TYPE A

ABO FAN

The Characteristics of TYPE A People (November 20, 1997)

• Considerate about everything
• Prefer peaceful human relations
• Slow to trust people
• Observe social rules and customs
• Regard social order as important
• Restrain action and expression
• Apt to think conventionally
• Pessimistic about the future
• Tries to be optimistic about the past
• Perfectionist
• Endure continuous effort
• Weak at maintaining the status quo
• Weak at keeping continuous and intensive interest
• Emotional wounds heal slowly
• Strong desire for transformation
• Seek one's raison d'etre
• Make a distinction between right and wrong
• Attentive to one's own security
• Less expressive than Type O and Type B
• Anxious

My summary from Mr. Masahiko NOMI's book "Ketsueki-gata Josei Hakusho" (Blood Type Woman White Paper).

Basic personality of Type A is rather difficult to describe. However, there are two major ones: 1) sensitiveness to the society and 2) safe consciousness.
The former equals with Type O's sensitiveness to the power. The range of the "society" differs by individuals. Japanese proverb says "the shame of a trip is threw away". It is really for Type As. It is the trip that Type As get out from the society.
As for Type A, there are many "honor students". Type-A people usually respect the customs, rules and common sense. However, to the contrary, some Type-A people repels  worldly things. Both come from the sensitiveness to the society. Generally, the former is seem to occupy majority. There is -- maybe due to racial difference -- impression that there are more strong active Type As in Westerners.
Another personality, perfectionism, already appears in even infant period. The perfectionism is applied to everyone. Even scrupulousness, elaborateness, prudence etc. are born from the strong sense of responsibility and independence. On the other hands, perfectionism for other people is easily to become a 'Type A of nag'.
The perfectionism and the unyielding nature is easily combined to form argumentative personality. The fame of obstinate stubbornness prevails. Type A seldom apologizes. Gentleness and stubbornness, these may be one of the Type A's of double nature.

I have many comments because there are many Type As around me. First of all, the fundamental characteristic of Type A is the "intensity of internal feeling" and logic of "should be". I think that Japanese "family" culture which distinguishes "in" and "out" is from Type A. If perfectionism appears well, a person becomes an honor student. Also, even "Wa" -- the core culture of Japan -- is from Type A. Foreigners (Westerners?) are said to have strong feeling of self-assertion than Japanese. If one is in "assert-oneself" culture, Type A becomes self assertive, as Type A is deeply concerned with the society.
But I am impressed with Type A's careful and warmhearted nature many times.

Famous Japanese Manga Writers (November 23, 1997)

• Fujio AKATSUKA -- Tensai Bakabon (Bakabon, the Genius), Osomatsu-kun
• Rumiko TAKAHASHI -- Urisei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inu-yasha
• Naoko TAKEUCHI -- Bishojo-senshi Sailormoon (Pretty Solder Sailormoon)

Ms. Naoko Takeuchi is demonstrating Type A with the "Sailormoon". However, we should pay attention to the difference between the original and animation. As for the original, the blood type of the author reflects to style straightly. But animation needs many staffs, so the atmosphere or the feeling of the original is -- in many cases -- diluted.
Fearfulness, dreadfulness and strong desire for transformation. Aren't those Type A's characteristics?
The point of "Sailormoon" that we should pay attention with is the heroin, Usagi Tsukino, is not like Type A. Conversely, her daughter Chibi-Usa and her future husband Mamoru Chiba seem to be Type As. Also other sailor solders seem to be Type As.

• Momoko SAKURA -- Chibi-maruko Chan
• Megumi MIZUSAWA -- Himechan no Ribbon (Hime-chan's Ribbon)
• Takao SAITO -- Gorugo 13
• Tatsuya EGAWA -- Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari (The University of Tokyo Story), Magical Taruruto-kun
• Osamu TEZUKA -- Tetsuwan Atom (Astroboy), Black Jack
• Kia ASAMIYA -- Uchu Senkan Nadeshiko (Space Wroship Nadeshiko)
• Yoshiuki SADAMOTO -- Evangelion
• Tetsu KARIYA -- Oisinbo
• Masami Kurumada -- Saint Saiya
• Yoichi TAKAHASHI -- Captain Tsubasa
• Sanpei Shirato -- Kamui Gaiden
• Shigeru MIZUKI -- Gegege no Kitaro
• Chikako MITSUHASHI -- Haai! Akko Desu
• Tetsuo HARA -- Hokuto no Ken

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