desensitized: thanks, anime!

I was struck yet again by just how desensitized I am to "weird" relationships and things when I was talking to Isaac the other day. Somehow I had gotten talking about Rika-chan's and Terada-sensei's relationship in CardCaptor Sakura (for those of you who don't know, it's basically a romantic relationship between a fourth-grader and a teacher; they get pre-engaged with a ring and everything). So basically a 10-year-old and someone who's presumably in his early-mid-20s.

On top of that, one of my favorite couples is Aoshi/Misao from Ruroken, which is 26/16, which I guess is okay if you ignore the fact that Aoshi's been taking care of Misao since she was 5 or something. And it's not like Aoshi's feeling developed when she was still a kid. In fact, one could argue that his romantic feelings don't begin to develop until somewhere during/after the Kyoto Arc, when she's 16. (Another could argue that he doesn't develop romantic feelings for her at all. Another could punch the other another in the gut for being stupid.)

I mean, if it's love, it's love, but usually large gaps in age like that only make more sense when you're older. Where is it that there's an equation for the "acceptable age for dating"? It's like, if you're over 18, it's half your age + 7. So for me, the acceptable age is 20/2+7 = 17.

This isn't to demean anyone who's in an age-gap relationship. I was just commenting on how something that seems strange sometimes feels fairly normal for me.

leechful request

So I've been idling on a torrent of Ookiku Furikabutte subbed episodes for about two months now with no end in sight. There's a seeder that comes in every once in a while, but it seems that no one that I connect to connects to him, so I don't get to reap the benefits of his seeds of generosity.

So I was wondering whether anyone would be able to upload or direct me to Ookiku Furikabutte episodes 15-19, 21-23, and 25 (preferably subbed, but I can do without). I have available webspace if you need a place to put it. I know it's a huge request, but I figured I'd ask...

In return, I can offer webspace, random anime nonsense (I don't know what I have/have access to, but it's pretty much), my eternal gratitude, and probably my first three children. That's right, I'm not stopping at firstborn -- I'll go through labor two extra times for you.

No worries if you can't help or if you don't want to. Just a shot in the dark. :3