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Cantusehtm@aol.com
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 08:44:04 EST
In a message dated 11/8/00 1:57:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, scorpio@best.com
writes:
>
> In Japanese, the same terms are used for officer ranks in all services.
> Shiroh and Kou, for example, both have the rank of "shoi" - an ensign in
> naval terms, a 2nd lieutenant in army ones. While previous domestic
> releases have generally used naval terms throughout, this seems to have
> become a point of controversy in the adaptation of First Gundam. I'm
> still waiting to find out how Sunrise decides, but at this point it seems
> likely that they'll use a mix of army and navy ranks depending on the
> appropriate service branch...
>
It still bothers me though. The Zeons seem to have a coherent rank system
throughout each series. Whether they're the original Zeons or one of the
splinter groups in the later series.
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