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Alessandro (changegetta@inwind.it)
Sat, 2 Dec 2000 21:00:11 +0100
Anyway Barefoot Gen is born as a manga and it has taken several prizes as
best comic in Europe. And if you like works (manga or anime) about WWII I
suggest you a work by Osamu Tezuka, the original title is "Adolph ni tsugu",
the translation of the italian title is "Story of the three Adolph". It's
just superb.
Alessandro
----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Belmont <gbelmont@hotmail.com>
To: <gundam@aeug.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 8:17 PM
Subject: RE: [gundam] [OT] St. Chad
> > > Wow, if I didn't know any better I'd say you were my father, being the
> >huge
> > > history buff that he is. Especially when it comes to topics such as
> >this.
> >
> >I may be old enough to be your father -- I just turned 49 in September.
> >
>
> Right on! You're one year his junior, and then some. He turned 50 in May.
> I, on the other hand, am a young'n at 19.
>
> >History is one of the three pillars of civilization, along with language
> >and
> >mathematics. If you don't know where you've been, how can you ever hope
to
> >guess at where you may be going? The best way to avoid making mistakes
is
> >to
> >learn from the lessons of those who have, including yourself.
> >
>
> Oh, absolutely! Although my history isn't nearly as strong as I'd like it
to
> be, despite everything my folks have done. My folks tried their hardest
when
> it came to this kind of stuff (but as a result of it, I'm very politically
> active). Some of my favorite memories are of seeing Ladysmith Black
Mombazo
> live, watching the Berlin Wall come down, and learning about such figures
as
> frederick Douglas, Nelson Mandela, and, of course, the Dalai Lama. I'll
> always love my parents for it, they're the greatest people I know.
>
> I consider myself a rather well spoken person. It often times amazed my
> english teachers back in high school (I had really long hair back then,
and
> wore clothing I wouldn't be caught dead in now).
>
> My math isn't quite as good, but I do enjoy reading up on physics. I find
> quantum computing especially interesting, one of my computer programming
> teachers from college got me hooked (even tho' he spent more time talking
> about that, conspiracies, and 'beaky bears', whatever the hell those are,
> then actually teaching us).
>
> >Alas, America was founded by those who sought to break with the past and
> >begin
> >anew, to such a degree that the whole nation suffers collective amnesia
> >about
> >anything more than a decade or two in the past.
>
> It's really sad, isn't it? In an age of the TV clicker, fast food, and
> cellular phones, everyone has become so engulfed in their own busy lives,
> working hard to either pay off bills or accumulate 'empty' things. It
seems
> nobody gives a rats ass anymore about where they came from, or who
suffered
> for the very rights they now take for granted.
>
> Even Gundam is still remembered
> >only because it's still with us and has been making itself know almost
> >continuously for the last 15 years. How many Web sites and mailing lists
> >are
> >there for Julie the Wild Rose, Future Robo Daltanius, Josephina the
Whale,
> >Heart
> >of the Red Bird, Isabelle of Paris, Marine Express, Dinosaur Age or
Fighter
> >Gaudeon? They all ran concurrently with Gundam in 1979. The Gundam
> >contemporaries we remember are the ones that were remade or updated over
> >the
> >years: Cyborg 009, Time Bokan, Doraemon, Ultraman, Lupin III, Starzinger,
> >Space
> >Cruiser Yamato, Gatchaman, Galaxy Express 999 and Blue Noah.
> >
>
> I don't think that's entirely true. To an extent, yes. But what about the
> greats such as Barefoot Gen? It's a great movie about the horrors of World
> War II, as told from the Japanese point of view. Or even Tetsujin 28?
Sure,
> the show underwent a makeover in the late 70's, but many people still
> remember the show because, although it was cheesy, it was truly an anime
> great.
>
> > > This is very keen stuff, where'd you find out about it?
> >
> >One of the dubious benefits of a classical education. That, and being a
> >history
> >buff.
> >
>
> That's the only thing I miss about the college I went to, which was
> basically a super fast paced cram school. As soon as I earn the money to
pay
> it off, I plan on going to either the University of Minnesota, or Illinois
> Weslyan.
>
> >If you type "St. Chad" into the Address bar of your browser, you'll find
> >dozens
> >of Web sites dedicated to this fellow.
> >
> >-Z-
> >
>
> I'll definately do that! (and quiz my old man on it later, heh heh heh)
>
> -G
>
>
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