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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:36 pm
by Tonks_kittygoth
Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:18 pm
by marto_motoko
Good point! I like the way you put that.
But lets be more realistic about it. Poor Batou gives her as much attention as he can. And to increase the level of pity on poor old Batou, he gives her
all his time.
Makes me kind of angsty to think of his life....
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:56 am
by Tonks_kittygoth
lol
I was just being a punk.
Obviously Batou is devoted to Gabu.
She is the Best woman in his life!
They all seem to have very rough lives.
I think that goes with the job.
There is a show on about arson dogs, I wonder if Gabu could join section 9 snifing out illegal cybernetics?
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:05 pm
by marto_motoko
Tonks_kittygoth wrote:lol
I was just being a punk.
Obviously Batou is devoted to Gabu.
She is the Best woman in his life!
That, and how many dogs would be loyal enough to go search for their master's soul? (Refference to the novel 'After the Long Goodbye')
They all seem to have very rough lives.
I think that goes with the job.
I think Ishikawa loves it!
He wouldn't trade his job for the world!
There is a show on about arson dogs, I wonder if Gabu could join section 9 snifing out illegal cybernetics?
I'm pretty sure they'd be looking for a dog that's a bit less cute, and fully, and a bit more agile and ferocious!
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Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:04 am
by Epiphany
if the dog in the movie "innosense" is a fake puppy. how come he buys dog food?
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:25 pm
by marto_motoko
Epiphany wrote:if the dog in the movie "innosense" is a fake puppy. how come he buys dog food?
No no no, not fake. Cloned. The dog is a series of cloned Basset Hounds. Meaning, it's no different than a normal dog, but simply was lab-grown, and wasn't created in the natural way. I'm sure there were also some DNA alternations, but all in all, the dog is, quite so, real.
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:55 am
by Epiphany
marto_motoko wrote:Tonks_kittygoth wrote:lol
I'm pretty sure they'd be looking for a dog that's a bit less cute, and fully, and a bit more agile and ferocious!
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Thats true. she does seem to be a lovable pup. but I don't think she could sniff out her food bowl without help.
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:15 pm
by Tonks_kittygoth
Yipe,
That quote was Marto's not mine.
Hounds are supposed to have good noses. However I'm Quite sure that Batou would never let his precious pup into any dangerous situation.
It was sweet that she went looking for his soul. Too bad she found so much trouble.
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:10 am
by sonic
Small question: How come everyone calls the dog a "she"?
Is it in the novel or something (still need to read it)? At the showing of the film I went to at the cinema, the dog was a "he" in the subtitles of the Japanese version of the film being shown. Am I missing something?
I've been calling the dog a he all along.
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:17 pm
by GhostLine
yeah, i think Gabu is a she in the Innocence novel.
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:44 am
by sonic
Ah, okay. Strange then. Wonder why they decided to change? It's only a small matter anyway (er, okay, a small bassett hound-sized matter, lol).
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:05 pm
by marto_motoko
Sylphisonic wrote:Ah, okay. Strange then. Wonder why they decided to change? It's only a small matter anyway (er, okay, a small bassett hound-sized matter, lol).
So a rather lard-assed matter?
Gabu's a female. I've talked with a friend, he used to be a member here, and when the film came out, Kohta (Kohtarix was his screen name) told me that Gabu's a girl.
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:09 pm
by sonic
Ah well, I swear that pup looks so male to me. But then, some people think my dog is a girl...
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:31 pm
by Elmo_Redux
The doggy will always be a 'he' to me, I just don't buy the idea of Batou having a girl-dog for some reason.
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:06 pm
by tinkco86
marto_motoko wrote:In After the Long Goodbye, the Innocence novel, and as well on the really old site that was up for Innocence, it's said that Gabu is female. Batou calls his dog a she in the novel, and also since it's based on the dog Oshii owns, it's definatelly a she. She even voiceacted for the character.
I wish I could have seen it!
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Correct. I've read the novel and I do prefer Gabu as a she. Yamada probably did better research on the subject than the translators.
And it's such a great book, too. It's the only book I've read on my own for a long time besides stuff for school. It really does expand the more sensitive side of Batou and his love for his dog, and HER name is Gabu.