Sebastian-san scribbled:
On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Richard Lawson wrote:
: Again, I happen to agree with you. Part of what "Life's Ingredients"
: was supposed to show was why it was a mistake for them to marry so young
: - they both still need a bit of maturing. Still, like I said,
: resolution to Ranma 1/2 meant, to me, Ranma and Akane married. I was
: certainly disappointed that RT brought us to the brink of marriage and
: then backed away. TIL was my answer to that, fulfilling some fan's
: needs (including my own) to see the ultimate consummation of Ranma's and
: Akane's relationship.
Well, ptoo on you! I happen to *love* Takahashi-sama's ending -
it's the *only* ending it could have had. Ranma and Akane really
couldn't marry (and their age is only one of many factors, why),
but she needed to show that *sometime* it was going to happen -
only not right now.
The story ended openly, telling us as the readers that these kids
are going to continue having adventures and crazyness filling their
life. I'm *glad* it ended that way, and not with a cheesy, forced
"conclusion".
:P
Zen agrees with Sebastian-san on this point. The way Takahashi-sama ended
it, there is still a chance for Ranma to come to his senses, realize how
bad for him Akane really is, and marry his beloved Ucchan!
So there.
Zen the Heretic-