On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, Helen Suh wrote:

What is Ranko's history...... why is there an attracion between Ranma and 
Akane when they don't even know each other..... 

Ask the writer of the Fanfic - these bits are unique to his world.

     It can happen to anyone - love at first sight!
 

why doesn't Ranma like 
any of the other girls all of whom express interest in him?

In the Fanfic no one else has yet expressed interest in him.
In real Ranma... Ranma I would say does *LIKE* Ukyou and Shampoo, but he
doesn't *LOVE* them.  Ukyou is Ranma's best friend while Shampoo is just a
friend (when she's not being a pest).

Kodachi is the only girl Ranma has never been able to tolerate.

     Not surprising - I can't tolerate her either. 
 

Why is it that no one really ever tries to fight Akane....everyone sort 
of avoids it....they block but never really attact...maybe except Shampoo....

Akane is the chosen of Takahashi...  besides there isn't a lot of benefit
in fighting Akane, it only gets Ranma mad at you.

             And having Ranma mad at you is a very bad thing!! :-) 

Is Akane really good ...or is she viewed this way because no one really 
tries to beat her?

Akane is good.  At the start of the series she had been beating Kunou
regularly, not to mention the mob she dealt with every morning.

       Remember they are all guys fighting a girl they want to go out 
so there's no way they were fighting at full strength. I don't really 
care how how sexist I look here - you don't beat up on girls.
 

Akane just hasn't gotten any better since the start of the series while
everyone else has gotten much better.

      As Nabiki says - Akane trains to keep fit, not to be a good 
martial artist. The others all strive to be good fighters.
 

Why does Ranma avoid physically fighting with Akane when he easily does 
so with other girls?????

He could hurt her if he struck back.  Ranma (especially the male Ranma) is
a *LOT* stronger than Akane.

     Main reason - he loves Akane, he may like the others but he 
doesn't love them. Also he knows they are better trained than she is 
and can absorb more hits and dodge better than Akane can.
  

Besides, it actually takes a fair bit of provocation to make Ranma fight
any girl.

      Good to see. 

Have a good weekend!!
Martin 


Computers reduce the amount of guessing a man has to do. 
Then again, so does the bikini.

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