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#273451 Ace Of Scarabs Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:14:00 AM from Singapore

@Ed: 2 minutes isn't a ninja

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#273452 storyyeller Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:14:42 AM from Appleloosa

I wonder what happens when they get to Lesson Zero. The ball scene is pretty creepy to.

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#273453 condottiera Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:14:56 AM from Chicago

It's still a Highly Visible Ninja, I suppose.

edited 24th Aug '12 8:15:12 AM by condottiera

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#273454 edvedd Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:14:56 AM from Over there. Maybe?

Thanks to that tweet, I can feel Eric Idle nudging me in the side.

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#273455 condottiera Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:15:41 AM from Chicago

So you see him, too? Good, I thought I was going crazy again.

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#273456 storyyeller Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:17:14 AM from Appleloosa

I've been ninja'd by hours before. Thread Hopping does that.

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#273457 condottiera Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:18:02 AM from Chicago

Hmm... something else. Those Japanese commenters don't seem to like Knight!Spike. What do they mean exactly by "too American?"

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#273458 edvedd Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:19:20 AM from Over there. Maybe?

@story: That is a good question. The scene is probably creepy based purely on the visual aspect, but I wonder if there are any nuances in language that may add more creepy to the mix.

edited 24th Aug '12 8:19:56 AM by edvedd

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#273459 storyyeller Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:21:49 AM from Appleloosa

I was confused by that too. Can anyone explain it?

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#273460 Ace Of Scarabs Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:23:02 AM from Singapore

@Ed: I say it depends on whether there's any funny characters for that part. Kanji and hanzi have a lot of overlap, since the Japanese adopted our characters too.

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00:10:59 The typical body image of American superhero comics

edited 24th Aug '12 8:24:13 AM by AceOfScarabs

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#273461 condottiera Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:24:51 AM from Chicago

I love that we have a whole page just for Daring Do! She is best double fictional pony.

But can someone explain what was "American" about a knight in shining armor? I think I may be woefully misinformed about my own national stereotypes.

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#273462 Perpetual Lurker Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:28:03 AM

Yeah, Japan has more or less steered clear of the big, bulky types for anyone except brutish villains for a long time now. Even long-runners that used to use that style back in the 80's and 90's, like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, don't anymore.

edited 24th Aug '12 8:28:52 AM by PerpetualLurker

#273463 edvedd Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:28:47 AM from Over there. Maybe?

So they like their heroes lean. That explains quite a bit.

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#273464 Mousa The 14 Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:29:21 AM from Northern Virginia

Probably shorthand for saying "Too Western" or something, I'm sure we can construe something about their perception of the US but what do we know of their sense of the UK?

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#273465 Ace Of Scarabs Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:30:07 AM from Singapore

@Condo: For them I guess it seems like a stereotypical beefy superhero rescue sequence complete with doya face

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#273466 condottiera Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:31:57 AM from Chicago

I guys that's why the guys in Final Fantasy tend to look like girls. I don't really see the appeal of Bishies most of the time. It's so true in my case, I guess, cause I prefer American comic book guys.

What's a "doya" face again?

edited 24th Aug '12 8:32:56 AM by condottiera

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#273467 Mousa The 14 Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:32:45 AM from Northern Virginia

Doya face?

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#273468 Ace Of Scarabs Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:34:11 AM from Singapore

@Condo, Mousa: Doya: From “Dou ya/dou da” = “How am I doing?”. A doya-face is a particularly smug face you do when you’re striking a pose or showing off.

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#273469 edvedd Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:35:36 AM from Over there. Maybe?

The male protagonists I make up in my head all tend towards lean and handsome as well. But then again, my villains aren't the big hulking types either.

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#273470 condottiera Fri, 24th Aug '12 8:36:13 AM from Chicago

Oh, so, like, they have a word for that? I feel a bizarre etymology coming on...

I think that Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon is a good trope for bad guys, too. The Serial Killer in Dirty Harry is perfect.

edited 24th Aug '12 8:37:28 AM by condottiera

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