Left: Naga the Serpent (Slayers OVAs/movies), cute superdeformed version;
Right: Takeo Takakura and Mizuha Miyama (Magic User's Club!)
"Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow."--Cornershop, "Brimful of Asha"
"Fan service? It's cheaper to replace them..."--Louis Patterson, post on rec.arts.anime.misc
NOTICE, 2005 10 17: No new update yet. My apologies. Things are still happening behind the scenes; just very slowly, as being busy in other parts of my life and kind of lazy/distracted when I'm not busy are getting in the way. However, there is one thing that I'd like to take up with you good people who visit my page. My friend who runs ottawa-anime.org knows well how poor my money situation is. He suggested that I try putting up some Google Ads on Being Upfront, since he knows just how many hits it gets (quite a lot; thank you). He told me that there are advantages to Google Ads over other types--HTML text only; no scumware; tailored specifically towards the subject, so they'd most likely be ads for online anime shops. While I'm aware that what I make from it wouldn't be enough to earn a living, it could make the difference between a tight month and the chance to relax a bit, and, during times when it's not so tight, I can put some money into the anime (and music) industry by buying a bit more of their stuff. When the time comes, it would also help me pay for this website (which actually doesn't cost me very much; don't worry, I won't start begging for donations). Now that I've let you know what I'm considering doing, I turn the floor over to you. While I may make BU, when all is said and done, it's no longer just my website. Please let me know what you think by E-mailing me (and make sure to remove the spambot-munging word in the address before hitting send, as with all my other mail links in this site). Thank you for your time.--Dave.
To those of you who want to ask me for nude (and sometimes non-nude) pictures of certain anime characters: I'm flattered that my tastes are held in high regard, but I don't run that kind of service, so I'd really rather nobody asked me for that. There are binary newsgroups and tons of websites with that sort of thing on them, so take it from there.
SEEKING: I am always on the lookout for new info, new shows and appropriate pictures for this page. By appropriate, I mean that the women in the pictures have to be dressed, but still in a way that makes their charms apparent, preferably in their standard outfit if they usually wear one (lingerie is fine as well, just as long as it covers up the naughty bits), and that shows off their faces well to boot (preferably facing the viewer, with eyes open). Even if I had this page on a server that allowed porn, this standard would stay the same, since I want as many people to be able to enjoy this as possible. Right now I am trying to find (now amended to remove what I've gotten since the last major update):
Divergence EVE: The names of the bridge bunnies, and the names of the blonde and brunette who hang out with Misaki at the academy in Misaki Chronicle.
Giant Robo: A good website with info about the Ginrei Specials. Someone gave me a pretty good picture and some info; I just need a little more.
Bouncy anime footage: The official anime fan music video of Being Upfront is still in the planning stages (well, I've at least prepped the audio, and gotten some footage so far). Yes, I am aware of Harsh Mistress Television's "Bouncy Mix" set to Lords of Acid's "I Must Increase My Bust," and they will be acknowledged in the video credits (actually, I've been in touch with them; they'd seen this page and told me they'd wished it was around when they made their vid!), plus several others. I'm planning to put together a new one with a different (but very fitting) song, scenes that aren't in those ones, and a few quirks, including remixing the song with appropriate soundbites and beatmatched snippits of other songs. For maximum effectiveness, of course I would like to have footage of other characters' reactions to seeing this as well. Since I don't own the equipment to do this (I have connections), I can't put together a R-rated equivalent for the hell of it (otherwise, I'd really have a lot to work with), but I don't, and besides, I wouldn't be able to show it in too many places if I did, so the webpage standard applies here, too: No nudity, please! Also, it must either be raw Japanese footage or English dub; subtitles get in the way, y'see. If you can help me out here, please get in touch.
And, of course, any nominations for any character you feel should be here, with some info about the character and a source for good pictures (I don't have access to alt.binaries newsgroups, so I'm afraid that's not an option for me).
Compiled by Dave Watson. Don't hold it against him.
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