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February 13, 2004
The Japanese are Weird
Cambrian QTs (pronounced 'cuties') is a new video game, where "the invertebrate fauna of the Cambrian are rendered as doe-eyed Japanese manga schoolgirls". For example, here's Anomalocaris:
It's based on a manga, and you can see various bits of it in a web comic here. Originally I thought these were normal schoolgirls who have been bitten by radioactive trilobytes, but in fact I think the story is that they've been evolving in the South Pacific and are sworn to protect the tiny prehistoric creatures that surround them.
Posted by Alison at February 13, 2004 08:43 AM
Comments
Bizarre. (Not as bizarre as the actual Anomalocaris, but still...)
You know what: I'll write a story where aliens invade Earth, but they all look like cute Japanese toons with huge eyes, so people just lay down their weapons and get killed...
"Surrender, Earthling!"
"Ooo, they look so cute..." ZAP!
;-P
Posted by: A.R. Yngve at March 2, 2004 07:12 PM