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tomato-bird In reply to NimbusStev [2011-09-25 23:04:18 +0000 UTC]
Whoa, that's pretty recent! I finished Monster on the first Tuesday of the school year, on a school computer (I was desperate to know how it ended.) Thanks for the pic, I might edit it (my pic, not the one you sent me.)
Ahhh Johan's eyes! His eyes are actually much bigger (I mean, he pulled off being Anna), he just has them half-open all the time. It's hard to make it look half-open without making it look like he has abnormally small eyes, but I think it worked here.
Yay for Pluto! If you're planning to read it I strongly recommend reading the original Astro Boy episode, "The Greatest Robot in the World" before or after it... Of course, Pluto can be enjoyed completely without knowledge of it, but it's really interesting to compare them, especially the designs for the robots. (see my webcam)As a Tezuka fan originally, I couldn't help but cheer inwardly (and sometimes outwardly) whenever a familiar character appeared or had a cameo. Not one to give spoilers, but I'll just say that one of the characters is a Johan lookalike. With long hair and sans creepiness.
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tomato-bird In reply to NimbusStev [2011-10-01 17:06:53 +0000 UTC]
On the tvtropes discussion, someone said that the mom might have dressed them the same because a) she was living in an apartment where you can only have two people and by having lookalike twins (and only taking one out at a time) people can believe she only had one child. When Tenma visited the 3 Frogs and inquired about who lived there, one of the neighbors recalled that a woman lived there and had only one child, "a real pretty thing." also b) she knew that Bonaparta and Co. would probably find her sooner or later to take her kid, and knew that she would have to make the "fatal choice" of which child to give up, so she dresses them the same to blind herself to the difference so she wouldn't feel like she was actively choosing one child over the other. Of course, being their mother, she was able to tell anyway, and so did end up making the Choice.
No wonder Johan seems to enjoy telling people how unwanted they are. (Not that that would work on Tenma. He's VERY wanted.)
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NimbusStev In reply to tomato-bird [2011-10-05 02:14:31 +0000 UTC]
That's actually a really good explanation, I don't know why it didn't cross my mind. Living in a poor neighborhood like that, of course she wouldn't be able to pay rent for two children. That's the perfect way to get around that. But man, what a tough choice that would be. Choosing between your two children is seriously the hardest decision any parent could have to make. You're right, it's no wonder Johan turned out so messed up.
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tomato-bird In reply to NimbusStev [2011-10-08 19:18:53 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, and it probably shows that he really was grateful to Tenma for saving his life, since Tenma chose to save him over the mayor. Of course, he also wanted to corrupt Tenma and make him want to kill him too...
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LaCorbie [2011-09-15 17:34:15 +0000 UTC]
Love it!
Ookami Tala xx
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