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Andrew Dynon (ajdynon@students.latrobe.edu.au)
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 10:49:54 +1100
At 02:18 PM 11/18/00 -0800, you wrote:
>> - The Japanese title ("Kidou Senkan Nadesico") is a reference to "Kidou
>> Senshi Gundam" and "Uchuu Senkan Yamato"
>
>Actually, the Japanese title makes almost no sense whatsoever. When was the
>last time anyone build a battleship (senkan) that doesn't move? Kidou
>directly translates to "Mobile Mechanized".
I remember reading somewhere that the "kidou" was the Japanese term used
for "high-mobility" units - a term which was often used during the Vietnam
War.
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Andrew Dynon
Things We Learn From Anime: A PO'd Tennyo on a murderous
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Japanese high school girl.
(Ayashi no Ceres episode 4)
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