All Purpose Ranma Fanfiction Thread

It was nice. The prank war part was good, and the infiltration protocols well-executed. What I didn't like was all the... How to put it... Dick-waving? The "Look how much our hero is better than anyone else".

The endings, especially. The depiction of Akane in the endings was actually one of the redeeming qualities, in contrast to how she was shown at the start. But all the "I'm so BOSS now, what can you do?" was jarring.

Rather than smart, I'd prefer to be wise. It would let me be silly more often.

Ugh, one thing I hate about collecting favorite stories into a single archive, is that when it gets very big (like, several hundred stories, most of which are made of multiple chapters), it becomes easy to forget which story had which interesting element. Like how I'm now stumped as to which story was it that, while revolving mainly on Ranma and Akane getting together, eventually had Kasumi recover a long-lost enthusiasm for martial arts, and the narration describing her movements as having a "water-like flow" ^note kinda like how "soft" martial arts emphasize minimal use of force to defeat an opponent, e.g. by deftly evading and then "lightly" pulling on an opponent's striking arm in the same direction of their movement, so as to unbalance them, forcing them to fall flat on their face with little effort on your part. compared to Akane's fire-like ferocity and aggression, and Ranma's wind-like speed, agility, and tendency to airborne combat.

And it's not just Ranma One Half fics, too. [1]

edited 8th May '15 4:09:23 PM by MarqFJA

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In Ryouga Hibiki Quest, drowned girl water has been introduced into the Tendo's koi pond, transforming all their koi into girls. Who are drowning because they're trying to breathe underwater.

Will it turn into a Pool of Jusenkyo Drowned Koi?

Rather than smart, I'd prefer to be wise. It would let me be silly more often.

... Come to think of it, the better question would be to ask what would happen if a Jusenkyo-cursed individual drowns in a "blank" Jusenkyo pool? Would the resulting curse be that of the drownee's original form, or their cursed form? Or a mish-mash of both?

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@The Nobody: Probably not. The players are voting to save the koi. Which is going to be awkward, since they won't be able to be koi anymore, what with their natural habitat turning them into humans.

More harem members charges for Ryoga?

Rather than smart, I'd prefer to be wise. It would let me be silly more often.

Nope. Unless you count Akari finally showing up outside of omakes and Ryouga's dreams.

Edit: And I just realized you were talking about the fish. Nope. There are no current plans to steal the Tendos' human fish.

edited 27th May '15 10:48:06 AM by Hyp3rB14d3

Guys, if any of you have the time, can you go through this fanfic (a Ranma x Sailor Moon crossover that is a really unusual variation of Fuku Fic... if it can even be called that) and give me your thoughts on it? I haven't gotten around to properly reading it, but I got interested by the author's alternative take on Queen Serenity — namely, that founding the Silver Millennium's implied-in-canon-to-extend-beyond-the-Solar-System empire faced violent opposition that had to be subdued with military force (because diplomacy failed or was outright spurned), and yet the Queen was still quite a nice conqueror in that she never resorted to genocide or other such nasty stuff. I'm especially interested in knowing what new tropes apply to this version of the character compared to her canon self.

Oh, and I already spoiled this particular surprise for myself (reasons are irrelevant): The reason why the Silver Crystal vanished from Usagi's possession and ended up in Ranma's hands in the very beginning is because Ranma is the reincarnation of this warrior-queen version of Queen Serenity. No, seriously. I don't know all the details, but it's obviously revealed only quite late, and it only heightened my interest in fully reading the story eventually.

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Hi guys. Kinda trying to get back into the swing of fanfic writing, but I'm looking to get a couple things cleared up.

The first is in regards to some of Akane's behavior. It's been a while since I finished the manga, but I can't remember there being any perverted gags/moments coming from any girls. Would it be wrong to treat Akane running into perverted girls like a...novel experience for her?

The other is in regards to honorifics. Yeah, my fic uses them, and I'm trying to keep consistent but I have no idea how it was in the original Japanese. I have currently been operating on three assumptions and want to see if I can verify them: 1)Even the original Japanese is overall light on honorific use, 2)Ranma explicitly doesn't use any barring key exceptions, and 3)Kasumi explicitly uses and receives honorifics how they would normally be used.

... Well, there was that one time during the Moxibustion Arc where Genma, in the process of trying to help Ranma train his emotional self-control, resorts to challenge him to suppress his embarrassment at having unflattering picture of himself waved in front of Akane and Ukyo... and the second of them has him completely naked and with Genma's finger as the only thing preventing Ukyo from seeing Ranma's private parts. She vocally demands that he remove said finger from that spot. In Akane and Ranma's presence.

And Akane should already be aware that Shanpu is completely willing to be a Shameless Fanservice Girl from the first time she jumped into the Tendo home's furo as a cat while Ranma was taking a bath, and gleefully hugged the surprised boy while they were both in the nude.

I'm not well-versed in how the Japanese pronoun usage is in the manga, but AFAIK from what I've seen from the anime, you're essentially on the mark. Do also note that Ryoga is rather polite to most girls he meets, almost always affixing -san to their names (he does this with Akane even after having become quite familiar with her over the story; probably because his crush on her induces too much respect for her in him).

Oh, and Sou'un and Genma always refer to each other as "[Surname]-kun".

edited 3rd Jul '15 8:35:52 AM by MarqFJA

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Here's the thing about Shampoo though: When Akane catches Shampoo clinging onto Ranma, it's Ranma who receives the brunt of her fury. How strongly she at her worst can adhere to All Men Are Perverts is part of why fanon treats her like such a bitch.

My fanfic is a crossover with Mahou Sensei Negima. The girls of Class 3-A run the gamut of perverse behavior, from those who are outright blatant to those that are more closeted and innocent, and the boys involved are 10-12 years old.

I didn't remember the part with Ukyo though, so that helps. Also, this fic is supposed to be post-manga, in case that changes any answers.

As for honorifics, I'm aware of some of the more clear-cut cases, such as Akane friend-zoning Ryoga with "Ryoga-kun", but I'm trying to see about standard use. The Ranma Wiki mentions Akane using standard for everyone except Ranma with nothing to back it up, which kinda clashes with my assumptions. I'm also trying to do my best to keep consistent with the Red Hawk scans of Negima, which did a very good job introducing me to some of those subtle nuances.

Interesting. What naunces did Red Hawk Scans draw your attention to, if I may ask?

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Akane actually treats Ranma far more harshly over his accidental 'perversion' moments than how she treats actual perverts like Kuno or Happosai. Sure, she'll hit the latter whenever they step out of the line, but her responses range from weary mild anger (especially towards Kuno) from logical pursuit that wears off as soon as the target gets out of range. She doesn't hold grudges at them over it, while she can and does hold grudges against Ranma for comparatively minor offenses.

Akane's actually a very nice girl with a saint's patience as long as you aren't Ranma. It may be because she cares about Ranma in a way no other male about her can match, and her uprising hasn't left her qualified to channel those feelings properly, so it's easier for her to lash out rather than voicing how she actually feels about it.

As long as Akane thought Kurenai Tsubasa was a girl, she didn't show any outrage over his obsessive-compulsive stalking of Ukyo and his inability to get the concepts of 'Private space' and 'No means no'. She only wanted to 'cure' him, but at no moment she brought violence up as a tool for that. So I'm inclined to think she would react with patience to another girl's perversion, although if Negi is the target, she might have a big sister instinct moving her to defend the child more agressively than she would towards a rival, friend her own age, or even herself.

edited 3rd Jul '15 8:44:59 PM by NapoleonDeCheese

... I wonder what she would do if she fell under his Chick Magnet charms as well. I don't mean in the same way all those Gary Stu fics from whatever work you name tend to employ the Chick Magnet effect in how they sweep canon female characters off their feet and make them forget their canon love interests even existed; that's Character Derailment.

edited 4th Jul '15 6:29:43 AM by MarqFJA

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Akane tends to bury unwanted feelings of attraction under violence and denial. And an attraction to a small child would definitely be unwanted on her part. Since beating up a kid isn't appropriate, Akane would probably try to avoid or ignore him.

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And slap her face repeatedly in horror while repeating "I am not attracted to a 10-year-old boy. I am not attracted to a 10-year-old boy. I am not attracted to a 10-year-old boy!"

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Nabiki would play Negi like a fiddle, that's for sure.

Only if any 3A (minus Eva) aren't in the imminent vicinity. I don't see them taking well to someone exploiting their teacher for profit. Although Haruna would probably let it go if she got a cut.

"But if that happened, Melia might actually be happy. We can't have that." - Handsome Rob

It depends. Sports Festival 3-A would go for it as long as they get something Negi-related out of it in return.

Clearly someone drugged the water supply.

Ranma and Negima both got to 38 Kodansha-published volumes only partially adapted into anime with mixed results, before both manga stumbled into highly unsatisfying conclusions. Coincidence?

edited 4th Jul '15 8:22:43 PM by NapoleonDeCheese

Funny you should say that.

Strange coincidence indeed.

edited 4th Jul '15 8:30:16 PM by MarqFJA

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If you're doing a Negima crossover, it seems like it's too good of a coincidence that Haruna's family name is Saotome, just like Ranma...

Author of The Second Coming (NGE) and The Coin (Haruhi).