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1) Why is Kilala's(the transforming cat demon in Inu Yasha) spelled Kirara, when it's pronounced Ki-La-La by every character in the show?

2) Why does The Major in GitS:SAC wear nothing but that purple, strapless thong one piece unless she's going into heavy combat?
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In answer to 2)

In the orignal Ghost in the Machine OVA she had to be naked to go invisable. Since a TV show couldnt have that this is the closest thing.

Oh yeah and fanbois get off on that shit
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she is a robot, losing an arm ain't that big a deal
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1) Why is Kilala's(the transforming cat demon in Inu Yasha) spelled Kirara, when it's pronounced Ki-La-La by every character in the show?


Because the Japanese don't really have what we would consider an "r-" or "l-" consonant sound, but instead something inbetween. However, the romanization of that set of characters is usually stated as "ra, ru, ri, re, ro", hence Kirara.

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2) Why does The Major in GitS:SAC wear nothing but that purple, strapless thong one piece unless she's going into heavy combat?

Well, Motoko's been a cyborg since she was a young girl, so the concept of her body as a sexual thing is somewhat alien to her, as is any need for thermal protection. So, she tends to view clothing more on a utilitarian basis.
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BTW concerning number 1. For those who are Iron Chef fans there is an argument over whether Iron Chef Chineses's name is Chen or Chin.

Its all in how you say it I guess
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2) Why does The Major in GitS:SAC wear nothing but that purple, strapless thong one piece unless she's going into heavy combat?

Well, Motoko's been a cyborg since she was a young girl, so the concept of her body as a sexual thing is somewhat alien to her, as is any need for thermal protection. So, she tends to view clothing more on a utilitarian basis.[/quote]

But so much of our brains is centered around sex...she has no sexual identity at all other than identifying that her organic components came from a human female? That kind of hard to believe.

As far as the Iron Chef I've always heard it as Chen Kenichi. The Japanese put surname before first name right?
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liberator wrote:
2) Why does The Major in GitS:SAC wear nothing but that purple, strapless thong one piece unless she's going into heavy combat?

Well, Motoko's been a cyborg since she was a young girl, so the concept of her body as a sexual thing is somewhat alien to her, as is any need for thermal protection. So, she tends to view clothing more on a utilitarian basis.


But so much of our brains is centered around sex...she has no sexual identity at all other than identifying that her organic components came from a human female? That kind of hard to believe.

But how much of the human consciousness do the cyberbrains carry over from their organic counterparts? If "sexual identity" is a part that got omitted because of "inefficiency" or "difficult to abstract into 1's and 0's", then it makes sense that she wouldn't feel she has to act "feminine" or "masculine"; she wouldn't know the difference.
Considering the way she's rumored to swing, I'm betting she doesn't. Wink
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Rumored?

It looks like someone doesn't have a copy of the GitS manga yet.
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