Re: conlang greetings? (was Re: Let me introduce myself)

Hiroshi Kato wrote:
> I was really surprised 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' is "known" to outside
> Japan.
> I know anime like 'Pokemon' has got some popularity in U.S. but I thought
> 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' was too weird and controversial to be accepted by
> foreign culture. :-)
Well, I don't think that that one's on TV, but lots of anime have been
imported on tape.  I haven't seen that one, but I've heard of it.
What's so controversial and weird about it?

Speaking of anime and conlanging, in _Vision of Escaflowne_, they show
texts written by the people of "Gaea", and it's written in a constructed
script, or, quite possibly, random squiggles.  :-)  The script used by
the people of the time that the series takes place I'd guess is a
syllabry, based on the apparent variety used.  There seems to be too
many for an alphabet, but too simple for a logographic script.  However,
they also showed an Atlantean city [here's another example of distorted
mythology :-)] and the script seemed complex enough for a logographic
system.  I wonder if those were just squiggles, or if there was anything
to it.

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