I don’t own any of the characters from Inuyasha, Fushigi Yuugi, Rurouni Kenshin, Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, or any other anime that may be used in this series. It’s a SPINOFF, people! The only character I own is MJ, and that’s because she’s ME. The other real people belong to themselves. Kibby belongs to Chan, "Miroku" or "Miroku’s Mysterious Twin" belongs mostly to Neko and partly to me. The Blue Psychedelic Ghetto Bus of DOOM Doom doom is my creation. The Ghetto Couch belongs to Neko, and the Ghetto Shower and "Chemical Pops" to K-Chan.
Cultural Notes:
"Houshi" is a Japanese term for a low-ranking Buddhist monk. "Houshi-sama," as some of the cast members call Miroku and Chichiri, is a respectful way of addressing a monk.
"-sama" and "-san" attached to the ends of names serve this same purpose.
"-chan" and "-kun" attached to the ends of names are terms of affection, usually "-chan" for a female and "-kun" for a male. (I’m sure there are exceptions, there always are, but I don’t know any of them, so we’ll just leave it as is.)
Japanese terms are commonly used by several characters at various points throughout the series. If your Japanese isn’t that great, or you’re not sure of a term or phrase, check out our handy-dandy glossary, which lists all of the terms used by episode. The various and sundry expressions used are a result of M-Chan getting WAY too bored in the reference section of a certain library.
Notes About Character Names:
As you may have noticed, there are quite a few people on the bus character list with a "Real Person" connotation next to their name. This is because, DUH, they are based on real people that actually exist in the (modern) physical world.
Of course, like good little Lilliputians, none of us are using our real names. We all have anime-type nicknames that we use in exclusively in our "group o’ friends" that no one else really knows and hence, they double as our character names.
Incidentally, K-Chan and I share the same first name, so one of us is "Kagome" (K-Chan) and the other is "Miaka" (M-Chan), depending on which anime series heroine our kooky compatriots identify us with the most.
"XJo-Chan" was originally dubbed "Jo-Chan" ["Babe" sort of, for those of you poor cretins who haven’t yet seen Rurouni Kenshin . . . *sigh*]. But, she wasn’t too pleased with this tag, so I started calling her "Ex-Jo-Chan." The name stuck.
A Quick Note Concerning "Chemical Pops":
"Chemical Pops," as mentioned above, are the creation of my good friend, K-Chan. They are NOT, repeat NOT, supposed to advocate illegal or legal drug abuse in any way shape or form. According to K-Chan, and I quote, "Chemical Pops represent getting sugar-high to the point where you start to wonder if the Hokey-Pokey really IS what it’s all about."
Miscellaneous Notes:
If I seem a little to have a bit of a rotten streak at certain points in the series, that’s because, quite frankly, I DO happen to have a rotten streak a mile wide. Just ask Fluffy . . . .
XJo-Chan did actually suggest that somebody ought to swat Amiboushi for not playing his flute correctly. Those two sketches are the result of many stolen french fries and much Cafeteria Collaboration. Thanks XJo-Chan!
Sesshoumaru (aka Fluffy-kins) sitting on a stool, spinning a plate on a stick.
-.- Riiiiiight..........
Anyway, it stuck. Every time somebody had a hentai thought response to a word, phrase, or action, we'd make a little hand motion as if we were spinning a plate on a stick. It evolved into a sort of inside joke and eventually made it's appearance on the Ghetto Bus in Episode Four.
So, yeah. That's the origin of the Spinning Plate Joke.
