Subject: Re: [FFML] The Gosunkugi Fallacies (was: The Ukyou Heresy)
From: Caroline SEAWRIGHT
Date: 7/17/1996, 2:08 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Everyone has a hobby.  His is occult and photography.  So what if Fanfic
No, he's a wanna be Shinto priest which isn't quite the occult.
Then you obviously haven't seen episode 134.  He's into occult.  no, not
just into priest stuff, all mystical things.  In 134, he gets a ghost for a
girlfriend.  he's showing her some of his possessions.  MOST of which were
items of witchcraft, not priestly at all.

The anime doesn't count as it's not Takahashi.

But he's a priest not a mage, therefor he wouldn't make a wizard or
anything similar.
Again, even in the manga, his shelves are littered with bits of occult, not
just candles and shinto items.  And voodo magic is hardly priestly.  He is
into ANY type of magic.  Ep #136 shows this rather clearly.

It's not voodoo exactly ... it's the Japanese version of it. And anime is
non canon...

Even holding a crowbar to someone's neck, which can be easily used to
choak them, is criminal and a threat on Akane's life. Not exactly harmless.
It was a PROP.  A stage prop.  Totally harmless. And how would you use a
stage prop crowbar to choak someone the way Gosunkugi was holding it??  As
if he would do such a thing to Akane.

I don't know. I'm just saying that it's not harmless.

This is the Hiryushoutenha episode, ne? He definately was joining the
others in trying to kill Ranma. Notice his juujuu doll ended up nailed
in Ryouga's umbrella? Ryouga blocked the attacks from Ranma's body. That
doll would have been hammered into Ranma...
I'd have to see it.  I know of only 5 manga books where Gosunkugi actually
appears and does anything of signifigance.  I haven't seen this one.  As to
the doll being hammered to Ranma, somehow I doubt it.

Well, he wasn't running at Ranma to help him.

You should go point out his positive things like this one pointed out
negative things so people can compare them.
You know, I did do that a little sometime ago.  Anything I said that was in
his favor was dismissed more or less.  Maybe I'll do just that, but I'm
wondering if it wil be worth my time to do so.

It's up to you. I'm not against Gos or anything. I just don't like people
making semi-saints out of people who are definately not saints. Same goes
for Ukyou. I'm not against her. I just like to argue that she's not the
wonderful person everyone wants to think she is.

Kun-chan...