Who's Sasami?

As you can tell from the stats listed, Sasami is a person (in case you didn't know before). For those of you who can see the graphics, Sasami is the girl whose picture is plastered all over this page (^_^)

Okay, so now you know her stats and what she looks like.. but what is she really like? Why are there so many people who appreciate her enough to form this Appreciation Society? And just what is Ryo-ohki?

If you're asking these questions, then it's safe for me to bet that you've not seen much of an anime series called Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-ohki. I highly recommend for you to check it out. I would like to tell you more about Sasami, but I don't want to give too much away, so you'll only find some of the more basic information about her here. At any rate, I hope this will be a fun read for you ^_^;;

Sasami is the second princess of the planet Jurai, her mother is the Second Queen, Misaki, and her father is King Azusa. Sasami has an older sister, Aeka, and an older half-brother, Youshou.

About 700 years ago, Youshou's whereabouts became unknown after he left Jurai in pursuit of the Space Pirate, Ryouko. Aeka grew worried and left Jurai in search of him. Sasami thought it might be fun to tag along with her sister, so she stow away on her ship. For 700 years, the majority of the ship was under suspended animation, until a signal for Ryouko was detected on earth, and after a chain of events, the ship crash-landed on earth, leaving Sasami and Aeka stranded on this colonized planet of Jurai. Fortunately, things aren't so boring here on earth, as the princesses have run into Tenchi, a descendent of Youshou; Sasami has also become friends with Ryouko, as well as Ryouko's spaceship, Ryo-ohki, who's usually in cabbit (cat-rabbit) form. From what we've seen of her, Sasami proves to be a very kind and caring person, displaying a great amount of maturity not found in typical girls of her age, yet almost as innocent as a tiny toddler (she can be somewhat mischievious at times). Plus, she is a wonderful cook.

There's also more to this cute little girl than meets the eye... Sasami is somehow linked to Tsunami (it is explained in the series, but I don't want to spoil it for those who've not seen it), who is the most powerful spaceship in the universe, the "Ship of Origin," and one of Tokimi's sisters (Tokimi is a goddess). Oh, by the way, Sasami will grow up to look just like Tsunami... I think that's all I'll say for now, wouldn't want to give away too much ;p

If you'd like to watch the series for yourself, I suggest going to this site (Note: This link will only show you the OVA series, the movie, and the Pretty Sammy spin-off series; there are other series available, of different continuities, if you'd like to see what they are, use the search engine near the bottom of this page).

What's #SAS#?

(As if the title of this page didn't already tip you off) #SAS# stands for "The Sasami Appreciation Society," it was founded by Lawrence Eng and Ken Stone. Why do so many people like her so much? I can't really tell you.. 'cause we all have our own reasons, though I'm sure some of them include the things exaplained just above.

"So, what's the purpose of #SAS#?" you might ask. It's simple--we just want to help spread and promote Sasami fandome, and to unite all Sasami fans. Sure, you could try to do this without #SAS#, but isn't it more fun this way? <g>

#SAS# became the first of many anime-character-appreciation-societies, which proves just how popular it is. To find out more about how it was started, visit the #SAS# page at the Sasami Shrine and Lawrence Eng's Introduction to #SAS#, written back in July 1996, when we had around 30 members; now we have hundreds of members, if not thousands ^_^

How Do I Join?

Currently, there are two forums available for #SAS#:

1. The Mailing List ^{Re-launched 4/21/200 (After the first three versions died)}
   Instructions below.
2. #SAS# Yahoo! Group ^{Launched 8/7/2000}
   There's an option to join at the top right-corner of the Yahoo! Group page.

Originally, joining #SAS# required that you send a request to Lawrence Eng and listing some reasons why you like Sasami. However, this eventually changed as things got busier. Below is an explanation from Lawrence...

Over the years, the number of people wanting to join the #SAS# has increased tremendously, and while I tried my best to personally welcome as many people into the "club" as possible, due to time constraints (and a huge e-mail backlog), I've been unable to reply to many (or even most) of you. In response to this situation, I hereby declare that any person who wishes to call him or herself part of the Sasami Appreciation Society is welcome to do so, simply by putting "Member of the #SAS#" on their e-mail, Usenet posts, web pages, etc. My only request is that anyone who does so respects Sasami/Tsunami and does his/her best to promote all that is good about her. I apologize for all the unanswered e-mail and I wish I had the opportunity to talk to more of you. Anyone who ever requested they be part of the #SAS#, I heartily (though belately) welcome you now. Anyone who wishes to become part of this organization (that started the trend of #___# fan groups) welcome aboard!

I'd like to take this time to thank all the older members of the #SAS# as well as all those who have proudly displayed their unwavering dedication over the years. Considering our initial purpose in 1995, which was to spread Sasami fandom as far as we could by showing people it was okay to express their love for a "created" character, I think we've done our job and even influenced how others have come to perceive anime characters in general. It's been fun so far, and with more and more Sasami stuff coming out, it's only going to get better.

Special thanks to Derek "Lanzer" Liu (Sasami Shrine), Glenn "Dr. Briefs" Wang (#SAS# page), Hideki Saito (#SAS# mailing list), and Ken Stone (co-founder).

-Lawrence Eng
co-founder #SAS#

#SAS# ML

Ah, the ever re-incarnating mailing list (It is said that a cat has nine lives; well, maybe the #SAS# ML does, too)...

It seems that the #SAS# Mailing List has been defunct more than it has been active... The Mailing List itself has been changed from a couple of different servers--The original was brought to us by Hideki Saito, and a long time after Hideki could no longer host the ML, Danny McKenzie offered to host the ML for a while, but after a brief period of low traffic, Danny's server also stopped functioning. Finally, I've upgraded my subdomain's service, and can host my own mailing lists, and I thought that would be the last time the ML would have to change... until only months later, when I found out that my web provider then had been bought out by another company, plus they couldn't handle the amount of traffic my web pages generated.

So I went shopping around for a new Web Hosting Provider that had the things I needed for a web page (high speed connection, large storage space, better pricing, better bandwidth handling, etc.), as well as having the option of hosting Mailing Lists. As you can see, I did find such a provider, and have registered for my own domain name... What does this mean? Well, as long as you can see this page, you'll know that the ML is also available (though that doesn't necessarily mean that there will be lots of traffic on the ML).

As with any public forum, there needs to be some ground rules... so I've set it to be similar to the well-known MLs run by Hitoshi Doi, as well as add in a few I thought I should mention. In a nutshell, be kind and show some courtesey towards others. But anyway, here's a quick list as your guidelines:

• No binary files are allowed.
• No chain letters or warnings about viruses are allowed.
• No support of piracy is allowed.
• No spams are allowed.
• No replies to spam are allowed.
• Trolling is prohibited.
• Try not to post fan-fics to the ML. You can post announcements, though.
• Messages of explicitly sexual nature are prohibited.
• Though it is okay to go off-topic, try not to stray too far.

Failure to comply with the above rules may result in being kicked off the list, usually with a warning. Repeat offenders may be banned from the list altogether.

In addition to the regular ML, there is also a digest version, which is set to deliver once a day after consolidating all the messages sent to the ML during the one day period.

To subscribe, simply use the form below:

If you experience any problems with the above form, please send mail directly to here (remove the .NOSPAM from the address).

You can post messages to the #SAS# ML by sending them to here (remove the .NOSAPM from the address).

To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to here (remove the .NOSPAM from the address).

Aside from the ML, there's also a #SAS# Yahoo Group, you can join by following the "Join" link at the top-right corner of the page after opening the page for it :)

Other Sites

Whoa! Leaving already? Well, before you go, why not sign our petition for a new Pretty Sammy movie? If you're interested in seeing a new movie starring Sasami, sign the petition below! Or, if you want, you can take a look at the current petition list.

Here are some other pages that are "dedicated" to Sasami/Tsunami:

Also, you can download the Opening Theme of the first season of the Pretty Samy TV series (direct from AIC's homepage)! Choose one of the following: