Had another reply earlier, but the board somehow lost it. Trying again...
First, I noticed some of the messed up quotation marks. I'll sift through the document later and correct it. Thanks!
Second, most anime don't show anime girls as Japanese. Most of them look *very* caucasian. So if a dark haired brunette Japanese girl answering to the name
of Makoto shows up on your hiring list, you won't immediately think Sailor Jupiter. Especially since they will be comparing her to the anime. It seems to
me that in an "actual" Sailor Moon world, the girls would actually look *Japanese*. And Rob Kelk addresses that in his Legend of Galactic Girls
storyline, which is nice to see. It again hearkens back to the concept I touched briefly on in respect to the Fox-Broome theory. Just because they got the
concepts right doesn't mean they drew the girls particularly accurately. Most of it is probably close, but the racial appearances are drawn to fit in with
what the current market in Japan wants to see, and what sells anime and merchandising on the store shelves. That has nothing to do with what it would actually
look like.
Also, I recall somewhere reading about how a family named their infant daughter Willow after the Buffy series. So, if Makoto flips open a phone book, how many
other Makotos will she find? Probably at least a half-dozen. And if she doesn't use her surname, it's no more than coincidence. In fact, since she
suspects they're investigating her, and she's enjoying the turnabout, she may *deliberately* be making them question themselves. "Is this asian
girl named Makoto the genuine deal? Or is she just a construction laborer like she appears?" Also, it would be a good way to sound out the people who are
going to eventually build a facility on the interdimensional doorway. One way or another, a "decision" will have to be made about what they're
doing. What better way to make up your mind than to help them build it?![[Image: smile.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif)
Finally, Hiroe may well have told Queen Usagi the whole story. But if Makoto's job is to evaluate a possible Senshi, telling her the whole story will only
prejudice the end result. Far better to send her in with no preconceptions at all. Of course, once the girls start exchanging notes, Makoto may well decide
Usagi couldn't possibly have *not* known, and may be planning some exquisite way to repay her Royally Majestic pain in the posterior when she returns...
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.
First, I noticed some of the messed up quotation marks. I'll sift through the document later and correct it. Thanks!
Second, most anime don't show anime girls as Japanese. Most of them look *very* caucasian. So if a dark haired brunette Japanese girl answering to the name
of Makoto shows up on your hiring list, you won't immediately think Sailor Jupiter. Especially since they will be comparing her to the anime. It seems to
me that in an "actual" Sailor Moon world, the girls would actually look *Japanese*. And Rob Kelk addresses that in his Legend of Galactic Girls
storyline, which is nice to see. It again hearkens back to the concept I touched briefly on in respect to the Fox-Broome theory. Just because they got the
concepts right doesn't mean they drew the girls particularly accurately. Most of it is probably close, but the racial appearances are drawn to fit in with
what the current market in Japan wants to see, and what sells anime and merchandising on the store shelves. That has nothing to do with what it would actually
look like.
Also, I recall somewhere reading about how a family named their infant daughter Willow after the Buffy series. So, if Makoto flips open a phone book, how many
other Makotos will she find? Probably at least a half-dozen. And if she doesn't use her surname, it's no more than coincidence. In fact, since she
suspects they're investigating her, and she's enjoying the turnabout, she may *deliberately* be making them question themselves. "Is this asian
girl named Makoto the genuine deal? Or is she just a construction laborer like she appears?" Also, it would be a good way to sound out the people who are
going to eventually build a facility on the interdimensional doorway. One way or another, a "decision" will have to be made about what they're
doing. What better way to make up your mind than to help them build it?
Finally, Hiroe may well have told Queen Usagi the whole story. But if Makoto's job is to evaluate a possible Senshi, telling her the whole story will only
prejudice the end result. Far better to send her in with no preconceptions at all. Of course, once the girls start exchanging notes, Makoto may well decide
Usagi couldn't possibly have *not* known, and may be planning some exquisite way to repay her Royally Majestic pain in the posterior when she returns...
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Those who fear the darkness have never seen what the light can do.