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 Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:34 am
Yo, I'm Mumei! *shrugs* I read overdoses of manga and mythology, so when I found out that Saiyuki was based on a book of gathered Chinese myths, legends, and popular belief, I started to research on the Internet. Even though I know the overall story I wanna read the Journey to the West! But I ended up reading only one out of the three parts...the one where it explains Wu K'ung's part of the story; before the actual journey began. And it was the children's version!
*pauses* I'd better go before I really start ranting... In fact, I don't even remember my original intention when I started typing.... sweatdrop
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:35 pm
[Mumei] Yo, I'm Mumei! *shrugs* I read overdoses of manga and mythology, so when I found out that Saiyuki was based on a book of gathered Chinese myths, legends, and popular belief, I started to research on the Internet. Even though I know the overall story I wanna read the Journey to the West! But I ended up reading only one out of the three parts...the one where it explains Wu K'ung's part of the story; before the actual journey began. And it was the children's version!
*pauses* I'd better go before I really start ranting... In fact, I don't even remember my original intention when I started typing.... sweatdrop Hello and welcome! *gives welcome hug*
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 12:57 pm
[Mumei] Yo, I'm Mumei! *shrugs* I read overdoses of manga and mythology, so when I found out that Saiyuki was based on a book of gathered Chinese myths, legends, and popular belief, I started to research on the Internet. Even though I know the overall story I wanna read the Journey to the West! But I ended up reading only one out of the three parts...the one where it explains Wu K'ung's part of the story; before the actual journey began. And it was the children's version!
*pauses* I'd better go before I really start ranting... In fact, I don't even remember my original intention when I started typing.... sweatdrop Hiya Mumei~ Yeah it's a mix alright xp generally it follows the skeleton of Journey to the West but also to make the plot thicken they add fanstacy and melodrama to spice it up.... - . - l i'll shut my piehole now before i sound like some like a stupid know-it-all. - . -;;;
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:43 pm
Hello, everyone! Greetings and Salutations! Welcome to the new members!
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 6:22 pm
hey im new in her and also kinda new too, and i just like to say hi biggrin
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:32 pm
sheco hey im new in her and also kinda new too, and i just like to say hi biggrin Hello and welcome!
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:53 pm
sha_pirotess sheco hey im new in her and also kinda new too, and i just like to say hi biggrin Hello and welcome! thanks biggrin xd blaugh
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:51 pm
id lke you guys to know that im new and I just got the first volume of the Saiyuki manga it is awesome
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:10 pm
Welcome to the new members. whee
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 10:10 pm
Axel the Bard 'lo, all! I'm a huge fan of Saiyuki, ever since I was introduced to it by an online friend. Now, I've seen discs 1-10 (own 1 and the first box, and 7 and the second box, rented the rest), I have the first two volumes of the manga, and an import Gaiden box set from ebay... which I can't (well, won't) watch until I finish Saiyuki sweatdrop Main reason I love Saiyuki so much is I'm a mythology addict, especially present-day adaptations like this. And, of course, as such, I love the culterural note sections biggrin I'm a mythology addict too^_^ I've read all of my sister's greek mythology books and I've bought two books with chinese and japanese myths. Everytime I got a Saiyuki dvd I would always read the cultural note section first hehe. ^_^
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Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 11:24 pm
Heh, same here! I know loads of Norse and Greek mythological references by heart, but not so much asian (I once got a book on egyptian, but I never really got into it) so the cultural notes are completely new to me, which is great!
Once I was watching the A!MG movie in Anime Club, and when the giant tree appeared, I was like, "I get it, 'cause Yggdrasil is the World Tree!" and everyone turned to stare at me funny XD
I find it funny, though, how pretty much everyone in the party but Sanzo (even Hukuryu!) in the orignal Saiyuki legend started off "___ pisses off the gods. ___ is sentanced to death, but ____ (often but not always the Merciful Goddess) intervenes and suggests they instead be sent to earth to wait for Sanzo and help him." Puts a new perspective on Gaiden, don't it? :3
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:35 am
We're like a big barrel of mythology reading monkeys! blaugh *is not sure where that came from sweatdrop *
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2004 4:46 pm
hello blair here...new and would love to be friends with you guys xd I love saiyuki bith the manga and the anime series. i just love how sarcastic sanzo-ikkou is. xd
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:42 am
[Mumei] We're like a big barrel of mythology reading monkeys! blaugh *is not sure where that came from sweatdrop * LOL...It tends to come with the territory. There's lots of anime that uses tons of mythology. And not just asian mythology. Greek, Norse, European, etc etc.
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 7:19 am
LunaInverse [Mumei] We're like a big barrel of mythology reading monkeys! blaugh *is not sure where that came from sweatdrop * LOL...It tends to come with the territory. There's lots of anime that uses tons of mythology. And not just asian mythology. Greek, Norse, European, etc etc.
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