History FanFic / TheKeyToASuccessfulInterview

* BigDamnHeroes: In chapter 19, Azusa saves Akane from Kaori.

** Kasumi is one as well. Given that she what a futanrai is and if Nabiki's comments about her internet history are to be believed.

* MadeOfIron: The Golden Pair.

* PregnancyScare: [[spoiler:Ranma and Akane]] have one in chapters 23 and 24.

* ShotgunWedding: [[spoiler:The Manga/AzumangaDaioh girls have force Ryoga to come with them, as he got Osaka pregnant!]]
** Well, after all the times he [[BrickJoke ended up]] [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre in Osaka...]]

** Ranma doesn't not like it if you threaten Nodoka (as the Red Hot Teahouse made the mistake of doing in Chapter 34).

* ADateWithRosiePalms: Kasumi hears Akane masturbating.

* DefrostingIceQueen: Akane starts undergoing this immediately thanks to their better first meeting. She's already [[ADateWithRosiePalms masturbating to fantasies of him!]] {{Chaste Hero}}es are perfectly safe, after all.

A new and improved version can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32113765 here.]]

* BerserkButton: When Ranma insists the Akane isn't his girlfriend, Ryouga [[WhatAnIdiot accuses him of being gay]].
--> Ranma's punch registered a 9.5 on the Richter scale in Switzerland.

* CoolPet: The Kuno Family's giant crocodile Mr. Turtle, who also gets a BigDamnHeroes moment alongside ''Kodachi'' in Chapter 19.

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Ranma and Akane have an active, fulfilling sex life.

** In chapter 3, after Kuno declares his love for Ranma-chan, Ranma is so pissed, [[StreetFighter he delivers a damn good impression of a Shun Goku Satsu.]]

* AxesAtSchool: The JSDF fighter jet that is mentioned to have been stolen on an early chapter [[spoiler:turns out to have been stolen by Shampoo, who removes its [[{{BFG}} 30mm gatling cannon]] and uses it to ''[[TrashTheSet demolish Furinkan High with gunfire]]'' in an attempt to kill Akane (the cafeteria because that's where Akane was, the rest of the building because she felt like it). Yes, Nerima is the kind of place where ''even school shootings'' go UpToEleven]].

* TookALevelInBadass: ''Everybody'', especially SHAMPOO. The martial arts as a whole are taken UpToEleven, and pretty much ''everybody'' could ''mop the floor with'', or at least be equal to, canon!Ranma. Shampoo has MoreDakka, StuffBlowingUp, and is NighInvulnerable. Akane learns the Umisenken and [[AbsurdlySharpBlade absurdly sharp]] RazorWind. Ryoga uses his rarely-seen bandanna-blades to great effect, uses his umbrella more (and more effectively) in his fighting style, and overall kicks more ass. He also [[spoiler: learns both the [[AngstNuke Shi Shi Hokodan]] and Moko Takabisha (which both become seemingly twice as strong), forcing Ranma to use a new Hokodan variant based on ThePowerOfLove to beat him. Then he stands up and uses the perfected Shi Shi Hokodan. OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow... [[DeusExMachina and he does]] ]]. Mousse decides to declare DidYouThinkICantFeel, [[spoiler: uses LaserGuidedAmnesia on ''himself'' to rid himself of his infatuation with Shampoo]], and says LetsGetDangerous. Kuno gets CoolShades which make him act normally, and actually decent fighting skills.

* UpToEleven: Everything has been getting crazier and crazier since the introduction of Ryoga.

* CovertPervert: Akane, even more so than in canon. Even before getting together with Ranma, she [[EatingTheEyeCandy subtly ogles him]], fantasizes about eating off his naked body, and even masturbates while thinking about him.

* DeconstructionFic

* MythologyGag: In the manga Ranma once pretended to be Ryoga's sister, adopting the alias 'Yoiko', so he couldn't enjoy any alone time with Akane. Although this incident never happens in this story, [[spoiler: Ryoga and Osaka name their daughter Yoiko.]]

** [[spoiler:Turns out that Kasumi was a martial artist of levels equalling a PhysicalGod when she was younger but she decided to quit for various reasons, including a HeroicRROD. After Shampoo turns out to be an InvincibleVillain for someone of Akane's fighting level, she decides to face off against Shampoo for the sake of her sister. The resulting battle achieves a level of epic destruction not unlike that of the ''Dragon Ball'' shows.]]

* StepfordSmiler: Asuza

* UnexpectedCharacter: Vice-Principal Okamada from the the recent BrokenBase making LiveActionAdaptation.

** The sponsors for the match between Kodachi and Akane. Including [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Xanatos Enterprises]], [[Anime/YuGiOh Kaiba Corporation]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure The Speedwagon Foundation]] and [[IronMan Stark Industries]].

* BiTheWay:
** [[spoiler:Kodachi]]
** [[spoiler: Also, more recently, Nabiki and Shampoo.]] Unless they're just messing with everyone.

The original fic was removed due to the author not being sure if they wanted to continue it, but a recut version of it (currently dormant) can be found [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-key-to-a-successful-interview-recut.187224/ here.]]

As the {{Trope Codifier}}s of the TakahashiCouple and one of the oldest pairings in web-based fanfiction, Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo are best known as one of the most violent pairings in anime. The subtle nuances of their relationship have been explored and examined in thousands of fics since the mid 1990s, but in the majority of cases, their relationship remains a case of BelligerentSexualTension.

* SettingUpdate: The original series supposedly took place in the early 1990s. Interview clearly takes place in the [[PresentDay Present]].

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5953631/1/The_Key_to_a_Successful_Interview The Key to a Successful Interview Is a Good First Impression!]]'' is a ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' Fic written by The Sage of Toads.

''Interview'' on the other hand is a SatireParodyPastiche story about what happens when Ranma gets the chance to meet Akane and reveal his curse under nearly-ideal circumstances, allowing them to strike up a functional friendship. Of course they still live in Nerima and Ranma is still going to have to deal with Kuno, Ryouga, and the Fiancee Brigade so it definitely isn't going to ''stay'' ordinary...

---> A rather short, stout girl roared. [[LordOfTheRings "And my axe!"]]

* ImplacableMan: Shampoo. When Akane finally has had enough and pulls all the stops (including a TrainingMontage) to fight her in a proper challenge, the Amazon turns out to be an InvincibleVillain... at least to someone of Akane's skill level. [[spoiler:When Kasumi (an even more powerful RetiredBadass) fights her, she manages to win after a very extensive and destructive battle.]]