On Wed, Jul 01, 1998 at 11:20:35PM +0200, Ronny Hedin wrote:

  "Let's see..." Ataru muttered to himself when she'd left. At first, he'd
just planned to wish for three of the girls, but then he realized he could
accomplish what he wanted with just a single wish and have two over for
other stuff. "I wish I had several beatiful girls wanting to marry me -

Hmm...  Considering the way he treats the one girl who _does_ want to marry
him, it seems a bit strange that he'd wish for this.

normal, human girls, not alien freaks." That should take care of his most

This makes him seem xenophobic, which I see no evidence of in the source
material.  "Girls is girls, no matter where they come from" would seem
to be his attitude.

important worry. "I wish I was a cool, powerful, confident martial artist."
That, really, was all the boy needed for a perfect life. What more?

I have trouble seeing him wishing for this, too.

  "WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?" his mother's irritated voice came from below.

  Ahwell, why not? "I wish I was born to some other parents."

Heh.  Obviously he was operating under the false assumption that he couldn't
get parents that were any worse... :)

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