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Bobby Crosby — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:58:54 -0000

You're the one who needs to do the research and also simply use the common sense portion of your brain. This has been discussed a hundred times in these comments, but here's a portion of a comment I just made on the latest page . . .

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It's one of the stupidest things ever to say that geisha are not prostitutes. As I said before, that's like saying priests don't molest children. Exact same logic. Do you people seriously think all geisha throughout history are PERFECT and never did anything wrong??? Once again --

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Why would this scene possibly upset you? For one, the word "geisha" is never mentioned in the comic. For another, are you actually telling me that you think NEVER IN HISTORY, NOT EVEN ONCE, did a geisha work as a prostitute??? If so, you're completely out of your mind. And you can't even spell "disappointed," but you're complaining about Western ignorance because someone in the West actually has common sense and knows that not everyone in the world is perfect and always does exactly what they're supposed to at all times. I wonder what other things you might have a crazy misunderstanding about. Is it just about Japanese culture? Do you also think that no one in Japan has ever stolen a car maybe?

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DissappointedGuest — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:37:02 -0000

Thank you! Oiran (the whores that the geisha worked for) died out a long time ago tho, so no whores dressed like Geisha until AFTER WWII when the Geisha system fell during the war. The fact that common whores wore pretty yukata and not kimono and did their makeup like the the geisha to make money off of the american soldiers during the rebuilding period lead the west to think that geisha are whores, and that is not the case at all. This scene just upsets me really badly.

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Dissapointed Guest — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:33:34 -0000

Geisha are not prostitutes. Do some research.

Oiran were prostitutes, and there are distinct differences between a Geisha's clothing and an Oiran's clothing as well as their duties and positions. I really loved this comic until this point, because it only shows Western ignorance now.

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Garen — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:50:36 -0000

This is not limited to Japanese guys. Although personally I've noticed that I actually nap better sitting up someplace bustling than lying down someplace quiet.

It's still pretty impressive that he can fall asleep in the situation he's in, either way. And the "I'm not. Please be quiet." was funny. Poor perplexed prostitute.

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IWIWAL — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:09:03 -0000

If he read Sun Tzu's The Art of War he might be able to use it to his advantage.

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Kyn — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:32:00 -0000

The Geisha's shoulders are way way way way way too low, which makes them look very man-ish because (since they're so low) the muscle between her shoulder and neck ends up seeming very pumped and defined.

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Silver Midnight — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:08:05 -0000

She doesn't look like a man, Japanese women have rounder features and typically shorter eyelashes than most Caucasian do. Sarah Ellerton has done a wonderful job in portraying the racial differences.

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PantlessProphet — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:24 -0000

Yeah, I caught that too. It seems to be off.

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:17:45 -0000

Cold, Takashi. Real cold.

Awesome page as usual, well worth the wait.

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Sarah Ellerton Fanboy. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:31:05 -0000

I <3 Sarah Ellerton.

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SmilingSilly — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:03:02 -0000

I think he might also be concerned what she would think upon finding him tied up in a room with a prostitute.

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Aleksander — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:20:49 -0000

I resent all those "She looks like a man" "is she a man?" comments. If she's dressing and presenting as a woman, you should refer to HER as a SHE and as woman. Geez, the last thing I wanted to do was find silly comments like that on such a great webcomic as is this one.

Other than that, I think Takashi's friends are hilarious!!!!

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Barb — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:12:31 -0000

I daresay, how they dress doesn't really make a difference... I mean, you can have either one of the other - you can choose to define them by how they dress, or what they do. I think the latter is more important. Judging by the fact there's only a bed in there, I'd personally say it's a prostitute.

But really. I wouldn't judge clothes, as was said by Bobby earlier, it's not as if all "geisha" weren't prostitutes, even 'real' geisha may have prostituted themselves at times, as well as existing those prostitutes who dressed as geisha. I think it's all a little bit irrelevant to try and compare the clothing to try and figure it out.

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MiriamE — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:01 -0000

I wish I could fall asleep as fast as them! :)
Great page!

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sarasham — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:05:47 -0000

I think we've determined she's a prostitute, so if her clothes are too plain to be that of a regular geisha it's understandable.
Her sleeves are short, like that of an older woman, not necessarily married.
She resembles a geisha and there's nothing but a bed in her room. She's a prostitute, bo doubt in my mind.

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mitkamui — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:37:32 -0000

Maybe she's just not a very expensive geisha... hence her looking man-ish and having a less than extravagant robe. After all, these are a buch of teenage guys pooling their money, how much could they really have?

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endaphia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:04:27 -0000

I think she doesn't look girlish because the makeup looks really heavy on her face. But she doesn't look bad, and I'd think she's female. Just the mask takes away a lot of the curves/contours that make a girl look female.

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Cutiepie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:37:05 -0000

Not necessarily

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Desteni — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:33:38 -0000

Is she just posing as a geisha? Her kimono looks more like a housewife's kimono than that of a geisha. Her sleeves are short like a married woman's and it's so dull-colored, not like the highly-patterned kimono I'm used to seeing on unmarried girls...I'm suspicious!

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TheWynne — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:32:28 -0000

Aw, the hooker seems really nice and sweet. Unlike that creepy army guy Elanor's stuck with.

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Never Surprised — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:27:37 -0000

Is that a woman?

Looks like a man.

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Equinox K - A Beast of Prey — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:58:20 -0000

Getting even more interesting now.I pretty sure he thinks Eleanor is aware of what was transpiring but she seems to be in a bit of a situation herself.

@Reicheru-I have that knack from time to time,usually if I really am sleepy.Sometimes I'll be able to wake up a couple of hours later and go back to whatever I was doing like I was never tired to begin with.

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Novelsense — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:49:43 -0000

I LOVE how she draws and colours the pages but...
The geisha does look a bit like a guy.
Maybe her face is too long.
I'm sorry for complaining about it! But geisha in my mind are at the top of looking feminine.

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garfu — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:36:22 -0000

I wonder if Takashi just really wants Eleanor not to see him in that situation. If they're both asleep they see nothing, right?

First time posting, so I just wanted to say that I love this comic. Sarah is an amazing artist, and Bobby's writing is excellent. Thanks for making this comic really come to life!

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Rachel — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:34:38 -0000

This one was actually kind of sweet... and unintentionally funny/ironic to me too. It reminded me of real life! Japanese guys always amaze me with their magical sleeping abilities. They'll go onto a crowded and noisy train, decide they want to take a nap, and be fast asleep one minute later! *L*