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Macross Frontier Character Discussion - Alto Saotome
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2008-04-05, 07:22 | Link #4 | |
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2008-04-05, 07:28 | Link #5 |
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Yeah, too bad it's a series spoiler to mention it now. It's not the first TV series that aired this year to introduce this element into a character development. However, he is the first one to be pissed about it. Maybe Kabuki is seeing a resurgence in Japan or there is a decrease in onnagata in Japan now.
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2008-04-05, 15:59 | Link #10 |
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well, he certainly more "girly" then hikaru was.
at leased he doesn't have a mullet hair cut. So one thing we know, is that he attends a sort of military cadet high school? or at leased a high school that has a military cadet club? i don't think all high schools have power glider runways. oh well, as long as they aren't emo-random teenagers to pilot god-hacked robots.
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2008-04-05, 16:32 | Link #12 | |
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Forgive his sins! he is but only a Gundam heathen..oh ok, just the liver too. he doesn't need it anyway. Unfortunately we don't have "seed" mode in Macross, but we have something similar, but it only happens between when two individuals of opposite gender get busy with each other to bring out the special thing. Anyway, Altro should have rudimentary training to pilot a vehicle, in cadet clubs they do teach you the basics, so seeing him pilot the Valkyrie wasn't surprising. Seems like a pretty passionate character, but no emo here, these mecha don't feed off emo-vibes like does special gundams need.
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2008-04-05, 16:50 | Link #14 | |
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2008-04-05, 17:53 | Link #16 |
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You know, nowadays when you are making an anime, you have to include a TRAP character just for the sake of following the trend.
This being said, since Kabuki is only played by males, I do not consider that playing Onnagata equals to TRAP... This also means that that photo has to be Alto since Sheryle cannot play Kabuki for this very reason |
2008-04-06, 08:21 | Link #17 |
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But having onnagata or onnagata-like characters shown in real life with identity issues and being emo or pissed off is becoming popular. So is there a reaction against onnagata now in Japan?
Another anime currently being aired has 2 of these characters in it. One that has finished had 1 character but without the identity issues. That character was emo about something else.
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2008-04-06, 16:51 | Link #18 |
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Aww come on, how can we be sure Alto is a trap? Alto has too much Gar potential to be a trap (tell me that shot at the end of the episode isn't screaming Gar)
Edit: When rewatching the op it seemed a bit more likely, for one thing they have the same eyes (colour and structure) and their hair is the same colour too. Will Alto's Gar potential be undermined? Last edited by DonQuigleone; 2008-04-06 at 16:59. Reason: Additional comment |
2008-04-06, 21:08 | Link #19 |
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Most of us were saying that he isn't a trap. Aruto obviously has his sexual identity in place and is not trying to fool anybody.
Also, onnagata is not a subset of trap. More info about onnagata and Kabuki is here. But this won't prevent people such as Micheal from teasing him about it.
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