Shinsengumimb.com on 3-hajime.com msg board

Okay, shop talk. I have tried to "reach out" to our sisters (why is
it that a majority of Shinsengumi fans are women?) in Japan. I posted
shinsengumimb.com info on the 3-hajime.com board in English and
Japanese (via babelfish)...it doesn't hurt to give them some laughs...
here are their responses...

(goldfish spitting out bubbles)
The foreigner it is? So, if we assume that is, famous of new selection
group it exceeds the border, the better seed. You think that it is
truly enormous thing. You are glad very Contribution day: 4/14 (Wed)

(Owner of the site "Hajime") Way it study enthusiastically Maggie >
new selection group, concerning Saito one, the shank. Also Maggie,
seems that it manage the new selection group-related sight, but,
contents do not understand excessively well in unskillful me of
English, it is regrettable. Your period > Maggie, the foreign country
it seems like. Don't you think? far widely know the name of new
selection group, it is to have crossed even in foreign area. Don't you
think? he et. al. who had the will of the valuable imperial
barbarian, probably is certainly to have been surprised greatly. But,
the fact that it can encounter the companion who exceeds the border,
holds the common thinking is truly delightful thing.
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I think...they are happy to meet us...she didn't call me a
barbarian...I think she meant that it is funny that the Japanese in
the 19th century would consider me to be a barbarian (hey I'm Asian
wait I wonder if they think of southeast asians as barbarians too) and
it is ironic that we barbarians take interest in the new selection
group. I read an online newsarticle (posted waaaaay back) about how
Hijikata Toshizo read essays translated from English to Japanese and
one such essay mentioned the need for protein in one's diet (since
most Japanese had mostly vegetarian diets) and he encouraged his men
to consume more meat so he wasn't THAT close minded (note that
portrait of him). I wonder what he would think if he knew us foreign
devils are his fans LOL. He would be like o_0
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--- In SHQ@yahoogroups.com, "Tiffany" wrote:

> Okay, shop talk. I have tried to "reach out" to our sisters (why is
> it that a majority of Shinsengumi fans are women?) in Japan. I

posted

> shinsengumimb.com info on the 3-hajime.com board in English and
> Japanese (via babelfish)...it doesn't hurt to give them some

laughs...

> here are their responses...
>
> (goldfish spitting out bubbles)
> The foreigner it is? So, if we assume that is, famous of new

selection

> group it exceeds the border, the better seed. You think that it is
> truly enormous thing. You are glad very Contribution day: 4/14 (Wed)
>
> (Owner of the site "Hajime") Way it study enthusiastically Maggie >
> new selection group, concerning Saito one, the shank. Also Maggie,
> seems that it manage the new selection group-related sight, but,
> contents do not understand excessively well in unskillful me of
> English, it is regrettable. Your period > Maggie, the foreign

country

> it seems like. Don't you think? far widely know the name of new
> selection group, it is to have crossed even in foreign area. Don't

you

> think? he et. al. who had the will of the valuable imperial
> barbarian, probably is certainly to have been surprised greatly.

But,

> the fact that it can encounter the companion who exceeds the border,
> holds the common thinking is truly delightful thing.
> -----------------------------------------------------
> I think...they are happy to meet us...she didn't call me a
> barbarian...I think she meant that it is funny that the Japanese in
> the 19th century would consider me to be a barbarian (hey I'm Asian
> wait I wonder if they think of southeast asians as barbarians too)

and

> it is ironic that we barbarians take interest in the new selection
> group. I read an online newsarticle (posted waaaaay back) about how
> Hijikata Toshizo read essays translated from English to Japanese and
> one such essay mentioned the need for protein in one's diet (since
> most Japanese had mostly vegetarian diets) and he encouraged his men
> to consume more meat so he wasn't THAT close minded (note that
> portrait of him). I wonder what he would think if he knew us

foreign

> devils are his fans LOL. He would be like o_0
> -----------------------------------------------------

Ok, so I tried to reply to this once before and my computer booted me
off. I hope this doesn't end up posted twice...

What I was attempting to say was that I would love to see Hijikata's
reaction to being glomped by a horde of us foreign devils and that it
would be a Kodack moment for sure. I also wonder what he would think
of those of us -whistles innocently- who are slightly obsessed with
his fundoshi...

On another note, I was wondering if there was another way to reach
Japanese Shinsengumi fans. I noted that on http://japanese.about.com/
they have a section for finding penpals. Is there anyway someone
(preferably who understands more of the language than me!) might
could use that to try and reach out to them?

-MissBehavin (Who must learn Japanese in order to perform her duties
as Hijikata-sama's Chamber Maid more effectively. He does not like it
when he finds his goldfish gatotsued...)

--- In SHQ@yahoogroups.com, "warg3791" wrote:

> What I was attempting to say was that I would love to see

Hijikata's

> reaction to being glomped by a horde of us foreign devils and that

it

> would be a Kodack moment for sure. I also wonder what he would

think

> of those of us -whistles innocently- who are slightly obsessed with
> his fundoshi..

Hijikata surrounded by the kunoichi on this board
These female foreign devils are trying to
defile the nobility and purity of the Shinsengumi, the epitome of
Japanese maculinity,...

"Die evil female foreign devils YAAAAAA!"

***He may also think that some of you who used WAY to much starch in
fundoshi washing are actually working for the Ishin
Shishi...overstarched underwear tends to be errr uncomfortable you
know***

> On another note, I was wondering if there was another way to reach
> Japanese Shinsengumi fans. I noted that on

http://japanese.about.com/

> they have a section for finding penpals. Is there anyway someone
> (preferably who understands more of the language than me!) might
> could use that to try and reach out to them?

I'm not going to have time to look into this for maybe another month
or something but is there a way to search for Shinsengumi fans?
Because in their profiles maybe they'll just leave off interests they
may assume are confined to Japan. In the meantime I have emailed
some major Shinsengumi sites and one replied
"sorry no English"
and this was from a super fancy site!!! No one on either side of the
world wants to use the goldfish it seems because I include the link
in all my messages and I structure my sentences very simply to have
it translate to Japanese "Japanese language to English language
http://babelfish.altavista.com" -_- I guess they can't comprehend
babelfish Japanese either :)

Ah our little goldfish is so handy, albeit a little
uncomprehendible... ^_^

Hey... There was only one thing confusing me, who is "Maggie"? I'm
not sure but I've seen that name before? Maybe at www.saito-
hajime.com? Was that you?

Finally, aside from letting them know we are ALIVE ^_^
Did you try asking the webmaster if he or most probably she, can add
the sites,groups, message boards to their site? Maybe they'd know
more shinsengumi web rings english/japanese that we can put the sites
in....

As for "foreigners" QUITE OBSSESSED with these bishies, I think for
them that's really a cool thing. Birds of the same (or almost the
same) feather flock together ne? ^_^

Southeast Asian you are? I am too.. Glad to meet you... ^_^

--- In SHQ@yahoogroups.com, "Tiffany" wrote:
> Okay, shop talk. I have tried to "reach out" to our sisters (why is
> it that a majority of Shinsengumi fans are women?) in Japan. I
posted
> shinsengumimb.com info on the 3-hajime.com board in English and
> Japanese (via babelfish)...it doesn't hurt to give them some
laughs...
> here are their responses...
>
> (goldfish spitting out bubbles)
> The foreigner it is? So, if we assume that is, famous of new
selection
> group it exceeds the border, the better seed. You think that it is
> truly enormous thing. You are glad very Contribution day: 4/14 (Wed)
>
> (Owner of the site "Hajime") Way it study enthusiastically Maggie >
> new selection group, concerning Saito one, the shank. Also Maggie,
> seems that it manage the new selection group-related sight, but,
> contents do not understand excessively well in unskillful me of
> English, it is regrettable. Your period > Maggie, the foreign
country
> it seems like. Don't you think? far widely know the name of new
> selection group, it is to have crossed even in foreign area. Don't
you
> think? he et. al. who had the will of the valuable imperial
> barbarian, probably is certainly to have been surprised greatly.
But,
> the fact that it can encounter the companion who exceeds the border,
> holds the common thinking is truly delightful thing.
> -----------------------------------------------------
> I think...they are happy to meet us...she didn't call me a
> barbarian...I think she meant that it is funny that the Japanese in
> the 19th century would consider me to be a barbarian (hey I'm Asian
> wait I wonder if they think of southeast asians as barbarians too)
and
> it is ironic that we barbarians take interest in the new selection
> group. I read an online newsarticle (posted waaaaay back) about how
> Hijikata Toshizo read essays translated from English to Japanese and
> one such essay mentioned the need for protein in one's diet (since
> most Japanese had mostly vegetarian diets) and he encouraged his men
> to consume more meat so he wasn't THAT close minded (note that
> portrait of him). I wonder what he would think if he knew us
foreign
> devils are his fans LOL. He would be like o_0
> -----------------------------------------------------

Tiffany=Maggie=secretarytocapt3=badgerturtle

yes I was on saitou-hajime.com before it went bye bye

I'm Thai born in U.S. if I was in Thailand I could so get my hands
on all this manga/anime stuff the problem is the titles are all
weird and you would have to carry a pic or something of the anime so
they know what you want. When I bought the entire set of the
official RK release I had to draw a cross shape on my cheek and they
were like "oh you mean Wandering Samurai".

At least the gals on 3-hajime.com are "happy" I think...

I did try to email the webmaster directly however she (from the tone
of the writing very empathetic to historical S.H.) I think it's
a "she"...never replies and chose to reply on the msg board
as "hajime"...the email is hajime@...

Ah I see... :O)

Well to return the favor

Grace=Toki=mg_batt=wounds

I'm originally from the Philippines now living in Chicago. Yeah I
know what you mean about getting your hands on all those things, I
tried them before. The only problem I saw was that sometimes I look
at the merchandise and some of them look really "fake". It's so hard
to muddle through whats legit and what's not...

Hmmm.... The owner of the site must be flooded by e-mails that is
probably why she (or he) choose not to respond that way. She probably
discourages that or maybe her e-mail is full. Who knows?

Thanks for letting them know we exist... :O)

--- In SHQ@yahoogroups.com, "Tiffany" wrote:
> Tiffany=Maggie=secretarytocapt3=badgerturtle
>
> yes I was on saitou-hajime.com before it went bye bye
>
> I'm Thai born in U.S. if I was in Thailand I could so get my hands
> on all this manga/anime stuff the problem is the titles are all
> weird and you would have to carry a pic or something of the anime
so
> they know what you want. When I bought the entire set of the
> official RK release I had to draw a cross shape on my cheek and
they
> were like "oh you mean Wandering Samurai".
>
> At least the gals on 3-hajime.com are "happy" I think...
>
> I did try to email the webmaster directly however she (from the
tone
> of the writing very empathetic to historical S.H.) I think it's
> a "she"...never replies and chose to reply on the msg board
> as "hajime"...the email is hajime@3...

yes, 3-hajime's counter is WAAAY off the charts:)

the girls on 3-hajime are obsessing over those collectible
shinsengumi figures which can double as cake decorations

I like their take on fundoshi...babelfish says "scrupulous" as a
description for historical S.H....I don't understand what they are
saying regarding the towel wound around the neck though which is
another quirk associated with hist. S.H. too :(

In Thailand there are many bootleg translations however now many
official copies have a special holographic sticker to show that it
is licensed etc

I wonder if manga continues to expand its territory in U.S. if it
will have the same problem as in Thailand...the government is/was
very concerned about yaoi/hentai and for a time manga was just
labelled as evil altogether because *very* young kids were reading
hentai...one case an adolescent was charged with sexual/physical
assault and police investigated his room to find it filled with
hentai and so an association was made.

Though the yaoi and hentai communities in the U.S are growing, and that at a
very fast pace, I'd say.
I remember when I first got into yaoi, there was hardly anything to find on
it, but now...man, there's tons. ^^ Which makes me perfectly happy.
heeheehee..
I hope though, that they'll continue to expand. Would be a pity if it
didn't. Though yuri seems to be very acceptable, 'specially in Little Tokyo
here in Los Angeles. @_@ There were shelves full of that stuff, anime and
manga alike.


Miser Bellatrix

"Allow me to give you a hand...with your doom."

-----------------------------

yes, 3-hajime's counter is WAAAY off the charts:)

the girls on 3-hajime are obsessing over those collectible
shinsengumi figures which can double as cake decorations

I like their take on fundoshi...babelfish says "scrupulous" as a
description for historical S.H....I don't understand what they are
saying regarding the towel wound around the neck though which is
another quirk associated with hist. S.H. too :(

In Thailand there are many bootleg translations however now many
official copies have a special holographic sticker to show that it
is licensed etc

I wonder if manga continues to expand its territory in U.S. if it
will have the same problem as in Thailand...the government is/was
very concerned about yaoi/hentai and for a time manga was just
labelled as evil altogether because *very* young kids were reading
hentai...one case an adolescent was charged with sexual/physical
assault and police investigated his room to find it filled with
hentai and so an association was made.

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