Subject: [FFML] Ranma Timeline
From: kasuga@mnl.sequel.net
Date: 2/21/1998, 4:48 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Someone asked about Ranma's history before his arrival at the
Tendo Dojo, what follows is information gleaned from the Ranma
1/2 Memorial Book.

The book gives no specific dates and since I know very little
Kanji so I am going by the illustrations. The year numbers are
written with Arabic numerals and take as a starting point that
he arrived at the Tendo Dojo at the age of 16 and only covers
events in the manga.

More than 10 years ago:
- Genma left with Ranma and signed the promise to make Ranma
  a 'man among men'

10 years ago:
- Ranma meets and befriends Ukyo
- Ukyo makes her special sauce which Ranma ruins
- Ranma loses the Tendo Dojo to the Gambling King and signs a
  promissary note to hand it over
- Ukyou's father and Genma make the engagement followed by Ranma
  and Genma leaving with the Yatai

9 years ago:
- last known incident of Ranma's bedwetting. The book has that
  picture of Ranma (nekkid) crying by a futon strung up to 
  dry. This picture was just shown in the Viz translations
  when Ranma was learning the Hiryu Shoten Ha.

6 years ago:
- Ranma undergoes Neko-ken 'training'. The Viz translation has
  Genma stating that Ranma was 'trained' in this technique when
  he was 10 years old.

Within the last year:
- Ranma starts the bread feud with Ryoga
- Ranma leaves for China after waiting 3 days for Ryoga to show
  up for their duel
- Ranma gets cursed at Jusenkyo
- Ranma knocks Ryoga into the Spring of Drowned Black Piglet
- Ranma eats the Dragon Hair
- Ranma defeats Shampoo who then chases Ranma and Genma after bestowing
  the 'Kiss of Death'

The timeline ends there. Also Genma stated in the manga that they
were cursed only 2 weeks before arriving at the Tendo Dojo.

I know that these things are all already known but that is all
that has established in the manga of Ranma's history.

As a bonus the Memorial Book also includes a timeline of a typical
day for Ranma.

6:30am  - wake up
6:45am  - finished training with Genma over pond
7:00am  - finished breakfast and leaves for Funrinkan
7:30am  - on the road to school
8:30am  - start of school
9:30am  - gym/PE class
11:00am - eating in class
12:00nn - lunch period
2:00pm  - cutting class to buy snacks
3:00pm  - out of school and eating at Ucchan's
11:00pm - in bed asleep

Again this all that the book states and as with the events before
Ranma arrived at the Tendos leaves a lot of flexibility for
Takahashi or you fanfic writers to fill in the blanks.