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This article is from the misc anime FAQ, by nikkou with numerous contributions by others.

1.20. Why the bandana over the head, as worn by Happosai in Ranma and byTenchi's dad at the onsen?

Subject: Tenchi question From: Arthur Levesque Date: 28 Jun 2001 14:23:15 GMT

I was "Tenchi Muyo" yesterday, the episode (#4, IIRC) where Tenchi's father is trying to sneak a peek at the women bathing. He ties a bandanna over the top of his head and tells Tenchi that this is the standard disguise for peeping. Since Happosai does exactly the same thing, what is the significance? A cheap disguise, like the train robbers in old westerns tying a bandanna over their mouths?

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: DAVID A MILLER Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:40:45 GMT

IIRC, it is a "tenugui", a hand towel tied over the head and used to "hide" one's face. The fact that one is still recognizable despite the mask is of no real consequence. About the time of the Heian Era, it was the norm for young women of marriageable age to receive visitors who would be out of the room by dawn. If asked if she knew the man, she could truthfully reply that he had worn a mask. If the same guy came back three nights in a row, then she became betrothed to him and thus departed her father's home as a bride. In noble households, the night visits were enhanced by the exchange of love poems and the knowledge that the visitor was a member of the aristocracy, who had often made his intentions known to the bride's family in advance.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ross TenEyck Date: 28 Jun 2001 23:25:57 GMT

These days, it appears to be the conventional "I'm being sneaky and you're not supposed to know who I am" symbol -- not entirely unlike the minimal mask worn by the Lone Ranger and various comic-book superheroes.

If memory serves, in the book _Pink Samurai_ -- which is highly entertaining -- the author claims that these nocturnal visitors that David describes would often urinate on the tracks of the sliding doors, supposedly to keep them from making noise. Since this doesn't seem likely to actually work, the author speculates that the visitors were exercising a much more primal urge to mark the woman's bedroom as theirs, and warn other nighttime roamers to keep away.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Nobutoshi Ito Date: 29 Jun 2001 13:13:06 +0900

'tenugui' is the towel itself and the style is called 'hokkamuri'.

'hokkamuri' reminds me (and perhaps many others) of Nezumi-kozou, a legendary theft in the Edo Era, especailly if the tenugi is ties under one's nose, rather than one's chin.

21. Can you tell me about this Chinese-subtitled (or English, I *think* it's English, subbed) DVD/VCD?

Subject: Re: Anime subbed in English in Hong Kong From: Nargun Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 15:40:14 +1000

On 12 Oct 2001, George Douglas Bing Lee wrote: > Am seeking ENGLISH SUBBED anime in Hong Kong, any shop that might sell > this, or offer imports from abroad, haven't had any luck at all. > > Would appreciate any tips on this, haven't seen any Hong Kong tips, > mostly stuff in Japan or so...

As I understand, it's really hard to get anime subbed into inglish from HK. Getting anime subbed into pseudoenglish is fairly straightforward...

Louis -- Louis Patterson "A kind of ghostly never-never land where the might-have-beens play with the ifs" - Isaac Asimov, _The End of Eternity_

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: HK Import Anime DVDs: Report From: Nikkou Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 10:29:07 +0800

ru igarashi wrote:

> Nikkou wrote: > >leo86 wrote: > >> Someone asked about those low-cost anime DVDs, imported from Hong > >> Kong, turning up at discount outlets that advertise English/Chinese > >> subtitles. > >[reviews snipped] > > > This list will go into the faq list for the next update, but this seems > >like an appropriate thread to add to. (Thanks leo86! :) > > >HK licensed anime DVDs, Region 3, are mainly of movies or OVAs with no > >English subtitles or dub track: > [list snipped] > > Does this imply that the DVDs that leo86 bought are probably bootlegs? > The way they were described, they sounded like bootlegs.

Yes, they did sound like bootlegs, but without looking at the DVDs themselves I didn't want to make any judgements. For all I know there might be legit anime DVDs from HK with English subs and/or tracks which I haven't come across. :)

As always, the way to check for would be to look for the copyrights and logos of the creator/owner japanese companies on the DVD inserts and on the DVD itself. These are always clearly displayed on legitimate HK anime DVDs. It is the same for VCDs.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HK licensed anime DVDs, Region 3, are mainly of movies or OVAs with no English subtitles or dub track:

Anime Title, followed by Japanese owners / Hong Kong licensee (depending on whether I could read my own writing.. all contributions welcomed, or do a search on Google for the Japanese copyright holders..) Captain Tsubasa TV Series, 3 vols. - Toei.. / Digimon Adventure - Akiyosh Hongo, Toei.. / Panorama Escaflowne Movie - Sunrise.. / Dynamic Galaxy Express 999 - Toei.. /Panorama Gaogaogar Final - Sunrise.. / Initial D - Shigeno Shuichi, Kodansha.. / Jin-Roh - Production I.G. / Dynamic MAPS - KSS, TSS.. / Macross: DYRL - Big West.. / Panorama Pokemon: Mew Two Strikes Back - Nintendo.. / Pokemon: Revelation Lugia - Nintendo.. / Sakura Wars OVA, 3 vols. - Sega, Bandai Visual, Animate /Medialink Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo - Dynamic Planning / Space Travellers - Fuji / Universe Laser & Video Co.

Nikkou-note: This list compiled with help from my local friendly music store, the local suspicious HMV, Chris Beveridge, and Led "You Only Exist in Cyberspace" Mirage. :) As for Hong Kong VCD anime titles, they are too numerous to list. Prices range from US$2.50-4.00 for each TV series VCD, to US$10 for movie titles. Universe Laser & Video Co.: http://www.uih.com.hk/tc/main_menu.html

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Singapore licenced titles. Japanese track. English subtitles. All VCD format unless otherwise stated. DVDs with Japanese track, English, Chinese, Malay subtitles.

Licensed by Gamesmart: Escaflowne 08th MS Team Gundam War in the Pocket Outlaw Star

Licensed by Odex ( http://www.odex.com.sg/ ): Boys Be DVD (E/C/M Sub/4 CD) Fushigi Yuugi Nanako,Amazing Nurse DVD (E/C/M Sub/2 CD) Serial Experiments Lain Lain DVD (E/C/M Sub/4 CD) Sol Bianca: The Legacy DVD (E/C/M Sub/4 CD) Tenchi Muyo In Love 2 DVD(E/C/M Sub/1CD)

Thanks to randy a rinesmith for nudging me on to put in the Odex titles.

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