Paranoia runs deep these days. "Trust No One" has moved from being the slogan of as popular TV show to a veritable mantra for the conscientious world citizen. The prime target of Big Brother's oppression is anime, something 'they' don't want you to see, something that 'they' have had to bath in deceptive lies, something that is good and whole and contains the truth. Thankfully, Akadot staffers, so as to equip its readers with the tools necessary to ascertain whom to trust and from whom to run away, have compiled a list of the ...

10: I love "Tenchi."

9: I have no idea where to get my hands on some tentacle rape hentai.

8: Panty shots have advanced the women's movement far more than Ms. Magazine.

7: There's too much violence in anime.

6: Well, it sure isn't the kind of stuff you'd take a date to see.

5: The emergence of the Blue Submarine No. 6 from out of the water is not at all reminiscent of an erect penis.

4: All demons are eunuchs.

3: The Japanese find it easy to express their feelings to one another.

2: In actuality, anime is only popular in Japan among the deviant, recalcitrant and good for nothings.

1: Schoolgirl uniforms aren't sexy.

Beware!

Tenchi Muyo! © AIC / Pioneer LDC.

Urotsukidoji © Toshio Maeda / West Cape Corp. / Kiseki Films London / A18 Corp.

Blue Submarine No. 6 © Satoru Ozawa / Bandai Visual / Toshiba EMI / Gonzo / Bandai Ent.

Luis Reyes © himself and George W. Bush.