Title: Dear Takeuchi-sensei...
Author: Hitsuji Kinno
Genre: Alternate Reality / Reality
Rating: PG?
Part: 3
Date created: 4/16/04
Date modified: 1/5/2005
E-mail: Hitsuji Kinno webmistress@takeuchi-naoko.com
Please read the author notes before reading this fan fiction.
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Ohyama Hichirou#-##-##, @@@@@, @@@@@@
Tokyo, ###-####
Naoko Takeuchi-sensei
C/O Nakayoshi Kodansha Editorial
2-12-21, Otowa, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, 112-8001
Dear Takeuchi-sensei,
I recieved your letter in the mail today. I have to be honest that I didn't know your work until my little sister, Ikomi dumped all 18 volumes into my lap and then also dumped all the volumes of your artbooks.
I have to be honest, when I was growing up and through High School I liked Togashi-sensei's work more. I grew up reading Yuu Yuu Hakusho. It was clever and brilliantly drawn. I am looking forward to reading Petit Ouji's work when he is old enough, if he decides to go into your line of work. I do have to say that I liked the work you did in HunterxHunter as well.
There are more Bishoujo Senshi Sailomoon fans than HunterxHunter fans, or so my sister boasted. I think it would be far more productive for you to give this Golden Crystal thing to one of the male fans. I would rather have a rose whip like Kurama. I don't care for girls in Sailor Suits that much, and if my wife caught me, I'd be in big trouble. In addition, I don't have the budget to throw roses. They are very, very expensive.
It is true- as you said- that I was a champion dart-thrower, however darts and roses are very different things. I don't think I am even the bishounen type. I'm not mysterious, I don't really like flowers (or to be associated with them), I was never picked for club president, and I like my hair short and out of my face. I have to be honest too, I'm kind of chubby about the middle even though I play sports occasionally and work out every Sunday.
The only thing that would make me bishounen is the fact that I am homosexual, but not even my parents know that. My wife really doesn't care, because she has a child to look after.
I should tell you that I can't qualify for what you are asking me to do. I'm studying at Keio University (Is it true that you went there? My sister said that you did.) I have a wife and a child to look after. My wife would think that I am being very rude by looking at young girls like that. I would surely be arrested for even associating with them, and not going to my contracting parttime job. I'll have to decline your offer.
I have to admit, truly, that I did not believe you at first, but as your letter stated, Usagi contacted me. She asked if I had a girlfriend, and when I explained, she seemed to understand my position. I decided that it would be a good idea to decline your offer through post.
Please send my reguards to Togashi Sensei and Petit Ouji.
Sincerely,
Ohyama Hichirou
Ohyama Hichirou
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Tokyo, ###-####
Naoko Takeuchi-sensei
C/O Nakayoshi Kodansha Editorial
2-12-21, Otowa, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, 112-8001
Dear Takeuchi-sensei,
Dear Takeuchi-sensei,
I recieved the letter from your husband that I should humor you, because he says that you make the best curry in the world. I was excited to recieve the letter, but I still can't see myself accepting your offer. Even with Usagi-chan e-mailing me everyday begging me to become Tuxedo Kamen!
I know you're concerned that I showed the original letter to Ikomi-chan, but I didn't. She showed me the manga when I yelled out, "What is Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon?" She was visiting at the time, and offered to show me the manga. I did tell her that you'd written me, which made her beyond thrilled. She used to write you when the show first aired. I don't know if you'd remember.
Oh, you asked how old my sister is? She'd 11 right now and cramming for High School Entrance Exams. My parents had me when I was young. She says that she wants to stay up all night drawing manga and not to be an OL. She says that OL's are nasty and bitter. She's pretty good at drawing. She is making me submit a drawing in this letter. I hope you don't mind. My parents had her when they thought I could be a decent babysitter.
I'm thrilled to learn that you studied to be a pharamacist. I want to be a doctor, so perhaps you can help me out a little. I'm having trouble learning about the dosages of medicines to give to patients. It's supposed to be on the final exam, but I'm still struggling with it.
I've still decided to decline your offer. I'm still too busy to accept. I know I'll have an earful from Usagi tomorrow, but if she keeps e-mailing me, my wife will think I'm having an affair! So please tell her to stop, since she won't listen to me.
Sincerely,
Ohyama Hichirou
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* OL is an Office Lady. There are ladies that work in offices and ladies that work in factories. The majority of the time, Office Ladies are frowned on, since they usually forgo having a family to work in the office and earn money. Most OL's quit after they get married. It is acceptable for women to work part-time if they are married, as long as they do not neglect their children. Mangaka are kind of a fringe exception to this rule. The majority of them do quit once they get married (which is what Takeuchi-sensei said that she wanted to do... but she was joking... sort of), but a few with marked success continue on to do more manga, Takahashi-sensei, for example.
* In Japan, homosexuality is not as widely accepted as most people in the United States think it is. There are large social pressures within Japan to have a family, get a job, and be stable. It wouldn't be far-fetched for a man to have an arrangement with a women, so she could have a child, and he could have a family to meet those social demands. Ironically, the media of Japan makes it seem like they love homosexuality and would be the next country to approve gay marriage, however, this is not true. They love the IDEA of homosexuality for their female-oriented audience. However, they do not necessarily all condone it.