a dimensional warp following his successful victory over Etemon. He could only stay for a short while, and had to leave when he realized that the Digital World was in bad shape and needed his help. Tai would later reunite with Kari again when he and the other DigiDestined entered the Real World to pursue Myotismon. Myotismon was seeking the eighth DigiDestined child. The other seven DigiDestined and Myotismon were specifically seeking the eighth Digivice. Gatomon, one of Myotismon's henchmen, was the first to realize that Kari was the eighth DigiDestined; however, when she was about to kill her, Kari turned around and Gatomon lost her balance. She could never quite figure out why she could not kill Kari. Wizardmon was the first one to find the eighth Digivice. He also realized that Gatomon and Kari were partners, and Gatomon remembered that she was looking for someone - looking for Kari. Wizardmon gave Kari her Crest of Light. However, when Myotismon discovered that Gatomon was the eighth DigiDestined's partner, he held her captive to try to find the eighth DigiDestined. Kari turned herself in to stop the pain his minions were inflicting. In a final showdown, Tai tossed Kari her Digivice, but DemiDevimon swiped it from her hand. Myotismon attempted to end the battle by using Grisly Wing on Kari, but Wizardmon stepped in and took the blow for her. When he died, Kari's Digivice began glowing, and DemiDevimon couldn't hold on. Tai caught the Digivice and threw it to Kari, and Gatomon Digivolved into Angewomon. All the other Digimon give their power into one of Angewomon's attacks, Heaven's Charm. Then, she uses the power to send an arrow through the heart of Myotismon. Kari accompanies the seven other DigiDestined when they go back to the Digital World. During this time, an odd spirit speaks and acts through Kari's body at various times; Kari appears to be the only person who can communicate with this spirit. When Tai and Matt get into a major fight, the spirit takes control of Kari's body and ends the fight. Kari is possessed once again when she is underneath Machinedramon's city and sees the enslaved Numemon. She leads a revolt, deposing WaruMonzaemon, and the Numemon call her Queen Kari. Kari is at a friend's birthday party during the whole event. Although Tai asks for her help, she cannot leave the party, as that would be rude to her friends (The English dub gives the excuse that a magician was coming to the party later. Kari was unable to leave because she had already volunteered to be sawed in half. Tai angrily responds to this telling her to get the half with legs to run home soon.). In May 2000, Kari arrived in the Digital World and gave up her Crest power, along with the other DigiDestined, to free the Sovereigns. As a result, Gatomon lost the power to become Angewomon. Kari grew a lot during the three years between Adventure 02 and Adventure, becoming more mature and less sickly. She became perkier and braver. In place of her whistle, she now has a digital camera around her neck. She has quite a liking for playing practical jokes and teasing her friends. Because Davis has a crush on her, Kari often teases him by flirting with T.K. He sensed her feelings for the Dark Ocean. She shares a special bond with T.K, who was a DigiDestined with her before, and they know better than the rest the dangers of the Digital World. In an episode of Digimon, a Guardromon destroys a television when she tries to come in, trapping her in the digital world. Kari then later seeks help from her Digimon, Nefertimon the angel of light. T.K and Davis both have a quaint crush on Kari, forcing Davis to act childish and confused, while Kari giggles at his mistakes. While searching for Gatomon’s lost power ring, Kari, Yolei and Ken ended up in the Dark World. Upon finding the Dark Ocean, Kari began to lose her composure due to her last visit. She and Ken struggled under the hold of the Dark Ocean; this event was taken advantage of by a Blossomon. It took Yolei's slap and words to make the two girls see eye-to-eye. This gave Aquilamon and Gatomon the power to DNA Digivolve to Silphymon; it also gave Kari the heart to help Ken. During Christmas, Kari, Izzy, and their Digimon were sent to Hong Kong to help the Asian DigiDestined, where all three of the Poi Brothers (Chinese Digi-Destined) developed a crush on her. After sending all of the Digimon back to their world and destroying all the Control Spires, she and the other DigiDestined faced the threat of Yukio Oikawa. He kidnapped Ken and planted Dark Spores into other children. Kari and the other DigiDestined did not realize that he was being controlled by the disembodied spirit of Myotismon. After harvesting the Dark Spores, Myotismon emerged from Oikawa, becoming MaloMyotismon. After some fighting, MaloMyotismon created a world of illusions; each DigiDestined was subjected to their true desires and wants. Kari's desire was for humans and Digimon to live side by side, making it a better world for everyone. Gatomon and Raidramon broke her free of the illusion. She then joined with the other kids, who were in the process of breaking free of their illusions. Kari used the power of the dream dimension and wished for Gatomon to become stronger; she split into Angewomon and Nefertimon and DNA Digivolved with Aquilamon to become Silphymon, all three forms appearing at the same time. After the fighting stopped, Kari saw one of her dreams come true. The Digital and Real Worlds both lived in peace together. When she and T.K. visited Mimi in New York, they encountered Willis, Terriermon and Wendigomon. While on a train for Colorado, Kari sent an e-mail to the other DigiDestined, who made their way to America to help her and T.K. But on the way, their train was hindered by Wendigomon so they had to continue on foot. They managed to join up with the others during the fight with Cherubimon. Angewomon had to digivolve to mega to release the powers of the golden digi-eggs so Veemon and Terriermon could golden armour digivolve. Kari was kidnapped by Boltmon along with Mimi and Sora when Boltmon had a heart problem until Pucchiemon resolved it. When Pukumon entered the scene with a Control Spire, Joe was knocked into the 02 DigiDestined and Kari ended up with Cody's D-Terminal, allowing Gatomon to Armor Digivolve to Butterflymon. Four years after the events of 'Our War Game', the evil Diaboromon resumed his reign of terror on the Internet. The Kuramon were bio-emerging via e-mail, so while Tai, Matt, and their Digimon entered cyberspace to battle Diaboromon once more, the others had to track down the Kuramon. Yolei and Kari found the first one and caught it for Izzy to examine. While Omnimon was being overpowered by Diaboromon, Kari and T.K., with their Digimon, had gone to help their big brothers. But Kari was soon forced to watch the battle between Imperialdramon and Armageddemon. Kari became a kindergarten teacher and has a son (who has a Salamon as a partner). During one of her battles as a child, she and the other 02 DigiDestined encountered Parallelmon, who absorbed her, T.K., Yolei, and Cody, as the monster inadvertently sent Davis into the V-Tamer continuity where he met the "Tai" of that series. Kari and the others helped Davis from inside the monster by recreating the Digi-Egg of Miracles. With the monster destroyed, Davis and his friends returned to their continuity.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 19, 2007 6:56:47 GMT -5
73. Minako Ano aka Sailor Venus When Minako is first introduced, she has been fighting on her own for some time as Sailor V, having been awoken by Artemis about a year prior to Usagi being awoken as Sailor Moon by Luna. In the anime, she spent some of that time in England, fighting as Sailor V, where she met a young police woman named Katarina who taught her English and acted as a big sister, and a young man called Alan, with whom she fell in love. One day, when Sailor V and Katarina were on a mission together at a warehouse, Sailor V walked right into a trap, and was thought to have been killed by a resulting grenade explosion. In reality, Sailor V was fine, but when Katarina went crying to a nearby Alan, Minako realized that they, without her knowing, had become a couple; she felt betrayed and moved back to Japan. Minako almost always wears a bright red bow in her hair, even in Senshi form. As a result of her past battles, she has a relatively serious personality, and is very focused on their mission as Sailor Senshi. As time goes by, she is able to relax, and in later seasons her personality slowly mutates into a more excitable, even goofy character. With the proper conviction, an off-hand interest of hers can quickly evolve into humorously obsessive ambition. In addition to distancing her from Usagi design-wise, this is generally regarded as a delayed manifestation of the carefree life she could not enjoy while fighting solo. The beginning of this trend is often traced to the very popular second-season episode (#78), titled The Problems of Venus-Minako as a Nurse (Venus Minako no nurse daisoudou), or in English, No Thanks, Nurse Venus!, in which her overzealous efforts to care for her ailing friends backfire in humorous ways. Her speech is also notoriously peppered with various malapropisms. Silly or serious, Minako consistently displays great confidence, enthusiasm, and leadership skill. She is the "owner" of Artemis, the white guardian cat who introduced her to her life as a Senshi. He lives in her home (as Luna lives in Usagi's) and is one of her closest friends. She is the only Senshi other than Usagi to live with both parents, although references to her family life are downplayed outside of the Sailor V manga (perhaps because her father looks almost identical to Usagi's). For the first four anime seasons, Minako attends a different junior high school (Shiba Kôen) from the others. In the fifth season, she joins Usagi, Ami, and Makoto at Azabu Jûban High School. She belongs to the Volleyball club,[2] and her favorite class is Physical Education (while her least favorites are math and the English language). One of Minako's greatest loves is pop culture. She wants to be an idol, and so makes a hobby of chasing them whenever possible. Her favorite colors are yellow and red, and she also likes birds and curry rice. She has trouble with shiitake mushrooms, her mother, and the police (presumably because of her experiences as Sailor V). She is blood type B and stands 157.48 centimeters tall (5 ft 2 in). Minako takes her role as the 'Soldier of Love' literally, and enjoys regaling friends and acquaintances with advice about romance. She is very boy-crazy and a flirt. Despite her declared expertise, Minako herself has little personal experience in relationships, though she is generally on the lookout for opportunities. Her most consistent crush was on Yaten Kou, during the Stars storyline. Thinking about him even gave her a nosebleed at one point--a common symbol of sexual attraction in anime, and the only occurrence of this in the entire series. Minako shares a special manga episode with Rei Hino, entitled Rei and Minako's Girls School Battle. In it, she disguises herself as a student at Rei's private school and wanders around enjoying herself (and annoying her friend). In the process, she accidentally releases an evil spirit, which attempts to eat the students. The kanji in Minako's name translate as "love" (ai?), "field" (no?), "beauty" (mi?), "what/how" (na?), and "child" (ko?). It is structured as a pun, as the syllable "no" indicates a possessive, so that her name can also be understood as "Minako of Love." Unlike the other Senshi, her family name does not begin with the same kanji as her planet, which would have been "gold" (kin?). However, like them it is still a representation of her primary element. The characters of her given name can also, using unconventional but extant readings, be read as Binasu—a Japanese approximation of the name "Venus". In an early DiC promotional tape that advertised Sailor Moon to television stations, Minako was called Carrie. Another preliminary name, appearing on Kodansha's English website in an advertisement for the series, was Monica. In the anime, Minako dreams of being an idol. In the live-action series Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, she actually is one, which is the largest character alteration ever made within the metaseries. Starting in Act 1, Minako is shown as a famous singer, of whom Usagi Tsukino in particular is an enormous fan. Her second album, newly released at the start of the series, is called "Venus" and her most popular song is "C'est La Vie", which is a Japanese pun. In Japanese, the French phrase is pronounced almost identically to the name of her alter-ego, Sailor V. Her first album, "Imitation," was released prior to the events of Act Zero. It foreshadows later plot developments, even though she recorded it prior to meeting Artemis and becoming a Senshi. The track listing: "Origin of the Legend", "Imitation", "Don't Lose! Christmas Girl", "Love Versus Dream", "Happily", "Secret!", "Orange Heart", "White Rendezvous", and "Make Up! Power!!". In the live-action series, Minako secretly leads a double life as idol and Senshi — famous as a singer, and perhaps equally well-known as Sailor V. She remains distant from the other girls, but is aware of each of their identities.[citation needed] As in the other series, she eventually discards the guise of Sailor V in favor of her true form: Sailor Venus. Nevertheless, she becomes only slightly involved with the others (except for Rei Hino), and frequently expresses disapproval of their effectiveness as Senshi. She is frustrated by their lack of focus, and generally separates herself for that reason and others. In Act 18, however, it is revealed that Minako deliberately avoids becoming friends with the rest of the Senshi because she does not want them to be saddened by her likely death due to a terminal illness. Minako has a conflicted relationship with Rei in the live-action series. Although they often disagree and compete with each other, they share great respect. Minako even sometimes lets her guard down around Rei, and eventually confides to her about what she feels is her destiny as a Senshi. Indeed, Minako discloses the seriousness of her illness to Rei alone. In terms of personality, Minako is almost completely different from her anime/manga counterpart. She is deeply solemn and rarely smiles. Besides the complications from an unnamed, seemingly terminal illness (the doctors in one episode give her 6 months to live), her obsession with the collective past life makes her feel detached from the world, considering her current life less important. However, she does seem to genuinely love singing, and does show a small mischievous side. In Act 19 she gives Artemis a prank Valentine's Day gift, which springs open and scares him, much to his displeasure. Laughing, she then gives him his real gift. In Act 47 she pulls the same trick again, this time having a stuffed lion pop out of a box that she said contained a recording of her new song. In Act 47, Minako goes to an examination for her surgery. Later that day, Artemis shows up at Rei's temple to tell her that Minako has died. The information crushes Rei and the others. Curiously, Minako seems to have been aware that she would die that day, as she leaves the others a note at the Crown Game Corner giving her good-byes. Though Minako dies before the final battle, Usagi's use of the Silver Crystal in the finale gives Minako a second chance at life. This allows her to take part in the battle in the Special Act, in which she uses her own weapon as well as Rei's (who was in the hospital) in combat. As in the manga, she serves as a decoy Moon Princess for some time. She seems to be aware of her true position, often endangering herself to protect the real princess, Sailor Moon. In a twist, Usagi serves as a decoy Minako in Act 12, chasing away a group of autograph hounds. She does this because she figures Minako needed to be away from the trappings of stardom for a while.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 19, 2007 7:02:08 GMT -5
72. Holli Would (Cool World) Cartoonist Jack Deebs (Gabriel Byrne) has been incarcerated for murdering a man he found in bed with his wife. During his prison sentence, he has visions of the Cool World and of the sexy blond doodle, Holli Would (Kim Basinger). Deebs passes the time by creating a comic book series based on his visions of Cool World. Shortly after being released from prison and returning to his home in Las Vegas, Deebs is pulled into the Cool World by Holli. Holli wants to have sex with Deebs so she can become real and feel real things and enter the real world, but sexual relationships between noids (humans) and doodles (toons) is illegal in Cool World. Meanwhile, Holli and Deebs have sex and she turns into a noid. Deebs and Holli head to Deebs's home dimension. The barrier between the Cool World and the real world has been thrown out of balance. Deebs and Holli repeatedly turn into clown-like doodles. In Las Vegas, Holli manages to find the Golden Spike of Power, which keeps the Interworld Matrix between the Cool World and the real world intact. It turns her back into a doodle and releases many monstrous doodles into the real world. Deebs turns into a super-powered humanoid doodle, and puts the Golden Spike back into its place; Deebs is stuck, perhaps forever, in the Cool World, but he has plans to marry Holli. Harris is killed trying to stop Holli, but in the process is reborn as a doodle, allowing him to pursue his relationship with Lonette.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jun 19, 2007 7:03:59 GMT -5
71. Alice (Dilbert) Alice is rarely rewarded for her hard work, although she was for a time the highest paid engineer in the company. At another time she was feted for receiving her seventeenth patent. She stands in contrast with Wally, who does no work and is rewarded nearly the same. Alice also suffers all the problems of being a female engineer. She has no tolerance for the discrimination she experiences. However, she also has little sympathy for other women who claim to be the victim of such discrimination when in fact they refuse to work as hard as she does. The revelations about her being the highest paid engineer at the company and the party for her seventeenth patent were responses to complaints from female co-workers about how they could not get ahead at the company. Alice is fractionally more successful in her social life than fellow employees. She has dated numerous times, and she used to date a one-eyed carpenter. She was almost into a committed relationship with an emotionally supportive man but turned him down at the last minute, as she decided it would be more cost-effective to train monkeys to do the same work. Alice has a short temper. Her anger is frequently expressed in physical violence, most often manifested in the form of her "fist of death". In the past she has, among other things, kicked an Elbonian into his own hat, stuffed Asok into his shirt sleeve and punched him into the ceiling, drop-kicked a computer off the building (killing a major customer), rigged a paper shredder to kill the company sadist, punched her fist clear through a co-workers head when he wanted to ask a question at a long meeting and once sling-shot a man with his suspenders so hard he traveled forward in time. Alice has also thrown the Pointy-Haired Boss a fairly long distance as a result of her annual performance review, after threatening to yank him out of his cheap suit and hurl his naked body down the hall; Dilbert and Wally have noted that her distance improves every year. She even received a bonus from Catbert for killing a co-worker with her "fist of death". She occasionally claims to have superpowers. She has also exploded the head of the Improper Comment man by cussing the words learnt from her one-time boyfriend the one-eyed carpenter. When the company moved to a high crime neighbourhood to save costs, she took it upon herself to mug the company's executives to make them re-consider their decision. The women in the strip, in general, tend to be aggressive and sometimes violent, whereas the men are mostly meek and mild. Some observers might see this as a modern incarnation of the ancient sitcom staple of the henpecked husband. However, it may also be that it is politically safer to let women do violence. Adams is one of many cartoonists who admired Charles Schulz. In the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy was often violent, either "slugging" Linus or threatening to. As Schulz once explained, "Girls hitting boys is funny. Boys hitting girls is not funny".
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