Quote:Nope the current manga that I've got (DH OMG #100-101) implies that it's still set somewhere in the mid nineties, this is going on the odd calender sighting, tech & clothing. It's noticble when it's part of the storyline i.e. Skuld's going hot for leather to a computer hardware shop that having a 'closing for renovations' sale and the flyer lists '64 MB 72 pin RAM 1/2 off' as the big ticket item and the NIT professor into AI's & trying to make a humanoid bot being completely amazed by Banpei & Sigel, a historical note had to be added to say it occurs before Honda came out with Asimo.
I don't recall any mentioning of dates offhand, but I think that the Manga is somehow always supposed to be set in the present. That means that Keichi's first meeting would have happened back in '89 and his current adventure is set in 2003. I guees time passes slower in the A!MG world. It does pass and characters do grow older in the Manga just not very fast.
And yes Fujishima has played fast and loose with the mythologies, even his version changes over time.
Bob, doesn't have to stick exactly to canon with this as there is usualy someone out there that's written a variation of a theme that's enough to get his ideas rolling and there's usualy someone willing to let him into the sandbox to play with some ideas too.
The fact I'm getting reminded of the 'Three blind men & the Elephant' at the moment is saying something 'bout individual interpretation. We don't know what's gonna happen till it happens and I'll end & paraphase with: "Bring it on!"
--Rod.H