Attention Kenshin Fans!

[Destroyer2000]

I'm sending them an email, and if anyone else wishes to, the address is
web-editor@nytimes.com Here is my letter:

I wish you would refrain from stating comments about things you don’t understand. What was printed in your newspaper about Kenshin was very offensive to some of the fans, and to fans to anime and manga in general. This Article:

The open-ended, almost soap-opera-style story tells of Rurouni Kenshin's befriending a young woman and a little boy, and it alternates between humorous, vaguely romantic episodes and improbable sword fights. The hero is honorable, mysterious and, although he looks like a Spice Girl, basically invincible.

Rurouni means ‘wanderer’ and his name is Kenshin Himura, not Rurouni Kenshin. He does NOT look like a Spice girl. He is based off of someone from the Bakamatsu who was a feared assassin and he is meant to look like his counterpart who, in fact, looked more feminine than most men. This is a very misleading article that should have never been printed in the first place. Such a short review of the series cannot possibly encompass all the detail and beauty of the work by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It could be bad for business, also, as fans of Rurouni Kenshin will unsubscribe just for this article. Anime is not cartoons, because cartoons are immature, poorly animated pieces of trash. Anime is much more well drawn, has a deep storyline, and isn’t meant for little kids. You think it is? Watch ‘Ninja Scroll’ or ‘Beserk’. People should not judge things they do not understand. That is what causes so much controversy in our day and age. Please consider my email, and consider other people when you print things. As I’ve said before, DO NOT JUDGE THINGS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND! I REPEAT, DO RESEARCH ATLEAST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE PRINTING YOUR ARTICLES. THANK YOU.


Heh...I lost my grip on my anger near the end.

[bigsleepj]

Not to be playing devils advocate, but as a Kenshin fan (of the manga, not the anime which I haven't seen much of, though) I don't feel irritated at them cynically calling Kenshin a spice girl, since it happened to others too. My brother, who's a bigger anime fan than I, once got those FMV's (I think its what they're called) from a Kenshin anime, with obviously no words but with a Linkin Park song. The friend also have never seen the anime, but got the home made music video from a friend who got it off a the Internet, so none of them had seen or read up on Kenshin.

So, basing on the visuals, they assumed him to be a girl and concocted, from the visuals, an idea of what they thought the story was going to be. Off course, when he bought "Samurai X: The Motion Picture" on DVD, he was quite dissapointed that Kenshin is not the lone female samurai. Oh well, maybe someday someone will write that manga about a female samurai with red hair.

But did they have to call it soap-opera? I would say "Spaghetti Western" rather than soap opera. THe only soap opera I saw sword fights in was in that loony and stupid soap "Days of our Lives" in which two of the characters were in the Garden of Eden and were fighting with lightsabers against the demon Lilith, only to be transported to ancient Rome and fight as Gladiators....seriously. It is a very stupid soapy, so to speak.

[Xavier249]

Forget smuggling, we'll just walk in! Let someone try to stop us! Also, I'm not going to be wielding a sakabatou, I'm going to be using two kodachis, a katana, a bokken, and a pointy stick!

Ninja-ing is an option also, right? Like Misau and the Oniwaban group.
Now if I could "remember which ninja trick I put in which ninja flask" ~RBHS

Umm, how could you go battousai with a sakabatou?

I like the pointy stick though, it's quite effective.

I would like to add that as a fan of Kenshin, I would still want to use just my fists.. . . . or even better thought. . .
we could do what Wesley from Princess Bride would recommend.. . .
Cut off their nose and feet, and cut out their tounge and eyes. That way their hobbling and sheer hideousness would be their only comfort in life. The ears they would keep so that they can hear the screams of every maiden that lays eyes on them. Although I think thats a little harsh for something like a bad review. If they repeat it though. . . . . . . .

[bigsleepj]

we could do what Wesley from Princess Bride would recommend.. . .
Cut off their nose and feet, and cut out their tounge and eyes. That way their hobbling and sheer hideousness would be their only comfort in life. The ears they would keep so that they can hear the screams of every maiden that lays eyes on them. Although I think thats a little harsh for something like a bad review. If they repeat it though. . . . . . . .

Or we could just force them to watch "Days of Lives" for 24 hours straight to show them what a soap opera is as opposed to "Kenshin".

[Xavier249]

I'm sending them an email, and if anyone else wishes to, the address is
web-editor@nytimes.com Here is my letter:

Thanks for the way of contact!

I wish you would refrain from stating comments about things you don’t understand. What was printed in your newspaper about Kenshin was very offensive to some of the fans, and to fans to anime and manga in general. This Article:

The open-ended, almost soap-opera-style story tells of Rurouni Kenshin's befriending a young woman and a little boy, and it alternates between humorous, vaguely romantic episodes and improbable sword fights. The hero is honorable, mysterious and, although he looks like a Spice Girl, basically invincible.

I still can hardly believe their stupidity. . . baka(idiots desho?).

Rurouni means ‘wanderer’ and his name is Kenshin Himura, not Rurouni Kenshin. He does NOT look like a Spice girl. He is based off of someone from the Bakamatsu who was a feared assassin and he is meant to look like his counterpart who, in fact, looked more feminine than most men. This is a very misleading article that should have never been printed in the first place. Such a short review of the series cannot possibly encompass all the detail and beauty of the work by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It could be bad for business, also, as fans of Rurouni Kenshin will unsubscribe just for this article. Anime is not cartoons, because cartoons are immature, poorly animated pieces of trash. Anime is much more well drawn, has a deep storyline, and isn’t meant for little kids. You think it is? Watch ‘Ninja Scroll’ or ‘Beserk’. People should not judge things they do not understand. That is what causes so much controversy in our day and age. Please consider my email, and consider other people when you print things. As I’ve said before, DO NOT JUDGE THINGS YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND! I REPEAT, DO RESEARCH ATLEAST A LITTLE BIT BEFORE PRINTING YOUR ARTICLES. THANK YOU.

I am going to add some comments is that okay? Put a break about between "most men." and "This is a"
replace "also" with "because" for the business part (it makes the threat to them more real)
Finally drop all caps at the end and a space between at and least. Also it would be best if you complimented them on something near the beginning. Like maybe for being such a busy company and taking time to read this email. They'll give an understanding person more thought.

Heh...I lost my grip on my anger near the end.

That's why it is good to write a reactionary letter when you are angry and then come back when calm and edit it. I think it is a good letter!

[Xavier249]

Or we could just force them to watch "Days of Lives" for 24 hours straight to show them what a soap opera is as opposed to "Kenshin".

Yeah that would work, too. at least they would go insane.

[Yeito]

LET'S ALL WRAP OURSELVES IN TOILET PAPER, STAND OUTSIDE THE NYT'S BUILDING, AND WAVE AROUND FLAMING TORCHES AND SWORDS! XD
"The fires of Hades are burning within us... and they'll be burning in there soon too..." xD

Hmm.. or not. That could be considered a threat couldn't it.? o.o OOPS!
::runs around in circles:: I didn't mean it! It was a joke! A JOKE!
::looks over shoulder at police:: Stop chasing me! Help!!!

Yeito

[Heart of Sword]

I'm going to write too. ><x

Edit: I wrote to them. Muahaha. Fear the Rurouni Kenshin fans of doom! (joking)

[H. Kenshin]

So when do we go fight and show them Days of our lives forever.

[Solid Ronin]

I think that the New York Times problem is that R. Kenshin is way to awesome for them.....
I wouldnt be surpised if the N.Y.T. gave the Pokemon movies great reviews.