At 09:34 AM 12/28/96 GMT, you wrote:

On Fri, 27 Dec 1996 18:40:30 -0500,
in <1090908158.821787@cmq.qc.ca>
phoenix@cmq.qc.ca (Louis-Philippe Giroux) wrote ...

 I know Mamoru Chiba, but who is Mamoru Kusinagi?  The name seems *extreme=

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Well the "Mamoru" isn't correct if it's the character I'm thinking of,
   Major Motoko Kusanagi (from "Ghost in The Shell")
Assuming that I haven't missed some other more obvious reference of course.

>From the Scriviner:
        Actually, Mamoru Kusanagi is the catlike fellow who was implanted
with powers by the bad guys in the series Blue Seed. His job is to protect
the Princess Kushinada. He's fast, strong, grows these blade things from his
forearms and has extendible arms... Combat specialist indeed...