My two cents on the matter,

I think whether the pairing will work or not will depend on the skill of the writer and not the characters he or she is working on.  The author might tweak a few things but as long as the person can make the circumstances that result from that tweak believable then it's good.  Truthfully, only Takahashi-sensei can tell what Ranma's true level of maturity is and only Fujishima-sensei can decide what Bell likes in a guy.  Which brings me back to my earlier point, the fact that Ranma and Bell are too different in maturity is moot.  As long as the author could make it work it'll work out.

Jiro "I hate character debates, don't you?" Maeda

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